“Ding Dong–”

The 2 of them paused when the evil doorbell sounded.

Their lips pressed along with their breaths intermingling, however the rigorously crafted environment disappeared. 

Ye An opened her eyes and leaned again, however the redness on her face didn’t fade.

She let go of the hem of his shirt and whispered, “It’s most likely Aunt Zhou; let me go verify.”

Xie Shuo loosened his maintain.

Ye An acquired off of him and tidied up her garments earlier than strolling to the door and opening it.

Aunt Zhou was outdoors the door as anticipated. She noticed the blush on Ye An’s face and paused, saying, “Madam, your father is right here.”

Ye An froze.

Ye Yuan Nian?

Why was he right here? Did he lose all his cash and are available to beg for assist? Or did he come for dinner?

“Let him wait in the lounge; we’ll be there in a second.”

Though she didn’t wish to see him, she needed to give him that courtesy. After Ye An spoke with Aunt Zhou, she circled to speak to Xie Shuo.

“My dad is right here. Do you wish to go down and meet him?”

Xie Shuo appeared up.

Ye An stated, “In the event you don’t wish to go downstairs, I can simply inform him that you just aren’t feeling nicely and are resting.”

In the long run, Ye Yuan Nian was nonetheless his father-in-law, so there was no cause to not meet him. In addition to, that they had been married for therefore lengthy and hadn’t even visited her household. Xie Shuo gathered that she misunderstood and remembered when he averted seeing her when she first got here to speak to him about their marriage. He acquired up and stated, “I’ll go.”

Ye An reached out to assist him, they usually walked out slowly.

The 2 walked downstairs and into the quiet lounge. The one sounds got here from Aunt Zhou positioned the cups of tea on the espresso desk. 

The second she noticed one other acquainted determine subsequent to Ye Yuan Nian, Ye An froze in shock.

Why was her mother right here?

Who instructed her mom the information? Why hasn’t anybody instructed her about it?

Ye An’s thoughts raced, and it felt as if she was imagining issues.

Listening to the footsteps, Xia Jin turned her head. Her gaze fell on Ye An’s determine earlier than touchdown on the younger man she was holding.

His face was chilly, and his gaze was boring. He wanted different individuals’s steerage to stroll, so he was certainly blind.

Xia Jin’s chest burned with anger, and her face was ashen. She turned away.

Xie Shuo couldn’t see, so he naturally didn’t know what was occurring. He solely questioned why Ye An had abruptly stopped, and her grip on his arm abruptly grew stronger. She appeared nervous.

“What’s occurring?” he whispered.

Ye An launched his arm and checked out him, not realizing what to say. Her coronary heart pounded.

Though she knew that at the present time would come eventually, she was caught off guard by how abruptly it got here.

The wind blew closely outdoors, hinting on the heavy rain falling quickly.

“An An, you guys are lastly right here,” Ye Yuan Nian spoke embarrassedly to absolve the inflexible rigidity.

Whether or not she was proactive or reactive, this example was inevitable.

Seeing Xia Jin’s upset expression, Ye An calmed down and tugged gently at Xie Shuo’s sleeve, whispering, “My mom is right here too.” Afraid of him misunderstanding, she added, “Organic mother.”

Xie Shuo was surprised for a second after which realized that she was speaking about Ye Yuan Nian’s ex-wife.

When the 2 households had been speaking about marriage, the Ye household, together with Ye An herself, had hardly talked about this individual. They didn’t even ship a marriage invitation to her, so Xie Shuo solely knew of her existence and nothing else. Even he and Xie Baiyan thought that she had already remarried and didn’t work together with the remainder of the Ye household.

Ye An guided Xie Shuo to the couch and stated nervously, “Mother, why are you right here?”

Xia Jin’s expression grew to become uglier and uglier. If there weren’t others round, she might need even began yelling.

She sneered. “So you continue to keep in mind that you’ve got a mom?”

Ye An started to really feel responsible once more, and her fingers curled, nearly tearing her garments.

Though Xie Shuo couldn’t see her, he may sense her anxiousness and felt that one thing was incorrect. She appeared… to have intentionally hidden her marriage from Xia Jin.

Ye Yuan Nian was keen to marry his daughter off for wealth and fortune, however she might need not.

“When did you arrive? Have you ever eaten but?” Ye An smiled stiffly, attempting to divert their consideration and ease the stress.

Sadly, Xia Jin was already indignant and didn’t let her go. She stated coldly, “You married somebody with out telling me, and also you’re asking what I wish to eat tonight? You may as nicely want for my loss of life!”

As quickly as she spoke these phrases, the environment grew to become even tenser. Ye An stopped her, saying, “Mother!”

Xia Jin: “Don’t name me that!”

Her voice was sharp, and her chest heaved violently with anger.

Ye An was very accustomed to her mood and knew that this matter couldn’t be simply solved. Xie Shuo was current, and it wasn’t sure that he wouldn’t hear extra harsh phrases.

Ye An turned and whispered to Xie Shuo, “Are you able to go upstairs for now? I’ll clarify later.”

Xie Shuo paused for a second earlier than politely excusing himself and going upstairs. At this level, his presence would solely make the state of affairs worse.

After Xie Shuo left, the lounge went silent for some time.

“When was it?” Xia Jin calmed down a bit and requested.

Ye An replied, “Early April.”

It was already September, so it had been nearly half a 12 months… Xia Jin stated coldly, “You each had been fairly hasty.”

She pointed at Ye Yuan Nian. “Did he power you to do it?”

Earlier than Ye An may reply, Xia Jin had already circled and began yelling at him. “Are you silly? Is marriage such a superficial matter to the purpose the place you don’t even attempt to verify what sort of individual he was earlier than marrying her off?”

Ye An noticed the gray-haired Ye Yuan Nian from the facet and abruptly felt a second of pity. To be trustworthy, she was the one really utilizing Ye Yuan Nian and never the opposite means round, however solely she knew that.

“When are you planning on getting a divorce?” Xia Jin stopped yelling as a result of doing so was pointless, so she calmed down a bit and requested.

With out letting Ye An reply, Ye Yuan Nian’s expression modified. “The 2 households are linked. This isn’t a sport; how are you going to merely say that and count on for that to occur?”

Xia Jin interrupted him instantly, “Be quiet!”

Ye Yuan Nian: “…”

Ye An’s head abruptly started to harm, and she or he stated tiredly, “Cease preventing; that is the Xie residence.”

Though Xie Shuo had gone upstairs, there have been nonetheless servants round. The state of affairs had escalated fairly a bit, and it was tough to say if Xie Baiyan would hear about it.

She turned to Ye Yuan Nian. “You return first; I’ll speak to her.”

Ye Yuan Nian appeared on the mother-daughter pair and knew that she nonetheless considered him as an outsider. If he stayed, he would solely be yelled at extra, so he didn’t persist. He stated, “You guys take your time, then. If something occurs, give Daddy a name.”

After Ye Yuan Nian left, Ye An checked out Xia Jin. “There are individuals round; let’s speak within the room.”

Though Xia Jin was indignant, she knew that it might mirror poorly on their half if outsiders had been to see, so she adopted Ye An upstairs.

Usually, Xie Shuo could be within the examine if not within the bed room, so Ye An introduced Xia Jin to a visitor room and sat down on a small couch to the facet.

The room was silent, and Xia Jin calmed down a bit on the best way up. Though her tone was chilly, her subsequent phrases had been far more degree, “ An An, inform me the reality. Did Ye Yuan Nian power you to do something?”

Ye An shook her head. “No.”

Xia Jin was nonetheless suspicious. “Then why received’t you break up? It’s due to the cash from final time, isn’t it?”