Chapter 279 - Meeting the Parents

Chapter 279 Meeting the Parents

Hearing Tang Xia’s questions, Ye Yifan unconsciously scratched his head. Then he suddenly found that he should be the one feeling angry so he turned his head and pretended to get angry, with no answer.

Tang Xia felt it funny so she pulled his sleeves and acted coquettishly. “All right, I won’t risk my life alone in the future, okay? Please, Yifan, tell me!”

Ye Yifan was very angry when he got the call. But his anger went away suddenly when seeing Tang Xia again.

Besides, Tang Xia acted coquettishly for the first time in his presence. He stopped pretending to be angry and said with a sigh,” All right, I’ll tell you, okay?” Then, he took Tang Xia to the company.

Ye Yifan was too embarrassed to speak. After a period of silence, he just sighed. “Do you have time tomorrow? Can you come to my home with me?”

Tang Xia stood still and felt her head humming and her heart racing.

“What… did you say?”

Looking at her confused face, Ye Yifan found it interesting and touched her hair. Before he was going to repeat it, Tang Xia became serious suddenly and looked at him with a smile. “Okay.”

Tang Xia had said yes to Ye Yifan’s proposal so quickly yesterday. When thinking of that, she felt a bit angry and hopelessly sighed while twiddling with her short hair in the mirror.

“They may not like short hair. I shouldn’t have cut my hair short. Parents prefer gentle and quiet girls.”

In order to match her short hair, Tang Xia had to choose a short yellow skirt that went to her knees.

After all, it was to visit Ye Yifan’s parents, so Tang Xia thought it better to wear formal clothes and put on light makeup. So she did not dress herself up too meticulously and just put on her favorite little high heels.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Tang Xia felt a little bit nervous. At the moment, the doorbell rang.

Tang Xia got excited and turned to look at the door at once as it opened up. It was Ye Yifan, who stood still the moment he saw Tang Xia.

Tang Xia was embarrassed and smiled while uncomfortably pulling down her skirt. “Do I look weird?” Ye Yifan shook his head immediately and gave her a smile in return.

“No, it looks pretty. My parents will like it.”

Then, Ye Yifan took Tang Xia’s hand and they got in the car. In a minute, they arrived at Ye Yifan’s home.

When the villa came into her view, Tang Xia was numbly surprised and immediately realized why Lu Huanyu would listen to him and just leave.

They went straight to the hall, but before entering the hall, they heard a very familiar voice. Tang Xia stopped for a second and saw Li Xianxian talking with Ye Yifan’s mother excitedly.

Ye Yifan was also too surprised to react. Then, he rushed over to question Li Xianxian in low voice. “Why are you here?”

Li Xianxian pretended to be scared, and after taking a look at Mrs. Ye, she said in a different voice from the aggressive voice she used with Tang Xia every day, “Yifan, what are you saying? Isn’t it normal for me to be here? But why do you bring her here?” Li Xianxian looked at Tang Xia with a flicker of disgust in her eyes.

Of course, Mrs. Ye also saw Tang Xia and said nothing, even looking a little bit indifferent, totally different from her enthusiasm for Li Xianxian just now.

Mrs. Ye scolded Ye Yifan. “What are you doing? Why be so rude to Xianxian! Is that the basic courtesy a man shows to a woman?”

Ye Yifan felt reluctant to let go of Li Xianxian. He went back over to Tang Xia and smiled unnaturally. “I didn’t ask her here. She came uninvited.”

Tang Xia did not say anything and just nodded. Then, she went to bow and greet Mrs. Ye.

As a decent woman, Mrs. Ye just nodded and did not choose to ignore her. Tang Xia did not feel embarrassed but still uncomfortable.

It would be meal time soon. The servants got the meal ready and the Ye family sat at the table. But it was a little bit awkward as they ate.

Tang Xia sat on one side of Ye Yifan while Li Xianxian sat on the other. Mrs. Ye sat next to Li Xianxian. The arrangement for their seats exposed their complicated relationships.

Tang Xia could do nothing but lower her head and eat. She had no idea what she should do right now because what a woman should do with her mother-in-law was already being done by Li Xianxian.Updates by vi p novel

Like now, Li Xianxian was getting food for Mrs. Ye and pretending to be sweet, telling her to eat more.

Mrs. Ye smilingly ate those dishes, threw an eye at Tang Xia, who was focusing on eating next to Ye Yifan, and then suddenly laughed grimly. “Well, Xianxian, such a sweet girl. She picks out food for me. How thoughtful she is.”

Li Xianxian knew that Mrs. Ye said that for Tang Xia to hear, so she immediately chose some meat for Mrs. Ye, and then lowered her head like a shy pretty girl. “Thank you, I’m just doing what I should do.”

Tang Xia raised her eyebrows. “What you should do? You must be thinking of yourself as Ye Yifan’s wife-to-be.”

However, Mrs. Ye became happier after hearing that and smiled at Ye Yifan. “Yifan, don’t just focus on yourself. Get some food for your colleague, otherwise she may feel that she is being treated shabbily.”

Ye Yifan frowned in anger. “Mom, what are you saying?”

Mrs. Ye’s mouth twitched and she turned to touch Li Xianxian’s hair like a friendly mother, full of great affection.Updates by vi p novel

“A girl should be as a girl is. Like you, so gentle and quiet, even your hair is done so gently. Look at her long hair, how beautiful.” Then, she took a quick look at Tang Xia’s short hair.

Instantly, Tang Xia did not know what to do and had to put down the chopsticks awkwardly.

Ye Yifan felt a little furious and also put down his chopsticks and looked up at his mother. “She cut her hair for her job.” Tang Xia felt more awkward.

Mrs. Ye sneered, “I don’t mean her. What are you so angry?”

Tang Xia immediately grabbed Ye Yifan’s arm and shook her head. The latter had to keep himself silent.

But Li Xianxian did not want to spare her. She intentionally said, “Well, for her job? We’re doing the same job, then why I don’t need to cut my hair?”

Tang Xia glared at Li Xianxian. When a quarrel was about to erupt, Mr. Ye lightly coughed and knocked on the table suddenly.

“All right, now it’s meal time. Stop talking. Just eat your food!” Then, Tang Xia and Li Xianxian stopped looking at each other and went back to eating.

When everyone was eating, Mr. Ye suddenly raised his head and asked Tang Xia in a steady voice, “What is your name?”

Tang Xia was surprised. She instantly put down the chopsticks, looked back to Mr. Ye, and answered politely, “Tang Xia.”

Li Xianxian frowned and looked at Mrs. Ye, who was still wondering why Mr. Ye suddenly started talking to Tang Xia. Mrs. Ye touched Mr. Ye, but the latter just raised his eyebrows at Mrs. Ye impatiently, telling her to leave him alone.

“You, Yifan, and Xianxian are doing the same work, right? You and Yifan are the winners of a competition, and the prize should be owed to you?”

Hearing so many questions from Mr. Ye, Tang Xia felt a little bit stunned, but she still behaved herself and gave her answers.

“Right, I’ve been working with Yifan for a while. It’s been my dream since I was young. I decided to be an online celebrity because I watched his livestreams. My dream is now realized.

“But regarding the competition, I, Yifan, and another girl cooperated together to win. It would have been impossible to win if I did it alone.”

Hearing her answer, Mr. Ye nodded with satisfaction. Looking at her decent behavior, he felt that she was very good.

Tang Xia felt a little thirsty after saying all of this. Ye Yifan immediately got her a cup of water and put it in front of her. Tang Xia was touched and smilingly took a sip.

All of a sudden, Ye Yifan stood up and said, “I’ll go to the bathroom.” Then, he turned to leave. He felt at ease now. After all, Mr. Ye and Tang Xia had a good talk.

After he left, Tang Xia was still talking with Mr. Ye.

Looking at them talking so happy like there were endless topics, Li Xianxian got angry but could do nothing. She felt more furious, especially when she found Tang Xia’s answers to be perfect.

As Ye Yifan just left the bathroom, Tang Xia picked up the cup to drink.

But suddenly, someone violently stepped on her foot with high heels under the table. Tang Xia could not hold the glass steady because of the sudden pain. Then, there came the sound of the glass being broken to pieces.

All of them were stunned and locked their eyes on Tang Xia. Such a ringing sound was very harsh when it was very quiet in the hall.

Ye Yifan went over to Tang Xia immediately and checked on her. “Are you okay?”

Tears came into her eyes because of her foot being stomped on. Ye Yifan’s parents looked at her numbly and had no idea what had happened just now.

“Hey, why couldn’t you hold your glass steady?”

Li Xianxian gave her a meaning look, as if she was taking pleasure in her misfortune. Tang Xia had no time to react. She took a deep breath and held back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.

Looking at Ye Yifan worrying a lot, Li Xianxian felt angrier. “Seeking a man’s sympathy after doing something wrong!”