Chapter 217 - Shocking News (3)
The corner of Mu Yuchen’s lips lifted slightly, curving into an elegant smile. She gladly answered, “Father has always praised you highly. Grandfather, we should have visited you sooner.”
As he listened, Xi Jiyang paused, his old face flashing with a smile. “You are Tangchuan’s son… Then, how did you two… How did you end up together?”
Xi Jiyang remembered that back then at his birthday banquet, Xi Xiaye had still been…
“He’s my senior and my superior.” The person who answered was Xi Xiaye as she shot Mu Yuchen a look. Then, she took a cup for him and poured him some tea. “He’s very good to me, so we got married. Grandfather, you don’t have to ask anything. Just wish us well.”
Pausing as she looked up to Xi Jiyang, she said, “I’ve been doing well. I wanted to go back and visit you before the New Year. Mother mentioned it too, but after we thought about…”
When she said this, Xi Xiaye did not continue, but Xi Jiyang already understood her. He fell silent for a moment, then nodded. “Since you’ve put it this way, I won’t say too much either. You’ve found a good home for yourself. Obviously, I’m happy. By the looks of it, your father doesn’t know either, I suppose?”
Xi Jiyang was no stranger to the name Mu Yuchen at all. In fact, he was Mu Tangchuan’s son. Their family background was celebrated and worthy of admiration. Besides that, he had previously heard of the Mu family’s young master being a rare talent. At today’s meeting, he could see that he was outstanding indeed!
He really never would have thought that Xi Xiaye would be able to get attached to such an important person. In fact, to marry into a prominent family like the Mu family was not easy.
Xi Jiyang could not hide the puzzlement in his eyes as he examined Xi Xiaye and Mu Yuchen for quite a while, yet he could not notice anything unusual. Instead, he could tell that Mu Yuchen seemed to be quite caring and considerate about Xi Xiaye. In fact, he looked at her with a different kind of gaze. As a man himself, Xi Jiyang naturally understood what that gaze implied.
He waited for quite a while and yet did not hear Xi Xiaye answer. Mu Yuchen then reached out and gently held her cold hand that was perched on her knee under the table, and he answered Xi Jiyang, “When Father returns, I wonder if you’d be willing to come for a meal with him. It’d be good for both sides of the family to meet. As for the rest, if it’s too rushed, we might need to arrange it nearer to the wedding.”
Now that he thought about it, they could only do it like that. Initially, after Han Yifeng found out, Mu Yuchen had already made plans that they would eventually need to meet Xi Jiyang and Xi Mushan, but she had not said anything and he was not willing to probe at her wound, so the matter was temporarily set aside.
Xi Jiyang hesitated for a moment, then he said, “Your father might only return to City Z in another two days…”
“Mmm, I’ll arrange everything. Thank you, Grandfather, for taking care of Xiaye. She’s always been very grateful for you.” Mu Yuchen tone was genuine and his eyes were dense with sincerity and gratitude. His elegant manner naturally won him Xi Jiyang’s approval.
Whether a person was cultured or not would usually be revealed through their words and actions. Xi Jiyang had rolled in the business world of mutual deception before and he could judge people well. From a simple meeting like this, he was already in admiration of Mu Yuchen.
With Xi Xiaye’s personality, she was a little like her father too. In Xi Jiyang’s heart, he actually favored Xi Xiaye more because she was more like Xi Mushan, while the latter was a scar in his heart that he could never erase…
How was he supposed to admit that back then, when the old fellow from the Han family locked Han Yifeng and Xi Xiaye’s marriage down, he had thought it was a mistake?
Xi Xiaye was too accommodating to Han Yifeng, while Han Yifeng was such a privileged brat. He was fairly arrogant and did not suit with Xi Xiaye’s stubborn yet sensitive personality.
Maybe she should have matched with a better man.
Now, it seemed that everything was falling into place as he wished. That was great then since it was Xi Jiyang’s wish to see the children happy within his lifetime.
Xi Jiyang squinted his aged eyes towards this couple before him. Suddenly, there was a light of happiness in his eyes. He unexpectedly recalled how back then, Xi Mushan and Shen Wenna seemed to have been like this too. They had sat before him, looking well-matched and hoping that he could give them his blessings.
Now, it was all just destiny making fools out of people.
Quite a while after, he sighed and said softly with a mix of happiness and melancholy, “I don’t know what else I can say. I can only wish the both of you to be loving till your old age and be happy forever.”
Xi Xiaye nodded gently as she said hoarsely, “Thank you…”
“Okay, let’s leave it at that. We’ll chat again when we meet. I know that the both of you are busy, so I won’t disturb you two anymore. I’m leaving now. When your father returns, I’ll give you a call.”
Xi Jiyang sighed deeply, then he slowly stood up and staggered a bit. Mu Yuchen swiftly held him up. “Be careful, Grandfather!”
Xi Jiyang held onto his staff tightly and lamented, “I’m old and no good now.”
Then, he gently patted Mu Yuchen’s arm and said by his ear in a lowered voice, “Be good to Xiaye. This child has been suffering quite a lot since she was young. Since you’re married to her now, you have a responsibility to care for her well… I’ll leave her in your good hands…”
“Don’t worry, Grandfather, I will.” Mu Yuchen steadied Xi Jiyang while his deep tone had a hint of determination.
Xi Jiyang nodded. Although he wanted Mu Yuchen to let go of him, Mu Yuchen helped him walk all the way out of the door and into his car while Xi Xiaye just sat in her seat and silently watched this scene.
Moments after that, Mu Yuchen returned casually.
When he saw her in a daze and not snapping back to her senses, Mu Yuchen then reached out and helped her fix her slightly messy hair that tumbled onto her chest as he asked softly, “What are you thinking about that you’re so entranced?”
When his voice entered her ear, she slowly regained her senses. Her eyes suddenly revealed a tinge of loneliness as she said in a hoarse and gloomy voice, “Nothing. I just suddenly felt that my heart being heavy… There are some things that I clearly want to do, yet I don’t know how to start. Grandfather just told me that Father has never forgotten Mother, yet now, what use is there in saying all of that?”
As he listened, Mu Yuchen’s eyes hardened. Then, he held up his tea and casually sipped it. Calmly, he said, “There are some things that you’ll realize aren’t actually hard at all only when you do it. There are always many possible outcomes to things, so one of them will definitely be the outcome that you want. So, don’t be sad. No one can tell the future for sure.”
As she listened to such emotional words, Xi Xiaye suddenly felt sad.