sky-high engagement

Chapter 185 What's Wrong?

On the sofa in the living room, Xiao Zhendong was sitting facing the door, his back was straight, and he was holding the faucet of the walking stick with folded hands. His short white hair made people feel inexplicably sore.

Su Mo walked over, but she didn't dare to look directly into Xiao Zhendong's eyes, and stood in front of him with her head down, "Grandpa." She couldn't even say anything unnecessary.

When he heard footsteps just now, Xiao Zhendong didn't raise his head until she stood in front of him.

Her footsteps were much lighter than when she was in Xiao Zhai, she seemed to be thinner, her chin was pointed, her eyes appeared bigger, and her complexion seemed to be unwell.

Unlike those famous ladies he had seen, and also not like those gossips in Xiao Nanye's newspaper, she was always dressed plainly, with loose home clothes and a pair of flip flops.

Looking down slowly, Xiao Zhendong felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw the flat belly under the clothes, "How dare you lie to me with such a thing!"

Xiao Zhendong stomped the crutch in his hand fiercely. At that moment, Su Mo saw that his sharp eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes, were covered with bloodshot eyes.

Su Mo lowered her head in shame, but could only say, "Grandpa, I'm sorry!"

I'm really sorry to disappoint you!

Xiao Zhendong looked at Su Mo, she was wearing long clothes and trousers on a hot day, she didn't understand that the more she tried to cover up, the more people would find out.

Thinking of the news that he read in the newspaper this morning, Xiao Zhendong felt pain in his heart, his heartbeat became disordered for a moment, and his heartbeat was arrhythmia.

He took a breath calmly, adjusted his breathing, looked at the eldest grandson-in-law he recognized and said, "Do you know where I went wrong?"

Only then did Su Mo look up at him, and said with red eyes, "I know, Grandpa, I shouldn't have lied to you that I have a child, I really knew I was wrong."

Xiao Zhendong shook his head and said, "You don't even know where you are wrong!"

"Grandpa..." Su Mo hung her head and was extremely aggrieved. She had clearly admitted her mistake.

Moreover, Xiao Nanye had made up her own mind about the child back then, she was at best an accessory, now that the principal offender has escaped, all the blame rests on her alone.

Xiao Zhendong believed in his own eyesight, Su Mo was a well-behaved and sensible boy, he was sure of that.

He was angry, not because of cheating, but because of her attitude towards the whole matter, she didn't regard herself as a member of the Xiao family at all.

Xiao family, what kind of family is that?
The granddaughter-in-law of the Xiao family represents the Xiao family on the outside. How could she be so unafraid to go in and out with other men in public?

"Look for yourself." Xiao Zhendong pointed to the newspaper on the coffee table, which he brought from home, "After reading it, tell me, what is your mistake?"

Why did grandpa let me read the newspaper?

Su Mo was a little puzzled. Under Chen Bo's worried gaze, she walked over to pick up the newspaper, and when she unfolded it, she saw the headline on the front page.

On the front page, there is a striking headline: Advertisement's new favorite private meeting with mysterious boyfriend, intimate time in the hotel.

There are also two distant photos below, one is Lin Jinyao hugging her in the coffee shop, and the other is outside the hotel.

Because of the shooting angle, the picture looks very ambiguous. Although it is a little blurred under the influence of the light, it can still be seen that it is Su Mo.

In less than a year since M Jewelry went public, it has already gained popularity. Su Mo, the spokesperson of M Jewelry, naturally needs attention.

What's more, she has another identity, the mysterious girlfriend of the CEO of Ling'an Group.

As if afraid that others would not know the identity of the protagonist of the scandal, a certain media deliberately cut a photo from a promotional photo beside the photo for comparison.

The title is so absurd, and the content is even more unbearable. This is simply nonsense.

After reading the whole article, Su Mo's whole body is not well, and his bloodless face is even whiter.

"It's not true."

Su Mo explained to Xiao Zhendong with red eyes, "Grandpa, what is said above is not true. I have never done anything to offend Xiao Nanye. Grandpa, you have to believe me."

Xiao Zhendong looked at her and shook his head in disappointment, "Xiao Su! You still don't know where you went wrong. You really let me down."

Su Mo originally wanted to explain those two photos, but when he was swept by such disappointed eyes, his heart was half cold. He opened his mouth to explain, but found that he didn't know what to say?

Xiao Zhendong looked at her coldly, as if he came here today just to say this sentence.

Disappointed!

Compared with Su Mo's silence, Xiao Zhendong's mood is very complicated.

This girl is still too young. Although she is very sensible, she is actually a stubborn child. From her body, he seems to have seen Ling An'an back then.

What happened back then has always been a heart problem for Xiao Zhendong. After so many years, he still can't forget it.

Even if Xiao Nanye tried his best not to recognize him as a grandfather this time, he would never let such a thing happen again in the Xiao family.

Xiao Zhendong looked at the girl in front of him, "When you entered the door, it was the Xiao family who treated you badly."

He was worthy of marrying Xiao Nanye back then, Su Mo shook his head and remained silent.

In fact, what happened back then was just a transaction in the final analysis, she and Xiao Nan got what they needed each other at night, so why talk about who treats whom badly?

Seeing her going on like this, Xiao Zhendong was relieved and worried at the same time, even with such a desireless temperament, he was very much like Ling Anan, no wonder Xiao Nanye liked her so much.

It is precisely because of this that it is even more worrying.

Xiao Zhendong seemed to sigh, and said: "Grandpa thought you would understand some things if you didn't say them, but your performance is very disappointing.

Xiao Su!
You tell grandpa, did I see the wrong person? "

Su Mo's nose became sore when he heard this, and he sniffled and said, "Grandpa, don't be angry, I did something wrong."

This is completely opposite to Ling Anan, that woman has never been submissive.

On TV, she could pretend to be a snake, advancing and retreating with certainty, but in front of him, she couldn't even pretend to obey, let alone admit her mistake voluntarily.

From Xiao Zhendong's point of view, women should be well-behaved, how can they stay at home with their husbands and children, how can they show their faces outside all day?

Su Mo was different from Ling An'an back then.

Xiao Zhendong liked Su Mo because of this, that's why he came here to talk to her in person today. He wanted to give her another chance.

Su Mo looked at Xiao Zhendong worriedly and said, "Grandpa, please forgive me this time! I won't dare next time."

Seemingly waiting for her words, Xiao Zhendong nodded and said, seeing the sincerity on her face, "It's not impossible for me to forgive you."

Hearing this, Su Mo's eyes lit up.

It's a pity that before she could be happy, she heard Xiao Zhendong say: "You go and quit your job immediately, and then move back to the Xiao family with me, so that you can learn from your second aunt, how to be a good daughter-in-law of the Xiao family."

After Xiao Zhendong finished speaking, he was not worried that Su Mo would refuse at all. For a person who needed to be forgiven, this was already the greatest tolerance he could give.

Obviously, Xiao Zhendong thought things too simply, because Su Mo's first reaction when he heard this was to refuse.

Regardless of whether a lintel like the Xiao family can tolerate it, she still needs time to think clearly about the matter between her and Xiao Nanye for a granddaughter-in-law like her who can't stand on the stage.

So after Xiao Zhendong finished speaking, Su Mo shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa, I can't promise you."

She didn't want to listen to his words, didn't want to resign and go back to Xiao's house with him, without any extra explanation, she always only had that one sentence, I'm sorry, I can't agree.

At that moment, Xiao Zhendong suddenly felt that his thoughts were ridiculous. Why did he miss it, thinking that this was a docile lamb?

After Su Mo uttered the words of rejection, Xiao Zhendong looked at her with a different look. It was a change from expectation to disappointment. It was just a moment, but it was a world of difference.

He looked at Su Mo quietly for a moment, then stood up suddenly, because he was so angry that his body couldn't help shaking.

"grandfather!"

Su Mo was worried and wanted to reach out to help, but he avoided him. Fortunately, Uncle Chen arrived in time.

Uncle Chen supported Xiao Zhendong, looked at him worriedly and said, "Master, don't get angry, why don't you listen to the explanation of the eldest young lady, maybe she has some difficulties."

Su Mo looked at Uncle Chen gratefully, and was about to explain the Su family's affairs to him, but heard Xiao Zhendong's cold voice say: "Don't call her the young mistress in the future, our Xiao family doesn't have such a granddaughter-in-law."

When grandpa said this, did he want to drive her out of Xiao's house in a fit of anger?
Even though she was never from the Xiao family, when she heard these words, the pain in her heart was stronger than any time in the past.

She admitted that she was not ready to spend her whole life with Xiao Nanye, but during those few days in Xiao Zhai, she really regarded Xiao Nanye's relatives as her own.

She has long regarded him as her grandfather, but now, he wants to drive her away.

Looking at Xiao Zhendong's hunched back, Su Mo's eyes turned red, she chased him out, blocked the car door and said, "Grandpa, do you really want to drive me away?"

Sitting in the back seat, Xiao Zhendong looked at Su Mo, seeing her tears streaming down so fast, he couldn't bear it, but some things were the bottom line and must not be tolerated.

Seeing Xiao Zhendong turned his head away from her, Su Mo cried even more fiercely, and said, "Grandpa, I don't want to make you angry. If I did something wrong, I will correct it. Don't be angry with me, okay?"

And Xiao Zhendong's reaction was to open his eyes and look at the driver in front, and calmly said, "Drive."

Facing Xiao Zhendong's indifferent reaction, Su Mo was really sad. Standing beside her, Uncle Chen could feel the sadness spreading from her body.

But after following Xiao Zhendong's side for so many years, no one knows the old man's temper better than him. Once he makes a decision, he will never change his mind easily.

Looking at the crying person, Uncle Chen sighed, comforted her and said, "Miss Su, the master is still angry at the moment, you should go back first!"

(End of this chapter)