Chapter 32 

After the two parted ways, Xie Zhen stood at the entrance of the hospital, watching the graceful figure of the young woman slowly fade as she walked away.

His heart was filled with joy, and if the situation allowed, he would have preferred to personally escort her home.

“Xie Zhen? Are you looking for me?” A gentle and affectionate voice sounded behind Xie Zhen.

Xie Zhen instinctively tensed up, he regretted that he stayed here for a few minutes. He should have left immediately earlier.

However, since he had already met an elder, he couldn’t just leave directly. So, he turned around with a stern face and called out, “Aunt He!”

Dean He, dressed in white robes and evidently accustomed to this young man’s sullen expression, smiled as she looked Xie Zhen up and down. Not seeing any problem, she waved at him, “Come, I was just looking for you. Let’s talk in my office.”

Xie Zhen: “……” 

“How was your mission this time? Did anyone get hurt?” In the office, after Dean He had seated Xie Zhen and handed him a cup of tea, she asked.

For the elders who watched him grow up, Xie Zhen’s face was not as cold as usual. He took the teacup and said, “No, this mission was quite successful, and none of the soldiers were injured.”

It wasn’t polite to inquire further, but that was enough. Dean nodded with relief. “That’s good then!”

No one getting hurt was good news.

Next, the two of them chatted for a while, and Dean finally brought up what she wanted to say, “A few days ago, I talked to your mother on the phone. I met a particularly good and beautiful girl and thought of introducing her to you. What do you think?”

Although not surprised, Xie Zhen still felt a headache coming on. He didn’t ask and directly refused, “Not interested.”

“Hey! You stubborn child, if it weren’t for your outstanding older brother (Dean He’s son) being married, I wouldn’t even consider introducing such a good girl to you. Besides, I haven’t asked the girl’s side yet. Maybe she won’t even like you. How old are you, you brat? You’re almost 30.”

Xie Zhen pursed his thin lips in a straight line and said: “I’m only 27, not even 28 yet!”

Xie Zhen didn’t think much about his age before, but when he thought about the young woman who caught his heart, she was only 20 years old. His age bothered him for some reason.

Dean He nodded at him with a resentful expression. “What’s the difference between 27 and 28? You’re almost 30 anyway. What? Do you want to delay even longer? Your older brother is only one year older than you. His child, my grandchild, is already 5 years old. Do you see anything wrong with that? Auntie guarantees you’ll like her.”

This time, Xie Zhen stood up directly, put on the hat lying aside, and, for the first time, rudely interrupted the elder’s endless talk, “Auntie, it’s really not necessary. I have someone I like.”

Dean He was surprised and suspiciously scrutinizing Xie Zhen, who showed no expression. “Are you serious? You’re not lying to me, are you?”

Thinking about his date tomorrow, Xie Zhen’s expression softened subconsciously. “I’m not lying to you!”

Dean He stared at Xie Zhen curiously and questioned with disbelief, “Have you started dating?”

Xie Zhen shook his head and said, “No, I’m still pursuing her.”

Dean He became even more curious. Xie Zhen, such a good young man, was top-notch in appearance, job, and family background. In ancient times, even a princess would marry him. Yet, he was still in pursuit. How could she not think that the girl is amazing for making her nephew like her? 

“What’s the name of the little girl?”

Xie Zhen’s ear turned red, but he shook his head firmly and said, “I can’t say her name now. If I finally catch up to her, I’ll let you know.”

Dean He didn’t ask anymore, after all, it concerns the reputation of the girl.

However, in her mind, she had already filtered out what type of girl Xie Zhen would like. She hadn’t heard him mention anyone he liked before. Could it be someone he just met?

Could it be Su Xi?

This brat had just returned from a mission…. Did he fall in love at first sight today? Su Xi definitely had the charm for that. This speculation was reasonable.

Thinking about this, Dean He smiled and asked indirectly, “How long have you known each other?”

There was no need to hide this answer. “We’ve known each other for five years.”

Dean He… So she had overthought things.

What a pity, such a good girl!!! She felt stifled and didn’t want to see his cold face for a short time, so she waved her hand to dismiss him.

The brat had no luck!

……….

The next morning.

In the cool autumn breeze, Su Xi sat gracefully at the dining table, dressed in a white small floral dress with a doll collar, and light beige shoes, and half-braided her hair like a princess, like a delicate fairy.

Chen Xiangyun wondered why her granddaughter woke up this early and didn’t sleep in.

“Xixi, isn’t today your day off?”

Su Xi took the porridge and pancakes handed to her by her grandmother. “Yes, today is my day off, I’m taking turns with Big Brother.”

Grandma Chen looked at her outfit. “Then what’s this for?”

Su Xi buried her head in the porridge, hiding her guilty conscience. She mumbled vaguely, “I made an appointment with Shi Lingling to go shopping in the city.”

Since Su Xi arrived on the island, Shi Lingling has been delivering delicious and fun food to her from time to time and even inviting her out to play. This time, using Shi Lingling as an excuse, her family should not doubt anything.

Su Dong raised his eyebrows and looked at his sister’s outfit with some suspicion. “When did you make the appointment? Let Yannan give you some money.”

Su Xi waved her hand and refused: “No need, your little sister is quite a rich woman now, I’m not short of money.”

Xi Yannan ignored her and got up to take a stack of money and tickets, handed them to Su Xi, and said: “Take it. What’s yours is yours. This is your brother’s goodwill. We exchanged a lot of cloth tickets recently. I got two pieces of cloth back. You and Grandma can each make a piece of clothing.”

Su Xi knew that this was his brother’s way of showing love for her, so she didn’t refuse again.

Su Xi didn’t lack money. During her university years, her peach wine had already sold for a high price. Good things always found customers and wealthy people never lacked money in any era.

But after coming to this island for work, she gave up this business. In the following ten years, she didn’t plan to take risks anymore. It wasn’t necessary.

Besides, she had accumulated nearly a hundred thousand in savings now. In this era, she was definitely wealthy.

Hearing that her grandson wants to buy clothes for herself again, Chen Xiangyun quickly refuses. “No need to buy one for me. I’m already old. Just buy one for Xixi. Our Xixi is a big girl now and needs to dress up nicely to find a good husband.”

Thinking about the matchmaker who had recently inquired about her granddaughter, Chen Xiangyun smiled happily. Her granddaughter was truly a sought-after lady.

“No way!”

“Xixi is still young!”

Su Dong and Xi Yannan were opposed in unison.

Chen Xiangyun scolded her grandsons with a glare: “You’re both not young anymore. If you don’t get married, I won’t say anything, but do you want your sister to wait until she’s 30? Speaking of which, Dongdong, you’re already 29, and Nan Nan is 24. When are you going to give your grandmother a grandson?”

Su Xi thought, ‘Grandma, don’t even think about it. Maybe you can only count on me for a grandson.’

But she didn’t dare say that; she was afraid of scaring her Grandma.

However, seeing her brothers’ faces not looking good, Su Xi couldn’t bear it. She changed the subject, “Grandma, marriage is not something to rush. It must be based on love. When you and Grandpa got married, you weren’t young either. Grandpa was already in his thirties. These things can’t be rushed. Maybe I’ll get married early, and when that happens, I’ll still give you a grandson.”

Su Dong/Xi Yannan suddenly looked at their sister, their eyes sharp, and for a moment, Su Xi felt a chill down her spine. They said in unison, in tacit agreement, “You haven’t started dating someone, have you?”

Chen Xiangyun was pleasantly surprised. “Really? Which boy’s family is it? When can you bring him to Grandma to see?”

Su Xi’s mouth twitched, looking at her eager grandmother, speechless. “It’s an ‘if’ I was just speaking hypothetically.”

Grandma Chen was disappointed. She wore a look of ‘How useless you all are.’ She took the empty bowl of porridge and went to the kitchen.

Su Dong, who still didn’t believe his sister’s excuse, stared at her intently, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, looking charmingly confident. “Are you secretly dating someone? Who is it?”

Su Xi rolled her eyes and said, “Who am I doing this for? I really don’t have one!” 

‘But after today, who knows? Cough, cough! ’

At least at this moment, she was absolutely honest.

Xi Yannan swallowed the last bite of the pancake and said directly: “I’ll take you to the pier later.”

If she had really started dating someone, he could find out.

Su Xi remained calm, tapping the eggshell on her plate. She always saved the best for last. She said indifferently, “Okay, Shi Lingling and her cousin will come to find me. I’ll just wait at home. When they arrive, you can send us off.”

Shi Lingling’s cousin was a chubby girl who was also a fan of Su Dong. After seeing Su Dong for the first time, she turned into a fangirl and was quite crazy about him.

Seizing the opportunity, she would come to the island, claiming to be ‘visiting relatives’, but in reality, she was following Su Dong around, wishing her eyes could grow on Su Dong’s body, unable to take her eyes off of Su Dong.

“Cough, cough, cough!” Su Dong was startled, reminded of the girl’s persistence. Even the well-behaved man couldn’t withstand her usual demeanor, and he choked.

Xi Yannan immediately patted Su Dong on the back, and after Su Dong calmed down, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

Then he grabbed Su Dong’s hand and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to the hospital to work.”

Su Xi: “Didn’t you want to take me to the dock? And it’s only after six o’clock, and it’s not working time yet.”

Xi Yannan gave her a look of disdain. “You can go by yourself. I’ll accompany Big Brother to work.”

Su Xi: “….”

Although this was the result she wanted, why did it still hurt so much?

Sure enough, in front of his lover, his younger sister is nothing but a background.

Heh!

Men!