After coaxing Xia Qingyu, Xia Qingtian returned to her room to rest. After bathing, she discovered a message from Gu Yaoyang.
"I'm home."
Xia Qingtian, lying on her bed, replied, "Just got dragged into a chat by my family, only saw it now. You worked hard today, get some rest early."
"You worked hard too," Gu Yaoyang replied almost instantly. "After I got home, I realized this was the first time I visited your house as your boyfriend, and I came empty-handed... My apologies."
Gu Yaoyang only thought of this on his way home.
It was also his first time having a girlfriend in a true sense, and no one had reminded him what to do.
In a moment of excitement, he completely forgot about such an important matter.
"I forgot too. It's fine, you're still in the trial period anyway," Xia Qingtian said, having completely forgotten about it as well. "We'll talk about it when you're officially approved."
Seeing Xia Qingtian's reply, Gu Yaoyang gave a wry smile and didn't say anything further, only urging Xia Qingtian to rest early.
After wishing each other goodnight, they each put away their phones.
Xia Qingtian yawned and fell asleep immediately.
Gu Yaoyang, however, couldn't rest. He first contacted Assistant Lin, then sought out the legal department of Gu's Entertainment to draft a contract.
By the evening of the next day, he had prepared gifts and the contract and went to the Xia family's home.
Seeing Gu Yaoyang arrive again, Aunt Liu was somewhat surprised, "Mr. Gu?"
"Aunt Liu," Gu Yaoyang was now Xia Qingtian's boyfriend, so he naturally had to address her as Xia Qingtian did, lest it seem too distant. "You can just call me Yaoyang."
"Oh, alright. Come in and sit. Qing Tian should be on her way and will be back soon," Aunt Liu immediately invited Gu Yaoyang in. "She had classes all day at school today."
"Yes, I contacted her earlier," Gu Yaoyang said as he sat on the sofa. Someone immediately brought tea and snacks.
"Um, Hong Lang will be back soon too," Aunt Liu was a little nervous now. Earlier, she didn't know what to say to Gu Yaoyang, and now with their relationship changed, she knew even less.
"Yes, I've also been in touch with Uncle Xia on the way," Gu Yaoyang replied.
Then, the two fell into complete silence.
Wen Yao, who had come with Gu Yaoyang, felt awkward just watching.
This Gu Yaoyang was too wooden. This was her future mother-in-law, couldn't he be a little sweeter with his words?
Just as Wen Yao felt like she was going to dig a hole in the ground, Xia Qingtian and Xia Hong Lang returned at the same time, the father and daughter entering the house laughing and chatting.
Seeing Gu Yaoyang and Wen Yao there, Xia Qingtian greeted them with a smile.
Xia Hong Lang, however, put away his amiable smile.
He had had a nightmare the previous night. He dreamt that his daughter was getting married, and Xia Qingtian, in a pure white wedding dress, nestled in Gu Yaoyang's arms and said to him: "I don't need Daddy anymore!"
Hear that!
Was that something a person would say?
It immediately startled Xia Hong Lang awake, and he spent the rest of the night with his eyes wide open until dawn.
"What brings Mr. Gu here this time?" Xia Hong Lang's heart felt uneasy remembering that dream, and he looked at Gu Yaoyang and asked coldly.
"Uncle Xia, you can just call me Yaoyang," Gu Yaoyang gave Wen Yao a look.
Wen Yao then placed the black leather briefcase she had brought onto the coffee table.
"What happened yesterday was sudden and the visit was rushed. I've come today to formally pay my respects," Gu Yaoyang said. "A small token of my appreciation."
Hearing Gu Yaoyang's formal words, Xia Qingtian's lips twitched. She nudged Wen Yao beside her with her elbow and asked in a voice only they could hear, "Where did he learn this speech from?"
"Online," Wen Yao replied in a low voice. "I saw 'Super Guide for Meeting Parents for the First Time' and 'Precautions for Meeting the Girlfriend's Parents' in his computer's search bar..."
As Wen Yao spoke, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. She knew that at the time, she had merely couldn't help but mock him a couple of times, and Gu Yaoyang had actually asked Assistant Lin to arrange a bunch of fragmented and boring tasks for her that afternoon!
Damn it!
She was here to protect Gu Yaoyang, wasn't she?
She wasn't a real secretary, why should she do such tedious work like document classification and indexing!
She stared at the hundreds of documents and thick file folders on the computer, her scalp tingling!
Stingy! Scheming man! Tsk!
Hearing Wen Yao's answer, Xia Qingtian almost burst out laughing. She had never imagined that the all-capable Mr. Gu could have such a side to him.
It was so adorably serious.
"Our Xia family doesn't go in for these superficial things," Xia Hong Lang glanced at the black case, his tone casual.
Was his precious daughter someone who could be handed over to another man just like that?
"I know Uncle Xia's family is simple and sincere, but proper etiquette is still necessary," Gu Yaoyang said, glancing at Wen Yao.
Wen Yao then opened the black leather suitcase.
"Hiss..." Xia Qingtian gasped as she saw the contents of the box.
Good heavens, where did he find this guide? He actually brought a whole box of gold bars!
Aunt Liu was also a bit bewildered and immediately turned to look at Xia Hong Lang.
Is this what young people are into again?
Young people's trends change so quickly.
Earlier, Er Ya's brother also left a small box of gold bars, which was still in the safe.
Xia Hong Lang also didn't expect Gu Yaoyang to give something like this, and his mouth twitched a bit.
"There's also a share transfer agreement here," Gu Yaoyang took out the files from one of the divided compartments of the opened box and handed them to Xia Hong Lang with both hands. "I'm transferring five percent of my Gu Entertainment shares to Qing Tian. It has already gone through the legal department, and the company seal has been affixed. It will be effective once Qing Tian signs it."
"No way, just chasing a girlfriend, and he's this committed?" Miao Tong was still watching the commotion from the stairs.
He already thought it was a bit exaggerated when he saw the gold earlier. Now, seeing Gu Yaoyang reveal his shares, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and step forward to ask, "What if Qing Tian breaks up with you?"
"The contract has detailed records. If it's a normal breakup due to incompatible views, I can repurchase the shares at market price, which will be considered as breakup compensation," Gu Yaoyang replied. "If I am at fault, Qing Tian can refuse my repurchase of the shares and legally and permanently hold this portion of the shares."
"Then what if Qing Tian cheats?" Miao Tong immediately added after saying this, "My Qing Tian is a good girl, she definitely wouldn't do that, but I'm just a little curious."
"The contract also states that if Qing Tian is at fault, she only needs to return this portion of the shares. She does not need to return any dividends or other income earned during the period she held the shares," Gu Yaoyang considered it quite comprehensively.
Although he also felt that Xia Qingtian wouldn't be in such a situation, just as Xia Qingtian had said yesterday.
She hoped this relationship would be equal and free, so everything should be clearly stated.