Chapter 335 Determined to Follow
Chapter 335 Determined to Follow
After ending the call, He Yi felt exhausted and depressed. A while later, he picked up his phone again and called his assistant, Xiao Liu, asking him to change the flight to tomorrow afternoon.
Xiao Liu was puzzled, but didn't ask any further questions and quickly replied, "Okay."
In the afternoon, He Yi went to the old house.
The old lady was still taking a nap.
"Grandma is still not up so late. Is she feeling unwell?" He Yi asked the old lady's personal caregiver.
“It’s not a physical problem, it’s just that she goes to bed late and gets up late. Before, when Young Master Chenchen was here, the old lady’s routine was very regular. Now that she’s alone, she’s very unpredictable, both at night and during the day. Sometimes she doesn’t go to sleep until four in the afternoon and doesn’t even get up for dinner. She keeps telling us not to let you know. Young Master He Yi, do you think there’s any way to help her change this? I’m afraid it will affect her health if this continues.” The nanny reported worriedly.
"My sister doesn't know either?"
"Yes, the old lady told us not to say anything!"
He Yi fell silent, then said, "I understand. Please put in more effort. I'll give you a raise as well."
"Uh, no need for a raise. I've worked here for so many years, and the old lady has been very good to me. I will do my best to take care of her!"
"Ah."
After chatting with the nanny, He Yi went to the old lady's bedroom.
The old lady was asleep in bed, but she wasn't sleeping soundly. He Yi remembered the nanny's reports and prepared to pull up a chair to sit down, but the old lady woke up unexpectedly.
He Yi was taken aback, then called out, "Grandma."
"Why are you here?" The old lady sat up. "Didn't you go to Canada? When did you come back?"
He Yi helped her up and said, "I came back the day before yesterday. I had something to take care of."
The old lady didn't focus on that. She asked, "Have you seen Chenchen? Is he alright? Is he adjusting well over there? Has he gained or lost weight? Although Ayao will take good care of him, I'm still worried. Poor child, he clearly has biological parents, but he can only live with one of them. My little grandson, it's so pitiful!"
The old lady started crying as she spoke.
He Yi quickly comforted her, and the old lady finally calmed down.
But he was still very sad. Looking at his grandmother’s obviously haggard and aged appearance, He Yi felt extremely reluctant and sad. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “Grandma, Niu Niu is also my child. She and Chen Chen are twins.”
The old lady was indeed surprised, staring at He Yi in disbelief for a long time before finally managing to speak, "Really? Are you sure?"
“Yes, I have done a paternity test, which confirms that Niu Niu and I are indeed father and son. I also had someone investigate and found that Gu Zhiyao was pregnant with twins at the time, but she kept it a secret and always planned to take Niu Niu away.”
"I see! I really feel sorry for her!" The old lady was initially relieved, but then her expression turned panicked. "By the way, you mustn't let Zheng Yuanxi know about this, Ayi. If you still consider me your grandmother, you must listen to me and not tell Zheng Yuanxi. You haven't told her yet, have you? Ayi..."
"Alright, Grandma, don't get agitated. I haven't let her know, she doesn't know yet." He Yi gently pressed down on the old lady's trembling body again.
“Then never let her know! But, are we just going to let my two grandsons wander outside like this? Ayi, I miss Chenchen, when will I be able to see him again?” The old lady became sad again. “Before, I thought about having you divorce Zheng Yuanxi and then marry Ayao, so that the children could rightfully return to our He family, but Ayao didn’t want to. She said she doesn’t love you anymore and doesn’t want to spend her life with you…”
He Yi listened silently to these words, his deep black eyes filled with turbulent emotions.
After a while, he spoke up, "Grandma, I'll think of another way to handle this."
"Think of a way? What way? Are you planning to take Chenchen back? No, that would make Ayao very sad, and she wouldn't agree to it either, so let's forget about it."
"No, Grandma, give me some time, I'll make a good arrangement for you. Trust me?"
The old lady looked at her grandson, the grandson she was so proud of. She remembered that not long ago, he was just as small as Chenchen, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a father and had become very outstanding, managing the company to be more successful than ever before.
Unfortunately, he made a foolish mistake in his relationship and fell for Zheng Yuanxi.
"Grandma, I heard from Aunt Li that your schedule is irregular and you eat very little. This can't be good. No matter what, you have to take care of your health. Otherwise, how will you take care of Chenchen and Niuniu? You've always wanted a great-granddaughter, and now your wish has come true. Niuniu is so cute. She asked about you when she met me this time, and said it would be great if you could come too."
"Really? Niu Niu really asked me? This girl is really good, worthy of being a descendant of the He family. Of course, it's all thanks to A Yao's good teaching."
"So I hope you stay healthy and safe. If anything happens to you, Chenchen and Niuniu will be very sad."
"Okay, Yi, I'll listen to you. I'll take good care of myself, so you don't need to worry about me. As for what you said earlier about needing some time, I believe in you. You're so smart and wise, you handle business with ease, so other things shouldn't be too difficult for you either. I'll wait for your good news. But like I said, you mustn't hurt Yao anymore. That girl has suffered too much, especially since she gave birth to two children for you. No matter what, you should be grateful to her, understand?"
"Ok, I know."
He Yi's visit brought the old lady hope to live on. In the evening, he stayed to have dinner with her and listened to her repeat the same things over and over again without getting tired of it.
He didn't leave until after 8 o'clock.
Zheng Yuanxi seemed to be avoiding him these past two days, but he didn't think much of it. However, he still found an opportunity tonight to tell her that he was going on a business trip.
"Leaving tomorrow? So soon? Where to?" Zheng Yuanxi asked immediately.
He Yi hesitated for a moment. He had actually considered whether to keep it from her, but he was worried that she might investigate. So he simply told her, "I went to Canada."
“Go to Canada? Why?” Zheng Yuanxi screamed.
"The previous issues weren't resolved properly. I've only been back for a few days. Once I've finished things here, I have to go back there again. I'll come back as soon as I've dealt with things there..."
"Then I'll go with you, Ah Yi. I'm going to Canada too; it's been so long since I've been there!"
"You're going too?" He Yi was genuinely surprised and was stunned.
"Yes. Do you remember the last time we went was seven years ago, Ah Yi? We were so happy back then. Do you remember that church? We made a promise that if the time was right, we would hold our wedding there. Unfortunately, that wish didn't come true. Let's take this opportunity to go back and relive it, and make up for that regret from back then..."
“But, Yuanyuan…” He Yi knew what his main purpose was in the past, so he naturally didn’t want Zheng Yuanxi to come along. Besides, he simply didn’t have time to take the time to accompany her to relive those romantic and beautiful moments.
“It’s settled then, Ayi. I don’t care, I’m going. Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with your work. I’ll arrange my own schedule.” Zheng Yuanxi paused suddenly, a strange light flashing in her eyes, and continued, “Unless you’re afraid I’ll find out something? By the way, Gu Zhiyao is there, Ayi. You’re not just going there for work, but also for Gu Zhiyao, right? You two… are you having some kind of secret you can’t let me know?”
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