Chapter 190 - Liked Him More With Every Glance
Chapter 190: Liked Him More With Every Glance
The Li family wasn’t as rich as it was 20 years ago, but they could afford to live decently. However, they were no longer considered an elite family. Instead, they were more like an ordinary wealthy family.
Gu Jingyuan booked a car online and it was going to pick them up at the airport exit.
Since the car had yet to arrive, the three of them went over to the exit to wait for it.
As they walked towards the exit, two silhouettes suddenly came over from the door.
It was a man and a woman. The man was tall and upright while the lady was slim and graceful. Both of them were wearing masks, but the woman was wearing a cap as well.
Since it was normal to wear a mask these days, no one took any notice. However, Li Juekai and Gu Qingqing promptly recognized them and saw that it was Fu Xiuyuan and Shi Jin.
They had not seen Fu Xiuyuan in years, and the last time they saw Shi Jin was two years ago.
Since everyone in the family kept thinking about Shi Jin, it was only natural for them to recognize her right away.
For a moment, no one dared to speak or even say hello to each other.
Shi Jin was an artist now. Since she showed up wearing a mask and cap, she must be avoiding her fans.
She probably had something important to do since she showed up at this hour at the airport.
They felt sorry that Shi Jin had to work so hard and proud that she finally severed ties with Chu Ling and focused on herself. Despite the thoughts flowing through their minds, no one dared to approach her. Just seeing her was enough for now. They had plenty of opportunities to see each other in the future.
Gu Qingqing’s eyes became a little teary.
Shi Jin stopped briefly and headed straight towards them as they pondered.
Before Li Juekai and Gu Qingqing realized what was going on, Shi Jin had already walked up in front of them. Shi Jin looked at them with her eyes gleaming.
Shi Jin reached her hand out and held Gu Qingqing’s arm as she said softly in a sincere tone, “Mom.”
Gu Qingqing felt as though she was dreaming and was unable to react. For a moment, she thought that she was still on the flight sleeping.
Just as she was about to scrutinize Shi Jin, she bent over and said to Li Juekai, “Dad.”
A confused look emerged on Li Juekai’s face.
Shi Jin called Gu Jingyuan, “Big Bro.”
Even though Gu Jingyuan was unable to see her face, he was able to sense that she was smiling by the look in her eyes.
Now was not the place to speak, so Shi Jin pushed Li Juekai’s wheelchair out of the airport as she said, “Fu Xiuyuan came with me to pick you up. His car is right over there. We can talk after getting into the car.”
This felt absolutely surreal to them and it felt as though they were walking in the air.
Gu Qingqing bit the tip of her tongue and found that it hurt, so she was not dreaming. This was all shockingly real!
Shi Jin came to pick them up personally!
They never dreamt that Shi Jin would ever pick them up from the airport. Each time they tried to see her, she refused to meet them!
Although they were already acquainted with Fu Xiuyuan, Shi Jin introduced him after getting into the car.
On this rare occasion, Fu Xiuyuan’s eyes looked warm and clearly felt happy.
The Li and Fu clans were family friends. However, ever since a major incident, the Li family’s business fell into decline. After Li Juekai got into a traffic accident, things only became worse for the family.
Li Juekai knew Fu Xiuyuan slightly better than average and knew his personality well, so Li Juekai couldn’t help finding it unbelievable when the famous man quietly drove them home.
Even though the Li and Fu families had agreed to marry Fu Xiuyuan and Shi Jin, no one could object if the Fu family decided to change their minds about it considering the state the Li family was in.
Hence, Li Juekai never bore hope that Fu Xiuyuan would stick to the agreement.
He instinctively turned to look at Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing felt inexplicably worried after the initial joy.
Li Juekai knew exactly what she was thinking since they were married. These days, a lot of children sever ties with their families after coming of age if they did not get along with their families.
Since Shi Jin was acting very abnormally, Li Juekai and Gu Qingqing were afraid she was planning to sever ties with them.
Just thinking about it made them feel terribly apprehensive.
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The Li residence was a somewhat old villa located in a serene environment. Although it was only average-sized, they had the entire place for themselves.
After they entered the villa, Li Juekai and Gu Qingqing took a seat while Gu Jingyuan went out to buy some milk tea. The atmosphere in the villa quickly felt intense.
“Shi Jin…” Gu Qingqing did not know what to say.
“Mom.” Shi Jin thought about how much her parents loved her and how she rejected them in her past life and choked as she spoke.
Despite Gu Qingqing’s suspicions, she could tell Shi Jin meant it about reconnecting with them, so she reached her hand out and embraced Shi Jin. “My baby girl.”
The two of them felt so moved that their eyes became teary. They finally composed themselves a long while later.
Fu Xiuyuan gave Shi Jin a piece of tissue, handed Gu Qingqing a piece as well before he gave Shi Jin more.
“Shi Jin, are you and Xiuyuan…” asked Gu Qingqing. She simply had to ask.
“Mom and Dad, I am married to Xiuyuan,” replied Shi Jin in a solemn tone.
Everyone was blown away by the news. They did not object to the marriage, but everyone knew how she felt about Fu Xiuyuan. Also, she used to be in love with Chu Ling.
Now that Shi Jin was able to accept her marriage with Fu Xiuyuan, everyone was happy for her. This meant she was now over Chu Ling and this made her even closer to the Li family.
Fu Xiuyuan stood bolt upright as everyone looked at him.
It felt as though he was a soldier waiting for his superiors to inspect him.
Despite Fu Xiuyuan’s cool appearance, he felt absolutely nervous inside. Shi Jin had told her family right away that they were married and didn’t hide the truth about it.
Fu Xiuyuan thought Shi Jin might not want to tell people they were married. He used to think that Shi Jin only married him to survive, but Shi Jin clearly took their marriage seriously from the looks of it. Hence, Fu Xiuyuan felt even more serious than Li Juekai, Gu Qingqing, and Gu Jingyuan.
He felt as though he was floating on the ocean with no safe harbor until Shi Jin held his hand with her soft hand making him feel as though he was back on solid ground.
Li Juekai and Gu Qingqing liked their son-in-law more with every glance and couldn’t stop looking at him.
“Mom, Dad, are you planning to stay for good this time?” asked Shi Jin.
A look of regret appeared on Li Juekai’s face when he heard what she asked.