Chapter 164
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Chapter 164 This Misunderstanding Is Deeper Than the Ocean
Lin Aoxue almost fell when she heard this, quickly taking a few steps forward to block the bathroom door in front of her mother, her face flushed as she said, “There’s no one inside.”
“No one? If there’s no one, why are you so nervous?” Wei Shuling hadn’t lived all these years for nothing; she could clearly see that her daughter was acting strangely.
Usually, her daughter maintained a cold demeanor toward her, when had she ever seen her this nervous?
The more nervous she was, the more it indicated something fishy was going on.
“I’m not nervous.” Lin Aoxue blocked the door: “I’m about to go to the bathroom to wash up, you should leave now.”
“I heard water running inside. Is someone taking a shower?”
“No, I was running water earlier and forgot to turn off the faucet.” Lin Aoxue truly felt she had never told so many lies in her life, but today they all came pouring out at once.
“Running water?” Wei Shuling wore a disbelieving expression: “Then hurry and turn it off, it’s such a waste.”
“Please go now, I’ll turn it off right away.” Lin Aoxue firmly blocked her mother; even someone not in their right mind could tell something unusual was happening.
“Aoxue, tell me quickly who’s inside?”
Wei Shuling didn’t want to play hide-and-seek with her daughter anymore. She looked at her playfully and asked.
“There’s no one inside, really no one.” Lin Aoxue was nearly dying of anxiety. It was all Su Rui’s fault—why take a shower at a time like this!
Hearing the voices outside, Su Rui quickly put on his clothes, wiping his hair with a towel as he opened the door.
Yes, just as Lin Aoxue finished saying “really no one,” she suddenly found the door behind her opening from inside, and Su Rui appeared before the mother and daughter, wiping his head with a towel and smiling.
“Good morning, Auntie,” Su Rui said with a laugh.
Lin Aoxue almost lost her balance and fell into his arms!
This jerk!
She had been trying so hard to block the door, but this guy actually opened it himself!
Lin Aoxue glared at him angrily, only to find Su Rui smiling broadly while her mother Wei Shuling’s expression changed from cloudy to clear, then to brilliantly sunny.
“So it’s little Su! Oh my, I wondered who it could be. Look how nervous Aoxue was! You’re not a stranger, why was that necessary? She could have just said so!”
This old lady was truly sharp. Su Rui scratched his head: “Maybe Aoxue was embarrassed.”
“Yes, people who just started dating might feel shy, but don’t mind it, Su. It will get better over time.”
Wei Shuling was all smiles. She had already been hoping to make Su Rui her son-in-law, and seeing him taking a shower in her daughter’s bathroom this morning clearly meant things had progressed to the next level.
“Uh, I’ll gradually get used to it.” Su Rui said, giving Lin Aoxue a meaningful glance.
“What nonsense are you two talking about?” Lin Aoxue saw the two chatting back and forth, completely ignoring her.
Wei Shuling gave her daughter a disapproving look: “Little Su, Aoxue is really something. I was advising her to improve her relationship with you, and she kept refusing, but look now—she secretly won you over! If you’ve won him over, just admit it. What’s there to hide? This is something the whole family should celebrate! Aoxue, you’re in the wrong here, you should…”
Wei Shuling was about to start her machine-gun mode when Lin Aoxue helplessly interrupted: “Mom, why are you being so nosy? Su Rui and I are not what you think.”
“I knew you wouldn’t admit it. I don’t expect you to. I only believe what I see.” Wei Shuling wasn’t upset at all and cheerfully said to Su Rui: “Little Su, did you sleep well here last night?”
Hearing this question, Su Rui turned to look at Lin Aoxue, meeting her murderous gaze, and immediately returned a smug look, saying: “Pretty good, just couldn’t turn over—the space was a bit narrow.”
In fact, Su Rui was saying the chair was too narrow to turn over, but to Wei Shuling’s ears, it meant something entirely different.
Of course, in this context, it was impossible not to misinterpret.
“Couldn’t turn over?” Wei Shuling heard this and smiled suggestively, then looked at Lin Aoxue’s bed: “Yes, Aoxue’s single bed is indeed too narrow. Today I’ll go to the furniture store and get Aoxue a double bed…”
Lin Aoxue truly felt she was going crazy. Su Rui was definitely deliberately creating misunderstandings!
Her face turned crimson: “Mom, what are you thinking? Su Rui and I really didn’t do anything. Last night he slept on the chair and I slept on the bed! What are you imagining!”
Wei Shuling glared at her daughter, then turned to Su Rui: “Little Su, is what Aoxue saying true? She made you sleep on the chair?”
Su Rui nodded, noticing Lin Aoxue glaring at him, and smiled: “That’s right, I slept on the chair last night, and Aoxue slept on the bed. Auntie, please don’t misunderstand.”
Wei Shuling wore a disbelieving expression. She gently patted Su Rui’s chest and said: “Little Su, I know our Aoxue is quite dominant. If you two are dating, she’ll definitely take the lead, but you shouldn’t spoil her. You can’t let her have her way with everything. If she made you sleep on the chair last night, she might make you sleep on the floor tonight. You…”
“Mom, are you even my real mother?” Lin Aoxue looked helpless as she pushed her mother out of the room and quickly closed the door.
Leaning against the door, Lin Aoxue’s face was flushed red as she breathed heavily. Beneath her nightgown, her heaving chest rose and fell dramatically, tracing eye-catching curves.
Seeing Lin Aoxue’s embarrassment, Su Rui really wanted to burst out laughing.
“Hey, I think your mother really wants to make me your family’s son-in-law. Why don’t you consider it and fulfill her wish?” Su Rui said with a smile.
“Haven’t you caused enough trouble?” Lin Aoxue gave him an annoyed look: “Get out, I need to wash up.”
“If you’re washing up, just do it. Why do I need to leave?”
Despite Su Rui’s persistence, Lin Aoxue refused to let him stay in the room.
So, unable to observe the beauty after her bath, Su Rui reluctantly went to the gym on the top floor to vent his frustration on the exercise equipment.
To be honest, the Lin family’s exercise equipment was purely decorative. If not for the daily cleaning by the housekeeper, it would have been covered in dust.
Su Rui had already showered once, so he took it easy this time to avoid needing another shower later. He didn’t mind, but Lin Aoxue would probably be annoyed.
Anyway, their relationship had already progressed a big step. Going too far might not be good.
Half an hour later, Su Rui could hear Wei Shuling’s voice penetrating two floors from the first floor to the gym.
What incredible internal energy and volume it took to accomplish that!
“Little Su, come down with Aoxue for breakfast!”
The Lin family breakfast was simple and ordinary: fragrant millet porridge, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, and shumai, all made by Mrs. Li from the kitchen, along with a few lightly stir-fried dishes—nutritious and refreshing.
Wei Shuling and her husband sat across from the two young people. While eating, she kept smiling and examining Su Rui, clearly very satisfied with what she saw.
Lin Fuzhang knew some of the inside story, but seeing Su Rui and his daughter spending a night in the same room still surprised him—had these two young people’s relationship progressed faster than he expected?
Although Su Rui wasn’t bad, as a father, he couldn’t help but worry about his daughter. He really wanted to thoroughly investigate Su Rui’s background, but after being completely rejected the last time he tried, he had given up on the idea.
The two middle-aged people had different feelings, but their gazes were fixed on the same spot—Su Rui.
Su Rui swallowed a fragrant beef bun in two bites, then looked up and said helplessly: “Auntie, you and Brother Lin keep staring at me like that, it makes me uncomfortable.”
The way he addressed them—”Auntie” and “Brother Lin”—completely mixed up the generational terms, but they didn’t seem to mind. Lin Fuzhang smiled: “Brother Su, eat more.”
Wei Shuling then said: “Little Su, let me ask you a question.”
“What question?” Su Rui chewed on a fried dough stick, feeling quite comfortable.
Every morning, being able to unhurriedly enjoy a hot, fragrant breakfast was a rare happiness.
“When are you and Aoxue planning to get married?”
“What?”
Hearing this, Su Rui almost choked on the dough stick, quickly covering his throat as he started coughing!
Lin Aoxue did the same, both of them coughing until their faces turned red!
As for Lin Fuzhang, who had been leisurely enjoying his millet porridge, he accidentally spat it out!
Just one casual sentence had caused such devastating effects. It seemed Wei Shuling’s ability was truly unmatched.
“Woman, what nonsense are you talking about? Have Aoxue and Su Rui reached that stage yet? Even if they start dating now, marriage is still far off!” Lin Fuzhang said while wiping his clothes with a napkin. He had spattered millet porridge all over himself. His wife was becoming more and more unreasonable by the day.
“How is it far off? Su Rui and Aoxue aren’t young anymore. Don’t say they’re not at the age to discuss marriage—several of Aoxue’s classmates are already parents! If they’re dating now, they should be aiming for marriage!”
Lin Aoxue coughed for a long time before defending herself: “We’re not even dating, how could we possibly get married?”
“If you’re not dating, how did you end up sleeping in the same room? Do you think I’m stupid?” Wei Shuling said: “Lin Aoxue, it doesn’t matter if you agree or not. In China, we’ve always followed the principle that marriages are arranged by parents. As long as I agree, it’s fine. We don’t need your opinion.”
Su Rui really didn’t dare to continue eating, afraid he might choke to death on a dough stick. Just as he was about to put down his chopsticks, he heard Wei Shuling assertively declare: “Let’s do this, I’ll make the decision. Su Rui, you marry… no, Aoxue, you marry Su Rui. That’s settled!”
