shallow marriage deep love

Mr. Xia's arrival put the whole banquet hall, to be precise, put Mr. Ye and Zhuang Mei into an even more embarrassing situation.

He leaned on a cane and stood in front of the two with a smile, looking like a friend for many years.

If she hadn't known about the past relationship between the three of them, Lu Qinglan would have been deceived by him, but thinking of the suspicion in the photo, she became even more indifferent to this person in her heart.

She and Ye Ting looked at each other deeply, and they both saw the defense against Mr. Xia in each other's eyes. They stopped thinking too much and walked towards the hall hand in hand.

"Xiaomei, happy birthday." Mr. Xia was the first to break the silence between the three of them, smiling as before, as if all the resentment over the years had disappeared.

"You...you..." Zhuang Mei's heart is complicated. She has always been like this with Mr. Xia from then to now. She never thought that the two would meet again after so many years, and even his attitude towards her is still the same as before. The same gentleness, involuntarily, her recent grievances crept into her heart quietly, she almost choked up and coquettishly finished the sentence, "Why are you here?"

Mr. Ye was the first to notice the change in her voice.

With a sigh in his heart, he didn't even have the courage to turn his head to look at her, and he didn't even have any thoughts.

Mr. Xia always paid attention to his expression. Seeing him like this, he felt very comfortable in his heart. The depression and unwillingness he had suffered over the years were slightly relieved, but this was not enough.

He took a step forward, still in a friendly manner: "I recently came to City B to visit, and it happened to be your birthday. Thinking about it, the three of us haven't seen each other for decades. I don't know if there is another opportunity if I miss it this time. Little Mei, you haven't changed at all, you are still as beautiful as before."

Knowing that she shouldn't, Zhuang Mei's eyes were still blushing. She didn't want to give up such comfort when everyone was standing against her.

"Thank you..." Her voice was like a mosquito.

Mr. Xia nodded, then looked at Mr. Ye who had been silent all this time, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "Jianguo, you won't welcome me, right?"

"No." Old Master Ye reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth in response.

"It's better not." Old Mr. Xia interjected, and added meaningfully, "Otherwise, I'll think you're still guilty of me, after all... the things that happened back then were not glorious, right?"

He didn't deliberately lower his voice, so everything he said fell into the ears of the people around him.

Mr. Ye felt the surprised and doubtful eyes from the people around him, and felt uncomfortable. What happened back then may be disgraceful, but he never regretted it.

Mr. Xia looked at his calmness with cold eyes, and was extremely annoyed in his heart. Just as he was about to explode again, Lu Qinglan's voice came from behind.

"Mr. Xia, thank you for your starry sky and photos."

Clearly the voice is neither salty nor weak, but it has its own strength in it.

Mr. Xia's body froze obviously. Even though he recovered quickly, he still did not escape the eyes of Lu Qinglan and Ye Tingshen.

"What are you talking about?" He wanted to cover up, but he forgot that there is a word called trying to cover up.

Lu Qinglan raised her eyebrows, and a faint smile overflowed: "Mr. Xia didn't hear clearly? By the way, I heard from Xia Zixuan that you are in Hong Kong these days?"

It was originally just a test, but his reaction confirmed their guess.

Mr. Xia didn't expect her to be so difficult, let alone his grandson would betray him!
For a moment, he became a little annoyed: "What does this have to do with you? Is that how you talk to elders?"

"If Mr. Xia hadn't forgotten, when you were in City A, your actions made us show early on that you are not an elder worthy of our respect. Since you don't have the appearance of an elder, how can you respect it? "Ye Ting reminded indifferently, until he saw the flash of anger on his face, and then said lightly again, "Or do you need me to tell what happened in City A again?"

In just a few words, he took advantage of Mr. Xia's shortcomings, and he clenched his fists in anger. If there were not too many people around, he must teach these two ignorant guys a lesson!

But he can't!
However, if the son can't do it, it doesn't mean he can't touch his father!

Thinking of this, Mr. Xia suddenly turned his head, and shouted to Mr. Ye in dissatisfaction: "Jianguo, this is how your Ye family treats guests? It really opened my eyes!"

I thought that because of Ye Jianguo's guilt towards him, he would teach Ye Tingshen aloud, but he didn't expect——

"I believe Ting Shen, if you didn't deceive people too much, no matter what you do, he would not pay attention to him." Mr. Ye glanced at him lightly, and said very justly.

But when Mr. Xia heard these words, the meaning changed. Didn't he just want to say that he was rushing to be cleaned up?
A breath of turbid air swayed in his chest, Mr. Xia's angry face was uncertain.

Ye Tingshen took a full look at his expression, and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Xia, if you are here for my mother's birthday party, then we welcome you. If not, I can contact Xia Zixuan for you, or... ...Xia Yan."

"You...you..." Mr. Xia's chest kept rising and falling, but in the end he could only say viciously, "Of course I'm here to attend the birthday party!"

After barely restraining his anger, he looked at Zhuang Mei again: "Little Mei, let's have a cup of tea together after the end."

Not asking, but directly notifying, and directly ignoring Mr. Ye.

Zhuang Mei's mind has become muddled since he appeared, she didn't think about it, she nodded and agreed: "Okay."

A simple good word, Mr. Xia smiled proudly.

Others, however, were disappointed and slightly stunned.

The birthday party started on time. On the surface, it was still so lively, but in fact, subtle changes had already taken place.

Ye Tingshen called Xia Zixuan and got straight to the point: "Your grandpa appeared at my mother's birthday party."

Xia Zixuan was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "Trust me, I only found out a minute before you called."

"I believe you." Ye Ting paused, "Do you still remember what I told you?"

Xia Zixuan remained silent for a longer time, and finally heaved a deep sigh: "If... my grandfather really... insists on going his own way, I... will not intervene."

What Ye Ting wanted was his words. This was an agreement between the two of them. If Mr. Xia couldn't give up, then he wouldn't let it go.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Qinglan walked up to him: "Call Xia Zixuan?"

"En." Ye Tingshen didn't hide it from her, he took a panoramic view of the weirdness on the main table from the corner of his eyes, and said, "Are you tired? If we are tired, let's go back first?"

She is pregnant now, so there is nothing wrong with leaving first.

But Lu Qinglan shook her head: "Wait a little longer, after all, it hasn't been long since it started. Also, we haven't fully figured out the reason for Mr. Xia's visit."

"it is good."

They were well prepared that Mr. Xia might make some moves at the banquet. Unexpectedly, until the end of the banquet, Mr. Xia didn't do anything or even say anything, acting as if he was a simple Like the guests at a birthday party.

"Xiaomei," Mr. Xia stood up and said with a smile, "you're not in a hurry to go back, are you? Let's have a cup of tea together? I haven't seen you for so many years. I think I need to tell you something clearly."

Old Master Ye frowned. He knew that Mr. Xia said it in front of his face on purpose. In the past, he would definitely have stopped Zhuang Mei. If there was anything he couldn't say now, did he have to meet again in private?But it was only before, what Zhuang Mei said that day still lingers in her mind, especially when she did something like that today.

Hard-hearted, he didn't interfere.

Zhuang Mei had been waiting for Old Master Ye to start, as long as he said no, or even showed a hint of reluctance, she would refuse.

But he didn't.

Disappointment engulfed her again.

Mr. Xia found out what was wrong between the two before he came, and the current situation is more in line with his wishes, so he said to Zhuang Mei more considerately: "What's wrong with you, little sister? What's on your mind? How about we chat? just like before."

Zhuang Mei was suffocated in her heart, knowing that she shouldn't, but she still agreed, and deliberately raised her voice: "Okay."

Mr. Ye was disappointed, turned around and left.

Seeing his leaving back, Zhuang Mei suddenly felt like she was singing a one-man show, just about to call out to stop him, but she heard Ye Tingshen's voice beside her.

"Mom, are you sure you want to go out and have a chat with Mr. Xia?" He snorted slightly, his disappointment and sarcasm were not concealed in his voice, "After knowing that Mr. Xia still won't give up dealing with the Ye family and me? After knowing that Mr. Xia After the old gentleman came here uninvited and with malicious intentions? Or, have you decided not to want the Ye family anymore?"

He really understood that Mr. Xia might have no choice but to give up dealing with him due to the situation, but he still had a grudge against the grievances between the three of them. Therefore, he changed his method and was determined to destroy Zhuang Mei and her husband. Mr. Ye is gone.

Not because of the love back then, just because of...unwillingness.

Zhuang Mei was blocked by his words, her expression changed again and again.

Mr. Xia was afraid that she would change her attention, so he said quickly: "Xiaomei, it's not so serious to get together with friends? As for what your son said, do you really believe it? I can explain it to you, actually... "

Ye Ting interrupted him with deep disdain, with an indifferent expression: "Mr. Xia, why do you think that someone will believe your words?"

"You!" Old Mr. Xia almost became angry after being humiliated over and over again.

Ye Tingshen just pretended not to see it, and the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth became more and more intense. He looked at him and paused every word: "Mr. Xia, your reluctance is just caused by your self-esteem. Even if there was no my father back then, you would not Probably with my mother. Do you know why?"

Mr. Xia said almost the second his voice fell: "Why?"