"You! —— Xia Weilan, how dare you scold me!" Lin Xuefei gritted her teeth and raised her hand to slap her.
Xia Weilan curled her lips into a sly smile and quickly reached out to grab her wrist.
With a "snap", it broke!
"Ouch! My goodness, Xiaofei, Xiaofei, how's your hand?"
Wei Hongmei quickly supported Lin Xuefei. Her overly exaggerated look of distress made it seem as if her own hand had been broken.
But Lin Xuefei didn't appreciate it. She kicked Wei Hongmei and shouted, "Get out of my way, you bitch! It's all because of your good - for - nothing daughter. You ungrateful wretches, you ate our food and spent our money, but now you even bully me. I'll tell my dad right away and have him kick you all out!"
"Xiaofei, Xiaofei, you mustn't! Don't tell your dad. I'll get even for you. I'll beat this brat Xia Weilan to death!"
Wei Hongmei was extremely afraid of Lin Jianye. To placate Lin Xuefei, she rushed to the yard to grab the iron shovel used for gardening and was about to strike Xia Weilan.
"You unfilial girl, always causing me trouble. I'll beat you to death!"
Just as the iron shovel was about to hit Xia Weilan's shoulder, a deep and powerful voice thundered from outside the door, "Stop!"
Then, an old man in his seventies with half - white hair appeared at the door. He was wearing a hand - embroidered Chinese tunic suit and a rare black jade ring. He looked simple from head to toe but exuded an air of nobility and dignity.
There were ten bodyguards standing behind him.
"Who dares to lay a hand on our young lady? Are you tired of living?"
A middle - aged man in a tailcoat glared at Wei Hongmei and roared.
She had never seen such imposing people before. Weakly, she put down the iron shovel in her hand and asked, "Whose young lady is she?"
Butler Zhao ignored her and walked straight up to Xia Weilan. He bowed deeply, his eyes filled with excited tears.
"Dear young lady, we've finally found you. The old master has come in person to take you home."
Xia Weilan looked at the old man at the door. Her nose twitched and she almost cried.
This was her beloved grandfather!
In her past life, she had been so willful and hurt his feelings. In this life, she would surely be the most obedient granddaughter in the world.
Although she really wanted to throw herself into his arms and cry, this was not the time.
She could only ask Butler Zhao in a confused tone, "Uncle, why do you call me young lady?"
This time, it was Old Master Xia who spoke, "Your father, Xia Zhengchen, is my son. So you're my only granddaughter. As for your questions, I'll explain them to you slowly when we get home. Staying in this stinking Lin family for another second is an insult to us grandparents and grandchildren."
He had already investigated the Lin family's mistreatment of his granddaughter and would surely have them dealt with. But his top priority was to recognize his granddaughter.
Just like in her past life, Xia Weilan nodded and was about to leave with the old master. After all, the Lin family was like a den of demons to her, and she couldn't wait to escape.
"Hey, sir, sir, I'm Xia Zhengchen's wife!"
Wei Hongmei never dreamed that her deadbeat ex - husband had such a wealthy father. Since he had come to recognize his granddaughter, he should surely give her, the daughter - in - law, some benefits.
Old Master Xia turned around. His cloudy eyes suddenly sharpened like a sharp blade, "If you ever mention Zhengchen again, I'll break your teeth!"
Such a woman wasn't even worthy of sweeping the floor for their family.
"But, but Weilan is my daughter. You can't just take her away like this!"
Wei Hongmei wasn't about to give up such a good chance to make money easily.
"Your daughter?" Old Master Xia's tone was full of sarcasm. He turned to Xia Weilan and asked, "My dear granddaughter, do you recognize her as your mother?"
"I don't!" Xia Weilan blurted out, and her back as she left with Old Master Xia was so resolute.
When they arrived at the Xia family, Xia Weilan patiently listened to the story of her father again.
Her father had served in the military when he was young. He lost his memory during a mission and wandered around. The only thing that indicated his name was a pen in his backpack with "Xia Zhengchen" written on it. Later, he met Wei Hongmei and married her. But a few years after Xia Weilan was born, he died in a car accident.
Old Master Xia had been looking for his son for so many years and only recently learned about this. Xia Zhengchen was his only son. When he heard the news of his son's death, he aged several years overnight.
Fortunately, God had mercy on him, and he still had a granddaughter in the world.
After learning that his granddaughter had lived a life worse than that of pigs and dogs in the Lin family, Old Master Xia wanted to drive the Lin family out of the imperial capital.
But Xia Weilan still cared a bit about the blood - relation with her biological mother and only said that they should stay out of each other's way in the future.
A week later, Old Master Xia held a banquet at the only seven - star hotel in the capital. He wanted to solemnly introduce his granddaughter to everyone in the upper - class society.
In the private room on the second floor, Mo Beichen was lounging lazily on the chair, idly swirling the wine glass in his hand.
Nan Fengyan, on the other hand, looked like he was waiting to watch a joke. "I wonder what the long - lost young lady of the Xia family looks like?"
Although the Xia family's economic strength in the capital was inferior to that of the Mo family, their prestige was very high. So the only legitimate young lady of the Xia family naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Mo Beichen exhaled indifferently, "What else could she look like? A yellow - haired, dark - faced, fat and round country bumpkin."
Weren't those princesses who were lost in the civilian world in ancient times all of this vulgar kind?
Nan Fengliang curled his lips. "Beichen, you should pray for Miss Xia's well - being. I heard that your grandfather has said that he'll go to the Xia family to propose marriage for you in a few days."
Then he added, "I wonder what your grandfather is thinking. There's Xia Ruolin, a noble and elegant woman, but he won't let you marry her. Instead, he wants you to marry this girl of unknown origin. Anyway, they're both young ladies of the Xia family."
Mo Beichen took a sip of his wine. "Humph! If he wants to propose marriage, he can marry her himself. I don't like anyone from the Xia family anyway."
Just as Nan Fengyan was about to speak, there was a stir in the hall downstairs.
At the entrance, a beautiful girl in a light blue silk dress walked in, arm in arm with Old Master Xia.
The girl had skin as white as snow, eyebrows as slender as willow leaves.
She was slender and tall, with an otherworldly aura.
Her eyes blinked like a fairy's, and the smile on her lips was like the warm sun.
Everyone was amazed. The long - lost girl of the Xia family was in no way inferior to the pampered Xia Ruolin.
"This, isn't this the girl you took away from the Fuli Imperial City that day?"
Nan Fengyan was so shocked that he stood up immediately.
Mo Beichen was also slightly stunned. After all, he and that girl were from two different worlds. He thought he would never cross paths with her again in this lifetime.
Unexpectedly, they met so soon, and she had suddenly become Old Master Xia's granddaughter and the most valuable young lady in the capital.
"Hahaha." Nan Fengyan was always eager to watch the fun. "What a fated encounter! That little girl wanted to go with you even though she didn't know you at all. It must be her sixth sense telling her that you'll be her husband in the future!"