364 Won A Battle (1/2)

”Ahem!”

The sound made both Nora and Xiu look over to see Xin Zimen standing at the doorway.

”Sorry to disturb you both but I just wanted to say that I've asked someone to clean the guest room for you both.”

”We aren-,” Xiu wanted to say that they weren't staying here when Xin Zimen cut her off.

”I think your sister would like to spend some more time with her daughter,” he was looking at Nora when he said those words.

Xiu also looked and saw how the little girl was nestling up to her mother. She really didn't have the heart to pull them away from each other. But... ”We can take her with us.” Xiu didn't know what she said wrong but Xin Zimen didn't look very amused.

”If you think I'll let you take my one and only granddaughter out of my house, you're really wrong.”

”Why can't we take her? Nora is her mother! It's her right to take her daughter! How can to stop her?!”

Xin Zimen looked at her and rolled his eyes. ”Is she really this clueless or she pretends to be one?”

”She is that clueless,” Nora couldn't help answering Xin Zimen honestly.

”Hello! Before bad-mouthing me at least take notice that I'm standing right here!”

”We're not bad-mouthing you, Xiu'er. But you really need to stop living under the rock,” said Nora looking at her best friend as if she was really disappointed.

Xiu was still uncertain about what she did wrong. And how was she living under the rock exactly? What were they referring to exactly?!

”Okay, let me say it this way...” began Xin Zimen keeping his voice calm. ”Do you know who I am?”

”Yes, you're Xin Zimen,” said Xiu in a 'duh' kind of way like that was dumbest question she had ever heard.

”Then do you know who Xin Zimen exactly is?” he asked further making her frown.

”Not exactly!” answered Xiu in all honesty. She honestly had little to no knowledge of what Xin Zimen's name even represented in this society. And to be even more honest, she didn't care at all!

Xin Zimen sighed heavily before smiling at her. ”You're really...” he shook his head and went on, ”Forget it. Just know that I have many rivals. In personal life and in professional life. And any single one of them can try to use my granddaughter against me. I don't want to play with her safety and that's why until I assemble a highly skilled security team for her, I can't allow you to take her out of this house.”

It's not like he didn't want Nora to go out with her daughter. It was just that he had already seen what happened the moment Ava landed in this country. He didn't want to repeat all that again. Last time, he was lucky since Ying was able to save his granddaughter, the next time might not be that lucky!

He was not gonna take any risk. Not at the expense of his granddaughter's life.