Home Sweet Home

One day later, Xi Family Mansion, 9:00 p.m. ;

"You what?! Wedding? Where did this even come from?", Xi Yuan stared at his parents, as they revealed their motive behind the dinner invitation.

They were sitting by the poolside, under the open sky, cold breeze hitting their faces. Rong Xinghe had accompanied him until she received a call from the MCO. 'It's urgent.', she'd said before she left. She had borrowed his car, leaving him with no option but to wait for Xi Wei to get another one from the underground parking. Xi elders had followed behind him as he found a seat for himself by the mini-bar in the backyard. Only if he'd seen this coming...

"Yuan. We understand, Honey.", Li Jungah squeezed the man's hand assuringly, "You are afraid of the possibilities. I am your mother. Even though I wasn't there for you throughout your entire childhood, I can still see right through you.