My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 428 - 020: Heartbreak

Chapter 428: 020: Heartbreak
Ye Lingran listened and was surprised, widening her eyes, "You... want to come for a New Year visit?"
"Isn’t it appropriate?"
"No... I’m just a little surprised." Ye Lingran snapped back to reality and gave him a gentle smile, pondering for a moment before asking, "Then should I also find a time to visit your family for the New Year?"
"Whatever works for you. Whenever you come, my parents will welcome you. Once you decide, give me a call, and I can pick you up. On the first day, my uncle will return, along with my aunt and her husband, to visit Yun Xi and Ah Sheng. Their family’s situation is a bit complicated, and I don’t want you to get involved, so you can wait until after I visit your family to come to mine."
Listening to his arrangements, Ye Lingran nodded, not asking much about Yun Xi’s family matters, as she only knew her parents were in Germany, but not much else.
"Alright, let me know the day before you decide to come."
"Okay."
"I’ll head up now."
"Alright, get some rest, goodnight."
"Goodnight." Ye Lingran nodded, opened the car door, got out, waved at him, and turned to walk into the residential area, disappearing from his gentle gaze.
On the first day of the New Year, it started to drizzle in Nancheng. Ye Lingran’s family returned to Nanqing Town to visit Grandpa Ye’s grave. Since it was raining and cold, and Grandma Ye was getting old and feared catching a cold, they returned to Nancheng that morning right after the visit, without stopping by the old villa.
On the second day, Yun Qi came to her house for a New Year visit. Ye Chengmin casually mentioned their future plans and whether they had thought about when to get married.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingran was noticeably flustered and quickly interrupted, "Dad, how long have we been together! Our relationship isn’t stable yet, isn’t it a little early to talk about marriage?"
"I was just asking off the cuff." Ye Chengmin wasn’t the rigid type and understood that young people yearn for freedom in relationships, so he didn’t intend to press them. How things would develop depended on them, though he personally favored Yun Qi, naturally hoping for a good outcome for the two.
Ye Lingran pursed her lips and instinctively glanced at Yun Qi beside her. Just as she was about to speak, a warm and melodious male voice emerged from beside them: "A while ago, my mom asked me if since I’ve already publicly acknowledged Ling Ran as my fiancée, should we plan for a formal engagement after the start of spring. I was thinking of discussing with you all about having a meal together for both families before the engagement."
"Engagement?" Ru Junlan was clearly surprised, as they hadn’t thought in that direction: "This is ultimately up to you two, but since it involves our families, we have no objections. You can decide amongst yourselves about the date and inform us once finalized. We can also plan the meeting time for the families then."
"Great, then once the engagement date is confirmed, I’ll inform you."
"Alright, that works." Yun Qi’s arrangements made Ye Chengmin feel reassured.
On the morning of the third day, Ye Lingran went to his house for a New Year visit, and she met his father Yun Junsen, who left an impression of being strict yet having a certain gentleness. In the following days, since Yun Qi knew many people, they had gatherings almost daily, so they didn’t meet during that time. It wasn’t until the seventh day that Yun Qi had some free time, and Ye Lingran took a taxi to his house to get her shoes and car.
As soon as she stepped into the house, Yun Qi came out to greet her, "You’re here," and took out a pair of slippers he had specially bought for her from the shoe cabinet.
Ye Lingran had just changed her shoes when a graceful figure emerged from the living room, wearing the shoes Yun Xi wore last time. Before Ye Lingran could take a closer look, the girl spoke with obvious discontent, "Is she that so-called girlfriend of yours? Those slippers were bought for her?"
Actually, when she first arrived, she had fancied those slippers, thinking the ones on her feet were ugly. She had just taken them out of the shoe cabinet, hadn’t even had a chance to wear them when she asked, "Brother Qi, why do you have two pairs of women’s slippers here? This white pair is so cute! Were they prepared just for me?"
The moment she said that, Yun Qi bent down, took the white slippers away, and spoke with a tone full of warmth and affection, "These belong to my fiancée; she wouldn’t be happy if someone else wore them."