My Evil Genius Wife

497 Pouty Kid.

“Jiang Yue!” Grandfather Jiang’s eyes lit up when Xu Nuan and Han Zihao entered the private dining room. His voice choked when he called her name as it was the first time he has called her by her original name.

The name that he has given her. Jiang Yue!

After Jiang Ru and Jiang Yahui were arrested and the company was in chaos, Han Zihao called him and asked him if he had eaten anything since the morning or not.

His heart warmed up because, since last night, he couldn’t eat anything. How can he stomach food when he knew that the next day he was going to ruin the life of his son and granddaughter with his hands?

However, when Han Zihao told him that he was planning to take Xu Nuan out for lunch, he agreed almost immediately. How can he miss an opportunity to miss his granddaughter and have a meal together with her?

The last time when he met her at the Jade Hotel to find out if she was his granddaughter or not, he had to address her as Xu Nuan or Ms. Xu to hide his overwhelming emotions in front of him.

The day has finally come when he could confront his Granddaughter without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. Because he has punished the people who have wronged her and her parents. It’s high time that Jiang Ru and Jiang Yahui will face the consequences of their evil doings.

Grandfather Jiang tried to control his overwhelming emotions upon seeing Xu Nuan and put a smile on his face. The day that he was waiting for so long, has finally come.

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Xu Nuan was excited to eat the delicious food and gobble up all the dishes that were plated on the table. However, her cheerful smile faded when she saw Grandfather Jiang waiting for them in the private dining room.

“Grandfather!” She responded to him instinctively.

However, realizing that she has responded to the name Jiang Yue, she cannot help but feel strange. The last time when she came to meet him, she had to pretend to be Xu Nuan and didn’t tell him the truth.

More like she doesn’t want to tell him the truth.

Because at that time, she had feelings of resentment towards him for not being able to protect her and support her when she needed him the most.

She wanted to stay away from her dark and complicated past as much as possible, especially the problems related to her family and the company which she never considered hers.

She always believed that the cause of all of her problems was his Grandfather and his obsession with the Jiang Corporations.

However, now when she looks at it, it wasn’t like he was never willing to help her.

It was just, she never had the courage to tell him the truth about what Jiang Ru did to her because she assumed that he will choose his elder granddaughter over her and will discard her away.

Her parents were already dead. She didn’t want to appear as a pitiful child who became a burden on her relatives. That’s why she wanted to succeed in life independently.

The resentment that she had towards Jiang Ru was diverted to her Grandfather and slowly and steadily, she started to drift away from him.

If she had told him the truth and the reason why she always fights with him, would the result of their bitter and sour relationship have been different?

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After addressing him as Grandfather, Xu Nuan pursed her lips and was feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed because of this sudden, unannounced lunch meeting.

She came to have lunch with Han Zihao and planned to devour the delicious dishes. Who would have thought she would bump into her Grandfather here out of all the places?

Xu Nuan turns around to find Han Zihao, who was standing behind her and observing the changes in her expression.

She frowned at him and nagged at him through her squinted gaze. ‘Again? Why do you keep giving me random surprises? At least tell me in advance if you’re planning to do something crazy!’ She shouted inwardly.

Han Zihao blinked his eyes and cleared his throat awkwardly when she scowled at him and was scolding him without saying a word. Her glare was enough for him to understand what was running in her head.

The way she was frowning at him, it was obvious that she was swearing at him using her gaze. Well, he simply wanted to give her a surprise and give a chance to the duo of Grandfather and Granddaughter to reconcile.

Who would have thought that the situation would turn out to be so awkward? Their relationship is more complicated than he had thought.

“Why are you still standing there? Come and sit down.” Grandfather Jiang spoke up to break the tension in the room.

Xu Nuan pursed her lips but decided to go along with this setup for now. For how long can she run away from her family and her past anyway?

She was planning to meet Grandfather Jiang soon anyway. However, who would have thought that it would be today?

She went to take a seat opposite Grandfather Jiang. Han Zihao hurriedly followed her and pulled out the chair for her like a gentleman.

Xu Nuan gave him a side eye because she was still upset with him about this sudden arrangement. However, upon remembering that she also hid the truth from him about the security company, she ignored his lie for once.

He lied, she lied. Equal thing!

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After Xu Nuan and Han Zihao took their seats opposite Grandfather Jiang, the room was once again engulfed with an uncomfortable silence.

Han Zihao noticed the awkwardness between the two and decided to help them to get along with each other.

“Mr. Jiang, shall we start eating for now? Otherwise, the dishes will go cold and won’t taste good anymore.” Han Zihao said.

He knew that Xu Nuan was starving. If she eats her favorite dishes, her anger might die down after feeling full.

“Ah, Yes. We should start eating. Jiang Yue, what would you like to-” Grandfather Jiang wanted to ask what Xu Nuan would like to eat first.

“Ah, I mean, Xu Nuan. I should fix this habit of mine soon. Haha!” He corrected himself when he saw Xu Nuan’s face and realized that she is Xu Nuan now. It would be appropriate to call her by the name of Xu Nuan only.

Otherwise, people will call him crazy if he calls her Jiang Yue in front of others.

Xu Nuan saw the dull expressions of the old man and let out a heavy sigh before saying, “Crabs. Marinated crabs!” Xu Nuan answered in a low voice, still feeling awkward about this meeting.

Grandfather Jiang’s face lit up when Xu Nuan answered his question and hurriedly served her the marinated crabs, her favorite. “Here. You should eat more.”

Han Zihao let out a low chuckle to see Xu Nuan behaving like a pouty child, who is upset at her parents for not buying the toys that she wanted to buy.

She is going to become a mother but to Grandfather Jiang, she will always be his little Jiang Yue. No doubt she was acting like a child in front of him. Pouty one at that.

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While eating, Xu Nuan and Grandfather Jiang didn’t say anything to each other. However, they were silently watching each other, observing their actions.

Grandfather Jiang couldn’t help but smile at the way Han Zihao was treating Xu Nuan. He was serving her favorite dishes and even helping her to wipe the sauce from her mouth.

His fussy granddaughter was also accepting all of his advances and even demanding him to put the other dishes on her plate as well.

Han Zihao seems to be older than her in age, but it was clear who is the boss in their relationship. It was a good thing that her Granddaughter knows her worth and has been doing well in her life.

At least she has found someone who could make her happy and treat her like a Queen. He does not want anything else except her happiness.

Just like Grandfather Jiang, Xu Nuan was also observing the old man while eating.

It has been such a long time since she met him.

She lowered her head in awkwardness but couldn’t help but peek at him sometimes while eating.

He has lost so much weight since the last time and looks weaker now. The clothes that he was wearing looked loose on him and the green veins on his hands seemed to have darkened and were evident as well.

In just a year, her Grandfather has aged ten years older. Otherwise, the man who was still charming and charismatic in his old age was now looking tired of living and exhausted.

Thinking about the torment that he has gone through in the last year, her heart ached. During this time, she was happily living her life with Han Zihao and was focused on building her new life, whereas her Grandfather was suffering from the pain of losing her.

How can she be so inconsiderate and not even try to find out about him at all? If Han Zihao had not interfered in this matter and tried to resolve things, she wouldn’t have found out about what her Grandfather has gone through all this time.