Can I meet your parents?

I looked at Gao Fu Shuai with a surprised look since I never expected him to say this.

After he said this, there was an awkward silence that filled the air as I didn't know what to say.

Gao Fu Shuai seemed to have noticed that something was off, so he broke the silence by asking, "Young master, is there something wrong?"

Though his voice seemed calm, it was clear that there was worry in his eyes.

I could tell right away that he knew that there was something off about what I had said.

So with a cough, I said, "It's not that there's anything wrong. It's just that I have some business in the area, so I want to take care of it."

Then in a more cheerful voice, I said, "You can also visit your parents since we're going to that place."

Gao Fu Shuai didn't seem to believe what I said as he narrowed his eyes to look at me, but I just calmly looked right back at him without flinching.

In the end, it wasn't either of us that backed down.