The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 463 - 412: Future Brother-in-law

Chapter 463: Chapter 412: Future Brother-in-law
Zhuo Yao developed a keen interest in the person behind him, but he still insisted on not looking back. Instead, he quickened his pace again, this time even faster, no longer merely jogging.
Zhuo Yao ran about five more laps around the lake road, and the distant skyline was gradually brightening, a warm light enveloping the villas in the morning glow.
By the time Zhuo Yao was running his twentieth lap, he still hadn’t shaken off the person behind him; it was as if he was his shadow, constantly following him.
Finally, Zhuo Yao stopped, and the person behind him also slowly halted.
Zhuo Yao turned around, and to his surprise, he saw a young man. After running for so long, only his forehead was sweaty,
"Young man, not bad at all." Zhuo Yao sincerely praised. Nowadays, young people are lazier than ever, always sleeping in if they can, barely focusing on exercising. Take his precious daughter, for instance—every time he called her to go running, she would wrap herself in a blanket, playing dead. He did it for her health, lest she lack resilience at a young age, but as soon as his daughter acted coy, he gave in.
"You are the impressive one, still so energetic after running such a distance. I’m afraid I might not have been able to keep up if we ran a couple more laps."
"Where are you from?"
"I’m from Aus City," Bai Chengxi answered respectfully.
"Aus City, it’s a nice place. I used to go there often in the past years." Zhuo Yao was about to reach for his handkerchief to wipe his sweat,
"Here." A clean checkered handkerchief was handed over. "It’s new, never used."
Zhuo Yao paused before taking it, "You also like this brand of handkerchief?"
"They are good at absorbing water, I always carry one when I run in the morning."
"I use the same brand." Zhuo Yao found himself liking this young man more and more, "Are you in A City for work?"
"I’m here to accompany my girlfriend; she’s back in A City for the New Year."
"And your girlfriend?"
Bai Chengxi smiled somewhat sheepishly, "She said she wanted to sleep in, so I had to come out for a run."
Thinking of his own daughter, Zhuo Yao felt an instant connection: "Today’s girls are all very lazy, just like my daughter. She won’t get out of bed until the sun is high, often having breakfast and lunch together. I’ve lectured her many times, but she doesn’t listen."
"Sleeping in is a blessing. But once we’re back in Aus City, I’m going to take her jogging with me." Bai Chengxi found the man in front of him good-looking and very congenial. He came here early as he couldn’t sleep, not wanting to disturb Zhuo Yuqing. He decided to go for a run here and didn’t expect to meet him. Judging by his outstanding demeanor, he was no ordinary person. Almost as if guided by some mysterious force, he followed him.
Bai Chengxi, being a young man, was in fact not at all fatigued from the long run; however, he was deeply impressed and genuinely admired the man’s stamina.
"Young man, I should head back now," Zhuo Yao patted his shoulder, "What about you? Will you go see your girlfriend?"
"Yeah, I’ll go to my car to change clothes first, then head over to see her. She’s probably still not awake."
Zhuo Yao laughed, "Seeing you reminds me of my younger self, doting on my wife irrationally, haha."
Bai Chengxi and Zhuo Yao said goodbye to each other; he went back to his car parked at the entrance of the villa area, which his assistant had rented temporarily.
"Boss Bai, your requested items." The assistant had arrived in A City at dawn, bringing the cigars Bai Chengxi had specially ordered, already packaged.
"Hmm." Bai Chengxi took the clothes he’d change into and planned to go to a nearby bath center for a shower, "Let’s drive first."
At this time, Zhuo Yuqing likely still hadn’t woken up; she said yesterday she’d sleep till the sun was high.
When Zhuo Yao got home, the kitchen was already prepared for breakfast, and after pouring a glass of water he asked the maid, "Missy still hasn’t gotten up?"
"Missy hasn’t woken up yet,"
"She’s such an adult yet still loves to sleep in." Zhuo Yao thought of the young man he had run with earlier; that young man was great—despite being young, he could get up early to exercise. This was commendable.
The maid smiled slightly, if the master really thought the missy shouldn’t sleep in, he should wake her up himself. He spoke sternly, but never actually thought of waking her up; instead, he even instructed, "Turn off the exhaust hood, don’t make too much noise."
"Understood, sir." The maid turned to shut off the exhaust hood.
Zhuo Yao finished his water, and Gao Xing had already washed up, her hair freshly done and casually loose, "Honey, good morning."
"Morning." Zhuo Yao put down his water cup and casually fixed her hair, his eyes full of adoration, "Let’s eat."
"I’ll go wake Qingzi up."
"Never mind, let her sleep." Zhuo Yao thought, wasn’t she supposed to bring her boyfriend over today? Yet she’s still not up, probably doesn’t want to bring him anymore, which suits him just fine as he is happy about it.
Zhuo Yao’s little scheme couldn’t escape Qiao San, she ignored him and went upstairs to wake her daughter up directly.
Yuqing had a dream that made her blush and her heart race,
"Qingzi, it’s time to wake up." Qiao San opened the curtains, and the sunlight from outside poured in, stabbing Yuqing’s eyes. She raised her hand to shield her face, grumbling discontentedly, "I was in the middle of a dream."
"What pleasant dream were you having? You almost smiled from ear to ear." Qiao San teased her, "When is Chengxi coming over?"
Yuqing sat up and rubbed her eyes: "Mom, you asked him to come over so early, wouldn’t dad give him a hard time? It’d be better if he just comes before dinner."
Upon hearing this, Qiao San lightly tapped her forehead, "You crafty girl, no wonder you weren’t so enthusiastic. You had it all planned out, siding with your husband just after getting married, your dad and I will have a hard time getting along with him."
Yuqing quickly hugged her arm: "Mom, you’re thinking about it wrong. You should be happy that there’s one more person to honor you now."
"You’ve gotten smoother with your words." Qiao San smiled knowingly but soon let out a sigh, "Qingzi, you’ve really grown up, mom can let go now."
"Even if I become an old lady, I’m still your child, I will never leave you." Yuqing hugged Qiao San tightly, feeling a sudden sadness. So this is what getting married felt like. However, she was determined to live a splendid life and not worry her parents.
"Sis, mom." Zhuo Yan suddenly burst through the door, "When is my future brother-in-law coming?"
After receiving the message, Zhuo Yan rushed back from a classmate’s place just to catch a glimpse of his future brother-in-law. But seeing his brother-in-law was just an aside; what he really wanted to see was how dad would give him a hard time, which he found quite amusing.
"I’ll give him a call," Yuqing picked up her phone. The very first recent call was to Bai Chengxi. In her contacts list, Bai Chengxi was also at the top since she didn’t have any friends with surnames starting with A, naturally putting Bai at the forefront.
The phone was picked up after just one ring, Bai Chengxi’s clear and refreshing voice also brightened her spirit.
"Got up?"
"Yes, where are you?"
"At your front door." He paused, then added, "Was enjoying the sunrise over the clock tower."
"Ah?" Yuqing’s eyes widened, she hadn’t expected him to be already at her doorstep,
"Wait for me ten minutes, I’ll be right down." Yuqing quickly hung up the phone, noticing Qiao San and Zhuo Yan staring at her, she waved her hands immediately: "Stop looking at me, he’s already here."
"Mom, have you seen my brother-in-law? Is he handsome?" Zhuo Yan asked curiously.
"You’ll see for yourself in a moment." Qiao San rubbed the top of his head.
Zhuo Yan moved her hand away,
He was a head taller than Qiao San, but in her eyes, he was still just a little kid.
"Let’s go, we should head downstairs and get ready to meet your future brother-in-law."
In the bathroom, Yuqing washed her face and brushed her teeth at record speed. She didn’t apply makeup, just casually tied her hair back, and put on the off-white sweater and jeans she had prepared the night before.
As soon as Qiao San reached the living room, she saw her daughter sweep downstairs like a gust of wind, "I’m going to receive him."
"Slow down." Zhuo Yao saw it and immediately voiced his displeasure, "What if you fall? He has legs, can’t he walk in by himself?"
Qiao San scoffed, this man hadn’t even met him yet, and he was already prejudiced and secretly criticizing him, she really worried for Bai Chengxi.
Qiao San patted her husband’s leg, "I warn you, when he comes later, don’t put on a long face like Changbai Mountain, give Qingzi some face, do you want to see her embarrassed?"
"Letting her be embarrassed is for her own good. She’s still young, hasn’t been in society for long, lived in a naive school environment, and doesn’t understand the dangers of the world, it’s easy for her to be tricked. We’re just looking out for her, there’s nothing wrong with that." Zhuo Yao spoke convincingly as if it made perfect sense, Qiao San was helpless and just shrugged her shoulders.
Yuqing stepped out the front door and instantly saw Bai Chengxi standing there, his tall figure seemed to glow under the sunlight, dazzlingly capturing her gaze.
She smiled slightly, unable to wait and ran towards him.