Please Confess to Me

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Chapter 22

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When they entered the venue, the couple felt the temperature rise due to the air conditioning. Su Hang released Shen Xi's arm, walked behind her, then reached out to help her remove her coat. Afterward, Su Hang gave the coat to a nearby waiting waiter.

Shen Xi looked around at the familiar but also unfamiliar surroundings. She smiled at Su Hang and said: "Let's go."

"Un." Su Hang nodded and gently placed Shen Xi's hand on the crook of his arm.

After a few steps forward, Shen Xi saw Father Shen and Mother Shen standing at the edges of the crowd. "Let's head over there."

Naturally, Su Hang followed Shen Xi's lead. As they approached the older couple, they noticed Shen Xi and Su Hang too. Shen Xi and Su Hang subconsciously quickened their pace.

"Dad, Mom." Shen Xi loosened her grip on Su Hang's arm and stepped forward to hug her parents with a sweet smile on her face.

"Acting like a child." Father Shen looked at his daughter with an extremely doting expression on his face.

"Xiao Xi, you look stunning today." Mother Shen gushed.

Su Hang stood to the side, letting the three greet each other warmly. After a while, he shuffled closer and greeted the older couple: "Dad, Mom."

"Un." Father Shen briefly looked at Su Hang and gave him a small nod.

Mother Shen glanced his way. Thinking of Su Hang's previous thoughtful actions and the fact that her daughter didn't seem to be faking when she smiled at him just now, Mother Shen gave Su Hang a mild smile. "You're here."

Seeing his mother-in-law actually smile at him, Su Hang became somewhat overwhelmed by her sudden apparent favor.
　　　
At this time, several people passed by, raising their glasses towards Father Shen. Father Shen also raised his glass towards them. He then looked at Su Hang, who was quietly standing behind Shen Xi. "Come with me; I'll introduce you to some people."

A bewildered Su Hang reflexively looked at Shen Xi. Seeing his expression, Shen Xi smartly turned around and took a glass of red wine from a passing waiter. She gave the glass to Su Hang and told him: "Go ahead, just don't drink too much."

Su Hang could only nod and mechanically follow Father Shen from behind.

Mother Shen gave her daughter a teasing look and said: "You seem to be very concerned about him."

"Mom~~" Shen Xi gently shook her mother's arm coquettishly.

The doting Mother Shen shook her head with a smile and stopped teasing her.

Shen Xi knew that her mother had a weak constitution, and she was afraid that Mother Shen might get tired standing here for a long time. Shen Xi led her mother to an empty sofa and sat next to her. Then she casually asked: "Didn't you say you weren't going to attend? How come you suddenly changed your mind?"

Shen Mother and Shen Father hadn't been planning on attending the Star River Charity Banquet. In fact, in her last life, her parents didn't attend the banquet.

"I wasn't planning to, but when I heard that you were going to bring Su Hang with you, your father changed his mind." Mother Shen replied.

"Mom, thank you." Shen Xi understood what her parents were trying to do, and she couldn't help but thank them.

Su Hang was hesitant to attend this banquet, and honestly, they were both ready to be ridiculed tonight. But with Shen Father's sudden appearance, things would definitely be different. Although the Shen Family had been declining for the past few months, Father Shen's contacts and connections were still there. At least half of the people in this hall would still give him some face. If Father Shen was seen with Su Hang, it would also show that the Shen Family recognized Su Hang as part of the family. Even if some people looked down on Su Hang's origins, they wouldn't dare show it so blatantly in front of Father Shen. With his support, even if Su Hang couldn't fully integrate himself into their circle tonight, he would still be able to leave a good impression in people's hearts.