When the elderly couple saw Gu Anran, they narrowed their eyes slightly but didn't say anything, appearing indifferent.
Gu Anran gave an awkward smile and slowly said, "I'm back." After she finished speaking, no one paid any attention to her, and Gu Anran's feelings became complicated again.
The next second, Grandma pulled Gu Xiaotian over and said with a smile, "My dear grandson, where have you been today? Why can't Grandma find you?"
After listening, Gu Xiaotian looked at his grandmother thoughtfully, then glanced at Gu Anran and slowly said, "I went to the hospital with Mom today."
"Hospital? Are you alright? Is your mother alright?" After hearing this, Grandma snorted coldly and looked at Gu Anran with some disdain... Grandpa did too.
"It's nothing, thank you for your concern." Gu Anran wasn't in the mood to continue speaking; she just felt a little angry... but mostly disappointed.
Gu Anran sighed softly, and then said, "I'm going to rest now. Xiaotian, why don't you keep Grandpa and Grandma company for a while?" After saying that, she went upstairs.
Gu Xiaotian sat there obediently... Actually, he didn't dislike his grandparents that much, but sometimes their attitude towards Gu Anran was always very strange.
"I really don't know why she took you to the hospital? Did Gu Xiaotian have a physical examination?" Grandma said helplessly and angrily, while looking at Gu Xiaotian with concern.
At this moment, Gu Xiaotian was also a little angry, but he still said, "I'm fine... it's just that Mom might be in a bad mood."
"Feeling down? A good night's sleep will do the trick." Grandma said without hesitation after hearing this, then looked at Gu Xiaotian and continued, "And how are you feeling, Xiaotian?"
Gu Xiaotian realized that now was not the right time to get his grandparents to accept Gu Anran, as the conversation would inevitably turn to him no matter what.
"It's fine," Gu Xiaotian said perfunctorily, sitting on the sofa and responding to his grandmother's every word.
After a while, just as Grandma was about to ask something else, the doorbell rang. When she opened it, she found it was Xia Zhimeng.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to visit you two at this time?" Xia Zhimeng said apologetically, looking at her grandmother who opened the door with embarrassment.
Grandma looked down and saw Xia Zhimeng carrying large and small bags of things. She was a little surprised at first, but the next second she looked at Xia Zhimeng with a big smile.
"How could that be? We're both so happy you could come." After saying that, he helped Xia Zhimeng carry her things and they went into the hall together.
Upon seeing this, Gu Xiaotian couldn't help but twitch his lips and muttered to himself, "I saw her again..." After saying that, he felt even more disgusted with Xia Zhimeng.
Xia Zhimeng looked up and saw Gu Xiaotian. She quickly said, "Oh my, Xiaotian, what a coincidence that you're here too." After saying that, she walked over and tried to pat Gu Xiaotian's head.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaotian dodged it directly, looking at Xia Zhimeng with a complicated expression, leaving Xia Zhimeng's hand awkwardly frozen in the air.
"This child is shy around strangers. What's wrong, Xiaomeng? Are you and Xiaotian very familiar?" Grandma immediately smoothed things over and said, looking at Xia Zhimeng with surprise.
Xia Zhimeng nodded, smiled at her grandmother, and said insincerely, "Of course I'll accept it. We all have the surname Xiao... don't we?" After saying that, she couldn't help but smile herself.
After hearing this, Grandma was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses and said with a smile, "That's right, that's right." The next second, she began to invite Xia Zhimeng to sit down.
Grandpa looked at the gifts and asked, "Xiaomeng, you come here as if you're at home. You don't need to bring anything next time." He then smiled helplessly.
Xia Zhimeng took a Transformers toy out of the bag, handed it to Gu Xiaotian, and said, "I bought this especially for you. Do you like it?"
"I like it, but I won't accept your things." Gu Xiaotian forced a smile and said slowly... He was already tired of seeing this kind of toy, but he was only reluctantly giving Xia Zhimeng face because of his grandparents.
But it seemed that he didn't give her much face. Xia Zhimeng was stunned and looked at Gu Xiaotian with some helplessness.
The next second, Xia Zhimeng also smiled broadly, continued to take things out of the bag, and said, "This is for Grandpa, this is for Grandma, and this is... for Ye Lichuan." After saying that, she blushed a little.
Gu Xiaotian couldn't stand Xia Zhimeng's attitude, and the next second he asked, "What about my mother's?" As soon as he finished speaking, the air fell silent.
Soon, Xia Zhimeng came to her senses, looked at her grandmother with a pitiful expression, and said, "Oh dear, how could I forget... Sister won't be angry, will she?" After saying that, she also glanced at Gu Xiaotian thoughtfully.
"How could that be? She doesn't usually need these things." Grandma seemed happy to hear that Xia Zhimeng hadn't spent money to buy Gu Anran anything, and quickly said so.
Grandpa didn't seem to have any objections. He nodded and said, "That's right, she doesn't usually need it. It's okay if she doesn't bring it next time." After saying that, he patted Gu Xiaotian's head.
Even with his good temper, Gu Xiaotian was a little angry at this moment. He said, "I'm going upstairs to rest too. Grandpa and Grandma, you can catch up." After saying that, he looked coldly at Xia Zhimeng, turned around and left.
However, Gu Xiaotian did not actually go upstairs. Instead, he sat on the stairs, waiting for Xia Zhimeng to continue speaking.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Xiaotian left, Xia Zhimeng looked miserable and said to her grandparents with a pitiful expression, "Does Sister Gu not like me?"
Before she could finish speaking, Grandma stood up, saying angrily, "She doesn't like Xiaomeng? What's wrong?"
"It was at the hospital today... never mind, I shouldn't have said that." After saying that, Xia Zhimeng turned her head away, looking hesitant.
At this moment, Grandpa couldn't wait any longer and said, "It's alright, just say what you want, we'll both speak up for you." After saying that, he pretended to be angry and looked at Xia Zhimeng.
Hearing this, Xia Zhimeng breathed a sigh of relief, but tears welled up in her eyes the next second. She said with great grievance, "I was visiting my sister at the hospital today, but I don't know why she doesn't like me. She actually..." Xia Zhimeng's words became more and more outrageous.
After listening to Xia Zhimeng's storytelling ability, Gu Xiaotian couldn't help but admire her storytelling skills... However, what Xia Zhimeng didn't know was that Gu Xiaotian had started recording the story from the moment he sat down in the corner.
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