Tenant's Secret Love

Chapter 187: Do you want me to be your girlfriend?

Renee and I laughed and chatted all the way upstairs, completely forgetting the unpleasantness of the previous day. As I was about to open the door, Renee suddenly held me back and signalled for me to wait.

I asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong?"

"I suddenly feel a bit nervous!"

I suddenly laughed, "Right, how could I forget that last time you were lying on top of me and my father walked in on us. It really wasn't a good thing to happen, after all, you are a girl... Sigh! I really hope he doesn't remember that embarrassing scene!"

Renee looked at me with a mixture of resentment and anger: "Lucas, how could you say that... You've made me even more nervous!"

"You look really pitiful!"

"Then can you be a little more considerate?"

I finally put aside my joking mood. In fact, I was touched. Renee was nervous because she cared, and she wanted to make a good impression in front of my family.

I patted her shoulder gently and said softly, "I was just joking with you. Don't worry, it's going to be a very enjoyable lunch. After we finish eating, I'll take you to play video games."

"Um...then you can open the door."

I then inserted the key into the lock and opened the door. At that time, my father was preparing the meal in the kitchen, while my mother was mopping the floor and cleaning.

Renee politely greeted my mother, "Auntie, Happy New Year."

My mother put down the mop in her hands and smiled, "Happy New Year... Hurry up and sit down and rest for a while, Lucas, go help Renee make a cup of tea."

My mother's relatively warm and welcoming behavior reassured me a little, and after putting down some holiday gifts Renee had bought, I hurriedly went to make the tea.

Renee sat down on the sofa, and I brought her the tea and sat down next to her, asking in a low voice, "My mother is so welcoming, you shouldn't be nervous, should you?"

"Your mother didn't see me leaning on you, she's only nervous when she sees your father!"

I laughed. Seeing that she could joke with me at this point proved that she was already a little more relaxed. At this time, my father also came into the living room with a bowl of freshly made soup.

Renee still politely got up and greeted my father, "Uncle, Happy New Year! I wish you a successful year and good health!"

My father smiled happily, "Thank you, I wish you success at work too!"

...

A moment later, the three of us plus Renee sat around the table for lunch. My father was still in his usual taciturn mood, but my mother seemed to have a lot of questions. As she served Renee some food, she asked, "Renee, how old are you?"

Renee smiled and replied, 'Auntie, I'm 27, the same age as Lucas!"

"Oh, you're not young anymore... Are you seeing anyone?"

Renee shook her head.

My mother continued, 'So what do you do for work?"

Renee looked at me and answered very patiently, "I work in a department store."

I was afraid that my mother would ask about Renee's family situation, so I quickly rescued the situation, saying, "Mom, we're eating here, can you not make it like an interview! Or after dinner, I'll let Renee give you a resume, and you can take your time reading it and getting to know her!"

After I finished speaking, Renee gave a small smile. My mother complained, "Look at your father, he's like a piece of wood, not saying a word. If I don't say something, it'll just get awkward, won't it?"

"Why don't you tell Renee about the local customs and traditions of Xuzhou, to show how knowledgeable you are?"

The silent "Stubborn-Father" finally chimed in, saying, "I agree with Lucas on this point, but it's really hard for your mother to talk about local customs and traditions. She's very good at talking about how she's lost at mahjong."

My 'Stubborn Father's' rare sense of humor made Renee and I laugh, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot. After that, my father took over the technical work of introducing local customs. He spoke very patiently, and Renee listened very carefully. Soon, the lunch ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

In order to avoid my mother's interrogation after dinner, Renee and I left home early to play video games at the game center. We played for the whole afternoon, and it was already dusk when we came out of the game center.

Afterwards, I accompanied Renee to the hair salon in the mall to wash her hair. The hairdresser was also shocked when he first saw Renee, and kept praising her for having the best hair quality he had seen in years. I was already used to hearing similar compliments whenever I appeared in public with her.

Bored, I looked at Renee in the mirror again and found that she was really beautiful. Even if I looked at her for a long time, I would not get tired of it. I just felt that she was a bit unrealistic. This feeling was enjoyable, but also very disappointing, because subconsciously I always felt that I could not get close to her, let alone delude myself into an intimate boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. And the other day, my mother told me to give up on the idea of eating the swan's flesh, which is the best proof... Even if we really get together one day, I'm afraid not many people will look favorably on us. I really feel so disappointed!

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In a daze, I suddenly noticed Daphne enter the hair salon with her handbag. She showed the waiter her VIP card and seemed to be here for a hair wash as well. However, she didn't notice me sitting in the corner at first. At this moment, I regretted a bit bringing Renee to this hair salon that Daphne often visited for a hair wash, because it was really embarrassing to run into each other.

Daphne soon came to the seat next to Renee, looked at Renee subconsciously, but didn't recognize her, and then saw me sitting behind her, looking surprised.

I got up and went over to the two of them. I forced a smile and introduced them. I said to Daphne, "This is my friend Renee."

Then I looked at Daphne and said to Renee, "This is Daphne, we're also friends."

After I introduced them, the two women nodded, but I saw surprise in their eyes, especially Renee. She had always known about Daphne's existence, and she knew that Daphne was the woman who almost became my wife.

During the shampooing process, Daphne and Renee did not exchange a single word, and Renee also finished washing her hair before Daphne, preparing to leave first. We were about to say goodbye to Daphne.

I said to Daphne, "Daphne, we'll go first, contact us when you have time."

Daphne looked at me and then at Renee, her expression a little complicated, then she smiled and said, "Lucas, at this time I can finally understand why you were so determined to go back to Suzhou..."

I knew Daphne had mistakenly thought that I had returned to Suzhou for Renee, but I couldn't explain to her in this awkward situation, and it would be hard to explain anyway. I simply let the mistake stand and kept quiet. Renee, who knew the truth, didn't explain anything either. She just looked at the cars coming and going outside the hair salon, as if she didn't really want to stay here for long.

I finally responded to Daphne's wry smile after being misunderstood, and then bid her farewell again. I left the hairdresser's shop with Renee, but I had an indescribable feeling in my heart. If I had really done it for Renee in the first place, things would have been really simple and clear!

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Walking on the street as the night began to fall, Renee and I didn't say a word to each other. It wasn't until we were almost at the end of the street that Renee stopped walking and looked at me for a long time, asking, "Lucas, why do we always get mistaken for a couple by others?"

This sudden question took me by surprise, and I was silent for a long time before I said, "Because fate always tears us apart. You can't avoid me, and I avoid you!"

Renee looked at me for a long, long time, and finally asked softly, "So do you want me to be your girlfriend?"