2.42 – Meet Her Parents - Mr. and Mrs. Jelly

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Edited by Dymens

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Bing Shi wanted to create a memorable day for her family with a flashy limousine. Like this, with a tint of trolling, she gave them a feeling of importance and respect.

Before a Chauffeur could open the door of the limousine, it was opened from the inside in a rush, "–!"

"Yo, Bing Shi! Your boyfriend's private jet is so cool!" Two handsome men in black tuxedos with blue ties, called out to her at the same time while holding massive bouquets in their hands. 

With a healthy tan and sharp features, they looked older than their age. Like two mountains, they stood before their sister with puffed chests, waiting for her to praise them.

'Lucky you.'

'You were the first one who flew that jet of his.'

How was that possible? To save time, that crazy man would travel by the fastest aircraft on earth instead of a luxurious jet; it would take him a maximum of two and a half hours to arrive wherever he wanted.

She looked them up and down in awe, "My God, what did you eat to become so tall?!" she laughed, "You look sooo good in suits!" She tilted her body to look behind her brothers.

A couple in matching outfits stepped out of the limousine — a man in the same suit as her brothers with a woman in a dark blue dress. Everyone's outfits matched in colours, making them look united.

Bing Shi greeted them with a smile, "Mom, Dad, welcome to Sydney! Did you enjoy the trip?" 

"Yes, it was otherworldly," Her parents greeted her with tears in their eyes, "Bing Shi...you lost weight again."

Her two handsome brothers looked with envy as their sister welcomed their parents with a hug, "Eeewww, Bing Shi, this is the first time you initiated contact with somebody." 

They both grimaced and looked at the bouquets in their hands, wanting to get rid of them, "Mom, why did you buy so many flowers? How is Bing Shi going to carry them?"

"Hush, that's why you are here," her mother silenced them with joyous laughter, "To be her flower boys."

"Liar, when you saw them, you wanted them to yourself." Her usually silent father spoke out with a smile. Both of them were too happy to notice that their daughter was not hugging them anymore.

'A perfume, trying to hide the smell of cigarettes...and alcohol... combined...ugh...'

Bing Shi started to feel uncomfortable when her parents wouldn't let go of her. Agitated, she looked around, searching for her knight in black armour. She spotted him quickly because all the students around him disappeared to god knows where.

Xuan Mu was leaning against the door of his black car with crossed arms. He emitted an intimidating aura as his eyes full of gloom stared at his Bing Shi and her parents, 'Don't...touch...her.'

'Xuan Mu, help meeeee.'

In steady steps, Xuan Mu walked towards her direction, mouthing to her with a detached expression as if any moment he would leave her by herself and go home on his own, 'For what?'

'Gummy snakes,' Bing Shi mouthed back with grief in her eyes when he answered with a big NO.

In a flash, a mischievous smile appeared on Xuan Mu's face that matched the current mood swings within his heart, 'You better show everyone to whom you belong.' He came next to her parents and poked their shoulders, "Can I give a hug to your daughter?"

When her parents turned around, they got attacked by a pair of black eyes filled with sorrow, causing them to let go of Bing Shi immediately, "Quickly, go hug him!" They shooed her away, not knowing that Xuan Mu arrived a day sooner.

Xuan Mu grabbed Bing Shi by the waist and turned her towards his chest. He burrowed his head into her shoulder, hiding his expression from others. With a tint of darkness, he whispered so only she could hear, "You...hugged... someone else besides me..." He clutched her tighter, "It hurts...It hurts so much."

Bing Shi patted his back, trying to calm him down. For once, she didn't mind the excess show of PDA as the students' loud whistles covered their conversation, "The hug was a payment for giving birth to your Bing Shi. Spare them," she whispered back into his ears, "Xuan Mu, you know? Your scent is so...fresh."

Her appeasing was interrupted by her brothers. "What about us?" her brothers asked in protest, "Xuan Mu, that's enough; it's our turn!"

The hand around Bing Shi's waist almost broke her in half as she laughed it off, "Not happening, that would be to cringe! Let's go inside; the ceremony is starting soon."

The arms around her waist loosened in panic, "I'm sorry," Xuan Mu clutched his hands, not daring to touch her. Flustered, he examined her body up and down, "Did I hurt you? Should we go to the hospital?"

"..." Bing Shi's family faces cracked. He was worrying too much! How could a hug hurt so much?

"Yeah, I almost died!" Bing Shi clutched her stomach, pretending to be in great agony, "I'll forgive you for two sweet potatoes." She specified the amount, otherwise, he would overstuff her until she exploded.

Xuan Mu with his gaze down, asked in a guilty voice, "Purple or white ones?"

Bing Shi tilted her face to meet his pitch-black eyes, "One Purple and one white, please," she smiled at him lovingly.

Xuan Mu responded with a wry smile, "Your wish is my command." Without hesitance, he called his people to prepare sweet potatoes for his Bing Shi.

Bing Shi hugged Xuan Mu happily, "You are the best!" 

"..." Stop being such a drama Queen, her family thought, then they laughed with her. Thanks to Xuan Mu, Bing Shi became more approachable and lively.

Bing Shi's sweet potatoes arrived in fifteen minutes. Placed in a delicate lunchbox, they were beautifully cut into small bite pieces.