A beautiful summer night

Xia Yongqing has prepared all the necessary documents for immigration, and the matters in Beicheng have been basically resolved.

The biggest problem right now is Xia Wanzhi.

The couple never forced Xia Wanzhi to do anything. Xia Yongqing was soft-hearted and originally thought that if Xia Wanzhi insisted on not going to England with them, he would persuade the old man.

However, ever since he discovered that Xia Wanzhi and Xie Qiyan were in close contact, he became determined to have Xia Wanzhi settle down in England with him.

The original plan to return to England in the next two days was delayed for three days due to Xia Wanzhi's disobedience.

"baby--"

"Maruko, come out here, we need to talk—"

"Xia Wanzhi—"

Xia Yongqing had been neglected by his precious daughter for three whole days.

Ms. Ross had just finished a long international conference. She rubbed the back of her neck as she passed by Xia Yongqing, who went to the refrigerator to open a can of soda. When she came back, she passed by again and said sarcastically, "Serves you right for messing with her. Now you have to appease her yourself."

Xia Yongqing: "..."

I don't know who he got his temper from.

"Someone's ringing the doorbell." Ross had just sat down on the sofa when he heard the doorbell ring, so he turned to ask Xia Yongqing for directions.

There is a 99% chance that Xie Qiyan will come to your door.

Xia Yongqing opened the door with a dark face, habitually raising his chin to glare at the person who came in, but as the door opened, there was no one in sight.

The person who came was not Xie Qiyan.

It was Xie Tan, who had just reached Xia Yongqing's waistline.

Xia Yongqing coughed lightly, lowered his eyes and bent down, smiling as he patted Xie Tan's head and led her in: "Xiao Tan, you've come at the right time. Your sister Wanzi hasn't eaten for three hours. You should try to persuade her to eat."

Xie Tan, pushed to Xia Wanzhi's door: "..."

It looks like they've been arguing for three hours straight.

"Sister Maruko—"

As soon as Xie Tan called out, Xia Wanzhi's room door opened.

Xia Yongqing, with an old face, secretly glanced at her.

Xie Tan had come to find Xia Wanzhi because he had something to discuss. He took Xia Wanzhi's hand and led her to the opposite door: "Changsheng is out of food. My brother isn't home. He said that we'll start changing the food today and feed him according to the seven-day food change method. I don't understand it, so go and take a look."

Since it concerned immortality, Xia Wanzhi was never careless. Ignoring Xia Yongqing's gaze, she followed Xie Tan away.

Xia Yongqing's face turned ashen.

An excuse, a complete excuse!

It must be Xie Qiyan's conspiracy.

They used a cat to bribe Xia Wanzhi and Xie Tan to use a self-inflicted injury scheme.

How insidious!

Xia Wanzhi had never raised a cat before and knew nothing about the seven-day food change method. She still had to call Xie Qiyan after she arrived.

"Feed them with a ratio of 15% new grain and 85% old grain. The left side of the shelf has new grain and the right side has old grain. Didn't I tell you that?" Xie Qiyan had just finished work, and perhaps because he had been busy all day, his tone sounded a bit tired.

Having raised Changsheng for so many years, he would prepare plenty of cat food for him every day before leaving the house, but today Xie Tan called to say that he had accidentally kicked over Changsheng's food.

How big of a foot could kick it over?

Hearing Xie Qiyan's unpleasant tone, Xie Tan said confidently, "I have a bad memory, okay?"

While the brother and sister were on the phone, Xia Wanzhi had already started preparing the longevity food.

"That's fine," Xia Wanzhi said.

Upon hearing Xia Wanzhi's voice, Xie Qiyan on the other end of the phone immediately realized that Xie Tan was up to his old tricks again.

"Don't put too much in, just give him canned food tonight." Xie Qiyan shut down his computer, stood up briskly, and draped his suit jacket over his hand as he did so. "I'll be home in twenty minutes."

It takes Xia Wanzhi at least an hour to cross the street from her house.

Xia Yongqing sat at the coffee table making tea. Seeing Ross's unconcerned expression, he couldn't help but ask, "If your daughter really likes this Xie guy, are you really going to stay calm?"

Ross glanced at him and said lazily, "If you really like her, there's nothing you can do about it."

Besides, he already couldn't do anything about her even before he liked her.

Xia Yongqing kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Ross could tell he was serious, so he softened his tone: "Because Xie Qiyan is an illegitimate child, you look down on him?"

“It’s not that we look down on him, it’s that we’re not good enough for him,” Xia Yongqing said in a deep voice. “He’s a deep thinker who has been lying low for many years. The fact that he forced Xie Tianqi and Hou Mengqiu to such a point as soon as he returned to the country shows how ruthless he is. Our Wanzi is too naive to be with him.”

Ross scoffed, disagreeing with the first half of his statement: "My Wanzi deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, how could he not be worthy of it!"

Xia Yongqing: "..."

Is this the key point?

"The old man is already urging us, and Wanzi probably doesn't want to go with us," Xia Yongqing analyzed theoretically.

Ross smoothed his hair, got up and sat down next to him to pat him on the back: "I didn't say I had to take the meatball with me."

Xia Yongqing looked at her with some surprise.

“Even if the old man stopped her from using the card, it wouldn’t work. Instead, it made her suffer so much. I’ve thought about it. The most important thing is for our Wanzi to be happy. And as you know, the studio is of great significance to her. Why should we force her? Even as parents, we shouldn’t deprive her of her right to choose and the things she likes.” Ross, who was usually very impulsive, was now quiet and spoke these words with great seriousness. Xia Yongqing listened and also calmed down.

"Does that include Xie Qiyan?" Xia Yongqing sighed.

He knew how important the studio was to Xia Wanzhi.

He originally intended to support her.

But then Xie Qiyan suddenly appeared.

Despite Xia Wanzhi's repeated denials of her relationship with Xie Qiyan, Xia Yongqing bet with his fifty years of experience that there was definitely something fishy going on between the two.

Ross chuckled: "We're still not sure if there's any chance with these two kids. Let's stay a few more days, and you can observe them further."

She has a simple way of judging people; if she thinks someone is good at first glance, then that's good.

That's how she fell for Xia Yongqing at first sight.

-

Xia Wanzhi had been waiting at Xie Qiyan's place for almost an hour without seeing Xia Yongqing come looking for her, which she found quite unbelievable.

"What's wrong?" Xie Qiyan asked, noticing her frequently glancing towards the door.

Xia Wanzhi, holding the languid Changsheng, clicked her tongue upon hearing this: "My dad didn't actually catch me and take me back."

Xie Tan looked up from her homework, her face contorted with grief: "Why do we always have to drag you back? You're leaving us soon. Uncle Xia is so heartless, not even giving you one last chance to spend time with us."

Xia Wanzhi casually replied, "Because he suspects that I'm having an affair with your brother."

Xie Qiyan paused slightly, then looked up at her.

Their eyes met suddenly, and realizing she had spoken too quickly, Xia Wanzhi stiffly forced a smile: "Heh."

Xie Qiyan's brows relaxed, his posture casual: "You want to have an affair with me?"

Xia Wanzhi widened her eyes and retorted, "Who wants to have an affair with you!"

"Then why is your dad so convinced that you and I are having an affair?"

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

"It must be because you made it too obvious."

Xia Wanzhi had a look on her face that said, "Are you alright?"

Xie Qiyan crossed his legs, in a cheerful mood: "I never expected you to have such feelings for me."

Xia Wanzhi sneered, but couldn't really refute her: "I really can't shut up your mouth."

She couldn't bring herself to say such shameless things like him.

Xie Qiyan adopted the posture of a victor.

After a moment of silence, Xia Wanzhi said fiercely again, "One day I'll get my hands on that foul mouth of yours!"

Xie Qiyan's eyes deepened: "Alright, let's see how you treat it."

Xie Tan blinked, feeling that they were asking about something a child shouldn't.