Chapter 417 - Attention Fairy

Hyson asked one of the stewards to help look after Lin Zhen's dog while he took Lin Zhen inside. Only after coming here, Lin Zhen realized that the last time Hyson had called him out for dinner, it was actually at the house right next door. 

"I'm back!" Hyson announced loudly as he entered through the door. 

"Where did you go early in the morning?" asked Mu Chenyan.

"I went to enjoy the sunrise," answered Hyson.

"Oh," Mu Chenyan had a look of realization. "It's that day of the month."

Hyson's lips twitched when he heard her words, "Yanyan, why does it sound so strange when you say that?"

Mu Chenyan shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly to indicate that she had no idea what he was talking about. Seeing her oh-so innocent look, he was quite amused and helpless.

It was Grandfather Xiang who first noticed Lin Zhen's presence, "Fai, did you bring a guest?"

Hyson stopped and nodded. He turned to pull Lin Zhen up and grinned, "I met him on the track and invited him over for breakfast to say thank you." Taking a pause, he decided to explain why he was thanking Lin Zhen, "Ellie borrowed his dog the other day since Xian Ge seems to like his dog a lot."

"Isn't he the leader of your group?" inquired Mu Chenyan as she recognized Lin Zhen. If even Raelle knew Lin Zhen, it'd be surprising if Mu Chenyan didn't know. In fact, all of these people were familiar with Hyson's group mates even though they have never met them in person before.

"He is," answered Hyson. "Zhen Ge," he turned to Lin Zhen and continued, "Say hi! That's my Opa. That's Yanyan and that's my mum."

Lin Zhen bowed down a little to greet them all in a well-mannered way.

"Don't just stand there," said Grandfather Xiang. "Come and sit down." Then he looked at Mu Chenyan and Yue Yue, "And if you both ladies are done embarrassing yourselves for today, see what's for breakfast. We have a guest."

Mu Chenyan suddenly clapped her hand surprising everyone, "Aiya! I had congee on the stove!" As she said that, she ran off to the kitchen. 

Behind her, Yue Yue's mouth opened as well as she realized that she had also put the soup on the stove. She gave Hyson a look and instructed, 'Take care of the guest.'

Lin Zhen looked at this scene and for a moment had black lines on his head. Hyson shook his head at him and told him, "Before you ask, my mum can't speak."

Lin Zhen was stunned when he heard that. This was really something he had never expected. Hyson never mentioned anything regarding this either. And if he didn't say anything, none of them had no way of knowing.

"Xiao Fai," called out Grandfather Xiang. "Aren't you being too stingy but inviting him over for just breakfast?"

"Then should we keep him for lunch as well?" suggested Hyson.

"Don't you have plans to go shopping with Raelle?"

Hyson shook his head, "I changed my mind. I definitely don't wanna be the third-wheeler. Although Ellie's fashion sense isn't as great as mine, it's still acceptable. It's better than what Xian Ge has in his closet anyway."

"I won't be staying though," Lin Zhen suddenly spoke up. "I have to meet my grandparents for lunch."

"Oh, a filial grandson," commented Grandfather Xiang. "Good. That's really good."

"Opa, I'm also very filial," said Hyson in a way that clearly showed that he was looking for praises.

Grandfather Xiang smiled at his antics and ruffled his head, "Yes, yes. Our Fai is obviously the best of the best." Hyson grinned in happiness. "Now, go and freshen up before breakfast."

Hyson nodded his head and looked at Lin Zhen, "Ge, I'll be right back with you!"

Lin Zhen gave him a nod in response. But after he left, Lin Zhen felt a bit uneasy. There was actually no reason for him to feel uneasy but he couldn't help it right now. He even sat up straight, squaring his shoulders as if he was going to war. 

"Relax a little," said Grandfather Xiang in a gentle voice. At least, he thought that he was being gentle right now. "No one is gonna eat you up here."

Lin Zhen smiled sheepishly, "Sorry."

"There is no need to apologize," said Grandfather Xiang. "Actually, we've been meaning to ask Fai to bring all of his group members over for a meal. We always wanted to thank you all for taking such good care of him for all these years." He took a pause and sighed softly, "But Fai said he'd just treat you guys himself."

Lin Zhen nodded his head in understanding. For all these years, Hyson had been treating them to a lot of meals and he even told them how he had been instructed by his family to show his gratitude to all his older brothers who always took care of him. 

"He always kept his words," he told Grandfather Xiang. "He took us out for a meal way too many times."

Grandfather Xiang smiled at him, "I know. He'd never say what he isn't willing to do. If he said, he'd treat you all, he'd definitely done it." He looked straight at Lin Zhen as he added, "But it's still our responsibility as his family to show you all that we are really thankful for everything you've done. Let's not talk about anything else, the fact alone that you all really treat him as a younger brother is enough for us to feel thankful."

"He is a cute little brother," commented Lin Zhen with a smile on his face. "I don't think people can even bring themselves to hate him. Besides, he always gives back a hundredfold. If we love him as a younger brother, he really respects us as his Older brothers."

Grandfather Xiang was naturally happy to hear that someone was complimenting his family's adorable bunny who actually called himself a fairy. More like, attention fairy!