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"So, what do you like about my son, Tang Yu?"
"Hey, Mom, why are you asking that!" Tang Yu finally snapped out of it.
"When adults are talking, children should keep quiet."
Gong Xiaoqiao looked at Tang Yu sweetly and shyly, "Actually, I like everything about him… Although Tang Yu seems a bit childish and looks like a child, he's actually very serious when he works.
My personality is quite introverted, while he's very outgoing, and he doesn't have that arrogance or pretentiousness common among the children of wealthy families, so we get along well."
Ugh… A complete oddball and a show-off peacock of a man, Gong Xiaoqiao admitted that delivering the above lines was quite a technical feat.
Tang's mother's eyes crinkled with a smile as she listened, "How long have you two been dating?"
"One year, three months, and eight days."
"That long? Why has Tang Yu always said he doesn't have a girlfriend?"
Gong Xiaoqiao hung her head, "Auntie Tang, as you know about my situation. Although I am from the Gong family, I am still just an illegitimate daughter after all, and I was worried…"
"Good child, no need to say more, I understand." Tang's mother lovingly held her hand, "Rest assured, our family doesn't care about things like social status. As long as you and Tang Yu truly love each other, that's what matters most."
"Auntie Tang…" Gong Xiaoqiao quietly hung her head, her shoulders trembling slightly, tears dripping onto the table.
"Good child, don't cry! In any case, rest assured, I fully support you both. And as for Tang Yu's father, he listens to everything I say."
Gong Xiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing her own son standing there foolishly, Tang's mother tapped him on the forehead, "Silly boy! What are you daydreaming about? Your girlfriend is crying, and you don't even know to comfort her! I was still worried about you, not knowing what kind of luck you had to meet such a good girl."
"Alright, I'm off now, so as to not disturb your young people's date." Tang's mother left, fully satisfied with herself.
"Goodbye, Auntie Tang."
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On the way back, Tang Yu stared at Gong Xiaoqiao with a troubled expression.
"If you have something to say, just say it," Gong Xiaoqiao rolled her eyes at him.
Tang Yu choked, then hesitantly spoke as if in discomfort, "Xiaoqiao, I had no idea you've been secretly in love with me for so long, but, but the person I like is Xiao Jing…"
Gong Xiaoqiao stumbled, almost twisting her ankle in her high heels, "Are you kidding me? I wasn't even that into my acting, and you're totally absorbed into the play!"
"Hey, are you alright?" Tang Yu quickly went to help her.
"It's all your fault! Give me your hand!" Gong Xiaoqiao demanded fiercely, like a bandit.
"Oh."
Gong Xiaoqiao grudgingly used his arm as a crutch.
The two hadn't walked far when two blinding lights shot over from a vehicle up ahead.
After lowering the shielding arm, she saw a man walking out of the darkness.
"The important matter you mentioned, is this it?" The man's face was clouded with a dark expression.
"Gu Hangshen…" Gong Xiaoqiao was surprised to see him appear here.
"Weren't you going to Gong Hannian's birthday banquet?"
"If it weren't for me bumping into you, how long were you planning on keeping this from me?"
The look that bore the fury of a thousand cuts made Tang Yu shrink behind Gong Xiaoqiao like lightning.
Gu Hangshen's accusatory tone made her very uncomfortable.
"Why should I hide anything from you! I haven't done anything wrong. What's wrong with Tang Yu and me being in love?" Gong Xiaoqiao patted Tang Yu's head.
Right now, Tang Yu just wanted to cry.
"Is that the truth?" Gu Hangshen looked at her, his expression unreadable, as calm as the calm before a storm.
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