CHAPTER 267: CHAPTER 267: COMMUNICATION

After finishing the meal, Lin Xiaoyan nudged He Qi’an, giving him a look.

He Qi’an nodded slightly, looked at Grandpa and Dad, and said, "Grandpa, Dad, it’s rare for Yanyan to have a break. I’m taking her for a tour around Beijing, we’ll head out first."

Grandpa He smiled and nodded, "Sure, Xiao Yan, let Qi An show you a good time."

"Okay, Grandpa," Lin Xiaoyan replied obediently.

Mr. He took a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xiaoyan, "It’s your first time here, this is a small token from Uncle. You’ve been working hard for half a month."

Seeing the red envelope, Lin Xiaoyan quickly declined, "Uncle, I don’t want it, you keep it..."

He Qi’an, however, took it without hesitation, "This is a gift from Dad for you, you should accept it!"

Grandpa He chuckled, "Yes, you should accept it, here, this is from Grandpa too."

As he spoke, Grandpa He also took out a red envelope and handed it over.

He Qi’an accepted it as well.

Lin Xiaoyan awkwardly said, "Thank you, Grandpa He, thank you, Uncle."

Grandpa He then asked Aunt Zhang to bring some things for Lin Xiaoyan to take back.

On the way back, Lin Xiaoyan looked at the red envelopes in her hand, both happy and embarrassed.

"Is it not good to take red envelopes the first time I visit?" Lin Xiaoyan asked.

He Qi’an smiled, "Why not? It’s proper."

"Then... you came to my house, and my parents didn’t give you a red envelope."

"That’s true, what should we do about it? You want to make it up to me?" He Qi’an joked.

"Sure, I’ll give you one!" Lin Xiaoyan generously took out her phone, ready to transfer money to He Qi’an.

"I don’t want money!"

"No money?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at him confused, "Then what do you want?"

He Qi’an focused on driving, looked ahead, and slowly said, "Let me think about it."

Lin Xiaoyan: "...Okay!"

"Where do you want to go and play?"

"Let’s go back to the hotel, I’m a bit tired," Lin Xiaoyan leaned against the car, recalling the scenes at the He Family.

She remembered He’s mother’s attitude, feeling a bit sad inside.

Before going there, she had prepared herself since she knew that since Minister He was her boyfriend’s father, her boyfriend’s family background was definitely not ordinary.

How could a family like that agree to a girl from an ordinary family like hers as their daughter-in-law!

Even though she had many hypotheses in her mind, truly seeing her boyfriend’s mother with a look of disdain and dislike still hurt her.

He Qi’an felt the sudden drop in emotion from the person beside him, turned his head to glance, and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Lin Xiaoyan came back to her senses, "Nothing, just a bit tired." Tired in the heart.

"We’ll be at the hotel soon."

"Mm."

Arriving at the hotel, He Qi’an carried the things and went up with Lin Xiaoyan.

"Sister Nan isn’t here?"

Entering the room, He Qi’an realized there was no one inside.

He had booked this suite yesterday, which could accommodate two people.

Nan Xi could also stay to protect Lin Xiaoyan closely.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at her phone, "Sister Nan said she went to meet some friends."

Upon hearing this, He Qi’an put the things down and then hugged his girlfriend tightly.

Lin Xiaoyan was suddenly embraced and froze for a moment, "What... what are you doing!"

Her heart panicked a bit, what did he intend to do!

He Qi’an held Lin Xiaoyan in his arms, sat down, and let her sit on his lap, "Let’s talk."

Lin Xiaoyan: ??

"Talk about what? Let me down first."

Lin Xiaoyan felt awkward and twisted her body, trying to get down.

"Don’t move."

He Qi’an took a deep breath, speaking with a low voice.

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly sensed something unusual, stiffened her body, and dared not move anymore.

"You..." Lin Xiaoyan’s face turned bright red at this moment, feeling embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

He Qi’an took a deep breath, held Lin Xiaoyan tightly, rested his head on her shoulder, calming himself.

Moments later, He Qi’an lifted his head, gazed deeply at Lin Xiaoyan, and softly asked, "You were unhappy just now, weren’t you?"

Lin Xiaoyan felt He Qi’an calming down. Only then did she relax her body, not expecting him to bring up this question.

"No..."

He Qi’an spoke directly, "It’s because of my mom, right."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan fell silent.

Seeing his girlfriend like this, what more could He Qi’an not understand.

He hugged his girlfriend tightly and said slowly, "You don’t need to pay attention to her.

She... her thinking is a bit stubborn.

My dad, grandpa, and I have already talked to her, but she still believes she’s right.

You shouldn’t mind her attitude, as long as I like you and love you, it’s enough.

Besides, grandpa and dad approve of you too. When we get married in the future, we won’t be living with her, so you don’t have to worry at all."

Lin Xiaoyan leaned in her boyfriend’s arms, softly saying, "But, if Auntie doesn’t like me all along, I might..."

He Qi’an’s arm tightened, "Might what?"

Lin Xiaoyan sensed her boyfriend’s tension and couldn’t help but find it amusing, but...

"Since ancient times, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships have been the hardest to solve.

If there’s a conflict, eighty percent result in divorce..."

He Qi’an turned Lin Xiaoyan to face him, letting her sit on his lap.

He looked at Lin Xiaoyan seriously and solemnly, "I know what your concerns are, but please trust me, okay?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked into He Qi’an’s eyes, feeling indecisive in her heart.

Honestly, after seeing He Qi’an’s family today, she indeed felt afraid and inferior inside.

She never imagined that someone as ordinary as her would find a boyfriend with such good conditions.

The kindness from Grandpa He and Minister He left her feeling at a loss.

She even wondered if it was because she was someone from the Special Investigation Bureau that they were so kind to her?

If she weren’t from the Special Investigation Bureau, if she didn’t have a superpower, she might never have met He Qi’an in this lifetime, nor dated or even married him.

She’s very afraid inside that if one day, her superpower disappeared...

Would they still greet her with a smile?

Would he still continue to like her, love her?

"Yanyan, what’s on your mind, please tell me, alright?

I’m your boyfriend, I hope we can communicate and solve any problems between us promptly.

Be honest with each other, okay?"

Lin Xiaoyan took a deep breath, looked directly into He Qi’an’s eyes, and said, "Alright.

I’m thinking, if one day I no longer have a superpower, would you still love me like this, would your family..."

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s words, He Qi’an felt choked inside.

"You doubt my feelings for you?"

Lin Xiaoyan: "Not doubt, I just doubt myself. I sometimes often feel that everything now is false.

If I didn’t have a superpower, we might not have met, and nothing that followed would have happened..."

He Qi’an calmly stopped Lin Xiaoyan from continuing to speak, "I understand your worries, but please believe in everything that’s happening now.

Don’t talk about hypothetical scenarios, because everything now truly exists!

Moreover, I love you, not because of whether you have a superpower."