Little Sweetheart

Xia Guangyu remained silent, not uttering a word.

Sometimes, stubbornness is easier than bowing one's head.

Peng Ling didn't bother arguing with him. The next day, she packed her things and left for S City.

Before she left, Xia Guangyu sat on the sofa, looking through documents. He glanced at her indifferently and muttered, "Traitor to the revolution."

Peng Ling paused, her hand on her bag. She turned to look at him and laughed. "Reform and opening up has been going on for years. You're still talking about revolution? You deserve to be left behind by the times."

Xia Guangyu: "……??"

"I'm proud of my son. He accomplished what you thought was impossible."

"……How many times do you have to bring that up?" Xia Guangyu, repeatedly proven wrong, felt frustrated.

"So you need to understand, your ideas aren't necessarily right, and our son isn't necessarily wrong."

"If you're leaving, just go. Stop nagging." Xia Guangyu stood up and went upstairs.

Peng Ling arrived in S City and had dinner with her son, daughter-in-law, and their family.

During the meal, Peng Ling said, "That stubborn old Xia couldn't bring himself to come."

Gu Zhiyuan smiled. "It's okay. Time will change his mind."

Gu Zhiyuan's business had been getting better and better over the years, reaching new heights. Regarding the Xia family, although he was dissatisfied with Xia Guangyu's stubbornness, he also understood him. After all, they were old classmates and friends. Back when he went into business, Xia Guangyu had been quite critical, believing he should have joined the system.

The next day, Gu Siyi and Xia Zhijun saw Peng Ling off. Before leaving, Peng Ling took Gu Siyi to the mall and bought her a few things. Passing by a baby products store, she said, "You can actually start buying these things and getting prepared."

Gu Siyi's eyes lit up. "We can! Let's go look around."

Xia Zhijun quickly stopped his wife and said helplessly to his mother, "That's too early. She's not even pregnant yet…"

A passerby walked by holding a baby, and Peng Ling couldn't help but look at it a few more times. She said, "When you two have a baby, it will be absolutely adorable."

Gu Siyi nodded with a smile. "I think so too! Incredibly cute! Incredibly beautiful!"

Xia Zhijun: "…"

Were these two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, subtly urging him to have a child?

During dinner, Peng Ling said, "Shouldn't you two have a wedding?" She then reproached Xia Zhijun, "You've been married for three years and haven't given her a wedding. Are you waiting until you have a child to do it?"

Gu Siyi quickly explained, "No, we discussed it. We wanted to focus on our careers first."

"You've been working hard for three years. Now that things are on track, you can take a breather and sort out your family matters." Peng Ling said earnestly to Xia Zhijun, "If you don't hold a proper wedding, how can you face your in-laws?"

Xia Zhijun: "I know. The wedding is already being planned. It takes time…"

Gu Siyi looked troubled. "But if my dad isn't at the wedding, it won't look good…"

Peng Ling quickly said, "Don't worry, he will definitely come. Such a big event as a wedding, he knows what's important."

Peng Ling returned home and acted as if nothing had happened. She didn't initiate a conversation with Xia Guangyu.

However, Xia Guangyu couldn't hold back. The next day, he broached the topic first. "Did you ask them when they plan to have the wedding? When they plan to have children?"

Peng Ling said, "I don't know."

Xia Guangyu accused her, "As a mother, you don't care about such important matters?"

Peng Ling remained calm. "As a father, aren't you also indifferent to them?"

Xia Guangyu: "…"

Peng Ling said, "If you really care about them, call them yourself and ask. If they hold the wedding and the groom's parents aren't there, won't people laugh at them?"

Xia Guangyu didn't say anything, but a few days later, while in his office, he suddenly, as if possessed, called Xia Zhijun.

Xia Zhijun had just finished a meeting and was walking out when he saw his father's call. He was slightly stunned.

This number hadn't rung in years.

After a few seconds, he answered the phone.

"Are you busy?" Xia Guangyu asked.

"Not really," Xia Zhijun replied.

"If you're not busy, hurry up and have the wedding, and have children."

Xia Zhijun: "…"

"When you have children, you'll know how difficult it is to be a parent."

"…"

"Get the wedding on the schedule so I can arrange my time."

Xia Zhijun was stunned for a few seconds, then realized that his father was initiating a reconciliation. He replied, "Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Zhijun was still a little dazed.

He thought he didn't care about these things, that no matter what they did, it wouldn't affect his decisions.

But when his parents let go of their stubbornness and prejudices and took the initiative to communicate with him, he actually…felt pretty good.

After returning home, Xia Zhijun told Gu Siyi about the phone call.

Gu Siyi said, "So he's telling us he'll attend the wedding?"

"Yes," Xia Zhijun nodded.

"So, he's sending a signal of reconciliation?"

"Pretty much."

Xia Zhijun understood his father. If he still held prejudices, he wouldn't have made that call, let alone attend the wedding.

"Then let's find a time to take some gifts and visit your parents," Gu Siyi suggested.

"Are you willing?" Xia Zhijun asked Gu Siyi seriously.

"Why wouldn't I be? They're your parents. Without them, there wouldn't be you. Back then, when we had different opinions, from their perspective, they were also doing it for your own good." Gu Siyi smiled and hugged Xia Zhijun. "Now you've proven your choice. Our marriage is happy, and your career is promising. It's time for a triumphant return, to let everyone see."

Xia Zhijun stroked her head. "Wife, whatever you say, we'll do."

So, Gu Siyi chose a weekend and returned to C City with Xia Zhijun to visit his parents.

Having notified Peng Ling in advance, the couple waited at home, the meal already prepared.

After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and chatted, the atmosphere exceptionally harmonious. Although Xia Guangyu didn't talk much and was as serious as usual, his eyes were gentler.

Three months later, Xia Zhijun and Gu Siyi's wedding was held on an island overseas.

The newlyweds and both sets of parents invited close relatives and friends.

The night before the wedding, the bride held a bachelorette party. The groom had his own entertainment with his friends.

Gu Siyi, Zheng Peipei, Xiang Li, Zhang Xinyi, and some former classmates sang and danced together.

According to tradition, the bride and groom couldn't be together the day before the wedding. Everyone enjoyed themselves separately.

After partying late into the night, they returned to their hotel rooms to rest.

Lying in bed, Gu Siyi received a call from Xia Zhijun.

"Wife."

"Mmm… Husband…"

"Are you asleep?"

"Not yet, just about to…"

"Do you miss me?"

Gu Siyi smiled, her eyes wandering in the darkness. "Yes…"

"Then how about I come and keep you company?"

"No, no… Tonight I'm the bride-to-be. You get ready to marry me tomorrow."

"…" This girl, Xia Zhijun chuckled helplessly and said softly, "Alright, get some rest. Be the most beautiful bride tomorrow, and wait for your husband to marry you and bring you home."

"Okay." She responded with a smile.

Xia Zhijun listened to her sweet laughter, more intoxicating than wine.

"Wife, I love you."

"Husband, I love you too."

After hanging up, Gu Siyi fell asleep contentedly.

Zheng Peipei was still at the hotel's sky bar, having a drink. Xiang Li and Zhang Xinyi had returned to their rooms to sleep.

Unable to sleep, she tossed and turned, and finally decided to come down for a drink.

"Still here at this hour?" A familiar voice rang out.

Zheng Peipei turned her head and saw Lu Jiaye sitting in the chair beside her.

"Are you envious, jealous, and hateful? Your best friend has been married for three years and is now having a make-up wedding, and you're still single, without even a boyfriend?" Lu Jiaye teased.

Zheng Peipei rolled her eyes. "What do you know? My current situation is that there are too many delicious young snacks around, and I'm spoiled for choice. I'd rather be caught in this happy vortex than enter the cage of marriage."

"Tsk…" Lu Jiaye looked at her meaningfully. "Don't betray your true nature. After all, you like domineering CEOs. Can those young snacks satisfy you?"

"Who said I like domineering CEOs?" Zheng Peipei asked inexplicably.

Lu Jiaye leaned close to her ear and whispered, "You seductive little vixen, do you know you're playing with fire?"

"……???" Zheng Peipei looked at him, completely bewildered. That magnetic voice, for a moment, made that cheesy line sound incredibly seductive.

Lu Jiaye chuckled and said, "You wrote a short story, saved on your computer. I saw it once when I was reinstalling your system. That line was very profound, very clever. The male protagonist's domineering CEO style leaped off the page. It's etched in my memory."

Zheng Peipei was instantly mortified. "I didn't write that! I copied it from an online novel! What domineering CEO… That's just silly!"

Lu Jiaye laughed heartily, sipping his drink.

Zheng Peipei had a weakness, and this guy held too much dirt on her.

So much dark history from high school!

Trying to hide her embarrassment, she forced a change of topic. "Your buddy is getting married. How many more girlfriends do you plan to go through?"

"You ask me where my dreams lie? I'm still young, I'm still young…" Lu Jiaye hummed softly.

"Just keep playing the field," Zheng Peipei snorted, raising her glass and taking a sip.

Lu Jiaye raised his glass, clinked it against hers, and took a slow sip.

They were old friends after all. They could engage in meaningless banter and tease each other, but they could also quietly accompany each other for a meaningful drink.

After another drink, Lu Jiaye looked at the girl beside him and suddenly reached out to smooth her hair.

Zheng Peipei turned her head and glared at him. "What are you doing?"

Lu Jiaye said, "Say, if we're both still single at thirty, why don't we just… take care of each other?"

Zheng Peipei was puzzled for a few seconds, then asked with some confusion, "Take care of each other?"

Lu Jiaye looked at her, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said in a seemingly frivolous tone, "We won't have to bother anyone else, just each other. Wouldn't that be good?"

Zheng Peipei froze for a moment, then reacted and scoffed. "Get out of here, you idiot. You're the only bother."

"What are you two talking about so late? Why aren't you going to bed?"

Su Han walked over gracefully and sat down on Zheng Peipei's other side.

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