Chapter 387: 387
Wen Xinya set off to the hospital after packing all the belongings . As soon as she reached the ward, she heard the sounds of Xia Ruya talking softly to Old Mrs . Wen, which were rather clear because the door was left ajar . “Grandma, don’t worry, I’ve already asked the doctor and he said that there’s no serious problem with Grandpa Wen’s health . He just needs to rest well for a period of time . ”
She peeked through the crack to see that Xia Ruya was dressed in a light-blue-colored cardigan and a knee-length skirt, coupled with a pair of diamond-embellished and blue-colored boots . She looked simple yet elegant sitting on the chair and having a chat with Old Mrs . Wen in the VIP ward .
Thinking that crying would be inauspicious, Old Mrs . Wen frantically wiped her tears away and said, “That may be the case, but he’s been asleep for a really long time . He hasn’t spoken to me yet . I can’t help but feel uneasy . ”
Xia Ruya grabbed the handkerchief from Old Mrs . Wen’s hand and wiped her tears for her meticulously . “You’re old in your years, your eyes are going to hurt if you keep crying . You must spare a thought for your own health too . Don’t fall ill before Grandpa Wen recovers . If not, who’s going to look after him?”
Feeling heartened, Old Mrs . Wen said with a smile, “You’re right . This old man has always been stubborn, and I’d have to coax him to take his medicine when he catches a cold . He’d need me to take care of him when he’s sick . ”
Xia Ruya smiled and remarked . “Good that you think that way . ”
Wen Xinya could not help but feel disgusted by how pretentious Xia Ruya was . She pushed the door open and entered calmly .
The sounds of their conversation ceased and Xia Ruya instinctively looked down to meet Wen Xinya’s icy cold gaze . She forced a smile and said, “Xinya, I’m here to visit Grandpa . ”
Wen Xinya looked at Xia Ruya and said, “Thank you for your concern . My grandfather is alright now . ”
She intentionally emphasized on the word “My” to remind Xia Ruya that she was the real granddaughter of Old Mr . Wen . After all, Xia Ruya had been the adoptive daughter of the Wen Family for twelve years and she wouldn’t stop her from visiting Old Mr . Wen . However, she wanted Xia Ruya to know her place and not to take someone else’s grandfather as her own .
Momentarily speechless, Xia Ruya looked away and explained while hanging her head low, “I was just worried about Grand… Grandpa Wen . That’s why I came here to visit him . Don’t mind me, Xinya . ”
She looked down and sounded extremely pitiful, as if Wen Xinya forbade her from visiting Old Mr . Wen .
After hearing Xia Ruya’s words, Old Mrs . Wen’s face grew sullen and she glowered at Wen Xinya . “What’s up with your attitude? Isn’t Ruya allowed to visit your grandfather? Let me tell you, I was the one who called Ruya and told her to come . Do you have any objections?”
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Old Mrs . Wen had always liked to stir trouble and provoke Wen Xinya, who was trying to come up with a plausible explanation .
Not giving Wen Xinya the chance to speak at all, Old Mrs . Wen continued, “Ruya may no longer be part of our family, but she lived with us for twelve years . You’ll never understand how we feel towards her . Now that her grandfather is hospitalized, it’s only right that she visits him . ”
Xia Ruya hurriedly grabbed Old Mrs . Wen’s hand and said, “Grandma, don’t get angry, lest you ruin your health . Xinya isn’t insinuating anything . ”
Greatly infuriated, Old Mrs . Wen said, “What did she mean, then?”
Xia Ruya was at a loss for words .
Old Mrs . Wen took her silence for consent and scowled at Wen Xinya . “You previously stopped your grandfather from seeing your father and now you’re even trying to stop Ruya from visiting your grandfather . Wen Xinya, just what are your intentions? I’m warning you, forget about trying to cause a stir while your grandfather is still ill . ”
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Wen Xinya said calmly, “Grandma, you’re exaggerating . I’ve never stopped Father nor Ruya from seeing Grandpa . ”
Old Mrs . Wen retorted . “How am I exaggerating? Ever since you returned to the Wen Family, you’ve been creating so much trouble and chaos . Yuya was sent abroad, your father moved out of the family mansion, and the media is constantly reporting about us . Even your grandfather is hospitalized now . You’re just a jinx!”
Xia Ruya hurriedly tried to stop her from rambling on . “Grandma, Xinya is the flesh and blood of the Wen family . Don’t say that . Grandpa will be angry if he hears you . ”
A jinx was the worst thing that a girl could be called, especially during ancient times . Back then, unmarried girls who were labeled as jinxes would have to be sent to the nunnery to become nuns in order to accumulate merit; whereas married ones would have to divorce their husbands . Even now it was bad for girls to be given that label .
Xia Ruya looked at Wen Xinya using her peripheral vision, in a bid to see if Wen Xinya could still keep her cool .
However, she was disappointed, for Wen Xinya had maintained her composure .
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Boiling with fury, Old Mrs . Wen said to Xia Ruya, “I know she likes picking on you and has bullied you a lot in school . You’re just too kindhearted . That’s why she’s bullying you . Don’t you know that the weak and kind tend to become the victims of bullying?”
When Old Mrs . Wen continuously questioned Xia Ruya about what happened, Xia Ruya refused to tell her . She only found out about it from Xia Ruxue who had spilled all the beans and informed her of how vicious and wicked Wen Xinya was .
“Grandma… ” Xia Ruya murmured with tears in her eyes . Her lips trembled and she sounded extremely aggrieved .
Wen Xinya glared at them coldly . She suddenly realized that Wen Haowen had inherited his mother’s poor judgment in people and the inability to tell right from wrong .
Old Mrs . Wen continued to coax and comfort Xia Ruya for a long while before glaring at Wen Xinya angrily . “Wen Xinya, listen up . Ruya may no longer be our family member, but she is our adoptive granddaughter . That’s a fact that cannot be changed . Don’t you dare bully Ruya from now on . Otherwise, I won’t let you off . ”
A smug expression formed on Xia Ruya’s face, for she was confident that Wen Xinya wouldn’t dare to pick on her now that she had Old Mrs . Wen’s support . After all, Old Mrs . Wen was her elder, so there was nothing Wen Xinya could do to her . If she were to be disrespectful towards Old Mrs . Wen, she would only be castigated by others .
Wen Xinya glared at Xia Ruya coldly and said, “I’ll leave others alone so long as they don’t provoke me . If others are to provoke me, I must pay them back in their own coin… ”
Xia Ruya could not help but get the chills seeing Wen Xinya’s menacing glare . She hurriedly looked away with a pounding heart .