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Has Xie Xiao gone bad?

No, Xie Xiao felt he had just matured!

After all, it was Luo Yanran who took the initiative, and Xie Xiao would certainly not pass up such a good opportunity.

He hugged her and kissed her on the roadside for a while. Hmm, Luo Yanran naturally was unwilling and even reached out to hit him.

In the end, Xie Xiao could only let her go reluctantly.

This was the entrance to the residential area, where there weren't many people.

But there were still some people around, and the two young people kissing attracted quite a few passersby's attention.

Some smiled understandingly, while others were amazed at the boldness of the young people nowadays.

Although Luo Yanran was embarrassed, she didn't push him away as Xie Xiao held her and walked forward.

You see, their interactions now resemble how they would be after they're married.

It seems that girls more or less fantasize about their weddings.

Just like how Liu Ou once said Luo Yanran wanted to marry a little prince who could play the piano when she was a child.

Now her love could also play the piano, just like a little prince.

Thinking of this made her happy, and she suddenly asked Xie Xiao in a soft voice, "Could you play the piano for me when we get married someday?"

Xie Xiao looked at her, "Of course, I can, if you want. Not just for our wedding, but anytime you'd like to hear it, we can have a piano in our house."

After he spoke, Xie Xiao felt a bit nostalgic, "When I was a child, Teacher Xie tricked me into learning piano by saying that girls like little boys who can play the piano. I thought he was just making things up, considering I was only six or seven years old..."

It turned out that Teacher Xie was speaking the truth.

Their little miss liked it a lot.

Xie Xiao looked at Luo Yanran and teased her, "Miss, do you like boys who can play the piano?"

Luo Yanran glanced at him, her smile curving her eyes, vibrant and beautiful, "I like it, I like Xie Xiao who can play the piano, and I like Xie Xiao who can't play the piano. The only condition is that it has to be Xie Xiao."

Sometimes the most moving love words are those spoken spontaneously.

Xie Xiao was satisfied, his heartbeat a bit faster.

He muttered as he walked forward, holding the girl's hand, "Ah, ah, ah, I can't take it."

The usually reserved lawyer Luo, suddenly sharp-tongued and irresistible!

Luo Yanran followed behind him, laughing joyfully.

Liking Xie Xiao, just because he is Xie Xiao, whether he can play the piano seems not to matter anymore.

Whether he's a little prince or not isn't important, as long as it's Xie Xiao.

At this moment, Lin Yu was feeling a bit nervous.

He had just sent Liu Ou back home.

Her parents were also back, and tomorrow at noon, he would finally meet Liu Da and Wang Wen as the boyfriend.

His emotions were truly complex at this time.

So he smoked a cigarette in the yard.

He had just finished smoking when he saw his grandmother standing at the living room door looking at him, she waved her hand, motioning for him to come in after finishing.

Lin Yu responded with an "Okay," thinking he was about to be scolded.

Sighing inwardly, he actually hadn't smoked much since he began dating Liu Ou.

After all, as a doctor, he was quite fond of taking care of his own health.

He would only smoke when doing research late at night and was really exhausted, joining his senior brother for a smoke.

Everyone around him knew that quitting smoking entirely was too difficult, but it could be controlled.

Lin Yu stayed outside for a while to air out the smell before going in.

But because there was not much wind, it didn't disperse much.

After entering, he was the first to speak, "I'm sorry, Grandma, I was wrong, I won't smoke again next time."

Who could have known that Grandma would just glance at him, "Worried about meeting the parents tomorrow?"

Lin Yu sighed, "Yeah, I don't have any experience, and Xie Xiao's experience isn't exactly applicable."

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran's relationship, to be strict, was blessed smoothly by everyone, making them incredibly lucky.

Well, this was a little different from my own case, as I wasn't viewed positively in the beginning either.

But Lin Yu fully understood Liu Ou's parents.

If his daughter ever brought home such a problematic boyfriend, he reckoned he wouldn't have the same quality as Liu Da and the others...

He could completely understand.

So, from the beginning, he didn't have the same guarded attitude towards his family as Liu Ou did.

Now, though, he was debt-free, and his income was okay, but just when things were looking up, he was about to go abroad for further studies.

No matter how he thought about it, Lin Yu felt his current situation would make it quite difficult to gain parental approval.

In any case, he was quite worried, even though Liu Da and his folks occasionally visited Grandma, and their relationship seemed not bad...

But isn't this different?

Grandma reached out and patted his head, "Sometimes, you just think too much. Your Uncle Liu and the others have been through it all."

Though she said this, Grandma was still troubled by her grandson's worries.

If it were someone else's family, with both parents around, they probably would have much more confidence, right?

His dad would have taught him a lot of things, she remembered the process of her son marrying his wife wasn't smooth sailing either...

Regrettably, now Lin Yu only had himself.

She took out a box, "This, I wanted to give to little Ou, but she didn't want to take it, saying it was too precious..."

The old lady's gaze became distant, what precious things could there be anymore? To pay off debts, she sold everything of value she had.

She then reached out, took Lin Yu's hand, and placed the box in it, "I'm giving this to you now."

Lin Yu was startled for a moment, looking at the box in his hand, "Grandma, this isn't some kind of family heirloom, is it? I wouldn't dare to keep it."

The old lady glared at him, "What are you thinking? Our family is so poor, what heirloom could we have? It's just some photos and a few small items."

Lin Yu glanced at her and opened the box.

What caught his eye was a family portrait.

The family of five in the picture was smiling happily.

Grandma was young too, sitting next to Grandpa, with a chubby toddler of two or three sitting in her arms.

Behind them stood a young couple.

They all wore smiles on their faces.

Lin Yu's eyes reddened. There used to be photos in his home when he was a child, and every time he got bullied or was upset, he would cry while holding the picture frame.

But one day, Grandma took the frame away and told him, "Daddy, Mommy, and Grandpa aren't coming back, so little Yu needs to be strong by himself."

That year Lin Yu was five and he understood the meaning of death.
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He also knew that besides Grandma, he had no one else.

Now, looking at the well-preserved photo.

Lin Yu gazed at the little chubby boy; so many years had passed.

He was no longer a child.

Grandma had aged.

But the parents and grandpa in the photo were still so young.

The old lady's hand trembled as she took out a pair of pearl earrings, "This isn't worth much, but these were your mom's favorite earrings, and you used to like reaching out for them as a child."

The old lady's voice shook, "So she always said she would give them to your wife one day. This is the only piece of your mom's jewelry I have left."

She said, "Our little Yu has grown up, ready to get married."