After talking to Song Xueyun, Song Yifei turned her attention to An Xiulan. Even the little Xiaobao knew that his sister had a boyfriend but she did not. When An Xiulan told her grandmother about having a boyfriend, they all thought that she was just saying it for the sake of not going on dates with the boys that his grandmother wanted her to meet. But here the story was completely different.
"Now it is your turn, "Song Yifei said in a stern tone.
An Xiulan tried to charm her but this time her charm did not work. Song Yifei was not in any mood to get charmed. She wanted to know the truth.
"Who is the boy?" Song Yifei asked.
It was Song Xueyun who muttered, "Yeah, An Xiulan tell him who is the boy. Should we not know?"
Now Song Xueyun was trying to avenge herself. Yes, she felt a little hypocritical at this moment. But…at least, she told them half of the story. What about An Xiulan?
An Xiulan had the urge to roll her eyes. This bestie of hers was behaving very meanly. She would see her late. Right now, she had to protect her ass. Her stepmom was her supporter in this house. If her father did not agree to something, it was always her stepmother that she had to convince. She could not afford her stepmom angry at her.
"Aunt, you know him, "An Xiulan said.
Song Yifei gasped. "Don't tell me it's him?"
She placed a hand on her heart as she looked at the two girls. She did not need to know more to find the whole story. She had the certainty that it was Han Zixin. It all made sense. Those two were always together and they never felt that there was something going on between them as they had always behaved in such a lovey-dovey manner.
"Your father will have a heart attack, "Song Yifei muttered. How could she forget about the first encounter that Han Zixin had with Lu Zhaolin? These two sent her husband to the hospital. He had suffered a stroke because two teenagers had said so many things that he could not handle. The girl turned out to be his daughter and the boy was now turning out to be her boyfriend. Would her poor husband be able to take this shock? Oh, she wanted to pray for her husband's well-being. He was not going to take this news well. He would get another stroke it seemed.
No matter how successful Han Zixin was now, he was still that rude and tyrant boy from his teenage years. Yes, her husband was a hypocrite. She knew it. But she also knew that no matter which man An Xiulan would bring home, the three Lu men would not like them. It was better it was Han Zixin, at least he did not care about anyone's opinions of him. Han Zixin had years of experience in handling these mean and arrogant Lu men who thought no one could be good enough for An Xiulan.
"Aunt, Han Zixin is not a bad boy, "An Xiulan said.
"He is not, "Song Yifei said. "But he was once upon a time. His reputation rivalled Lu Xuan at that time. Your father only remembered that. And do not forget how he was sent to the hospital on the very first day he met you both."
An Xiulan pouted. "How can dad forget about Lu Xuan's reputation? And not about Zixin? He is a law-abiding officer now. He makes people abide by laws. Isn't it cool?"
"Little Xiulan, if you say this in front of your dad or brothers, they will be bitter and find more chances to nitpick about him, "Song Yifei said.
"You have to do something, "An Xiulan said, holding her hand. "How can I tell dad if I have to be in constant fear like this? Fear of what if he doesn't approve of this relationship and all!"
Song Xueyun rolled her eyes at the drama queen and said, "Seriously Xiu, if uncle doesn't approve of your relationship, will you leave your boyfriend?"
"Of course not, "An Xiulan said in a duh tone. "There is no way I am leaving my boyfriend for my father who was absent from half of my life."
Song Yifei pursed her lips. An Xiulan had enough ammunition material against her father. She would be fine. She should not worry about her. Lu Zhaolin was still very much affected by this thing that he had ignored An Xiulan for so many years. If she wanted something badly, she would not shy away from reminding him of that thing. She knew if Lu Zhaolin even tried to resist, his daughter had an ace up to her sleeve and he was defenceless against that ace. Anyway, her husband was not a bad man. He would be bitter for a few days but he would accept everything. More than anyone, he wanted to see his daughter happy. He wanted a good man to take care of her. And even if he did not say it, he knew that nobody more than Han Zixin could take care of An Xiulan. That boy had selflessly taken care of her all these years and he would still do it in the future.
"Did you tell your mother about him?"
An Xiulan shook her head. "I did not tell anyone about him. We just came into a relationship. We wanted some time with just ourselves to see if we would be able to adjust to the new changes that happened to us. If I had told everyone in the beginning, it would have been very overwhelming for us. I know mom will be happy but it was not the right time yet. When I was sure that Han Zixin and I are not going anywhere and we will be staying together, Lu Xuan went. And I thought it was not a good time. Whenever I try to tell my family, there is never a good time."
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