Xia Yu felt a momentary panic.
Why did his grandfather suddenly want to see him? He hadn’t done anything wrong recently, aside from being caught being affectionate with An Siyao behind the auditorium at school by Yu Ningmeng.
Had Yu Ningmeng tattled?
Or was Yu Liang merely passing by and decided to drop in?
Could it be something like the classic “I’ll give you a hundred million to stay away from my granddaughter” scenario?
“Don’t you want to see Grandpa?” An Siyao looked up at Xia Yu.
“I’m just a bit surprised,” Xia Yu replied, taking the opportunity to kiss An Siyao’s forehead.
Seeing An Siyao’s face suddenly flush red, Xia Yu felt triumphant inside.
“Come on, I’ll show you the goldfish,” Xia Yu said flirtatiously.
Before he finished speaking, a crisp sound of breaking glass rang out.
When Xia Yu came in, he had not closed the door to avoid making noise. At this moment, You Xue was passing by the doorway.
She was carrying a glass of juice, and the sound of breaking glass came from the cup falling to the floor.
Facing the gazes from Xia Yu and An Siyao, You Xue looked up at the ceiling.
Suddenly, she smacked her palm and said, “Lingling asked me to play today. I need to go first!”
Without bothering to clean up the broken pieces on the floor, You Xue grabbed her small bag and left the villa.
Now only Xia Yu and An Siyao were left at home.
Originally just joking around, Xia Yu couldn’t help but have some ideas due to the perfect timing.
However, before he could act further, his phone rang.
It was a call from Yu Ningmeng.
Pressing the answer button, Xia Yu felt puzzled about Yu Ningmeng calling him at this time and choosing such a perfect moment.
“What are you two doing?” Yu Ningmeng asked directly.
Looking at An Siyao beside him with a blushing face, Xia Yu replied, “We’re talking about life.”
“You just wait. I’ll be there in twenty minutes,” Yu Ningmeng didn’t believe Xia Yu’s words. “Turn on the video call. I want to see you two.”
Yu Ningmeng had been monitoring a project at the company when a maid reported that Yin Ling had suddenly been invited out by You Xue. Instinctively sensing something was wrong, she made this call.
As a close friend of An Siyao’s mother, Yu Ningmeng felt it was her responsibility to keep an eye on An Siyao. Ordinary intimacy was okay, but she couldn’t let things go too far.
Keeping an eye on Xia Yu through the video, Yu Ningmeng drove to the outside of Xia Yu’s villa.
Xia Yu and An Siyao were waiting at the door for her.
“Niya,” An Siyao greeted her normally.
Yu Ningmeng thought that in the past, An Siyao would obediently walk in front of her and let her kiss and hug, but now she just gave a simple greeting. The difference was so great.
All because of this man.
She looked at Xia Yu.
Xia Yu ignored Yu Ningmeng. He already knew Yu Ningmeng’s purpose. Although he could understand her actions, she had still caused him trouble.
Without Yu Ningmeng’s interference, he could have at least moved to the next stage.
With cold expressions, the two entered the villa.
Yu Ningmeng still had work to do, so she took out her laptop and continued working.
With Yu Ningmeng around, Xia Yu couldn’t do anything else. He simply taught An Siyao how to play the dizi.
An Siyao had natural talent and the foundation Xia Yu had helped her build previously, so she learned quickly.
Xia Yu thought that once the girl’s dizi skills improved and she could hold her breath longer, he would be able to savor those lips for a longer time.
In the evening, You Xue sent a message to Xia Yu:
『Is everything done yet, Brother?』
『…You can come back now.』
Xia Yu didn’t explain. After all, it was only a matter of time.
At 5:30 PM, the girl opened the door and returned home.
Seeing Yu Ningmeng unexpectedly at home, she was very confused.
Wasn’t her brother doing something like that? Why was Yu Ningmeng here?
“Niya, why are you here?” You Xue directly asked Yu Ningmeng.
Hearing You Xue’s address, Yu Ningmeng was very satisfied. Although she was already a thirty-something auntie, she still considered herself a pure young girl inside. “Niya” sounded much better than “Yi.”
“I came to watch over the two of them,” Yu Ningmeng kindly patted You Xue’s head.
“Action director?” You Xue blurted out.
“What action director?” Yu Ningmeng was puzzled.
“Nothing, nothing. I was just thinking about the action director in a movie. That martial arts scene was so cool,” You Xue quickly changed the subject.
She had just associated the phrase for a moment but now realized that Yu Ningmeng’s “watching” meant watching the two not to do anything wrong.
“I’ll go cook,” You Xue quickly made an excuse to leave, in order not to let Yu Ningmeng notice her awkwardness.
The four of them had dinner together. Yu Ningmeng continued working, while the remaining three played games. An Siyao wasn’t interested in action or puzzle games, but she loved music rhythm games.
You Xue also liked this type of game, so mostly the two of them played while Xia Yu watched nearby.
The living room was filled with You Xue’s chattering. Unable to bear the noise, Yu Ningmeng went to the study.
Although Yu Ningmeng occasionally came out to check, being monitored and being patrolled were completely different experiences.
Xia Yu patted You Xue’s head to show encouragement.
At eight o’clock in the evening, Yu Ningmeng took An Siyao home.
The next day, on the morning of the 25th, Xia Yu received a formal invitation from Yu Ningmeng, inviting him to have lunch at the villa.
Xia Yu knew that Yu Liang had arrived.
He changed into a modest and dignified outfit and got into the car sent by Yu Ningmeng.
The car was driven by a familiar driver.
Whether it was Xia Yu’s imagination or not, he felt the driver’s gaze carried admiration.
Perhaps admiring his ability to charm An Siyao, Xia Yu thought.
His thought was completely wrong. What the driver admired was his excellent performance in espionage.
The driver had been waiting in the office at the entrance of An Siyao’s villa. In the morning, he saw Yu Liang enter the villa. Just over ten minutes later, he received a call from Yu Ningmeng asking him to pick up Xia Yu.
Others might think this was Yu Liang wanting to meet the man his granddaughter was keeping. But he knew that this was not the case.
Keeping a man was common in the rich and powerful families. As the head of the Yu family, how could Yu Liang personally meet someone just for such a trivial matter?
Meeting the granddaughter’s boyfriend was just an excuse. Yu Liang’s real purpose was to meet Mr. Xia, the experienced business spy!
Being directly received by Yu Liang showed how outstanding Mr. Xia was as a business spy!
“Congratulations, senior,” the driver couldn’t help but say.
Xia Yu smiled in response, puzzled about the “senior” part.
Was this driver also planning to target which rich young lady?
Although puzzled, Xia Yu didn’t ask. Now he needed to worry about Yu Liang.
Getting off the car outside An Siyao’s villa, Xia Yu met Yu Ningmeng. Led by Yu Ningmeng, he headed to the living room.
An Siyao didn’t come down to greet him because the girl was keeping Yu Liang company.
In the small living room on the second floor, seeing An Siyao constantly glancing toward the staircase, Yu Liang felt somewhat displeased.
He knew An Siyao was waiting for Xia Yu’s arrival.
He could understand his granddaughter’s feelings. When he was with his first girlfriend, he also wanted to stick together every day. But later, after playing too much, the feeling faded.
Although he understood, Yu Liang was still displeased.
Wasn’t he, her grandfather, more important than that wild man?
In his dissatisfaction, Yu Ningmeng led Xia Yu upstairs.
Yu Liang looked Xia Yu up and down. He looked decent, roughly about 120% of his own level when he was young. His figure seemed good too, and he carried himself with grace.
In terms of appearance, there wasn’t much difference from when he was young.
He sat upright, waiting for Xia Yu to come forward and greet him. He thought that if Xia Yu got too familiar and directly called him “Grandpa,” he would embarrass him a bit.
“This is Grandpa,” An Siyao introduced Xia Yu to Yu Liang.
“Grandpa,” Xia Yu greeted Yu Liang.
Yu Liang opened his mouth, momentarily unsure how to respond. If Xia Yu had called him “Grandpa” on his own, he could have used a line like “When did I become your relative?” to challenge Xia Yu. But Xia Yu didn’t call him “Grandpa” on his own; he did so at An Siyao’s prompting.
If Yu Liang rebutted, he would be challenging his own granddaughter.
As a proper grandfather, how could he let his granddaughter feel wronged?
Yu Liang could only endure his own discomfort and simply respond with a “Hmph.”
He waved his hand, first letting Yu Ningmeng leave.
Picking up the tea in front of him, Yu Liang slowly drank it.
An Siyao also poured a cup from the teapot and handed it to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu originally thought this was a gesture for him to drink tea first before starting a conversation, marveling at the etiquette of the rich family.
However, after finishing a cup of tea, Yu Liang still showed no intention of speaking.
What was going on?
This was because An Siyao wasn’t a talkative person, and Yu Liang was already accustomed to sitting quietly with his granddaughter.
Every time this happened, Yu Liang would start reminiscing about the past—his granddaughter’s childhood, his daughter, his three ex-wives, his ten or so ex-girlfriends. If the time stretched longer, he would even reminisce about those female celebrities.
At this moment, he was recalling when his daughter, An Siyao’s mother, started dating. He saw An Siyao suddenly move across from him.
An Siyao picked up the teapot and refilled Xia Yu’s cup.
Was there such a service?
Yu Liang, who always poured his own tea, was surprised. He picked up his teacup and drank the tea in one gulp, placing the cup on the coffee table.
However, An Siyao didn’t react.
He thought An Siyao hadn’t noticed and coughed to hint.
But An Siyao just looked at him and then turned away.
Yu Liang picked up the teacup again and tapped it on the coffee table.
An Siyao finally noticed Yu Liang’s empty cup. She picked up the teapot and handed it to Yu Liang.
“???”
Taking the teapot, Yu Liang comforted himself, probably because he was sitting farther from Xia Yu than An Siyao, beyond the range of tea-serving service.
Being able to receive the teapot service was already very pleasing; he shouldn’t ask for too much.
Smiling, Yu Liang happily poured himself a cup and continued reminiscing.
At this time, Xia Yu also found some amusement. Under the cover of the coffee table and out of Yu Liang’s sight, he played with An Siyao’s hand.
The girl’s fingers were slender and her skin smooth. A hand fetishist would surely try every means to obtain such a hand.
In Yu Liang’s reminiscence and Xia Yu and An Siyao’s flirtation, time slowly passed.
Approaching noon, a maid came up to ask An Siyao about lunch arrangements.
An Siyao first asked Xia Yu, “What do you want for lunch?”
Normally, Xia Yu could list a bunch of things he wanted to eat, but now Yu Liang was still here.
“Anything is fine,” Xia Yu replied.
After asking Xia Yu, An Siyao turned to Yu Liang, “Grandpa, you…”
Yu Liang’s heart leaped with joy. An Siyao had never asked him what he wanted to eat before. This unfamiliar care made him excited.
Before An Siyao could finish, Yu Liang spoke up, “I…”
An Siyao’s second half of the sentence came out at the same time, “When are you leaving?”
“???”
She asked Xia Yu what he wanted to eat and then asked him when he was leaving?
He comforted himself: Probably she was worried he was busy and didn’t want him to be delayed.
“I’ll leave after lunch,” Yu Liang’s tone remained normal. When An Siyao couldn’t see, he glared fiercely at Xia Yu.
Xia Yu didn’t understand why.
At lunchtime, Yu Liang originally sat at the head of the table. However, seeing An Siyao pull Xia Yu to sit together, he moved to the other side of An Siyao.
The maid served the dishes one by one.
Xia Yu had his eye on a dish of roast duck. He set his sights on a piece and extended his chopsticks, but just before he could pick it up, another pair of chopsticks snatched it away.
They were Yu Liang’s chopsticks.
Facing Xia Yu’s surprised gaze, Yu Liang revealed a proud smile.
Yu Ningmeng behind them rubbed her forehead. Whenever it came to matters related to her granddaughter, Yu Liang easily became abnormal.
Unable to figure out Yu Liang’s problem, Xia Yu reached out his chopsticks again toward the roast duck.
Yu Liang once again intercepted the piece Xia Yu was about to take.
As Xia Yu was thinking whether he should give up on this dish, a hand reached over and picked up the plate.
It was An Siyao’s hand.
Placing the roast duck in front of Xia Yu, An Siyao smiled at him.
Yu Liang, who had been proud just now, immediately froze his smile.
Looking at Yu Liang’s expression, Xia Yu patted An Siyao’s hand back and placed the roast duck back in its original place.
Giving a little face to his future grandfather-in-law.
Yu Liang’s mood had completely shattered. After that, he didn’t reach for the roast duck again and silently ate the dishes in front of him.
After lunch, the maid brought out fruit. An Siyao directly placed the fruit plate in front of Xia Yu, while Yu Liang remained calm.
Recalling the events of pouring tea and asking about lunch in his mind, he realized that he could no longer stop Xia Yu.
He had never seen his granddaughter being so attentive, not even caring about her grandfather.
After eating the fruit, Yu Liang sighed and stood up.
“You come with me,” Yu Liang gestured to Xia Yu.
Although he had to accept Xia Yu, he still needed to continue the evaluation.
The previous meeting was just the beginning. Now was when the real start would come.
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