Chapter 434: secret mission
Lanni smiled gently and said nothing to interrupt the father-son verbal battle.
Xia Hanchen glanced at his father and wanted to say something, but when he remembered that his daughters were present, he shut his mouth and turned to Lanni instead. "That didn’t go exactly as planned but cupcake, you will get used to him after witnessing his insanity for a while."
Lanni chuckled at his words but her gaze stayed on the elderly man. Before she could say anything else, an elderly yet elegant woman made her way to the living room. As though she had been expecting them, she excitedly greeted Xiehan and Xingyu.
It was only after chatting with them for a while that she looked at Luna and Lanni. The preference was evident.
Lanni didn’t know if it was because of what Luna had told her before, but she subconsciously shuddered when the woman got close to her.
The woman didn’t seem to realize this as she jovially confirmed what she had heard of Lanni. "Of course, my granddaughter would be intelligent. She has the blood of the Xia family in her after all."
Lanni smiled, though she was a little uncomfortable about the hidden message in the compliment. Was she merely expressing her pride in her smart grandchildren after hearing about their achievements, or was she trying to indirectly imply that Li Yuming was not smart?
No matter what it was, Lanni was not planning to kick up a fuss about it. She focused on her grandfather, who was friendlier to Li Yuming.
However, the elderly woman clearly wasn’t going to mask her displeasure. She fondly asked Lanni, "How have you been? I was worried that you would turn into a deceptive fox after being raised by that kind of woman."
Lanni felt a dull ache in her heart and wanted to explode. But when she remembered how her father ended up marrying Li Xiyan, she shrugged. Perhaps the old lady still disliked Li Yuming even after so many years. In response to her question, she gently grinned and said nothing.
Luna realized her sister’s emotional turmoil and held her hand soothingly. Actually, she didn’t like it either. No matter how horrible her relationship with her mother was, she couldn’t stand it when people kept talking crap about her. After all, she was the person that Lanni cared most about.