I Refuse to Be a Supporting Character

Chapter 132: Meeting Her Parents (1)

For a few seconds, Gu Jin stared at the screen of his phone, unable to resist poking and pushing the screen with his index finger.

After waiting for a few more minutes, and yet seeing no signs of the avatar returning online, Gu Jin sent him a message: [I knew you were there. If you don't reply right now, then don't blame me if you find my house empty tomorrow.]

Mu Mingcheng: [Connection just broke up.]

Gu Jin moved. This lie seems too obvious. Gu Jin then decided to call Mu Mincheng directly. The man himself, who was working late at the time, gestured for a break in the meeting before he received a call.

Several top executives exchanged glances.

With the boss' strange behavior, today felt a bit strange. Even during the conference meeting with them, he kept glancing at his phone from time to time.

Much to their astonishment, Mu Mingcheng's phone rang during the meeting. All eyes were on him as he answered him as he walked out of the room. They saw the man standing a bit close to the window sill, as he spoke to the person at the other end. Surprisingly, Mu Mingcheng's usual serious and stern expression faded as a result of the other party's words.

Given how the company's employees recently gossiped about 'future female boss', ********out of one of the executive employees. The power of love goes strong.

But in reality, Mu Mingcheng's conversation with Gu Jin did not flow as smoothly as they had imagined.

“Mu Mingcheng, you don't need to visit us tomorrow,” Gu Jin straightforwardly replied, “My parents just heard the news about us. This kind of impact might affect them too strongly. Let's delay for two days for them to digest the news.”

Gu Changsheng and Li Mingxia secretly decided to remain vigilant, but Gu Jin could still understand the reason they were acting discreetly. As parents, they can never fully free their children. Specially? A few days ago, Gu Jin's ex-girlfriend also visited their home.

“This is your decision,” Mu Mingcheng squeezed the space between his eyebrows while holding the phone and did not forget to remind him, “but, do not let me wait too long.”

“Do not worry,” Gu Jin assured, “I will ask if they have time this weekend.”

This will be my first visit to see her parents. The right gift can always give them a better impression of me. Mu Mingcheng thought of this and laughed ambiguously.

If someone in the past told Mu Mingcheng that he would concern himself with someone, enough to try and please his family, he would scorn that person. However, now, he was acting on his own initiative.

Sometimes, wanting someone means, in addition to respecting the person himself, one must also respect the person he cares for.

Perhaps, people call this idea, “Love the house along with the crow.” [T/N: This is an idiom which means “love one thing or one person because of another.”]

Mu Mingcheng's employees were still immersing themselves in that smile, when they heard him knocking on the table, reigning, “Continue the discussion about the acquisition.”

As he spoke, the relaxed atmosphere in the meeting room once again weighed down.

The next day, Gu Ling disappeared early in the morning.

Knowing that the family was planning to see Gu Jin's new house that day, Grandma Gu muttered at breakfast, “What kind of house a girl wants, she said, who sooner or later will be an outsider for us?”

“Bu, we don't live in the past anymore. Our family refrained from imposing bias in that way. Little Jin and little Teng are my children. I will not treat them differently to each other,” Li Mingxia put his chopsticks down, gracefully wiping his mouth. “I finished eating. I'll head upstairs to change clothes today.”

“I didn't even say that I wouldn't give it to him. Who's he chasing?” In Li Mingxia's absence, Grandma Gu vented her anger on her son, demanding, “I don't care. Since he said he treated his children equally, you should also give Ling Ling a home in the future. He has no parents and only counts on you as his oldest uncle.”

For things like this, Gu Changsheng was already aware from his experience of going through the motions.

Together with his parents and brother, Gu Jin visited and saw the new house –a three-bedroom apartment and two halls. The location of the apartment is ideal; it has complete furnishings, and the traffic around the area is convenient.