Chapter 30 - I Am Too Young

It was a sunny weekend. The sky was clear, and the weather outside was neither too hot.

Li Qin Yao stood in front of the mirror to check on the mint green dress she on her hand. She moved around in front of the mirror and looked at her laptop, which was not far away. "Yue Xiu, what do you think? Is this dress good enough for me to wear for dinner?"

On the screen, her best friend, Han Yue Xiu, was seen munching some potato chips. Since it was the weekend, Han Yue Xiu was dressed in a t-shirt and shorts. Her long hair was unkempt. The girl switched her gaze from the TV towards her laptop screen to see the dress Li Qin Yao was wearing.

After looking at her friend turned the dress back and forth. Han, Han Yue Xiu gave her feedback. "Not bad. That dress looks sweet on you."

Li Qin Yao glanced towards her bed, where a few other clothes were scattered. Her eyes stopped at the cute blue blouse with a flowery pattern which she was planning to match with white pants. Li Qin Yao gaze stayed at the clothes for a few seconds longer as she hesitated.

"Why are you still hesitating," Han Yue Xiu asked. "That dress is cute and appropriate. You're too worried. It's not like you have never met Chen Hao's parents before."

"I know," Li Qin Yao said with a sigh. "But I wanted to give his parents a good impression on me, especially to her mother. I don't know. I don't think she likes me very much. And it's your fault."

"Me?" Han Yue Xiu pointed a finger to her chest. "How is it my fault? What did I do?"

"The last time you mentioned that Chen Hao had canceled his date with me because of his mother. Since then, I had a thought that perhaps, his mother did not like me very much," Li Qin Yao said.

Han Yue Xiu rolled her eyes. She clipped a piece of potato chips with a chopstick and shoved it into her mouth. "So, what if his mother didn't like you much? Are you dating Chen Hao or his mother?"

"A relationship isn't just a matter of two-person, Yue Xiu," Li Qin Yao said. "Just because two people are so in love with each other, it doesn't mean that the relationship will last. For example, if your mother-in-law did not like you, do you think a couple would have a happy marriage?"

Han Yue Xiu thought about her friend's words for a while as she continued to eat her chips. "You're thinking of marrying Chen Hao?"

"I don't date without marriage as the prospect. That would be wasting my time."

"Hmm," she picked up another chip.

Hearing that sound, Li Qin Yao turned to the laptop. "What is it? What does that 'hmm' mean?"

"Nothing," Han Yue Xiu waved a hand. "It's just that... We never talk about this matter before."

Li Qin Yao paused in the middle of changing. "You're right. We never really talk about this. To tell you the truth, I never thought much about marriage until I dated Chen Hao. In the past few years, I was too busy with QL Group to think about these things."

Han Yue Xiu chuckled. "Yao Yao… You have been dating Chen Hao for a while and was now thinking about marriage. When are you going to introduce him to me properly? How about letting him treating me for a meal?"

Li Qin Yao rolled her eyes. "The last time Chen Hao was going to treat you for a meal, you back up, remember?"

"Ah, that," Han Yue Xiu sighed. "Not my fault. It was my demon boss. Every time I made a plan after work, he always seems to disrupt my plan by giving me more tasks just before I clock out. He just cannot see me happy. Maybe I owe him a debt in my past life."

Li Qin Yao moved away from the camera as she changed her outfit. "Are you sure that your boss was not trying to pick you up?"

This time, it was Han Yue Xiu's turn to roll up her eyes. "Don't joke with me. He already had a girlfriend. I heard they were going to get married soon." she sighed as she adjusted her position on the sofa. "Marriage, huh? I feel like I am too young to think about it. It feels like it was just yesterday that I graduated from high school."

Li Qin Yao laughed. "High school? Miss Han, you graduated from high school almost seven, eight years ago."

Han Yue Xiu sighed again. "Next thing I know, my friends from school and college started sending me their wedding invitation. And then, you'll start seeing your friends posting pictures of their babies online."

"You're just too focused on your career."

"There's nothing wrong with focusing on your career."

"I didn't say that there's anything wrong with it," Li Qin Yao said. "But once in a while, it wouldn't hurt you if you try to shift your focus to something else. You might find something more worthwhile."

Han Yue Xiu's gaze softened. She has been friends with Li Qin Yao for years, and naturally, she knew what her best friend had gone through in the past few years.

When Li Qin Yao resigned from QL Group and chose to stay with her mother in B City, Han Yue Xiu was worried. However, after a few months, Yue Xiu could sense that Li Qin Yao was happier and relaxing.

Truthfully, Han Yue Xiu admired her friend very much. Although her parents were divorced, Li Qin Yao remained someone who doesn't give up in love and relationship. In fact, when Li Qin Yao fell for someone, she would give her all into her relationship.

"Yue Xiu?"

Han Yue Xiu snapped out of her thought and raised a brow as her friend walked closer to the screen. "What?"

"You sure this dress is good enough?" Li Qin Yao pulled the zipper on her back and asked. Then, she twirled around to show off the dress on her body.

Han Yue Xiu replied to her with a thumbs up.