Volume 1, Chapter 61: The Future Mother-in-Law's Interrogation!

"Ha, asking the obvious! Don't waste your time here!"

"I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Moreover, if you want to stay, you must abide by our engagement; otherwise, I will terminate all relations with you at any time. Remember, both you and I are merely fulfilling my grandfather's instructions, so don't you dare harbor any illusions that there could ever be anything between us!"

With that, Lin Ruoxue's gaze fell upon Su Ming's hand.

Su Ming hurriedly pulled his hand back, and the next moment, a door slammed shut.

The door was closed!

"No wonder my master insisted on me marrying into the Lin family!"

"It turns out the Dragon and Phoenix jade pendants are secretly connected, and they very likely hold the key to the second half of the Xuanlong Manual!"

"Hiss, this is certainly good news, but getting my hands on that jade pendant is going to be a bit tricky!"

A sudden wave of excitement welled up inside Su Ming.

For the first time, he felt that this mission actually benefited him.

However, Lin Ruoxue proved to be quite a handful.

He certainly couldn't just resort to snatching it, could he?

In case her pendant had also bonded with its owner through recognition, taking it by force might cause irreversible damage.

At this thought, Su Ming sighed.

He then turned around, walked back to his room, and went to sleep.

...

Early the next morning!

Before Su Ming even got out of bed, he heard a knock on the door.

"Su Ming, my parents are back from their trip. Go pick them up."

"I have things to attend to today and need to go to the company!"

Lin Ruoxue's voice came from outside, followed immediately by the rapid clicking of high heels descending the stairs.

Only then did Su Ming open his eyes and proceed to wash up.

Stepping out of his room, he spotted the car keys left right by the doorway and picked them up.

After tidying up briefly, he headed out, got into the car, and drove toward the airport.

...

Meanwhile,

at Longzhou Airport,

at eight o'clock in the morning, the sun was already scorching.

The airport was filled with stunning beauties dressed in breezy, lightweight outfits, providing plenty of eye candy for the male onlookers.

Among the crowd was a smartly dressed middle-aged woman wearing a gauze dress and sunglasses, dragging a suitcase with a pull-handle.

Standing beside her was a very mild-mannered-looking middle-aged man in flip-flops, wiping away sweat with a towel and holding a parasol—which he positioned entirely over the woman while he himself was completely exposed to the blazing sun.

"Lin Dalong, you good-for-nothing coward! Look at the mess your second and third brothers have made!"

"The old master fell seriously ill and became unconscious, so they seized the opportunity to collude with the old matriarch and usurp power, forcing us to cut our vacation short and rush back halfway through. You'd better grow a spine this time!"

"To hell with this live-in son-in-law business! Does our daughter really need to recruit a man to marry into the family? The number of second-generation heirs, tycoons, and corporate CEOs queuing up to court my daughter could form an entire reinforced battalion!"

The woman said with an aggressive tone.

"Who's saying otherwise? Who knows what the old master was thinking? Out of all the unmarried grandchildren in the Lin family, he had to go and arrange an arranged marriage for our daughter!"

"Meiling, don't get so angry. I'll try my best to discuss it with Mom and call off this engagement."

Lin Dalong sighed, utterly lacking the courage to fight back in front of his wife.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Meiling let out a cold snort, placed her hands on her hips, and snapped viciously, "Discuss what? That live-in son-in-law is already living in our house, and our daughter said she's coming to pick us up right now!"

"Let me tell you, absolutely not! We're kicking him out today!"

"Then we'll go together to demand an explanation from the old matriarch. My daughter is so exceptional, this is practically pushing her into a fire pit!"

The more Zhang Meiling spoke, the angrier she became.

She looked as though she was about to blow a gasket.

She even kicked her suitcase over in a fit of rage, prompting Lin Dalong to scramble and set it back upright.

Just then,

a BMW sedan slowly pulled up.

Su Ming hopped out of the car, took out his phone, and made a call.

Lin Ruoxue had already sent him the number that morning—

it was the phone number of his so-called future mother-in-law, Zhang Meiling!

The call was connected instantly.

"Hello, I'm Su Ming. Madam, where are you?"

Su Ming asked very politely.

Even though he had a vague feeling that his prospective parents-in-law would undoubtedly be extremely difficult to deal with!

"So you finally remember to show up! I was about to bake to a crisp out here!"

"I'm right at the entrance! Can't you look around if you don't see me?!"

"Do you expect me to drag my luggage all the way over to find you?"

Through the phone came an angry shriek from the woman.

Su Ming had preemptively pulled the phone slightly away from his ear, but even so, his ear still rang with pain.

"Then please wait a moment, I'll be right there!"

With that, Su Ming hung up the phone, grinned, and scanned the area with his eyes!

Shielding his eyes with his hand, he spotted a middle-aged couple standing near the exit.

Recognizing them, Su Ming picked up his phone and dialed again!

"Madam, you're the one wearing a floral print dress and sunglasses, right?"

"And the gentleman next to you is the master of the house?"

Su Ming asked politely once more!

"Cut the crap and get over here right now! If I suffer a heatstroke, see how I deal with you!"

Before he could respond, the other end hung up abruptly.

Su Ming turned around, got back into the car, and drove away. He headed to a nearby supermarket and bought a few ice cream bars and a chilled watermelon.

Then, he drove back to his spot.

Sitting comfortably inside the air-conditioned car, he enjoyed his ice cream and watermelon while keeping his eyes fixed on the couple at the exit.

By this time, the couple seemed thoroughly impatient and kept calling him repeatedly!

"People of middle age really need to bask in the sun a bit more."

Su Ming simply switched his phone to silent mode and quietly watched the entrance.

The woman had already thrown a full-blown tantrum, pointing fingers at her husband and screaming curses at the top of her lungs!

This had even attracted a crowd of curious onlookers!

Judging that enough time had passed and his prospective mother-in-law had likely vented her anger, Su Ming finally stepped out of the car.

He then walked straight toward them!

"Madam, sir, I am Su Ming. I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting so long!"

"The car is right over there, let's head over together!"

Seeing the elderly couple preparing to flag down a taxi, Su Ming hurried over and spoke up.

Zhang Meiling looked Su Ming up and down. By this point, she was drenched in sweat,

her throat parched and dry.

Though she initially wanted to chew him out, she simply didn't have the energy left.

"Whatever, I don't feel like arguing with you."

"Get in the car and let's go home immediately!"

With a wave of her hand, Zhang Meiling marched off toward the distant car, dragging her husband Lin Dalong along with her!

Su Ming offered a faint smile, a trace of relief flashing across his face.

He had managed to survive that ordeal after all.

Inside the car, Lin Dalong looked at the approaching Su Ming with a friendly smile on his face!

"Even if he's a live-in son-in-law, at least he looks decent enough!"

"I say we shouldn't try to intimidate him right off the bat; let's live under the same roof for a while and judge his character first!"

"After all, our daughter isn't getting any younger and will have to marry eventually. It's about time we had grandchildren!"

Lin Dalong muttered to himself as his eyes remained fixed on Su Ming!

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than he felt an inexplicable chill in the air.

He glanced over to see Zhang Meiling glaring at him with a murderous look in her eyes!

Frightened, he immediately shrank his neck back in fear!

Su Ming got into the driver's seat and drove toward home.

Half an hour later,

Su Ming sat across from his parents-in-law at the dining table, wearing an utterly harmless and innocent smile!

"What do you do for a living? Do you have a steady job?"

"Also, even though the old master arranged for you to marry into our family as a resident son-in-law, he never said you two actually had to consummate the marriage!"

"Don't you dare harbor any crooked ideas!"

At that moment, having finally recovered a bit of her strength after returning home,

Zhang Meiling began cross-examining Su Ming as if she were interrogating a criminal!