CHAPTER 555: CHAPTER 553: AN UNINVITED GUEST

Chen Ke furrowed his brow, "Do I also have to foot the bill for the flowers you give to others?"

Chief Prosecutor Chen was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in realization, "What do you mean, ’give to others’? These are prepared for you. Just giving them to your mother-in-law and not your girlfriend, I doubt you’ll ever get married. If it weren’t for me overseeing things today, you’d surely get kicked out when visiting."

"No need to bother yourself." Chen Ke responded indifferently, tinged with a hint of pride, "Her family likes me a lot."

Chief Prosecutor Chen’s eyes widened as he sized up his son, "That’s also thanks to my good upbringing."

You little rascal, you’ve met her parents ages ago, yet you only mentioned it at home today, and only because your younger brother asked.

It seems like you clearly don’t plan to bring your partner home for us to meet, maybe you won’t even tell us when you get married.

Such a scoundrel!

Chief Prosecutor Chen mentally scolded his son harshly, then walked outside the flower shop.

"Excuse me, would you like to take this bouquet as well?" The shop assistant sensed something off between the two and quietly confirmed with Chen Ke whether he wanted the roses.

Chen Ke looked at the flamboyant roses, thought about it and then nodded; Mai Qiqi would probably be happy.

After Chen Ke left the flower shop, he didn’t even glance at his old man and turned to walk away. After walking a bit, he found his car, opened the trunk, and carefully placed the two bouquets of fresh flowers inside. As he turned around, he saw the Chief Prosecutor standing beside the car.

Chief Prosecutor Chen peered into the car and clicked his tongue, "Quite a lot of stuff you’ve bought." Chen Ke pretended not to hear, turned around, opened the car door, and sped away, leaving Chief Prosecutor Chen standing there with a very unsightly face.

"Scoundrel! Doesn’t give his old man any face at all!"

"Not bringing anyone back, I won’t go over myself either!"

Chief Prosecutor Chen spoke as if venting, then suddenly narrowed his eyes, pondering: Could it be this good-for-nothing is keeping his girlfriend a secret because she’s not presentable? Afraid of losing face in front of us?

That won’t do.

This blockhead hasn’t met many women, don’t let him be fooled by some messed-up girl. If he really brings one back, that would be troublesome.

So, Chief Prosecutor Chen called his driver over, pointed in the direction Chen Ke had left, and said, "Follow him, see what kind of monster he’s meeting."

"Yes."

In just a few minutes, they saw Chen Ke’s car ahead. Perhaps because he was going to meet her family, he was in a good mood. His driving was unusually smooth, like an old man driving, slow and steady, with other cars passing him by with a whoosh.

Chief Prosecutor Chen hummed and told the driver to follow slowly.

It turned out that Chen Ke was formally visiting the Mai family, and according to Mai Qiqi, the whole Mai family was gathered, waiting to see him. He was quite nervous, and also had carefully chosen gifts in the car; he worried that driving fast might damage them.

When they arrived at the Mai family’s residential compound in the city government housing, Chief Prosecutor Chen hummed in surprise. Perhaps it’s some high official’s daughter?

Upon reaching the entrance, Chief Prosecutor Chen showed his credentials and easily gained entry, continuing to slowly follow Chen Ke to the front of the Mai family’s small building.

From a distance, he saw a pretty girl standing in front of a small building. When Chen Ke’s car stopped, the girl happily rushed over, then Chen Ke got out of the car, and the two exchanged a few words.

It looked like this girl was indeed Chen Ke’s girlfriend, and her demeanor seemed quite cultured.

Even from a distance, Chief Prosecutor Chen could still feel Chen Ke’s warmth and joy.

Which house is this? He doesn’t come to the municipal government family yard often, so he isn’t sure which house this building belongs to.

After a while, he saw three or four people coming out of the small building, all smiling and walking towards Chen Ke.

Chief Prosecutor Chen took a closer look, it turned out to be Minister Mai! He had seen him a few times during meetings in the city but hadn’t talked much.

Hey!

This kid has got quite a good eye this time.

Chief Prosecutor Chen snorted, opened the car door, and walked straight towards the Mai Family building.

Mrs. Mai, after receiving the flowers from Chen Ke, had a deeper and more enthusiastic smile on her face, continuously praising, "Xiao Chen is really good."

Everyone was laughing and about to walk into the house when suddenly a hearty voice came from behind.

"Minister Mai, long time no see!"

Everyone turned around curiously, and at the sound of the voice, Chen Ke’s muscles tensed up, irritated: Why is he here!

Mai Qiqi, who was arm in arm with Chen Ke, naturally felt Chen Ke’s change and glanced at him questioningly, noticing that his face had turned stern. She asked with concern, "What’s wrong?"

Chen Ke slowly shook his head, and both of them looked towards Chief Prosecutor Chen.

Mr. Mai turned around and recognized Chief Prosecutor Chen immediately, smiling broadly, "Chief Prosecutor Chen, welcome, welcome."

Thus, the Mai Family soon realized that it was Chen Ke’s father who had come. Everyone wore warm smiles on their faces but were all wondering in their minds; the father and son didn’t show up together, there must be a reason.

Mai Qiqi gave Chen Ke a questioning look, and Chen Ke whispered, "Ignore him."

Mai Qiqi was speechless; this was her future father-in-law. Her mind was troubled; could she really ignore him? Following Mrs. Mai’s hint, she walked forward and cheerfully greeted Chief Prosecutor Chen.

"Hello Uncle Chen."

Chief Prosecutor Chen sized up Mai Qiqi a bit and rarely showed a satisfied smile, "Good, not bad, not bad."

Everyone felt a mix of awkwardness and amusement; Chen Ke holding back, walked over and glared at him, wanted to ask, "What are you doing here?" But with so many people watching, it wasn’t appropriate, so he changed to, "Do you have other business here?" hinting the prosecutor to bug off.

Chief Prosecutor Chen wasn’t going to comply with his wishes, smiled at Mr. Mai and said, "My boy said he was coming today to meet his girlfriend’s parents, so I came along."

Mr. Mai and Mrs. Mai quickly smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome, it’s an honor for Chief Prosecutor Chen to come." Mr. Mai welcomed Chief Prosecutor Chen inside, and Chen Ke stood beside, grinding his teeth, completely helpless.

As everyone went inside first, Mai Qiqi, staying back, whispered to Chen Ke, "Don’t be upset, I think it’s good that your dad came." Suddenly meeting her future father-in-law made her a bit nervous.

The two clasped hands, encouraging each other, and then followed inside.

Although Chief Prosecutor Chen came uninvited, he didn’t cause trouble for Chen Ke. He chatted away with Mr. Mai and Grandpa Mai, subtly praising his son and Mai Qiqi, making everyone feel like Chen Ke and Mai Qiqi were a well-matched couple.

Chen Ke was worried all the time that his father would cause a scene, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Mai Qiqi even told him privately, "I actually think your dad is quite nice."

The visit this time satisfied the Mai Family greatly, and Chief Prosecutor Chen was also very pleased, and even without consulting Chen Ke and Mai Qiqi’s opinion, they directly discussed setting an engagement date.