Chapter 674: Chapter 675: Used a Little Trick Chapter 674: Chapter 675: Used a Little Trick Meng Xinian interrupted him and said, âYou donât need to shout about it, your granddaughter-in-law is quite something. Whatâs that cake they bring? Itâs nothing compared to the desserts sheâll make. Theyâll be much better than anything bought from outsideâclean, hygienic, and made with top-quality ingredients. By the time you want to eat, youâll have more than enough, wonât you?â
âItâs not that Iâve forgotten my granddaughter-in-law, but I havenât even met her yet. I asked you to bring her over for me to see, but you wouldnât listen! When you were getting engaged, you didnât even mention itâyou quietly settled the engagement. Do you even care about your grandfather at all?â
Du Jinruo had been sitting on the sofa for quite a while, but she didnât feel impatient because she knew that Old Mengâs call was to Meng Xinian. She thought it would be good for Meng Xinian to know about her presence.
However, she only heard one sentence where Old Meng scolded Meng Xinian; she didnât catch anything else. She had wanted to hear what Old Meng would say about her, but to her surprise, his voice was very low.
After thinking it over, she stood up and walked toward Old Meng, saying with a smile brimming with warmth, âGrandpa, is that Captain Meng on the phone? May I speak with him for a moment?â
Meng Xinian had just heard the conversation from Old Meng that had stirred his thoughts, planning when to have Chiang Xiao meet Old Meng. But when he heard a female voice on the other end of the phone, his heart filled with annoyance.
Old Meng had a good impression of Du Jinruo. Hearing her call him âGrandpaâ made him very happy. The house had always been cold and empty, or rather icy cold, and since Meng Xinian hardly returned, his residence couldnât be lonelier. Suddenly, seeing a pretty girl smiling with sunshine in her eyes calling him âGrandpa,â Old Meng felt as if a ray of sunlight had shone into the house, instantly brightening everything up.
So, without much thought and joyfully answering her, he said, âAlright, alright, alright, Xiao Du, youâre about the same age as our Xinian boy, and youâve grown up together. I think you donât have to call him Captain Meng, which sounds so distant. Just call him âBrother Xinian,â and come over more often!â
After speaking, he passed the handset to Du Jinruo.
Images of Meng Xinianâs handsome and masculine face popped into Du Jinruoâs mind, causing her heart to flutter.
But when she thought of the incident that occurred in G Province Xinying District, she felt a hint of embarrassment and annoyance.
Back then, her emotions really were like a rollercoaster ride. She initially thought Meng Xinian had really accepted Gao Weiâs challenge. Gao Weiâs behavior infuriated and disgusted her, yet she was delighted that Meng Xinian had agreed to the duel, her heart pounding excitedly.
However, when they went out and couldnât find him, she learned that he intended to leave, and he was nowhere to be found.
At that moment, Du Jinruo felt a profound sense of disappointment and loss.
The more she thought about it, the more she couldnât let it go, feeling that Meng Xinian was just as detestable as when he was a child. She left him a letter condemning him and mentioning some unresolved issues between them. She had thought that Meng Xinian would at least contact her or even argue back but to her surprise, there was no follow-up from him.
After returning to Capital City, Du Jinruo dreamt of Meng Xinian every night, imagining him sitting among a group of Supervisor Guards, dazzlingly prominent to the point where one couldnât look away.
He was somewhat cold, but it was that very aloofness that made her unable to forget him.
Thatâs why she came to the Meng Family home.
Father Meng and his wife were not around, which actually was a bit of cunning on her part.