Chapter 370

“I do have some half-siblings that share the same father. My father has quite a few women, therefore he had more children.”

Mr. and Mrs. Qin had not expected such an answer, so the atmosphere became rather awkward. They did not know how to continue the conversation.

Qin Lianyi immediately said without further thoughts, “Mom, Dad, these are the affairs of the previous generation. His parents are his parents, he is himself!”

Bai Tingxin was rather surprised by Qin Lianyi as he looked at her with a hint of warmth that even he did not realize.

Mr. Qin reacted first and conceded. “Indeed. Those were the affairs of past generations. So... Tingxin, what are you working as?”

“I mainly manage a company,” Bai Tingxin replied.

“Manage... a company?” Mr. Qin looked at him in disbelief. He thought perhaps he had misheard him. “What company do you manage? You’re only 29 years old.”

For Mr. Qin, it was good enough if a 29-year-old young man could get a regular managerial position.

As for managing a company, he still found it rather implausible.

“I’m not sure if you’ve heard of Bai Feng Group.”

Mr. Qin was a man from a small suburb. He was not familiar with any famous shipping companies. However, he could tell the brand of cars from the logo within his suburb.

Mr. Qin smiled awkwardly. “Um... I haven’t heard of it before. Is it a new company?” After all, young people nowadays liked being entrepreneurs. It was not uncommon for them to build a new company.

Qin Lianyi felt more awkward than her dad.

Bai Tingxin said nothing but merely smiled.

After chatting a while more, Qin Lianyi wanted to find an excuse to send Bai Tingxin off, but her parents asked him to stay for a meal.

“Didn’t you say that you have some things to settle in the office?” Qin Lianyi kept signaling him with her eyes.

“This meal won’t take much of my time.”

Qin Lianyi was rendered speechless.

‘Is he saying that he wants to stay for a meal?’

After the meal ended, Qin Lianyi noticed that her parents wanted to chat further with Bai Tingxin to get to know him further. Thus, she quickly said, “Let me take him out for a stroll to digest our food.” She did not waste any second in pulling Bai Tingxin out.

Qin Lianyi finally heaved in relief once they reached the elevator. The meet-the-parents-day finally ended.

Qin Lianyi could not help from exclaiming, “If I didn’t bring you out just now, my parents would probably ask about your ancestral tree as well. Earlier when my parents asked you those questions, you didn’t need to answer with much detail. You could have just brushed them off with a simple answer.”

He suddenly said, “I think you wish that your parents aren’t pleased with me. If that’s the case, why did you say something like ‘my parents are my parents, I am me’ kind of thing?”

Qin Lianyi was taken aback for a moment. She had said that out of the spur of the moment.

“So... you don’t wish that your parents dislike me?” he asked.

His gaze seemed to make her inexplicably flustered. “I just felt that the deeds of the past generation should not be equated to you as a person. Don’t overanalyze the meaning of what I said.”

She turned her head away to avoid his gaze.