“Ah Shen, you’ve finally brought Miss Ye Xixi over.” Sister Chen pushed the old lady down the wheelchair ramp beside the steps. The old lady looked at the two of them, her lips never once falling from their smile.
After waiting and hoping for so long, she finally got to welcome a granddaughter-in-law.
These past few days, she’d been waking up from dreams with laughter.
However, while speaking cheerfully, the old lady’s gaze inadvertently fell upon the young girl obediently standing beside Lu Peishen.
Particularly on the very prominent hypertrophic scar on her right cheek.
The old lady’s smiling lips instantly froze in surprise.
Oh my, what happened to Miss Ye?
In her memory, the young girl from the Ye family was exceptionally beautiful and lively, looking from afar like a lovely little fox in winter.
How could it be that after just a few years apart, her face…
Lu Peishen noticed the change in his grandmother’s expression and knew she had seen the scar on Ye Xixi’s face. He immediately said softly, “Grandma, don’t stare at Xixi like that, you’ll scare her.”
The old lady snapped out of it and looked at her grandson, her eyes full of confusion and heartache. “Xixi’s face…”
“Grandma, it was… my aunt who did this.” Before Lu Peishen could explain, Ye Xixi quickly covered the scar on her face and explained in a somewhat timid, low voice, “I’m sorry for frightening you.”
She knew her scar was ugly and could scare people.
She hoped Grandma hadn’t been frightened by her.
The old lady quickly shook her head. “Xixi, I’m not frightened, I’m just… truly unaware how your lovely face ended up like this?”
The old lady wouldn’t be scared by her at all—she was heartbroken for her.
The young girl was originally so beautiful.
Why did that vicious aunt have to hurt her like this?
“Xixi, why did your aunt do this to you?” The old lady wheeled her chair closer to Ye Xixi, her kind face filled with concern. “If I had known your aunt was that kind of person… I should have had my Ah Shen bring you home earlier, and I would have raised you myself.”
“Your grandmother and I were very close when she was alive.” As she spoke, the old lady affectionately took Ye Xixi’s hand. “If she knew you suffered like this, she would be heartbroken.”
Mentioning her long-departed grandmother made Ye Xixi’s heart ache. If her grandmother were still alive, even after her parents died in the accident, she certainly wouldn’t have had to live under someone else’s roof, serving as a maid in her aunt’s household.
“Grandma, I’m fine now.” Fortunately, Uncle Lu found her.
He rescued her from the mire.
The old lady still felt distressed. “I’ll find a way to have Ah Shen arrange treatment for you.”
“Grandma, don’t worry. I’ve already given her medicated ointment for treatment. Her scar will heal soon,” Lu Peishen interjected.
The old lady nodded. “Ah Shen, Xixi has married into our Lu Family now and carries the bloodline of our Lu Family in her womb. From now on, you must not bully her—you must cherish her properly for me.”
Lu Peishen knew that even without his grandmother’s reminder, how could he not cherish Ye Xixi?
Right now… what he needed to do was… make the young girl fall in love with him as soon as possible.
“Grandma, Xixi is pregnant now and shouldn’t stand for too long.” Lu Peishen turned to look at the young girl beside him, who was on the verge of tears, his gaze full of tenderness.
Hearing this, the old lady immediately patted her forehead and laughed. “Yes, yes, I just… can’t stop talking once I start.”
“Xixi is pregnant now. Come, quickly take her inside to sit down.”
Lu Peishen nodded and reached out his hand toward Ye Xixi. “Xixi, come, let’s go in.”
Ye Xixi looked at Lu Peishen, then at his outstretched large hand, feeling a bit shy about touching it.
But considering they were at the old lady’s house now…
Uncle Lu must be putting on a show for the old lady, right?
Otherwise, the old lady would scold him.
Thinking this, Ye Xixi didn’t hold back and obediently slipped her soft hand into Lu Peishen’s large palm.
The man finally got to hold the hand he had been longing for.
His handsome lips unconsciously lifted slightly.
Baby’s hand is so soft.
Next time, he would go further, trying to hold his Xixi baby’s hand every day.
*
Soon, everyone entered the living room together.
When they reached the coffee table in the living room,
Lu Peishen held Ye Xixi’s hand and sat down on the sofa. The old lady was slowly wheeled in by Sister Chen in her wheelchair.
The whole family gathered together.
Looking at the young couple, the old lady felt happy again.
“Xixi, would you like some fruit? I’ll have Sister Chen prepare some for you.” As she spoke, the old lady directly asked Sister Chen to cut a fruit platter.
Ye Xixi felt too embarrassed to refuse and nodded. “Okay, Grandma.”
After answering, Ye Xixi wanted to withdraw her hand.
After all, the act should be about done, right?
Uncle Lu had Miss Liu in his heart, so he definitely wouldn’t want to keep holding her hand.
Therefore, Ye Xixi tactfully tried to pull her hand back, but… Lu Peishen had become somewhat addicted to holding the girl’s soft hand.
When her fingers moved slightly, the man instead held on tighter.
As if he wanted to completely engulf and wrap around her hand.
Unable to pull free, Ye Xixi wondered if Uncle Lu still needed to keep up the act for the old lady?
So she stopped struggling and obediently let Lu Peishen hold her hand tightly.
After holding hands like this for a while, both their palms grew warm.
Especially Lu Peishen’s palm.
His temperature was higher than Ye Xixi’s, that scorching heat penetrating through her skin into her palm, creating a tingling sensation as if a flame was slowly burning through her skin and blood vessels.
It also felt a bit swollen.
Moreover, Lu Peishen’s fingers were beautiful, with distinct knuckles. When he held her hand tightly, skin against skin, the heat surged through in waves, causing Ye Xixi’s face to unconsciously flush.
Oh my, what should I do?
Her palm feels so hot.
It feels like it’s about to burn up.
Just as Ye Xixi was feeling restless, blushing with a racing heart from holding Uncle Lu’s beautiful hand for so long,
Sister Chen finally brought out fresh fruit.
Ye Xixi quickly broke free from Lu Peishen’s grip and went to get some fruit. She first respectfully gave a piece to Grandma, then offered another to Lu Peishen, before finally taking a small slice of watermelon to eat slowly.
Oh no, so embarrassing.
Uncle Lu probably doesn’t know her palm was about to burn up.
Although her first time with Uncle Lu was in the woods, pitch dark, and he was under the influence of medicine—making the experience less than ideal—it didn’t stop her from secretly admiring him.
Now, having her husband—who was also her crush—hold her hand, her palm feeling so warm, it was super easy for her heart to race.
And feel shy.
Blushing, her mind in turmoil with random thoughts, Ye Xixi lowered her head and continued nibbling on her watermelon.
Beside her, Lu Peishen watched her blushing face as she ate the watermelon, a smile playing on his lips, while he inquired about the old lady’s legs.
The old lady’s legs had suddenly become paralyzed last year.
They had invited many famous doctors for treatment, but nothing worked. The old lady had grown numb to the treatments and had now decided to give up.
If she’s paralyzed, then so be it—as long as she’s still breathing, that’s enough.
“Ah Shen, you don’t need to find treatment for me anymore. At my age, if I’m paralyzed then so be it.” The elderly lady sighed and said: “There’s no need to go through all this trouble.”
The Wolf Clan had their advantages, but they could evolve into human form.
When young, they might have many physical advantages compared to ordinary humans.
But once they reach old age, many aspects become quite similar to normal humans.
Their physical recovery isn’t as strong as when they were young.
Lu Peishen: “Grandmother, as long as there’s still a chance, I want to try.”
The elderly lady had already decided to give up and didn’t want treatment at all. They had been trying various treatments for over a year now.
Lu Peishen had found all kinds of famous doctors from north to south for her.
There really was no effect at all.
She simply couldn’t stand up.
“Ah Shen, you should focus on taking good care of Xixi and the baby in her womb now. Don’t worry about my matters.” The elderly lady kindly declined.
Lu Peishen still wanted to persuade his grandmother when Ye Xixi, who had been eating watermelon, glanced at the elderly lady’s already atrophied calves.
She slightly frowned, thought for a moment, put down the watermelon in her hand, stood up and said: “Grandmother, may I try to help you?”
Ye Xixi???
The elderly lady looked at her in surprise: “Oh my, Xixi, are you studying medicine?”
Ye Xixi shook her head: “No, no, but my late grandfather was a very famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. I often went to help at his Chinese medicine clinic when I was young.”
“He passed down his copy of the Huangdi Neijing to me. It contains methods for treating paralysis and muscle atrophy. If Grandmother and Uncle Lu trust me, I’d like to try treating Grandmother.”
She wanted to repay Uncle Lu for saving her.