Yan Jianhua returned home, and his wife, Chen Lei, immediately brought the dishes out from the kitchen.
After looking around the living room, Yan Jianhua sat down at the dining table and asked, "Where's Xiaoman?"
"She went to her room," Chen Lei answered casually.
Yan Jianhua glanced in the direction of Xiaoman's bedroom, noticing the door was closed. He lowered his voice and said, "Do you know what I saw when I came back today?"
"What did you see?" Chen Lei asked absently, her attention on the TV.
"I saw Xiaoman getting off a guy's electric scooter at the entrance of the neighborhood. They were very close."
Chen Lei, who had been focused on the TV, suddenly became excited, "What? Xiaoman's dating someone?"
"Keep your voice down!"
Yan Jianhua quickly reminded her.
Realizing she had raised her voice, Chen Lei asked in a lower tone, "How close were they? Were they hugging and kissing?"
"Even closer than that."
Yan Jianhua didn't dare mention that their daughter had been the one to kiss the boy first.
"How old is the guy? What does he do? Where does he live? What are his parents' professions?" Chen Lei began firing off questions one after another.
"He's called Lin Xian. He and Xiaoman are classmates. I don't know much else. I didn't dare ask too much because I was afraid of blowing my cover," Yan Jianhua replied.
"And what does he look like?" Chen Lei asked next.
"He's alright, good-looking. Fair and handsome. Don't you think if he were ugly, Xiaoman would have fallen for him?"
Chen Lei looked frustrated, "This girl... A little while ago, she swore she wouldn't date anyone before graduating college, and now, so soon, she has a boyfriend?"
The more Chen Lei thought about it, the angrier she got. She stood up and said, "I have to go ask her!"
"Hey, why are you so worked up?"
Yan Jianhua grabbed her and advised, "If you rush in and ask her like this, you'll just make her uncomfortable. Xiaoman's grown up now, she cares about her image. If you push too hard, it might backfire."
"So, what should we do?" Chen Lei asked, clearly upset.
"Let's wait and observe for a bit. Based on Xiaoman's personality, she'll probably tell us when she's ready," Yan Jianhua comforted her.
"And what if she keeps it from us?" Chen Lei asked.
"Then it means our parenting over the past decade or so has failed, and we should reflect on ourselves," Yan Jianhua shrugged.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lei fell silent.
After a moment, she suddenly asked, "You let that boy go after asking him all those questions?"
Yan Jianhua understood what his wife meant, and with a sly smile, he replied, "Of course not! I made him do a hundred push-ups. He's probably still shaking his hands."
...
On the way home, Lin Xian couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right.
After he got home, he called Yan Xiaoman.
"Lin Xian, are you home?"
Perhaps worried that her parents might hear, Yan Xiaoman's voice was quiet.
"I'm home!" Lin Xian replied, then asked, "Xiaoman, what does your dad do for a living?"
"Why are you asking this?" Yan Xiaoman asked in confusion.
"Heh, I'm just doing my homework, trying to understand my future father-in-law's job and interests so I can make a good impression when I visit him."
Yan Xiaoman's face turned red on the other end of the phone, but she proudly replied, "Future father-in-law? Who said I'm marrying you?"
"My dad works at the police station," she added.
Of course!
The middle-aged police officer earlier was indeed Yan Xiaoman's dad.
Lin Xian had wondered why the officer had asked all those strange questions when checking the electric scooter—it was stricter than a household registration check.
He must have seen their intimate actions at the entrance of the neighborhood.
Realizing this, Lin Xian smiled and said, "I met your dad right after you left!"
"My dad?" Yan Xiaoman exclaimed, then hurriedly asked, "Did he see everything?"
"He must have!"
As soon as she left, her dad must have arrived right after. It was easy to guess that he saw their affectionate gestures.
"Ugh, I'm doomed."
Yan Xiaoman looked nervously at her bedroom door and asked, "What did he say to you?"
"He said a lot of things. He told me to treat you well and invited me to visit. Then he made me do a hundred push-ups to keep fit," Lin Xian said, feeling a bit annoyed.
At the last part, Yan Xiaoman couldn't hold back and laughed, "He told you to keep fit? You're kidding!"
There had been a little thug who kept bothering Xiaoman, but after her dad caught him and made him do push-ups in the street a few times, the thug never came near her again.
Thinking of Lin Xian also being caught by her dad and forced to do push-ups, Xiaoman couldn't help but laugh.
"I'll talk to you later, I'm going to take a shower."
After hanging up, Lin Xian immediately went to the bathroom for a shower.
...
The next day.
At 4 PM, Lin Xian was practicing a song with his guitar when his phone suddenly rang.
He answered, and Yan Xiaoman's cheerful voice came through, "Lin Xian, it's time to go!"
"Okay! Do you need me to pick you up?" Lin Xian asked.
"No need! Just wait for me at the entrance of Yida Mall."
Yan Xiaoman sounded like she was covering something up as she refused.
After hanging up, Lin Xian packed up, grabbed his wallet, and headed out.
He arrived at Yida Mall and didn't have to wait long before Yan Xiaoman arrived.
Today, she wore the Chanel dress that Lin Xian had bought for her, and her wrist was adorned with the Cartier couple bracelets. She was shining with radiance.
As she walked, she attracted the attention of countless people.
When she reached him, Yan Xiaoman shyly asked, "Do I look good?"
"If you dress like this, Miao Shanshan is going to hate you," Lin Xian sighed.
Yan Xiaoman froze for a moment, then realized, and a sweet smile spread across her face.
Every woman loves to hear compliments.
Of course, cheesy lines were another matter.
Lin Xian understood why Xiaoman was dressed so beautifully today but didn't point it out. After all, women's matters were better left untouched.
The fact that she and Zhang Mengyao didn't get along wasn't a secret.
Since Miao Shanshan had invited Xiaoman, she would likely also invite Zhang Mengyao.
Under normal circumstances, Xiaoman wouldn't wear the Cartier bracelets, but today she did, clearly to outshine Zhang Mengyao.
"Let's go, we'll buy Miao Shanshan's gift first," Yan Xiaoman said, taking Lin Xian's hand and walking into the mall.
After almost an hour of shopping, Yan Xiaoman finally chose a silver bracelet, priced at a little over 300 yuan.
Since they were high school classmates, it wasn't necessary to buy expensive gifts; it was the thought that counted.
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