Chapter 1268 — Testing Grandpa Zhu; Only Toward Wei Zhao, Her Guardian, Did She Have No Such Kindness of Face — She Bade Him Farewell Unwillingly, Though in Her Heart She Said She Hoped Never to See Him Again
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If Wei Zhao had not been able to see through Grandpa Zhu's true strength, and had merely suspected him, then those few probing words would have yielded no certain information — for there was no flaw to be found in Grandpa Zhu's answers. But Wei Zhao was not merely suspicious now; he was certain that something was wrong with this Grandpa Zhu, and so those few exchanges only confirmed him further: this Grandpa Zhu was trouble.
Grandpa Zhu went downstairs. Only after Wei Zhao and the others had entered Chen Xi's home did a shadow of gloom pass through his eyes.
"Little bastard, ruining my plans! And he has even grown suspicious of me? Hmph, hmph — it seems this must be reported to the Family Head!" Grandpa Zhu gnashed his teeth and roared. "Test me? You will not discover a thing! This old man has crossed more bridges than you have walked roads!"
Having finished cursing Wei Zhao, Grandpa Zhu found a place where no one was around and dialed a number.
"Elder Zhu, why are you calling me at this hour? Did I not tell you? If there is nothing to report, do not call me. If Xiao Jin gets wind of it, she will raise hell with me again!" On the other end of the line was a man's gloomy voice. "That woman — is she dead yet? She is nothing but a slut; why is she taking so long to die?"
"Forgive me, Young Master. The plan was on the verge of succeeding, but that Wei Zhao boy wrecked it midway. You know how Wei Zhao is — anything he lays hands on goes to ruin!" Grandpa Zhu said, vexed. "The woman was already at death's door from the cancer, and Wei Zhao cured her! If the old Family Head had not wanted that girl Xiao Xi for some great use, and if I had not needed to cultivate a bond with her, I would never have gone to the trouble of giving the woman cancer! I would have slapped her dead long ago!"
"Xiao Xi has been trained and conditioned by you since she was small; she is a first-rate cauldron, and she will be our bargaining chip for drawing in the other families!" The man seemed not to regard Chen Xi as his own flesh and blood at all — only as a chip in a bargain.
Still, one could see why. In his youth the man had been dashing and handsome, sowing his affections everywhere he went; it was only natural that he had left a few bastards in his wake. It was merely that Xiao Xi's mother had been a hotel attendant, a station so lowly that he had never thought of her as anything but a slut.
"I understand, but that woman..." Grandpa Zhu said, somewhat at a loss. "With Wei Zhao here getting in the way, I have no chance to make my move!"
"Wei Zhao, is it... I will speak of this with my father. For now, pay him no mind. Only do not let him find any crack in you!" the man instructed.
"Yes, Young Master!" Grandpa Zhu nodded.
Mother Chen's color was good today, much better than before. One could tell that in her youth she had been a beauty of the first order; only the wear of the years had left her somewhat drawn and weary.
Even so, after this stretch of steady medication, the change in Mother Chen was plain to see.
"Mr. Lin, Miss Feng, you have come!" Seeing Wei Zhao, her savior, Mother Chen looked especially happy.