Chapter Fifty-Six

  The second night, Qi Er Shu and his wife bid farewell and left. However, Qi Grandfather, Qi Grandmother, and Qi Shi's younger brother stayed behind. As a result, Yu Cai had to face Qi Grandmother's scrutinizing or dissatisfied gaze every time she went upstairs, making her feel uncomfortable all over. It was said that Qin Wan did similar work, but why didn't she show any dissatisfaction towards her?

  Yu Cai's discomfort was palpable, and he felt it too, but apart from furrowing his brow at her, he didn't know what to do. As it turned out, the strong-willed Yu Cai didn't need him to do anything either. Relying on years of experience, Yu Cai intuitively sensed that Granny Qi had been enduring in silence for the sake of their two guests. Family conflicts shouldn't be aired publicly, so Yu Cai privately asked Shi Chengyu for help, trying her best to stay by his side. If he wasn't available, she would stick to Qin Wan instead. As a result, everything was calm and peaceful once again, with no more arguments like on the first day.

  But as the saying goes, opportunities are created by people. Just after Tian He finished dinner and left, Granny Qi smiled kindly and said, "Xiao Cai, accompany me for a walk."

  Yu Cai reluctantly nodded in agreement, and on the other side, Qi Shi Zhi and Shi Cheng Yu almost simultaneously stood up. The two of them exchanged a glance, and Shi Cheng Yu spoke up, "Auntie Qi, it just so happens that we can accompany you."

  "You boys probably don't want to accompany an old lady like me either, go and play."

  "Grandma Qi, you're being too serious, it's just exercise, Qin Wan, are you going or not?"

  Yu Cai was thoroughly moved, this kid looks like he's not easy to get along with, didn't expect him to be so reliable!!!

  Grandma Qi could say nothing but agree, however, looking at Yu Cai's eyes, she saw a few more points of discontent and inquiry.

  After the walk, Yu Cai felt deeply anxious and was stopped by Qi Shu when he tried to sneak into his room in the middle of the night. He tactfully expressed Grandma Qi's subtle dissatisfaction with him and his own apprehension, asking him to go back home for a few days.

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "Xiao Cai, I know what you mean. My mom is just a bit cautious, but once you get to know her better, you'll find that she's actually very nice."

  Yu Cai was very direct, "I think I won't have the chance to interact with her for long, and I don't want to spend my mind responding, even trying to please someone who obviously has a prejudice against me".

  She is Shi Zhi's grandmother.

  "Does it have anything to do with me?"

  Qishu Fan said with a stutter, "Xiao Cai, I hope you can treat us like family".

  Yu Cai shrugged, "Dear uncle, I think you should be clear that in a year, after Ai Shu and I graduate, we won't have much intersection, at most occasionally make a phone call to ask about each other".

  "Xiao Cai——"

  Yu Cai continued to shrug her shoulders, "Let's talk about this later, I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, please don't stop me."

  Qishu Fan said helplessly, "Even if I don't stop you, have you forgotten that the extra 10,000 yuan on your card was sent by Shiwei to let you stay with Shichengyu for a month?"

  "He won't be so strict, will he? Not even a day off is allowed?"

  "Otherwise you go to He Qi's home for a few days and I'll let my mom hurry back."

  Yu Cai immediately shook her head, "I don't want to, I'm afraid of Auntie He."

  Qibook Fan became even more helpless, "What did Aunt He do to make you afraid?"

  "There's something about her that reminds me of your mom, and I felt a bit intimidated when I first saw her."

  "Is Yu Nu Xia so useless?"

  Yu Cai's worried expression gazed up at the sky, "Whenever a female knight encounters Extinction Sect's leader, they always end up being afraid."

  "That's my mom."

  Yu Cai spat out her tongue, "It's settled then, just in time for me to go home and take a look".

  "I'll send someone to take you back."

  "Never mind, I'll leave early tomorrow. It's hot outside, you take good care of yourself and help your mom with the chores, just tell her my mom is sick and I need to hurry back to take care of her."

  "Either you stay, or don't go."

  What else can she say?

  Yu Cai stayed at home for only three days before being summoned back to the Qi residence by Qi Shu Fan. As soon as she entered, she heard Shi Cheng Yu's low and hoarse voice, "You broke your promise."

  Um, she didn't do anything terribly wrong, did she?

  "You asked me to help you avoid being alone with Grandma Qi, I helped, but you still went secretly."

  Yu Cai was so frustrated that she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, thinking that this young master was being too serious.

  "Okay, I apologize, next time I will definitely tell you first".

  Shi Chengyu looked at her and said, "If you don't like the Ji family, you can go to my house."

  "Uh, your family also lives in the city? Uh, that's not the point, I really like the Qi family, it's just that I'm afraid of being bothered by Grandma Qi, so I'll avoid them for now."

  Shi Chengyu furrowed his brow, "Hey, Shi Chengyu, aren't you overdoing it? Yu Cai is A Shi's cousin, why did she have to come to your house?"

  “She——”

  "Alright, I'm going to take a bath, you guys wait for me and we'll have dinner."

  "Give me your computer."

  Yucai readily handed over the computer to him, "I downloaded several good movies with my classmates this time when I went home, you can also take a look, they are in the E drive".