CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 528: HITTING HER SORE SPOT

Yan Hong dipped his head and went in first after finishing speaking.

The neighbors were all outside watching, and he felt very embarrassed.

Of course, it wasn’t that he thought Yan Yao was embarrassing, but that he felt embarrassed himself.

If Yan Yao had been his biological son, he would only feel proud now and would have gone out to greet the neighbors.

But Yan Yao was not his biological son.

Now, when the neighbors saw Yan Yao’s current status, they would only joke that he hadn’t treated this son well in the past.

Avoiding them immediately, not shamelessly trying to curry favor, was the only way he could salvage some dignity for himself.

"Don’t mind it, his personality is just like that, don’t bother with him." Old Lady Yan gave Andelle an apologetic smile and cursed her useless son in her heart again.

After all, the woman was the Queen of the Morris Empire, and he dared to slight the Queen who visited personally!

"It’s okay, Grandma." Andelle replied with a gentle smile.

Before coming here, Yan Yao had told her that the attitudes of the Yan Family might be displeasing.

She had thought that the people of the Yan Family would be difficult to deal with.

But now it seemed that only Yan Hong’s attitude was bad; Grandma was still very polite and warm.

Andelle felt a pang of sympathy and took her husband’s hand.

From Yan Hong’s attitude, she could imagine how strained the relationship between father and son had been.

Yan Yao had previously talked to her about his happy childhood memories with his family.

She could tell that Yan Yao really cared about this father, even though he had angrily left home and moved far away, he never bore any resentment or blame towards Yan Hong.

It was only after the incident with his mother and sister that Yan Yao began to harbor grievances against his father.

Many gifts were carried into the house from the car, piling up on the living room coffee table.

After Yan Yao and Andelle went upstairs to see Yan Qianyi, Yan Hong couldn’t wait to start unpacking the gifts.

Old Lady Yan watched him with contempt, "You were so aloof just now, and now you’re eagerly unwrapping the gifts, what a hypocrite."

Yan Hong paused while opening the gifts, said nothing, and continued unpacking.

Old Lady Yan mocked again, "You were so arrogant just now, if you had any integrity, you wouldn’t accept gifts from others."

Yan Hong was indifferent, "When I raised him, this is his duty to show filial piety towards me."

Hearing Old Lady Yan scoff coldly, Yan Hong looked at her, "Mom, I’m really puzzled—am I really your biological son? Do you take pleasure in taunting me every day now?"

"I really wish you weren’t my son," Old Lady Yan rolled her eyes, "So foolish. If I had children as outstanding as Qianyi and Yao, our family relationships wouldn’t have ended up like this."

"Don’t be a Monday morning quarterback. When Shu Meng told you the child in her womb wasn’t mine, did you forget your attitude back then? Later, when Yan Yao and Qianyi were born, your attitude towards them was always cold. Oh, now you know how to curry favor because they’ve become important people?"

Yan Hong became more animated, "Talk about me being opportunistic—I think you’re even more opportunistic. If Yan Yao weren’t the Prince Yao of the Morris Empire today, would you have personally gone to the door to welcome him? Would you have greeted him with a smile?"

Old Lady Yan’s face darkened immediately.

Yan Hong’s words had hit a sore spot.

She used to really like Shu Meng and was overjoyed at the thought of Shu Meng giving the Yan Family a healthy baby boy.

When Yan Yao was six months along in the womb, Shu Meng confessed to her that the child was not of Yan Family blood.

She was deeply struck by that, feeling deceived and betrayed by a beloved daughter-in-law.

She advised Shu Meng to abort the child, stating that things could go back to normal if the child were aborted.

But at that time, Shu Meng insisted on giving birth to the child.

So, she fell out with Shu Meng and subsequently became cold and distant toward the children.

Thinking about how she had failed in her duties as a grandmother, Old Lady Yan felt some guilt.

She glared at Yan Hong and said, "Today is Qianyi’s big day; I won’t fuss over it too much with you, but I will deal with you later!"

"What I said is the truth, so stop making snide remarks about me in the future. Like mother, like daughter."

"Scoundrel!" Old Lady Yan slapped the coffee table hard, furious, "Don’t you dare compare me to you! Even if I wasn’t affectionate enough back then, I never wronged the two siblings! And you? Look at what you’ve done! Are those the actions of a human?"

Yan Hong ignored Old Lady Yan and continued to unwrap gifts, "Oh, this tie is nice; it will match the suit I am going to wear today perfectly. I’ll go change."

"No one invited you, so why change clothes?" Old Lady Yan looked at Yan Hong with disdain, "I warn you, don’t cause trouble at the wedding!"

"Who said I wasn’t invited?" Yan Hong smirked, "Mu Yunlie invited me; kudos to him for his sensibility. After all, I am Yan Qianyi’s biological father; that’s an unchangeable fact."

Old Lady Yan looked at Yan Hong’s retreating figure in astonishment.

Last night when Qianyi came back, she had specifically asked him whether he had invited Yan Hong to the wedding.

At that time, Qianyi had said no.

So, was it a unilateral invitation from Ah Lie?

Had he forgiven Yan Hong?

Although Old Lady Yan disliked her own son, she still hoped that the family could reconcile and live in harmony.

Upstairs, Yan Qianyi had already finished with her makeup and hair.

Yan Chuhua gazed at the beauty in the mirror, star-struck, "Oh my gosh, Qianyi, you are so beautiful!"

The makeup artist also showered Yan Qianyi with compliments.

"I finally see you in your wedding dress," Yan Yao’s voice came from the direction of the doorway.

Yan Qianyi suddenly turned around, her face breaking into a bright smile, "Brother!"

She quickly got up, holding her skirt as she ran towards Yan Yao.

Yan Chuhua cautioned anxiously, "Qianyi, slow down! Be careful of the baby in your belly!"

I’ve never seen a pregnant woman as lively as her.

Yan Chuhua didn’t even have time to go to Yan Qianyi; in the blink of an eye, she had already thrown herself into Yan Yao’s arms.

Yan Yao held her, speaking indulgently, "Slow down, what if you trip over your dress and fall? You’re going to be a mom; why are you still so careless?"

Andelle stood by also nervously worried, fearing that Yan Qianyi might trip inadvertently.

Yan Qianyi looked up at Yan Yao, grinning mischievously, "Seeing my brother and sister-in-law has me so excited, I could almost fly. How could I possibly fall?"

Yan Yao said, "Then show me how you fly."

Andelle giggled.

Every time she saw the siblings being so happy together, it made her feel joyful too.

She said, "Qianyi, we were supposed to arrive yesterday, but got delayed by some last-minute issues."

"It’s okay, sister-in-law, I’m just happy you and brother could come," Yan Qianyi embraced Andelle again and asked, "Brother, did you run into Yan Hong when you came up?"