Xiao Wei wore an expression as if she had eaten excrement. "Chen, Chen Yao Shi?"
Tian Jing nodded. "Yes, he said he's always been single. He's researched you specifically, he knows you very well."
"I, I..."
"What is it?" Tian Jing's tone was gentle, gentler than ever. "Just say what you have to say, you know you're quite stupid, I have to analyze the situation for you."
Xiao Wei forced a self-deprecating smile. "He went down to the countryside with Chen Yao Ming, we met on the train."
"Later, he suddenly wanted to switch places with Chen Yao Ming for the countryside, but Chen Yao Ming didn't agree. While others weren't around, he confessed to me."
"At the time, I saw the desolation outside the train and already regretted going down to the countryside. I had no mind for romance, especially since he wasn't even fifteen."
"I refused, and he actually kissed me forcefully, and I slapped him."
Tian Jing shook her head. "No, he, he definitely isn't lingering over you. I've sensed a conspiracy for a long time, and the conspiracy points to him and his father."
"Whether he's truly single or not, no one knows. Whether he's secretly married while appearing single, there's no way to investigate."
"Your future life can only be decided by yourself, and I will definitely do as I say. As long as you stop doing things you'll regret."
"Your first half of your life has been ruined by your impulsive decision to go to the countryside. For your second half, I hope you can eliminate the fairy tales in your mind and make decisions with a realistic perspective."
"These past few days, Old Master Xiao's behavior, our displeasure with you, these are all reality."
Xiao Wei found it hard to decide. "I, I, I really don't know what to do. Jing Jing, if I have this child, will things return to normal?"
"No."
Tian Jing shook her head. "With your temperament, even if I solve this problem for you now, you still won't be able to stay idle. He will still find a way to take you away."
"He can even pretend to be a white person, you don't know what else he'll pretend to be to approach you."
"You are either his target, or bait to catch me. In short, you can't escape."
Xiao Wei shrunk her neck in fear. "Jing Jing, what should I do?"
"What can be done?"
Tian Jing shook her head. "I have no solution. I can't tie you to my side every day. Your mind and judgment are truly frustrating."
"You have no martial arts, you're like a piece of clay to be molded by others."
Xiao Wei looked at Tian Jing expectantly. "Jing Jing, can I see my father first?"
Tian Jing hesitated, but then thought again, whether Xiao Wei stayed or left, her grandfather would know who fathered the child.
"Go ahead."
...
In the east room, two elders and three children were playing.
Tian Jing asked Xiao Shu Yuan to go out and sort things. Except for furniture that couldn't be moved, anything Grandpa was reluctant to part with should be taken.
Xiao Shu Yuan responded and went out.
The young lady coming to see the old master with the young lady must have something to say.
For the first time, Xiao Wei seriously observed her three grandchildren.
Looking at her granddaughter gnawing on her fingers, Xiao Wei didn't know what to feel. "Jing Jing, perhaps, with her looks, she can have a peaceful and stable life."
"Your view is incorrect."
Tian Jing disagreed. "It has to do with one's personality. People with good looks, if they want to, can also live their lives diligently."
"People with ordinary looks, if they act up, can make even a peaceful life chaotic."
"And you, with both good looks and family background, are unfortunately someone who acts up. You were dealt a great hand, yet you played it to ruin."
Her daughter was arguing with her again. Xiao Wei paused for a moment before sitting down next to her father. "Dad."
From the moment her daughter and granddaughter entered together, Grandpa Xiao was surprised, surprised by the rare harmony between mother and daughter.
Then he was shocked by the conversation between mother and daughter, and now he was shocked by his daughter's particularly soft call, "Do you have a fever?"
"Dad~" Xiao Wei leaned on her father's shoulder. "These past few days have been one more unbelievable than the last."
"Jing Jing is right. My life was ruined from the moment I impulsively went to the countryside. Now I find it unbearable to even recall."
"Dad~ I, this child in my belly, is actually Chen Yao Shi's. He impersonated a white person and was hired by me to be a servant to Qiao En..."
"Grandpa~" Tian Jing quickly supported her grandfather, who was about to slide off his chair, and immediately channeled her supernatural energy into his heart, circulating it.
Grandpa Xiao slowly let out a breath. "Jing Jing, what exactly is going on?"
"Grandpa, there are too many things here that you don't know and aren't suitable for you to know. However, I can tell you with certainty that Chen Yao Shi approaching Xiao Wei is definitely a conspiracy."
"What he's after, neither he nor Zheng Ge can guess. From his contact with Old Master Xiao to deliberately getting Xiao Wei pregnant, this person is too cunning."
"You know your daughter. Do you think that after she escapes this time, she'll live peacefully with us in the mountains?"
"As long as the other party wants to hunt her, she'll eventually fall into their trap again."
"I won't force her to come with me. Even if I handle this time, I definitely won't handle the next."
"Whether she goes with Chen Yao Shi or not is her own decision."
Grandpa Xiao turned to his daughter. "What's your decision?"
Xiao Wei slowly knelt before her father. "Dad, if Jing Jing's analysis is correct, if I escape this time, I won't escape the next."
"Even if Jing Jing's analysis is incorrect, I would be too ashamed to live with Jing Jing at her in-laws'."
"Dad, your daughter is unfilial. I've messed up my own life and squandered your love for me."
"Regarding Jing Jing's birth, I can't say if it was right or wrong. If it was wrong, she can ensure your peaceful old age for me. If it was right, then everything I've burdened her with is pain, including now."
"I am willing to go with him. No matter what he's after, this one in my belly is definitely what he's after now. I'll give it to him. I don't want to abort it, only to get pregnant by him again through his schemes."
A flicker of something flashed through Tian Jing's mind, but she couldn't grasp it.
Grandpa Xiao's eyes were blurred with tears. He weakly waved his hand at the person before him.
"Go, go. Sweetie is taking care of me. I don't need your insincere affection."
Xiao Wei bowed her head and kowtowed to her father before standing up. "I'm sorry, Jing Jing. My choice cannot meet your expectations."
Tian Jing shook her head indifferently. "He definitely knows our address. Remember to write to Grandpa, don't let him worry."
"I will."
Xiao Wei turned and left.
Tian Jing stayed to keep Grandpa company.
Grandpa Xiao let out a deep breath. "Finally, I can see a sliver of remorse in her, but also... I truly don't know what sins I committed."
"Grandpa."
Tian Jing stroked Grandpa's back. "Since you see a glimmer of remorse in her, it means she understands her choices."
"We cannot make decisions for her, nor can we control her thoughts and actions. This is why Chen Yao Shi is confident he can take her away."
"She has remorse, so she's ashamed to return with me. If she had no remorse, she would be even more defiant. Chen Yao Shi has studied Xiao Wei thoroughly."
"Forget it, forget it."
Grandpa Xiao finally made up his mind. "I've worried myself sick for half my life. I thought I'd be free once I didn't see her, but who knew I'd live to see this day. I'll live a different life, no longer just for her."
"Yes." Tian Jing agreed. "You still have us."
"Great Grandpa~"
"Great Grandpa~"
Li Wei Hao, holding his younger brother, leaned against his great-grandfather's leg. "You still have us."
"Yes, yes, I have Hao Hao and Xiao Bo."
Xiao Bo tilted his head and smiled at his great-grandfather. "And sister."
"Yes, yes, and Li Li."