Li Xiyu was so scared that she quickly grabbed the quilt to cover herself, looking on guard.
In a daze, Song Jiaye's memory flashed back to that morning after he had spent a hazy night with Li Xiyu.
He never thought that the roles would be reversed now.
Song Jiaye decided to "guide her gently": "Xiyu, you've seen how your elder brother and sister - in - law are acting, right?"
Li Xiyu nodded. Her elder brother and sister - in - law didn't even want to sit together. Along the way, Jiang Yongfeng had been trying to persuade her sister - in - law, while her father, Li Xiangping, had been trying to persuade her elder brother. Li Xiyu didn't know if their ears had gotten calloused, but she was already sick of hearing it.
"Now Dad and Aunt Jiang are worried about this. If they knew that we were sleeping in separate beds, how worried would they be?"
"But won't they find out sooner or later?"
"Do you want me to tell them right now?" Song Jiaye retorted, and as he spoke, he made a move to get up. "I'll go tell them right now."
Li Xiyu quickly stopped him.
"No, you can't." It wasn't the right time to let them know about her and Song Jiaye. Her elder brother and sister - in - law were going through a divorce, and the family was in a mess. She was really afraid that her father couldn't bear it if their matter was exposed.
Moreover, she had brought the whole family here for a trip, not to announce that her marriage with Song Jiaye was on the rocks. The top priority was Jiang Yongfeng and her daughter.
Thinking of this, Li Xiyu had no choice but to endure.
But joking aside, Song Jiaye was very self - conscious. He picked up a pillow from the bed and put it on the low - lying sofa beside the bed.
"I'll sleep here these days."
Song Jiaye was tall and big. How could he sleep on such a small sofa? Li Xiyu felt cramped just looking at it.
However, no matter how pitiful Song Jiaye seemed, she wouldn't show any sympathy. Sharing a room with him was already a big concession. She wouldn't sleep in the same bed with him.
During dinner, while everyone was discussing where to eat, there was a knock on the door. They thought it was the hotel waiter, and Jiang Yongfeng got up to open the door.
There was indeed a waiter outside, but there was also a middle - aged man in a suit.
"Good evening, ma'am." The man greeted Jiang Yongfeng very respectfully.
Since the man was so polite, Jiang Yongfeng had to return the greeting, and then asked, "May I ask who you are?"
"Oh, let me introduce myself. I was sent by Mr. Song. Mr. Song asked me to invite all of you to have a simple meal at the Song's mansion."
"Mr. Song?"
Hearing these two words, everyone in the room, including Li Xiangping, was very shocked. They were on a family trip and hadn't told anyone else. How did Mr. Song know?
Li Xiangping didn't dare to be negligent. He stepped forward and said, "When we arrived in the capital, we should have visited Mr. Song first. How could we dare to accept Mr. Song's invitation?"
The man smiled. His eyes fell on Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu standing behind the crowd. He took a glance and then withdrew his gaze. "We were being abrupt. The car is waiting at the door. I'll come to pick you up in half an hour."
Sure enough, he was Mr. Song's man. He made detailed arrangements and even considered giving them time to dress up.
After the man left, Li Xiangping and Jiang Yongfeng still felt like they were in a dream. Jiang Yongfeng even couldn't believe it. She pulled Li Xiangping and asked, "This man, he won't be lying to us, right? How did Mr. Song know we were coming to the capital?"
Ming Yuezhu, who had been watching coldly, snorted in her heart. It was just a meal invitation from Mr. Song. Was it really necessary to make such a fuss? Seeing Jiang Yongfeng still doubting the man's identity, she thought it was even more ridiculous. If she didn't think that she was now half a member of the Li family and didn't want to make a fool of herself, she really wouldn't have bothered to remind this country bumpkin.
Ming Yuezhu said, "That man often follows Mr. Song. He's Mr. Song's chief secretary. I've seen him several times at the Ming family. There's no mistake."
Hearing Ming Yuezhu's words, everyone felt relieved. Li Xiangping and Jiang Yongfeng naturally rushed back to their rooms to change clothes. Along the way, they could still hear Jiang Yongfeng saying to Li Xiangping.
"Mr. Song must have known about Xichi and Yunsheng's matter. Does this count as an early meeting of the parents?"
Li Xiangping wasn't as optimistic as her. He reminded her, "Don't talk nonsense. It's still too early."
"Alright." Actually, Jiang Yongfeng didn't really take this seriously. She just wanted to earn a bit of a good impression for Li Xichi and let Li Xiangping know that Li Xichi could be the link between the Li family and the Song family.
Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Yongfeng's words, Li Xiangping instructed Li Xichi, who was about to go back to her room, "Dress appropriately. If you don't know something, ask your sister - in - law. After all, we're going to the Song's. Don't make any mistakes."
Li Xichi also knew that her behavior on the plane had displeased Li Xiangping. She nodded respectfully, looking extremely well - behaved.
On the other side, Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu also returned to their room.
Li Xiyu had no idea about modern clothes and didn't know what counted as formal wear. Most of the clothes in her suitcase were packed by Ming Yuexuan. Li Xiyu took out a deep - V evening dress and asked Song Jiaye, "Is this okay?"
Song Jiaye had seen Li Xiyu wear this dress before. She had a great figure, curvy and attractive. She could wear it to walk on the red carpet.
However, just thinking about how sexy she would look in this dress gave Song Jiaye a headache. He waved his hand and casually took out a fully - covered beige dress from the suitcase.
"Put on this one."
Li Xiyu didn't suspect anything and obediently went to the bathroom to change into the dress. But the dress had a zipper at the back. She had just come to the modern world and didn't know how to zip it up by herself. In the past, this was always done by Sister Liu. Now...
The only person Li Xiyu could turn to for help was Song Jiaye.
She poked her little head out of the bathroom and looked at Song Jiaye pleadingly.
"Um, could you do me a little favor?"
"What's wrong?"
Since she hadn't finished dressing, although there was no one else in the room, Li Xiyu still didn't dare to walk out boldly. She stretched out her hand and motioned for Song Jiaye to come closer.
"Come here."
Li Xiyu didn't know how alluring she was at this moment. She hid her body in the bathroom, half - hidden. The light from the bathroom shone on her shoulder, making that round and smooth shoulder glow under the light.
Moreover, her face was blushing because of embarrassment, and her tone sounded extremely ambiguous.
Song Jiaye was a man, a normal man. Facing this situation, his face instantly flushed, his heart raced, and his breathing became uneven.