Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 375 - 163 Water Magic Research, New Bookmark Sale_2

Otherwise, it would be better to just be her first and then leave when he got bored. But that's just despicable, and I'd feel too guilty about it.

At the very least, the Bai Weixi of this lifetime hadn't done anything to wrong him...

As they chatted, Yang Jinyu and Bai Tianqi finished cooking.

"Little Li, Xixi, it's time to eat."

"Coming," Li Yuan responded, a strange feeling in his heart. This is clearly my house, so why do I feel like a guest?

At the dinner table, Bai Tianqi opened a bottle of Maotai and poured Li Yuan a glass. "Little Li," he said with a smile, "I'm not much of a drinker, and I have to drive back to my hometown early tomorrow morning, so I'll take it easy tonight."

Li Yuan felt awkward. He had been drinking quite a bit lately, and the mere sight of white liquor made his stomach churn.

"Mr. Bai, I'm not a fan of white liquor either. I don't usually drink at all."

Bai Tianqi gave Li Yuan a long, meaningful look. Having already witnessed his drinking capacity, he naturally didn't press the issue. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Alright, then. We'll just have a casual drink, the two of us."

Yang Jinyu kept piling food onto Li Yuan's plate. "Little Li, you're a growing man, and you work so hard day and night. You need to eat more."

"Here, try the braised pork ribs I made. Tell me what you think."

"Thank you, Mrs. Yang." As Li Yuan listened to his potential mother-in-law, he couldn't help but feel that her mention of him "working hard day and night" had a hidden meaning.

He took a bite of the braised pork ribs Yang Jinyu had made. The taste was surprisingly good, better than what most restaurants served, with a sweet and sour flavor and a crisp texture.

Yang Jinyu asked expectantly, "So, Little Li, how is it?"

Li Yuan smiled and nodded. "Mrs. Yang, it's fantastic. It's even better than what you'd get at a five-star restaurant."

Hearing his approval, Yang Jinyu let out a sigh of relief, a wide smile spreading across her still-charming face.

"By the way, Little Li, I heard from Xixi that your parents have moved to Modu as well?" Yang Jinyu suddenly asked, her tone laced with meaning.

Li Yuan didn't quite catch her drift. He nodded and explained, "They went back to our hometown to build a house. My mom will be back in a few days to look after my sister while she's in school."

Yang Jinyu glanced at her daughter, who was staring down and picking at her rice, and smiled. "Your uncle and I have pampered Xixi since she was little, so she's a bit clumsy and not always the best at expressing herself. You'll have to put in a good word for her with your mom..."

Li Yuan finally understood. So that's what this is about. She wants me to introduce Bai Weixi to my parents and get their approval.

In this situation, all he could do was nod in agreement.

"Mrs. Yang, Mr. Bai, please don't worry. My parents are very easygoing. I'm sure they'll love Bai."

Yang Jinyu looked even more satisfied. "That's good," she said, smiling at Li Yuan. "She's our only daughter, and your uncle has doted on her since she was a child. If she ever does anything wrong, you two need to be patient with each other. If she throws a little tantrum, you just need to coax her a bit and she'll be fine..."

"Mom, stop it," Bai Weixi blurted out, her face bright red. This whole scene felt like they were arranging a marriage, but they had only just started dating...

Yang Jinyu chuckled. "Alright, alright, I'll stop. Let's eat."

After a satisfying meal, Li Yuan made an excuse to retreat to the study to write.

...

As soon as he logged onto QQ, he saw that his editor, Starry Sky, had already sent him a message.

"Xia Hua, don't forget about the book signing tomorrow. Our company has invited reporters from Modu TV Station to interview you. I'm sending you the outline now so you can prepare what you want to say in advance."

Li Yuan replied with an "Okay" and downloaded the file. After looking over the interview outline from Starry Sky, he had a good idea of what to expect.

This was part of a positive publicity campaign for Yuandian Web. The company was investing heavily in promoting Li Yuan as the leading young writer of the new generation of online literature. Their goal was to boost his popularity and ignite a new craze for the genre.

Tomorrow's interview might even appear on Modu's finance channel. I'd better prepare a script in advance. It would be a huge embarrassment if I freeze up and flub it.

Before preparing the script for the interview, Li Yuan sent a message to his sister, Li Zixia.

"Li Zixia, you've got some explaining to do. Get out here."

"Oh no! Bro, what did I do this time?"

"Who told you to add Bai Weixi without my permission? She's coming to Jinxiu Villas to see you tomorrow morning. You handle it."

"Ah? Bro, that's a terrible idea! Zhijin is here too. What if they run into each other?"

"Are you an idiot? Why don't you just tell Zhijin beforehand? Make up an excuse to get her out of the way. Use that pig brain of yours."

"Hmph! You meanie! I'm trying to help you, and you call me stupid."

"Cut it out, Li Zixia. You made this mess, you fix it. And remember, don't you dare screw this up. If you can make Weixi happy tomorrow, I'll agree to that thing you asked for last time."

"Hehe, leave it to me, Bro! You can count on your little sister. I guarantee I'll win over Weixi for you."

"Good. That's all. I have to get back to writing. Earning money really isn't easy."

"Mhm, you can do it! You're my favorite brother in the world! Hang in there!"

After ending the chat with Li Zixia, Li Yuan scrolled through his QQ Space for a bit. The number of comments was growing every day, and his profile was getting over 100 visitors daily.

Neither Zhong Tingyue nor Jiang Zhiyu was online. Little Fish, who used to message him frequently, hadn't sent him anything tonight, which he found a little strange.

Thinking that he would see her tomorrow anyway, Li Yuan didn't send a message to Little Fish either.

His current attitude toward Little Fish was to let things take their natural course. He wouldn't take the initiative, but he wouldn't turn her away either. The truth is, he just doesn't have the heart for it at the moment...