Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Humiliation
"Lingling, do we really have to go to your house today? I think it's better if we don't go," Ye Feng asked nervously, looking at the 'Goddess' in front of him.
Having dated Chen Ling for so long, Ye Feng had never had the courage to meet her family. He knew that someone like him, who had nothing, simply didn't deserve such an outstanding girl like Chen Ling, so he dared not face them.
"Why not?" Chen Ling, wearing a pink dress today, looked very fresh and particularly dazzling with her perfect figure. Hearing Ye Feng's words, she quickly responded with confusion.
"I'm afraid your mother won't like me, you know I have nothing," Ye Feng said with a self-deprecating laugh, answering insecurely.
"Silly, isn't it enough that I like you? Come back with me, please?" Chen Ling pleaded coquettishly, tugging at Ye Feng's arm with her tender right hand.
"Alright then!" Ye Feng hesitated for a moment but decided to face Chen Ling's parents eventually. After all, he had to face them sooner or later, right?
"I knew you loved me the most." Seeing that Ye Feng had agreed, Chen Ling happily said, linking her arm with his.
The two bought some gifts and then took a taxi to Chen Ling's house.
Standing at the entrance of the complex, Ye Feng felt extremely nervous; meeting his future mother-in-law for the first time was inevitably nerve-wracking.
"Let's go! Stop daydreaming," Chen Ling said naturally, waking up Ye Feng, who was lost in thought.
Chen Ling led Ye Feng to the door of apartment 402. Seeing her pull out the keys, Ye Feng's heart jumped into his throat, and he started sweating nervously.
After the door opened, Ye Feng saw a woman in her forties sitting leisurely on the sofa, watching TV in the living room.
"Mom, I'm back," Chen Ling said with a smile, throwing herself into the woman's arms.
"Mom, this is my boyfriend, Ye Feng." After fooling around with her mom for a bit, Chen Ling brought her over to Ye Feng and introduced him with a smile. "Ye Feng, this is my mom."
"Hello, madam!" Although extremely nervous, Ye Feng greeted politely and handed over the gifts he brought. "It's my first visit. I bought some supplements, I hope you like them."
Chen Ling's mother, named Xu Caihong, looked at the gifts in Ye Feng's hands. Her originally courteous face immediately turned cold. Examining Ye Feng's clothes, her disdain deepened.
If Ye Feng were just a regular guest, that would be one thing. But now, this 'toad' was deluding himself about getting her precious daughter—how could she tolerate that?
"Young man, where do you work? Do you have a stable salary?" Although Xu Caihong was displeased, she kept her composure in front of her daughter and asked sternly.
"Madam, I run an online store at home. When business is good, I can make about 5,000 a month." Feeling the strong 'killing intent' from her, Ye Feng replied timidly.
"5,000? Have you bought a house in Longning City?" Hearing about Ye Feng's income, Xu Caihong's tone grew even less polite.
"Not yet, but I will work hard," Ye Feng quickly explained, sensing the situation turning sour. For his own happiness, he had to give it his all.
"Mom!" Chen Ling was just about to speak, but her words were stopped by her mother. After silencing Chen Ling, her mother glared at Ye Feng and scoffed. "Hard work? Wake up! Stop fussing about nothing. With your current situation, how can you provide my daughter a happy life?"
"Madam!" Being insulted like this, even Buddha would lose his temper, and Ye Feng was no exception. He clenched his fists and answered loudly, "I may be poor, but I have a heart full of ambition. Right now, I may not be able to provide Lingling the life she wants, but I will definitely give her a beautiful future."
Ye Feng spoke very passionately, his eyes revealing his sincerity. But this did not sway Xu Caihong; as someone who had been through life's challenges, she had to think about her daughter's future.
"The future? I'll lay it out for you today. No house, no car, don't come bothering my daughter anymore, or else I'll call the police."
With such clear words from her, Ye Feng's face was filled with despair. Although unwilling to give up, he was helpless, especially since the opposition was Chen Ling's mother.
"Mom! I truly love him, please can you bless us?" At this point, Chen Ling couldn't just stand by; she firmly grasped Ye Feng's arm and loudly declared her stance.
"My daughter! I'm doing this for your own good, I can't possibly let you be with him." Yang Caihong was very resolute, her words almost a shout.
"But I've set my heart on him for life, I won't marry anyone else." Chen Ling's persistence intensified, she hugged Ye Feng with tears in her voice as she responded.
Chen Ling's determination deeply moved Ye Feng; in that moment, he completely understood. Having such a girlfriend, even if it meant struggling for a lifetime for her, it would be worth it.
"You… you're trying to kill me with anger, aren't you? I will never agree." Yang Caihong was so angered by Chen Ling that she clutched her chest; then suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she pulled out her phone and dialed a number.
More than ten minutes later, the sound of knocking came from outside the door; Yang Caihong excitedly opened it and was completely stunned by the scene outside.
Seeing that her mother was hesitating to enter, Chen Ling and Ye Feng walked to the door together, curious about what had happened. When they saw the scene outside the door, they were also shocked.
In front of Chen Ling's house stood nine men, side by side, each holding a large heart-shaped box. Inside these boxes were many roses made from folded money, all of them hundred RMB notes.
"Roses made of money? How much did this cost? It must be over a hundred thousand, right?"
"A hundred thousand? I think there's at least 200,000 here. This young man's move is really big, throwing out 200,000 just like that. If it were me, I would have agreed right away."
The onlookers also included Chen Ling's neighbors, who were astounded by the scene at Chen Ling's front porch, discussing it in hushed tones with expressions of disbelief.
In the middle of the nine men, one wore an expensive suit. Hearing the crowd's murmurs, he displayed a smug expression; this was exactly the effect he had wanted.
"Lingling! This is 999 roses, costing about 200,000 RMB, a carefully prepared gift for our first meeting. I hope you'll like it." Seeing his would-be blind date looked as beautiful as her photos, the suited man said very politely.
"I don't like it, take it back!" Realizing what was happening upon hearing the suited man's words, Chen Ling quickly frowned and replied somewhat displeased.
"You girl, how can you speak like that?" Yang Caihong, hearing this, instantly became anxious, quickly scolding Chen Ling. The man before them was her potential wealthy son-in-law; how could she afford to offend him? "Liu Long, please come inside. This girl just doesn't understand."
"That's alright, Auntie, she's very distinctive, and I like that," Liu Long smiled and posed in what he thought was a very cool manner in response.
"I'm already carrying Ye Feng's child," seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Chen Ling immediately clung to Ye Feng's arm and said in a grave tone.
Ye Feng was shocked, he looked at Chen Ling in astonishment, wanting to know what was really going on. He was very aware that he and Chen Ling had not even taken that final step; how could Chen Ling possibly be pregnant with his child?
Seeing Chen Ling give him a mischievous gesture secretly, Ye Feng felt relieved in his heart. It turned out Chen Ling had deliberately lied to continue being with him.
"Auntie, what's going on here?" As soon as Liu Long heard that Chen Ling was already pregnant, he felt as if he had been deceived, and asked angrily.
"What on earth is going on with you, Lingling? You're really going to be the death of me." Upon hearing how serious the situation was, Yang Caihong immediately panicked, grabbing Chen Ling and asking frantically.
The scene was very quiet; Liu Long, seeing how things had developed, walked away with a face as grim as iron.
But in his heart, Ye Feng was very clear; he couldn't be so selfish, he couldn't just ruin Chen Ling's reputation like this.
"Aunt, Chen Ling was actually deceiving you. She and I haven't progressed that far, but I will definitely not give up. Lingling is worth fighting for. Let me leave you with a saying, 'Don't underestimate the heart of a young man! Just wait and see! One day I will make you regret this.'"
After saying all this in a heavy tone, Ye Feng turned dejectedly to leave; he didn't even dare to glance at Chen Ling, afraid that he would not have the heart to leave.