"Mm," Shen Mianmian nodded firmly, deliberately adopting a spoiled and proud tone, "Grandpa, rest assured! With you backing me, if anyone bullies me, I will definitely tell you first thing."
Having spent the past few months together, the two had become very close. Shen Mianmian always treated him like her own grandfather, and even knowing his identity now didn’t feel strange to her.
Mr. He was charmed into laughter by Shen Mianmian, filling the entire house with his laughter.
Ruan Yiqian, seeing how well Shen Mianmian and the old Mr. He got along and how much Mr. He liked Shen Mianmian, felt a surge of relief in his heart.
He was very grateful to Mr. He for being so kind to her without knowing her identity, providing her with warmth.
Compared to that, he felt even more ashamed. He, being her close relative, hadn’t done much good for her, even less so than those without any blood relation.
Glancing at He Nan and then at Shen Mianmian and seeing there wasn’t much interaction between them, just like strangers, Ruan Yiqian knew their relationship hadn’t improved, so he played the mediator and deliberately said,
"Mianmian, Xiaonan knew about the old man’s identity but didn’t tell you. You’re not mad at him for that, are you?"
At this, Shen Mianmian looked towards He Nan, and He Nan also looked at her. Their gazes collided once again. Shen Mianmian smiled and shook her head, "No, if Brother He didn’t tell me, he must have had his reasons."
Her words had quite a flavor of flattering He Nan.
The old Mr. He didn’t object to their being together and even stood up to support her. If she didn’t show some attitude now, it would be somewhat false.
Shen Mianmian really wanted to cheer him up, but there were too many people around, making it inconvenient to speak.
Hearing her words, He Nan turned away pretentiously, but his eyes hid a hint of a smile.
Ruan Yiqian scanned both of them and alluded, "It has been gloomy for so many days, it’s finally about to clear up."
Yang Xiaoxi looked puzzled, "It’s been sunny all this time, hasn’t it?"
At that, everyone in the room laughed.
It seemed like something suddenly occurred to the old Mr. He, and he laughed, "Look at me, at my age, my memory indeed isn’t great; I’ve forgotten all this time to introduce you all."
Hearing this, Shen Mianmian turned towards the man sitting next to Ruan Yiqian. From the moment she entered the door, his gaze had been on her, though not in a way that made her uncomfortable.
Although she hadn’t deliberately met the man’s gaze, she noticed that when he looked at her, his eyes seemed misty, as if he had come across a long-lost relative.
As for why the man looked at her that way, she wasn’t sure, but since the old Mr. He took the initiative to introduce him, it was an excellent chance to learn about his identity. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁
"Ruan Feng, this is Shen Mianmian, Xiaonan’s girlfriend. They’ve been together for a year or two. And don’t laugh at this old man, but this is the first time I’m meeting her as Xiaonan’s grandfather."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Feng quickly masked his emotions, following Mr. He’s words and said, "The young lady is wonderful."