Just as I was wondering what to say, my phone suddenly rang.

It turned out to be the Gu family's daughter-in-law calling. She was very polite and apologized to Ding Huizhu in a very formal manner.

Ding Huizhu's face was burning with embarrassment. Facing a group of elders, she could only put the phone on speakerphone in the end.

Now, the elders present turned pale and then flushed, as if they had been slapped hard several times.

After hanging up the phone, the second uncle's face darkened: "Huizhu, tell me what exactly happened?"

Ding Huizhu had no choice but to explain herself, even though she was embarrassed. She had no other option. If she didn't explain, these people would make a scene and eventually find out the truth, and they would probably tear her apart.

Sure enough, after hearing her explanation, the elders' faces turned even darker, clearly furious.

Second Uncle slammed his cane heavily on the ground: "...You and Zhao Linxiang, you two are truly good sisters, so very close!"

If it weren't for Madam Huo asking them to come out, believing they had something on Old Master Xie, would they have gone to such lengths to humiliate themselves?

In retrospect, it's actually a good thing that Grandpa Xie has been avoiding us, so we don't have to witness the two sides tearing each other apart, which would have been truly unsightly!

My second great-uncle left, leaning on his cane, and the others followed.

The way everyone looked at Ding Huizhu was as if they wanted to devour her. They had all lived to this age, and this was the first time they had been so thoroughly fooled.

If it weren't for Xie Ziyuan's sake, Uncle Er's cane would probably have already fallen on Ding Huizhu.

Someone spat and said, "Her own child is just as good, why is she so eager to ruin her? What is she thinking?"

As a wealthy socialite, who doesn't have some skills in winning people over? Especially since it's her own child, who naturally feels closeness and affection towards their birth mother.

If used properly, it can be far more reliable than adoption, since the bond of blood cannot be severed.

If you don't like Xie Li, that's fine too. Winning him over and having him help Xie Ziyuan is a good thing, isn't it?

I've never seen anyone suppress their own child like this, unable to bear seeing them succeed.

The elder looked at Ding Huizhu as if she were a fool, her face clearly saying the words "dull-witted"!

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Inside the room.

Grandpa Xie patted Xie Li's head, "Li Li, you..."

Although he had acted coldly towards Ding Huizhu, he was actually very afraid that Xie Li would get hurt.

He was afraid that if he didn't scold Ding Huizhu to wake her up, she would make one mistake after another and become more and more extreme.

Xie Li shook her head: "Grandpa, I don't care about her." She hesitated for a moment, "...I have a mother."

A mother's embrace is always warm and soft, and her gaze is always gentle and loving... That's what a mother should be like.

Grandpa Xie was somewhat surprised. As far as he knew, Xie Li's adoptive mother was a typical rural woman who was submissive to her husband and could not protect Xie Li at all.

Is a woman like that really worth Xie Li remembering and treating like his own mother?

However, perhaps it was because that woman gave her a little warmth and pity in her gloomy life during her childhood that she still cherishes that memory to this day.

Grandpa Xie was filled with mixed emotions, feeling both heartache and anger. He didn't want to continue the conversation and reopen Xie Li's wounds.

Why did you come so early today?

Xie Li: "I sensed you were in trouble."

Grandpa Xie smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Xie Li: "Grandpa, what about Jiang Baili..." She was afraid that Grandpa Xie would have difficulty dealing with Jiang Baili, after all, she was his own niece.