Chu Xiaolan pursed her lips. From a young age, she had known that her grandmother was not someone to be trifled with.
She was like a demon in her heart, filling her life with fear.
She was afraid to face her.
"I... I dare not."
A tear slid down Chu Xiaolan's cheek. Whenever she thought of her grandmother, her body would tremble involuntarily, and she would feel short of breath.
"Relax, don't be nervous. She can't hurt you anymore. I will protect you."
Chen Hua and Xia Lan exchanged a glance; they both knew that Chu Xiaolan had relapsed.
"Xiao Lan, look at me, look at me, who do you think I am?"
Xia Lan looked at Chu Xiaolan, trying to bring her back to her senses.
"Lan... Lan".
Chu Xiaolan looked at Xia Lan with a pained expression.
"You are safe. I'm here with you, and Chen Hua is here with you too. No one can hurt you! Don't be afraid."
Xia Lan said earnestly to Chu Xiaolan, repeating the same words over and over in her ear.
She heard that she was safe, and that Xia Lan and Chen Hua were each holding one of her hands.
Chu Xiaolan's rapid breathing gradually calmed down.
Chen Hua hugged Chu Xiaolan with heartache; the fear in her heart was immediately triggered by the thought of her grandmother.
How deep must this shadow be?
Xia Lan sighed softly.
Because of Chu Xiaolan, everyone lost interest in playing anymore and decided to send Chu Xiaolan home first.
Xia Lan and the others arrived at the Chen family home. Chen's father and mother happened to be home and saw Chen Hua carrying his daughter-in-law back, followed by a group of people.
I was startled.
Who are you?
Chen's mother quickly asked.
"Mom, these are my and Xiaolan's friends. Please sit here for a while. I'll take Xiaolan back to her room first."
Chen Hua answered anxiously and quickly carried Chu Xiaolan back to her room.
"Oh dear, what's wrong with Xiaolan?"
"Hey, son!"
Chen's mother looked at Chen Hua, but Chen Hua didn't have time to reply. He first carried Chu Xiaolan back to her room to rest.
Xia Lan stepped forward with a smile.
"Hello, Auntie, I'm Xiaolan's friend, my name is Xia Lan."
"You are Xia Lan?"
Upon hearing Xia Lan's name, Chen Hao immediately stood up.
"You know him?"
Chen's mother looked at Chen Hao, wondering how he knew Xia Lan.
"Have you forgotten? Who helped your son's little factory become successful?"
"This is the Xia Lan that your son talks about every day."
Chen Hao explained to his mother.
"oh!"
Chen's mother nodded knowingly.
"Please come in, please come in. Please sit down and rest for a while."
Xia Lan and the others then sat down.
"Hello Grandma, we are Mom's children. My name is Tuantuan, and this is my younger brother Yuanyuan."
Tuantuan walked up to Chen's mother and smiled sweetly at her.
"Hello, I am Xia Lan's mother, my name is Xiao Yuqin, and this is my son, Qin Yu."
"I'm so sorry to have bothered you so suddenly."
"I originally planned to make a formal visit tomorrow, but I didn't expect to come here like this. I'm really sorry."
As an elder, Xiao Yuqin quickly stood up and apologized to the Chen family.
Because they were worried about Chu Xiaolan, they didn't go home first, but instead asked Chen Hua to take Xiaolan home first.
Let her get some rest.
This disrupted the original plan, which was for them to formally visit the Chen family tomorrow.
The delivery was brought forward unexpectedly, and they didn't even bring any gifts.
"Could you tell me what's wrong with my Xiaolan?"
Chen's mother nodded to Xiao Yuqin and asked Xia Lan in a low voice.
"It's like this..."
Xia Lan recounted the events of the day to Chen's mother and Chen Hao.
Chen Hao frowned upon hearing about the Chu family's situation.
I never expected the old lady of the Chu family to be in such a bad state.
No wonder Chu Xiaolan has always refused to have a wedding.
This time, Chen Hua acted first and informed Chu Xiaolan later, forcing her to face the situation.
Thinking about this, Chen Hao felt that his son had really gone too far.
After hearing Xia Lan's words, Chen's mother was shocked.
Chen Hao sighed and stepped forward to take his mother's hand.
"It's all in the past."
"..."
Chen's mother glanced at Chen Hao.
"I thought I had made it through, but actually I hadn't."
Upon hearing that Chu Xiaolan shared a similar background with her, Chen's mother was momentarily reminded of her own childhood.
The preference for sons over daughters was even more severe back then than it is now, and Chen's mother was one of the victims of this preference.
"I'm going to check on Xiaolan."
Chen's mother let go of Chen Hao's hand and walked towards Chen Hua's room.
"I'm sorry, but before my husband married me, he received the same treatment as Xiaolan."
Chen Hao nodded to Xia Lan. After so many years of marriage, he naturally knew everything about his wife.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xiaolan had the same childhood as her.
"That's really..."
Xia Lan hadn't expected it to be such a coincidence, or rather, it wasn't a coincidence, but rather that these thoughts had never disappeared.
"It's also my son's fault for being willful and insisting on having a wedding."
"He wanted Xiaolan to enter our Chen family in a grand and glorious way, and he didn't want people to say that she didn't even have a wedding."
Chen Hao knew Chen Hua's thoughts, and his original intention was also for Chu Xiaolan's good.
But now things have backfired, and the problem has become unbearable.
"But given Xiaolan's situation, should we just call off the wedding?"
Chen Hao also found it tricky, after all, filial piety is of paramount importance.
People nowadays value filial piety, and since that was Chu Xiaolan's own grandmother, it was generally impossible for her not to attend.
If she wanted to come over under the pretext of visiting Chu Xiaolan, how could they refuse?
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