novelraw Chapter 136: State Your Position
Chapter 136: State Your Position
There are many beautiful women, but how many can truly reach the top in their industry? A slightly better-looking woman can casually beckon, and a crowd of men rush over, offering all kinds of good conditions. Why would she need to strive on her own?
Even if there are those who reach the top of their field, they must not be young. Look at the strong women in business; even the young ones have to be in their early thirties, and they must be proactive. Putting all of this together, Yu Minglang thought Zheng Xu is really going to be lonely for a lifetime.
"It’s precisely because Zheng Xu is so much like me that I must help him heal. As long as he can get better, I can find a way to save myself. Yu Minglang, I’m telling you all this because I respect you. If you don’t appreciate this, go ahead and make a fuss. If you blow it up, we might as well call it quits."
When Yu Minglang heard Qian saying all this stuff, he actually understood that if he kept dwelling on this issue, Qian would definitely break up with him.
"Good thing I studied psychology. Imagine if I studied urology, poking around every day—wouldn’t you go crazy?"
Yu Minglang immediately thought about physical examinations, standing in a row, bare as the male doctor grossly performs his checks. That experience was something Yu Minglang never wanted to recall.
However, visualizing Qian as the female doctor...
He shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Just examine me alone, spare the others. Once you’ve seen me, you wouldn’t want to examine anyone else."
"...Have some dignity?"
With what he said, Qian’s cheeks heated up a little, remembering that when the two of them were together in a past life, he indeed had reasons to be proud.
"In any case, professions have no gender. This is my job, and in the future, I will certainly interact with many male patients. Yu Minglang, you’d better have some awareness. You always tell me to be conscious, so you, too, must have the mindset of a doctor’s partner."
"Doctor’s partner... sounds awful. What does this have to do with roasted chicken?"
"Don’t change the subject, make a statement."
Knowing he couldn’t avoid it, Yu Minglang had no choice but to reluctantly say, "As long as that guy doesn’t eye you, I won’t deal with him. I’m actually not worried about you running away with him. Without me, where would you find such a good man? That kid Zheng Xu, when faced with issues, just ran away. He’s not reliable at all."
"Issues? What issues?" Qian latched onto the key word.
"Back in school, there was a time when the school warehouse caught—" Before Yu Minglang could finish, the phone rang.
He gestured ’pause’ and pulled Qian onto his lap, forcing her to sit on him. He wrapped his arms around her comfortably, resting his head on her shoulder.
Qian rolled her eyes, thinking how shameless he was, even using her as a cushion while taking a call!
"Mom, yeah, I’m home. Coming back for dinner?" Yu Minglang glanced at Qian in his arms.
Qian stiffened all over, suddenly feeling a bad premonition, shaking her head vigorously, indicating she didn’t want to get involved.
"I don’t mind, but my girlfriend doesn’t want to see you—they say you don’t look good—ow!" Yu Minglang yelped as Qian pinched his waist.
You shameless thing, can you behave!
Wasn’t this setting her up? With him saying that, how would his mother view her!
"Hand the phone to her? Sure, here you go." Yu Minglang passed the phone to Qian.
Qian gritted her teeth, making a throat-slitting gesture at him. Yu Minglang spread his hands, looking innocent, but of course, he’s lying!
"Hello, Auntie, I’m Chen Xiaoqian." Qian never expected to talk to his mother this soon.
He was indeed shameless, didn’t even ask for her consent before pulling such a move, too overbearing.
Now that things had come to this, whether prepared or not, she had to face it.
"Hello, Qian."
Mrs. Yu’s voice was authoritative, correlating with her position as a deputy director, yet she was very kind and warm, making it difficult for Qian to refuse.
"Auntie, you’re having a family gathering, I shouldn’t intrude. How about another day—"
"No need to wait for another day, come over now. After dinner, my son will drive you back. Qian, I’ve been wanting to meet you for a while. Let’s just meet, don’t feel any pressure, come on over."
Mrs. Yu had gotten the exact info, knowing Qian had returned home with Yu Minglang, timed her call perfectly. Her son was indeed considerate, cooperating with his mom.
"...Alright, sorry to intrude."
The elders had spoken so earnestly, if Qian were to refuse, it would seem unreasonable.
After hanging up, Qian pinched Yu Minglang’s waist tight, her palms hitting his chest angrily.
"Don’t you have any shame! Who let you act on your own!"
The relationship isn’t even confirmed yet, and he’s rushing to meet each other’s parents, this speed, this order, way too fast.
"It wasn’t my idea, my mom’s just too eager." Yu Minglang shifted all the responsibility onto his mother.
"Don’t play innocent with me! This was obviously planned!" The thought of meeting his family unsettled Qian.
In a previous life, they had been together for so long, and he didn’t mention meeting the family until he proposed. When that happened, she fled with a bun in the oven.
They weren’t ordinary folks, and the thought of meeting them so soon unnerved her.
Today she was supposed to visit her grandma in the countryside. Her clothes were too plain for meeting his parents. Would it seem rude? She hadn’t prepared any gifts...
Qian, who despises rushed battles, didn’t like this passive feeling at all. Seeing Yu Minglang smiling, she got even angrier and smacked him again.
"Yu Minglang, you big bad boy. Didn’t we agree that I’d set the timing? Can your words be trusted at all, you big liar!"
Back then this guy shamelessly squeezed himself in front of her mom to make himself known, and now he’s pulling the same stunt, forcing her to meet his family. If a man’s words could be trusted, pigs would climb trees.
"Things just happened to overlap, right? It’s not like I called my mom; she found out on her own... it’s no big deal. My family is very easygoing; visiting them is not like entering a tiger’s den. What are you afraid of?"
"Just wait, keep your skin tightened; we’ll settle this later. Now get up!"
"The meal’s probably still being prepared. We can go later to eat it fresh and ready. Come on, give me a kiss—"
Yu Minglang ended up kissing a cushion. Qian had smacked his face with it, looking disdainful.
"Grab the car keys, bring your wallet, we’re leaving right now!"
"What’s up?"
"Shopping for clothes! You dummy!" Qian definitely didn’t want to go over in ripped jeans. Although he didn’t say what his dad did, she knew.
Going dressed like this, would the first impression be a total negative?