With An Ruqiao's ears, she could naturally hear Xie Jingchen's conversation on the phone clearly.

Hearing Xie Jingchen's mother's words, An Ruqiao couldn't help but smile. As if teasing, she asked in a very slight voice that could not be heard by the other end of the phone: "Taotao?"

Then, An Ruqiao saw with satisfaction that Xie Jingchen's ears turned red.

Xie Jingchen didn't know that he had been betrayed by his red ears. He felt his face getting hot and tried hard to hide his face. While avoiding An Ruqiao's teasing eyes, he replied helplessly to his mother.

"Mom, I've told you many times, I'm an adult now, so don't call me by your nickname."

The mother on the other end of the phone didn't notice his embarrassment at all, "Okay, okay, I got it, and no one heard me. What's wrong with me calling twice? Taotao is such a nice name! Don't interrupt, you haven't said whether you have it or not.

It’s time!」

Didn’t someone hear this?!

An Ruqiao's smile deepened, and Xie Jingchen almost held his forehead.

Xie Jingchen knew that his mother must not have taken his words to heart, but he had no choice but to ask the important topic: "When is the time set?"

"Just tomorrow night, you get off work early tomorrow afternoon, don't work overtime, go home early, and go with me and your dad."

Tomorrow evening……

Xie Jingchen was thinking about going to work tomorrow to interrogate the criminal caught today. There were so many things to do and he couldn't finish them. He might have to rush to K City. He didn't know what was going on with Cao Tingyang and Wang Zixian...

His thoughts suddenly drifted away, but before they strayed too far, he was pulled back in time by his mother.

"Why haven't you spoken for so long? Don't you want to go? Aren't you always looking for Ah Chen? Why don't you go see him when he comes back?"

His mother started nagging again, fearing that soon she would ask him to stop working at the police station and go home quickly to inherit the family business.

Xie Jingchen's brows jumped, and he was about to find an excuse to refuse because he was too busy at work. Then he thought about it and decided that it would be better to go and see in person what kind of person Ah Chen has become, and also find an opportunity to ask him.

Why did you leave voluntarily in the first place?

"Okay, then I won't work overtime tomorrow, but I have to get off work at 5:30, and it will be very late to go home. How about you go first, and I'll drive there directly after get off work?"

"Yeah... that's fine. Don't be too late tomorrow." Mother reluctantly agreed, but then changed the subject, "How is the girl you talked about last time? If you really like it, bring it back to your parents.

Look, how about you take her to dinner with you tomorrow?"

When he heard his mother say "that girl", Xie Jingchen raised his eyes and looked at An Ruqiao.

An Ruqiao was holding her chin up, smiling as brightly as a peach and plum.

The two looked at each other, and the temperature in the room seemed to rise as their eyes crossed.

Xie Jingchen's face was very hot. He felt that his temperature was rising. He just hoped that An Ruqiao wouldn't notice it, but he started to attack with words: "Mom, I haven't caught up with you yet. If we want to eat... I'll ask her if she's going."

"You should work harder and stop being like you were before. Look at your cousin, how long did it take before she broke up with you and married your cousin? Don't you have children now? You are sure of meeting the one you like...

…”

Xie Jingchen heard his mother talking more and more out of tune, so he quickly urged her to hang up the phone.

An Ruqiao heard it clearly anyway.

Cousin sister-in-law? Broken up? She has children?

"Your ex-girlfriend...is now your...cousin-in-law?" This relationship is a bit confusing, and An Ruqiao was a little unsure when she asked.

"Yes..." Xie Jingchen immediately raised his forehead. He didn't expect his mother to talk about this, so he quickly changed the subject, "Are you going to eat with me at Jiang's house tomorrow night?"

Seeing his embarrassed look, An Ruqiao didn't ask any more questions about his ex-girlfriend, "In what capacity? Girlfriend? Meeting your parents now...isn't it too soon?"

The words "girlfriend" made Xie Jingchen suddenly feel nervous. He hadn't caught up with someone yet, and he was a little too naive and inexperienced. Now he was going to take someone to meet his parents. It seemed... a bit abrupt indeed.

"Go to Jiang's house for dinner,

I can get in close contact with Jiang Chen, and maybe I can get a lot of useful information, even if it's... even the information I use to exchange."

Xie Jingchen analyzed the interests and pretended to be calm, but in fact he was so nervous that his nerves were tense.

How could An Ruqiao not notice his nervousness? She looked at him steadily and then replied: "Okay, I'll give you an advantage."

As soon as he finished speaking, An Ruqiao lay down and said, "It's very late. It's time to go to bed. I have to go to work tomorrow. When you get off work tomorrow, you can pick me up."

He agreed too simply, but Xie Jingchen didn't react for a while.

"You... agreed?"

An Ruqiao wrapped the quilt around her body and buried her head in the quilt. Her voice was muffled. "That's right... didn't I tell you already? I'm giving you an advantage."

Xie Jingchen didn't react until he got home.

By giving him an advantage, you mean... by agreeing to him... to meet his parents as his girlfriend?!

A mature man in his twenties, who has already run away from home, is smiling like a fool at home.

An Ruqiao didn't fall asleep so quickly after Xie Jingchen left.

She actually didn't want to be with Xie Jingchen so soon. She still had a lot of things to do.

An Ruqiao is a very insecure person, and she does not think she is a very open-minded person. She cannot just enjoy the process and not care about the results.

For others, falling in love may be a whim, it may be a matter of course, or it may be a temporary fun, but for her, it makes her feel a bit burdened.

How long can we be together?

Will there be any results in the future?

If you want to fall in love with a good and satisfactory result, you have to consider a lot of practical things.

An Ruqiao's personal conditions are extremely excellent, whether it is appearance, academic qualifications, ability, personal income level, etc., she has enough confidence in herself.

But when it comes to family...

An Ruqiao's parents are worse than not having them.

She has never felt the warmth of family, never received father's love, and can only get a little maternal love that does not belong to her from Aunt Chen Shuyi.

An Ruqiao knew about wealthy families, and Shen Yi was the son of a wealthy family. Of course she knew everything about the wealthy family.

When marrying a wealthy family, they usually choose a well-matched daughter.

Even if there is no requirement to be a good match, other conditions will still be very stringent.

Xie Jingchen might not care about her life experience, but what about his parents? Would his parents let a person like her who was born in sin marry into the family?

All of this forced An Ruqiao to consider.

If you only seek temporary happiness without caring about the future or the future, then for An Ruqiao, it is better to be single.

But today...hearing Xie Jingchen's mother's nagging words about asking him to take her back, she suddenly wanted to give it a try.

Can you also get that kind of care and feel that kind of warmth?
Chapter completed!