Chapter 714 - 744: What to Do If the First Impression is Bad?

The autumn in North City was especially warm this year. Even though it was already September, you still had to wear short sleeves.

Since it was the weekend, the two children weren’t in school. After playing until they were tired, they fell asleep together on the bed.

Aside from that one time, Xiao You had never entered the space again. Qin Jiao gazed gently at her sleeping daughter.

’Xiao You can probably enter the space because of the major changes that happened to it back when I gave birth to her and her brother,’ she thought.

Besides that, Qin Jiao was also worried about her cousin, Xiao Lan.

According to Xiao Lan, her relationship with Gao Yuan was very stable. He treated her well, and whether or not to tell her family was entirely up to her.

The more Gao Yuan acted this way, the more Xiao Lan felt like she was wronging him.

It was as if his previous marriage had turned him into a secret boyfriend who couldn’t be seen in public.

Because of this, Xiao Lan was incredibly frustrated and often called Qin Jiao to talk. In fact, she had just spent over an hour on the phone with Qin Jiao, venting her frustrations.

Qin Jiao sat nearby with a book, keeping her sleeping children company. She was starting to feel a little drowsy herself and let out a lazy yawn.

The phone rang again.

Fortunately, Mr. Du was in the living room and immediately picked it up.

A moment later, Mr. Du knocked on the door. "Xiao Jiao," he said to Qin Jiao, "it’s your cousin. She sounds very anxious."

Qin Jiao’s heart sank. She asked Mr. Du to watch the children for a moment and jogged over to take the call.

On the phone, Qin Xiaolan said frantically, "Sis, what do I do? My parents are here! They’re right outside my dorm right now!"

The university provided housing and dorms. Sun Li and her husband had visited their daughter’s dorm before, so of course they knew where it was.

Qin Jiao said, "First, calm down. Let your parents rest in your dorm for a bit. If you haven’t decided what to do about that other matter, don’t bring it up yet."

"But... but Gao Yuan is in my dorm right now!"

Qin Jiao: "..."

She quickly asked, "Did anything... happen between you two?"

"No, we haven’t."

Hearing Qin Xiaolan say that, Qin Jiao breathed a small sigh of relief. ’We still haven’t looked into what kind of person this Gao Yuan is. If Xiao Lan had really slept with him, she would be the one to suffer in the end!’

Qin Jiao said calmly, "I remember your dorm has a back door. Have Gao Yuan leave through it immediately."

"Sis, is that okay?"

"You’re not ready to have him meet your parents yet. A sudden meeting like this wouldn’t be good for Gao Yuan, and it wouldn’t be fair to him either. What if your mother’s first impression of him is terrible?"

Qin Jiao knew that if she said anything bad about Gao Yuan right now, Xiao Lan definitely wouldn’t want to hear it.

But if she framed it from Gao Yuan’s perspective—worrying about making a bad first impression on his potential in-laws—she could easily persuade Qin Xiaolan.

As soon as Qin Xiaolan heard this, she realized it made sense. She turned and went to have Gao Yuan leave immediately through the back door.

A complex expression flashed in Gao Yuan’s eyes, but he still habitually pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Alright. Since you feel today isn’t a good time for us to meet, I’ll visit your parents another day."

After seeing Gao Yuan off, Qin Xiaolan let out a huge sigh of relief.

Soon, that evening, Qin Jiao received a call from her own mother, who told her that her uncle and aunt had arrived and invited them over for dinner.

Qin Jiao immediately dressed Zijin in a handsome little suit jacket and Xiao You in a soft pink dress. Then, taking Little Gu Duo and Mr. Du with them, the five of them locked the door and headed to the neighboring complex for dinner.

When Shen Yi, having changed his flight to rush back, eagerly opened the door, he found the house completely quiet.

No one was home.