Chapter 331: Daughter is Well Taken Care of by Jian Yixin

The little girl was dressed up like a flower; her small face was pink and fair, clean and tidy.

She had not only grown a bit taller but also gained a little weight; it was clear she had been very well cared for these past few days.

Shi Ran was not helpful at all; before her mother could even ask, she took the initiative to say, "Mommy, Auntie Yixin is very good to me, and we even went to Disney to play."

"Shut up."

She covered her daughter's mouth.

As the car drove into the residential compound, Shi Youxuan felt that something was different.

There was a Face Recognition System at the entrance, and there were many more surveillance cameras inside.

Moreover, the quality of the Security Guard staff had improved significantly, with many new faces; these new faces were clearly retired soldiers, each one looking spirited and heroic.

"What is going on?"

Jian Yixin said, "After you were abducted, Hanyu bought the property management of your compound. Now, the security of this compound is modeled after the security standards of a military base; let alone kidnappers, even a mosquito wouldn't be able to get in without showing an ID card."

Arriving downstairs at the Apartment, Jian Yixin did not leave but followed them upstairs.

Shi Youxuan had only been away from home for a few days, yet Shi Ran seemed to have defected.

Holding Jian Yixin's hand, she affectionately asked what was for lunch, and asked if she could stay since Mommy was back.

She also wanted her aunt to play with her and tell her stories at night.

Shi Youxuan was puzzled: "Why are you calling her 'Auntie'?"

Shi Ran: "Auntie is Daddy's younger sister. Third Uncle said to call her Auntie now, and in the future, I should call her Aunt-in-law..."

"Wait a minute!"

Shi Youxuan realized something was wrong; she no longer dwelled on the title "Auntie," but instead became obsessed with the word "Daddy."

"Who is Daddy? Who are you calling Daddy?"

Jian Yixin gave Shi Ran a reproachful glare; the little one stuck out her tongue but kept her mouth shut.

Hey!

Shi Youxuan felt incredibly annoyed inside.

She had only been gone for a few days, so why did everything seem different upon her return!

Shi Ran was closer to Jian Yixin than to her; did the two of them have secrets now?

The slight good impression and gratitude she had for Jian Yixin vanished the moment she got home.

Shi Youxuan felt that she and Jian Yixin must have been enemies in their past lives and continued to be rivals in this one; years ago, Jian Yixin fought her for Sheng Hanyu, and now, even though she wasn't fighting for the man, she had come to fight her for her daughter!

Jian Yixin was more familiar with her home than she, the owner, was.

She was so familiar that as soon as she arrived, she poured a glass of warm water for Shi Ran, took her to wash her hands and face after she finished drinking, and then went to the kitchen, quickly bringing out over a dozen plates and bowls.

She said it was to welcome her back.

Being welcomed back by someone else in her own home made Shi Youxuan feel even more uncomfortable.

However, the food tasted good, with excellent color, aroma, and flavor.

Shi Youxuan was already wary of Jian Yixin, but Shi Ran had to add fuel to the fire: "Mommy, you should learn to cook from Auntie too. The food Auntie makes is so delicious, even better than what Daddy... Uncle makes."

Shi Youxuan snapped, "Tomorrow I will hire a nanny who cooks well to feed you until you're a little fat pig."

She endured the meal without blowing up, but immediately sent Shi Ran to her room for a nap after eating, preparing to have a serious talk with Jian Yixin.

"Jian Yixin, I am very grateful that you saved Shi Ran, and I am also very grateful that you took care of my daughter these past few days, but one thing is one thing—please don't meddle in my affairs."

Jian Yixin: "I don't want to meddle in your affairs, but Hanyu has suffered a lot over these years; he has never forgotten you. Could you please give him a chance? After all, you have a child together, and you wouldn't want the child to never have a father, would you?"

Shi Youxuan was angry. If it weren't for the fact that Jian Yixin had sincerely saved Shi Ran that day and taken such good care of the child afterward, she would have kicked Jian Yixin out immediately... no, wait, she wouldn't have let her into her home in the first place!

Because she was angry, her tone was naturally unkind.

"Jian Yixin, can you not be so hypocritical? Stop preaching to me; I don't like to hear it."

"Shi Ran could have had a very happy home with a father, but you were the one who kept interfering in the middle back then. Now that you've finally gotten your wish, you don't want him anymore? And you come to me with this hypocritical talk about how the child needs a father—why didn't you say that earlier!"

When Shi Youxuan mentioned the past, Jian Yixin's face was instantly covered in tears: "Don't stand there and talk without feeling the pain; how am I being hypocritical? I didn't know you were pregnant back then."

"If you had known I was pregnant at the time, would you have not done it?"

Shi Youxuan's question left Jian Yixin speechless.

In truth, even if she had known she was pregnant at the time, Jian Yixin would still have done it!

Times change.

Back then, she felt as if she were possessed by a ghost; she just felt that Shi Youxuan had snatched her man and stolen the happiness that belonged to her, so she only wanted to destroy Shi Youxuan.

"I'm sorry, it was all my fault back then."

She stood before Shi Youxuan and bowed solemnly to apologize.

She had wanted to say this "I'm sorry" for a long time, but she never had the chance.

Now that she had finally said it, she felt incredibly light, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Shi Youxuan was not someone who wouldn't forgive once she had the upper hand; besides, years had passed, and while the old hatred remained, it had faded significantly.

"Forget it, so many years have passed. You've also helped me take care of my father for so many years, so let's call it even." Shi Youxuan was easygoing.

Just because of Jian Yixin's "I'm sorry," she was ready to let bygones be bygones.

"You forgive me? Just like that?" Jian Yixin was very surprised; she hadn't expected Shi Youxuan to be so magnanimous.

Shi Youxuan: "Yes, I forgive you, but you are not allowed to meddle in my affairs again, and you are not allowed to tell my daughter that her father is Sheng Hanyu, otherwise I will take back my forgiveness!"

"Fine, fine, fine, I won't say it..."

"It wasn't even me who said it in the first place. Here is what happened: Hanyu had been stabbed and was in a coma in the intensive care unit. The doctor said that only the person closest to him could wake him up, so everyone let Ranran go in."

"Ranran going in had a great effect, and Ze Rong told her to call him Daddy. The deadline the doctor gave was the very last day..."

Shi Youxuan interrupted: "What deadline?"

Jian Yixin realized she knew nothing at all, so she explained it to her in detail.

"The doctor said that although the wounds are not fatal, Hanyu has received many blood transfusions recently, and coupled with the large amount of blood he lost at the time, it directly led to insufficient blood supply to the brain. If he doesn't wake up within a week, perhaps he will never wake up again."

"So Ze Rong asked Ranran to call him Daddy; it was just an expedient measure to save a life at the time... and the effect was really quite good, but later after Hanyu woke up, Ranran got used to calling him that and couldn't change it back..." Jian Yixin's volume grew lower and lower, and by the last few words, it sounded like a mosquito buzzing.

So that was how it was; Shi Youxuan was no longer angry.

Seeing her expression gradually soften, Jian Yixin breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to hand over a bright red, gold-stamped Invitation: "I am marrying Ze Rong on the eighth of next month, and I invite you to attend the wedding."

Shi Youxuan did not take it, but took out an identical one from her bag: "Your husband-to-be has already given me one; I will go."

"Really, that's great."

Jian Yixin almost wept with joy again.

"Hmph! Abandoning the old for the new." Shi Youxuan did not know why, but whenever she saw Jian Yixin, she wanted to provoke her: "After going to such great lengths to finally drive me away, why didn't you continue to pester Sheng Hanyu? Why did you change to someone else?"