"Wuhu~"
Fei Jie returned to the office, and cheers rang out instantly.
"What's wrong?" He frowned slightly, a bad feeling brewing in his heart.
"Teacher Fei Jie, it's already come to this, don't hide it."
"That's right, that's right, we all know."
"Teacher Fei, how did you manage to win over Chu Yi?"
"Conventional thinking is harmful."
"... ..."
Fei Jie finally understood where the strange looks had been coming from today.
His relationship with Chu Yi had been exposed, and the whole country knew.
Fei Jie sat at his desk, feeling agitated: "Damn it!"
Neither he nor Chu Yi wanted their relationship exposed to the media, becoming the focus of national discussion, but now it had suddenly exploded, catching them off guard.
Fei Jie lowered his head, looking at his chat box with Chu Yi.
He typed a long message to his girlfriend, but ultimately deleted it all.
"Yi Yi must be even more upset than I am."
Chu Yi had to deal with all sorts of repercussions and was extremely busy, so he didn't want to bother her.
Speak of the devil, Chu Yi sent a message asking to meet.
Fei Jie put on a mask and went to the meeting place with Chu Yi.
The two met.
Fei Jie said, "I'm sorry... ..."
Before he could finish, Chu Yi rolled her eyes: "It's not your fault, what are you apologizing for?"
She paused, then continued, "Now that our relationship is out in the open, are you being harassed a lot at school?"
She had come to comfort her boyfriend, not wanting her affairs to turn Fei Jie's life upside down, even though it was already a mess.
Fei Jie shook his head: "It's okay, the students and colleagues are just teasing me a bit. Some colleagues want you to sign autographs for them."
Hearing this, Chu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that Fei Jie was okay.
Fei Jie said, "So what should we do next?"
"I haven't thought of a solution. Let's stay silent for now and wait for this explosive news to pass. People will stop paying attention to it then," Chu Yi said, stating her idea.
Time is a very scary weapon. As time passes, any memory will disappear, especially in the entertainment industry, where gossip news is frequent.
Her love affair wouldn't last long.
"How about we say we're just friends, or that I'm your younger brother? That would work too."
Fei Jie was a few months younger than Chu Yi.
Chu Yi glared at her boyfriend: "You're a bit perverted."
Fei Jie: "... ..."
Suddenly, someone called Chu Yi, and her expression changed, becoming complicated, after she answered.
"Okay, I understand."
Ending the call, Chu Yi looked at her boyfriend, hesitated, and said, "Fei Jie, my parents are in Shanghai and want to meet you."
It was her biological mother, Qian Liyan, who had called.
Chu Yi's parents, older brother, and sister-in-law had all come to Shanghai for this matter.
Fei Jie's face turned serious.
... ...
Shanghai Airport, the plane landed.
Qian Liyan opened her phone, the screen filled with news about her daughter's relationship with a strange man.
"Humph!" Qian Liyan closed her phone. "These unscrupulous media outlets never do anything right. They don't report on so many good deeds, but they're always focusing on Yi Yi. What's that about?"
Ye Shan hooked her arm with her mother-in-law's: "Our Yi Yi is a big star, so naturally a lot of gossip media will follow her."
"Just wasting public resources," Qian Liyan muttered. "What do you think is the relationship between Yi Yi and that boy?"
"It looks like they're boyfriend and girlfriend," Chu Yongquan stroked his chin. "I've hardly ever seen Yi Yi so close to a boy. They even have intimate gestures."
Hearing this, Qian Liyan felt an indescribable sense of disappointment in her heart.
"Impossible, Yi Yi wouldn't like that kind of boy."
"Old man, say something."
Chu Yi's father, Chu Hong: "I don't know what to say."
Qian Liyan glared at her husband: "Besides fishing all day, what else do you know?"
The Chu Yi family left the airport along the passageway. As soon as they walked out of the airport, they saw Chu Yi waving. They went straight over.
"Yi Yi."
"Mom, why are you in Shanghai?" Chu Yi hooked her arm with Qian Liyan's.
"With such a big thing happening, how could I not come?" Qian Liyan replied to her daughter's question, glancing at Fei Jie beside her.
Chu Yi introduced, "Mom, Dad, this is my boyfriend, Fei Jie."
Fei Jie forced a smile: "Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
Chu Hong and Qian Liyan nodded.
Chu Yi showed the gifts in her boyfriend's hands to her parents, explaining, "These are gifts Fei Jie got for you. They're Changbai Mountain ginseng, which is very nourishing and especially good for people your age."
After the introductions, Chu Yi took her family to the restaurant for a welcome dinner.
Arriving at the hotel, Chu Yi said, "Mom, Fei Jie chose this restaurant. The food suits your tastes."
Chu Hong and Qian Liyan strode inside, followed by Chu Yongquan and Ye Shan, leaving only Chu Yi and Fei Jie looking at each other.
Chu Yi said, "Don't take it to heart. My parents are just like that."
Entering the restaurant and arriving at the private room, with all the dishes served, Qian Liyan finally looked at Fei Jie.
"Fei Jie, where do you work now?"
"I'm a mathematics PhD. I've published many papers at home and abroad, and I'm now teaching at a university," Fei Jie responded.
Hearing this, Qian Liyan nodded with satisfaction.
"Where is your family from? How many people are there?" Chu Hong asked.
Fei Jie pondered for a few seconds and replied, "My family is from the countryside. My parents are farmers, and I have two younger siblings. I'm the eldest in the family."
Under the table, Chu Yi nudged her boyfriend, signaling him to answer with embellishments and not be so blunt, but Fei Jie still answered truthfully.
Chu Yi glared at Fei Jie in anger.
As expected, things were as she had predicted. The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became heavy.
Chu Hong and Qian Liyan exchanged glances, both silent.
Chu Yongquan said, "Do you have any plans to buy a house in Shanghai?"
"My current salary can't cover the down payment. I've calculated that if I buy a house in Shanghai with my current salary, it will take me one hundred and fifty-three years and two months."
