Chapter 2531: Miao Jing and Zhai Yaohui (32)

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Qi Minlan headed straight for Grandma Zhai’s room. “Auntie, Brother Zhai told me that you’re not feeling well. Where do you feel the discomfort? If you really feel unwell, I’ll send you to the hospital with Brother Zhai. There are some things that shouldn’t be delayed.”

Qi Minlan interrupted the mother and son’s conversation. Grandma Zhai was stunned. “Why is Minlan in our house?”

Qi Minlan smiled. “Auntie, did Brother Zhai not tell you that I was here?”

No wonder she had waited for such a long time downstairs. It turned out that Auntie Zhai didn’t even know about her presence.

Auntie Zhai liked her so much. She would immediately have gone down the moment she learned that she was here. There was no way she would have kept her waiting alone.

“Auntie, what’s wrong? Do you want me to massage you?”

Since they had been chatting for such a long time, Auntie Zhai’s condition was probably not so bad to necessitate a visit to the hospital, right?

It was just as well. She would use the chance to be filial to Auntie Zhai and curry favor with her.

Seeing Qi Minlan’s flattering smile, Grandma Zhai shivered subconsciously and moved aside. “No, I feel alright now. You don’t have to massage me.”

Qi Minlan felt that it was a pity that she hadn’t been able to show off. “Auntie, shall I stay here and spend some time with you and Brother Zhai?”

Grandma Zhai shook her head. Although she was around, it was better for Qi Minlan and her son not to remain in the same room.

It would be embarrassing for her son if word were to get around.

“I’m alright now. I can get off my bed. We’d better go downstairs. It’s more convenient to talk downstairs.”

Qi Minlan had wanted to support Grandma Zhai, but she lifted her hand for Zhai Yaohui to support her instead, causing Qi Minlan’s hands to remain in the air awkwardly.

But Qi Minlan refused to give up. After Grandma Zhai got off the bed, she walked over to Grandma Zhai’s side, wanting to help Grandma Zhai down with Zhai Yaohui.

From that, it really did seem like Zhai Yaohui and Qi Minlan were a couple. That made Grandma Zhai feel even more upset.

Although she was unwilling, she was already used to keeping the peace and had no way of rejecting Qi Minlan.

With that, Grandma Zhai slowly made her way downstairs with Qi Minlan’s help.

When she arrived downstairs, Grandma Zhai quickly retracted her hand. After seeing Qi Minlan sit down, she quickly sat down on another sofa. “I want to sit here.”

Qi Minlan frowned slightly, feeling that there was something strange about Grandma Zhai today. “Auntie Zhai, I’ll sit with you.”

Grandma Zhai reached out her hand to reject her. “No need. This sofa is meant for one person.”

In the past, Qi Minlan would definitely have taken the chance to sit with Zhai Yaohui on the two-seater sofa.

She would have felt that Grandma Zhai was the most open-minded mother-in-law, who was helping her get closer to Zhai Yaohui.

But not today. Before leaving the house, Old Master Shi had reminded Qi Minlan again and again that Zhai Yaohui was no longer the most important person, but Grandma Zhai.

Winning Grandma Zhai’s heart would mean winning the entire family’s heart.

For Qi Minlan, Grandma Zhai was the easiest person to break through.

But they had not kept in contact over the past year, and Qi Minlan did feel quite guilty in front of Grandma Zhai.

As such, Qi Minlan looked shyly at Zhai Yaohui, seemingly trying to comfort him before running to Grandma Zhai’s side like a good daughter-in-law. “That’s alright. I’ll sit beside you. It’s enough for me. Auntie, I’ve been quite busy and haven’t been able to visit you lately. I missed you. I want to sit with you and not with anyone else now.”

The ‘anyone else’ was obviously Zhai Yaohui.

Grandma Zhai was already trying her best to avoid Qi Minlan, yet Qi Minlan insisted on sitting with her. Grandma Zhai was on the brink of tears yet again.

Previously, it had been tears of sadness. Now, they were tears of grievance.

The one whom she liked hadn’t stayed, while the one whom she disliked insisted on staying by her side and making a din.

It was all her son’s fault. If her son wasn’t so useless and had won Miao Miao’s heart, Miao Miao wouldn’t have left!

It was all because they hadn’t shown their appreciation to the one they should have but liked the one they shouldn’t have that had led to this situation.

Grandma Zhai took a deep breath. “Minlan, you’re here for Yaohui, right? If the two of you need to chat, there’s no need for me to be involved. The weather looks good today. I’m going out to have a walk.”

She couldn’t be bothered about her son.

Her son could like whomever he wanted and marry whomever he liked. Couldn’t she have some space and time for herself?

Grandma Zhai stood up and intended on leaving, but Qi Minlan was determined to cling to her today instead of having some time with her son. “Yes, the weather looks good. Auntie, I’ll follow you. Let’s leave Brother Zhai alone. I’ll follow you. He was the one who didn’t contact me for a whole year while he was in the military.”

Qi Minlan seemed to be throwing a tantrum at Zhai Yaohui as though they were a very close couple. Grandma Zhai nearly had a heart attack upon hearing that.

Why did she not know about her son getting so close to Qi Minlan?

This was bad.

She wanted to get rid of Qi Minlan and let Zhai Yaohui handle her.

But Qi Minlan was no different from superglue that Grandma Zhai couldn’t get rid of today.

Grandma Zhai had always been weak, and her emotions affected her health. Seeing that Grandma Zhai’s heart ache was very well going to turn into a true ailment, Zhai Yaohui quickly stepped up. “Mom, don’t go into the sun. Why don’t you take a nap? Qi Minlan, I’m sorry to have to make you wait. I’ll help my mom up. You can have some tea and wait here.”

People with some self-awareness ought to leave when they saw that the host was not feeling well.

But Qi Minlan didn’t see herself as an outsider, and of course, she didn’t have such self-awareness. “If Auntie is feeling unwell, you should find a doctor. If you don’t want to go to the hospital, we can call a doctor over. Auntie, I’ll help you.”

Zhai Yaohui decisively refused. “No need. You’re a guest. It isn’t right for you to help out. I think it’s right that I should get a doctor over. Qi Minlan, I’m sorry, but we don’t have time to entertain you today. If you want to visit my mom, you can come over another day when my mom is feeling better.”

“You don’t have to entertain me. I can help out.”

“We don’t need help from our guests. Qi Minlan, please leave.”

Since Qi Minlan didn’t understand his words earlier, Zhai Yaohui could only be more explicit and straightforward.