Chapter 335: He Saw Her Secret

The main reason was that the two of them needed to meet and talk privately.

With her parents here, it wasn’t very convenient.

“Alright, you two go eat then. Just be back a little early,” Su’s mother said, her eyes crinkling into a smile.

She looked at Xie Huaizheng as if he were her own son.

From his appearance alone, this young man was remarkably handsome.

You rarely saw someone so handsome, even in the entertainment industry. The main thing was his excellent bearing and perfectly upright posture.

When he was out on the street, plenty of people’s gazes were drawn to him.

Just then, Su Zhaozhao pulled Xie Huaizheng into a nearby restaurant, which was considered one of the better places to eat in her neighborhood.

It served both stir-fried dishes and snacks, so she could also have Xie Huaizheng try some of the local specialties.

Xie Huaizheng gazed at the extensive menu, then looked at Su Zhaozhao with curiosity. “Zhaozhao, so this is your world? It’s just as you described—so advanced.”

‘I feel like a primitive man in comparison.’

He looked at the phone in Su Zhaozhao’s hand, his expression full of wonder. “So, this is that ‘mobile phone’ you mentioned, the one with so many functions?”

Su Zhaozhao nodded.

She generously handed it to Xie Huaizheng. “Do you want to give it a try? It’s pretty fun.”

‘Since Xie Huaizheng can travel between the two worlds just like me now,’ Su Zhaozhao thought, ‘I can share the things from my storage space with him eventually.’

‘Right now, we’re probably the most special people in either world.’

Xie Huaizheng stared at the glowing object, utterly fascinated. It had everything inside, just as Su Zhaozhao had said.

What was even more magical was that you could open so many things just by touching the screen.

‘It can even sing!’

Xie Huaizheng played with the phone, his eyes glued to the screen. He sighed. “Zhaozhao, you’d be at such a disadvantage living with me over there. Just this thing alone is so much fun here.”

“Really? I don’t think it’s a disadvantage at all.”

‘The main reason is that I can still use my phone and even get online over there,’ she thought. ‘I just can’t contact anyone.’

Soon, all the dishes arrived at their table.

The table was filled with all sorts of exquisitely plated dishes, and the sight moved Xie Huaizheng deeply.

“Can ordinary people nowadays afford to eat such delicious meals?”

He looked at the other customers around them; they were indeed all ordinary people.

But back in his world, even a well-off family like his couldn’t necessarily afford to eat this well.

‘It seems Su Zhaozhao wasn’t lying. After a few decades, people’s material standard of living really has improved dramatically.’

The variety of dishes was staggering, and there was all sorts of seafood, which was a rare sight in an inland city like his.

Su Zhaozhao enthusiastically piled food onto Xie Huaizheng’s plate. “That’s right! So, Huai Zheng, you should eat more. After all, in the future, we can only come here twice a year. We won’t have many chances to eat this well every day.”

Hearing this, Xie Huaizheng couldn’t help but nod.

He savored the cuisine of this era. Afterward, Su Zhaozhao took him for a walk around the area before they headed back home.

When they reached her front door, Xie Huaizheng looked at Su Zhaozhao with some worry. “Zhaozhao, will your parents… think I’m a monster? Will they agree to let you be with me?”

Even though Su Zhaozhao’s parents had seemed very pleasant and kind, Xie Huaizheng was still a little nervous.

‘After all, according to Su Zhaozhao, I’m just a character from a novel.’

But Su Zhaozhao just laughed. “Don’t worry, honey. My parents really like you. They can tell that you love me and that you’ll make me happy, so they don’t care at all what you are.”

‘As long as he’s not some law-breaking criminal,’ she knew, ‘my parents don’t care.’

‘Besides, Xie Huaizheng is so outstanding in his own world.’

The door opened, and Xie Huaizheng surveyed his surroundings. He looked at the enormous television screen. Thankfully, Su Zhaozhao had already explained many aspects of life in this world to him.

Seeing it all in person, aside from the initial shock, he took it quite well.

When Father Su and Su’s mother saw them return, they gestured for them to sit down in front of them.

Father Su even poured a cup of tea for Xie Huaizheng. “Little Xie, don’t be nervous. Zhaozhao has told me all about your situation.”

“Yes, Mom, Dad. If you have any other concerns, you can ask me,” Xie Huaizheng said, sitting up straight and serious.

Looking at the couple before him, Xie Huaizheng felt a complex mix of emotions.

‘He hadn’t expected to meet Su Zhaozhao’s parents right away, so of course he was a little nervous.’

‘And I didn’t even bring a gift.’

‘Of course, anything from my world would probably seem backward to them anyway.’

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. We just hope that you and Zhaozhao can live well together. As long as you’re happy, nothing else is important.”

“Mom, Dad, please rest assured. I will take good care of Zhaozhao,” Xie Huaizheng said, taking Su Zhaozhao’s hand in his.

His gaze met Su Zhaozhao’s.

They both saw the unwavering resolve in each other’s eyes.

“Hearing you say that puts our minds at ease,” Father Su said with a smile.

“So, when will you two be going back?”

“Mom, Dad, Huai Zheng and I will have two chances a year to come back here, so we won’t lose touch forever,” Su Zhaozhao said, walking over to her parents with a smile. “But, about my job and everything… I’ll have to trouble you to help me resign. Given my current situation, I can’t keep working here.”

“Okay, don’t worry about it, Zhaozhao. Is there anything else you need us to take care of?” Su’s mother asked, stroking her daughter’s hair, her eyes welling with tears.

‘At least I’ll still be able to see my daughter twice a year,’ she thought. ‘Still, just two visits… it feels like so few.’

“That’s all. I don’t know if we’ll have to wait half a year after this visit, but anyway… Mom, Dad, you have to live well and take care of yourselves. Mom, you should exercise more when you have free time. And Dad, you need to get more rest. Don’t always work overtime and stay up late. You’re getting older; you can’t keep up with the young folks anymore.”

“We know, we know.”

They talked like this late into the night.

It was only then that Su Zhaozhao and Xie Huaizheng went back to her room to sleep.

Xie Huaizheng looked around Su Zhaozhao’s room. It was exquisitely decorated by her and filled with all sorts of things he had never seen before. There was even a laptop computer?

‘It’s so thin and light.’

“Curious?” Su Zhaozhao asked when she saw Xie Huaizheng staring at the computer.

Xie Huaizheng nodded.

“Want to try it out?”

“Okay.”

Xie Huaizheng didn’t stand on ceremony. Su Zhaozhao opened the laptop for him to play with while she went to take a shower first.

‘We’ll probably travel back after we sleep, right?’

But unexpectedly, when Su Zhaozhao came out from her shower, she saw Xie Huaizheng’s gaze fall upon her, his eyes holding a hint of scrutiny.

“What’s wrong? Is there something you don’t know how to do?”

Su Zhaozhao was surprised. She thought Xie Huaizheng was very smart; she’d just seen how quickly he picked things up.

‘Xie Huaizheng had even said they had something similar to a computer in his world.’

“Zhaozhao, I saw… you have a lot of those… novels in here. You’re a girl, how can you be reading such explicit things?”

Su Zhaozhao froze for a moment. Looking at the screen, she realized that Xie Huaizheng had somehow opened her secret, hidden folder.

‘Fuck!’