CHAPTER 637: CHAPTER 637: THE EMBARRASSED MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO CAN’T FACE HER SON-IN-LAW

"Dad." Mengyao and Biyao flanked Chu Zhongtian on either side, greeting him warmly.

"Hmm." Chu Zhongtian made a nasal sound, responding heavily with a smile on his face, and then said, "Let’s all go inside."

"Alright!" After greeting Chu Zhongtian, the two sisters quickly went over to Chu Erzhu’s side, happily saying, "Grandpa, let’s go inside first, it’s getting cold, be careful not to freeze!"

"Yes, yes, yes, such filial granddaughters." Chu Erzhu laughed heartily.

Over there, Mengyao and Biyao chatted with Chu Erzhu as they walked into the house.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhongtian, in the role of a future father-in-law, looked at Ye Fan with a smile, saying amiably, "Ye Fan, it’s been some time since we last saw each other. Ever since you came home with the two girls and, incidentally, performed a miracle by curing my wife’s stubborn illness, we haven’t met. I’ve been urging the girls to bring you home, but there just hasn’t been a chance. Today, my wish has come true, and I must fulfill my promise from our first meeting to have a good drink with you."

He always had a good opinion of Ye Fan. When his wife was opposed, he was happy that his daughter found someone she loved.

When his wife drove Ye Fan out of the villa, he had blamed her for being unreasonable.

Now, this time, he invited Ye Fan to the house to urge Ye Fan and Mengyao to move things along.

Although there was the intention of his father Chu Erzhu behind this, he and his wife had long wished for this too, hoping their daughter and Ye Fan would soon marry and give them a grandchild earlier.

With these considerations, and since his father had time, it was only natural to urge the engagement.

"Everything according to your wishes, Uncle. Whatever you say goes." Ye Fan was quite polite.

"Great, I just love your character, straightforward, without a trace of hesitation." Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.

"Uncle, you’re too kind." Ye Fan nodded with a smile.

"Come inside quickly, and then we can talk slowly." Chu Zhongtian invited warmly.

"Okay." Ye Fan agreed.

Ye Fan chatted with Chu Zhongtian and followed Mengyao and the others into the house.

Inside, Mengyao asked puzzledly, "Where’s Mom? Why don’t we see her? Where did she go?"

"Dad, did Mom go out for something? She knew we were coming, why did she leave?" Biyao also questioned.

The two sisters were naturally full of doubts. Their mom kept urging them to come home and pressuring Ye Fan and Mengyao to get engaged. Now, they had brought Ye Fan home, but Xu Li was nowhere to be seen. How could they not be surprised?

"Who knows, your mom just went out for a while, and for some reason, went to her family." Chu Zhongtian said, puzzled.

He was utterly baffled by his wife’s strange behavior.

In fact, the truth was this.

Xu Li called Ye Fan and Mengyao to come home and urged the engagement. She was very worried about her daughter’s major life decisions and naturally hoped Ye Fan and Mengyao would get engaged sooner. But whenever she talked about this, she felt a headache. On one hand, she anxiously anticipated the engagement of Ye Fan and her daughter, but on the other hand, she was too ashamed to face Ye Fan.

So, under this conflicting mindset, she was tormented. Taking advantage of Chu Erzhu and Chu Zhongtian’s united stand, she called Mengyao to bring Ye Fan home and then made herself scarce, leaving the engagement matter to her father and husband.

When Xu Li left home, she made an excuse. Knowing Ye Fan and her daughter were coming, she evaded them.

She used the excuse of going out briefly for something urgent, only then notifying Chu Zhongtian about an urgent matter at her mother’s home.

If she didn’t make such an excuse, it would have been difficult for her to leave home. Urgent matter? What could be more urgent than urging Ye Fan and Mengyao’s engagement?

If Xu Li had been at home and said she had an urgent matter at her mother’s, she probably wouldn’t have even made it out the door.

Chu Zhongtian and Chu Erzhu were also helpless. Just as Ye Fan and the two sisters were about to reach home, Xu Li left, which was suspicious in itself, but nobody knew what kind of urgent matter Xu Li had.

Chu Erzhu couldn’t understand what his daughter-in-law was up to.

Chu Zhongtian had a bit of understanding and vaguely guessed that his wife, who had previously driven Ye Fan away, yet Ye Fan later cured her illness, was too ashamed to face Ye Fan due to her pride. This incident had passed long ago, and it should be forgotten, but Xu Li still behaved this way, leaving Chu Zhongtian with no choice but to secretly blame his wife.

In fact, even Chu Zhongtian didn’t know that Xu Li evaded Ye Fan not just because of shame over past actions he’d guessed but for a different reason entirely.

When Ye Fan treated Xu Li’s illness, he did so physically, and she experienced two intense moments during the treatment. Although her illness was cured, it left a secret difficult to mention, a humiliating matter she felt unable to share with anyone, tucked away in her heart.

If it were another doctor, she’d probably have been able to accept it.

It just so happened that the person was Ye Fan, her daughter’s beloved, her future son-in-law.

As a mother-in-law, how could she face her husband with such an embarrassing topic, how could she face her daughter with such a matter? It had to remain buried in her heart.

So, due to this reason, this was the root of Xu Li’s avoidance of Ye Fan.

Ye Fan vaguely understood something, giving a wry smile. To him, this was not something to make a fuss about, but Xu Li had to overthink it, making herself unhappy. As a junior, what could he say?

If Xu Li hadn’t mentioned it, he naturally couldn’t either. Otherwise, knowing Xu Li’s pride, if she ended up doing something drastic, it would be his fault.

Ye Fan was forced, once again, to put himself in Xu Li’s shoes and could only help keep this secret.

This was not something embarrassing for him.

But for Xu Li, it was different.

"What’s up with Mom? She called us home, and then she had to leave for her family, I really don’t get it, nor can I understand what Mom is thinking." Chu Biyao said with confusion, mouth agape in puzzlement.

"Mom should be here at such an important time, no matter what urgent matter there might be, how can it be more urgent than pressing me and Ye Fan’s engagement?" Mengyao was full of incomprehension.

"Don’t worry about your mom for now, she called and said she’d be back as soon as possible." Chu Zhongtian said.

In truth, how could he not understand his wife’s evasive intentions?

He just didn’t expose it, and now wasn’t the right time to mention it either.

Ye Fan being at the house and Xu Li avoiding it, if this left Ye Fan with the impression that he wasn’t welcome, it would be a problem, and how could Chu Zhongtian not think deeply about it?

"Daughter, go make some tea, I want to chat with Ye Fan." Chu Zhongtian began to invite.