After the car stopped, Si Mingjing stepped forward to open the door for Old Master Su and personally helped him out.
Old Master Su was still hale and hearty, though his beard had grown a bit longer. Seeing Si Mingjing, he looked at her as if she were his own granddaughter. His wise and affectionate gaze swept over her before he frowned and said, "You’ve lost weight! You’ve lost so much weight! Aren’t you eating enough?"
Then, Old Master Su turned to Mo Yinhe, huffing and glaring. His ire was for this scoundrel who had spirited away the granddaughter-in-law he cherished! It was bad enough that he’d taken her, but he didn’t even know how to cherish and pamper her, actually letting her get thinner! Simply outrageous!
Si Mingjing explained with a smile, "Grandpa, I’m on a diet."
"You were already thin. What diet do you need? You wouldn’t have trouble finding a husband even without dieting. Our family still has three rascals for you to choose from."
Su Cheng, alighting from the other side of the car, heard his grandfather’s still-persistent hopes and imdiately declared his stance, "Grandpa, I have a girlfriend. We just started dating last month. Can you please stop trying to play matchmaker? Besides, Mingjing already has a fiancé!"
The Su Family was unaware of the events in the Undersea World and didn’t know that Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe were already married, legitimate husband and wife.
Mo Yinhe, who stood out from the crowd like a crane among chickens, was equally annoyed by Old Master Su’s undying designs on his wife. He spoke in a low voice, "Old Master Su, Mingjing and I are already married. We are husband and wife now. You can abandon that notion."
"What?" Old Master Su grew even more furious. Gripping his cane, he looked as if he wanted to lift it and bring it down on Mo Yinhe. "You two are already married? How co I don’t know? When was the wedding ceremony? I didn’t even get to drink the celebratory wine! It doesn’t count, it doesn’t count!"
This old man! Mo Yinhe narrowed his eyes.
Si Mingjing hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Grandpa, Yinhe and I have registered our marriage, but we haven’t held the wedding ceremony yet. We’ll definitely make up for it later."
Old Master Su declared, "In the eyes of our older generation, it’s not a real marriage without a wedding ceremony! Su Cheng, you still have a chance."
Su Cheng covered his face with his hand. Grandpa, are you trying to get killed? He was terrified Mo Yinhe would slaughter him!
"Grandpa, this way, please." Si Mingjing led the way, inviting Old Master Su into the house.
Before they even entered, they saw several children of similar ages chasing each other in the courtyard. Elderly people adore children; seeing them seed to fill Old Master Su with vitality.
As he walked, Old Master Su inquired, "Whose children are these? They look so spirited."
Mo Yinhe, who had been seething internally the whole ti, finally found an arrow for his counterattack upon hearing Old Master Su’s words. He casually threw out a line, "Oh, they’re all my flesh and blood."
Afraid Old Master Su would misunderstand and suspect him of fooling around outside and having many illegitimate children with other won, Mo Yinhe quickly added, giving Old Master Su no opportunity to retort, "Mingjing gave birth to all of them for ."
Just as Old Master Su raised his cane, he froze. He turned his head to Si Mingjing and roared, "Girl, he’s trying to fool this old man!" Mingjing has only been on Earth for less than a year. How could she have borne him so many children? Does he take for a senile fool?
Si Mingjing lifted her foot and kicked Mo Yinhe. Can’t you just shut up?
Mo Yinhe, internally fuming and begrudging Old Master Su’s designs on his wife, had no intention of shutting up. Tall and imposing, he stood beside them and waved to the children playing in the distance, especially to Bo Fengyin, who was the spitting image of him. "Co here."
Bo Fengyin, Ye Nianbai, Ye Jingzhe, and Gu Shurong, the four little dragon cubs, all ran over together.
"Daddy, Mommy~"
"Daddy, Mommy~"
"Daddy, Mommy~"
"Daddy, Mommy~"
The four little dragon cubs chorused in unison.
Old Master Su felt his head buzz. He pointed at Mo Yinhe’s nose and cursed, "You! You! You actually made my precious granddaughter an instant stepmother to your four sons!"
Old Master Su was practically apoplectic!
Mo Yinhe pressed his forehead. "..." This old man is incorrigibly stubborn! It seems there’s no reasoning with him.
This ti, it wasn’t just Old Master Su who disbelieved; even Su Cheng looked at Si Mingjing sympathetically. He extended a hand, rested it on her shoulder, and said, "Mingjing, marrying a man of Mo Yinhe’s high status does require so sacrifice. But only by enduring hardship can one rise above others. I think it’s acceptable to be a stepmother."
Since the matter was truly difficult to explain, Si Mingjing didn’t try. She smiled and invited Old Master Su and Su Cheng into the house.
Once inside, Su Cheng added, "Countless won out there would love to be stepmothers to Mo Yinhe’s sons. More than I can count on ten fingers, from what I know. So, you must hold on tight to Mo Yinhe. Then you’ll be the most honored Crown Princess Consort of Atlantis—what a lofty status!"
More than ten fingers can count? Si Mingjing’s eyelids twitched, and she glared fiercely at Mo Yinhe.
Mo Yinhe had no idea what poison Su Cheng had secretly dripped into his wife’s ear. Why was his darling glaring at him like that? It’s as if I’ve been caught having an affair! What an injustice!
"Who are they?" Si Mingjing asked.
Su Cheng leaned closer to Si Mingjing’s ear and whispered, "There’s a wealthy heiress nad Mu Genggeng who has recently been posting online, claiming the cancer formula you provided has caused deaths. Haven’t you noticed?"
The cancer clinical trials at A Country’s Health Departnt were divided into three phases. Although most cancer patients were cured, no formula could guarantee a 100% cure rate. Beyond the 99% cure rate, there’s always a 1% mortality rate. And within that 1%, so patients had other underlying health conditions.
It just so happened that a wealthy girl nad Mu Genggeng had connected with the families of those within that 1% mortality rate, persuading them to band together and boycott Si Mingjing’s formula. The families of the deceased patients were brainwashed by Mu Genggeng, firmly believing their loved ones had died because they took the formula Si Mingjing provided. They wanted compensation.
However, they had signed liability waivers before participating in the clinical trials, so they couldn’t make trouble with A Country’s Health Departnt or find a way to get compensation. Now, Mu Genggeng has promised them she will get justice for them and secure the compensation they deserve, effectively turning them into her pawns.
Si Mingjing was unaware of this. Recently, her attention had been focused on the Mu Continent, and she hadn’t been paying attention to affairs on land.
Su Cheng said, "But don’t worry. When it cos to public relations, no one is better than , Su Cheng. I’ve recently been using all of the Su Family’s PR power in entertainnt dia to help you deal with this Mu Genggeng. I’ve kept those negative stories off the trending topics; anything that could be suppressed, I’ve already taken care of for you. But this Mu Genggeng doesn’t seem to plan on backing down. She’s definitely set her sights on your man, which is why she sees you as a thorn in her side and is eager to eliminate you."
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