Chapter 60: Come Home With Me Tonight

"Really?" Qu Wannian expressed doubt at his daughter's words.

Since she'd already said it, she'd see it through to the end… Qu Tuotuo bit her lip and nodded:

"Mm, really!"

Qu Wannian saw that his daughter didn't look like she was acting out of spite, and she wasn't the type of child who liked to lie.

Could she really be in a relationship?

The thought of his daughter daring to defy him to his face for the first time, even talking back, suddenly raised an uneasy premonition in Qu Wannian's heart.

He asked with some worry:

"When did you two meet?"

"A little over a month ago." Qu Tuotuo answered.

A little over a month?

Qu Wannian quickly caught on:

"After you came back to the country?"

Seeing his daughter nod, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Meeting someone at home was good—at least better than bringing home some big black guy.

No matter how you put it, the bloodline hadn't changed.

Actually, Qu Wannian wasn't the unprogressive type of parent.

At least he himself believed his way of educating his daughter was fine, and he had never forced her to do anything.

Otherwise father and daughter would have fallen out long ago—Qu Tuotuo wasn't the type to take everything lying down either.

This time deliberately trying to bring his daughter and Bai Jincheng together was only because he felt this child of the Bai family was outstanding in every respect.

Added to that, the two families were old family friends and had always been close; if the children could end up together, that would be the best of both worlds.

Most importantly, he felt his daughter's personality was a bit unsociable.

Qu Tuotuo had not only never dated while in school, Qu Wannian had also noticed she didn't even have a single opposite-sex idol.

Even liking some trainee like Kun Kun would do—at least he'd be a guy.

Honestly, Qu Wannian was a bit panicked.

He was really afraid that one day his daughter would come over with a solemn face and tell him: Dad, actually I'm a lesbian.

That would really take the rest of Qu Wannian's life.

She was the only seedling in the family; he was still counting on his daughter to find a good young man to help manage the family business together.

So he had no choice but to personally concern himself with his daughter's lifelong matters.

But then again, if Qu Tuotuo found someone she liked on her own, Qu Wannian would certainly respect his daughter.

A melon twisted by force may quench thirst, but it isn't sweet.

Respect aside, he still had to get things clear… Qu Wannian asked instinctively:

"Male or female… no, I mean, what does he do?"

"A police officer." The moment Qu Tuotuo mentioned this, she perked up, her eyes shining bright:

"Last time I was kidnapped, he was the one who saved me."

Hearing it was a police officer, and one who had saved his daughter last time, Qu Wannian immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, his goodwill toward his daughter's boyfriend, whom he hadn't yet met, increased greatly.

Whether he had money or not didn't matter—the one thing the family lacked least was money.

But this person had to be able to protect his daughter well, and also make his daughter happy.

"In that case…" Qu Wannian thought for a moment, then said:

"I can turn down the Bai family side, but you have to bring him home so your mother and I can meet him."

Hearing is false, seeing is true; this concerns his daughter's lifelong happiness, no room for carelessness.

As her father, he had to personally vet the man himself.

Especially at this most critical moment—while they've just started and his daughter hasn't fallen in yet, if it doesn't work out he can help her cut her losses in time.

"Well, about that…" Qu Tuotuo hemmed, she really wasn't confident she could get Yu Dazhang to come.

"What do you mean?" Qu Wannian saw something off in his daughter's expression, and his face immediately darkened:

"You're lying to me?"

"No, no." Qu Tuotuo quickly denied, then explained:

"I'm afraid he might be too busy with work to come."

Too busy with work? Qu Wannian laughed in spite of his anger.

Could anyone be busier than him, the chairman of a conglomerate?

From the looks of it, his daughter really did take him quite seriously.

She'd even dug up the excuse of him being busy with work—so I must meet him all the more.

"Today, I'll host a banquet at home and invite your officially announced boyfriend to dinner; tell him he must give me this face no matter what."

On the surface, Qu Wannian's words sounded quite polite.

But if you chewed on them carefully, you'd detect a threatening tone and an unrefusable forcefulness.

"Then, I'll try."

Qu Tuotuo felt a bit of regret.

She also spoke with a noticeable lack of confidence.

In a daze she walked out of the chairman's office and returned to her own room.

Holding her phone, she tried several times to dial that guy's number, but each time she hesitated and couldn't press the button.

No, I have to talk to him face to face, can't give him a chance to refuse. Having made up his mind, Qu Tuotuo immediately called the secretary, gave a few instructions, and hurriedly left the office.

Yu Dazhang had been getting off work on time these past few days.

Wei Qian also took relatively good care of him; even when the squad had missions at night, he didn't call Yu Dazhang.

Although Yu Dazhang had become a full member, he hadn't been issued a gun yet.

Firearms management was very strict — he had to apply and go through a strict approval process.

So Wei Qian didn't plan to let Yu Dazhang go on missions during this period.

Handling Category Eight cases meant facing dangerous characters and vicious criminals; without a firearm on hand, it was really too dangerous.

Of course, that didn't apply to Lu Zhongxin taking his apprentice.

However, Wei Qian discovered that Lu Zhongxin indulged Yu Dazhang even more than he did.

As soon as it was quitting time, Old Lu would always let his apprentice leave first; he had never kept him for overtime.

Leaving the squad, Yu Dazhang stepped out onto the street.

He was just hesitating over whether to splurge today and take a cab home, when he suddenly saw Qu Tuotuo waving at him from across the road.

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Why is she here?

With questions in mind, Yu Dazhang walked over quickly.

"Something happened?"

He simply didn't think Qu Tuotuo had come looking for him.

The two of them had talked on the phone several times before; if something were really up, she would have just called his mobile.

She must be here to report a case.

Right now he happened to be in charge of this area, so he could work some overtime and pull strings for her.

"I came to find you." Qu Tuotuo got straight to the point:

"Come home with me tonight."

"Go home with you?" Yu Dazhang's heart rate picked up, and he couldn't help swallowing:

"People who've been abroad really are different — isn't this... a bit fast?"

"What!" Qu Tuotuo knew the moment she heard it that his mind had gone somewhere dirty; she kicked him and explained with a flushed face:

"My dad wants to meet you."

Heaven can testify, I never touched her... Yu Dazhang panicked.

Could it be that he had done something to her that night?

That couldn't be.

He hadn't blacked out, and he'd gone home to sleep.

"Why does he want to meet me?" He tried hard to stay calm.

Qu Tuotuo had no choice but to tell him the honest truth and explain everything once.

"So you want me to be your shield, huh." Yu Dazhang said with a smile:

"What era is this, still playing these childish tricks — immature."

"So are you going to help with this or not?" Qu Tuotuo looked at him expectantly.

"Does it come with a meal?" That was what Yu Dazhang really cared about; he had never been to a rich family's banquet, and right after work was when he was hungriest.

"Of course." Seeing there was hope, Qu Tuotuo immediately promised:

"And it'll be a big meal."

What exactly they'd eat tonight, she actually didn't know either.

But she trusted her father would arrange everything perfectly.

"What cuisine?" Yu Dazhang was still a bit uneasy.

If he went with an empty belly and didn't get to eat, that would be a real loss.

"Ugh, you'll know when you get there." Qu Tuotuo pulled him toward a luxury business vehicle parked by the roadside.

Yu Dazhang got a little nervous:

"Your parents — they won't insult me, will they?"

"No way, my parents are great, super hospitable." Qu Tuotuo opened the car door and pushed him in with all her might.

The Qu family villa.

Qu Wannian and his wife sat facing each other by the window on the second floor.

A man who looked like a butler came to Qu Wannian's side and said softly:

"Mr., the food is ready. Is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Qu Wannian waved his hand casually:

"It's just the kid's first love, just going through the motions, no need to take it too seriously."

After the butler withdrew, the couple — one on the phone, the other sipping coffee — both looked nonchalant.

Saying they didn't care was a lie; in fact, both were watching the direction of the front gate out of the corners of their eyes.

Until...

A fat guy appeared at the front door shoulder to shoulder with their daughter Qu Tuotuo.

"Plop" — Qu's mother's phone dropped to the floor.

"Crash" — the coffee cup in Qu Wannian's hand dropped to the floor.

In their eyes, a big fat pig had barged into the vegetable patch their family had tended for twenty years.

At this moment, this pig had one hoof planted on the vegetable patch, looking at them arrogantly.

(End of this chapter)