267: Fall from grace

She ran out with the pot, and seeing Xu Zhiyou nod at her, she seemed to understand why she hadn't been able to contact her mother.

"Ah! I knew it!" She tossed the small pot, but before she could pounce into Xu Zhiyou's arms, she was stopped by a clatter.

"Huh!" Kim Jennie and the other two covered their ears, looking at Lisa strangely. Playing with a pot, what a bad habit!

Xu Zhiyou glanced at the pot rolling on the ground, then looked at Lisa pouncing towards her: "What are you doing?"

"I... I... I'm just..." She scratched the back of her head, "I was too excited, I couldn't control myself for a moment, hehe~"

Xu Zhiyou looked at her awkward posture and couldn't help but sigh, pressing her hand to her forehead: "Oh, my brain!"

"I..."

Thump~ Thump~ Thump~

Just as Lisa was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. Xu Zhiyou nodded at her: "Go open the door, there's a surprise."

Lisa didn't say a word, she didn't even pick up the pot and rushed over. When she opened the door, it was indeed her mother.

"Ah~" After a scream, she turned around and started banging her head against the wall.

Kim Ji-soo and the other three's faces twitched. They had reason to suspect that the source of Lisa's silly personality came from here.

Lisa's mother lowered her head, pressed her hand to her forehead, and after a moment, stepped forward to rub her head. She had given birth to her, so a little silly was fine.

Lisa didn't care about the disdain in her eyes. She pounced into her arms, hugging her and happily saying: "Mom, I miss you so much!"

"Impolite." Lisa's mother lightly tapped her forehead, "You shouldn't choose such a time to chat."

"Oh, oh!" Lisa also reacted, and proudly said to Xu Zhiyou: "Zoe, my mother is here. Let's see if you dare to bully me again."

Xu Zhiyou glanced at her with disdain. If it weren't for her mother being there, she would teach her a lesson in minutes. What a thing.

"Ah... Ouch~" Lisa clutched the back of her head, looking at her mother with disbelief, "Mom, why did you hit me?"

Lisa's mother didn't even look at her, she smiled and waved to the four of them: "Jennie, long time no see."

"Auntie! Long time no see." Kim Jennie stepped forward and hugged her, followed by Kim Ji-soo and Park Chaeyoung.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyou inexplicably felt the awkwardness of a son-in-law meeting his mother-in-law. Should she go up or not? It was a difficult choice.

But before she could decide, Lisa's mother opened her arms to her: "Zoe, no hug?"

"Ah?... Oh!" She mechanically reached out and hugged her, which made Kim Ji-soo and the other four's eyes almost pop out.

Kim Jennie poked the equally dumbfounded Kim Ji-soo: "Unnie, what's going on with Zoe?"

"How would I know? If I'm not mistaken, it should be... she's shy!" That uncertain tone immediately revealed that the speaker lacked confidence.

"Pfft~" Park Chaeyoung almost couldn't hold back her laughter. A shy Xu Zhiyou, how rare! She quickly took out her phone to record it.

Lisa's mother also found it amusing. The Xu Zhiyou her daughter described wasn't like this. Could this be a contrast moe? It was quite cute.

She patted her shoulder: "Zoe, don't be nervous, I don't bite."

"Ah?" Xu Zhiyou was stunned. How was she nervous? She was just simply awkward meeting her parents.

She accidentally caught sight of the camera almost in her face and quickly explained: "I'm not nervous."

"Hahahahaha~" Lisa was the first to burst out laughing.

She finally understood why Xu Zhiyou had been so unwilling to go to Melbourne with Park Chaeyoung back then.

She felt incredibly proud thinking that she was the only girl in the group who had met all the members' parents.

Xu Zhiyou glared at her when she heard the laughter. This girl probably forgot how she acted like an ostrich when she went home with her. How dare she laugh at her? She was nothing.

"Alright." Lisa's mother knew their way of interacting. "Sit down and eat first, the food is getting cold."

"Right, right, eat first." Kim Ji-soo quickly pulled Xu Zhiyou over to sit down.

Xu Zhiyou gave her a grateful look. She knew Unnie was the reliable one.

While those three damned idiots were busy laughing at her, only Unnie came to help her out. She was truly touched, she could cry.

Kim Ji-soo raised her eyebrow at her, with an expression that said, 'You know I'm good, right?' This scene was perfectly captured by the camera, and after it aired, the CP fans were incredibly excited.

"Oh my, their gazes are practically intertwined. They couldn't possibly be dating, right? *biting finger.JPG*"

"Wow, I love watching this! With their visuals, how great would it be if they starred in a yuri drama? I want to watch, boo hoo hoo~"

"These two are definitely dating. Those little glances, that Tacit Understanding ( Tacit Understanding), tsk tsk tsk, love it."

"Right, right? I said Zoe and Jisoo are a couple. Their visuals and personalities complement each other perfectly."

"Chaeyoung, although you and Zoe are also a great match, this pair is simply too pleasing to the eye. I'll climb the wall for a bit, then come back to you later."

"Only children make choices, adults want them all, wahahaha~"

...

Lisa's mother looked at Xu Zhiyou, who was shoveling rice into her bowl, and liked her more and more. Her age was a factor here.

The more people she met, the more she appreciated simple and genuine individuals, and Xu Zhiyou happened to be one of them.

Xu Zhiyou felt the gaze and, with her mouth full of rice, curiously asked: "Auntie, is something wrong?"

"No, no." She poured her a glass of juice. "Swallow your food first, don't choke."

"Oh, oh!" She chewed a few mouthfuls with a grunt, then swallowed it down with the drink, leaving everyone speechless.

Kim Ji-soo pressed her hand to her forehead. She had never seen anyone like this, not even bothering to act a little in front of the camera. She was utterly eccentric.

She took a deep breath to calm herself, then tried to cover for her: "Auntie, she exercises a lot every day, so her appetite is naturally bigger."

"Mhm, mhm!" Park Chaeyoung also quickly nodded.

"I know." She stopped Kim Jennie, who was about to speak. "No need to explain, Lisa told me she practices martial arts. Hurry and eat, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

Lisa saw that her mother was either pouring water for Xu Zhiyou or putting food on her plate, and didn't even look at her.

She picked up a fork and jabbed it into the fruit platter, not caring what she speared, then stuffed it into her mouth and bit down fiercely: "Ouch!"

Tragedy struck. She had speared a cherry tomato but missed, and as a result, she bit her tongue squarely, and tears immediately streamed down her face.

Seeing this, Park Chaeyoung was about to unleash a torrent of mockery, but seeing her parents there, she casually pulled out a tissue for her and then lowered her head to stifle her laughter.

Lisa's father pressed his hand to his forehead, went to the refrigerator, took out a few pieces of ice, and put them in her mouth: "Hold these, you'll be fine soon."

"Boo hoo hoo~" Lisa hugged her father, tears streaming down her face. She felt incredibly wronged.

She was in such a state, and her mother only glanced at her, just one glance, and then nothing. What kind of situation was this?