Xia Tong had never thought about being looked at so coldly and cruelly, and she felt a chill in her heart. However, Xia Tong didn't say anything. Even though she felt strange or even uncomfortable, she still pretended to be calm.
Xia's mother said, your grandpa is a selfish person. I thought he would change a lot after so many years, but I didn't expect him to actually - yes, I should have thought, Tongtong, it was your mother who harmed you.
Xia's mother said, your grandpa always hates others rejecting him.
Xia's mother said, in your grandfather's eyes, the interests of the Ye family outweigh everything else.
Xia's mother said, Xia Tong, even if you were perfunctory with your grandpa at that time, don't confront your grandpa head-on, it won't have good results for you.
Xia's mother said, "Xia Tong, mom believes you are a smart child and you can adapt to circumstances, do you understand?"
…
It was at that time that Xia Tong knew and suddenly realized that it was the Hongmen Banquet that her grandfather wanted to attend with her.
Since it was the Hongmen Banquet, Xia Tong was ready to leave at any time. However, Xia Tong did not expect to see Chu Yihan and Nangong Lu at the Hongmen Banquet. Why were they here? They actually knew General Ye. What was going on?
?
Xia Tong felt like she was being deceived. Fortunately, what Nangong Lu had just said to her on the phone actually knew what she was talking about——!
Be more mature and don't act like you did before and don't understand anything when you encounter something!
Xia Tong smiled reluctantly and said hello to Chu Yihan and Nangong Lu, "Master Chu, Master Nangong, I didn't expect to see you here. It's really a coincidence."
Xia Tong's tone was unfamiliar, and Chu Yihan and Nangong Lu's expressions were also bad. They didn't expect that General Ye would invite Xia Tong.
"Tongtong." General Ye called Xia Tong by her nickname, but Xia Tong still didn't feel any affection at all. Xia Tong's back even felt numb. General Ye's voice was cold, which shows that he called her like this.
She is not the so-called family affection, it is basically - she doesn't know how to describe her current mood, as if she is fighting alone, helpless and confused, and the only person she thinks of now is - Yi Haochen!
Does Yi Haochen know something? Why didn't Yi Haochen come?
Xia Tong had countless questions in her heart, but she didn't dare to show them. Xia Tong was scared, really scared. She lowered her head and obediently followed General Ye's wishes and sat across from General Ye.
"Xia Tong, do you know these two children?" Old General Ye seemed to be familiar with Xia Tong when talking to him. He was even accustomed to giving orders to Xia Tong, and his voice was clearly an order.
Xia Tong felt that it was a little difficult in front of General Ye. She didn't want to speak, but she thought of Xia's mother's words. She must be calm and follow General Ye's wishes, otherwise——
Therefore, Xia Tong nodded energetically, "They and I are classmates."
"Classmate?" General Ye's face changed at this moment, and he actually started to laugh, "It's good that we know each other, it's good that we know each other, so you don't need me to introduce you to them."
Xia Tong was shocked. Seeing that General Ye was also complicated, what did you mean? If you don't know him, why should you introduce him to him? What's more, Xia Tong no longer has any good impression of General Ye at this moment, and even only has inexplicable panic. In theory,
.
Terrible, scared.
Xia Tong felt insecure and just smiled perfunctorily.
"Yi Han, how do you think about what I said? You have to know that my granddaughter does not have to be with your Chu family." Old General Ye laughed, as if everything was his decision.
"When the Chu family helped the Xia family and my evil daughter, I saw that as the eldest son of the Chu family, you must be a responsible child. I would be at ease if my granddaughter is left to you -" Old General Ye said
Here, if Xia Tong doesn't understand what it means, she will waste her IQ, which is about to go to college.
Xia Tong stood up immediately, "What do you mean?"
"Tongtong, don't be rude! What did your mother teach you all these years? Why do you interrupt when your elders are talking!" Old General Ye called out to Xia Tong sternly, and Xia Tong almost broke into a cold sweat.
But it's one thing for Xia Tong to be afraid, and it's another thing to feel uncomfortable! "General Ye, if it wasn't me you were talking about, I wouldn't have intervened!"
After handing her over to Chu Yihan, what did her so-called grandfather have in mind? Not to mention that this was the first time she and him met. Even if Xia Tong stayed with General Ye when she was a child, it would be impossible for them to just meet like this.
She was going to teach her to the Chu family in just two words——! Xia Tong felt chilled in her heart and immediately understood why her mother said such words.
Your grandfather is a selfish person.
Selfish!! It is indeed selfish. I am afraid that my mother was kicked out of the Ye family because she disobeyed him. Xia Tong still favors her father in her heart. Her father is handsome and talented. He started from scratch and is very good to her and her mother.
Why does General Ye look down on his father? Ha, no! General Ye doesn't look down on her father, he looks down on her father because he has no backing, no money and no power!
What kind of official family? Xia Tong just wants to sigh now. If it weren't for the fact that General Ye is the elder, Xia Tong would have turned her back and left! This kind of matter that involves her own vital interests, Xia Tong never imagined that it would be decided by
Don’t even think about being controlled by a so-called grandpa whom you just met. It’s impossible for her to sacrifice herself to do such a thing——!
"What General Ye, your father asked you to call me that." General Ye sneered and put all the blame on Xia's father, as if Xia's father deliberately instigated the discord.
Xia Tong was almost so angry at General Ye's arrogance that she wanted to yell. She had always admired her father, and Xia's father was extremely kind to Xia Tong. He almost did everything to his daughter. Xia Tong
Xia's father was willing to give him whatever he wanted, and he didn't have any excessive demands on Xia Tong, or he respected Xia Tong.
"General Ye, you are wrong. This has nothing to do with my father. It's because Xia Tong thinks that she is not qualified to be your general's granddaughter." Xia Tong bit her lip and stubbornly defended her father.
Old General Ye continued to sneer, pointed at Xia Tong and said to an old housekeeper beside him: "I just said that I, Ye Lan (Xia's mother), should not marry that kind of superficial family without any education. Look at what they have taught now.
What is my daughter like! She talks back to her elders like this and dares to say such rebellious words!"
Xia Tong didn't have a good impression of General Ye, and she immediately wanted to continue to defend her father. Chu Yihan had already pressed Xia Tong's shoulders and asked Xia Tong to sit down. Xia Tong gave Chu Yihan an angry and cold look, "
What are you doing? What do you mean?"
"It will not do you any good to offend Mr. Ye, Xia Tong, you'd better sit down and sit down, you are also losing face to your uncle and aunt!" Chu Yihan's cold voice sounded in Xia Tong's ears, making Xia Tong feel only ridicule.
Xia Tong sat down and glared at Chu Yihan.
Nangong Lu didn't speak on the other side the whole time, as if he was watching some show. He now understood that Mr. Ye brought him here just to provoke Chu Yihan to agree to some conditions. Hehe, there must be some interests involved. I'm afraid
This interest is also closely related to Xia Tong.
After a long while, Nangong Lu took a sip of the good Dahongpao, with a smile on his lips, "Mr. Ye, it's not unreasonable for your granddaughter to be angry. This will determine your granddaughter's lifelong events, just for the benefit of your old man.
.”
Nangong Lu's words were straightforward and sharp, and he did not give General Ye any chance to step down. General Ye couldn't bear it for a moment, and he directly pointed the finger at Xia Tong, "Parents order matchmakers, I think good is good.
Yes, Xia Tong is my granddaughter, so she will naturally agree to any request I make!"
As soon as these words came out, Xia Tong really couldn't bear it anymore. She forced a smile, and under the warning of Chu Yihan's cold eyes, she spoke with difficulty: "Grandpa, please pay attention, my surname is Xia, not
The last name is Ye!"
General Ye frowned and said disapprovingly: "So what? Find an opportunity to move your household registration to the Ye family and change your surname."
Xia Tong was so shocked that she couldn't speak. General Ye was really——
Xia Tong tried hard to calm down her mood, trying not to let herself really say anything.
The phone vibrated. Fortunately, the sound was muted before. Xia Tong sneered in her heart. Anyway, she would not do what General Ye said. In this case, let Mr. Ye think about it by himself. As soon as he left the Ye family
, if Xia Tong comes here again, she will just reverse her name and ask her to follow the interests of the Ye family. Sorry, although Xia Tong is really related to General Ye by blood, she was raised by her parents after all.
What's more, Xia Tong herself said that she had severed all relations with the Ye family. Although the Ye family was prominent, Xia Tong did not want to be the mistress of the Ye family at all. Xia Tong even hated herself for a quarter of the Ye family.
Regarding blood ties, it turns out that the upper class still follows the ancient practices.
Xia Tong was so calm that no one noticed, so she quietly took out her mobile phone. Sure enough, it was Yi Haochen who was looking for her.
hope——
[Little guy, are you at Ye’s house? 】
Well, I finally know that she is in the Ye family, and she is suffering in the Ye family now, no, she is being tortured at all!
[Hmm.] Xia Tong felt that she had an outlet for her grievances, so she cautiously sent a message.
After a while, I saw Yi Haochen's text message.
[Good boy, Mr. Ye doesn't like others disobeying his wishes. Just follow his wishes first. Don't suffer any consequences later. I will protect you. It'll be okay.] Looking at Yi Haochen comforting him
Xia Tong was really moved by the text message. It turned out that he really wanted to explain. It turned out that he didn't fancy the Ye family. Maybe he did at first, but he gave up that idea after he really fell in love with Xia Tong.
It turns out that what he said about liking her was true.
He asked her to believe him, so she should believe him——! By some strange combination of circumstances, all Xia Tong's defenses were lowered.
[Yi Haochen, how could he treat me like this? He didn’t regard me as a granddaughter at all. He wanted to use me——!]
As if to appease Xia Tong's sad mood, not long after Xia Tong's news passed, Yi Haochen texted her.
[I'm sorry, little guy.] Obviously because there are other things to deal with, Yi Haochen's text message only has this short sentence, but for Xia Tong, it seems to be the only life-saving charm, which makes Xia Tong's heart tremble.
She immediately noticed that General Ye, Chu Yihan, and even Nangong Lu were looking at her. Xia Tong immediately put away her phone and sat upright. Well, she had to believe in Yi Haochen, believe in him, believe
he--
"Xia Tong." Old General Ye seemed to be dissatisfied with Xia Tong. He looked at Xia Tong with a cold expression and sharp eyes, "You are really rude."
Xia Tong calmed down and put her phone in her pocket. Yi Haochen said that she would follow General Ye's wishes. It seemed that General Ye was responsible for reprimanding Xia Tong for playing with her phone in front of guests, so now she could only apologize. Xia Tong learned
After all, the so-called small impatience ruins the big plan. Although she really didn’t know what General Ye wanted, Xia Tong really felt that she had to follow Mr. Ye’s wishes first. Xia Tong said carefully: "I'm sorry.
, I couldn’t hold it back for a moment.”
"So you are a good daughter taught by Ye Lan!" The sarcasm in Old General Ye's tone was obvious.
Chu Yihan glanced at Xia Tong and came to Xia Tong's rescue, "She's still young."
"Yes, yes, you are still young and your pupils are still small. You can control her in the future." Old General Ye seemed to have reached an agreement with Chu Yihan and smiled brightly, but in Xia Tong's eyes, he was just like an old fox!
Humph, Xia Tong didn't care. Anyway, he was taking one step at a time. But Nangong Lu was unwilling to accept it. He spoke slowly: "So, General Ye just called Nangong and me here just for fun? Look at Xia Tong.
Why do you want to become Master Chu’s fiancée?”
Although Nangong Lu was carefree, he was gentle towards girls, especially Xia Tong. Xia Tong had always seen Nangong Lu as cynical and a bad boy. She had never heard him say such a thing, so she looked at Nangong Lu in disbelief.
Nangong Lu is in a completely broken situation at the moment. Originally, Nangong Lu was indeed planning to cooperate with Mr. Ye, but it seems that Mr. Ye is using her to provoke Chu Yihan. It turns out that the person Ye Lao originally liked was Chu.
Yihan, Nangong Lu sneered and attacked Old General Ye.
"This..." Although General Ye has been prominent all his life, he is in trouble at this moment. What's more, the Nangong family is also a famous and large enterprise. It is not good to offend him.
"How about we see how Xia Tong chooses?" Nangong Lu laughed. Although he knew that Xia Tong would definitely not choose him, Xia Tong at least would not choose an embarrassing ex-boyfriend like Chu Yihan. This is also
It would be better to actually follow General Ye's wishes and engage Xia Tong and Chu Yihan first so that Xia Tong becomes Chu Yihan's fiancée. As long as Xia Tong is not engaged to anyone, it proves that he still has a chance, so Nangong
Lu was simply trying to make things difficult at this moment.
"Young Master Nangong, I'm afraid it's too late. I have already negotiated with Mr. Ye." Chu Yihan said lightly, with a shadowy light in his eyes that no one could see clearly.
Xia Tong felt cold in her heart. She just felt that they were trading her as an item. It was really ironic that she, Xia Tong, was just a small high school student and could become the object of their struggle. She could become the leader of a political power like General Ye.
The only chip in the hand of the man.
Naturally, Xia Tong couldn't be happy. She only felt ironic and wanted to sneer. Now she felt sick when she saw Chu Yihan. She didn't expect that Chu Yihan would have such an idea, tell her those things, and let her
You broke up with Yi Haochen, what now? Why do you want to go ahead and talk to the Ye family now?
"Really?" Nangong Lu said lazily. His eyes were always on Xia Tong. Naturally, he saw the sarcasm in Xia Tong's eyes and the sneer on her lips. I'm afraid this little girl was very angry, but he really didn't.
Thinking that Mr. Ye, an old man who was so ruthless, would think of having a granddaughter like Xia Tong when the Ye family was in a bit of a downturn. He even found out that he and Chu Yihan were interested in Xia Tong, and took out some official information from Xia Tong and the Ye family.
Profit is used as a bargaining chip, and he just wants to survive the Ye family's difficulties.
And Xia Tong is probably seeing her grandpa for the first time. What kind of grandpa? The way Xia Tong looks at Mr. Ye is clearly like looking at an enemy or a bad guy. I'm afraid she is holding back now?
Because Chu Yihan had been talking about some unknown things with General Ye just now, he was not as observant as Nangong Lu. Nangong Lu could see clearly. When Xia Tong lowered his head to pick up the phone and played with it, there was a hint of light on his lips.
Tiao Mi's smile seemed to be the joy of a desperate person seeing the light of day. Yes, starting from lowering his head, the original panic, anger and trembling fear suddenly turned into a calmness that came naturally, as if he had seen something.
And full of confidence.
It seems that the one who fought the best in this battle was Yi Haochen. Because Yi Haochen used his strength to compete with Mr. Ye, Yi Haochen may have really been tempted this time! Taking advantage of the trouble in the Ye family, he could have fought completely.
He also gave up a great opportunity to enter China's political circles. It was really not something that the eldest son of the Yi family could do. For Xia Tong, Yi Haochen was really cruel!
Nangong Lu was already willing to admit defeat. Not to mention that there was no chance of negotiation with Mr. Ye. Mr. Ye admired Chu Yihan. If he just said it was Xia Tong, he would have already given his heart to Yi Haochen.
Especially now, it is as if he has the backing and confidence. Be calm, Nangong Ryul, admit defeat, the little sister you want is already a famous girl!
A smile appeared on his lips. General Ye seemed to be instructing the housekeeper to leave beforehand. For a moment, only Xia Tong, Nangong Lu and Chu Yihan were left in the hall.
The three of them were speechless, especially Xia Tong, who didn't bother to speak. The way she looked at Chu Yihan completely changed.
Chu Yihan won Mr. Ye's favor but lost the beauty's sincerity. He didn't know whether the deal was worthwhile. Nangong Lu picked up his phone and sent a text message to Xia Tong.
Xia Tong heard the vibration and saw that the text message was from Nangong Lu. She curled her lips and was about to ignore it when she saw Nangong Lu pick up the phone and wave it in front of her inexplicably.