Xia Yixin no longer held back and asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time: "Is Grandpa Xia's illness not as serious as it seems?"
Li Rui hadn't expected her to notice such details. "Yes."
"Where exactly did he go for recuperation each time?"
“Yixin, it’s not that I didn’t want to tell you, I really didn’t know,” Li Rui said guiltily. “I’ve been with Chairman Xia for five years, but he wouldn’t let me handle anything too personal, especially the ‘recuperation’ matter. Before he left, he only told me to help you and test you, and then hand over the Dragon Guard to you.”
A thought flashed through Xia Yixin's mind: "Dragon Guards!" The Dragon Guards that Grandpa Xia gave her might not simply be for protecting her.
She was almost too eager to verify her guess.
Suppressing her excitement, she patted the bewildered Li Rui reassuringly. "Sister Hua, I've thought of a possibility. Let's go and verify it. Go back to the Xia family and tell the others that we should hold back for now and wait for me to come back!"
After she finished speaking, she left the study and called for the Dragon Guards.
Long Wu, who had been on guard at the door, immediately stepped out from the shadows and respectfully greeted, "Miss Xia?"
"I need to see Grandpa Xia, immediately." Xia Yixin looked at Long Wu with initial shock, but quickly calmed down and became even more respectful towards her.
"Miss Xia, please get in the car with us."
She made the right bet!
After getting into the car with Long Wu, it was already late at night. Outside the car window, the capital city was still as bright as day. The capital city was known as the city that never sleeps, and there were quite a few vehicles coming and going on the road.
Moreover, the car wasn't heading towards the suburbs but towards a conference room in the capital. Xia Yixin increasingly felt that something was amiss, especially after Long Wu took out a formal suit from the trunk after parking.
The Xia family always keeps several sets of clothes in their cars, just in case.
The black women's suit, a three-piece British design, made her look tall, beautiful, and imposing.
A private meeting was being held here, and Xia Yixin, accompanied by the Dragon Guards, was not stopped by anyone. The heavily guarded place was completely open to her.
She walked across the thick carpet down the corridor, and directly opposite was the closed conference room, where the last decision had been made.
Suddenly, the conference room door was pushed open from the inside, and Xia Yixin immediately saw Grandpa Xia. Many of the other people were faces that had appeared in the news.
Look, someone had already notified the people inside of her arrival.
Her gaze fell to the back of the crowd, and she froze.
What is he doing here!
Lu Yan was very tall, nearly 1.9 meters, and perfectly carried off the bespoke British black suit. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which concealed the wolf-like sharpness in his eyes and his excessive handsomeness, making him appear gentle and refined. When he met her gaze, a faint smile appeared on his thin lips, and a hint of amusement flashed in his deep eyes.
A scoundrel.
These four words popped into Xia Yixin's mind.
Grandpa Xia looked at her with admiration, as if he had completely forgotten that Xia Yixin was still burdened with the public's perception of her as a "gold digger" and "princess syndrome." "Everyone, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. This is my granddaughter, Xia Yixin."
The other people, who were all her uncles, aunts, or grandfathers, were completely unpretentious and praised her with adjectives that she found exaggerated.
Xia Yixin smiled modestly as usual, but suddenly caught what one of them said.
"Everyone says that a handsome man and a beautiful woman are a perfect match. I think this girl is not only good-looking, but also worthy of Lu Yan. What do you think?"
……What?
Xia Yixin looked at the speaker in astonishment. It was Old Master Qin, who had appeared on television before. He had an indomitable spirit. The others were also quite important.
Lu Yan had already stood in front of her, blocking the teasing gazes of the crowd. "Gentlemen, if we keep talking, my little fiancée might get shy."
Lu Yan's words drew laughter from them, and Old Master Xia followed up by saying, "Yixin, why aren't you calling for help?"
Xia Yixin suppressed her doubts and called out to each of the group of heavyweight middle-aged and elderly people. Her gaze finally fell on the only person who was different from the others. It was Grandpa Lin, who was wearing a Tang suit. If she remembered correctly, he was the grandfather of the female protagonist in the original novel. There was a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
Old Master Qin laughed heartily, "Good, look at this girl's extraordinary demeanor. Chairman Xia, you are truly blessed. Moreover, Lu Yan is not even married yet, and he is already protecting her like this. Your Xia family has a long road ahead of you."
Grandpa Xia replied in an official tone, "Not at all, we still need your help. It's getting late, let's get together another day."
"Okay, okay, let's get together another day."
The others echoed this sentiment, then took their leave and departed, ending the late-night meeting.
After everyone left, the smile on Grandpa Xia's face quickly vanished. He glanced at Xia Yixin and said, "Let's go, let's talk in the car."
It's not convenient to stay here for long.
Xia Yixin suppressed the various questions in her mind and quickly followed Grandpa Xia as he left, intentionally or unintentionally distancing herself from Lu Yan.
But to her surprise, he seemed to be doing it on purpose, always staying by her side, impossible to shake off.
Just as she was about to reach the end of the short corridor, her ears suddenly felt hot as the man's cool, fragrant breath swept over her.
"Xia Yixin, you're more interesting than I thought. Keep it up, you little liar."
The man's deep, mellow voice was like fine red wine. She looked up at him in astonishment, but he was already far away.
It was as if she had just hallucinated.
But the notification that clearly rang in my mind proved it wasn't "Ding! Points increased by 300!"
Although she felt his words sounded like a kindergarten teacher encouraging children, and she wanted to punch him, his increased happiness confirmed her suspicions.
So the positive score that has been restored now is the score that should have been there originally. After all, she and he were "close friends" when they were young. As for why it is still 0, she is a little angry. After all, she saved him when they were young. What an ungrateful guy.
Lu Yan also returned to the Xia family ancestral home. There were two cars. Xia Yixin didn't even want to, so she dragged Grandpa Xia into her car and forced him to get in, leaving Lu Yan behind.
Seeing her childish behavior, Lu Yan's lips curled up. If she didn't resist, wouldn't the game be boring? This way it would be more interesting.
The two cars left the special conference room one after the other.
Xia Yixin couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, what exactly is going on?"
Grandpa Xia's relaxed expression vanished, and he looked intently at Xia Yixin. "Girl, why don't you tell me your guess first, and I'll see if it's right."
All told, this was only the second time she had met the old man in front of her, but every time she felt that he was no ordinary person.
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