Zhan returned to the Xiao family mansion and went straight to Grandma room.
Grandma Tingyu was already awake and leaned on the bedside, drinking from a glass. She saw Zhan open the door.
“My Zhan is back.” Tingyu’s kind-eyed, smiling face was full of deep folds.
Zhan rushed into Tingyu’s arms, hugged her, buzzing. “Grandma.”
The little boy’s puppy dog eyes in his tone made his grandma love him even more.
“What’s wrong with you?” Tingyu saw that Zhan was acting like a child. “Were you bullied by the kid from the Feng family during dinner?”
“Grandma, who can bully me when you are here?” Zhan took control over his somewhat complicated emotions. “Why did you faint?”
“Grandma is too old and is not of use anymore.” Tingyu comforted Zhan. “But don’t worry too much. People’s health gets worse as they age.”
“Grandma, you must take good care of yourself.” I only have you and Fei.
“Grandma definitely will. Grandma hasn’t seen you get married and have children yet. How can grandma rest assured?” Tingyu smiled and took Zhan’s hand. “Grandma has to find a beloved person for you to rely on. Only then will grandma have the face to see your grandfather after closing her eyes.”
“Grandma, you will live a long life.” Zhan looked at Tingyu’s thin face and silently prayed for her and wished her good health.
“Then won’t I become an old witch? haha…” Tingyu tried to joke.
Zhan also smiled. “Even so, grandma is the most beautiful one.”
“What a sweet mouth. You make grandma really happy in her heart.” Tingyu stared at Zhan carefully with the warm light of the lamp. “What’s your impression of the Feng family’s. kid? How was your conversation? Do you have any feelings? Can you guys start with being friends?”
Tingyu asked several questions in a row, which made Zhan a little bit overwhelmed.
“Grandma, can I tell the truth?”
“Of course, although grandma really wants you to get married and have children, your feelings are the most important. Grandma still respects you. If this one is not good, we have other good men to try.”
“Grandma, I felt that Mr. Feng was very perverted, especially the look in his eyes made me really uncomfortable. He is too greasy. Anyway, I don’t think he is as good as grandma said.” Zhan said.
Tingyu listened very carefully, and the more she heard, the more she frowned. “How could this be? I have seen the Feng family’s kid. He is tall and handsome. He speaks politely and does things well. How could he be the way you said? That’s totally two different people.”
“Could it be that when he saw me, he pretended to be polite and self-cultivated? He wanted to fool an old woman like me? A fair face may hide a foul heart!” Grandma came to this conclusion after thinking for a while and spoke angrily. “I’m going to ask the old lady of the Feng family about the situation. How could they deceive us?”
“Grandma, don’t be angry, maybe I feel wrong. We won’t see this person in the future, so don’t go to grandma Feng.” Zhan persuaded Tingyu not to reason for him and not to hurt their relationship.
“Grandma believes that you don’t misread people. We can’t be bullied by them for nothing.” Tingyu didn’t want to let go.
Zhan couldn’t dissuade his grandma. He could only watch her call grandma Feng, with sullen look on her face.
***
Conversation between Grandma Xiao Tingyu and Grandma Feng Shuyi.
Tinyu : “Hey, Shuyi, you said that your grandson is handsome, tall, polite, and has a good character, but today he was totally different from how you described him. What’s going on?”
Shuyi : “How come? How can my little grandson be so bad as you say? Tingyu, I introduced my precious grandson to you only because of your grandson, but your grandson never went! Besides, he told you bad things about my little grandson? I tell you I seriously refuse to accept what you said!”
Tingyu : “My Zhan is not this kind of person! Your grandson is talking nonsense.”
Shuyi “Why did he temporarily change from Country Hotel to Four Seasons Hotel? You don’t accept it; I don’t accept it either! You want to slander my grandson, that’s not going to happen!”
Tingyu : “I don’t even more! Your little Yubin really is despicable!”
Tingyu and Shuyi quarreled to protect their babies.
“Grandma, what is the name of Grandma Feng’s grandson?” Zhan felt something was wrong.
“What’s the matter?” Tingyu asked. “Did he not even introduce himself? How could he be so ungentlemanly.”
“No, I met the person at Country Hotel. His parents were with him. He said that his name is Hepeng.” Zhan put on a serious face.
Tingyu believed in every word of her grandson. “Hepeng is also son of Shuyi’s younger son. She introduced her eldest grandson named Yubin, the child of her eldest son. And his parents seem to have passed away.”
Zhan’s apricot-like eyes widened, with his hair standing on end. He seemed to have guessed something.
“Grandma, press on the hands-free button. I have something to tell grandma Feng.” Zhan stretched out her hand to Tingyu.
Tingyu gave the phone to Zhan, and he clicked on the hands-free icon.
“Grandma Feng, I think we were all deceived.” Zhan tried to clear his thoughts.
“What’s the matter, How could we be deceived?” Shuyi was a little confused.
Zhan organized his words. “Grandma Feng, do you have a grandson named Hepeng?”
“Yes. It’s just that this grandson can’t compare to Yubin at all. He always thinks in crooked ways. I don’t like it.”
“Today I went to Country Hotel, but it was him who was there for my blind date, not your eldest grandson, Yubin. I did not change the location to Four Seasons Hotel. If I was right, my parents and Hepeng’s parents must have done this together. As for the purpose, I am temporarily unclear about it.”
It wasn’t that he was unclear, he just didn’t want to say it in fear of making his grandma sad and sickness worsen.
His parents definitely didn’t want him to marry the excellent grandson of the Feng family, Yubin, so they asked Hepeng to replace him.
Of course, Lingjiao wasn’t free of blame either. Otherwise, how could she appear at such a suitable time and scheme against him again…
“It turned out to be like this?” The two grandmothers felt a sudden realization.
Then they were all angry again. “I’m going to deal with them.”
***
After the call was over, it was impossible for Tingyu not to be angry. The blind date she arranged was disturbed by her good son and daughter-in-law.
Tingyu squeezed the quilt with one hand and wanted to lift it but was stopped by Zhan. “Grandma, your body is more important. It’s okay for me to be wronged.”
“If you don’t want me to find them, then tell them to come in.” Tingyu was definitely not going to let him be wronged. “You choose.”
Zhan had no choice but to stand up and call Jianmin and Jingtong.
When Jianmin and Jingtong came in, they didn’t notice anything wrong.
“Mom, since you are in poor health, you should rest more. We can meet tomorrow if you want to chat.”
“Did you guys play a role in making Hepeng, the spoiled grandson of the Feng family, have a blind date with Zhan? Don’t you know what kind of man he is? What kind of parents are you that you were so cruel to your son?” Tingyu coughed twice as she spoke.
Zhan handed over a glass of water while stroking his grandma’s back to calm her.
“Mom, you misunderstood us. What’s so good about Yubin? He doesn’t even have parents. How long can Mrs. Feng protect him? If Zhan married him, I’m afraid he won’t be able to compete for anything in the future. There is nothing wrong with Hepeng. He just likes having fun, and the Feng family is going to fall into his hands one day. Zhan would not endure hardship by following him. We are all thinking about Zhan.”
“Then are you suggesting that I am too old that I can’t think clearly? I’m hurting Zhan?”
“Mom, you shouldn’t say that. We are all doing it for Zhan’s sake, but everyone’s thoughts and choices are different.”
“You are really good at finding excuses. You think I wouldn’t know what the hell you are thinking? Stop fooling me around. From now on, no one is allowed to intervene in Zhan’s blind dates. I won’t let you off if anyone of the two of you dare to!” Tingyu warned them sharply. “Leave, I don’t want to see you.”
Tingyu tilted her head inward and closed her eyes.
What the couple did has made Tingyu bitterly disappointed.
Jingtong twitched her lips, turned and left.
Seeing that Tingyu was angry, Jianmin stepped forward. “Mom, it’s your health that would get worse if you are angry. We really want Zhan to a good future.”
Tingyu grabbed the cup on the table and slammed it at Jianmin. The cup hit his left shoulder and broke when it hit the ground.
“Bang-”
Jianmin squinted his eyes in pain. He didn’t expect his mother to be this furious.
He held onto his shoulders and walked away embarrassedly.
Zhan sat down by the bed. “Grandma, you promised to not be angry. If you get hurt because you were angry for my sake, what am I going to do?”
“Grandma is all right.” Tingyu leaned on the soft pillow and shook her head left and right. “As long as you give grandma a great-grandson, grandma won’t be angry anymore.”
Zhan and Tingyu’s gaze met. The grandma and grandson looked at each other carefully and smiled.
“Grandma, would you be happy if I said you already have a great-granddaughter?” Zhan followed Tingyu’s topic and shifted the focus to Fei.
“Of course, I would be happy, but you didn’t even get married. Where is my great-granddaughter going to come from to make me happy?” Tingyu gave a disappointed smile.
“Grandma, I have a five-year-old daughter named Fei.” Zhan was frank, looking very serious.
“…”
Tingyu was stunned by his appearance, and then she shook her head. “Don’t try to make me happy. Then tell me, who are you married to? Where is the child’s father? Why are you only one back?”
“Grandma, Fei father is not there.” Zhan picked up the phone, and selected the photos of Fei to show to Tingyu. “Grandma, this is your great granddaughter. Grandma, I’m sorry…”
“So this is the reason you didn’t want to go on a blind date.” Tingyu saw through the cause and effect at a glance.
Zhan knew he was wrong. He bent and dared not look at his grandma.
“I shouldn’t be hiding it from you, but I didn’t know how to tell you yet.”
“Zhan, how did you live these years? Did you never go abroad at all?” Tingyu felt sorry for her grandson.
“Grandma, I had a bit of hardship at first, but there were still many good people in this world, so I had a good time with Fei.” Zhan recalled the days when he lived with Fei, feeling painful yet happy.
Tingyu took the phone and looked at the pink little girl in the photo with two tall bun on her head, and her smile made her look very cute.
“Is this really your daughter?” Tingyu’s wrinkled palm slowly stroked the photos. She still felt it unreal.
“Yes. Isn’t she cute?” Zhan looked at the photo next to his grandma.
“She’s exactly the same as when you were a kid.” The cloud of anger on Tingyu’s face disappeared at this moment, and she smiled.
“So grandma is not mad at me for the sake of Fei?” Zhan tried to please his grandma.
“How can it be that easy? You have been hiding something so big from your grandma for five years! I missed out five years of time with Fei! These five years, who will give me them back to me?” Tingyu pretended to be angry with a stern face.
“Grandma, I will bring you Fei tomorrow. Take a good look. Will you take a closer look?” Zhan linked arms with his grandma.
He started to act like a lovely child again.
“Yeah, you came back all by yourself, so what about Fei? You left her in Tianjin by herself? Who will take care of her? Aren’t you worried? What kind of mother are you?” Tingyu sighed, expressing her anxiety.
“Grandma, don’t worry, I have already taken Fei to Chongqing. She is at Jiyang’s place. She eats well and has fun and sleeps well.” Zhan had a video call with Fei before going to bed last night.
“With the Song boy?” Tingyu turned to look at Zhan beside her. “Then you go and pick her up now. How can our family’s child live at someone else’ place?”
“Grandma, it’s quite late. Children go to bed early, so we can’t just go and wake her up.” Zhan showed the time to Tingyu. “Plus, you just fainted today, and your complexion and you haven’t recovered. Have a good night’s sleep today. and you’ll be refreshed. Tomorrow I will definitely bring you Fei to let you see her.”
Tingyu thought that Zhan was right. Her poor complexion might scare the child.
Although she had a strong desire to see the child, she could only bear with it.
“Okay, lie down and sleep well.” Zhan laid the soft pillow flat, and let her lie down. “I will be with you.”
“Zhan, who is Fei’ father?” Tingyu was still curious. “Is he really gone?”
“Grandma, he is just an ordinary person. When we were preparing to get married, we discovered that he was in the late stage of illness. He didn’t want to burden me, so we didn’t get the certificate. He passed away, and at that time, I was just pregnant with Fei.” Zhan made up a white lie to comfort his grandma.
But Yibo’s face floated in his mind, which made him feel very guilty.
He could only say sorry in his heart. He was just talking nonsense that shouldn’t be taken seriously.
“I didn’t elaborate on this matter for Fei. I just said that her father became the biggest and Brightest star in the sky.”
Tingyu understood this was how adults always coaxed children. “You’ve really suffered.”
“Grandma, I didn’t suffer. I am really content having you and Fei with me.” This was what Zhan felt like in his heart.
Tingyu fell asleep.
***
Zhan went back to his bedroom upstairs and take a shower.
He was so comfortable after taking a bath that he was energetic and just lay in bed when his phone rang.
Zhan picked up the phone, and it turned out to be Yibo. They hadn’t been in touch for a long time since the last time they were in a conflict because of Fei.
“Mr. Wang, hello.” Zhan maintained his usual brisk tone. “Do you need anything?”
“Mr. Xiao, you’ve seen the news, right?” Yibo’s voice was faint.
“Yeah.” Zhan said softly, not knowing what Yibo meant.
“About the last time my father said he wanted to invite your parents to dinner have you thought about it?” What Yibo said was like an atomic bomb to Zhan’s heart, so powerful that he was shocked to the point that he couldn’t recover.
“Mr. Wang, we are just a fake couple. How can we let our parents have a meal together?” Zhan touched his forehead in pain. “I also said that I’ll only help you once. Please resolve the problem of our parents dining together by yourself, Mr. Wang.”
Zhan tone became bold and he refused strongly.
“Mr. Xiao, you weren’t helping me last time. We were in a cooperative relationship of helping each other.” Yibo’s voice corrected Zhan loudly. “You helped me solve the problem on my father’s side, and I helped you solve the danger of you being exposed. Besides, you also have daughter, if it involved her… I think that would be the last thing you want to see. So in general, I helped you more than you helped me.”
“Mr. Wang, since you know that my daughter is my bottom line, then you should know that if you dare to hurt her, I will not let you off even if I need to risk my life.” This was Zhan warning to him.
Although Zhan did not believe that Yibo would hurt Fei, he also did not want to be controlled by Yibo all the time, and he did not want to get involved with him and worry every day about losing Fei.
“Is Mr. Xiao angry?” Yibo felt it through the phone.
“I suggest that Mr. Wang find the real Mrs. Wang and go back and apologize to the head of the Wang family. Why make things difficult for an ordinary person like me?” Zhan relaxed his tone.
“It seems that Mr Xiao really won’t be there?” Yibo curled his lips. He already had an answer in his heart, but he still wanted to ask once.
“Yes, I won’t be there.” Zhan affirmed. “Because such a lie will one day be exposed. It’s better to treat your family with honesty and a better attitude. Elder Mr. Wang will not blame you anymore.”
“It seems that I have to give you a proper reason to be there.” Yibo said playfully, making Zhan uneasy.
“Mr. Wang, what do you want to do? Or what reason do you have to make me attend?” Zhan felt his heartbeat quicken.
Zhan didn’t know why his heart was beating so fast. It was not a feeling of love, but a feeling of fear.
I really didn’t understand what Yibo wanted to do and why he had to do it.
Obviously, He had real Mrs. Wang. Why couldn’t he invite her out to see his parents? Instead, he made me pretend and now he wanted me to continue faking it?
He could continue acting, but I couldn’t anymore!
“Mr. Wang, I told you last time that I am married-” Zhan was interrupted by him.
“Mr. Xiao, don’t mention the person who turned into a star.” Yibo’s low and magnetic voice.
“…”
Zhan rolled his eyes indecently. “I mean it, whether you believe it or not.”
“I believe it, and I even know who he is.” Yibo followed his words but made Zhan more nervous.
He actually knew who my mysterious husband was?
Zhan’s eyebrows furrowed gently, like thin creases on white lily petals. “You investigated me again?”
The thought of Yibo using his power to invade his privacy made Zhan feel disgusted.
Could people with money and power play like this?
In front of him, Zhan was like a transparent person who had been stripped naked by him. He had been seen by him, so he had no privacy at all.
“Mr. Xiao, I don’t investigate everyone, and there are some things that do not require me to investigate.” Yibo explained indirectly that he did not investigate him at all.
Zhan didn’t entirely believe Yibo’s words.
If he didn’t investigate, how could he know who my husband was?
Or was he bluffing?
“Mr. Xiao can’t say who your husband is. Perhaps you’ve never met your husband? You don’t want to know who he is?” Yibo continued asking Zhan when he didn’t get a response.
“No.” Zhan affirmed.
Anyway, it wouldn’t be long before they divorced. Zhan and his husband were legally related. It was a contractual relationship between him and his husband, without feelings and children.
“Mr. Xiao is really straightforward. If your husband knew, don’t you think he would be sad.” Yibo sighed lightly, as if he was feeling sorry for Zhan’s husband. “Mr. Xiao is really cruel.”
“Mr. Wang, this is my business and has nothing to do with you. And this kind of thing is not something you can interfere with as an outsider. I hope you can stop.” Zhan really didn’t feel cruel. How could it hurt when there were no feelings?
“I’ve made it clear. If there is nothing else, that’s it. I’m sleepy.” Zhan wanted to rest early.
“Alright, we will discuss when we meet again tomorrow.” Yibo nodded lightly and didn’t mind Zhan’s cold rejection.
“See you tomorrow?” Zhan raised his voice. “Mr. Wang, don’t you understand?”
Then what was the point of everything I just said?
Or perhaps he, Yibo, simply had a brain problem. Then how did he manage a huge company like Wang Group?”
“If you are in a hurry, we can meet and discuss right now.” Yibo said, sounding overwhelming, as if everything was in his control.
“Where are you?” Zhan got up and ran to the balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling windows to look away, fearing that he would drive to his house again like last time.
It was night, the lights were dim and the shadows of the trees were mottled…. as if no one was there.
“It doesn’t matter where I am. What’s important is that as long as you want to see me now, I will appear right away. For you, I have a lot of time. We can talk slowly!”
Oh my! Was this what the cold Yibo said?
He usually didn’t look like the socializing type, but now he made me weak with his words.
The person talking to me on the other side was probably a fake Yibo.
His words really made Zhan unable to answer… Zhan didn’t even notice that his bright white ears were tinted with a light crimson.
“Zhan? Asleep?”
Zhan was worried about how to answer his words.
Suddenly, his eyes turned slightly, and he moved the phone away from his ears before speaking.
“Hello… hello? Mr. Wang, what did you say… hello… the signal is not good…”
Then he clicked the end of the call button and turned off the phone.
Hugh…
Zhan held the phone in front of his chest and exhaled nervously, Yibo soft words still echoing in his ears.
The corners of his lips curled slightly, and then he put on a straight face, hum, Zhan didn’t want to see him and wished him could stay as far away as possible.
Yibo couldn’t call him now. Zhan had to sleep well and planned to worry about everything else tomorrow.
Zhan closed the floor-to-ceiling windows and returned to the room, went to bed and turned off the lights.
There were still many things to do tomorrow…
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