Chapter 54
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On the third day, Xia Ning leaves the hospital and goes back to Yi Villa directly .
When hearing that they are going back to Yi Villa, Xia Ning hesitates for quite a while . She knows that her mother-in-law doesn’t like her . She doesn’t know what to say to please her . She is not very willing to go . Yi Yunrui smiles and says that he will take care of everything . She knows that Yi Yunrui has made the decision and he seldom goes back to Yi Villa . Even though her mother-in-law doesn’t like her, she will bear it . Anyway, they are going to C city in two days .
To Xia Ning’s great surprise, she has not entered Yi Villa, while Zheng Yao has come out to welcome her . Zheng Yao smiles cheerfully and grabs her hands at once . She really feels flattered .
Before coming, she has prepared all kinds of strategies to deal with unexpected situations . Now, when meeting her, she cannot but be stunned with surprise .
They walk straight to the second floor . Xia Ning is surrounded upstairs till they put down the luggage . The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law sit down together . Xia Ning smiles, “Thank you . Mom . ”
Zheng Yao is surprised, “What do you thank me for?”
“I…I don’t bring any gifts with me, so…”
“Ah, what are you talking about? We are family . You don’t need to bring gifts . It is enough to have you here . ” Zheng Yao holds her hands and pats on them .
Xia Ning is moved, “Mom, I am really sorry . I didn’t dare to visit you . I am really not good enough to be your daughter-in-law . ”
“Let’s not mention the unhappy things happened before . ” Zheng Yao holds her hands more tightly, “Mom is too suggestive . I heard something not real . It is not your fault . Mom just wants to have all our family here, happy and complete . That is enough . ”
Xia Ning smiles and nods . She is going to say something else, when Nanny Huang comes in with a bowl of soup .
“The chicken soup is just done . It is best for health . ” Nanny Huang puts the soup down by Xia Ning, “Your Mom knew you are coming today and got it prepared in advance . Let it cool for a while and you may drink it . ”
Looking at the hot chicken soup, Xia Ning is moved, “Thank you, Nanny Huang . Thank you, Mom…”
“Well, again . You don’t need to be so polite! You are of the Yi family!” Zheng Yao says, pretending to be angry .
Xia Ning is shy . She glances at Yi Yunrui, who is sitting by her quietly . Suddenly, she is reminded of the familiar feeling . It is not like before . It is stronger, safer and more real .
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She has got a home .
The mother and daughter-in-law have a joyful conversation . Nanny Huang gets the dinner prepared and Yi Xian comes back . Seeing that Xia Ning has recovered, he smiles to greet her .
Nine dishes and a bowl of soup are almost all Xia Ning’s favorite . Not waiting for Xia Ning to start, Yi Yunrui and Zheng Yao, as if they are in a PK game, keep picking foods for her, the foods in her bowl pile up like a small hill and rice below can hardly be seen .
Xia Ning is a food aficionado and she eats a lot . So, she finishes all the foods picked by Zheng Yao and Yi Yunrui . She also had a full bowl of rice . She is so full that she burps embarrassedly .
The atmosphere during this dinner time is totally different from that of last time . All the people in the family are happy . In the previous time, when she ate, she tried to please the others . This time, when she eats, other people are trying to please her . She is given the sense of being cared for by everyone .
Ever since her parents passed away, she has lost this feeling . Now, she gets it back again .
After dinner, fruits are severed . Seemingly the fruits plate is Yi Yunrui’s idea . It looks very similar to the previous one he prepared for her .
The family sit around the table for the fruits and tea . They chat leisurely .
“Mom, in fact, we are here today for something . ” Yi Yunrui says and holds Xia Ning’s hands .
Aware of what Yi Yunrui is going to say, Xia Ning is a little panic . She lowers her head and puts down the fruit .
Feeling it serious, Zheng Yao frowns, “Any other things happened?”
“No . ” Yi Yunrui looks serious, “Ning and I are going back to C city tomorrow and she will stay with me .
Hearing this, Zheng Yao pauses, a kind of sadness flashes in her heart . She doesn’t respond .
“Yao . ” Yi Xian knows that his wife is unhappy . He pats on her back, “Rui is working at Military Region in C city . It is natural for Ning to go there too . Army men are to protect the country . They stay in the army and seldom get together with family . All these things, you shall understand . ”
Zheng Yao curls her lips and lightly signs .
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She doesn’t like it . All her three sons are away . She can hardly remember the last time when the whole family sit together to have dinner .
Seeing Zheng Yao’s sadness, Yi Xian feels his heart aching . He holds her hands and comforts her in a low voice, “We both have experienced much . In the previous war time, every time before I went to the battlefield, I would write down my will . You were strong at that time . Now, it is peaceful time, the kids are just away to work for their future . We as parents shall be easy with it . In addition, they are not leaving forever . They will come back during festivals and holidays and we can get together again . ”
When the history is mentioned, Zheng Yao’s heart tightens . Unconsciously, she grabs her husband’s hands . During that time, even parting of life and death was not rare . As a woman, what she could ask for was the safety of her family . Now, her husband and children are around . It is really unimaginable happiness for her back at that time .
What can she ask for? It is good to have the whole family all safe and complete .
Thinking of this, Zheng Yao takes a deep breath . Though it is not what she wants, she smiles, “Rui, Ning, try to come home when you have time . Rui, if it is possible, will you check if you can transfer to B city? C city is near, but it is still away from home…”
“Mom, I know . I will try . When we are free, Ning and I will come home . ”
Zheng Yao nods . Tears flash in her eyes . She pauses for a while and suddenly remembers something, “Oh, Ning will go to C city . How is your job in TIME?”
“Mom, I am not working in TIME now . ” Xia Ning responds .
“Did you quit?”
Xia Ning is going to respond, but Yi Yunrui goes sooner, “She is fired by Director Ou . ”
“Director Ou…” Zheng Yao murmurs, “Do you mean the son-in-law of Mayor Yin, Ou Yixuan?”
“Yes . ”
Zheng Yao vaguely realizes something, “Does it have anything to do with the previous incident?”
“Yes . TIME was afraid of taking the responsibility and fired Ning . ”
Yi Yunrui responds in simple words, but Zheng Yao senses that it is not that simple . It reminds her that she was impulsive . She turns serious, “What is the truth of this incident? Rui, will you tell me all about it? Don’t hide anything . ”
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Yi Yunrui slightly pauses and looks at his father . Yi Xian nods .
Yi Yunrui thinks for a while and tells Zheng Yao all the details .
Zheng Yao is shocked by the truth . She thought that Xia Ning used some means to finish her task and brought some troubles to Tingting . Unexpectedly, Tingting set up the whole thing . The last move was really what Tingting deserved .
Till now, Zheng Yao looks at Xia Ning . Her eyes are gentle with care . If Rui did not show up in time, something might have happened to Xia Ning .
However, there is still one thing she wants to get clear .
“Ning, will you tell me honestly . What is the relation between Ou Yixuan and you?” Zheng Yao is serious .
Xia Ning is embarrassed . She curls her lips and glances at Yi Yunrui .
Yi Yunrui looks at her gently, “Don’t worry . You can tell . You did not do anything wrong . ”
Xia Ning hesitates for a little while and speaks, “I knew Ou Yixuan when I was in the University of Edinburgh . The same with me, he also lost his father . So…we were getting together . When we came back to the country, I went to work with him in TIME . And then he became the Director and married Yin Jingsi . ”
Xia Ning tells in a simple way . Yet, Zheng Yao catches something, “You and Ou Yixuan knew each other before . Why everybody called you the third person?”
Xia Ning feels she is stuck . She curls her lips . She also doesn’t understand . It is kind of a mess and hard to clarify .
She thinks for a while and shakes her head, “In fact, I don’t know why either…”
Aware of that Xia Ning can’t speak to defend herself, Zheng Yao’s heart tightens . Her husband is right . There are many things that are not what they seem to be . We need to distinguish with our hearts .
“Then how did you know Rui?”
Hearing this, Xia Ning feels that her heart is jumping .
Honestly, she doesn’t know how Yi Yunrui got to know her .
“I knew Ning when we were in England . ” Yi Yunrui answers, “We knew each other long ago . I also knew the relation between Ou Yixuan and Ning . When Ou Yixuan got married, I came back to ask Ning what happened . ”
From what Yi Yunrui says, even a fool can understand what he is telling .
Zheng Yao blinks her eyes . Seemingly her son took the initiative . It means that her son has loved Ning for a long time .
It is not surprising that he protects his wife . It seems that they have built the relation for years . And that is why he can never like Yin Jingyao .
Thinking of Yin Jingyao, Zheng Yao feels greatly released .
The girl looks gentle and polite but did such things secretly . It is lucky that her son doesn’t like her . Or, when she loses her temper someday, who knows what will happen!
Comparing with her, Xia Ning is not so overwhelming . The girl is kind with nice personality, which counts most .
Thinking of this, Zheng Yao looks again at Xia Ning and her eyes get gentler .
He husband is right . They both know their son well . The one he chooses must be good .
She was muddled, but now, after all these, she gets to learn how to be a nice mother-in-law .
Her elder sons Yi Yuntian and Yi Yunyi haven’t got married yet . But she shall not be anxious and must not casually set couples .
Xia Ning sees that Zheng Yao stares at her for quite a while . Her heart almost jumps out of her chest, “Mom, I am not the third person . I am really not the third…”
“Mom knows . ” Zheng Yao smiles, “Kid, you were wronged and you did not tell your family . You shall not do that again . No matter who dares to bully you in the future, I will not permit that . ”
Yi Yunrui is stunned . Her mother’s words sound somewhere not right…
“Hum . I know . Don’t worry . Mom, I have Rui . No one dares bully me . ” Xia Ning blushes and responds .