Chapter 788 - Whose Child?
He would never leave them again for the rest of his life.
At night, the Chinese lanterns were just up; and dusk was approaching. In a very famous private kitchen, it was not a banquet but a private gathering. There were not many people that came: only Du Jingtang’s family and Chu Jiang; Song Wan did not come. She was not on the invitation list, and even if she was invited, she might not even go.
To this result, Xia Ruoxin did not think too much about it. The grudges between her and Song Wan could not be easily resolved. No, it could not be resolved even for the rest of her life. No matter what she did to her, she could forget about them; after all, she had survived it all. However, for what she did to Rainy, she believed that not any one of them could forgive her so easily.
This was not something that a mere apology could solve.
Rainy was the happiest. She had been holding onto her mother’s hand the whole time and was very obedient. Perhaps she was afraid that her mother did not want her anymore.
“Sister Ruoxin, welcome home.” Du Jingtang held the wine glass up and was genuinely happy for Xia Ruoxin. It was good that she was back; he was worried sick.
“Thank you.” Xia Ruoxin stood up. She could not drink so she held up a glass of fruit juice and drank it. Even though they were not legitimately a family—today, they sat as close as one… together.
At first, this was just a simple and warm family gathering; but there were just too many coincidences in the world. Just like now, a table of people had walked in.
“Wan Wan, your granddaughter looks prettier by the day.” Someone started bootlicking Song Wan again. Everyone knew that Song Wan doted on this child the most so naturally they would all compliment her.
“Nah… all the children looked the same.” Song Wan really liked listening to these kinds of compliments. However, the words that came out of her mouth were still polite and humble.
The few of them sat together, laughed, and talked. As expected, they talked about fashion, clothes, and children. In the whole table of adults, there was only Chu Xiang, the only child. Besides, she was a girl so she received many presents from the adults, which were definitely not cheap goods. As long as Song Wan came out, she must bring the granddaughter along.
The love she had for this granddaughter of hers received decent remarks from their circle of friends.
“Wan Wan, I’m really envious of you.” A wealthy woman laughed and said. When she raised her hand, her entire body was sparkling and dazzling. Even though she did not bring many accessories, one could feel that she was not an ordinary woman.
Of course, they did not have many women of average families here.
“How can you envy me? I am envious of you.” Song Wan laughed and touched Chu Xiang’s forehead. “I heard your son opened another company.”
“So what if he opened another company?” The wealthy lady frowned her protruding red lip. “He doesn’t even want to give me a granddaughter and spends his whole day with some indecent women. Starlets, models, and whatnot. Every time I look at Xiang Xiang, I love her even more. I want to adopt one on my own. If every kid was as likable as Xiang Xiang, how good would that be? But Wan Wan…” This woman her spoon and stirred the light pink liquid in her cup. “You’re so nice to this child, but what happens if you have a grandchild of your own in the future?”
The expression on Song Wan’s face froze. She said it unintentionally, but the person listened with much meaning. Then, she lowered her head and placed her hand on Chu Xiang’s hair nonchalantly. “What can I do? Xiang Xiang is a child. Even if I have my own grandchild, I will like my Xiang Xiang the best.”
The other people frowned in their hearts and felt that Song Wan was being too naive. Why would the adopted one be better than the biological one? If she really treated the adopted one like her own and her own like the adopted, would this not disrupt the natural order of the world?
“Isn’t that Lao Chu?” A sharp-eyed person spotted Chu Jiang at the other table.
There seemed to be a child in Chu Jiang’s arms. Whose one was it?
The wealthy lady smiled. “Wan Wan, both of you are already so old; why are you still separating like this?”
She raised her head. “Lao Chu, come over to sit.”
When Chu Jiang heard the voice, he realized that his old friends were here; and so was Song Wan coincidentally. He was upset as he told her that Xia Ruoxin had come back, and she should come over. However, she did not give him any face and just directly said that she had something on, brought Chu Xiang out, and left. She really had something big… she thought of herself as too big.
He walked over in big steps. They were all women, but he had seen all of them before.
“Oh, whose child is this? Let Granny carry for a while.”
Once the wealthy lady saw the child in Chu Jiang’s arms, she loved her and hurriedly extended her hands to carry her. This was weird as she did like Chu Xiang, but she never wanted to carry her. One was because Chu Xiang was not young; she was seven and was pretty chubby. Secondly, she did not look much; even though she praised Chu Xiang, she personally looked down on her. However, she did like the child that Chu Jiang was carrying because she was good-looking and small, just the right size for her to carry.
“Tell Granny, what’s your name?”
The wealthy lady pinched the child’s beautiful face.
“Hello, Auntie, I am Rainy.” The child looked pinkish and spoke softly with her lips curling upwards, and her eyes turning into a pair of crescent moons.
“You’re still calling me Auntie?” The wealthy lady touched her face. She was old, but no matter how old a woman was, they would never admit their age. This wealthy lady obviously cared about maintaining her looks and was very concerned with her appearance. Actually, she hated the fact that people called her Granny even though she was one and she called herself that. However, to hear it from a child’s mouth was still uncomfortable for her.
Today, this child really pleased her. That ‘Auntie’ made her heart flutter.
“Lao Chu, where did this child come from?” The wealthy lady asked Chu Jiang and wanted to bring her home if she did not have parents.
“Hehe…” Chu Jiang could only laugh bitterly. How could he say that she was the Chu family’s child, his own granddaughter? When Chu Xiang was here, Rainy’s identity would be awkward. If he said it out loud, he was afraid that other people would laugh at him. How could he answer?
“Come, let me carry her.” Chu Jiang extended his arms, and Rainy naturally reached her hands out to hug him. However, once she saw Song Wan, she buried her face in Chu Jiang’s shoulders. She did not call Granny and did not want to talk to this granny.