At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

"Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, I'll come to visit you again next time! Thank you for your hospitality!"

Gu Yu stood by the car door, holding Lin Xinyue's hand, bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Lin.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin smiled warmly, and Mrs. Lin even more so took her daughter's other hand and said earnestly, "Yue, do bring Yu here to the house more often!"

"Yu is busy with work usually, and you should be more considerate of him, such a good boy is hard to find nowadays!"

Lin Xinyue looked at her mother, who seemed more concerned about her son-in-law than her, and helplessly pursed her lips.

"Don't worry, Mom! I am very considerate! Now Yu and I are living together, we always take good care of each other!"

"Ah? You're already living together?"

Mrs. Lin looked surprised; although her daughter and Gu Yu had a very good relationship, living together seemed rather quick.

It's not that she was conservative, but this just didn't seem quite right.

Seeing the questioning look in her mother's eyes, Lin Xinyue realized she had misspoken.

She quickly clarified, "No, that's not it! Have you forgotten? I told you before, I live in the apartment next to the school with my best friend, Hu Xiaoya."

"As for Yu, because of his job at the company, he also moved out of the apartment and now lives just below us, with his three roommates!"

Mrs. Lin sighed with slight relief upon hearing this.

So that was the situation; she was mainly worried about becoming a grandmother too soon.

After all, both her daughter and Gu Yu were just in their early twenties and just starting out in their careers, which were on the rise.

If they weren't careful, it could indeed impact both their careers and personal lives.

"Don't worry, Mrs. Lin! If I really decide to live together with Xinyue, I will let you know in advance."

"I know what you worry about, and I share the same thoughts."

Gu Yu stepped forward and directly dispelled Mrs. Lin's concerns with his words.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Although society is much more open now than before, the older generation's views are still relatively conservative.

Sometimes being conservative is not necessarily wrong, as it is all derived from their experiences.

To put it bluntly, living together before marriage, if they break up, then dating someone else is no different from a second marriage, is it?

At least it should be planning for marriage, or already engaged; at that point in a relationship, living together wouldn't really matter.

After all, it's moving toward marriage.

But it was his first visit, and he couldn't just propose to Mr. and Mrs. Lin right away, could he?

That would be too hasty and might make him appear frivolous.

These things need to be taken step by step.

Seeing her future son-in-law understanding her point, Mrs. Lin was also put at ease.

She reached out her other hand to hold Gu Yu's hand, very satisfied and said, "Yu really is sensible!"

"Now that's settled, I'm relieved!"

"After you go back, do your best! I am looking forward to you coming to ask the Lin family for Xinyue's hand in marriage!"

Her last sentence was both an encouragement and half-joking.

Yet, Gu Yu nodded seriously.

He would definitely work hard to improve himself and then give Lin Xinyue a future filled with security and promise.

After Mrs. Lin finished speaking, Mr. Lin stood beside, watching everyone.

Gu Yu's expression was earnest, and he didn't say anything, only giving Gu Yu a gesture wishing him a smooth journey.

Communications between men are often like this—mostly without the need for too many words.

All meanings are conveyed through gestures.

Gu Yu first opened the passenger door to let Lin Xinyue in, then he himself got into the driver's seat.

Lowering the car window, Gu Yu looked towards Mr. Lin, who was sitting in a wheelchair on the other side.

"Grandpa, I'll remember to give you the mountain ginseng and the saffron to drink, and I'll find some renowned doctors to look at your leg!"

Gu Yu felt deep concern for the old man confined to the wheelchair, unable to move freely.

After all, it was Grandpa who had first accepted him into the Lin family!

"Good! Have a smooth journey, lad!"

Mr. Lin happily stretched out his hand and waved at Gu Yu.

Only then did Gu Yu roll up the window and honked twice to signal his departure, and then he started the car and drove off.

"Phew! Finally heading back. Now, let's hear from Mr. Gu. What was it like staying at my place for two days?"

Lin Xinyue sat in the passenger seat, stretched lazily, and then picked up a tissue box from the storage compartment to use as a microphone to interview Gu Yu.

Gu Yu pursed his lips, smiling, and glanced at her, "A bit tired, but very satisfied."

"Your father-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandfather were all very nice, and they all treated me like family."

He was telling the entire truth. Setting aside Lin Xinyue's great-aunt's family, the entire process of meeting the parents was actually quite pleasant.

There wasn't any of those intimidating or awkward moments often depicted in novels and TV shows.

Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, and Mr. Lin were all rather kind.

"Didn't you say that your parents are workaholics? They're often too busy to take care of you, so you generally don't like going home?"

Gu Yu turned on the left turn signal, his attention on the left side of the street, but his words continued to probe Lin Xinyue.

Hearing Gu Yu mention this, Lin Xinyue pursed her lips.

"Yeah! Both dad and mom manage the company, and usually, there's no one at home when I return. If it hadn't been for Grandpa's birthday, they probably wouldn't have thought to ask me to come home."

"And they were probably more enthusiastic this time because you were here, right?"

Lin Xinyue felt somewhat dissatisfied inside.

After all, she had experienced a lack of love from her parents throughout her childhood.

Although she was quite understanding and had never voiced it out, there was always some distress deep in her heart.

Otherwise, her room wouldn't have been filled with so many plush toys, a clear sign of lacking love and security, right?

But Gu Yu half agreed and half disagreed with Lin Xinyue's words.

He slowed down a bit, then looked at Lin Xinyue and shared his view.

"I think your parents do care about you a lot. It's just that their work is unavoidable!"

"With so many people at the company, your parents definitely have to take care of the bigger picture, but they do care about you deep down."

"Otherwise, why would they treat me well? Treating me well is actually them hoping that I can pass this care onto you."

"They hope to make up for the love they couldn't give you through me!"

As an outsider, Gu Yu could easily see through the underlying meaning.

It was simply that Lin Xinyue's parents' way of showing care wasn't very obvious.

But one cannot demand that all parents in the world openly express their care; much of it is silent but present.

"Is that so? Well, alright..."

Lin Xinyue was somewhat surprised, sitting there and pondering a bit, she also understood Gu Yu's point.

Although her parents were busy all day, it was much better compared to Gu Yu's situation.

Gu Yu didn't even know what his parents looked like.

She couldn't imagine how he had endured those years.

Every time she thought about this, her heart would ache a bit.

Such serious topics soon gave way, and the two shifted the conversation to other matters.

Especially regarding the management and operational issues of Ideal Paradise.

Gu Yu now had some new ideas.