“It's okay, who gives who a refill is the same. Besides, my son is a man, and it's not a bad thing to be considerate to his wife.”
Xu Mei couldn't help but giggle, she was quite assertive, but she was also open-minded.
She could feel her son's fondness for Su Xiyan, and since he liked her, she supported whatever he wanted to do.
“No, Auntie, actually…”
Su Xiyan was still trying to explain something. She knew that in Xu Mei and Chen's father's minds, they must have thought Chen Shuo was always being bullied by her.
She didn't want to leave such an impression on the elders, so she tried to defend herself.
“You know, my mom already said it, right? We like each other, so no more explanations.”
Chen Shuo shook his head and laughed. For some reason, the more he saw Su Xiyan like this, the more he liked her.
She was quite considerate of his pride.
In front of his parents, some things didn't need to be explained.
Su Xiyan's good qualities, Chen Shuo understood them well, which was why he was willing to do these things.
At the dinner table, everyone's conversation was quite pleasant, mostly with Xu Mei asking questions.
After previous interactions, Xu Mei already had a good understanding of Su Xiyan.
The questions she asked later were things she hadn't asked before, and Su Xiyan answered them obediently, without evasion.
“By the way, Xiyan, what are your plans after graduation? Are you planning to stay in Su City or develop elsewhere?”
Just as the atmosphere was about to quiet down, Xu Mei asked again.
“This…” Su Xiyan hesitated, due to her special identity, whether she graduated or not, she had to dedicate her life to the Monster Hunters' Guild.
So as long as there were no personnel changes or upward mobility, she would stay in Su City.
But how to respond became a dilemma.
Her identity couldn't be casually revealed to ordinary people, not even to Chen Shuo's parents.
“Mom, are you getting forgetful again? Xiyan's family is well-off, her choices are much more than ours.”
Fortunately, Chen Shuo stepped in to help Su Xiyan out at the crucial moment. Hearing Chen Shuo say that, Xu Mei seemed to remember something and patted her forehead.
“Look at my head, I forgot about that. Well, it's good, staying in the Su Family's business, your work will be busy in the future.”
“Yes, Auntie, there are a lot of trivial matters, but don't worry, I'll make time to accompany Chen Shuo. After all, besides work, there's life too!”
Su Xiyan responded seriously. If there was any deliberate performance before, at this moment, every word from Su Xiyan was heartfelt.
For her in the past, only her career mattered.
As long as her career was successful, nothing else was important. Until Chen Shuo appeared, he changed many of her views.
She felt the joy of life, the happiness of being with someone, and even looking forward to the future together.
Each point was crucial to her, she learned to live, learned to love.
“Auntie believes you. As a girl, you are a pride to many girls. Unlike my son, who has never had any ambition since he was a child. If it weren't for meeting you, he would be a piece of mud that can't be helped up. I wonder what kind of blessing he accumulated in his past life to meet you.”
Xu Mei said excitedly, and by the end, Chen Shuo was a bit unhappy.
After all, he was Xu Mei's son, how could he be worthless in his mother's mouth?
In the younger generation of the Chen family, he was also a pride.
From elementary school, his grades were always at the top, and in middle and high school, he was among the top students.
In others' words, he was always the child of others.
Although there weren't many glorious moments, he still managed to enter the most prestigious university in Su City, where he was always a good student.
In daily life, Chen Shuo rarely let his parents worry.
Whatever he could do himself, he did it himself.
Yet, in his mother's mouth, he became mud that couldn't be helped up?
“Mom, am I that bad?” Chen Shuo protested.
In response to Chen Shuo's protest, he just got a big eye roll: “Shut up, you have no say here.”
“Xiyan, this is your first time at our house, we don't have much, so please forgive us for not being a good host. Try your uncle's cooking, if you like it, tell Auntie.”
Xu Mei said while continuously adding dishes to Su Xiyan's bowl.
Soon, the dishes in Su Xiyan's bowl piled up like a small mountain, not just any small mountain, but a symbol of Xu Mei's partiality.
“Yes, if you like it, come often. Whenever you have time, I'll cook personally.”
Chen's father, who was not good at talking, also spoke up at this moment, which made Chen Shuo feel even more like he wasn't their real child.
“Mom and Dad, eat your food. Look, Xiyan's bowl is almost overflowing.”
Chen Shuo's words were full of jealousy, and it was his reminder that made the elders realize the problem.
While apologizing, they also started to add dishes to the female vampire's bowl: “Eat, by the way, we've known each other for so long, but we don't know your name yet?”
Suddenly asked by the elders, the female vampire froze, she had forgotten when was the last time someone cared about her.
“A name is just a label, it's not important.” The female vampire's answer was cold.
This made the elders a bit awkward, looking at each other, they could only ask everyone to continue eating and drinking.
“If it's for convenience, call me Mei.”
After tasting a dish from Chen Shuo's mother, the female vampire said in a low voice.
But in Chen Shuo's memory, this female vampire didn't seem to be called that.
He didn't ask much, maybe living with a new identity would be better.
Mei also gradually improved, at least from this moment on, she was willing to communicate with everyone.
“Mei, that's a nice name.”
Su Xiyan also added a word, the female vampire didn't say anything, just kept her head down and continued eating.
However, her gaze occasionally glanced at Su Xiyan.
Every time she was about to speak, the words got stuck in her throat.
This detail, though subtle, was noticed by Chen Shuo.
But in such a situation, he didn't over-question it. The dinner went smoothly, after finishing, Su Xiyan helped Xu Mei clean up the dishes.
Chen's father went to the balcony to smoke alone, and Mei, after putting down her bowl and chopsticks, was about to go back to her room.
Seeing this, Chen Shuo quickly blocked Mei's way: “Wait, let's talk for a bit.”
ave】 Shen Qingling was a man with peerless looks, a cunning mind, and the ability to play both the aloof noble and the innocent sweetheart—a master of seduction who could outplay any player. But after an untimely death, he found himself bound to a system and transmigrated into the tragic "true young master" of a melodramatic novel. In the original story, his childhood sweetheart treated him as a backup plan, his fiancée swore to break off their engagement for the sake of the "fake young master," and his own sister saw him as the family's disgrace. He was nothing more than a rat everyone wanted to stomp on. System 077: "Your mission is to change the original fate and conquer the goddesses." Shen Qingling: "Thanks for the invite. If seduction had tiers, I’d be max level." His childhood sweetheart knelt, begging for forgiveness: "Qingling, I was wrong. Please give me another chance." His ex-fiancée refused to marry anyone else: "Shen Qingling, I was blind before. In this life, I’ll marry no one but you." A yandere CEO went mad for love: "Shen Qingling, you can only like me. I’ll stop at nothing to make you mine!" His green-tea sister clung to him daily: "Brother, look at me, won’t you? I’m more obedient than them—I love you the most~" At first, they scorned and trampled on him. Later, they burned themselves like moths to a flame, all for his sake. His looks were his weapon, his sweet words the bait—heroines obsessed over him, villains turned to madness for him. Shen Qingling became a true male siren, igniting battlefield after battlefield of women fighting for his affection. Years later, when System 077—now one of the elites—was asked how to become as outstanding as it, it lazily exhaled a smoke ring and replied: "Just know how to cheer ‘666’ at the right time."
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
