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Xie Xiao reassured Luo Yanran and then he definitely had to discuss the future development with his parents.

Fortunately, his family always respected his choices.

The key was that they seemed not at all surprised that their son would eventually work at his girlfriend's family company.

Xie Qingxiao spoke calmly, "When we went out to eat with Old Luo before, Old Luo had also mentioned this. What your mother and I said at that time was to see what you chose, after all, this is your life's path, and we will not interfere."

Xie Xiao was a bit surprised to hear this, not expecting that his uncle had already spoken to his family about it?

So, it showed that Luo Ming and Luo Yanran were both gentle people.

He had spoken to Xie Xiao's family in advance, so that no matter what decision Xie Xiao made in the end, even if his family had more complaints, they would most likely be directed at Luo Ming.

After all, as a girlfriend's father, most boys find it hard to refuse, especially someone like Xie Xiao who wanted to marry Luo Yanran.

Luo Ming had prepared a fallback for Xie Xiao, putting him in a completely passive position where nobody would blame any choice Xie Xiao made.

Xie Xiao sighed softly, "Uncle is a really good person."

The things that Xie Xiao could understand, Xie Qingxiao and Yang Lan could naturally understand as well.

Yang Lan, who rarely did not work overtime today, also said, "Your Uncle Luo is indeed a very gentle person, so you and Luoluo should treat each other well. We just hope you are happy. Even if work is busy, you shouldn't..."

It seemed that in the eyes of parents, no matter how old their children got, they always felt their children were still young, endlessly voicing their instructions and concerns.

At this moment, Xie Xiao listened to his parents' gentle instructions without any impatience at all.

Instead, he occasionally responded, always feeling a bit guilty inside; although his parents didn't say it, they surely hoped their child could stay close to them, right?

He felt like he couldn't do that just yet.

Xie Xiao hesitated for a moment but still shared the news with Teacher Xie and Doctor Yang that he planned to buy a house here.

Sure enough, there was a moment of silence on the other end.

Finally, it was Xie Qingxiao who spoke up, "Alright, I'll look into transferring the money to you from the bank tomorrow. Since you're buying, buy a bigger one, otherwise, it would be troublesome to switch houses later..."

Xie Xiao felt a bit sour inside and interrupted Xie Qingxiao, "Dad, I have money. I don't need yours for now."

Yang Lan murmured, "Why do you suddenly not need it? Is there ever too much money? You'll also need money for the decorations when the house is ready, and you'll definitely be able to use this money."

Xie Xiao said with a smile, "It's okay, by the time we get the house, I will have earned enough for the decorations. Mom and Dad, believe in me, your son can make money."

Yang Lan sighed, "I know you can make money, but as parents, we still worry about you not living well..."

Xie Xiao said softly, "Mom and Dad, give me a few years. I have discussed this with Yanran, and we will come back after a few years."

Xie Qingxiao spoke, "No need, you young people have your own lives, as long as you are well, it's enough, and you can still come back during holidays, can't you?"

...

After hanging up the phone, Xie Xiao sat on the sofa, his face full of helplessness.

In his previous life, while on the hospital bed, he had scrolled through many videos about how growing up feels quite helpless.

At that time, he hadn't felt much, probably because strictly speaking, he didn't seem to have grown up.

He had always been with his parents, unable to experience this feeling of helplessness.

But now, he truly felt it.

He could also feel the helplessness of his parents, far away thousands of miles.

The price of growing up was indeed heavy.

He looked up at the clock, guessing it was about time to pick up Luo Yanran.

The case she was responsible for would end tomorrow.

After that, she would hopefully not be so busy.

Xie Xiao stood up, changed his shoes, and went out the door.

Growth was exhausting, but fortunately, he always had someone by his side.

And would always be there in the future too.

...

The case Luo Yanran was responsible for had actually gone through the first trial.

But the other party kept appealing, so there would be a second trial tomorrow.

Today, she and another intern were the last ones to leave work, though a bit earlier than before.

The two walked side by side down to the lobby, where her roommate, who she shared an apartment with, conveniently came to pick her up.

"Bye, Luoluo~" Her colleague waved goodbye and walked toward her roommate.

Luo Yanran glanced at her phone, where Xie Xiao had messaged her that he would arrive after turning a corner and a traffic light.

So, Luo Yanran walked forward, looking at her phone.

It was quite late now, and there weren't many people around.

But she always felt like there were footsteps behind her.

It wasn't unusual; others might have just finished work as well.

However, she slowly felt that something was off, the footsteps seemed to be following her.

Her hesitant steps slowed down, and, surely enough, the footsteps behind her slowed as well.

Luo Yanran accelerated her pace a bit, the security booth was ahead.

She needed to get there, but she feared that running might alarm the person behind her.

The crisp sound of high heels on the floor could still tell that their owner was a bit anxious.

The footsteps behind her also became hurried, gradually feeling as if they were starting to run.

Luo Yanran's heartbeat quickened.

Sweat began to form on her forehead.

The security booth was ahead, Luo Yanran, without any second thoughts, ran forward.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The footsteps behind her certainly ran as well.

Xie Xiao had just gotten out of the car, the traffic light had just turned green, and the road was clear.

He parked the car and was about to go in to meet Luo Yanran.

But as he reached the entrance, he saw her pale-faced running towards the security booth.

He tensed up inside and hurriedly ran over.

Luo Yanran knocked on the window of the security booth several times.

The security guard stood up, "What's wrong, miss?"

Luo Yanran was still catching her breath when she suddenly felt herself pulled into an embrace.

The familiar scent allowed her tense nerves to gradually relax a bit.

Xie Xiao fiercely grabbed the hand that was about to touch Luo Yanran.

The individual was an elderly man, who looked like he had a tough life.

At that moment, he was looking baffled at Xie Xiao and then at Luo Yanran,

The security guard had already come out of his booth, standing in front of them, asking warily, "What's going on?"

The elderly man stammered twice, revealing that he was mute.

Hearing this, Luo Yanran finally dared to look back.

Then she saw the plaintiff from the case she was handling, "Old Fang?"

The elderly man gave an embarrassed smile and handed Luo Yanran the bag in his hand.

Luo Yanran let out a huge sigh of relief.

She gently, soothingly patted the hand Xie Xiao was holding her with.

This was a misunderstanding.

The plaintiff they were dealing with in this case was none other than Old Fang, who was mute.

Luo Yanran briefly explained the situation to Xie Xiao and the security guard.

The two of them felt a bit relieved.

It turned out that Old Fang wanted to deliver something to them.

But his phone was out of battery, and being mute, he didn't know on which floor their office was.

So he had no choice but to wait downstairs.

Not recognizing anyone else, he could only wait until he saw the familiar Luo Yanran.