Chapter 875
Tang Xiao’s phone immediately rang with the WeChat notification sound. Before he had a chance to look, he heard her say, “The day after tomorrow, my parents and Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou will be dining together at this restaurant.”
After she said that, Yan Xi left.
Yanbei, upon hearing that Yan Xi was leaving, walked her and Zhou Jingwen to the door, standing in front of the car and talking to her, “Leaving so soon? Did you come here for my engagement party or to rile someone up?”
“The one who’s proudly taken a beauty home has no right to gloat, let alone about your engagement party. Did you even send me an invitation? If Xiao Zhou hadn’t called me, twelve years of being desk mates would have meant nothing.”
Yanbei responded with an apologetic smile, “A jealous wife at home—please understand.”
“I realized in our childhood that you were heartless when it came to the opposite sex. Thankfully, I never took you seriously.” Yan Xi left these words behind as she got into the car, and then, in a commanding tone, said to Yanbei, “Close the door.”
Yanbei closed the car door for her and, after doing so, tapped twice on the car window.
Yan Xi rolled down the window and heard him lean in and say, “Thanks.”
He hadn’t expected the casual doodle from their youth to have been kept by Yan Xi all this time. His little fishtail, holding that slip of paper, broke into a beaming smile. It was the most valuable engagement gift he had received that day.
Yan Xi sat in the car, full of authority, “I’d rather you exchange those ‘thanks’ for a reciprocal gift to give me.”
A reciprocal gift, huh?
Watching Yan Xi and Zhou Jingwen drive away, Yanbei turned around and glanced at Tang Xiao, who was standing tight-faced in front of the living room’s floor-to-ceiling windows. He thought for a moment, then strode into the house and approached Tang Xiao, “There’s something I’ve never told you about. Before I do, I hope you can keep a level head.”
Tang Xiao listened attentively.
Yanbei looked for a good starting point, “You know about IVF, right?”
Tang Xiao, seeing the look in Yanbei’s eyes as he spoke, instinctively twitched his eyelid.
Yanbei continued, “Before, Yan Xi was pregnant with your child.”
“What did you say?” Tang Xiao’s voice was uncontrollably shocked.
Yanbei went on, “However, she was only a few days into her pregnancy when the annual medical checkup happened. It was the Yan family’s yearly checkup for all family members, and the medical reports were sent directly to Grandfather Yan. Before Yanbei even saw the medical report, Grandfather Yan knew about the pregnancy, and it had only been ten days.”
Yanbei placed a hand on Tang Xiao’s shoulder, “Then one day, Yan Xi called me, saying she was pregnant, but she didn’t know herself. Grandfather Yan told her there was a small problem with her checkup and that she needed a minor surgery. Consequently, Yan Xi underwent the surgery and they took the child.”
Tang Xiao’s fingers tensed, and even the veins on his neck stood out, straining.
“By the time Yan Xi knew, the surgery was already over. She was very upset and tried to call you, but you didn’t answer because of your pride and because Grandfather Yan disdained your family background and had insulted you harshly. When I found her, she was making all sorts of calls. Someone told her that the extracted embryo could be frozen for the time being, perhaps to try to find a solution in the future.”noveldrama
Tang Xiao’s face looked extremely pained, “And then?”
“After a big fight with Grandfather Yan at home, Yan Xi was sent by an enraged Grandfather Yan to the naval forces overnight.”