After the worship ceremony, as the group emerged from the cemetery, Lu Huai quickly stepped forward to greet them.
Seeing Xie Huanyu's downcast expression, Lu Huai quickly reached out and put his arm around the woman's shoulder, gently comforting her, "Yu Bao, are you alright?"
"Don't worry!" Xie Huanyu finally snapped out of her reverie and forced a smile before replying.
Cough cough—
The old man coughed heavily twice, then gave Lu Huai a meaningful look.
She wondered if the old woman was overthinking it, but she vaguely felt that such behavior was a bit too intimate... But before, Xiao Lu had clearly behaved politely and didn't seem like the kind of person who didn't know his place.
No matter how good a relationship is, it shouldn't be like this.
Was it intentional?
Xu Yanshu's face darkened slightly. To avoid his grandmother noticing anything amiss, he reached out and pulled Xie Huanyu close to him, speaking in a cool tone.
"Lu Huai, thank you for bringing Huan Yu here. We won't trouble you anymore. We'll go straight home after we take Grandma back to the nursing home."
Unexpectedly, Xie Huanyu glanced at Xu Yanshu in surprise, her expression softening.
"Is that so? But Huanyu has already promised my dad she'd come over for dinner," Lu Huai frowned slightly, feigning difficulty, then glanced cautiously at Xie Huanyu, "They just called to urge us to come back!"
Despite my objections, she insisted on coming here. If I let her go with Xu Yanshu now, her heart will definitely lean towards Xu Yanshu again.
Yes, Xie Huanyu only remembered at the last minute that she had promised to have dinner at the Lu family's house.
Pulling her hand away from the man's grasp, Xie Huanyu approached the old woman and said, "Grandma, I'm sorry, I already promised Ah Huai."
"You can go back now, I'll come see you again when I have time!"
She vaguely knew that what she was doing was inappropriate, but unfortunately, she had already promised Lu Huai.
Because of her father's actions, and because she never had the courage to tell Ah Huai the truth, she felt guilty towards the Lu family.
Does this meal really have to be eaten today?
Xu Yanshu frowned, knowing full well that Lu Huai had done it on purpose. His thin lips pressed down into a straight line as he tried his best to suppress the increasingly intense anger in his heart.
"Since you've already agreed, you should go. Go ahead, don't worry about me!" The old lady waved her hand generously.
Seeing that her grandmother wasn't angry, Xie Huanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't leave. Instead, she helped Lu Huai put the old lady into the car.
Seeing that Xie Huanyu was still staring longingly even after the car had driven away, Lu Huai couldn't help but feel displeased and deliberately spoke up.
"Yu Bao, should I not have invited you to our house for dinner today? How about we do it another day? I'll take you to the sanatorium right now."
"I... Ah Huai, why are you overthinking things? I was just worried about Grandma's health," Xie Huanyu said, a beat late in the morning, then gave the man a reproachful glare before walking to the car on her own.
"Didn't you just say that Uncle Lu was already urging us? What are you standing there for?"
Lu Huai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward to get into the driver's seat.
Seeing that the person in the passenger seat was constantly looking down at their phone, he casually remarked, "Yu Bao, I suddenly understand why you made a special trip here."
Lu Huai emphasized the words "made a special trip over here" with extra force.
"Uncle Xu saved you, and now Grandma likes you so much. People say that love extends to everything connected to the person you love, so will you... feel sorry for Xu Yanshu...?"
"No!" Xie Huanyu denied it outright, her face immediately turning cold.
Xie Huanyu suddenly realized that Xu Yanshu hadn't even planned for her to come and pay her respects. Logically speaking, she didn't need to rush over like this.
I have already done everything I could, so there is no need for me to feel guilty.
"I'm sorry, I misspoke," Lu Huai apologized readily, then quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, you haven't been to the Lu Mansion in a long time. My dad asked Aunt Li to prepare your favorite dishes."
"Okay, then I'm in for a treat!"
On the other side, Xu Yanshu keenly noticed that his grandmother's condition was much lower than before, guessing that it might be because Xie Huanyu had left halfway.
He didn't want to offer any explanation, so after returning to the nursing home, he spent some more time talking with his grandmother. It wasn't until he was about to leave that she called him back.
"Yan Shu, is there something wrong between you and Yu'er?"
Yan Shu and Huan Yu are both good kids, and their relationship seemed pretty good before, but after what happened today, she felt like something was off...
Seeing the old man's anxious expression, Xu Yanshu couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. He had no choice but to tell a white lie, "It's nothing, we're fine!"
"Don't overthink it. If we hadn't promised her beforehand, she would definitely have come back with us. If you're really angry, I'll have Huanyu apologize to you later!"
Actually, Xie Huanyu didn't have to show up at all. She made a brief appearance on a whim and then left halfway through, which only made her grandmother suspicious.
The old lady's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, but she glared at the man with annoyance, "You little rascal, I was just asking."
"I'm not angry at all. I wouldn't want Yu'er to apologize!"
The two families were so different. If it weren't for the fact that Huanyu was a good girl and her grandson liked him very much, she would never have agreed to the two of them being together.
Although they never harbored any ambition to climb the social ladder, in the eyes of outsiders, it was always Yan Shu who was marrying above his station with the Huan Yu family.
It would be difficult to silence public opinion, and if the young couple's relationship were to deteriorate further under these circumstances, Yan Shu would have a very difficult time.
"Yan Shu, don't think this old woman is too talkative. They say that young couples become old companions. What will happen when I'm no longer here..."
"Grandma, don't say unlucky things," Xu Yanshu quickly interrupted, then reiterated, "Don't worry, my relationship with your granddaughter-in-law is great!"
"Good, good, good, I know our Yanshu is the most obedient and sensible. I'm still waiting to hold my great-grandson!" The old man patted Xu Yanshu's hand and said happily.
Xu Yanshu breathed a sigh of relief. He did want to break free from the Xie family's cage as soon as possible, but his grandmother was the most important person, and he dared not take any risks on this issue.
"Alright, I'm all set. You can go back to what you're doing now!" the old man waved his hand dismissively.
"Grandma, I..."
The old lady glared at Xu Yanshu with feigned anger, "Stop dawdling, go do your work!"
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