Chapter 49

"What is there for her to be afraid of? She has a soft heart and has sacrificed so much for us; I only hope she can be truly happy. But she told me that in those years in the countryside, with Xia Xia keeping her company, she was very happy," Qiao Nainai said.

Listening to the two elders mention Zhong Nainai, Shu Xia felt a sting in her nose; she truly missed Zhong Nainai.

In her heart, Zhong Nainai was even dearer to her than her own grandmother in the countryside.

Zhong Nainai rarely mentioned the past, and she never asked; many times, Zhong Nainai would stare at the distant mountains in a daze, sometimes for an entire day.

At that time, she thought to herself that Zhong Nainai was very lonely, and she had to keep Zhong Nainai company so that Zhong Nainai would know she also had family.

"Girl, has your Zhong Nainai ever mentioned me before?" Qin Lao suddenly asked Shu Xia, his eyes, brimming with hidden tears, showing clear anticipation.

Shu Xia shook her head and spoke the truth: "Zhong Nainai rarely mentioned things from the past. Zhong Nainai said that as long as some people and some things are kept in one's heart and never forgotten in this lifetime, that is enough."

Qin Lao froze for a moment, then nodded in a daze, "Yes, as long as they are kept in the heart and not forgotten, that is enough."

Qiao Nainai's eyes also turned a bit red, "She always sees everything so clearly."

The two elders then stopped mentioning Zhong Nainai, and after a few more words, Qin Lao left; when he left, he told Shu Xia that if she had time, she could come to the Qin Family to sit for a while and chat with an old man like him who had no one to talk to.

Qiao Nainai glared at Qin Lao, telling him not to fight with her over Xia Xia.

Watching the two elders bickering like children, Shu Xia couldn't stop smiling.

When Qiao Muting entered the hospital room, what he saw were the two of them smiling from ear to ear.

The hospital room was filled with a warm atmosphere.

Qiao Muting's gaze paused for a moment on Shu Xia's smiling, delicate face, and then he looked at Qiao Nainai, "Grandmother."

The more Qiao Nainai liked Shu Xia now, the more she looked down upon her own grandson.

Xia Xia was simply better; she was delicate and soft, making one want to be close to her and cherish her, making one want to pour their heart out to treat Xia Xia well.

Look at her grandson, he had grown up more and more crooked; smiles were rare on that handsome face, and while others wore facial masks, he wore a giant block of ice.

Qiao Nainai snorted through her nose.

Feeling that he was clearly being shunned, Qiao Muting, who was already accustomed to it, kept his expression unchanged.

"Xia Xia has been talking to me and your Qin Grandpa for a long time and must be thirsty; peel an apple for Xia Xia to eat," Qiao Nainai said to Qiao Muting.

Qiao Muting raised an eyebrow; he was to peel an apple for Shu Xia?

"Grandmother, I just drank some water and am not thirsty. I can't eat an apple right now; when I want to eat one, I'll peel it myself," Shu Xia said hurriedly.

She didn't dare let Qiao Muting peel an apple for her.

They weren't that close.

After hearing Shu Xia's words, Qiao Muting withdrew the hand he had just reached out to grab an apple.

The two of them inadvertently locked eyes.

They both wanted to look away at the same time.

Suddenly, she felt Qiao Nainai's sharp gaze on the two of them, as if she had sensed something.

The two of them kept their gazes locked together just like that.

They had to avoid suspicion in front of others, but in front of Qiao Nainai, they were a real married couple and could not avoid suspicion.

Seeing the look they exchanged, which seemed to hold a secret—the kind of secret that implied a certain situation—Qiao Nainai quickly filled in the blanks in her mind; the young men and women on dating reality shows always started their journey of falling in love with such looks.