Meng Xinian interrupted him and said, "You don’t need to shout about it, your granddaughter-in-law is quite something. What’s that cake they bring? It’s nothing compared to the desserts she’ll make. They’ll be much better than anything bought from outside—clean, hygienic, and made with top-quality ingredients. By the time you want to eat, you’ll have more than enough, won’t you?"
"It’s not that I’ve forgotten my granddaughter-in-law, but I haven’t even met her yet. I asked you to bring her over for me to see, but you wouldn’t listen! When you were getting engaged, you didn’t even mention it—you quietly settled the engagement. Do you even care about your grandfather at all?"
Du Jinruo had been sitting on the sofa for quite a while, but she didn’t feel impatient because she knew that Old Meng’s 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 didn’t 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, "Grandpa, is that Captain Meng on the phone? May I speak with him for a moment?"
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 "Grandpa" made him very happy. The house had always been cold and empty, or rather icy cold, and since Meng Xinian hardly returned, his residence couldn’t be lonelier. Suddenly, seeing a pretty girl smiling with sunshine in her eyes calling him "Grandpa," 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, "Alright, alright, alright, Xiao Du, you’re about the same age as our Xinian boy, and you’ve grown up together. I think you don’t have to call him Captain Meng, which sounds so distant. Just call him ’Brother Xinian,’ and come over more often!"
After speaking, he passed the handset to Du Jinruo.
Images of Meng Xinian’s handsome and masculine face popped into Du Jinruo’s 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 Wei’s challenge. Gao Wei’s 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 couldn’t 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 couldn’t 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 couldn’t look away.
He was somewhat cold, but it was that very aloofness that made her unable to forget him.
That’s 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.