After Nan Zhi led Liu Li out, Gu Ying waited at the door. Seeing Nan Zhi holding the boy's hand, he raised an eyebrow. "All done?"
Nanzhi nodded with a smile, "Alright, and besides, the little one called me Mom."
As she spoke, Nanzhi looked down at Liu Li and said, "Shout it again, so Uncle Gu can hear it."
Liu Li: "......."
He lowered his head and remained silent. Nanzhi thought he was shy, so she said, "If you're not used to it, don't shout for now. You can shout when you have a chance later."
"Mother."
As soon as Nanzhi finished speaking, the boy called out "Mom!" Nanzhi felt a warmth in her heart, and then looked at Gu Ying with a smug look, "See? My son."
Gu Ying: "......."
Nanzhi patted Gu Ying on the shoulder, "Now that you're an uncle, remember to give my son a red envelope!"
Gu Ying: "..." He couldn't help but chuckle. Yes, he was Xi Xi's 'younger brother,' so he really should give Liu Li a big red envelope.
"no problem."
Meanwhile, at the Xu family villa, Shen Xingmian was sitting on the sofa, leisurely sipping tea.
Old Xu across from him was furious, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
There were only the two of them here at the moment, and Shen Xingmian's expression was cold, making the room eerily quiet.
After a long while, Xu Jingzhi finally returned. It was Old Master Xu who called him to go home immediately, and also called Xu Yao. Unfortunately, since Xu Yao returned to Yuecheng, she has rarely come to Old Master Xu's place, so it will probably take her a while to arrive.
Upon seeing Shen Xingmian, Xu Jing subconsciously searched for Nan Zhi's figure. When he found that she wasn't there, a hint of regret flashed in his eyes. He then respectfully walked to Old Master Xu's side and said, "Grandpa."
Old Xu's expression softened slightly upon seeing his grandson. After acknowledging him to sit down, he glanced at Shen Xingmian and said with a hint of helplessness:
"Yaoyao has gotten into trouble behind our backs again."
Xu Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xu Yao was targeting Nan Zhi again?
"Mr. Shen, did Xu Yao bully Miss Nan again?"
Shen Xingmian looked up at him and corrected him:
"It's Madam Shen."
Xu Jingzhi was taken aback, then smiled bitterly and didn't say anything more. Instead, Shen Xingmian explained the whole story: "Xu Yao is suspected of child trafficking. Coincidentally, this child is the one my wife and I were going to adopt. But she interfered and tried to bribe the adoptive father at an even higher price. Because of this, we went through a lot of trouble. Fortunately, the adoptive father went to jail for child trafficking. So, I think your Xu Yao should also pay some price."
Shen Xingmian deliberately exaggerated the situation to make things difficult for the Xu family, which would make things easier for him.
Xu Jingzhi frowned, feeling that Xu Yao was a real troublemaker. He used to think she was just straightforward and cute, but now, this younger sister had really changed a lot, to the point that he felt like he didn't even recognize her anymore.
“Mr. Shen, since Xu Yao did such a thing, she naturally has to pay the price. She should come immediately, and we will make her apologize to you properly.”
No matter what, Xu Yao is still a girl from the Xu family. Xu Jingzhi couldn't just stand by and watch Xu Yao go to prison. Even in Yuecheng, he never doubted Shen Xingmian's abilities. He was afraid that if he didn't allow Xu Yao to get out, the Xu family would be powerless to help.
Shen Xingmian leaned lazily against the sofa, completely oblivious to being a guest. Upon hearing this, he smiled faintly:
"That's for sure, but as for showing the necessary sincerity, I think the Xu family should be able to make a decision."
Xu Jingzhi: "..."
Old Xu: "..."
Old Xu's face darkened. As an elder, he had been repeatedly humiliated by a junior, and he could no longer smile.
"So what you mean is?"
Shen Xingmian looked at Old Master Xu with a half-smile that made people uncomfortable. "As for sincerity, I just don't want to see Xu Yao continue to do whatever she wants. You haven't forgotten what happened in the capital last time, when she tried to hurt my wife, have you?"
She had already shown enough leniency by letting her go, but this person showed no remorse and was still causing trouble for Nanzhi. She clearly deserved to be taught a lesson, and Shen Xingmian had no intention of letting her off so easily this time. She had to seek justice for Nanzhi, including for what happened last time.
When Shen Xingmian suddenly brought up this matter, Old Master Xu and Xu Jingzhi immediately felt embarrassed. Yes, this matter almost caused Xu Yao to perish in the capital.
"Heh, it seems you two really have bad memories. While Xu Yao isn't here, you'd better think about how to appease me, otherwise I'll have to handle this officially."
To be honest, Shen Xingmian did it on purpose. He wanted to see how far the Xu family would go for Xu Yao, whether they would stand against the Shen family for her, or whether they would send her to prison. Of course, the best thing would be to make Xu Yao suffer even more.
At this moment, Xu Jingzhi and Xu Lao Er realized that things were not going well; Shen Xingmian was serious this time.
"Xingmian, I wonder if Zhizhi came this time?"
After thinking it over, Old Xu decided to start with Nanzhi. Perhaps this way, he could still shamelessly try to negotiate, since this time Nanzhi hadn't actually suffered any real harm.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingmian's face turned completely cold, and her tone became firm and uncompromising: "Zhizhi won't come. I know exactly what you're planning. Don't even think about getting to her."
Old Xu: "..."
Xu Jingzhi felt somewhat embarrassed. Why could his grandfather continue to use Nanzhi? It was too disheartening. The last time Xu Yao tried to harm Nanzhi, Xu Jingzhi already felt extremely guilty. Now that his grandfather could bring up such a thing, it was really unwise.
After waiting for a while, Xu Yao finally arrived. As soon as she entered, she asked in a good mood, "Grandpa."
When he saw Shen Xingmian sitting on the sofa, he was first stunned, then rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and a surge of excitement welled up in his heart. He had been thinking about when to tell Shen Xingmian, but he didn't expect Shen Xingmian to be here. It was truly an unexpected stroke of luck.
She immediately became much more reserved, slowly walked over, obediently sat down next to Xu Jingzhi, and smiled at Shen Xingmian, "Hello, Brother Shen."
Shen Xingmian didn't even glance at her.
Xu Jingzhi and Old Master Xu saw Xu Yao's actions clearly and disapproved of them, but they didn't show it on their faces.
"Brother Chen, what are you doing at my house?"
Xu Yao shyly fiddled with her hair, her face full of spring fever.
Even though Shen Xingmian was indifferent, Xu Yao didn't think anything of it, because she felt that Shen Xingmian hadn't discovered her good qualities. Once he did, a woman like Nan Zhi would definitely be outshone by her in no time.
"Um...didn't my cousin Nanzhi come?"
She asked cautiously, completely ignoring the expressions of Old Master Xu and Xu Jingzhi. Xu Jingzhi wished he could shut Xu Yao up, so he reached out and gently tugged at Xu Yao's clothes.
Xu Yao pretended not to know.
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