C85 Gou Hsiang-hsien Went Home

Suddenly, Gu Xi Nian's phone rang. He picked it up and looked at it. His expression sank as he signalled to Gu Qian to go out and pick up the phone.

Cushion walked to the balcony and picked up the phone. "Mother."

"Xi Nian, why haven't you come to your house recently? You can't even come on time for family gatherings, and you're not coming to have a meal at home for the weekend either." Lin Manyin's tone was full of complaint, it was really hard to see her son again.

"I'm busy."

The two words made Lin Manyin choke on the other end of the phone. She paused for a while before saying, "Your grandfather has been having gout again recently. Come and see him. Accompany him to dinner."

Lin Manyin had brought Old Man Gu out. He definitely wouldn't be able to bring him back, even if it was just him alone.

"Grandpa is not feeling well again?" Hearing that Old Man Gu wasn't feeling well, Gu Xi Nian's heart tightened and his tone revealed his worry.

Old Man Gu had an old illness. There had been some accidents in the past, which had led to this illness being left behind.

"Yeah, a little. He wants to see you." Lin Manyin confirmed on the other end of the phone, "If you come back now, dinner is just right."

Although he didn't know what had happened to Old Man Gu, Gu Xi Nian was still worried and decided to visit him at the villa.

"Okay, I'll drive over now."

Lin Manyin hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief. She said to the people beside her in a reproachful tone, "Alright, you can rest assured now. Xi Nian said on the phone that he will come over right now."

The woman intimately took Lin Manyin's arm, "Thank you, Auntie Lin!"

However, Gu Xi Nian didn't know what was going on. He hung up and went into the living room to talk to Gu Qian, who was currently chatting with Bai Ce. "My mother called me. She said that my grandfather's health isn't too good and told me to go back."

Gu Qian stood up. "Ah, then quickly go back. This old man's health is the most important."

"Well, I'll drive back now. "Bai Ce, I'll leave this to you. Contact me anytime if you need anything." Gu Xi Nian finished his instructions and left.

Gu Qian's face showed slight disappointment. He still vividly remembered how his mother Lin Manyin came to find her five years ago, and now, he wondered what kind of attitude she should use to face Lin Manyin again.

And his grandpa … What kind of old man?

It was only now that Gu Qian realized that after so many years, she didn't know anything about Gu Xi Nian's family. He had grown up in such an environment, and some relatives, even Gu Xi Nian's identity, had only been known when they parted five years ago.

Bai Ce's voice interrupted Gu Qian's thoughts, "Miss Gu, why don't you take your child to rest? I'll be fine here. There'll be no problem when Auntie Cleansing comes."

Gu Qian nodded and called A'Yuan over. "If that's the case, then you'll just come down for dinner. I think you've worked hard all day."

"Miss Gu is too polite. This is also part of my job. Later, I'll go to my aunt's house for dinner and take a look at my little nephew." When Bai Ce saw A Yuan and An Mian today, he thought of his little nephew and decided to busy himself to see him.

"En, alright. I will go down first." Gu Qian didn't force Bai Ce any further as he brought A'Yuan and Zou Yi downstairs to their own homes.

Gu Xi Nian rushed to the villa before dinner, but Old Man Gu was nowhere to be seen when he entered the door. Even Steward Shen, who had always been by Old Man Gu's side, was nowhere to be seen.

In the huge living room, other than the nanny who was walking around, there was only Lin Manyin and … Mu Xin Rou.

The two of them were sitting on the sofa, chatting and drinking tea. When they saw Gu Xi Nian walk in, they both stood up.

Lin Manyin, the elegantly dressed noblewoman, welcomed him with a happy expression, "Xi Nian, you're finally here!"

Behind Lin Manyin, Mu Xin Rou was like a beautiful flower, her eyes were filled with joy, seeing the expression of her lover, she softly said: "Xi Nian, we meet again."

"We meet again? Have you just met? " Lin Man Yin revealed a slightly surprised expression.

"Yeah, I went to a banquet last night. Xi Nian was there too."

"Is that so? What kind of banquet is it, did you dance with us in the Western Year? " Lin Man Yin looked interested as she asked Mu Xin Rou.

Just as Mu Xin Rou was about to answer, Gu Xi's face became expressionless as he coldly asked: "Mother, where is Grandfather?"

Mu Xin Rou's expression became ugly.

Lin Manyin smiled to ease the atmosphere, "Grandpa was just called to go play chess by Grandpa Sun, I think it will be a while before he comes back!"

"It's almost time for dinner, are you still going out?"

"It's fine. Xi Nian, I'll call Steward Shen and have him bring the old man back. The nanny is already cooking in the kitchen."

"Didn't you say grandfather had gout? Why are you still running around?" Gu Xi Nian was slightly displeased, his brows knitted slightly, his tone carrying a questioning tone.

Lin Manyin was also a little dissatisfied with Gu Xi Nian's attitude, "Xi Nian, you haven't been home for so long, why are you still acting like this? Xin Rou is here too, you can chat with her first."

Gu Xi Nian had already understood that the reason his mother wanted him to come back was not because Old Man Gu was sick, but because Mu Xin Rou was with him.

The old man's illness was just a pretense for him to come back. If he didn't say something like that, how could Gu Xi Nian come back?

"Mother, if the reason you called me back is because of this, then I'll leave first. I still have things to do." Gu Xi Nian's tone was calm, his eyes cold and distant.

Lin Manyin's expression suddenly changed, and she instantly broke down, "Xi Nian, is this how you treat your mother? Other than the old man, can't you come and see me? "

Gu Xi Nian looked straight at his mother, Lin Man Yin. His patience had reached a certain extent, "Then why did you trick me to come back?"

On the side, Mu Xin Rou was a bit embarrassed. She stepped forward to persuade Gu Xi Nian, "Xi Nian, it's not like this. It's because Auntie Lin missed you, but she was afraid that you'd say you were too busy to come back, so she thought about how Grandpa Gu got sick … "

Gu Xi Nian looked at Mu Xin Rou without any emotions. The coldness in his eyes pierced into her heart, causing her to shudder.

"Is that so? "In that case, Mother has already met with me, so there shouldn't be anything wrong." Gu Xi Nian turned around and was about to leave the main entrance of the Gu family villa.

"Stop right there!" Lin Manyin was a bit flustered and exasperated, she stopped Gu Xi Nian who was about to leave.

In the end, she was still his mother. Gu Xi Nian stopped and turned to Lin Manyin, "Mother, what else do you want?"

Lin Manyin finally stopped feigning ignorance, and directly said, "The banquet you attended yesterday, who did you bring along?"