Shi Jue felt very helpless.
He could not do anything to solve his problem.
He clearly knew that the child wasn't his son.
However, he could not argue with his mother. She would not change her mind about the child.
Despite his mother's warning, Shi Jue knew he had to settle the matter as soon as possible.
"Who does this child really belong to?"
Suddenly, Shi Jue snorted and looked towards the kitchen.
"Young, young master Shi Jue. I, I..." He saw a beautiful and somewhat familiar woman standing at the kitchen door. She was wearing an apron, and her two small hands were nervously clutching the corner of her clothes as she stammered.
"Who are you?" Shi Jue frowned unhappily.
"I..."
"Mother!" Before the woman could speak, the child suddenly ran past Shi Jue and jumped into the woman's arms.
"Slow down! You might fall!" Lin Xilan jogged behind the child.
"Inform the housekeeper to cover all the floors in the house with carpets tomorrow," Lin Xilan told the maid beside her after seeing how shiny and smooth the floor was.
"Also, make sure to put away all sharp objects in the house."
Lin Xilan didn't see her son's gloomy face at all.
Even if she saw it, she would probably ignore it.
"Baby." The woman bent down and picked up the child. Her eyes were filled with submissiveness as she looked at Shi Jue.
Standing next to Shi Jue, Lin Xilan glared at him fiercely. "Xiao Yan is a good person. She has taught Xiao Xuan well. Don't bully her."
"Xiao Yan can also cook well. She is a good cook. We will have delicious meals in the future."
Shi Jue looked at his mother strangely.
Why was she so affectionate towards Xiao Yan?
Lin Xin had just met this woman, but she already treated her like a close friend.
It seemed this woman had some tricks up her sleeve.
"You'll see! You'll soon love Xiao Yan's cooking!" Lin Xilan glared at Shi Jue.
Shi Jue could not believe what he was hearing.
His mother was acting very strange.
Since Xiao Yan looked a little familiar, Shi Jue leaned closer and looked straight into her eyes. He then recognized the eyes that he was looking into.
"It's you!" Suddenly, Shi Jue realized that he was looking at Xia Ningyan.
The woman was indeed Xia Ningyan.
Shi Jue remembered.
"What? Son, you only recognized her now?" Lin Xilan asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Shi Jue ignored Lin Xilan and stared at Xia Ningyan with a malicious gaze. "You're a hypocrite! Your methods are really despicable!"
"Son, what are you talking about?" Lin Xilan angrily asked Shi Jue.
"Auntie, I should go. I..." Xia Ningyan looked at Lin Xilan with her aggrieved eyes and lowered her head.
"Why are you leaving? This will be your home from now on," Lin Xilan said as she glared at Shi Jue.
"Shi Jue, I don't care what conflict you had with Xia Ningyan in the past. Since she is the mother of the child, she will naturally be my future daughter-in-law. She will be your wife!"
"Have you lost your mind?" Shi Jue said with an impolite tone.
"You little brat..." Lin Xilan said.
"Auntie, forget it. Stop fighting. I don't want you and your son to argue because of me." Xia Ningyan's slender hand gently pulled Lin Xilan's sleeve. She then turned to her child. "Baby, you have to listen to your grandmother from now on. I won't always be by your side, so you have to take good care of yourself. I'll visit you whenever I'm free."
"Disgusting," Shi Jue said as a frown formed on his face.