Chapter 88 - 87: Brother, What a Surprise

Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Brother, What a Surprise

The two were none other than Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing, who had followed them.

"Welcome—"

"Shh!"

When a sales associate saw the two girls enter and started to welcome them, Lin Wanyu quickly cut her off.

"That man who was just here—was he picking out clothes for his mom?"

The sales associate glanced at Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing, a little suspicious about who they were.

Still, she nodded. "I believe so."

After hearing the associate’s reply, Lin Wanyu pulled Li Mengqing to one side, where they turned their backs to Gao Yuan and pretended to look at clothes.

Lin Wanyu’s plan wasn’t hard to guess.

’Since I’ll have to meet Gao Yuan’s parents eventually, I might as well start with this chance encounter.’

’In fact, I’ve already decided. Whatever Gao Yuan picks for his mom today, I’m going to be the one to pay for it!’

’You can never be too polite, after all. This way, Gao Yuan’s mom will have a better impression of me.’

At that moment, Gao Yuan was watching his mom pick out clothes.

Just as he expected, his mom would see an item, check the price tag first, and then complain that one style was no good or another color was too bright.

Gao Yuan said directly to the sales associate, "Please help my mom pick out a coat, a cashmere sweater, and some wool pants."

With Gao Yuan’s specific instructions, the sales associate immediately put together an outfit from the new arrivals.

A black cashmere coat, a beige cashmere sweater, and black wool pants.

Gao Yuan ushered his mom to the fitting room to try them on.

While his mom was trying on the clothes, Gao Yuan had just sat down when a system notification sounded in his mind.

[DING! Charming Uncle - Kept Man with an Attitude Mission has begun.]

[Mission]: Announce that Lin Wanyu is your girlfriend and get your mother’s approval.

[Mission Reward 1]: Telepathy Card (One-time use).

[Mission Reward 2]: 3 Experience Points.

After reviewing the system mission, Gao Yuan immediately grabbed his phone and scrolled through their three-person group chat.

’Their messages earlier were obviously a trick to find my exact location, not just to check up on me!’

It hit him in an instant. ’They must have secretly come to Xudu City.’

’My mom is in Xudu City. If Lin Wanyu wants her approval, she can’t very well get it from Hang City.’

"Where are you two?"

Gao Yuan immediately @-ed them both in the group chat, adding an angry emoji at the end.

DING DONG.

DING DONG.

Lin Wanyu’s and Li Mengqing’s phones chimed at the same time.

They both opened their phones, saw the message in the group chat, and exchanged a glance.

"Did he find us out?"

"No way. He’s definitely just asking what we’re up to."

Lin Wanyu said with conviction after a brief hesitation.

She was sure Gao Yuan couldn’t have guessed that they had secretly come to Xudu City.

But a moment later, Lin Wanyu started to have second thoughts.

She thought the group chat was too quiet.

They hadn’t replied, yet Gao Yuan hadn’t pressed them for an answer. That was a little strange.

"Qingqing, maybe we should just go ’run into’ him now!"

Lin Wanyu looked uncertainly at Li Mengqing.

Li Mengqing almost had to laugh. Just a minute ago, she had been brimming with confidence, and now she was already getting insecure.

’Such a fragile mentality. She’s completely lovesick.’

’Then again, aren’t I the same way?’

Although she hadn’t said out loud that she missed Gao Yuan, she had agreed without a second thought when Lin Wanyu asked her to take time off and come with her.

It looked like she was just going along with Lin Wanyu, but it was her own heart’s choice as well.

Having made their decision, the two of them headed deeper into the store.

"Honey, what a surprise!"

When she reached the Ordos new arrivals section, Lin Wanyu saw Gao Yuan sitting quietly by himself on a long sofa. She broke into a little run and pounced on him, exclaiming.

"What kind of stunt are you two trying to pull?"

Gao Yuan pulled Lin Wanyu off of him and onto the bench, then looked over at Li Mengqing and asked.

"Hehe, I just missed you!"

"Don’t you want to see me dance anymore?"

Lin Wanyu leaned close to Gao Yuan’s ear, her voice a seductive whisper.

Gao Yuan grabbed Lin Wanyu’s arm, tempted to pull her over his knee for a spanking, but he stopped when he noticed the nearby sales associate.

"You could have at least told me you were coming. I would have picked you up."

Gao Yuan wasn’t actually upset about their arrival. Besides, now that they were here, they’d even triggered a system mission for him, so he had even less reason to complain.

"We drove here."

"The Brabus G900?"

Gao Yuan was surprised they had driven. He knew the trip from Hang City to Xudu City took around eight hours.

The thought of the two of them driving for so long made Gao Yuan retroactively nervous.

He watched Lin Wanyu nod obediently, and the scolding he was about to give died on his lips.

In all his years, this was the first time he’d ever enjoyed someone traveling a great distance to find him, just because they missed him.

Gao Yuan reached out and stroked Lin Wanyu’s head. "Don’t do anything so reckless in the future."

"I know, honey."

"But, we had a chauffeur drive us this time."

That made Gao Yuan feel much more at ease. ’This little vixen isn’t as foolish as she seems.’

「Meanwhile」

Just as Huang Xiuxia stepped out of the fitting room in her new clothes, she saw two beautiful girls standing beside her son.

Although she couldn’t identify the luxury brands Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing were wearing, the way the two girls dressed and the aura they projected made it clear they weren’t from ordinary families.

Moreover, one of the girls was hugging her son intimately.

And the way the other girl was looking at her son also struck Huang Xiuxia as a little unusual.

’Didn’t that little rascal say he wasn’t seeing anyone?’

’I’ll have to find a chance to question him properly later!’

With that thought in mind, Huang Xiuxia walked over to her son.

When Gao Yuan saw his mom walk over in the new clothes, he immediately stood up. He pulled Lin Wanyu to his side and made the introduction.

"Mom, this is Lin Wanyu. My girlfriend."

"It’s nice to meet you, Auntie!"

Lin Wanyu looked at Huang Xiuxia with a hint of shyness, straightened her clothes, and spoke gently.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

"You’re out shopping, too!"

Huang Xiuxia had said "wonderful" three times in a row.

She wasn’t just being polite; she was genuinely impressed with Lin Wanyu.

In Huang Xiuxia’s eyes, Lin Wanyu was not only beautiful but also had a great figure and was quite tall. She estimated that the next generation would also be tall.

Plus, her soft-spoken, gentle demeanor was exactly what she looked for in a daughter-in-law.

The more Huang Xiuxia looked at Lin Wanyu, the more pleased she became.

At this point, Huang Xiuxia completely forgot about the clothes, pulling Lin Wanyu by the hand to sit down with her.

After chatting for a few moments, she learned that Lin Wanyu’s home was in Hang City.

The only reason she was in Xudu City was that she had followed her son there.

Huang Xiuxia glanced up at Gao Yuan, wondering when her son had become so charming.

But when she learned that Lin Wanyu’s father was the chairman of the Lin Group, the way Huang Xiuxia looked at Gao Yuan changed completely.

She had heard that many men in Hang City married into their wives’ families.

She especially recalled that the last time Gao Yuan came home, he had mentioned that if she kept pressuring him to get married, he would just go and marry into his wife’s family.

’Xiaoyuan isn’t planning to marry into her family, is he?’