Chapter 209 - 210: Grandma Arrives (7)
Lou Xi and the old lady were lying on the bed, she was very anxious.
She didn’t dare to breathe, her whole body stiff as she lay on the bed, and after the lights dimmed, she felt like a salted fish.
She just felt the old lady move a bit, then heard the person beside her speak, "I’ve raised Mo Bai since he was little."
Conversations usually start like this, when you can’t find a suitable entry point, you just begin awkwardly.
"I heard Young Master Qin mention this," Lou Xi replied, her voice a bit stiff, not daring to converse with the elder.
"Because I raised him single-handedly, I care about him especially, whether it’s his work or life, I care much more about him than my other grandchildren," the old lady said earnestly.
"I know."
"You don’t know!" The old lady suddenly intensified her tone, scaring Lou Xi, like being caught daydreaming during a high school class, and by the level of the headmaster-type scary.
Lou Xi didn’t know where she went wrong, she only said three words - I know.
"We’ve reached this point, I’m not going to hide it from you, I truly am dissatisfied with you marrying Mo Bai. Our Mo Bai, being so excellent, should match with a girl who is also excellent. I think the girl from the Shen Family is good, knowledgeable and reasonable, good looking, able to speak and act appropriately."
Lou Xi seemed to hear the frequency of Miss Shen more and more, although Young Master Qin mentioned not remembering what Miss Shen looked like, but to gain approval to marry Qin Mobai from the old lady and Mr. Qin, she was evidently not ordinary.
Thinking about herself, having been disliked from the start, she certainly can’t compare to Miss Shen.
In an invisible way, Lou Xi felt the distance between herself and Qin Mobai was expanding.
It’s not emotional distance, but a disparity in identity, a chasm they both can’t bridge.
"I really don’t know what Mo Bai likes about you, a young, immature girl, chattering all the time, not graceful or elegant at all, how could you stand together with our Mo Bai?" The old lady was getting more and more agitated, but since she lay on the same bed with Lou Xi, what else could she say?
"I really want to see what exactly our Mo Bai likes about you. You can pretend for a day or two, that’s doable, but ten days or half a month, half a year or a year, how could you not get exposed?" The old lady felt pleased with her own insight.
But Lou Xi was thinking, the old lady still needs to live with them for half a year or a year!
It’s not that she doesn’t like living with elders, it’s just, sleeping on the same bed with the old lady every night, she’s afraid after half a year or a year, her dark circles will spread to her cheekbones!
"Let me ask you one more question, what stage have you reached with Mo Bai?" The old lady was actually hoping for a stroke of luck, since they’re living together.
Lou Xi was called out to answer the question, feeling truly cornered now.
But in front of the old lady, even in the darkness, speaking of such matters felt hard to utter.
"Grandma..."
"Forget it, I’ll ask you in a different way. Is there any chance you might be pregnant?"
Though it was dark, Lou Xi could feel her cheeks turning red.