After persuading Mr. Meng to join a different bank, Shi Yen finished work early. But her momentary triumph faltered, as she had to visit the Cai family, her maternal side of relatives.
She dropped by once in a while, not wanting to see them at all. But her grandmother was one of the few people that she had cared enough about—one of the few family members that haven't betrayed her. Her grandmother was frail and often bedridden; therefore, those visits with her were very important.
She knocked on the door of the house, and her aunt, Cai Lanying, answered her. Shi Yen flashed her a serpent smile, and her aunt begrudgingly allowed her in.
She slipped through the doors, passing by some of her other relatives. She went up the stairs, finding a nurse by her grandmother's side.
"Yenni!" her grandmother breathed.
