He subconsciously felt that it was not a good thing because Mo Shaoyan wouldn't be at home on new year's day. He would either hang out with friends or be with his girlfriends.

How did he have time to call Song Shuang instead of hanging out this time?

Was it because he was having a new year's gathering and wanted to invite Song Shuang?

Song Shuang picked up the phone.

Mo Shaoyan's voice immediately sounded, "You have to do me a favor, Song Shuang."

Song Shuang couldn't help laughing at his begging attitude, "Are you in trouble?"

"No, it's just..." Mo Shaoyan was a little embarrassed.

"What is so difficult for you to ask, but you still want me to help?"

"Say yes first."

"Tell me what you want first."

Mo Shaoyan rarely asked for other people's help, so Song Shuang wanted to find out why.

And he cared about it, too.

Mo Shaoyan felt that Song Shuang was quite serious, so he told him honestly, "I want to have a meal with you. You can take your wife. And she takes her best friend surnamed Qu."

The first half sounded alright.

But the second half was very problematic.

"What do you mean by ‘She takes her best friend’?"

Song Shuang wanted to hear his explanation.

Mo Shaoyan said, "I mean it literally."

"What do you mean?"

Song Shuang was confused.

Mo Shaoyan had no choice but to tell the truth, "Please let your wife take Qu Xiaobo to have a meal with me. It's on me."

"What do you want to do?" Song Shuang frowned because he knew that Mo Shaoyan didn't socialize with irrelevant people.

He could understand it if he wanted to invite him and his wife.

But why did he insist on taking Qu Xiaobo to have a meal with them?

"Nothing. Just have a meal with her."

Mo Shaoyan said awkwardly.

"Tell me, or I won't help."

Mo Shaoyan couldn't hide the reason no matter how hard he tried.

He had to be honest, "I had an argument with Qu Xiaobo in the supermarket just now and I made her cry. I feel uncomfortable and guilty, so I want to buy her a meal and apologize to her. She is your wife's best friend. I'm your distant cousin. If we conflict with each other, you'll get in between. And I'll also offend Mrs. Song, right?"

Song Shuang noticed that Mo Shaoyan tried to find the connection.

So he nodded, "I'll tell Shengsheng when I have time."

"Come on! Hurry up! We'll go back to work in a few days and won't have time."

Mo Shaoyan rushed him.

It made Song Shuang feel strange.

He couldn't help warning him, "Behave yourself. She has a boyfriend."

Hearing Song Shuang’s warn, Mo Shaoyan refuted it unhappily, "What do you mean? I'm your distant cousin! You should trust me! She has a boyfriend and is your wife's best friend. I won't hit on her! I just accidentally offended her, so I want to apologize and treat her to a meal. I don't have any other intentions or thoughts."

Mo Shaoyan said seriously.

Song Shuang agreed, "OK, I'll let Shengsheng ask her out. I'll let you know when it's done."

"OK."

Mo Shaoyan said happily.

...

When Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo went out of the supermarket, their hands were full of bags of food.

They had been shopping for a long time.

Hu Hui was worried about them at home, so she called Gu Baisheng.

When Gu Baisheng picked up the phone, she said, "Bobo is fine."

Hu Hui sighed, "It's all my fault. What I said makes her unhappy."

Hu Hui felt very guilty.

Qu Xiaobo moved closer to Gu Baisheng's phone and happened to hear Hu Hui's words.

She froze for a bit.

Qu Xiaobo took over Gu Baisheng's phone and said to Hu Hui, "I'm fine, Auntie Hu. I understand what you said and I'm not unhappy with it."

Gu Baisheng didn't expect Qu Xiaobo to talk to Hu Hui directly.

She looked at her in surprise.

Hu Hui went silent after hearing Qu Xiaobo's words and then she continued, "I'm sorry, Bobo."

Hu Hui's apology got Qu Xiaobo unprepared, "Why did you apologize to me? You did nothing wrong. It's completely unnecessary to apologize to me. I understand what you meant. To me, you're my mother. Whatever you say to me is for my own good. I won't blame you no matter what you say, Auntie Hu."

After hearing Qu Xiaobo's words, Hu Hui bit her lip and suddenly felt the power inside her.

The power urged her to say what she always wanted to say.

After a second thought, Hu Hui finally said, "Bobo."

"Yes, Auntie Hu."

Qu Xiaobo listened carefully when she noticed Hu Hui's sad tone.

"Have you thought about getting married to Zhang Kai this year?"

Suddenly, Qu Xiaobo's heart raced.

It became silent.

The topic was not supposed to be brought up again.

But Hu Hui felt that it had to be done.

Sometimes, young couples' relationships needed to be pushed by their parents.

Perhaps they didn't have the courage to make the move.

But if the older generation helped with it, everything would be different.

Qu Xiaobo and Zhang Kai loved each other.

The reason why Qu Xiaobo refused to marry Zhang Kai was because of her marriage phobia.

She wanted to spend the rest of her life with Zhang Kai like this.

But without a marriage certificate and a child, Zhang Kai's parents would go against it.

As a senior, she took Qu Xiaobo as her own daughter, so she was worried, too.

So, she decided to rush her to make the decision after a second thought.

"Bobo, I hope you can make the decision carefully. It has to be good for both you and Zhang Kai, OK?"

Qu Xiaobo noticed how serious Hu Hui was.

So, she nodded with a heavy heart, "I'll think about it."

"OK, good girl. I'll wait for your decision."

"OK, Auntie Hu."

Hu Hui knew that Qu Xiaobo started to face this problem this time instead of running away from it.

She felt much happier.

Gu Baisheng listened to Qu Xiaobo and Hu Hui's conversation.

After Qu Xiaobo finished the call and gave her phone back to her, she asked, "My mom rushed you again?"

"It's for my own good."

Qu Xiaobo smiled bitterly, "Parents all care about their children. If my mother were still alive, she would do the same to me."

Gu Baisheng realized that Qu Xiaobo recalled her sad memories again, so she held her hands and hugged her.

Although it was a silent hug, it made Qu Xiaobo feel warm.

They grew up together and had been friends for years.

They could understand each other completely.

Qu Xiaobo sometimes felt lucky.

Her parents didn't give her enough love.

However, after that, when she felt lonely and helpless, Gu Baisheng entered her life.

She had been with her through ups and downs for so many years.

They were more than good friends. They treated each other as families.

And Gu Baisheng's mother treated her so well, too.

Gu Baisheng’s mother made her feel that she had her mom back again.

She got her spirits up in Gu Baisheng's arms and asked, "Do you know any good therapists?"

Gu Baisheng was surprised at her question, "Do you plan to see a therapist?"

Qu Xiaobo's marriage phobia was a psychological disorder.

She was traumatized by her parents' marriage when she was little.

So, she became so against marriage.

She knew it was a psychological disorder, but she never considered seeing a therapist.

Gu Baisheng and Zhang Kai both suggested that she should see a therapist.

She didn't want to do so.

She had been avoiding this problem.

Now she couldn't avoid it anymore.

Gu Baisheng and Hu Hui would never hurt her.

Maybe she really needed a legal marriage protected by a marriage certificate.

She needed to start a family with Zhang Kai and had a healthy and lovely child.

They were right.

Gu Baisheng used to know lots of good therapists.

But she knew them when she was Gu Baisheng.

Now she was not Gu Baisheng.

So she couldn't contact them.

It was a bit difficult to find a good therapist.

She was in a dilemma.

Qu Xiaobo saw her face and smiled, "Don't worry. No need to rush. We can take our time."

"No, it can't be postponed."

Qu Xiaobo refused to see a therapist and didn’t face the problem.

She finally had the courage to fix the problem.

Gu Baisheng had to seize this chance.

If it was postponed, Qu Xiaobo would never make it.

"No rush."

Qu Xiaobo said.

Gu Baisheng refuted, "People all say that you need to do things quickly and fine. You finally have the courage this time. If it's gone, you'll start to run away from your problem again. We need to find a good therapist now. As soon as they finish their holiday, you need to start your sessions."

After Gu Baisheng revealed Qu Xiaobo's plan, she was a bit guilty.

Gu Baisheng's eyes suddenly became bright.

She seemed to remember something and started to rummage through her purse.

After a while, she took out a paper inside her purse.

On the crumpled paper, there was a phone number, "I heard this therapist was great."

"You wrote down the number on a piece of crumpled paper? The therapist doesn't even have a card. Are you sure this is a good one?"

"It's Song Yi's therapist."

Gu Baisheng said.

Qu Xiaobo suddenly changed her face and said trustfully, "Song Yi's therapist must be the best."

Gu Baisheng was speechless.