It took a while for Xia Jiannan to recover his senses, his eyes staring intently at his phone's black screen, seemingly trying to bore holes in it. "So what did Xiao Xi say?" Master Xia prodded. "Did she agree?" Xia Jiannan's eyes snapped back up at his father and simply said a single word to answer his questions, "No." Master Xia seemed to have expected this and merely nodded his head. "You should learn how to date instead of always burying yourself with work." With that, he stood up and pulled Madam Xia's hand. Together, they left Xia Jiannan staring dumbfounded at their backs as the sounds of their good-humored laughter filled the silent room. Xia Jiannan could only shake his head at his parents' antics and sighed at hims

