novelden Chapter 1867 Huanying and Huanrong, are they going back to the Li family?
Chapter 1867 Huanying and Huanrong, are they going back to the Li family?
Grandma is in Yanjing right now!
This unanimous voice was like a bomb dropped into a silent room, creating ripples.
Both Li Xiangnan and Qin Ruobai saw disbelief and shock in each other's eyes, as well as the enormous impact of this conjecture.
A brief silence fell over the room, broken only by the occasional chirping of insects outside the window and the even, sweet breathing of little Li Xitang.
"is it possible?"
Qin Ruobai broke the silence first, her voice trembling with uncertainty.
"If that's the case, Grandma's identity, job, and even whereabouts should be highly confidential... She shouldn't return to Beijing so easily..."
Although she had never met her powerful grandmother and mostly learned about her from her husband and family, she knew that Mu Huanying must be engaged in a highly confidential and heavily guarded job. Such a job would inevitably involve great responsibility and her whereabouts would be strictly controlled, and it was definitely not as simple as visiting relatives and friends!
Previously, it was suspected that Mu Huanrong's refusal to see the Li family was partly due to her job duties and partly due to the past affairs that the Mu family might be involved in.
But now, Grandma Mu Huanying has returned to Beijing.
Li Xiangnan's brows furrowed tightly. He stood up and paced around the bed, his mind rapidly processing the current clues.
"Squad Leader Hao suddenly returned to Beijing, and the timing was so precise, on the very day you were discharged from the hospital. Was it inconvenient for him to go to the hospital? And the courtyard house just happens to be his home, so no one will say anything?"
"The gifts and red envelopes he prepared were quite valuable and showed clear signs of being carefully selected in advance; they were definitely not impromptu."
"He has an extraordinary concern for you and Xitang, especially for the little one!"
"And then there was his unusual, almost contradictory, instinctive attitude when he saw his grandfather..."
Li Xiangnan stopped and stared intently at his wife.
"Ruobai, think about what Squad Leader Hao said today: 'He'll probably be in Yanjing soon,' 'He's busy with work and might not be able to make it back for the full moon celebration, so I'll give him the red envelope in advance,' 'If the little guy needs anything, be sure to tell him'... Now that you think about it, it feels like he was laying the groundwork for something? Or perhaps it was some kind of unspoken hint?"
Following her husband's train of thought, Qin Ruobai became increasingly alarmed.
"If he's just returning to Beijing for a routine report or on vacation, there's no need to emphasize these work adjustments to us. And since he won't be leaving Beijing anytime soon, there's even less need to rush to send the full-moon gift! Unless... his mission in Beijing this time is related to our family and Xitang's birth? He's staying in Yanjing, most likely for... communication or protection?"
"Communication? Protection?"
Li Xiangnan repeated these two words, his eyes becoming incredibly deep.
"You mean contact us? Protect us?"
He paced back and forth in front of the bed, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Grandma secretly returned to Beijing. Whether it was for official business or personal matters, her security level would definitely be at its highest. But if Hao Jian really is her bodyguard, he should be by her side. However, Hao Jian is at home..."
He looked at his wife.
Qin Ruobai looked at him and exclaimed, "Unless, Grandma thinks we need protection?"
Li Xiangnan was startled. Seeing her tense up, he quickly sat down by the bed, grabbed her hand, and brought a touch of warmth to it.
"Does she think there are risks associated with Xitang's birth? Is that why she made timely adjustments to her already inconvenient work? Or is she worried about your safety?"
Qin Ruobai's face paled, but based on her usual police intuition, she immediately shook her head and said, "No, it might not be just that. Could it be that the recent events in Yanjing forced her to return, and Xitang's birth was just a coincidence?"
This deduction put a strange pressure on the couple.
Mu Huanying, that legendary figure, the grandmother whom we've only seen in snippets of conversation and blurry photographs from our elders, if she were somewhere in Yanjing City right now, closely watching this small courtyard family through Hao Jian, watching Li Xitang whom she had just met, then the logic behind her actions... might not just be out of the love of an elder!
The implications behind this are rather complex and heavy.
"Xiang Nan," Qin Ruobai's voice carried a hint of worry as he glanced instinctively at his sleeping daughter, "If Grandma really comes back and finds out about Xi Tang, what do you think she'll do? Will she come home?"
She suddenly grabbed her husband's arm and said with deep longing, "Will she come to see us? To see the children? To reunite with us?"
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The birth of Li Xitang is the greatest joy for the Li family in the last twenty years!
If Grandma were to return home at this opportunity, it would be a double celebration!
Li Xiangnan put his arm around his wife's shoulder, trying to comfort her, but his own heart was also in turmoil.
"Ruobai, don't speculate like that yet. Right now, it's all just our speculation, without any evidence! Of course, I also hope that Grandma is in Yanjing right now, and I really hope that she can return to her family!"
He cupped his wife's face in his hands again, looked directly into her eyes that shone like stars, and said earnestly, "Perhaps, Squad Leader Hao just happened to be back in Beijing? And the rest doesn't exist?"
He used these words to comfort Ruobai, but Hao Jian's behavior today, as well as Qin Zongheng's subconscious reaction after his momentary shock, all pointed to a highly probable direction.
Hao Jian's identity might be real!
With this in mind, Li Xiangnan became calmer and continued to comfort his wife.
"Regardless of whether Grandma is in Yanjing or not, and regardless of whether she has higher considerations for not showing up now, Xitang is our daughter, and that will never change! Let's live our lives well, take good care of the child, and wait for Grandma to appear! As for the rest, let nature take its course!"
He picked up the Snow White toy from the bedside table and handed it to Ruobai. "Since Squad Leader Hao has expressed goodwill and told us that he will be coming to Yanjing often in the near future, then we will look after his house and children for him. As for whether it is Grandma's idea... I think everything will be clear when the time is right!"
"Yes, I'll listen to you. Nothing is more important than Xitang right now!" Qin Ruobai leaned against her husband's chest, her resolve strengthened.
Just as the couple's thoughts had settled down, Li Xiangnan's gaze suddenly fell upon a cluster of lilies blooming on their own.
There!
It was the bouquet of flowers that Mu Huanrong had sent, which was now placed in a vase.
"What's wrong with you?" Sensing that something was wrong with her husband, Qin Ruobai quickly shook his arm.
Li Xiangnan frowned again. Thinking of Mu Huanrong and his grandmother, a deeper, related guess immediately surfaced in his mind.
Once this thought took hold in his mind, it grew wildly like weeds, to the point that even his breathing became rapid.
"Xiang Nan, what's wrong? What's on your mind?" Qin Ruobai noticed that her husband's mood was off.
Li Xiangnan took a deep breath. He knew he couldn't lie to his wife about his emotions, so he turned to look at Ruobai and asked:
"Ruobai, do you think... if Grandma urgently returns to the capital, could it be because of Aunt Mu Huanrong?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Ruobai was terrified.
Li Xiangnan said excitedly, "If they met in Yanjing, if the two of them..."
Qin Ruobai's face flushed red as she asked, "You came to the Li family together, didn't you?"
boom!
These words struck the couple like a blow to the head, leaving them instantly dizzy and disoriented. The air in the room seemed to thicken with tension and anxiety due to these speculations…