Unfortunately, Yuchi Jin failed to get Ye Moxuan to come back. Ye Moxuan quickly vanished from his sight and not another soul was left in the space before him. Yuchi Jin’s chest heaved with anger and it looked like he was about to relapse.
Yu Bo reached out to calm him down and urged gently, “Old Master, don’t be so angry. Why don’t you just let it go?”
“Yu Bo, don’t you think that brat has gone off the rails? He is discarding filial piety just for a woman! What exactly is so appealing about that woman that has made him this way?”
Despite feeling slightly embarrassed and awkward, Yu Bo still asked shamelessly, “Do you want me to be honest with you?”
“Tell me!”
“Then, I’ll just say it. Young Master Xuan is an adult. Naturally, he will have his thoughts and resolutions on matters regarding his life. He’s being unfilial, not because he has gone off the rails, but because you have been opposing his wishes.”
Yuchi Jin remained silent.
“The crucial point is that he was not raised by you, so he does not have any affection for you. Besides, you were not very kind on this matter, Old Master.”
“What are you talking about?” Yuchi Jin widened his eyes and looked at him in displeasure. “Are you telling me I wasn’t kind? Yu Bo, do you think you can say anything now just because you have been with me for a long time?”
Yu Bo shook his head helplessly. “I was just being honest.”
“Forget it!” Yuchi Jin was not going to argue with him. He went on coldly, “Go check on Xue and see how she’s doing. I’m curious to see how that girl plans to present herself now after what she did.”
…
In the room, Duanmu Xue was lying on the bed with red and swollen eyes. Her eyes stung from crying too much earlier. She only wiped her eyes dry and had some time to rest after Yuchi Jin and the doctor left. But when she closed her eyes, her mind kept going back to the scene of Ye Moxuan walking in on her instructing the housekeeper to drug him. If he cared about his image, he wouldn’t bring this up. But, what if he didn’t care about his image?
Her eyes flew open; they were filled with fear. However, she quickly recollected herself. Even if he didn’t care about his image and ended up talking about it, he still doesn’t have solid evidence to prove that I was the one who did it. I’ve paid the housekeeper off and had someone take her away. It will be fine as long as I keep my mouth shut until the end.
If there was no evidence, they would not be able to do anything to her even if they were suspicious. Feeling assured, she closed her eyes and fell asleep from being worn out.
It was not long after she had fallen asleep that there was a knock on her door. In her dazed state, she thought she had misheard it. But as the sound got clearer, she eventually woke up. Upon hearing someone knocking on her door, she immediately asked, “Who is it?”
The knocking ceased and Yuchi Jin’s voice was heard. “Xue, it’s me, Grandpa.”
Grandfather Yuchi? She was flustered for a moment then quickly responded, “Come in, Grandpa.”
The door opened and he walked in while using his walking stick for support. For some reason, she thought his presence felt different from before. What’s going on?
“Grandfather?” she called out to him, feeling perplexed.
“Mm.” He gave her a nod. Even though he tried his best to conceal his emotions, his thoughts about her inevitably changed when he thought about how the young girl he selected tried to drug his grandson. Such a horrendous act. Naturally, his attitude toward her became colder. But, to preserve the situation for both families, he went on and said, “Don’t worry about the scar on your forehead. Since Yuchi Shen was the one who caused it, the Yuchi Family will take responsibility all the way through. When you’re almost fully recovered, we will find you the best hospital to get rid of the scar and make sure that you return to the way you were before.”
Duanmu Xue was dumbfounded. Didn’t he say all of this before? Why did he bother coming all the way here to tell me again? Did something happen, perhaps?
She felt uneasy and extremely afraid. If Grandfather Yuchi believed what happened, would she still have someone to support her in the future? The thought of that made her panic. “Grandfather Yuchi, what did Shen say just now? Does he despise me? Now that I’m hurt, he doesn’t want to be with me anymore.”
Yuchi Jin gazed at her pitiful and sorrowful look, then thought about what she did, and remained silent.
In an instant, the tears fell down her face. “What’s the point in living now?”
His heart started to soften when he saw her crying. Despite everything, he had watched her grow up. He genuinely liked Xue and wanted to make her his granddaughter-in-law. He did not have the chance to before, but he did now, so he fought badly for it. However, he did not imagine that something like this would happen.
“Alright, Xue, don’t be sad anymore. I won’t take back the promise I made to you before. Don’t worry, in the future, the spot next to Xuan will be yours.”
Upon hearing that, her sobs turned into smiles and she nodded while feeling assured. She opened her mouth to say something but heard a sound all of a sudden.
“Tsk. You’re very forthcoming with outsiders, Old Man.” A pleasantly clear yet reckless voice came from the doorway.
Duanmu Xue and Yuchi Jin both looked toward the door in surprise at the same time.
A tall and thin woman in a red overcoat was standing there with a sarcastic smile and a hint of mockery behind her eyes. Since she was going to meet Yuchi Jin, Song An deliberately picked a red overcoat to wear. She had even worn heavy makeup with berry-red lipstick and tied her long hair up. With her high heels on, her presence instantly became overbearing. She knew her intentions of going there, so she could not fall short in her imposing manner.
Standing at the door and seeing both of them gape at her, she knew she had succeeded. She pursed her lips and walked in. The clatter of her heels on the floor produced a rhythmic sound and every step she took felt like she was walking all over him instead.
Yuchi Jin’s murky eyes stared intently at her, not daring to look away for a second. His lips trembled slightly. Am I seeing things? But that voice earlier was definitely hers. An… My daughter… It had been years since she disappeared from his life. She never went home to see him or even asked about him. I thought I would never be able to see her again in this life. Who would’ve thought…
Song An felt Yuchi Jin’s gaze on her the whole time but she ignored it. She paced forward and quickly arrived in front of Duanmu Xue. “If there’s no point in living, then just die. What are you crying for?”
