118: The little cotton-padded jacket is leaking air.

118: The little cotton-padded jacket is leaking air.

At night, although it was the Xia Family treating, the place was chosen by Qiao Yufen.

Last time at Godear, Xia Ye made her lose face, so this time, she deliberately changed it to the Beijing Grand Hotel.

From the Xia Family’s side, only Xia Yuzheng and his wife attended, leaving Xia Ye and Xia Xing at home.

Before leaving, Xu He specially knocked on Xia Ye’s door, wanting to greet her.

When Xia Ye turned around, she revealed what she was fiddling with in her hand…

Xu He, smiling warmly, said, “Little Tiangao, are you playing with modeling clay in your room?

Remember to wash your hands after playing with that.”

Xia Ye’s gaze returned to the object in her hand, looking quite puzzled.

Modeling clay?

This was clearly a medicinal pill!

She had just made two!

Xia Ye narrowed her eyes and replied lightly, “Mom, tomorrow I’ll give you something.”

Xu He’s smile was radiant, “Then Mom is really looking forward to it~”

This little sweetheart, always thinking of making little gifts for her, utterly adorable, not letting on at all!

Then, just after Xu He left, Xia Ye’s phone received a message from a certain CEO.

Jiang: Have you eaten?

Xia Ye typed a few times on the keyboard.

Sky Without Eyes: Yes, I have.

Jiang: Hmm, good girl, what did you eat?

Sky Without Eyes: Boiled meat, stir-fried mixed vegetables, steamed shrimp with mung bean noodles…

…

The two chatted about trivial matters, but neither found it boring.

As for the medicinal pill prepared for Xu He, no more had been added for half an hour!

**

In a private room at the Beijing Grand Hotel.

The atmosphere of the reception wasn’t very lively, it could even be said to be somewhat gloomy.

Due to the incident at the clothing store earlier, Xu Qing didn’t even feel like pretending to be polite.

Xia Yourong tried to please Xu He, “Mom, we only found out today how good Dad is to you; he even bought you a clothing store as a wedding gift.

Dad, you’re just like those overbearing CEOs on TV, so cool!”

Xu He chuckled shyly, “Well, your dad didn’t even ask for my consent before buying the store, and we can’t return it now.”

Xia Yuzheng, not adept at showing affection in front of his children, raised his chin slightly, “Return what, it’s just a clothing store.”

“I think it must be returned!

Spending that foolish money,” Qiao Yufen scoffed, “Is money brought by the wind?

Son, do you not know how hard it is to earn your own money?

How much have we lost now?”

Letting Xu He, who’s reticent and not fond of talking, run a clothing store—it would be strange if it didn’t lose money.

Xia Yuzheng took Xu He’s hand and held it, “Mom, you don’t know, Xiaohe has a real gift for clothing.

She’s been managing the store for two months and it started to profit, and this year it’s getting even better; how could it lose money?”

Qiao Yufen still appeared unconvinced, muttering quietly, “It’s just that she caught on timely.

The customers recognize the brand, not her.”

Xu Qing, who had been silent all along, listened on the side, her jealousy verging on insanity.

She continued eating, but couldn’t taste a thing.

Why did all the good things happen to her sister, while she, having spent so many years in the international fame and fortune game, hadn’t met one rich person willing to be sincere with her?

The dinner party was about to end when Xu He went to the restroom.

As she washed her hands by the high-end, clean marble countertop, she happened to see her sister coming out from inside.

Xu Qing glared at her, walked to the sink with her chin up, and adjusted her hair, “It was only this afternoon that I heard from the old lady that Xiaorong was expelled from her previous school.

Why was that?”

Xu He turned off the tap, her eyes and eyebrows drooping, “It’s because of that thing I told you about earlier today.”

Xu Qing, “Now it’s senior year, kids fooling around among themselves, does it have to lead to expulsion?”

She hid the latter part of her statement in her eyes, not saying it outright.

If it were her own daughter who got expelled, would she agree without saying a word?

Not a chance that she wouldn’t pull some strings with the principal.

Xu Qing scoffed, “Forget it, I won’t talk about the past now, but I’m back, and I won’t let Xiaorong suffer any inconvenience!”

Xu He knew very well what kind of person Xu Qing was, and she didn’t want to engage with her, but Xiaorong had already been her daughter for over a decade.

She didn’t want to see Xiaorong go down the wrong path under Xu Qing’s guidance.

“Sister, I can’t stop you from associating with each other, but Xiaorong is also my daughter.

I hope you don’t instill your old values in her.

I believe her father wouldn’t want to see Xiaorong turn into…”

The words “her father” that Xu He mentioned casually exploded like a bomb next to Xu Qing’s ears.

She was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her voice suddenly loud, “Don’t bring up the past to me!

Weren’t you formidable enough today?

Why bring up those things just to embarrass me?”

Xu He shook her head as if she was at a loss for words at her sister’s reaction.

Customers around them gradually started looking this way because of Xu Qing’s loud voice.

Xu Qing, feeling guilty, glanced around, “Let me tell you, I don’t care what you say, but you absolutely must not tell Xiaorong who her real father is!”

After dropping that line, Xu Qing stormed off angrily.

She failed to notice that Xia Yourong, who had been about to go to the restroom, had been eavesdropping from behind the pillar in the corner for a while.

Her biological father…

Ever since she was little, her grandmother had told her that her birth mother was her aunt, a lady from a prominent family, and that she must strive to be like her mother, excelling and standing out in everything.

But about her biological father, her grandmother had never mentioned him.

And today, Xu Qing’s huge reaction when bringing up her biological father, could it be that her father is some untouchable eminent person?

Or perhaps he had some special relationship with her mother, which was why she feared it would look bad?

Xia Yourong started to grow curious about her mysterious origins.

**

Xia Ye was seriously making a small jar of mysterious medicinal pills at her desk.

The clock on the table pointed to nine, she rubbed her neck, and her phone lit up.

It was Jiang Yunyang, who wouldn’t sleep at night or wake up in the morning, her bald little darling.

He had watched all the cartoons on every TV channel that night and then decided to invite his future wife to play a game.

Xia Ye said okay and took her phone to the living room.

When she arrived, Xia Xing was on the phone on the sofa, looking quite serious, apparently dealing with some tricky issue.

Seeing her come out, Xia Xing showed a smile, patted the spot next to him, signaling Xia Ye to sit beside him.

Xia Ye sat down, her posture relaxed and casual, and opened the game.

Xia Xing was still on the phone beside her, “Is there no one who knows ‘Night God’?

Who exactly is this master hidden from the world…

I’d really like to see ‘his’ true face…”

Meanwhile, as soon as Xia Ye entered the game, Jiang Yunyang’s team invitation came through, they teamed up, and Jiang Yunyang sent a message.

‘Sister Little Tiangao, can we voice chat?

Yunyang wants to hear Sister’s voice!’

Xia Ye thought about it for a moment and casually opened the voice chat~