novelraw Chapter 808: Because of You, I Look Forward to Marriage (8)
Chapter 808: Because of You, I Look Forward to Marriage (8)
Mu Ke didn’t stop her, and when he saw the things Sheng Jiayu had prepared, a smile appeared in his eyes.
The gifts Sheng Jiayu chose were not too expensive, nor were they cheap. The key was that she had obviously put thought into it and selected them according to his family’s preferences.
Before boarding the plane, Sheng Jiayu called Xu Qingru. At the time, Xu Qingru was quietly reading in the warm sea breeze of Bali Island. When she received her daughter’s call and learned that she was going to S City to meet the in-laws, she smiled and gave a few reminders.
Mu Ke also called Su Chen to pick them up. Ms. Wang initially wanted to come herself, but Mu Ke was worried that Sheng Jiayu would feel uncomfortable, so he had Su Chen come first to help ease her nervousness.
As for Sheng Jiayu, she didn’t think she would be nervous, but when the plane landed, she suddenly felt inexplicably nervous. This feeling was unfamiliar to her.
Mu Ke noticed her nervousness, gathered the things in one hand, and reached out to hold her hand. "Nervous?"
"Yeah, a little."
Sheng Jiayu didn’t hide it and after saying it, she quietly added, "I have no experience."
This made Mu Ke raise his eyebrows. It made sense for others to have no experience, but how could someone who had been married not have experience?
His suspicion was too obvious, making it hard for Sheng Jiayu not to notice. She pursed her lips and for the first time spoke about her marriage with Xin Ke to Mu Ke: "The first time I met Xin Ke’s parents, they were the ones who came to find me. It wasn’t really meeting the in-laws, so I didn’t feel anything. And later, as we got familiar, I felt even less."
Mu Ke gently tightened his grip on her hand. "Sorry, for bringing back unhappy memories of the past."
Sheng Jiayu shook her head. "No, I don’t feel anything anymore."
The joy in Mu Ke’s eyes deepened, and his tone became more soothing. "Relax, they will definitely like you."
It wasn’t the first time Mu Ke said this. Sheng Jiayu had never asked why, but now she couldn’t help but ask, "How are you so sure?"
Mu Ke continued walking forward with her, his gaze still calm and indifferent, but he couldn’t conceal the smile in his eyes. "Because I only like you."
This statement was a bit subtle.
Did he mean that because he liked her, his family would also like her? Or that because he was so old and still unmarried, as long as he brought home someone he liked, his family would accept them?
However, Sheng Jiayu didn’t think much more about it and felt a bit better.
As soon as they walked out of the airport, they saw Su Chen standing not far away in a flashy yellow-green down jacket.
Looking at his outfit and the gazes of people around him, Sheng Jiayu felt a bit embarrassed and quietly looked up at Mu Ke. "Can I pretend I don’t know him?"
"Um... you can just think of him as a taxi driver."
Su Chen’s flamboyant jacket was one thing, but he was also wearing a pair of strikingly orange-red shoes with a dramatic black style.
Is he cosplaying as a traffic coordinator?
Even though she wanted to pretend not to know him, Sheng Jiayu still stepped forward. Su Chen’s face was bright with a smile. "Miss Sheng, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
Su Chen greeted Sheng Jiayu, and Mu Ke put the luggage in the trunk and then came back to open the car door for Sheng Jiayu. "Get in first, it’s cold outside."