Yuan Yuan immediately spotted an elderly woman when he walked through the door.
He blinked his eyes and frowned. After he thought for a moment, he quickly recalled who this elderly woman was. Thus, he turned around and said to his sister who stood behind him, âXi Xi, your grandma is here!â
Xi Xi replied, âAhâ¦â
Her eyes widened and she looked a little surprised. However, the surprise soon faded and she didnât seem excited or happy to see her grandmother.
Xia Jingshu smiled widely as she pushed her wheelchair forward to approach her granddaughter.
âXi Xiâ¦â she said and couldnât help but reach out her hand to touch her granddaughterâs soft and rosy cheeks.
However, she didnât manage to touch her granddaughter because Xi Xi moved aside with a look of distaste just before she could touch her.
âGrandma, what are you doing here? Havenât you moved your belongings out of this house?â Xi Xi asked curiously.
She looked around and didnât see Aunty Han or Ye Chenyu with her grandmother.
That was good! She would have called for the security guards to chase them out of the house if she had spotted Aunty Han or Ye Chenyu by her grandmotherâs side.
âXi Xi, Iâm here to visit. I even brought your favorite doll with me,â Xia Jingshu said and asked Aunty Wu to bring the most expensive doll from the shop that she had sent one of the maids to buy.
Xi Xi looked at the doll and saw that it was a beautiful doll but she didnât accept the gift. Instead, she shook her head and said, âGrandma, I donât want this doll. You should give it to Ye Chenyu.â
Xi Xi did not want this doll since she had many dolls in her room. Moreover, she had already outgrown dolls now that she had Du Du. She was now playing with other toys such as plasticine clay and galaxy marbles.
Xia Jingshu was speechless.
She froze in surprise and her heart felt as though a sharp knife had buried itself into her heart the moment she heard Ye Chenyuâs name.
âXi Xi, what kind of toys do you like? Iâll buy something youâd like tomorrow,â she said.
She was consumed with regrets.
Xi Xi laughed and said, âI donât need you to buy gifts for me since my mother will buy everything that I want.â
Then, she ran toward her mother who had just emerged from the garage.
He Xiyan immediately knew that her ex-mother-in-law had arrived the moment she stepped into the house.
She guessed that Xia Jingshu was here to visit her granddaughter.
She didnât want to see Xia Jingshu but she knew that she couldnât chase her away either. After all, Xi Xi was part of the Ye family, so it was well within their rights for the Ye family to visit her.
She just didnât like the fact that Xia Jingshu didnât even give her a headâs up before she popped by.
âYan Yanâ¦â Xia Jingshu said as she greeted her ex-daughter-in-law.
He Xiyanâs expression was cold and her expression was unreadable. She didnât seem happy nor annoyed to see her here.
She took her daughterâs hand in hers and stuck her free hand into her pocket as she slowly made her way to Xia Jingshu and said, âAunty Xia, why did you suddenly decide to come over for a visit?â
She deliberately used the word âsuddenlyâ because she didnât want these people to come over without warning.
Xia Jingshu looked a little embarrassed as she said, âYan Yan, Iâm here to visit Xi Xi. Iâd like to bring the child back to the Ye mansion for two weeks.â
She immediately stated her intention.
Her granddaughter had drifted so far apart from her that she wanted to spend more time with her granddaughter to cultivate a better relationship with her.
He Xiyan frowned as she looked at her ex-mother-in-law. She didnât understand why her ex-mother-in-law would suddenly make such a request.
Xi Xi had already been living with her for the past two months but Xia Jingshu had never once called to ask after her granddaughter.
Why would she want to bring Xi Xi back to the Ye family home for two weeks all of a sudden?