Walter checked the time and said, “We are a little bit early. If this was summertime, most people would be up by now. Why don’t we wait in the car for a while before knocking on the door?”Stacy said, “I’ll call Julian to wake him up first.”Then she proceeded to do just that.Julian had just started kissing Quinn in his dream and had not gotten a deeper taste of it yet when he was woken by the piercing sound of his ringing phone. When he woke up, he touched his lips, reminiscing about the kiss in his dream, and then realized it had been a dream.It was not real.Although Quinn had not run away and graciously faced his confession head-on, she had said she needed to think about it.She had not given an immediate response to his feelings.It was just that the dream had been so sweet. Damn the phone call. Who was the insensible person who called him so early in the morning and interrupted his sweet dream?Julian instantly felt irritated.Grabbing his phone, he picked up the call
Julian chuckled. “You always look okay. Don’t worry, there’s no need to be nervous. My parents are very easygoing.”“I’m not nervous! I just think that I should look presentable for our first meeting even if I don’t dress up. I’ll get the door.”As Quinn said so, she rushed out and made her way through the yard to open the gate before Julian could.A black van was parked at the gate.When they saw her open the gate, someone in the van wound the window down and soon, someone got out of the car. It was a beautiful middle-aged woman who looked somewhat similar to Julian. She could tell without asking that this was Julian’s mother.Quinn internally gasped about how Stacy had taken such good care of herself that she looked like she was Julin’s elder sister. When the two stood next to each other, they did not look like they were mother and son at all.Stacy walked over with a small smile. “You must be Quinn. I’ve seen a photo of you before. Hello, I’m Julian’s mother.”“Hi, Mrs. Buc
In truth, Julian had hidden that matter from his parents, but his parents were not ordinary people. They knew everything he did but just did not say anything about it.When Zoey, who had been watching from the door, saw her daughter lead two strangers who resembled Julian in. She quickly guessed their identities.She hurriedly pushed open the doors of the main house.When Stacy spotted Zoey, she nearly called Zoey her future in-law.The words were almost out of her mouth, but she quickly stopped herself for fear of frightening her future in-laws with the suddenness of it all.Zoey had not expected Julian’s parents to come here.She mused to herself about how her husband and eldest son had just left for the airport to fly to Wiltspoon and find out more about their characters, though it was good that they had come. Then her husband would not be discovered trying to find out about the Buchams and it would not be too embarrassing.The Crawfords were quite satisfied with Julian.If
Julian felt like he was probably just a tool for his parents to get grandchildren.“So many of them? Then we can roast the sweet potatoes ourselves to eat. The ones they sell outside are too expensive.”As expected, Quinn really liked this gift.The van door was still open and Quinn walked over to take a look inside. She exclaimed, “Are these all sweet potatoes?”She picked up a sack, not knowing if they were sweet potatoes or yams, and carried it in. Soon, Mark came out to help as well.The three young adults had to go back and forth several times before they finally managed to finish moving all the local produce from the van to the Crawfords’ hall.The expensive wines and cheeses had been stuffed into one of the sacks.Julian thought his parents had only brought some local produce over, but then again with these gifts, Zoey would not feel burdened, especially since the Buchams were giving them under the guise of thanking them.Since the Bucham couple was visiting, Quinn and
Zoey turned to look at Quinn and asked, “What do you mean by hypoactive sexual desire disorder?”“Julian has a disorder—hypoactive sexual desire disorder. He’ll only have a reaction toward one woman in his whole life. If he never meets that woman, he’ll basically be a eunuch. It’s incurable. You could say he’s at the mercy of God.”Zoey was silent for a moment before saying, “This is my first time hearing about an illness like that in all my decades of living.“In that case, if you marry Julian, you don’t have to worry about him changing his mind about you nor about other women climbing into his bed to steal him away from you.”Quinn replied, “Theoretically, that is the case. Julian also told me that he doesn’t have any reaction at all to other women.“When his parents found out about his disorder, they arranged blind dates for him every day. When he didn’t go on the blind dates, his parents would show him pictures of young ladies in hopes that one of them would trigger a reaction
Zoey, who already adored Julian very much, acknowledged him as her future son-in-law right after hearing about his special circumstances.Since Julian could only marry Quinn due to special reasons, he would naturally cherish her and Zoey did not have to worry that her daughter would have an unhappy life once they moved to Wiltspoon after marriage.The mother-and-daughter pair chatted as they prepared breakfast for Walter and Stacy.Soon, Julian came in to help.“There’s no need to help us, Julian. You should go and talk to your parents.”Quinn pushed him out.Julian said, “My parents were the ones who told me to come help. Now, you guys are shooing me out. Tell me who should I listen to?”“Oh, right. Are your dad and Will not up yet or have they already left for the gym?”Julian had not seen them and only had the chance to ask now.“They’ve gone on a business trip and left for the airport really early this morning. They should be on the plane by now,” Zoey answered.Julian di
Mark was chatting with Walter and Stacy in the living room.Walter was a very easygoing person. He was a few decades older than Mark, but they got along very well very quickly.If Julian had not brought his parents’ breakfast out for them right then, Walter and Mark probably would have taken an oath to become sworn brothers.Only the Lord knew how many times Stacy surreptitiously kicked her husband.Had that old man forgotten where they were?This was the Crawfords’ home, their future in-laws’ home.Mark was their future daughter-in-law’s older brother. If the old man became sworn brothers with Mark, how would their son address Mark then? The seniority would be all messed up.“Dad, Mom, Mrs. Crawford prepared breakfast for you guys. You should eat it while it’s hot. The rest of us have already eaten.”Julian called for his parents to come to the dining room to eat and said, “And let’s stay here for lunch. Quinn and I will go out to buy groceries later.”Stacy said smilingly, “
“I feel at ease now too, Mom. Quinn hasn’t said yes to Julian, right? Even I feel like saying yes on her behalf. The Buchams are right for Quinn. They’re all very easygoing and Quinn is the straightforward type and honestly just as easygoing. They’re like peas in a pod.”Zoey glared at Mark. “This is your sister’s happily ever after we’re talking about. Once we’ve helped her evaluate the situation, we should leave the rest to her to decide for herself.“She’ll be the one marrying and spending the rest of her life with Julian, so she has to like him. And now that your sister’s marriage is settled, it’s yours and Will’s turn to start thinking about yours.”“I’m going to start preparing the mashed potatoes, Mom.”Mark turned and walked away.His mother took every opportunity she could to urge him to get married.Zoey called him a few names.-Snow covered every inch of Summervale, but in Wiltspoon at noon, it was at its hottest. You could see people in short-sleeved clothing in th