CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: WE WERE JUST TOO CLOSE BEFORE

It doesn’t matter how the child came to be, Ren Yixuan is a very easygoing person, but once his boundaries are crossed, he becomes particularly harsh. She thinks this matter has crossed his boundaries.

Even though he really likes her, she can’t demand him to accept someone like her.

As for her feelings toward Ren Yixuan... she probably likes him too. Her heart aches a little, but it’s still within the range she can bear.

Yin Meng, for a moment, didn’t know what to say. The person involved had already reached a conclusion, so she didn’t feel it was right to intervene. She just felt regret...

"Alright, you should hurry up and go to class. I’ll tidy up my stuff and then go to the classroom. I’ve been on leave for several days, I’m about to become a focus of the teachers’ attention."

"Then I’ll head out first."

After Yin Meng left the dorm, Su Xiaomeng sat alone on the bed, motionless, dazed for quite a while. When she came back to her senses, she sighed and continued to pack her things.

Su Xiaomeng really felt she had jinxed herself!

She had just returned to the dormitory to sleep for a night, and the next morning she started running a slight fever again. This made Yin Meng, who was supposed to go back to the Yin Mansion early in the morning to celebrate her grandfather’s birthday, reluctant to leave.

Su Xiaomeng lay in bed groaning for a long time without improvement. Yin Meng ignored her, went to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine previously prescribed by the hospital, and also brought back some light food, accompanying Su Xiaomeng for lunch.

"Your grandfather’s birthday... Can you not attend?"

"I’ll leave when you get better." Yin Meng was also very anxious inside, her mother’s endless calls had already urged her dozens of times. It’s not reasonable for the younger generation to be absent at an elder’s birthday, especially for this family line itself.

Grandfather is seventy-eight this year. The Yin Family tradition is that every three years there’s a minor birthday celebration, every five years a major one. A minor birthday requires all descendants to be present, and other guests may also be invited. A major birthday requires all branches to be present, but outsiders cannot attend.

Of course, there are occasionally a few absentees, but if the reason for absence isn’t substantial, it will be recorded in the family history. In this age, for the younger generation, being labeled as "unfilial and disrespectful" is a minor issue; the major concern is how it will influence future inheritance of family business and division of assets.

Though Yin Meng hasn’t reached the age to worry about family assets and business, she knows a poor impression in her grandfather’s eyes isn’t good news. Grandfather won’t do anything to her, but her mom will surely strip her of a layer of skin!

"You go first, I promise I will obediently lie in bed and won’t move around."

Yin Meng is still hesitant. If Su Xiaomeng was simply having a cold and fever, it wouldn’t be a big deal. The problem is she’s pregnant now! Coincidentally, her mom recently mentioned that during her early pregnancy she almost lost her life because of a mild cold.

If anything really happens to Su Xiaomeng, she simply can’t shoulder the responsibility.

"I mean it! Even if you stay beside me, I won’t get better! Plus, it’s delaying your affairs, you intentionally want me to feel guilty..."

Su Xiaomeng said to this extent, yet Yin Meng was still hesitating. Meanwhile, the phone rang for the Nth time. She thought it was her mom again, instinctively wanted to hang up, but seeing it was her uncle, she walked outside to answer...

"Yin Xiaomeng, you actually dared to hang up your mom’s call! Do you want to die?!"

Yin Meng’s heart was in disarray, it’s still mom...

"Where exactly are you? If you’re not in front of me within an hour, you can forget about seeing me again!"

Yin Meng hurriedly moved the phone away...

Just when she was about to hang up, the sharp female voice turned into a deep male voice, "Meng Meng?"