Chapter 85: Deadly! The Psychotic Male Lead Only Wants Forced Love [41]

Chapter 85: Damn It! The Psychopathic Male Lead Only Wants Forced Love [41]

As soon as they walked in, they saw Bai's dad and mom waiting for them in the house.

"A Yan, you're finally back. Look at you, you've been..."

Mother Bai walked over with concern, took Bai Yan's hand, and gave him a good once-over.

The words "you've lost weight" were already on the tip of her tongue, but she bit them back.

Bai Yan had never been in great health since childhood, and he was kind of a picky eater. She figured he must not have been eating well while he was away.

But after such a long time apart, not only had Bai Yan not lost weight, he'd actually put on some weight and didn't look as frail as before.

After more than twenty years together, Bai Yan naturally knew what Mother Bai wanted to say. A hint of a smile curled at the corners of his lips.

Father Bai also walked over, his gaze sweeping over the two of them carefully before he said with a sigh,

"I'd planned to have Jinsheng pick you up, but he had stuff to deal with today, so I didn't have him come."

As Father Bai spoke, his gaze fell on Gu Yu. The other reason was that Gu Yu had turned down their offer to come get them.

"Yeah, that Jinsheng kid, I swear. A couple of days ago, I set him up on a blind date, but he wouldn't go, said he already had his eye on someone."

Mother Bai sighed too, but her eyes were smiling.

Bai Jinsheng had finally found someone he liked and was actually making an effort—of course they were happy about that.

"Is that so?"

Bai Yan was curious. After all, when he'd first come to this world, the story he'd gotten said Bai Jinsheng didn't have a love interest.

But now that this world's plot had been twisted to such a degree, it made sense for Bai Jinsheng to have a love interest now.

Still, he wondered what kind of person could catch Bai Jinsheng's eye.

"Yeah, your brother said he's bringing the girl home tonight to meet us."

Mother Bai's smile grew, full of anticipation.

Gu Yu and Bai Yan exchanged a glance, clearly not expecting it to happen that fast.

"Anyway, enough about that. A Yan, you two should go get some rest. Xiao Yu said you went hiking a couple of days ago and were tired, right? Go rest, and you'll meet your sister-in-law tonight."

Mother Bai's eyes crinkled with laughter. She'd been planning to go pick out some gifts, but had stayed home waiting because Bai Yan and the others were returning today.

Since they were back safe and sound, she naturally needed to go prepare the gifts.

Bai Yan heard that and instinctively glanced at the guy next to him. Gu Yu just smirked and let him stare.

Bai Yan sighed but didn't say anything. "Then I'll go rest first."

He'd planned to just come out and say he was going to get married to Gu Yu.

After all, he couldn't wait to get even with Gu Yu for everything he'd done...

Bai Yan pushed the thought aside, reached out his hand toward Gu Yu, and smiled with his eyes crinkling, taking the initiative to invite:

"Come with me, bro. I can't sleep without you."

Gu Yu was used to Bai Yan being forward by now, so he naturally didn't refuse.

Bai's parents watched the scene, stunned for a second. They looked back and forth between the two until they went upstairs. Then Mother Bai sighed,

"Those two are so close. Now that Jinsheng has also found someone, we can relax now."

"Yeah, once that kid gets married, I'll hand the company over to them. Didn't you always want to travel the world? Then we'll have the time."

Father Bai chimed in as well. They both turned to each other and smiled knowingly.

Bai Yan really wanted to know what kind of person could win over Bai Jinsheng. He sent a message asking, but Bai Jinsheng was vague, just saying he'd find out when they met.

They didn't even have to wait until night—Bai Jinsheng showed up with the person that afternoon.

However, Bai Yan went quiet when he saw the familiar face, slowly turning his head to look at the equally silent Gu Yu.

"Hi, Uncle and Auntie, I'm Qi Xi."

Qi Xi had long black hair, a cream headband, a white dress, and a cute little purse, with a silver chain belt that showed off his slim waist.

Qi Xi smiled sweetly at the eager couple, looking a little shy.

Mother Bai liked him right away and pulled him over to sit down.

Father Bai was clearly pleased too. He glanced at his son and said,

"Not bad taste, son. Takes after me."

Bai Jinsheng just smiled and said nothing.

Bai Yan pulled Gu Yu aside into a corner, looked at Qi Xi, then at Gu Yu, and raised an eyebrow,

"Did you set this up?"

"Not me. I wouldn't go that far—I'm not gonna set him up with my own brother."

Gu Yu spread his hands, looking just as clueless. As he spoke, he took out his phone,

"A Yan, hang on. Let me ask him what the hell this is about."

Gu Yu looked down and started texting. He wanted to know why Ken had suddenly shown up here too.

And as his brother's girlfriend, of all things.

That kid messing around with other people was one thing, but Bai Jinsheng was his brother—he couldn't just let it slide.

Meanwhile, Qi Xi was with Mother Bai, sweetly telling the story of how he and Bai Jinsheng met and how their relationship had developed.

He seemed gentle and shy, but he had an answer for everything, charming Mother Bai and the others completely.

They were practically ready to have Bai Jinsheng drag him to get married on the spot, scared of losing out on such a good daughter-in-law.

It wasn't until late evening that Mother Bai cautiously suggested they stay the night. Qi Xi and Bai Jinsheng looked at each other, and then Qi Xi shyly nodded.

Clearly, the meeting had gone great for both of Bai's parents.

When the time felt right, Bai Yan dragged Gu Yu over and knocked on Qi Xi's door.

Qi Xi was sitting on the bed, legs crossed, messing with his phone.

He looked up as the two walked in, speaking with a smile,

"Oh, Brother Gu, you're here?"

"Spill it, what's really going on? Why are you dating my brother?"

Gu Yu narrowed his eyes, and Qi Xi grinned as he spoke,

"What a coincidence, right? I've never had fun with someone like Bai Jinsheng before."

Qi Xi blinked, looking all proud of himself, even with a hint of innocence.

Gu Yu's eyes darkened, seeming to think about how to handle this, or rather, how to deal with the guy in front of him.

Qi Xi shrugged, looking helpless, "I'm just messing with you."

"Obviously, he paid me to be here."

Qi Xi pulled a card out of his bag, his tone tinged with excitement,

"Thirty million! That's three jobs' worth of pay!"

"He just asked me to pretend to be his girlfriend, come back to meet the folks and grab a meal—what a sweet deal~"

"You two have no connection, so how did he find you?"

Bai Yan arched an eyebrow, and Qi Xi rested his head on his hand, thinking for a moment before speaking softly,

"We weren't totally strangers, we met at the orphanage before... As for why he sought me out."

He paused, then slipped back into that smile,

"Actually, I went to him first. A few days ago, I saw a job involving him, and since I happened to be here, I took it."

"What job?"

Bai Yan continued to ask, and Qi Xi's tone remained casual as he raised his hand to mimic a gun gesture,

"What else? ... Bang!"

"Aww, don't give me that look. I know he's Brother Gu's older brother, so I wouldn't lay a hand on him. But if I didn't take it, someone else would. I'm protecting him."

Qi Xi covered his mouth and chuckled softly under the two's complex and probing gazes,

"Besides, your brother is way more generous."

Bai Yan was about to say more when a knock sounded at the door.