Xu Mey didn’t see the slight glimmer in Xin Qian’s eyes since her attention was solely focused on the cellphone in her hand. Her relationship with her dad had sored up way beyond one could imagine perhaps because she knew how he protected her behind the scenes or maybe because she just wanted a normal family.
"Hi, dad!" She said cheerily with an affectionate tone and an infectious smile. But immediately her expression changed. "I’ll be right there. Take care of dad for me." She hung up the call.
"Is everything okay, Xiao Mey?" He Susu asked looking at her anxiousness.
"Umm... I don’t know... Dad just slipped down the stairs, I have to make a move." Saying that she whipped her body and turned towards the kitchen to inform Ye Jie but he was already walking towards her.
"Is father hurt badly?" Ye Jie held her shaking hands and asked.
"I have to get there to know." Xu Mey replied.
"Let me get my jacket." Ye Jie was about to turn when she held him back.
"Ah-Jie, stay here." Ye Jie gave her an inquiring gaze and she added, "Your parents have to go to the police station since it’s Mrs. Ye’s interrogation. You have to be there. I’ll call you."
"I want you to go with me." Ye Jie pouted like a child before her.
"Ah-Jie, don’t mess around. I have to leave now. Be good, I’ll see you in the evening." Xu Mey gave him a lingering kiss on his lips and left.
Xu Mey might have not noticed but Xin Qian’s eager eyes were not missed by He Susu. She frowned to see Xin Qian smiling at Xu Mey as tears had pooled in her eyes.
Before she could ask anything, Xin Qian stood up to leave, "I’ll call you later, Su."
Her sudden departure left He Susu baffled.
On the other hand, Xu Mey reached Xu Residence in a hurry. She drove the car straight to the courtyard and got off, running inside the house. The servants greeted her on the way but she didn’t stop to give them a reply. Oddly, she had only run upstairs when she felt breathless.
Beads of perspiration were already visible on her face when she entered her father’s bedroom to find him laying down on his bed. He turned his face to see her glaring at him making him gulp.
"Xiao Mey, why are you here?" Xu Cheng managed to ask hesitantly.
"What do you think dad?" Xu Mey asked rhetorically. She took slow steps and sat beside his bed looking at him. "What happened?"
"Nothing." Xu Cheng answered plainly but seeing her squinting her eyes, he tacitly changed his answer. "I felt a bit dizzy and slipped. But nothing really happened. I’m not even injured. Steward Shu is overreacting for no reason."
"Oh, really?" Obviously, she knew that it wasn’t their steward Shu who was overreacting, it was her own father who was taking his health lightly. She really wanted to chide him but looking at his pale face, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything. Suddenly, she felt tired and exhausted as if she had drained all her energy because of this sudden news.
Xu Cheng had his eyes on her face all this time and he could reckon pretty much what was running through her mind. He lifted his body and picked up a towel from his side table to dab on her forehead. "Although I’m bursting with happiness to see that my daughter came running for me, it doesn’t mean that you should forget about your own self. Look at your own complexion, it looks like you’ve been sick for months."
"Stop trying to be funny." Xu Mey grumbled and took the towel from his hand. "Dad, be honest with me. What happened? You were absolutely fine last night. How can you get a dizzy spell early in the morning?"
"You’re right... How can I get a dizzy spell at my age? It should be you!" Xu Mey first frowned at his words and then her eyes widened at the sudden realization. She gaped at him in disbelief. Xu Cheng chuckled at her reaction and added, "What? Did I say something wrong? Shouldn’t you be getting dizzy spells? I mean anyone can see your love for Jie. How come I’m still a father and there’s no news about me being a grandfather?"
"Dad, seriously?" Xu Mey raised her voice an octave. She couldn’t believe that he was actually trying to be funny right now.
"I’m absolutely serious." Xu Cheng answered in all honesty. "Hurry up and give me a grandchild. That way, I can finally let go of this tiring life."
"Are you that eager to leave me alone?" She asked with a slightly choked up voice.
Xu Cheng rubbed her head and smiled, "Of course not! But I’m eager to see my grandchild. I wonder who he’ll look like?" This time seeing his thoughtful look, Xu Mey blushed but didn’t let it show on her face. In all honesty, she never really thought about a kid before but the idea of having a child with Ye Jie with his brown eyes and her own wits... Hehe! She couldn’t help but feel giddy.
Unknowingly, a glimmer of anticipation had sprouted in her heart. She didn’t have much faith in being a good mother because of her personal experience with the mother- or more so lack of one- but she was sure that Ye Jie would make an amazing father with his caring and gentle nature.
She didn’t realize that she had been smiling goofily all this while and Xu Cheng was enjoying her infectiously happy mood. He felt content seeing her this way. Even though he used this topic to distract her but he was indeed impatient now to see his grandchild. That was the only wish he had left anyway.
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