Chapter 85 - Happy April Fools Day (1/2)
Zhiyuan and Xinyi looked at her in horror. Their shock knew no bounds.
”What!?”
Their shocked loud voices woke Siying up. He groggily opened his eyes and blinked at Xinyi. ”Mama…”
Xinyi realized it and quickly patted his head. ”Sorry, dear. It's nothing. Sorry for waking you up. Don't worry. Ho back to sleep.”
Siying was already drowsy with the medicine's effects so he nodded and nested his head back in Xinyi's neck and dozed off to sleep.
Zhiyuan said, ”You put him to sleep in the next room. I will see what is going on here.”
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Xinyi hurriedly rushed to Zhiyuan's side, who was in a heated argument with Han Huizhong.
”Grandpa, what is the meaning of this! Where have you locked up Chyou? Why!?”
”Grandpa!”
Xinyi came rushing in. ”What happened to Chyou?”
Han Huizhong lazily rested his head in his palm and looked at them. ”What? Why are you two looking at me like that?”
Xinyi was aghast. ”Grandpa, how can you lock a little girl like that in a room all alone!? What is wrong with you?”
”Well, if they can pour soy sauce in Siying's food and make him sick so bad that he had to be admitted to the hospital, then I am just locking her in a room. The severity is nothing as compared to what the esteemed An family did,” he chuckled.
Zhiyuan gritted his teeth. ”Grandpa, it's all An Meiying's doing. Chyou has nothing to do with it.”
”So did Siying. Did they stop? And you don't talk to me, young man,” he narrowed his eyes, ”I will only speak to Xinyi.”
He rubbed his brows in frustration.
”Alright, then talk to me,” Xinyi flared. ”Where is Chyou? Please let her out.”
Han Huizhong shrugged. ”She won't be out until Siying is fit and fine again.”
”Grandpa-”
”Listen granddaughter-in-law. In the first place, neither was Siying supposed to go to that woman's place nor her daughter was supposed to come to ours. This whole teaching thing is nonsense in itself. I don't care what the kids think or feel. Considering the past, we should steer away from each other.”
”But you fools went ahead with it anyway. And look what happened? You got your son in trouble and…”
His gaze turned cold. ”I never said that I am merciful enough to leave Chyou unharmed. They started it. I am ending it.”
”Grandpa!”
”And it wasn't purely An Meiying's doing. Don't think that I know nothing. It was that woman's fault for not administering his medicine.”
Xinyi and Zhiyuan had no retort to that.
”She already apologized,” Xinyi said.
He smiled. ”Too late for that. Didn't you remember when Ah Cy had asked me how I agreed to this arrangement? I had subtly mentioned that Chyou is on our side too.”
Zhiyuan couldn't take it anymore. ”Grandpa enough. Do you have any idea how frightened she could be right now? She could even fall sick!”
Han Huizhong snorted.
Xinyi clenched her fists. ”Grandpa please don't make things difficult. Siying is out of danger now. Just because Mrs. An went far doesn't mean that we drop to her level too.”
Han Huizhong smiled. ”I believe in tit for tat. And you don't have to do anything. I have already called someone to let her out.”
Zhiyuan and Xinyi glanced at each other in confusion.
Suddenly, they heard someone's rapid footsteps rushing in full speed towards his study. The door banged open and Xiaosi stormed in, his eyes red in anger and his chest heaving up and down in sharp breaths.
His jaw was tightly clenched as he spoke through gritted teeth, ”Where is my daughter!?”
Zhiyuan and Xinyi were shocked.
Han Huizhong smiled. ”Yo beggar. You came fast.”
Xiaosi snapped in anger and rushed towards him to grab him. But Zhiyuan quickly stopped him from attacking Han Huizhong.
”Stop it Xiaosi!”
Xiaosi harshly pushed him back, making Xinyi gasp. ”Zhiyuan…”
He raised his palm. ”Stay away, Xinyi.”
Xiaosi was very dangerous right now. He didn't want her to get hurt accidentally.
”Don't fucking stop me Zhiyuan! I handed my daughter to you and you have the galls to lock her up in a room!? You dare treat my daughter like that!?”
Han Huizhong smiled. ”We handed my great-grandson to you and you have the galls to make him sick? You dare treat my great-grandson like that?”
”That was An Meiying's doing!!” He roared.
”And Caihong's part in it was to ignore Xinyi's instructions and failing to give him his medicine. She is a culprit as much as her stepmother. Siying was Caihong's responsibility and she failed miserably. And Han Huizhong holds grudges, Zhu Xiaosi.”
Xiaosi gnashed his teeth in hatred. His eyes seemed terrifying and the killing intent oozing out of him was unmistakable.
”Give me my daughter back! If she gets as much as a scratch on her, I will kill you!”