"Take that senior of yours, I think he's quite good. Is there any potential between you two?"
Speaking of this, Li Daming became interested.
"Dad, there's really nothing between me and my senior, please don't bring it up again," Jiang Mo clarified earnestly, making a special declaration.
Seeing his daughter's dead-serious expression, Li Daming felt it was a pity and shook his head. "You really can't develop something with your senior? I don't even know what kind of guy you like."
Jiang Mo grinned. "Well, it's the complete opposite of what you like. I like youthful college boys, lively little 'cute puppies'."
"What puppies? Are you going to raise a dog?" Li Daming blinked, not understanding. He roughly grasped the 'youthful college boy' part.
"No, it's just a figure of speech. I like lively, fun people. That way we can actually have fun together," Jiang Mo explained.
Li Daming glanced at her, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Sweetheart, do you have someone in mind already?"
Jiang Mo played dumb. "Dad, your braised pork is really excellent."
"I talk about the east, you drag in the west. You, this child... If you have someone you like, just tell your dad. Would I stop you from dating?" Li Daming observed her; his daughter's behavior definitely suggested something was up.
"Ah, Dad, you're really overthinking it," Jiang Mo said, lowering her head to focus on her meal.
Li Daming frowned. Was the girl really not seeing anyone? Was he overthinking it?
Still, the necessary reminders had to be given.
"If you start dating, your mom and I won't stop you. But you have to bring him home, let us meet him and give our opinion."
"And don't move in together too early, living together. Some men have bad intentions, understand?"
Jiang Mo nodded vaguely. "Dad, I know."
Noticing a message from Gu Ye coming in on her phone on the table, she started replying while eating.
Li Daming saw her eating and chuckling at her phone, wondering who was messaging her. His previously settled mind grew suspicious again. Was his daughter having a secret relationship?
But what kind of relationship requires secrecy? Could it be that the guy isn't presentable?
Jiang Mo was unaware of Li Daming's internal speculations until he spoke up to remind her, "Eat properly, stop playing with your phone."
Jiang Mo pressed her lips together, turned off her phone screen, and obediently focused on her meal.
After dinner, she took her phone to chat on the living room sofa.
After cleaning the kitchen, Li Daming quietly tiptoed over to Jiang Mo, craning his neck to see, though not very clearly.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Jiang Mo sensed it, turned around, and asked.
"Nothing, just wiping the table and chairs," Li Daming said.
Jiang Mo pouted. "You're wiping the table and chairs without using a cloth? Just dry-wiping?"
Li Daming gave an awkward laugh; he'd forgotten to grab a cleaning tool.
Jiang Mo got up and returned to her room.
Li Daming muttered behind her, "There's definitely something going on."
He quickly sent a message to his wife, Wang Xia: "I have major news!"
A while later, Wang Xia replied: "What news?"
"Our daughter is probably in a relationship," Li Daming sent a flurry of voice messages to Wang Xia, analyzing the situation.
Wang Xia listened to several 60-second-long voice messages, frowning after finishing. "After all that talk, it's just your speculation. If our daughter had a boyfriend, wouldn't she tell us? I'm going to sleep."
Li Daming anxiously went "Aiyo, aiyo," "My guess this time is absolutely accurate..."
Inside her room, Jiang Mo started a video call with Gu Ye.
Actually, earlier in the living room, Jiang Mo was just chatting with Li Wan'er and others in a group chat, which Li Daming had misunderstood.
It was only after returning to her room that she chatted with Gu Ye.
"I've already discussed my leaving the industry with Sister Huang. It might not be very fast; some projects need to be wrapped up."
Jiang Mo sat at her desk, her feet drawn up onto the chair. After thinking, she asked, "Are you really sure? No regrets?"
"I'm sure, no regrets. I kind of stumbled into this industry by accident anyway," Gu Ye said.
"What did Sister Huang say? Is she willing to let you go?" Jiang Mo asked with concern.
"Sister Huang isn't willing, but she can't stop me. This is something I need to handle. We'll communicate and negotiate a solution properly. Don't you worry about it."
Jiang Mo nodded, remembering her dad's words. Actually, Gu Ye was quite steady too.
"During dinner tonight, my dad asked me if I have a boyfriend."
Gu Ye grew nervous. "What did you tell Uncle Li?"
"I dodged the question and brushed it off," Jiang Mo laughed. "My dad also said I should keep less contact with you."
"Why?"
"Probably thinks you're young, not mature and steady enough. My dad prefers someone more mature."
Gu Ye looked down at himself. Where exactly was he not mature?
Jiang Mo was also a bit unclear about Li Daming and Wang Xia's attitude. If the two of them found out she was dating Gu Ye, who knew what the situation would be.
However, the Gu family's attitude was very clear.
Su Yunjin took advantage of Jiang Mo's day off to invite her out for tea and a meal.
She even asked if Jiang Mo was living at Yanjiang Bay, saying she wanted to send some nice things over.
"Auntie, I'm not living there."
"Oh, I see. Then could you make a trip over? I've already had someone deliver the things there," Su Yunjin thought to herself, it seemed the two weren't living together at the moment.
