"Who are you?"
Su Hui looked at the young lady standing at the door. She appeared to be a lady from a reputable family, her attire and demeanor impeccably refined.
"Mrs. Xia, hello. I'm here on behalf of Elder Xiao to see Miss Xia. My name is Lin Suixiang."
"Elder Xiao?"
Su Hui didn't recognize any Elder Xiao or Wang.
"Miss Lin, I never mentioned any Elder Xiao you speak of..."
Before Su Hui could finish, Lin Suixiang said, "He is Xiao Yi's grandfather. The Xiao and Xia families are business partners, after all. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Xia. Is the person he's currently in talks with for an investment surnamed Lin?"
Su Hui was taken aback. Although she wasn't privy to the family's business dealings, there was no reason for someone to come all the way here just to lie to her.
"Miss Lin, please come in."
Su Hui didn't press further and politely invited Lin Suixiang inside.
Meanwhile, Xia Weiliang and Xia Xiaoqiu were playing games in the living room, locked in a fierce, evenly matched battle. Just as Xiao Yi had instructed, she didn't have to worry about anything. Su Dan Novel Network.
So, of course, she would happily enjoy her carefree days.
"Weiliang, a Miss Lin is here to see you."
"Miss Lin?"
Xia Weiliang turned her head, and seeing Lin Suixiang, she was also a bit surprised.
However, she quickly regained her composure, a smile of unknown meaning playing on her lips. Lin Suixiang stared at her with a cool, composed demeanor, neither humble nor obsequious, unmoved by favor or disgrace.
She hadn't expected that before her rebirth, Lin Suixiang would be so bold as to show up!
Xia Weiliang put down the game controller, leaned sideways, and eyed her with a smile, "Miss Lin, whom do I have the pleasure of addressing? Is there something you need?"
"Miss Xia, could we speak alone for a moment?"
Lin Suixiang, even now, maintained a poised and elegant demeanor, exuding the refined air of a well-bred lady.
"You two chat. I'll go make some tea." Su Hui invited Lin Suixiang to sit and then went into the kitchen.
Xia Xiaoqiu was at a crucial point in the game, "I don't mind if you ignore me or treat me like I'm not human!"
Lin Suixiang had no objections and looked at Xia Weiliang with a serious expression, "Elder Xiao has a few words he'd like me to convey to Miss Xia on his behalf."
Xia Weiliang understood. She looked at Lin Suixiang with amusement and asked with a smile, "Is it Elder Xiao who wants to ask, or is it Miss Lin who wants to know?"
Lin Suixiang's expression shifted slightly, and she raised an eyebrow, "It's Elder Xiao, of course."
Xia Weiliang put on a face that said, "You're a green tea, so everything you say is right," clearly not wanting to bicker with her. "Fine, ask away. Whether I answer is my decision."
Lin Suixiang got straight to the point, "Everyone in the Xiao family has watched your livestream. Elder Xiao is extremely angered that Xiao Yi publicly revealed your relationship on television."
"So, you're saying that while he's angry, he's not so senile as to go directly to his grandson, but rather sent you here to question me? After all, you should always pick on the softer target!"
Xia Weiliang analyzed confidently from the side, "So, can I also understand this as the elder, for whatever reason, still has some reservations about Xiao Yi? As for me, as long as I have Xiao Yi, I can ignore what anyone else says!"
She looked up at Lin Suixiang and smiled at her, "What do you think, Miss Lin?"
Lin Suixiang hadn't expected her to say that, and she had hit the mark with her damn words!
Elder Xiao was indeed angry, but it wasn't to the point where he would disown his grandson over this matter, as she had suggested.
Xiao Yi was in the entertainment industry, surrounded by countless temptations. Perhaps he was just infatuated for a moment.
But Lin Suixiang didn't see it that way.
She had grown up with Xiao Yi and knew him better than anyone. He had been in the industry for so long, and this was the first time he had publicly acknowledged Xia Weiliang's identity to the entire internet. This act itself indicated her unique position in his heart!
This also gave Lin Suixiang a sense of crisis. After adding fuel to the fire in front of Elder Xiao, she was ordered to personally visit the Xia family and ensure Xia Weiliang understood her place.
Only after meeting Xia Weiliang in person did Lin Suixiang realize that this woman was indeed difficult to deal with!
No wonder she could make Xiao Yi so compliant. She must be a schemer!
Thus, she smiled slightly and said, "Miss Xia seems to be quite hostile towards me. Have you misunderstood something? Xiao Yi and I are merely childhood sweethearts. While it's true that our Xiao and Lin families are quite close..."
Her words were deliberately misleading.
The mention of their families being "close," combined with her deliberate visit to convey Elder Xiao's message, made it difficult not to interpret it as a future familial connection between families of equal standing.
Xia Weiliang chuckled, her lips curving into a slight smile.
Fortunately, she had the advantage of an omniscient perspective. Otherwise, if this were their first meeting, she might have been completely taken aback by Lin Suixiang's performance.
Staring at Xia Weiliang's enviably beautiful face, Lin Suixiang's voice grew colder, "Miss Xia, what are you smiling about?"
"It's true that the Xiao and Lin families are close. After all, your father has been the Xiao family's butler for so many years. How could they not be close!"
Lin Suixiang's expression changed drastically, her face a mixture of embarrassment and anger.
The identity of "butler's daughter" did indeed allow her to get closer to Xiao Yi than other women, but it was also the biggest obstacle between her and Xiao Yi!
That's why she worked desperately to become accomplished, finally achieving success in medicine. She could now stand shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Yi based on her own talent!
Who knew that before she could receive formal recognition from Elder Xiao, Xia Weiliang would suddenly appear!
Xia Weiliang seemed to know everything about her, making Lin Suixiang suspect that Xiao Yi had even told her family matters. Could it be that he truly wanted to be with her? That he wanted to marry her?!
The thought of this possibility made Lin Suixiang feel suffocated with distress!
She had waited for him for so many years, done so much for him, only to not even receive a glance from him in the end?
She gritted her teeth, struggling to maintain a smile, "Miss Xia, do you have some kind of prejudice against my identity? What does it matter if my father is a butler? My father has been with the Xiao family for so many years, and Elder Xiao has always treated our family as his own. I don't feel inferior to anyone."
"Miss Lin, what do you mean by that? I have no prejudice. I'm just simply curious. You're a perfectly good doctor, so why are you always meddling in Xiao Yi's romantic life? Could it be that you... feel something for him..."
"No!" Lin Suixiang denied it quickly and anxiously, making it hard not to question her motives.
Xia Weiliang, however, smiled reassuringly at her, "I'm just making idle talk. Why are you so agitated? If you don't have feelings for him, then you don't! Besides, even if you did, it's probably over now. Who asked our Xiao Yi to have absolutely no interest in you!"
This statement was as virtuous as it was manipulative, truly leaving no room for other kinds of "tea" to thrive!
Lin Suixiang's face was a storm of emotions, her eyes filled with hatred. She had come here to give Xia Weiliang face! Who would have thought that she would refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!