Chapter 878: Liberal Society

Chapter 878: Liberal Society

Grandfather Xiang really had no doubt that Mu Chenyan was a part of their family. After all, only their family genes were filled with violence but were oblivious to the matters of the heart. And Mu Chenyan was just like that.

In fact, he knew for a long time that the relationship between Mu Chenyan and Xia Zhao was strange. It was a very complicated one. While Xia Zhao was a quiet and calm one, Mu Chenyan was the hyper one. They were exactly similar in temperament but they still got along. Well, in their own way, they did get along.

They couldn't be considered best of friends and couldn't be considered more than friends either. But calling them enemies would be wrong as well. In a true sense, they never had a fight. At least, not a serious one. The daily bickering was different and even during that, most of the time only Mu Chenyan put effort into having the last say. Xia Zhao was always very careless.

But even a blind could tell that Xia Zhao treated Mu Chenyan differently. Even with his nonchalant nature, he had always been attentive to Mu Chenyan. He never missed a single detail related to her.

Just considering Mu Chenyan's looks and background was enough to make a long queue of suitors who wanted to get her attention. But even if Xia Zhao treated Mu Chenyan differently, he never tried to get her attention. It was always Mu Chenyan who went to create chaos in his quiet and peaceful life.

To be honest, Grandfather Xiang didn't know what Xia Zhao felt for Mu Chenyan. Whether it was love or not, he couldn't tell. Xia Zhao never voiced out his feelings for some reason. But his actions did give people ideas. But then he looked at Hyson and Raelle making him contemplate deeply. Hyson says soulmates are not always lovers. That's what Grandfather Xiang began to believe in as well over time. And now, he was certain that Xia Zhao was Mu Chenyan's soulmate.

However, he couldn't describe the category of this soulmate for now. He needed to see more.

"Why don't you invite him over?" suggested Grandfather Xiang.

Mu Chenyan shook her head, "No way. You have always liked him. If I called him here, won't I be losing my position?"

Grandfather Xiang laughed helplessly, "You're our family's daughter. How can an outsider take your place?"

Mu Chenyan scratched her head and grinned foolishly, "That's right." She thought about it before replying, "Then I'll see if I can call him. He had always respected you a lot, how about you bring up the topic of buying his painting?"

Grandfather Xiang was suddenly very curious about this painting she kept mentioning. He really wanted to see what was about that painting that she was so obsessed with it. Was it just that she felt like she was losing the privilege she had in Xia Zhao's life? Or something else?

Whatever it was, he had to see this painting to get an idea.

"You invite him over and ask him to bring the painting, I want to see it."

Mu Chenyan's eyes sparkled, "Good idea. Then I can steal it."

"Do you really think you'd be able to steal anything from him?" asked Grandfather Xiang.

"Elder Xiang, you can't look down on your daughter like this," she pouted. "If push comes to shove, I'm really gonna make him sit with Elle. I'm sure that fool won't be able to win in an argument with our Elle."

Grandfather Xiang wasn't even surprised by her words. He had to say it wasn't the first time Mu Chenyan had this idea of using Raelle's eloquence to her advantage. You see, Mu Chenyan was a straightforward person but she wasn't good with words. She needed some help from her niece who never gave anyone a chance to get an inch on a negotiation table.

"By the way, how is his family?" asked Grandfather Xiang in passing. "His father, mother, brother. Oh, and what about his wife? Does he have kids?"

"I don't know," she replied and suddenly frowned, "Elder Xiang, he doesn't have a brother."

Grandfather Xiang rubbed his temples as he told her, "He does have a younger brother. He was born when you guys were 16. His parents had him in their old age."

"Something like that happened?" she muttered to herself. "How come I didn't know?" Since she couldn't recall anything related to it, she quickly got over it and decided to inquire about it later on. For now, she continued to answer Grandfather Xiang's questions, "Oh, about his wife... He doesn't have one. That's what he told him. I thought he'd be together with his college girlfriend but I guess I was wrong. As for a kid... Who knows? I didn't ask."

Grandfather Xiang gave her a look, "He isn't married so of course there is no need to ask about kids."

"Elder Xiang, you're really innocent," commented Mu Chenyan like Miss know-it-all. "People are very liberal now. Just because you aren't married doesn't mean you can't have kids. Who made that rule? There is no such rule in today's society. Besides, even I have two kids and I didn't get married either."

Of course, the two kids that she spoke of were Hyson and Raelle without a doubt. No one had to even ask it to know. And she said it so naturally that no one would even want to question it either.

"And why are you asking me about his parents? Don't you have a friendship with his father? I don't think you both lost contact over the years. You could just ask him."

"We don't talk about our personal lives," answered Grandfather Xiang.

"What do you guys then talk about? Weather?"

"Chenyan, is your body itching?" asked Grandfather Xiang.

"No," she replied. "I'm perfectly fine."

"Oh, I thought it's itching so I should give you a good massage with a cane!"

"Elder Xiang, you don't have a cane!" She laughed out loud making Grandfather Xiang take a deep breath.