The small restaurant wasn''t very crowded, so it wasn''t too busy, and it didn''t take long for their dishes to be served.


    "Ruoxue, have a taste, the food here is still pretty good, I''ve been here once before."


    Su Chen called out with a smile.


    Lin Ruoxue nodded and began to taste the food in small bites.


    "Why are you looking at me like that?"


    After a while, Lin Ruoxue noticed that Su Chen hadn''t really touched his chopsticks and couldn''t help but ask with curiosity.


    "Ruoxue, find a day in the near future, don''t arrange anything else, I''ll take you somewhere,"


    Su Chen said after thinking for a moment while looking at Lin Ruoxue.


    "Where to? What for?"


    Upon hearing Su Chen''s words, Lin Ruoxue became even more curious and hurriedly asked, and it seemed he was seldom this serious.


    "I''ll take you to meet my parents and grandfather!"


    Su Chen said softly.


    When Lin Ruoxue heard this, she was initially stunned, then immediately became flustered.


    Su Chen''s parents? Weren''t they her own inws?


    Lin Ruoxue had absolutely no mental preparation for this. Despite being married for so long, Su Chen had never mentioned his family before.


    In the beginning of their marriage, when their rtionship had been cold to the point of freezing, she naturally did not inquire about such matters.


    Lately, their rtionship had gradually warmed up, but approximately half a year had already passed since their wedding, and with all the work she had at thepany every day, she hadn''t remembered to think about this issue.


    Thus, when Su Chen brought it up so abruptly, she just realized that she, as a wife, hadn''t ever met her inws!


    What should she do?


    In the business world, the usually decisive and bold Lin Ruoxue suddenly became incredibly nervous, even more so than at any other time!


    She was going to meet his parents, what if they didn''t like her?


    What if they disapproved of her standing out in public?


    What if they expected her to bear children and then stay home to look after the household and educate the children?


    And what about not having visited them for such a long time, would they think she was impolite,cking proper upbringing?


    .......


    A myriad of questions raced through Lin Ruoxue''s mind, and the more she thought, the more nervous she became, her pretty face even beginning to turn a shade paler!


    "Wife, what''s wrong?"


    Su Chen asked, seeing Lin Ruoxue''s panicked expression.


    "Husband, can we do it some other time?"


    When faced with a problem she feared, it was instinctual for someone to choose avoidance, like Lin Ruoxue at this moment.


    "It was never meant to be these next few days anyway, anytime in the next two or three weeks is fine,"


    Su Chen replied with a smile.


    "I mean, can we wait a little longer?"


    Lin Ruoxue said a bit sheepishly, feeling it was terribly rude to have not visited her inws after such a long time.


    And now, wanting to push it back further was somewhat difficult to justify…


    But she was indeed very nervous, especially since Su Chen now upied such an important ce in her heart, her anxiety about the matter grew even more intense.


    "Why?"


    Su Chen tilted his head and asked.


    "I''m afraid, what if they don''t like me?"


    Lin Ruoxue whispered:


    "And since I haven''t visited them for such a long time, won''t they hold it against me?"


    Hearing this, Su Chenughed, having not expected Lin Ruoxue to be worrying about these issues.


    "Don''t worry, they are all nice people, they won''t me you, and they will definitely like you!"


    Su Chen assured her confidently.


    "Why?" Lin Ruoxue blurted out.


    "You are so beautiful, how could they not like you? And the most important thing is…"


    Su Chen nced at Lin Ruoxue and stopped mid-sentence.


    "What is it?" Lin Ruoxue hurriedly asked with anxiety.


    "The most important thing is that I like you!"


    Laughing lightly, Su Chen replied. Hearing this, a blush of red immediately spread across Lin Ruoxue''s beautifully ashamed cheeks, making her irresistibly charming!


    "Alright, stop thinking too much, just find some time in the near future."


    Su Chen said casually.


    "Okay, where does your family live? I need to n ahead and book the tickets."


    Lin Ruoxue thought for a moment; an ugly wife must eventually meet her inws, so she nodded in agreement.


    "No need, they are in Yandu."


    Su Chen said while taking a bite of the dish.


    "They are in Yandu?!"


    Upon hearing that Su Chen''s family was in Yandu, Lin Ruoxue''s beautiful eyes widened in surprise:


    "You''re from Yandu?"


    She knew so little about Su Chen and had no idea where he was from. Naturally, she was incredibly surprised by his statement.


    "Not exactly, just born here," Su Chen replied indifferently, seeming quite casual, but Lin Ruoxue could see a hint of sorrow in his eyes.


    "Then what do they like? Tell me, so I can prepare some gifts."


    Lin Ruoxue had never met someone else''s parents before and was still very unustomed, so she referred to Su Chen''s parents simply as ''they.''


    She thought that she definitely needed to buy some gifts they would like for her first visit.


    "No need for that, all you have to do is prepare a ck outfit, and then we can buy some flowers when the timees," Su Chen said nonchntly.


    "Why?"


    Lin Ruoxue was taken aback by Su Chen''s words. She could understand buying flowers, but wearing a ck dress puzzled her.


    Especially since she was akin to a bride meeting her inws for the first time, how could she wear ck? Wouldn''t that be extremely inauspicious?


    "They have both passed away."


    Su Chen stated tly.


    "Passed away?"


    As the words fell, Lin Ruoxue was stunned, unsure of what to say.


    "I''m sorry!"


    After a moment, Lin Ruoxue said, full of apologies.


    "It doesn''t matter, it''s been nearly twenty years, it''s all in the past."


    Su Chen said with a slight smile.


    Hearing this, a surge of emotions welled up inside Lin Ruoxue!


    Twenty years? Didn''t that mean he had been without his rtives since he was five or six years old?


    Lin Ruoxue couldn''t help but look up at Su Chen. Although his face carried a faint smile, behind it, she thought she could see concealed loneliness and destion, along with some helplessness.


    For some reason, Lin Ruoxue felt a twinge of pain in her heart.


    Suddenly, she stretched out a delicate hand and gently caressed his face, her eyes full of tenderness.


    "Don''t worry, I''m fine."


    Su Chen smiled faintly, took Lin Ruoxue''s hand down, and then held it in his own.


    "Mhm."


    A radiant smile bloomed on Lin Ruoxue''s gorgeous face, and then she said seriously:


    "If that''s the case, then we must choose a good day, we can''t take this lightly!"


    "Okay, I''ll listen to you," Su Chen replied with a light chuckle.


    "Now, let''s hurry up and eat, or the dishes will get cold."


    "Hmm, darling, the food at this restaurant really is delicious."