Chapter 153: Got It
Xia Yu stared at the ground for a moment of hesitation. Then, as if making up his mind, he looked at Jiang Kekai and said, “Little Ning Sister, how about… we just go home instead. I don’t want to see you arguing with this grandpa.”
As he spoke, Xia Yu planned to let go of Jiang Kekai’s hand, hoping to break ties with whatever was going on.
Unfortunately,… The second he let go, Jiang Kekai swiftly grabbed him back: “No way! You didn’t come here often enough, how can you leave so soon? Stay here and keep me company.”
Jiang Kekai then pulled Xia Yu into her embrace, not willing to let this cute but self-deprecating little one get away. She couldn’t bear being left alone. Seeing Xia Yu in her arms and remembering his previous male identity made her feel increasingly uncomfortable.
So, without further ado, she commanded the bodyguard standing behind her nearby: “Ah Cheng, you should know where this kid lives. Take her home.”
“Yes!”
How could Ah Cheng, who served Jiang Heng, dare disobey? He immediately ran to Jiang Kekai’s side, waiting for Xia Yu to follow.
“Nope!”
Jiang Kekai held Xia Yu tight, glaring at her own grandfather, then replied fiercely, “If Xiao Yu goes back, I’ll be going back with him too.”
“What a scandal! You’re my daughter in the Jiang family, and you’re not that young anymore. Is this kind of behavior appropriate? Don’t cause trouble for your parents.”
“And what about you kicking my friend away? Is that appropriate?”
“That’s different! Zhao Wei, hold onto the young lady, Ah Cheng, take this person straight home. I don’t want to see this person in the Jiang family.”
“You dare?”
As Zhao Wei drew nearer, Jiang Kekai hugged Xia Yu closer, fearing she would be separated from him. As expected, Zhao Wei called other maids over to help. In the Jiang household, there were plenty of helpers available.
This forced Jiang Kekai to let go, while Xia Yu had no choice but to follow Ah Cheng or face getting dragged off by someone else.
On their departure, Xia Yu turned back, seeing Jiang Kekai still struggling against the bind. He wondered if he’d ever get to see Little Ning Sister again, who was always so nice to him.
Grandpa Jiag sent Xia Yu off quickly, so Xia Yu wouldn’t have time to return and grab his laptop.
Without Jiang Kekai, Xia Yu didn’t need a large fleet of cars to escort him. Instead, Ah Cheng drove Xia Yu home alone.
The departure seemed sudden, like when Little Ning Sister invited Xia Yu to stay. Xia Yu took quite a while to accept the absence and felt a bit sad.
Looking out the window at passing cars, Xia Yu sighed. Without Little Ning Sister, everything felt wrong.
When Ah Cheng dropped Xia Yu off it was already past eight o’clock. There were no stars, only streetlights on. Since Xia Yu wasn’t a young lady, the big bodyguard didn’t bother ensuring Xia Yu got home safely. Once Xia Yu was down, he left for home.
Luckily, nothing unexpected happened the entire way.
Xia Hong and Wang Wenjuan, Xia Yu’s parents, were enjoying a meal with their other kids. Life was more relaxed without Miss Jiang around. It was a shame Xia Yu had been taken away.
Rap rap rap…
Xia Le jumped up to open the door. Outside stood Xia Yu, of course.
Seeing Xia Yu, Xia Le instinctively looked beside and behind him, sighing in relief when missing Miss Jiang. At least Super Bossy Jiang wasn’t there too.
“Brother, what’s up?”
Watching Xia Le block the door so Xia Yu couldn’t enter, Xia Yu became curious. His brother clearly had something up his sleeve.
“Oh? Nothing, Xiao Yu, why did you come back now?”
Embarrassed, Xia Le let Xia Yu in.
Inside, Xia Yu saw his family having dinner. Timing is everything.
His parents and Xia Ling, noticing Xia Yu, were surprised, realizing he had truly returned.
“Xia Ling, fetch Xiao Yu another pair of chopsticks.”
“Sure.”
Noticing Xia Yu wasn’t with Miss Jiang this time, Xia Ling felt a wave of relief. That strong-willed bossy lady finally wasn’t around.
Rushing to the kitchen, Xia Ling brought back chopsticks and warmly served Xia Yu a bowl of rice.
As Xia Yu sat down, Xia Hong asked, “Why so early, Xiao Yu? I thought you’d be staying longer. Where’s Jiang Kekai?”
“I was sent back. She didn’t come.”
Xia Yu didn’t try hiding anything from his dad.
Faced with questions Xia Yu didn’t want to answer, he forced himself to say, “I was sent back. She’s not here.”
Although it sounded strange, Xia Hong found it understandable, thinking the same was probably true. “Oh. Little Ning Sister’s grandpa doesn’t like you much, then.”
Speaking these words, Xia Yu couldn’t help feeling depressed. Why couldn’t he understand what he’d done wrong? Why was Little Ning Sister’s grandpa so against Xia Yu?
Xia Yu recalled Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Kekai’s conversation again and began to understand. Ordinary girls could make friends, yet she couldn’t. Wasn’t this suggesting she wasn’t a girl?
Thinking of this made Xia Yu even more dejected.
“Huh, sis, what’s wrong? Eat!”
Xia Ling noticed something was amiss and tried distracting Xia Yu. But it was too late.
Xia Yu, struck by sudden discomfort, began crying silently.
Xia Hong opened his mouth to say something, but seeing Xia Yu was distressed, he decided to put it simply. “Just stay away from Jiang Kekai, Xiao Yu. We aren’t like her type. It isn’t good to meet often.”
Hearing his father’s advice, Xia Yu stayed silent and headed for her room, her thoughts unknown to anyone.
Of course, it was bizarre that such a troubled person could be left alone in a room. Someone was bound to check on her.
Wang Wenjuan told Xia Ling, “Xia Ling, you always wanted to play with Xia Yu. Now is your chance. Go talk to her.”
Following suit, Xia Ling entered Xia Yu’s room.
Even though she had seen Xia Yu’s room before, Xia Ling still couldn’t believe how luxurious it was.
Sitting comfortably on Xia Yu’s soft princess-style bed, Xia Ling hugged Xia Yu who was lost in thought. “I finally got to hug sis again. Yeah!”
Xia Yu: “…”
Ignoring the silence, Xia Ling picked up Xia Yu’s phone and played with it, relieved.
After half an hour, Wang Wenjuan came back in from washing dishes and checked on her kids. Xia Yu stared blankly, lost in thought. No one believed she wasn’t troubled.
Wang Wenjuan went over and hugged Xia Yu, similar to Xia Ling’s plan. Jiang Kekai’s departure gave them the chance to hug Xia Yu. They had to handle Xia Yu’s worries. Truly, motherhood was tough.
“Xiao Yu, if you’re upset about something, tell us. It’s better than bottling it up, right?”
It was strange that Wang Wenjuan knew Xia Yu had become a girl. It was like they had no barriers between each other.
Meanwhile, at the Jiang family compound, Jiang Kekai was still upset, refusing all of Zhao Wei’s apologies, who seemed truly over the top this time. Jiang Kekai believed this was unjustified treatment from Zhao Wei.
“Little Ning, Grandpa means well for you. I also think it’s best to avoid that girl; after all, we aren’t of the same caliber.”
“But I want to stay with Xiao Yu. What gives you the right to send them home?”
Seeing her parents weren’t supportive, Jiang Kekai became more frustrated. Why couldn’t they accept Xiao Yu? Planning her escape, all Jiang Kekai had to do was return to Xia Yu.
Naturally, Jiang Bin, as a father, could anticipate these plans and assigned many guards outside.
There will always be countermeasures to every rule. Jiang Kekai wasn’t willing to stay quietly. After this incident, Jiang Kekai finally understood her family’s true feelings towards Xia Yu.
Quite… not good, especially considering some outright loathing.
