Ye Yanxi hadn't yet figured out how to face Old Master Xiao, but at this moment, the latter walked in so unexpectedly that Ye Yanxi's nerves instantly tightened to the limit. She immediately stood up reflexively.
"Good day, Old Master Xiao!" she greeted respectfully, not daring to show the slightest bit of neglect in her tone.
Old Master Xiao saw Ye Yanxi. His expression stiffened slightly for a moment. His sharp eyes stared at Ye Yanxi, and he immediately asked seriously, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Yu also stood up with a smile. He walked to Ye Yanxi's side, naturally and affectionately putting his arm around her shoulder, and introduced, "Grandpa, this is Ye Yanxi. You can call her Xiaoxi." After a pause, Xiao Yu then said to Ye Yanxi, "Xiaoxi, this is my grandpa. You've never met before. Why do you two seem to know each other?"
Xiao Yu's casual words, though sounding ordinary, instantly exploded in the ears of Ye Yanxi and Old Master Xiao.
Ye Yanxi was just about to stammer an explanation that she had seen Old Master Xiao in the hospital before. There was actually nothing wrong with telling this, but Old Master Xiao was quicker than Ye Yanxi and rushed to speak.
"No!" Old Master Xiao immediately waved his hand. His voice was as loud as a bell. "No! We don't know each other."
As he spoke, he inadvertently winked at Ye Yanxi, with a strong warning in his eyes. Ye Yanxi frowned in confusion. She wondered why Old Master Xiao was so bothered by the fact that they had met a few times.
"I knew you two shouldn't have met," Xiao Yu said calmly, seemingly without suspicion.
Ye Yanxi and Old Master Xiao both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Especially Old Master Xiao, who specially emphasized, "I stay in the garden every day and don't go out often. How could I know Miss Ye?" At this moment, his tone was very gentle, but Ye Yanxi could sense that his gaze still carried hostility and vigilance.
Ye Yanxi forced a smile and said, "Yes, there's no chance even if I wanted to get to know you."
"True. Otherwise, I would have thought you two were keeping something from me and plotting some secret business. It seems I was overthinking," Xiao Yu said pointedly.
Ye Yanxi and Old Master Xiao instantly felt the air become stuffy, suffocating, and they were sweating profusely.
"Absolutely not!" Old Master Xiao, going against his usual self, suddenly puffed out his cheeks. He was like a naughty old child, completely different from the imposing and sharp - looking old man in front of Ye Yanxi.
His current appearance was more like he was acting coquettishly towards Xiao Yu. "You heartless brat. You didn't even call me Grandpa when you came in the door, and now you're spouting nonsense. I'm in a really bad mood."
Xiao Yu's face showed a bit of helplessness. He walked over and helped the old man sit down. "Grandpa, it's my fault. I haven't come to see you for so long. Come, you've just come back. Sit down and have a good rest."
Old Master Xiao looked at Xiao Yu dotingly, but still maintained a straight face and pouted. "Now that you have a woman, you've forgotten about this old man. Tell me, how long has it been since you last came back to Xiao Manor to see me?" Old Master Xiao immediately went into an endless complaining mode. "It was okay when you lived here before. After you took over the Xiao Group, you still came back every now and then at first. Then you went straight to Italy. After you came back, you rarely came here."
As if thinking of something, Old Master Xiao glanced at Ye Yanxi and continued complaining dissatisfiedly, "Well, you come to see me for the first time after three years, and you even bring a woman with you."
Throughout, Old Master Xiao showed some hostility towards Ye Yanxi. Ye Yanxi was sweating on her forehead. After hearing this, she suddenly realized that it seemed Old Master Xiao was jealous of her for stealing his precious grandson.
Xiao Yu quickly coaxed him, "Grandpa, I'm already thirty. Do you still want me to be single?"
"Isn't that good?" Old Master Xiao was dissatisfied. "Women are all heartless and cruel."
"Why didn't you dare to say that when Grandma was alive?"
"She can't compare to your grandma," Old Master Xiao glanced at Xiao Yu and looked at Ye Yanxi dissatisfiedly. "Look at her appearance and figure. How can she compare? When your grandma was young, she..."
Old Master Xiao suddenly stopped talking, perhaps realizing that he had gone off - topic.
Judging from Old Master Xiao's tone, Grandma Xiao must have been a beautiful and charming woman when she was young.
However, from Old Master Xiao's tone, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but notice another fact. Xiao Yu truly lived up to his inheritance of Old Master Xiao's bloodline. His words, expressions, and tones were exactly the same. Xiao Yu had also disliked her before.
"Grandpa, I brought Xiaoxi here today so that you could meet her. Besides you, I haven't taken her to meet anyone else."
However, Old Master Xiao didn't seem very happy. "I don't care who you take her to meet. Anyway, I, your grandpa, have no status in your heart at all. I'm not even as important as an outsider."
Ye Yanxi was speechless. It was clearly a sign of extreme jealousy.
"Grandpa, I will get married and start a family eventually," Xiao Yu continued.
This sentence undoubtedly hit Old Master Xiao's sore spot. It also meant that like his other descendants, Xiao Yu would leave him after getting married, and he would be left alone in Xiao Manor.
No matter how hard he tried to keep them, he couldn't hold them back in the end.
"You can get married and start a family later. Why are you in such a hurry now!" Old Master Xiao's eyes sharpened, and his expression was stubborn. "It's not too late to get married after you find a beautiful and well - built woman."
"Grandpa, I brought Xiaoxi here today, and I don't plan to look for anyone else in the future."
"Are you going to marry her?" Old Master Xiao seemed surprised by his words and immediately frowned.
"Why not?" Xiao Yu tightly held Ye Yanxi's hand. "I've known Xiaoxi for sixteen years. Our fate was already predetermined. I haven't considered anyone else."
Xiao Yu's words really shocked Ye Yanxi, and she was instantly stunned.
What did he mean by that? Could he really want to marry her? But from the very beginning, Xiao Yu had never said anything like this to her. He didn't even have a proper confession. Such a sudden sentence left her completely unprepared.
Old Master Xiao's reaction was naturally also very intense. "Do you even know this woman well enough to marry her? Maybe she has some ulterior motives for approaching you?"
"Grandpa, I've been in the business world for so many years. Don't I know what kind of person she is? Moreover..." Xiao Yu glanced at Ye Yanxi. "I was the one who sought her out from the very beginning!"
"What? You said... you sought her out?" This sentence clearly shocked Old Master Xiao even more.
"Yes," Xiao Yu nodded and said seriously, "I coerced and lured her into being with me. Otherwise, I would have made her life miserable. Later, she had no choice but to agree to be with me."
Old Master Xiao's mouth was agape, and he had forgotten what to say.
Suddenly, he reached out his hand and wanted to slap Xiao Yu on the forehead.
Was this the grandson he had raised? How could he pursue a woman like this, using means, coercion, and luring, making people's lives miserable? What had he learned from him?
Before his hand could fall, Old Master Xiao showed a pained expression. Finally, he had to give up and retracted his hand. If he hit him, he would feel heartache.
No matter how he got her, the fact couldn't be changed. Wasn't it just that he had brought a woman back?
"Xiaoyu, since she didn't intend to be with you at first, don't force it," Old Master Xiao's eyes lit up, and he continued to persuade, "You know, a forced melon is not sweet. Matters of the heart should be based on willingness and mutual affection. How about... Grandpa will find you a beautiful and well - built woman, as beautiful as your grandma, to be your wife in the future."
Ye Yanxi had been standing beside the grandfather - grandson pair, listening to their conversation. From the initial shock to the current speechless state.
She always felt that Xiao Yu had an impure motive for bringing her here today. It wasn't as simple as just coming to see his grandpa. Especially when Xiao Yu said he wanted to marry her, her mind had already gone blank. Then, when she heard that she was coerced and lured into being with him, it completely exceeded her expectations.
Although it was inappropriate to say such things in this situation, it was also the truth...
"Grandpa, although what you said makes sense, I've already done it. The melon has been picked, and..." Xiao Yu paused, and his deep voice revealed another unexpected thing. "There might already be a little one in this melon's belly. You're going to be a great - grandpa soon."
This time, Old Master Xiao really didn't know what expression to put on.
"What did you say?" Old Master Xiao widened his eyes and turned to Ye Yanxi. "Are you pregnant?"
Ye Yanxi took a step back abruptly and quickly shook her head.
"No, I'm not."
"Not now doesn't mean you won't be in the future!" Xiao Yu said firmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp "pop" sound. Old Master Xiao finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Xiao Yu on the forehead. This time, it was straightforward and even brought a little whirlwind. Ye Yanxi could feel the pain just by hearing the sound, and the wind even blew up Ye Yanxi's hair.
"What nonsense are you talking?" He pointed at Xiao Yu. "Did you touch her?"
"Grandpa," Xiao Yu said slowly. His lazy appearance made people itch to hit him. "This is a different era from yours. You had to wait until your wedding day to get into Grandma's bed."
Old Master Xiao was so angry that he couldn't help but slap him again. "You brat. How did I teach you when you were a kid? Have you forgotten?"
Xiao Yu replied slowly, "Do things quickly and decisively!"
"..." Old Master Xiao said angrily, "Is that how I taught you? Then when you came back to City S and I called you to come over, why didn't you come to Xiao Manor quickly?"
"Busy picking the 'forced melon', no time!" Xiao Yu immediately answered in a really annoying way.