Chapter 226 The Real Little Princess
Song Xu walked to the door and opened it. Due to his height, he first saw Lu Yunzhou and Zhou Jingming. "Brother Yunzhou, Brother Jingming, you're here?"
Zhou Jingming nodded.
Lu Yunzhou gave Song Xu a look, "My mom is coming to see Xixi."
Only after being reminded by Lu Yunzhou did Song Xu notice Zhou Ruolan standing between the two. He recognized her at a glance and his eyes widened. "Auntie, what brings you here?"
Song Xu's face looked much better. Zhou Ruolan stared at him for a long time; he looked much better than he did in the video call.
"You are Song Xu?" Zhou Ruolan asked.
“Yes, Auntie,” Song Xu turned to the side, “Please come in, my mother is here too.”
Xu Wantang is here too? Zhou Ruolan walked into the ward and first glanced at Lin Xi lying on the hospital bed.
When Lin Xi saw Zhou Ruolan walk in, her mouth gaped open. She struggled internally for a long time but didn't dare to call out the word "Mom".
Xu Wantang stood up, staring blankly at Zhou Ruolan, "You are... Ruolan?"
Zhou Ruolan smiled and nodded, "It's kind of you to remember me."
"Ruolan, you really are Ruolan," Xu Wantang walked over and hugged Zhou Ruolan, "Are you cured?"
Zhou Ruolan patted Xu Wantang on the back, "It's all better now, completely healed."
Xu Wantang released Zhou Ruolan, "This is great, finally someone can talk to me about life."
They got along very well before, shared similar values, and often got together to chat.
Since Zhou Ruolan "fell ill," Xu Wantang has basically been entertaining herself by herself.
After the initial excitement subsided, Xu Wantang asked in confusion, "Ruolan, did you come here to see Xixi?"
Zhou Ruolan nodded. "Yes."
Xu Wantang's alarm bells rang. She suddenly remembered that Lu Yunzhou seemed to have some feelings for Xixi. Zhou Ruolan had come in person; could it be that she was here to steal her daughter-in-law?
"Ruolan, no matter why you've come here, let me make this clear first," Xu Wantang said sternly. "Xixi is my daughter-in-law. That's a done deal. No one can take her away. You'd better give up on that idea."
"How can it be a done deal? Who said that?" Zhou Ruolan's face darkened. Was her daughter someone she could just marry off so easily?
“I’ve made up my mind, and that’s final,” Xu Wantang said, disregarding any sisterly affection. When it came to matters of principle, she was not going to budge an inch. “I love Xixi, and Xixi loves me too. No one can take her away.”
"Is Xixi going to live with you or with Song Xu?" Zhou Ruolan frowned. "Why do you talk like you're getting married?"
“That’s right, it’s about finding a wife for my son,” Xu Wantang straightened her back. “I don’t look at ordinary girls, but once I set my sights on one, she’s definitely not going anywhere.”
"You're quite confident." Zhou Ruolan snorted, but Xu Wantang's words sounded quite agreeable; her Xixi was indeed incomparable to ordinary girls.
Lin Xi kept exchanging glances with Lu Yunzhou and Zhou Jingming, asking them what was going on.
They both gave Lin Xi a reassuring look, telling her that everything was alright.
Lin Xi couldn't fully understand what they meant, and felt a little uneasy.
"Auntie, please have a seat." Song Xu brought a chair for Zhou Ruolan and placed it next to the hospital bed.
Xu Wantang was stunned. Had her son been beaten senseless? How could he be so filial to someone else's mother?
She pulled Song Xu aside and whispered, "I'm your mother, she's Lu Yunzhou's mother. Are you out of your mind?"
“It didn’t go in,” Song Xu rolled his eyes at Xu Wantang. “You don’t know the situation, so don’t talk nonsense.”
"I..." Xu Wantang wanted to say something more, but then she heard Zhou Ruolan speak.
"Xixi, how's your head? Mommy is so worried about you."
Lin Xi's eyes reddened. "Mom, why are you here?"
Xu Wantang stood there, stunned, staring at the mother and daughter in shock.
Zhou Ruolan touched Lin Xi's face and then her hand. "It's all over now. Mom can be by your side anytime from now on."
"It's all over?" Lin Xi looked at Lu Yunzhou in disbelief. When did this happen? They hadn't even started yet!
Lu Yunzhou nodded to her, "It's over, but it's not quite what we expected."
Lin Xi's eyes darted around as she asked, "Where's Lu Yunqi?"
Neither Zhou Ruolan nor Lu Yunzhou spoke, and Zhou Jingming also remained silent. Seeing this, Lin Xi did not ask any further questions.
The outcome is definitely hard to predict.
Xu Wantang, who was standing to the side, came to her senses and compared Lin Xi and Zhou Ruolan back and forth. "No wonder, no wonder I felt a sense of familiarity with Xi Xi. So she is your daughter."
If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, Xu Wantang would never have dared to imagine the relationship between Lin Xi and Zhou Ruolan.
"But if Xixi is your daughter, then who is Lu Yunqi?" Xu Wantang asked in confusion.
Lin Xi, fearing that Zhou Ruolan didn't want to bring this up, replied first: "Lu Yunqi is an illegitimate child."
“No wonder,” Xu Wantang said, having just learned something new, “No wonder Lu Yunqi is so stupid and clumsy, unlike Ruolan at all.”
"When are you planning to reunite Xixi with your family?" Xu Wantang asked with concern.
For families like theirs, changes in household members need to be made public; they can't just stay quiet without any announcement.
“After Xixi is discharged from the hospital,” Zhou Ruolan said, “I haven’t made a public appearance in eighteen years, so it’s a good opportunity to show Xixi off together and let the outside world know our family’s real little princess.”
"Mom..." Lin Xi hadn't planned to return to the Lu family in such a high-profile manner; she just wanted to be with her mother and brother.
"Mom will have a beautiful dress custom-made for you, and the most gorgeous jewelry to make you the most dazzling person there." Zhou Ruolan interrupted Lin Xi, her daughter should be the center of attention.
“I’ll take care of all of Xixi’s jewelry,” Xu Wantang said, beaming from ear to ear. “Why don’t we also arrange Xixi and Xiaoxu’s marriage while we’re at it?”
Zhou Ruolan said calmly, "Xixi is still young, there's no rush."
Xu Wantang's smile was a little stiff. She regretted it so much. She should have listened to her son and let them go abroad to get their marriage certificate.
"Ruolan, Xixi and Xiaoxu have a very good relationship. Our whole family likes Xixi very much. Besides, we arranged this marriage eighteen years ago. You can't go back on your word."
Zhou Ruolan snorted coldly, "Your family all like Xixi? That's not what I know. It seems like our Xixi has suffered a lot of grievances."
Xu Wantang sighed heavily. As expected, karma had come back to bite her. "Grandpa Song Xu has become senile. I've suffered a lot at his hands."
“You’re his daughter-in-law, so it’s not appropriate for you to say anything,” Zhou Ruolan said coldly. “But I’m different. Whoever makes my daughter suffer, I’ll repay them, no matter how old they are.”
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