Chapter 32 - Foreboding (1/2)

Li Qin Yao was the first to arrive at the restaurant. Upon hearing that Chen Hao and his parents had not come, Li Qin Yao went to the reserved private room and waited for them. She then sent a message to Chen Hao to tell him that she was waiting for him.

A few seconds later, her phone rang. Li Qin Yao swiped her finger on the screen and smiled. ”Hello, ma.”

”You have arrived at the restaurant? Did Chen Hao and his parents arrived yet?”

Li Qin Yao nodded, although her mother could not see it. ”Un. I've arrived. But Chen Hao and his parents might be delayed for a while. What's wrong?”

Xu Yilan sighed with relief, knowing that she was not interrupting her daughter's meeting with Chen Hao's parents. ”I got the news that your Auntie Ning fell down the stairs and broke her leg. My friends and I are planning to visit her and stay there for a few days. Is it alright for you to stay home alone?”

Auntie Ning was one of her mother's best friend since high school. Li Qin Yao had seen her before, and their family was pretty close.

Li Qin Yao laughed at her mother's question. ”Ma, you don't have to worry. How old am I? Of course, it's alright for me to stay home alone.”

The mother and daughter exchanged a few words before they hung up. Li Qin Yao glanced at the time and frowned when her boyfriend and his parents had not arrived.

Just as Li Qin Yao was about to call her boyfriend's number, the door swung open, and a waiter ushered the guests into the room. Li Qin Yao stood up immediately and smiled when her gaze met with her boyfriend.

Chen Hao entered first, followed by his parents. Although she had met Chen Hao's mother before, this was the first time Li Qin Yao was meeting his father.

Smiling to her, Chen Hao pulled Li Qin Yao to his side. After a brief introduction, Li Qin Yao went forward and greeted Chen Hao's parents politely. As the waiter ushered everyone else in, Li Qin Yao noticed that another girl was standing beside Chen Hao's mother.

Li Qin Yao studied the girl in front of her with a smile on her face. As far as she knew, Chen Hao had one younger sister, and she had previously met his sister. Looking at the way the girl acted intimately with Chen Hao's mother, Li Qin Yao wondered what their relationship was. Suddenly, Li Qin Yao had a foreboding.

”Sorry,” Chen Hao said. He had noticed the discomfort on his girlfriend's face and knew that he owed her an explanation. ”Yao Yao, this is Tang Ai Ling. Her mother is my mom's best friend. Coincidentally, we met her at the entrance, and my mom invited her to join us for dinner.”

”Yes,” Mother Chen smiled at Li Qin Yao. ”I thought that it would be too lonely for Ai Ling to eat alone. That's why I invited her along with us.” she paused as if hesitating, ”You don't mind, right?”