Lin Hui was almost intoxicated by his gaze; everything felt so unreal.
She held Yi An's hand tightly, shyly hummed in agreement, and obediently let Yi An lead her away.
As Yi An and Meng Jie passed each other, they exchanged a meaningful glance.
Meng Jie glanced in the direction of Madam Lin, took Yi Kangle's hand, and deliberately bypassed the crowd to go up to the second floor.
Yi Kangle turned to look at the people downstairs, then looked up in confusion and asked, "Grandma, where are we going?"
"Let's go to a really fun place."
Meng Jie casually comforted him, then pushed open the door and went into a room.
The person waiting inside immediately got up and came over.
"President Meng."
"This is the child."
Meng Jie handed Yi Kangle to him.
When Yi Kangle saw the stranger in front of him, he was a little scared and retreated towards the door in resistance.
Meng Jie took his hand, squatted down, looked at him, and asked, "Xiao Bao, do you want to go back to your father?"
Yi Kangle hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded and answered softly, "Xiao Bao wants to go back to his father's side."
"If you want to never leave your father, you have to listen to this uncle. It won't hurt, it will only take a little while."
At Meng Jie's urging, Yi Kangle finally mustered the courage to look at the unfamiliar uncle.
The stranger tried to put on a friendly smile, "Little friend, I don't eat people, come here to me."
Yi Kangle moved timidly in his direction.
"Come on, open your mouth wide and let Uncle see how many teeth you have."
Despite his fear, Yi Kangle obediently opened his mouth wide under the gentle coaxing of the stranger.
The stranger swiped a cotton swab around his head and put it into a sealed bag. He then took a hair from his head and put it into the sealed bag as well.
After doing all this, he stood up and said to Meng Jie, "Ms. Meng, everything is ready."
Meng Jie explained methodically: "Go out through the back door in a bit. I've arranged a car there."
After the person left safely, Meng Jie turned to Yi Kangle and said, "Xiao Bao, remember not to tell anyone about what happened today, especially your mother, understand?"
Yi Kangle looked at her in confusion and asked, "Not even Dad?"
"Dad knows, even if Xiaobao doesn't say it. Xiaobao just needs to remember that if he wants to be with Dad forever, instead of never seeing Dad, he should listen to Grandma and not tell anyone about what happened today."
Yi Kangle nodded as if he understood, and Meng Jie then led him downstairs, bringing him into everyone's sight.
Madam Lin tilted her head and searched for a long time before finally spotting Meng Jie and Yi Kangle. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over.
"Where did President Meng go? I can't find him anywhere."
As she spoke, she sized up Yi Kangle.
Meng Jie glanced at her coldly and replied rudely, "Why are you looking for me?"
Mrs. Lin hadn't expected her to be so blunt, and replied with a dry laugh, "I'm just worried that Xiao Bao is naughty and might get into trouble!"
Meng Jie handed Yi Kangle to Madam Lin, saying, "Since you're so worried about me taking the child with me, then you should take him with you at all times."
She said that, then turned and left.
Mrs. Lin was stunned and wanted to chase after her to explain, but Meng Jie walked faster and faster, not giving her a chance to explain at all.
Madam Lin was filled with regret and could only ask Yi Kangle, "Where did you and your grandmother go just now? What did she say to you?"
Yi Kangle kept Meng Jie's words in mind, his little mouth pursed tightly, not uttering a sound.
Madam Lin was furious when she couldn't get any information out of her after asking for so long.
"You child! You must have upset your grandma, and you've dragged me into this!"
She scolded her impatiently, and then, thinking about what she had just said to Meng Jie, she was filled with remorse.
Lin Hui, completely unaware of everything, was still enjoying the aura of being the future daughter-in-law of the Yi family at the door.
Xue Qinxin, arm in arm with Li Cheng, slowly walked in. When she saw that Lin Hui was standing next to Yi An, she rolled her eyes to the heavens.
Yi An greeted them proactively: "Uncle Li, Aunt Xue."
Lin Hui also sweetly called out, "Uncle Li, Aunt Xue."
Before Li Cheng could agree, Xue Qinxin grabbed his arm.
Li Cheng glanced at her, and seeing that she was gesturing to him with her eyes, he shut his mouth and remained silent.
Xue Qinxin raised her head, haughtily refusing to even glance at Lin Hui.
"Yi'an, it's been a few days! Why is there a different person again?"
Hearing these sarcastic words, Lin Hui felt wronged, but she couldn't easily express it.
She tugged at Yi An's arm, and Xue Qinxin noticed this small gesture.
Xue Qinxin let out a disdainful sneer from her nose, "Yi'an, I've practically watched you grow up. If you want to replace someone, shouldn't you at least tell me, your elder?"
Yi An opened her mouth to explain something, but was interrupted by Xue Qinxin.
"Here's what we'll do: if you ever want to change partners again, just tell Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue has plenty of good girls here, there's no need to be so upset."
She finished speaking with a smile, then took Li Cheng's arm and left.
Lin Hui stomped her feet in anger and whined to Yi An, "Brother An, what does she mean by that?! It's one thing to look down on me, but how could she say that to you!"
Yi An comforted her gently: "Alright, she's an elder, let her say a few words, we won't hold it against her."
Although he said that, as soon as he turned his head away, he couldn't hold back his grin and it almost stretched to his ears.
After Xue Qinxin went inside, her face turned completely cold, and she was furious.
"This Yi'an, I watched him grow up with my own eyes! How come he's getting more and more crooked? Yan Yan is such a good girl, and she doesn't cherish her, instead she's clinging to this piece of trash like a treasure! It makes me so angry! I really want to teach him a lesson for Meng Jie, what a piece of trash he is!"
Just as she was getting into a heated argument, Li Cheng suddenly started tugging at her sleeve.
Xue Qinxin impatiently slapped the hand away, "Why are you pulling me? What are you pointing behind me for? Is there a ghost behind me or is Meng Jie behind me?!"
She turned around and met Meng Jie's deep gaze. The words caught in her throat, and she couldn't utter them.
"Hehehe... When did you arrive?"
"It started when you said he was getting crooked as he grew up."
Xue Qinxin's pupils dilated in shock, and she subconsciously swallowed.
"I said, 'These were just things I said in anger,' do you believe me?"
Meng Jie raised the corners of her mouth and asked in return, "What do you think?"
Lin Hui was unwilling to accept it no matter how she thought about it, and she started to get angry at herself for not revealing her status as the future daughter-in-law of the Yi family in time.
Just as she was feeling extremely agitated, Su Yan walked over gracefully, arm in arm with Zhao Bo.
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