Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Itâs Like Meeting the Parents Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Itâs Like Meeting the Parents âMy grandparents are fine; itâs nothing serious, so no need for you to go,â Chiang Xiao thought about the shock from Zhao Xinâs address of âSister-in-lawâ yesterday and immediately felt tense.
That wouldnât do at all. Now that âBrotherâ had appeared, the lightning was going to strike even harder!
âWhat happened to your grandparents? Let me go with you and take a look,â Meng Xinian didnât listen to her.
There were only three generations in their family, and with both elders hospitalized, were they relying on this Kitten to hold down the fort? No wonder she hadnât even taken care of herself this time.
Meng Xinianâs expression turned grave as he felt he hadnât been able to help when she needed it, which made him feel somewhat uneasy.
âReally, thereâs no needâŠâ
âCut the nonsense, which room are they in?â Meng Xinian took her arm and started walking, encountering a nurse along the way, he asked in a deep voice, âExcuse me, where is the inpatient building?â
The nurse was startled by his stern face and pointed in a direction subconsciously.
Meng Xinian then pulled Chiang Xiao in that direction.
âMeng Xinian, youâŠâ
âKitten, havenât seen you for a few days, and youâre out of line, huh? Call me Brother Xinian!â He hadnât corrected her before, was she getting addicted to this?
Chiang Xiao paused.
Well, he was seven years older than her, so calling him brother didnât seem too bad.
But âKittenâ?
Meng Xinian grunted, âOnly you call me Brother Xinian, and only I call you Kitten, itâs fair.â
That day at Chu Liangâs house, her behavior reminded him of a very agile little kitten.
âWhy do you call me Kitten?â She didnât think she resembled a cat in any way!
Meng Xinian tapped her head lightly, âWhy so many questions!â
They reached the ward, and the door was open. To their surprise, there were quite a few people inside!
One, two, three, four, five, six, sevenâseven pairs of eyes suddenly turned to look at them, and then they all froze.
Only one of them, a certain fool, called out clearly, âCaptain?â
Captain?
The first to come round was Xu Linjiang.
He vaguely remembered that Zhao Xin had referred to Chiang Xiao as sister-in-law because of his captain, right?
Could it be, this captain was that captain?
Following his realization, Ge Dejun and Chiang Songhai Ge Liutao also caught on, and their eyes began to shift subtly as they stared intently at Meng Xinian.
Then together, they noticed that Meng Xinian was holding Chiang Xiaoâs hand.
Almost immediately, all eyes fell on their intertwined hands.
Chiang Xiao reflexively followed their gaze, looked downâ
Hah!
She abruptly pulled away from Meng Xinianâs hand as if electrocuted, jumping back a full three feet.
She better get away from him quickly! The situation didnât look good!
She glared at Zhao Xin, you fool, what are you doing here!
Zhao Xin was also startled.
He had not expected the captain, who should have been recuperating in Capital City, to suddenly show up here! At the very least, he should have returned to the Alliance District of the provincial capital!
What on earth was he doing in Peace Town with an injury?
Was it because he was worried that Zhao Xin wouldnât complete the mission and wouldnât be able to deliver the goods?
Was he that unreliable?
Meng Xinian had no clue why everyone in the room was looking at him so strangely.
Their gazes were complicated.
He looked toward Chiang Xiao.
Kitten, care to explain?
Chiang Xiao touched her nose and gave Zhao Xin another glare.
All thanks to this fool of a subordinate youâve got! Courtesy of him!
âLittle Little, who is this?â Chiang Songhai asked.
Chiang Xiao coughed and said, âGrandpa, he is Zhao Xinâs captain, Meng Xinian, Captain Meng.â
Meng Xinian stepped forward, âGrandpa, Grandma, nice to meet you for the first time. Iâm Meng Xinian; you can call me Little Meng.â
Chiang Songhaiâs heart skipped a beat.
Why did this sound so much like what someone would say when meeting the parents? Could it be that Little Little was really involved with himâŠ