What happened? Wasn't she being harassed? I heard Fang Xinman was injured. How did she get the information, and in such detail?

She looked at Xiang Jin warily: "Where did you come from?"

"As long as I complete the task on time, the team leader doesn't need to worry about the rest." Xiang Jin turned around and went back to his workstation.

Kelly's face darkened further.

Just before leaving get off work, Xiang Jin received a call from Murong Xiao.

"Come out, I'm downstairs at your company."

"Oh, okay." Xiang Jin hurriedly packed her things and left. She didn't dare keep Murong Xiao waiting too long; this man could eat people alive when he got angry.

Where are we going?

After getting in the car, Xiang Jin realized that this was not the way back to Hushan Villa, but the opposite direction.

"The Murong family." Murong Xiao's lips curled up, his expression much more relaxed than usual, indicating that he was in a good mood.

The Murong family?

"You're taking me back to the Murong family?" Xiang Jin's calm face suddenly showed panic. "How can you do that?"

“Why not?” Murong Xiao’s aura was sharp, and he looked at her intently.

Xiang Jin remained silent.

The Murong family? That's not a place for her. As a woman who will soon be kicked out of the house, she doesn't want to go there.

Unrealistic dreams that cannot be had, unrealistic dreams that dare not be had.

but--

Murong Xiao was unhappy.

After she said those words, the atmosphere in the car became tense again.

“Madam, today is just a simple family gathering, you don’t need to worry. The young master’s grandmother is not feeling well and wants to meet her granddaughter-in-law. The young master wants to make the old lady happy, so…” Seeing that the atmosphere couldn’t be colder, Su Ming, who was driving, quickly tried to salvage the situation.

He didn't want to freeze to death.

"Oh...I see."

So you took her there to make the old lady happy?

Xiang Jin felt a little better: "But I didn't buy any gifts, is that not good?"

"Young Master already picked them out for you; they're all in the trunk," Su Ming replied, secretly glancing at the BOSS in the rearview mirror. Hmm, his complexion was much better...

They really are a handful.

"Put this on." Murong Xiao took out a box from his handbag, opened it, and found that it was the bracelet he had given her when they got married.

He put it on her right wrist.

"How did you know where I put it?" Xiang Jin felt a little uneasy, because there were also birth control pills in the drawer where the bracelet was kept...

"Is that hard to guess?"

Xiang Jin: "..."

They talk as if they know her very well.

Xiang Jin shook her bracelet.

The clear, tinkling sound indicated that the jade was of considerable value; no wonder Li Shuhui had gone to great lengths to snatch it.

She was really naive back then; how could she have believed him and thought it was just a fake?

The car quickly arrived at the Murong family's residence.

A group of people were gathered at the entrance. Xiang Jin didn't know their names, so she could only stand obediently in front of Murong Xiao and listen to his introductions: "This is my aunt, this is my third uncle, this is my eldest uncle..."

Xiang Jin followed suit, saying, "Hello, Auntie! Hello, Uncle! Hello, Eldest Uncle!"

Then one after another, plump red envelopes were stuffed into my hand...

Xiang Jin looked at Murong Xiao.

"Take it, you'll have to return the favor later." He smiled slightly, his gloom from the car gone.

"Will there be a future..." Xiang Jin murmured.

"What?" Murong Xiao didn't hear clearly.

"No, it's nothing."

The Murong family home was large and unfamiliar, with many relatives and friends present; it didn't look like an ordinary family dinner at all. Xiang Jin was a little nervous, so she could only hold onto Murong Xiao's arm tightly.

The curve of someone's lips became even more pronounced.

After passing through the bustling front hall, we arrived at a reception room where a few people were sitting in twos and threes, including Lin Anrong.

Murong Xiao brought Xiang Jin to the old man in the head seat.

"Grandma, this is Xiangjin."

"Hello, Grandma..." Xiang Jin quickly followed suit.

“Good child, come here and let Grandma take a look…” Grandma pulled Xiang Jin to her side, examined her carefully, and smiled, “So beautiful, no wonder my little rascal is so infatuated with her.”

Xiang Jin blushed.

Murong Xiao, who was standing next to him, coughed awkwardly as well.

"When are you going to have a baby?" Grandma asked.

ah?

The topic was too distant and too sensitive for her to answer, so she could only look at Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao put his arm around her shoulder: "It'll be soon, I'm considering it recently."

"Hurry up! Old Sun's great-grandson is almost three years old. When are you going to make Grandma happy too?" Every time she saw Old Sun's great-grandson, with his drooling and wide eyes, she was incredibly envious.

"I understand, Grandma." In front of the old lady, Murong Xiao was exceptionally obedient, like a good child.

“Ah Xiao, you can’t lie to your grandma about something this big… With Xiang Jin’s background, she might not even be able to enter our Murong family, let alone have children.”

Beside them, Lin Anrong sipped her tea and made sarcastic remarks.

Besides, they're getting a divorce in just over two months, and the recording is still on her phone!

"My affairs are none of your concern, Madam Murong," Murong Xiao said coldly.

"Ah Xiao, speak properly. She is still your mother, after all." Murong Cheng, who was standing next to him, was also not very happy.

"Mother?"

Murong Xiao sneered.

"It seems you two have a bad memory. I told you a long time ago that my mother is dead, and not only my mother, but my father is dead too. Wasn't this a good thing you two planned? Have you already forgotten?"

"you--"

"You unfilial son—talking nonsense!"

Murong Cheng and Lin Anrong were furious and turned their heads away, feeling somewhat guilty.

In order to bring Murong Xiao back to the Murong family and secure his inheritance rights, they did use some special means, and indirectly caused the deaths of his adoptive parents who raised him and treated him like their own son. Even after all these years, he still hasn't forgotten this hatred.

"What are you all making a fuss about? What kind of family are you living in?"

At this moment, the steward helped the gray-haired Murong Shan out.

His face was kind, yet he exuded an imposing presence. The moment he stood there, the entire hall miraculously fell silent.

"Let's not argue about the past. What's the point of arguing?" The old man frowned and slowly sat down.

"Grandpa, it's not like we wanted to argue. Keep an eye on the child—"

"Shut up!"

Murong Shan gave a cold shout, and Lin Anrong trembled twice before obediently shutting her mouth.

Now I finally know where Murong Xiao's domineering and tyrannical nature comes from... Genes are truly powerful.

"You are Xiang Jin?" At this moment, the old man's gaze swept over and landed on Xiang Jin.

Xiang Jin nodded and respectfully replied, "Hello, sir."

She didn't call him Grandpa.

Because she saw indifference and alienation in the old man's eyes.

"Come with me, Ah Xiao, stay here." The old man, with a stern face, walked towards the room next door with the help of the butler.