The United States, early morning.
Yang Qingyue woke up. She went to bed and got up early every day.
Xu Guofeng hadn't come to the hospital yet.
He probably wasn't even up yet.
"Qingyue, Mengyao got married?"
"Director Yang, I heard Mengyao got married. Congratulations, congratulations."
Yang Qingyue opened her phone and saw two messages.
One was from Aunt Liang, Xu Mengyao's aunt, and the other was from the mother of a classmate of Xu Mengyao's from university.
Yang Qingyue was stunned.
Her daughter was married? How could she, the mother, not know?
Could it be that they saw Lin Chen's basketball video? The video where Xu Mengyao called Lin Chen "husband"?
That was just to fool Lin Xiaoxi.
"Director Xue, where did you hear that Mengyao is married?"
Yang Qingyue sent a message to Xu Mengyao's classmate's mother.
The other party was the mother of Xu Mengyao's college roommate, and her family owned a company. Their conditions were also pretty good. They had added each other on WeChat before, and their companies had even cooperated once.
"Director Yang, my daughter said so."
"They're all talking about it in the class group chat, Mengyao said it herself."
The person quickly replied.
It was morning for Yang Qingyue, but it wasn't dark yet in China.
Surprise flashed in Yang Qingyue's eyes.
"Beep beep!"
Yang Qingyue video-called Xu Mengyao.
"Mom, what's up? I haven't gotten off work yet."
Xu Mengyao was puzzled. Usually, Yang Qingyue would video call around eight or nine o'clock, when she was basically already home.
At this hour, she was either still at work or had finished but wasn't in a place to video call, probably still in her car.
"Mengyao, you're at the office?"
"I heard from Huang Jiayun's mom that you said you're married?"
"How come I, your mother, don't know about this?" Yang Qingyue said, sounding annoyed.
Xu Mengyao: "..."
She said helplessly, "Yesterday, I went out with Lin Chen. He... he held my hand, and two of my classmates saw."
"When I introduced him, I said Lin Chen was my husband and asked them to keep it a secret, but—"
Yang Qingyue: "You and Lin Chen and Xiaoxi went for a walk?"
Xu Mengyao's face was slightly flushed.
"No, Qingqing came over for a meal yesterday. She took Xiaoxi, and she urged Lin Chen and me to go for a walk."
Yang Qingyue's eyes lit up.
Her daughter and Lin Chen were making progress, it seemed.
"Why did you introduce Lin Chen as your husband when Xiaoxi wasn't there? Isn't that a bit of a problem?"
"You could have introduced him as your boyfriend."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"Mom, um... Lin Chen and I got the certificate."
Yang Qingyue was stunned.
"When did this happen?"
Xu Mengyao: "It's been a while. He and I did a property notarization first, and then we got the certificate. We each keep our own property, regardless of before or after the marriage."
Yang Qingyue stared blankly at Xu Mengyao.
"Mom, I don't plan to get married soon, and Lin Chen said he doesn't either, so we just got the certificate. Maybe it will be better for Xiaoxi."
Yang Qingyue: "Did you bring it up, or did Lin Chen?"
"I...I brought it up."
Yang Qingyue shook her head. "It was definitely Lin Chen who suggested it. With your personality, would you have proposed getting a marriage certificate with him? Mengyao, you were tricked by Lin Chen into getting the certificate."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
Shen Qing and her own mother could see right through it.
How could she have been so foolish as to be tricked by Lin Chen back then?
"Lin Chen probably wanted to establish the relationship first, and then slowly cultivate the feelings. That's actually quite good."
Xu Mengyao: "Mom, what's good about that? I was tricked! You need to give Lin Chen a good scolding later."
"Don't be like Shen Qing, eating Lin Chen's cooking and then siding with him."
Yang Qingyue said, "If you were deceived by a scumbag, your dad and I would stand up for you. But if you were tricked by Lin Chen, then so be it. It's actually quite good."
Xu Mengyao: "..." "Lin Chen's parents don't know yet?"
Xu Mengyao nodded, "Yeah, we agreed that this is a matter between the two of us, unrelated to either of our families. Mom, don't go blabbing about it."
Yang Qingyue: "No wonder you called him 'husband' while playing basketball, and introduced him as your husband to others."
"So he really is your husband."
"That's great."
Xu Mengyao blushed, "Mom, I'm not talking to you anymore. I have something to do. Don't say anything to Lin Chen, okay?"
After saying that, Xu Mengyao quickly hung up the video call.
She felt her heart rate quicken quite a bit.
An hour passed, and Xu Guofeng arrived at the hospital.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"Did the doctor tell you some good news?"
Xu Guofeng asked.
Yang Qingyue's expression was filled with joy.
"Weren't we worried that Lin Chen and Mengyao wouldn't end up together? We don't have to worry about that anymore."
Xu Guofeng was surprised. "They're together? With Mengyao's condition, it shouldn't be possible so quickly."
Yang Qingyue shook her head.
"They already registered their marriage!"
Xu Guofeng: "..."
Good heavens, his daughter had registered her marriage, and he didn't know.
"What's going on?"
Yang Qingyue explained some of the situation to Xu Guofeng.
Xu Guofeng: "Even though I just found out now, it's a bit sad, but it's a good thing they registered. Then the chances of them being together are greatly increased."
"Yes."
Yang Qingyue nodded.
"Honey, although they've registered their marriage, increasing the chances of them being together, whether they truly end up together still depends on whether their feelings are there."
"Mmm."
Xu Guofeng nodded.
"Let's not worry about it, they can handle it. They're parents now, not children anymore."
Yang Qingyue smiled, "They've registered their marriage, they have a child, they're holding hands. Can a cooked duck still run away?"
"I just want to recover quickly and go home."
"After we go home, let Mengyao live with Lin Chen. They're married, why is she still living at her parents' home?"
The next afternoon.
Lin Chen drove to Xu Mengyao's company.
Aunt Liang's birthday banquet was in the evening. Today wasn't Saturday or Sunday, and her husband needed to work.
The other guests were at work or school.
Most birthday banquets were held at noon, but nowadays, many people weren't so particular, and evening ones were common too.
They could relax more and enjoy eating and drinking after finishing their evening tasks.
"Mom!"
Seeing Xu Mengyao come out, Lin Xiaoxi called out joyfully.
Xu Mengyao walked over.
Lin Chen asked, "Mengyao, do you want to change cars?"
His car was just a regular family car.
Xu Mengyao shook her head. "No need. Aunt Liang's family situation… it would be inappropriate to drive a car that's too luxurious. Besides, we don't need to show off."
Xu Mengyao opened the rear car door as she spoke.
"Mom, you sit in the front."
"I like you and Dad to sit together."
Lin Xiaoxi giggled.
Xu Mengyao kissed Lin Xiaoxi. "Alright, I'll sit in the front. I'll need to give your dad directions later anyway."
Xu Mengyao quickly sat in the front passenger seat.
"Lin Chen, before we go to Uncle Zhao and Aunt Liang's place, we need to pick up the painting first. It's already been framed," Xu Mengyao said.
"Mommy, you have to call him 'husband'," Lin Xiaoxi, who was sitting in her car seat, said.
Xu Mengyao glanced at Lin Xiaoxi: "You're so demanding. How can a little kid like you have so many requests?"
"Husband, let's go."
Xu Mengyao still complied with Lin Xiaoxi.
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