CHAPTER 572: 330 RECRUITING A HEAVENLY DAO SON-IN-LAW?_2

After he finished speaking, as if fearing Xia Ye’s opposition, Jiang Jiujue immediately addressed her again, "Don’t worry, our Jiang Family bringing in a new member definitely won’t wrong you. As long as you later ensure..."

Remembering that Heavenly Dao was still there, he forcibly swallowed the last three words ’adhere to one’s own’, and switched to saying, "take good care of the family, so that Xuanxuan can handle his career with more peace of mind."

Xia Ye was most disgusted by this old man’s feudal thinking. It was the same at Ear Mountain, always putting on an act of male supremacy.

After graduating, she had indeed long coveted the idea of Dual Cultivation with Heavenly Dao, but she could not be just a trophy wife.

Her gaze flicked to Jiang Xuan’s bent brows and eyes. If someone really had to be a trophy, that should be him.

With this thought, Xia Ye, holding a box of desserts, took a step toward Jiang Xuan, her beautiful eyes twinkling, "It’s okay to get married after graduation, but... my dad said he wants you to marry into the Xia Family."

Of course, Xia Yuzheng had never said that, Xia Ye just wanted to test Jiang Xuan’s reaction.

She exemplified perfectly what ’shocking words never rest until they stun their audience’ meant, as Jiang Jiujue’s jaw literally dropped on the spot.

Marrying into the Xia Family, as what?

And to say it in front of the servants?

With Heavenly Dao present, Jiang Jiujue dared not directly punish Xia Ye, so he angrily looked towards Heavenly Dao, waiting for Heavenly Dao to make a decision and suppress Xia Ye with his divine might.

Jiang Xuan, upon hearing Xia Ye’s words, was indeed a bit stunned. The light in his deep eyes flickered, but a moment later, they didn’t erupt in anger as Jiang Jiujue had anticipated. Instead, they bloomed into a pair of peach blossoms.

He spoke, and his tone was actually a bit excited, "Really willing to marry me right after graduation?"

Xia Ye: "..." Her mind raced to recall what she had just said.

"It’s okay to get married after graduation, but... my dad said he wants you to marry into the Xia Family."

Clearly, when Xia Ye spoke, her emphasis was on the latter part, but Jiang Xuan only cared about the first part.

Seeing how earnestly Jiang Xuan had asked, Xia Ye pursed her lips and averted her gaze.

She seemed like a cool girl, but her slightly warm ear tips betrayed her.

Seeing that not only did Heavenly Dao not mind the little fairy, but the atmosphere was actually turning amorous, Jiang Jiujue forcefully twisted his jaw back into place and hurried to interject, "Erm... these matters we should wait to discuss with Yeye’s parents... Xiaoli, is lunch almost ready? When is Manyi coming back from the hospital?"

The Xiaoli he called out to was the same Mrs. Li who had always worked in Jiang Xuan’s building, having watched Jiang Xuan grow up from a young age.

After his return, Jiang Xuan had arranged for her to work in Jiang Jiujue’s room.

Jiang Xuan trusted Mrs. Li with her work, mainly to keep an eye on this old coot, to prevent any thoughts harmful to Xia Ye from arising.

Mrs. Li wiped her hands on her apron and smilingly responded, "Ah, it’ll be ready soon. The mistress just called to say she’s finished her checkup and is waiting for the results, so she should be back in about an hour."

Jiang Jiujue, recalling the soon-to-be-born baby, had a touch of tenderness on his face, and he asked with concern, "Someone is accompanying her, right? Her belly is quite large now."

Mrs. Li respectfully lowered her eyes, "The second wife is with her, master can rest assured..."

**

At the hospital, Dai Aiyuan got the latest prenatal checkup report for Liu Manyi from Professor Luo.

Liu Manyi, with limited mobility, was waiting outside; Dai Aiyuan helped her collect the results.

After getting the lab report, Dai Aiyuan scanned it line by line, everything was normal.

She had been pregnant herself and knew a bit about these things.

But seeing the entirely normal results, her expression was not very pleased.

Dai Aiyuan had long pondered that even if she truly joined forces with Mr. Shen to take down Jiang Xuan, the one most likely to take over Jiang Enterprises was not her husband but Jiang He, the most prestigious elder brother.

Add to that Liu Manyi’s pregnancy and Jiang He having a child in his old age, Jiang’s patriarch was overjoyed as well.

If this child were born smoothly, Jiang He’s position would indeed be hard to shake.

To stop them from spoiling her plans, the best method was to use Liu Manyi’s pregnancy to stir up trouble in their household, keeping Jiang He too busy to interfere.

Anyway, since Liu Manyi was an older mother, it wouldn’t be unusual for problems to arise, and no one would suspect anything.

This was not an idea she had kept from Mr. Shen. Although she hadn’t stated it outright, Mr. Shen surely understood her meaning.

The moment Mr. Shen arranged for Liu Manyi to be admitted to his hospital, Dai Aiyuan began to hope. With each prenatal checkup, she had thought she might hear something was wrong with the fetus, but now it’s been more than five months... always normal!

Could Mr. Shen really be so unscrupulous? Or perhaps, he was waiting for the fetus to grow bigger before taking action?