C94 (1/2)
Mother and daughter?
Hearing the attendant's words, Ye Yanxi and Madam He looked at each other and smiled.
”I'm sorry, but we are not mother and daughter!” Ye Yanxi smiled as she explained.
”Is that so?” The waitress was still in disbelief, she looked at the two of them and asked, ”It really isn't mother and daughter? But you look so much like each other, I thought so. ”
However, Madam He felt very pleased when she heard this.
Seeing Madam He's dressing, the attendant was very perceptive. He hurriedly led the two of them to the VIP room.
After handing over the menu, Madam He indicated for her to order first. Thus, Ye Yan Xi randomly ordered a meat dish and a vegetable dish. As she handed the menu back to her, she said, ”Aunt He, you can order a few less dishes this time. We can't finish all of them with just the two of us.”
The main thing was, she was afraid that the last scene would repeat itself. The last time, Madam He had ordered a big table of dishes, but when she left, there were some that hadn't been touched at all.
Madam He glanced at the menu before ordering two servings of food. When Ye Yanxi reminded her that it was enough, Madam He insisted on ordering two more dishes.
Luckily, she didn't order more than ten dishes this time. Ye Yanxi let out a sigh of relief.
After another waiter came to serve tea, Madam He looked at Ye Yanxi carefully as if to make sure she was not injured, ”Lil 'Ye, let me see. Stand up, let me see if your wounds are really healed.”
Ye Yan Xi stood up as instructed. In order to let her see clearly, she spun around on the spot, swinging her arms and moving her legs from time to time: ”Look, I told you that everything was fine. There are no side effects.”
Her body's condition was good to begin with. With the addition of her long term training, her injuries healed very quickly. If it were on an ordinary person's body, it would probably take at least ten days to half a month. Ye Ci had also suffered some injuries during Taekwondo class. However, her injuries were healed within a few days. She had probably gained immunity to them in the long run.
Madam He was now very satisfied.
”It looks really good.” Saying this, Madam He recalled the way she looked at Ye Yan Xi in the hotel: ”You scared me that night, and there was so much blood on your arm. Oh right, I didn't have the time to ask, what happened to you that night? ”How did you get hurt?”
She didn't want to tell Madam He that she was afraid and had to lie. ”I missed my foot when I was going downstairs and fell down the stairs,” she lied.
The truth was that during her battle with the bodyguard, she had tried to dodge the attack, while at the same time, the stairs were too narrow for her to open.
”Little Miss Muddle, why were you so careless?” Madam He looked at her dotingly, then raised her hand to touch her face. ”Thankfully, I didn't bump into her face at that time. Otherwise, I would have been ugly after I broke my face.”
It had been a long time since someone had cared for her like this. Furthermore, she had only met Madam He a few times, but she could feel that Madam He was sincere towards her, so she was very touched.
”Thank you for your concern, Aunt He. I'll try my best not to get confused in the future.”
Madam He looked at Ye Yan Xi with satisfaction. She realized that the more she looked at Ye Yan Xi, the more she liked her. Why did she feel so close to her?
From the first time he met her, he felt that she was familiar with her.
After entering the hotel today, when the waiter said they looked alike, only then did Madam He realize. So that's how it was.
Although She Man was her biological daughter, she didn't look like her at all. This was probably fate.
Madam He was, after all, a woman from the shopping mall, and her way of looking at people was also very vicious. She knew that Ye Yanxi wasn't like the other girls, who only loved to curry favor with her.
The girl was very polite and sincere.
While drinking the water, Ye Yan Xi suddenly thought of something and took out an envelope from her bag. She handed it to Madam He. ”Aunt He.”
”This is?”
Madam He took the envelope and opened it at the same time. Upon seeing that there was a stack of red bills inside, she immediately understood and pushed it back without changing her expression.
”Do you think your aunt invited you out to dinner for this money?”
She panicked, ”Aunt He, don't misunderstand. This is the medical expenses that you paid for me that night, so it's only right that I pay you back.”
”If you still call me Auntie, take the money back.” Madam He stubbornly pushed the envelope to Ye Yanxi.
However, Ye Yan Xi was also determined to return the money, so she pushed it back.
”Aunt He, you must take this money, or else I won't be able to sleep and eat.”
”It's not that serious. Besides, you saved my life before.” With a straight face, Madam He pushed the money over again. ”If you give it to me again, I'll be angry.”
”Aunt He, even if you're angry, I still have to return the money to you. If you don't take it, I won't eat this food either.” Ye Yan Xi also angrily pushed the envelope away.
In the end, it was still the same as before. Madam He was defeated, and seeing Ye Yan Xi's stubborn personality, she could only put the envelope away.
”Hey, child, I'll take you in.”
Ye Yan Xi revealed a smile, ”Sure.”
”Then I'll pay for it today, you're not allowed to fight with me again.”
”Alright, alright, I'll listen to you.”
At this time, a waiter came up with a dish. The two of them chatted as they ate.
”Oh right, I still don't know where your parents are. Are they also in S City?” Madam He asked casually.
It was unknown what kind of parents could bring up such a daughter.
Ye Yan Xi smiled and replied, ”I'm an orphan. I grew up with foster parents.”
He was probably used to saying these words, so he did not feel sad about it. He also did not feel that his life was very miserable. He should be lucky to be able to grow up like this.
On the other hand, Madam He's expression changed slightly. She asked in surprise, ”What? You're an orphan?”
”Yes.” Ye Yan Xi's expression didn't change, ”I've been in the orphanage since I was young. My parents never came to find me. The orphanage people all said that I abandoned my baby and was adopted by my adoptive parents.”
”Such a good child like you, how could your parents be so ruthless as to abandon you? How about this, her father and I only have one child, Manman. How about I take you as my goddaughter? We're fated to be like this, what do you think?”
Unexpectedly, Madam He suddenly made this suggestion. Ye Yanxi was a little stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she looked at the happy Madam He with a surprised expression, ”Aunt He, this isn't good, right? ”You have a high status, and I'm not some rich or powerful family. If it gets out, others will laugh at me.”
”What kind of status does he have? What joke is this? ” ”It's my first time seeing you, and I like you very much. Moreover, you were born in the same year as Manman, so if this isn't fate, then you can just be my goddaughter, okay?”
Facing such a passionate Madam He, Ye Yan could only feel that there was no way to answer.
Although, from the bottom of her heart, she rather liked Mrs. He.
Noticing that Ye Yan Xi was silent, Madam He tried asking again, ”Are you considering your adoptive parents? ”How about this, we find a chance to call them out, and we can discuss this after a meal.”
Hearing this suggestion, Ye Yan Xi hurriedly shook her head, ”Aunt He, there's no need to go through all this trouble. How about I think about it, give me some time, and then I'll reply to you, okay?”
Madam He heaved a sigh of relief. She was clearly very satisfied with Ye Yan's reply. ”Then let's say it's a deal. Two days should be enough. You must give me a call when the time comes. You can't go back on your promise.”
”Got it.”
After dinner, as they walked back, Ye Yanxi was still thinking about this matter. Suddenly, Madam He wanted to acknowledge her as her goddaughter, which caught her off guard.
In the evening, he went for a walk downstairs with HeChu Yan, carrying Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei. He also let the two little guys relax, otherwise they would be stuck in a cage everyday.
Once Xiao Hei and Xiao Hui reached the grass downstairs, they impatiently jumped out.
However, these two were also very smart, and would normally not be too far from Ye Yan Xi. While Ye Yan Xi and He Chu Yan were talking, they had already surrounded the two of them and were playing.
It was at this time of the setting sun that the orange colored sunset scattered a fragmented halo across the horizon, covering the entire grassland and warmly shining on people's bodies. It was exceptionally tranquil and beautiful, the shadows of the two of them were drawn long by the setting sun.