âThereâs nothing more to say. Anyway, theyâre not getting back together.â Mr. Feng waved a hand, indicating that he didnât want to continue talking.
âAh, letâs go see Appel.â Phew! Xiao Si and Ji Nuanyi made a quick exit.
They found Nian Junting putting a red envelope in Appleâs pocket. âWhatâs going on between you and Sangsang? said Xiao Si. âHow can you be pissed off at her at your sonâs hundred-day-old party? Arenât you ashamed?â
Nian Junting grinned coldly and said, âShe hurt me deeply.â
Xiao Si and Ji Nuanyi looked at each other in disbelief. Then Xiao Si said, âI donât think so. She doesnât even know what she did to upset you.â
Nian Junting laughed with a frosty voice, âThatâs even worse.â
Ji Nuanyi wisely kept her mouth shut. She had never known this childish side of Mr. Nian.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Nian Xi related the story of how Jiang Yuning had rescued her from the burning building. Grandma Nian sighed and sighed, held Jiang Yuningâs hands and said, âDonât worry. I will always remember that you saved the life of my dear granddaughter. From now on, you are the savior of our family. If Xi ever treats you unfairly, you can come to us. Weâll bring you justice.â
Yu Wen couldnât stop nodding. The more she looked at Jiang Yuning, the more she liked him. âXi, treasure him. Itâs not easy to find such a great boy. Youâre not a child anymore. Itâs time for you to get married.â
âYeah.â Grandma Nian nodded. âWhen are you two getting married? Jiang, you can choose a date. But before that, we need to meet your parents.â
Jiang Yuning was astonished on hearing that. Why were people suddenly talking about marriage? He was fine with it, though.
âOkay...,â he said.
âNot okay!â Nian Xi interrupted him. She was nearly driven crazy. She had foreseen this scene. âPlease, this is only the time weâve gotten together. Weâre still getting to know each other.â
âEmm.â Jiang Yuning nodded. âYes, Nian Xi said sheâll be responsible for me.â
âBe responsible for you?â Grandma Nianâs eyes widened.
âMr. Jiang,â Nian Junlei said, surprised. âMy cousin didnât lose control of herself and do something bad to you, did she?â
On hearing that, Jiang Yuning turned beet red. âN-no...â he stuttered.
After saying that, he shyly dropped his head. Even the roots of his ears had turned red.
That look of his indicated that Nian Xiâs remark had affected him.
People turned their sharp eyes to Nian Xi. âXi, I didnât know.â Nian Junlei chuckled.
âShut up.â Nian Xi glared at him. She felt like crawling into a hole.
Why on earth did I agree to take Jiang Yuning to the party?
âGrandma understands,â said Grandma Nian, patting the back of Xiâs head.
After all, a pretty boy like Jiang Yuning was a rarityâa gem. It was understandable that her granddaughter would want to be with him.
Her granddaughter was outstandingly beautiful and capable. She could afford to eat the boy alive.
âGrandma, you donât understand.â Nian Xi felt as if she was on the verge of a breakdown. All she could do was to seek help from Grandpa Nian.
âEnough, already! Let the young people handle their own lives,â said Grandpa Nian. âLet them make their own decisions. Letâs not add to their stress. Besides, Nian Xi said this was their first time out together.â
âIâm worried Xi might take advantage of Jiang Yuning.â Grandma Nian took out her phone and said to him, âDo you use WeChat? Add me to your contact list.â
âGrandma, since when you did you start using WeChat?â asked Nian Xi.
âSangsang got me a WeChat account earlier so I can video chat with little Apple and send voice messages to him,â said Grandma Nian smiling.
Jiang Yuning immediately nodded and said, âYeah. Me too. I got a cellphone and WeChat account not long ago.â
âReally? What a coincidence.â Grandma Nianâs eyes were glowing. âIâm still learning. There are some functions I donât understand yet.â
âI feel the same.â Jiang Yuning moved closer to Grandma Nian. âI donât know how to put money into my WeChat account.â
Silently, Nian Xi watched her boyfriend and her grandmother talking to each other happily. She wanted to cry but could not shed one tear. Had the two of them become friends already?