### Chapter 212: Where Did We Go Wrong?
It’s not like Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang arguing with each other was anything new, so everyone was pretty much used to their current situation. Xia Hong observed Xia Ling’s reaction, thinking that she might end up following Xia Yu. Just thinking about this made Xia Hong wonder whether sending these two kids to the distant imperial capital was really a good idea.
And then there was Jiang Kekai saying she had her eye on Xia Yu; regardless of his thoughts on the matter, Jiang Kekai’s family would surely have their own opinions. After all, weren’t those big families very particular about social status and matches?
Seeing this, Xia Hong asked Jiang Kekai, “Does your father know about this?”
“Nope, I came up with this on my own. But I think he’ll agree because I know him.” Jiang Kekai said confidently. “But do you really think it’s okay for you to go so far away to study?”
“That far?”
Jiang Kekai rolled her eyes at Xia Hong. “I’ve already studied abroad before, remember? That place is even further from China!”
Realizing how narrow-minded he had been to judge Jiang Kekai, Xia Hong admitted that he should have looked at her differently. Looking at his own children, he knew it was true—some people were just born to excel, which was tough to accept.
Once words are spoken, there is no going back. Since Xia Hong and Wang Wenjuan let Xia Yu make her own choice, they wouldn’t interfere anymore. As children grow up, they have to learn to make their own decisions.
Perhaps it was because of Jiang Kekai’s proposal, but the couple didn’t seem as worried as they thought. It probably had to do with the sense of safety a mistress-like figure could bring.
So, Xia Yu and Xia Ling decided to follow Jiang Kekai and Jiang Hanhang to the imperial capital for high school. Xia Hong was proud to see his child move forward in life…
After dinner, Jiang Kekai naturally wanted to get off the premise and dragged Xia Yu back to their room for a cozy evening together. If Xia Hong found Jiang Kekai’s conversation with him normal, that was just her facade; he knew she still harbored strong feelings towards Xia Hong, making it impossible to move on quickly. Seeing Xia Yu’s tightly closed door reminded Xia Hong of Jiang Kekai’s prior words, causing him to sigh again. Was Jiang Kekai really going to become his child’s partner?
Considering Jiang Bin, Kekai’s father who carried such a serious air, Xia Hong felt the need to inform him. Just in case something happened between Jiang Kekai and Xia Yu.
Indeed, in Xia Hong’s eyes, Xia Yu was still a boy and nearing puberty. Sleeping with girls wasn’t ideal.
So, Xia Hong took out his phone and stepped onto the balcony to call Jiang Bin.
Currently, Jiang Bin was busy handling a myriad of company issues for Jiang Kekai since she had been taking care of Xia Yu for so long. He believed he should lend a hand.
When Xia Hong reached out after a while of silence, the first thing Jiang Bin thought was whether something had gone wrong with his daughter at Xia’s House. Without hesitation, he accepted the call with a simple “Hello?”
“Brother Bin, you know my two daughters are here with me, right? There’s something worth telling you.” “What is it?”
Though Jiang Bin’s reply sounded brief, he was already envisioning many possibilities, possibly even envisioning trouble caused by his daughter. How ironic that his guesses were all wrong. The next moment, he heard Xia Hong say, “Kekai told me two things during dinner. First, she’s interested in my Xia Yu, and second, she plans to take Xia Yu to the imperial capital for high school next year. What do you think?”
Jiang Bin was surprised at first but replied calmly, “Okay, I understand. As for her emotions, I won’t interfere. What do you think?”
This reaction caught Xia Hong off guard. Wouldn’t most fathers rush to pick up their daughters under such circumstances? Jiang Bin seemed quite liberal.
But early on, Jiang Bin predicted something like this would happen. So now, faced with reality, he wasn’t too surprised.
Since Xia Yu didn’t have any harmful intentions towards his daughter, and their interaction always favored Jiang Kekai, why worry? Better his daughter bully someone else rather than be bullied herself. Besides, he never demanded much from his daughters; just their happiness mattered.
In fact, situations similar to what Jiang Kekai faced weren’t uncommon abroad. Now, the ball was in Xia Hong’s court. What could he do? He was clueless.
So, he shared honestly, “Honestly, I have no clue how to handle all this. Maybe we should separate them for a bit; if anything serious happens, it won’t be good.”
“Hmm.”
Stopping his work, Jiang Bin sincerely talked to Xia Hong, “Let me ask you a few questions. Have you noticed any changes between Kekai and Xia Yu?”
Changes? Xia Hong began carefully recalling events and Xia Yu’s reaction meeting Jiang Kekai. “Happy?”
“Exactly! Given your more frequent encounters, haven’t you noticed? Xia Yu and Kekai share more smiles together. Isn’t that what we want for our kids—to be happy every day?”
“There’s truth to that, but we both know how they sleep together and…”
Noticing Xia Hong’s reluctance to accept this, Jiang Bin added, “Look, I understand your concern. Trust in them. If anything happens, the Jiang family will handle it.”
Xia Hong: “…”
Perhaps it was something about communicating with Jiang Bin that made Xia Hong feel like Jiang Bin was more like a concerned parent. And if anything went wrong, wouldn’t the parents take responsibility? It was strange.
With Jiang Bin talking like this, Xia Hong realized he was a doting father who’d do anything for his daughters’ happiness.
Since Jiang Kekai’s father was fine with it, why should he worry? He informed Jiang Bin and ended the conversation feeling relieved.
Meanwhile, in the room, Jiang Kekai held Xia Yu tenderly.
Indeed, Jiang Kekai was truly enjoying herself. She had set up a little desk on the bed, and while holding Xia Yu close, operated her laptop effortlessly. This was practice for Xia Yu’s future role as her personal assistant. Xia Yu, although not particularly shrewd, focused intently, determined not to disappoint her “sister.”
Over in Xia Ling’s room, Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang were engaged in a heated mobile game session.
Yes, despite Xia Ling’s left hand not fully healing, they couldn’t resist any longer and played some simple heroes together, like Master Jiang, Aunt Wu, and Sister Yao. They’d lose every round, with Xia Ling getting berated by teammates, leading to low ratings. Clearly, the team was struggling.
Frustrated but well-mannered, Jiang Hanhang wouldn’t curse but instead climbed behind Xia Ling, wrapping her arms around her neck and shaking her playfully out of frustration.
Finally cooled down, the two silly girls kept playing, enjoying every moment.
Xia Ling noted this and planned revenge once her arm healed. For now, she just let Jiang Hanhang continue playing her games.
In Xia Le’s room, rather than usual gaming, Xia Le was venting to Lin Jie and Lin Family’s four boys in their brother group chat about tonight’s events.
Honestly, Xia Le couldn’t help but envy his brother and sister heading to the imperial capital next year. It was such an exciting place!
Sure, despite his envy, he couldn’t go himself. Hence, he shared his frustration with friends, hoping they could cheer him up and balance out his emotions.
Lin Jie and friends ignored the trivial part and focused on Jiang Kekai’s boldness—she had confessed to Xia Le despite being the object of many noble bachelors. They felt confused—why did they fail?
