Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 570 - 519: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Middle Part: Feeling at Ease 1
"Received it?" The man’s deep voice, full of tension and distinction, floated into her ear from the phone.
"Mm." Jian Liangtong responded softly.
"Do you like it?" he asked.
Jian Liangtong glanced at the dress on the bed, "The dress is beautiful."
"... You don’t like it?" After a few seconds of pause, he said.
His voice deepened a bit.
Jian Liangtong lowered her eyelashes.
She hadn’t worn any white clothing in four years. She felt it didn’t suit her!
There was no doubt that the dress was beautiful.
Jian Liangtong was a woman.
When a woman sees a beautiful dress, she can’t help but like it.
So how could Jian Liangtong not like it?
Not hearing Jian Liangtong speak, Huo Chengjin said, "There are still a few hours, plenty of time."
"..." Jian Liangtong pursed her lips in confusion, "What?"
"Mm."
"?"
"I’m hanging up," he said.
"..." Jian Liangtong was a bit puzzled, but still said, "Mm."
Three hours after Huo Chengjin’s call, the doorbell rang.
Hao Hao went to open the door.
Seeing Huo Chengjin standing there in a black suit, looking very handsome, he was momentarily stunned.
"Friend." Huo Chengjin smiled at him, greeting him naturally.
Hao Hao glanced at the oversized box in his hand, then stepped aside, "Come in."
Huo Chengjin walked in, his long eyes directly focusing on Jian Liangtong, who stood up from the sofa and looked at him.
Jian Liangtong suspiciously glanced at the box in his hand and said to him, "Are we leaving? I haven’t changed yet."
Huo Chengjin walked up to her, looking softly at Jian Liangtong’s delicate, clear face, and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
Noticing Jian Liangtong’s slight discomfort at his action, her eyes showing a hint of unease.
Huo Chengjin half-squinted his eyes, speaking in a calm and harmonious tone, "From this moment, you are my girlfriend. To make everyone at the gathering believe in our relationship, you need to start adjusting to our relationship now."
Jian Liangtong’s mouth twitched, but she didn’t reply.
But Huo Chengjin knew she had taken it in.
So he handed the gift box to her, "Go and change into it."
"..." Jian Liangtong was stunned.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Jian Liangtong not taking it, Huo Chengjin’s lips curved tenderly, nudging the gift box closer to her.
Jian Liangtong took a deep breath, bit her lip, and took it.
"If this one isn’t to your liking, then I’m out of options," Huo Chengjin said softly, looking at her tenderly.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes slightly widened, frowning slightly in surprise as she looked at him.
"Go ahead." Huo Chengjin said.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes flashed with complexity. She stood in front of him for a few seconds before taking the gift box to her room.
Jian Liangtong changed into the dress and came out, and both Huo Chengjin’s and Hao Hao’s gazes turned to look at her.
Jian Liangtong paused, standing somewhat awkwardly in place, lightly pursing the corner of her lips.
When Huo Chengjin saw Jian Liangtong, his eyes seemed to be magnetized, clinging tightly to her, his gaze burning.
Jian Liangtong had fair skin; although she was tall, she had a small frame and was slender.
The vintage blue spaghetti strap long dress on her looked leisurely yet feminine, the straight design and intricate details of the dress making her appear lightweight and vividly spirited.
Jian Liangtong pinned her hair up with a matching hairpin, leaving only two wisps of slightly curly hair at her temples. Her bright black eyes under the airy bangs looked over, full of innocence and naivety.
She stood there lightly, a beauty beyond compare.
Unconsciously, Huo Chengjin stood up from the sofa, as if bewitched, automatically walking toward Jian Liangtong.
As he got closer, Jian Liangtong’s cheeks blushed slightly, her apricot eyes flickering.
Huo Chengjin stood in front of her, reaching up to lightly touch the pearl earring on her white earlobe, his deep gaze so intense it seemed it could burst into flames.
Jian Liangtong’s face grew hot, and she took an involuntary step back.
It was this retreat that seemed to bring Huo Chengjin back to his senses.
His extended hand awkwardly paused in mid-air for a few seconds.
Huo Chengjin, feeling a bit abashed, had a faint blush on his angular, handsome face.
Yet his gaze, still reluctant to move away, remained on Jian Liangtong.
He withdrew his hand, his fingers curling slightly into his palm.
Huo Chengjin’s voice was deep and hoarse as he said, "You’re beautiful."
"..." Jian Liangtong’s eyes flickered, and she said softly, "It’s the dress you bought that’s beautiful."
"You’re more beautiful than the dress," Huo Chengjin said very seriously, frowning as if he was arguing with Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong, "..." Her face turned furiously red.
After Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun returned home, Jian Liangtong finally left with Huo Chengjin.
Upon leaving the neighborhood, Huo Chengjin displayed his gentlemanly demeanor, opening the car door for Jian Liangtong and protecting her head as she got in. After she got in, he thoughtfully fastened her seatbelt.
A perfect example of a caring boyfriend.
His actions were natural, but Jian Liangtong couldn’t accept them as a matter of course.
Even though she kept reminding herself in her heart that she was now his "girlfriend," and what he was doing was what a "boyfriend" should do, there was no need for her to feel uncomfortable.
About half an hour later.
The car stopped in front of a private villa.
Jian Liangtong glanced at the villa, a feeling of familiarity flashed in her eyes, but she couldn’t recall it immediately.
Huo Chengjin unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned over to unbuckle Jian Liangtong’s. As he moved back, he quickly pecked her cheek.
Jian Liangtong froze, her eyes wide, staring at Huo Chengjin.
All her thoughts were scrambled.
Compared to Jian Liangtong’s surprised reaction, Huo Chengjin appeared calm, as if what he had done to her was completely justified.
In this manner, Jian Liangtong didn’t know what to say.
Huo Chengjin opened the car door and got out.
He walked around the front of the car, opened the passenger door, and extended his clean, long-sleeved hand to Jian Liangtong, a mischievous smile on his lips, "Beautiful lady, please get out of the car."
Jian Liangtong bit her lip.
Somehow, she managed to tolerate what Huo Chengjin had just done.
Taking a deep breath inwardly, she placed her hand in Huo Chengjin’s palm.
Huo Chengjin, as if fearing Jian Liangtong might suddenly regret it and pull away, immediately held her soft, tender hand tightly. The action of helping her out of the car was subconsciously gentle.
Jian Liangtong looked at the grand and luxurious villa in front of her, her doubts resurfacing.
"Let’s go." Huo Chengjin squinted slightly, and the voice he uttered, whether it was her imagination or not, sounded somewhat cold.
Jian Liangtong withdrew her gaze and looked at Huo Chengjin beside her, with a hint of doubt in her clear eyes.
Huo Chengjin’s eyes flickered, smiling, "Nervous?"
"..." Jian Liangtong looked at him, thinking maybe she was overthinking.
So she shook her head at him, "Let’s go inside."
Huo Chengjin slightly lowered his eyelashes, "Hmm."
Holding Jian Liangtong’s hand, he led her into the living room. As soon as she saw several people sitting on the sofa, Jian Liangtong’s heart fiercely shook.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened with intense shock and panic, her mind felt like countless fists were pounding at her nerves, challenging her limits of sanity.
She never imagined.
The gathering Huo Chengjin spoke of turned out to be... a family gathering!
It was only at this moment.
Jian Liangtong realized where the sense of familiarity with the villa had come from upon getting out of the car.
This place was clearly the residence of Fang Jingting and Huo Xingli. She had visited once four years ago, although she stayed for less than half an hour.
And sitting on the sofa right now, besides Fang Jingting and Huo Xingli who were also looking at her with suspicion, there was another person.
Jian Liangtong’s nerves trembled violently, especially when that gloomy gaze landed on her face, her knees cramped severely to the point she could barely stand.
She dared not meet that person’s chilly eyes.
Jian Liangtong’s reaction was naturally noticed by Huo Chengjin, who was closest to her.
His long eyes narrowed tightly as he released Jian Liangtong’s hand and instead stretched his arm to embrace her subtly trembling shoulder.
Smiling, he addressed Fang Jingting and Huo Xingli, "Mom, Dad."
After calling them, he turned his gaze to Huo Shaojun, who was sitting alone on one side of the sofa, and with a smile said, "Brother, let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Jian Liangtong."
Jian Liangtong’s shoulders jerked, her face turned ashy white.
Huo Shaojun, expressionless, glanced indifferently at Jian Liangtong and looked at Huo Chengjin, speaking in a flat voice, "Chengjin, not to criticize you, but when did your taste become so poor?"
Jian Liangtong, "..."
Jian Liangtong’s chest ached, her face alternating between red and white.
Huo Chengjin tightened his grip on Jian Liangtong’s shoulder, and without exerting force, pulled Jian Liangtong into his embrace, slightly lowering his chin, gazing affectionately at Jian Liangtong, speaking softly, "Brother doesn’t understand. Perhaps in others’ eyes, she’s nothing, with no qualities. But in my eyes, in my heart, she’s my treasure, my precious Jian Liangtong. Anyone who touches her, I will deal with!"
Jian Liangtong’s heart trembled, slowly raising her head to look at Huo Chengjin, a complex emotion emerging from her flushed almond eyes.
Huo Shaojun leaned back on the sofa, his pitch-black, icy eyes indifferently staring at the couple standing close together, as if looking at two irrelevant strangers.
However, in a place where no one else could see, his hands stuffed in his pockets were already clenched tightly.
The thin fabric and the skin underneath felt as if his heart was being scorched by a deadly fire.
"Chengjin, what nonsense are you spouting!" Fang Jingting suddenly reacted, standing up abruptly from the sofa, glaring angrily at Huo Chengjin and shouting.
Huo Xingli was also furrowing his brows tightly at this moment.
But he didn’t speak, only gazing deeply at Huo Chengjin and Jian Liangtong.
Huo Chengjin lowered his head to look at Jian Liangtong, smiling contentedly, "Mom, haven’t you been urging me and Brother to get married all this time? Now I’ve finally found the person I want to marry, aren’t you happy for me?"
Huo Chengjin’s smile was like a dazzling gem, shining brightly before Jian Liangtong’s eyes.
Jian Liangtong looked at him, her heart slowly filled with an unusual emotion.
How long had it been since she felt this way?
Peace of mind.
She felt peace of mind!
For the first time in four years, she felt peace of mind.
"Marry? I think you’ve gotten carried away!" Fang Jingting was agitated by Huo Chengjin’s words, suddenly raising her hand to point at him angrily.
Huo Chengjin seemed not to hear Fang Jingting’s voice at all, only focused on looking at Jian Liangtong, as if in his eyes, there was only her, only Jian Liangtong, and no one else.
