Chapter 213 - We Have Something to Announce

Lying on her bed, Li Qin Yao found that she could not stop smiling as she rolled around from left to right. Her heart was surrounded by a sweet feeling as she kept thinking about Zhang Yu Han. 

She could not get him out of her head.

She had only spent a night to look after him and unknowingly, a lot of things has happened. Suddenly, they were now planning to get married. 

Li Qin Yao buried her face on the pillow and let out a giggle. Fortunately, her mother was not around at the moment, or else, she might worry that her daughter had lost her mind.

Her phone beside her beeped shortly, indicating that someone had messaged her. Composing herself, Li Qin Yao then turned to look at her phone. A wide smile appeared on her face once she saw Zhang Yu Han's name. She clicked at his name and read his message.

It was a simple reminder for her to invite her mother to go out for lunch tomorrow, but still, that message brought indescribable joy to her. She had previously fallen in love and learned to like someone, but no one had made her feel the way Zhang Yu Han had made her feel. 

Being with Zhang Yu Han made her feel as if she was a teenager. As she recalled how she had reacted, Li Qin Yao covered her face with her palm in embarrassment.

Just as she composed a reply and hit the send buŧŧon, Li Qin Yao could hear the front door swung open. 

She left her room and found her mother entering the apartment with her luggage in tow. 

Xu Yilan lifted her head when she heard a movement. A smile curved on her lips when she saw her daughter. "You're home." Xu Yilan pulled her luggage into the living room and sat down on the sofa with a loud sigh. "How was Yu Han?"

Li Qin Yao felt her heart started to pound when she heard his name.

"Didn't you say that he had a fever last night?" Xu Yilan continued when her daughter did not reply.

"Hmm," Li Qin Yao bit at her lips. "His fever reduced after taking some medicine and rested. The doctor said that he was probably too exhausted."

Xu Yilan let out another sigh. "You young people. I know that his job is important, but he needs to remember to look after his body as well. Or it will be hard for him when he's older."

"I know," Li Qin Yao said. "I'll make sure to remind him later. Right. Ma, did you have anything planned for tomorrow afternoon?"

"I don't think so," Xu Yilan replied. "What is it?"

"Nothing much. Just that, Zhang Yu Han wanted to invite us to have lunch together."

"He's only recovering from fever," Xu Yilan frowned. "He should be resting at home when he had the chance to rest Why did he want to invite me to have lunch together?"

Li Qin Yao shrugged and looked away. She was afraid that her expression was going to betray her thoughts. Anyway, the two of them had talked and decided to announce that he had proposed to her when everyone had gathered together.

Fortunately, Xu Yilan was too tired after returning from her work trip to notice her daughter's strange expression.

"Alright. Since he wanted to treat us to lunch, how could I say no to him?" Xu Yilan said.

The corner of Li Qin Yao's lips turned out when she heard her mother's answer. Once she pressed the send buŧŧon, Li Qin Yao looked at her mother again. "Then, ma… you better rest and get to bed early."

Xu Yilan hummed and Li Qin Yao then retreated into her room. Excitedly, she started to send a text message to Zhang Yu Han to tell him that her mother had agreed.

The next morning, Li Qin Yao woke up with a little headache. 

Last night, due to excitement, she could not fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. In the end, she tossed around in bed and only managed to catch a wink when it was almost dawn.

Xu Yilan looked at her daughter's complexion and pressed her hand on her forehead to check on her temperature. "Have you caught a fever?"

"It's not that. I stayed up to do some work. You know that the construction for the Tourism City will begin soon. There were a lot of things to look at." Li Qin Yao was embarrassed to tell her mother the real reason she could not fall asleep.

Xu Yilan sighed. She then continued to chide her daughter all the way to the restaurant to meet with Zhang Yu Han. Li Qin Yao could only nod as she listened to her mother's nagging to protect their secret.

The two of them arrived at a high-class restaurant in B City and was instantly ushered into a private room.

Xu Yilan greeted Zhang Jing politely before she sat down. Then, she snaked her hand on her daughter's thɨġh and gave her a pinch for not giving her any warning that they will be having a meal along with Zhang Yu Han's grandfather and sister.

Knowing that she was at fault, Li Qin Yao could only grit her teeth bear the pain.

As everyone had shown up and seated, Zhang Yu Han turned to the waiter, and soon, the waiters walked in to serve the various dishes.

The six of them continued to chat harmoniously as they continued to have their meal. However, everyone could not help but feel that there something does not feel right with the situation, but none of them know what was it except for Zhang Yu Han and Li Qin Yao.

Zhang Jing looked at the table with a few choices of meat dishes and could not help but frown. His grandson would usually forbid him from eating too many meat dishes, but this time, he had allowed him to eat to his contents. Of course, due to his consciousness, Zhang Jing would willingly pick up the vegetable dishes as well.

He was afraid that his grandson would pull a trick and then, he was not allowed to eat meat dishes for the next two months.

Once the slightly awkward meal ended, both Zhang Yu Han turned to Li Qin Yao. His lips curled into a tender smile as their gaze met. He held her hand under the table and gave her a light squeeze.

After taking his time to observe the other's expression, Zhang Yu Han coughed dryly, grabbing everyone's attention.

"We have something to announce," Zhang Yu Han spoke.

Zhang Yu Han looked at Li Qin Yao again and smiled. "Qin Yao and I have decided to get married."