Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 216 How Long Will You Be Jealous of Him?

Lin Xi went upstairs with the old man and, together with Uncle Deng, helped the man sit down on the edge of the bed.

The old man gave Uncle Deng a look, and Uncle Deng nodded slightly before turning and leaving the bedroom.

"Why such a serious face?" the old man asked Lin Xi with a smile. "Are you unhappy?"

"How could I dare?" Lin Xi retorted softly. "Isn't what you've given me... too much?"

She also owns shares in Silver Sail.

The old man said, "Mingxuan gave you the operating rights of Jinhuang Plaza."

Lin Xi was stunned: "Why did he do that?"

The old man said, "I asked him, and he said it was compensation for you."

“He doesn’t owe me anything.” Lin Xi frowned. “This makes me owe him something.”

The old man held her hand: "I'm always worried about Mingxuan. You're the only one who can keep him in check. If he causes a big disaster or squanders the family fortune, please do him a favor and make sure he doesn't end up destitute. Of course, I hope that even if he doesn't achieve anything great, he can live a peaceful life."

Lin Xi: "Grandpa, he shouldn't be in such a state. He still has parents."

The old man sighed: "Your Uncle Duan's heart is not with the two brothers, which is why I set up a trust for Mingxuan."

Lin Xi was taken aback. Could Duan Zheng really take away the property that belonged to Duan Mingxuan and give it to An Qi?

"You know about your Uncle Duan's situation." The old man looked at Lin Xi. "I won't mention Yi Heng for now; he doesn't have any feelings for Duan Zheng. But Mingxuan is different. I predict that An Qi's matter will soon be impossible to hide, and Mingxuan definitely won't be able to accept it in a short time, given his personality..."

The old man hesitated for a moment, then said, "What about you? You should comfort him for me later."

The old man gave a bitter smile. He only had two grandsons and didn't want anything to happen to either of them.

Even though he knew that Duan Yiheng disliked Duan Mingxuan, he still asked Lin Xi for help with this matter.

“You two grew up together, you’re not enemies, Xiao Xi. He’ll figure things out one day. Right now, he just can’t accept that you’re leaving him.”

"He may have hurt you in some ways, but you know his heart; he didn't really mean to hurt you."

Lin Xi nodded: "I understand, Grandpa."

The old man smiled and said, "As for that necklace, it was originally meant for Yi Heng's mother, but it was passed down to her daughter-in-law. Later, after she divorced Duan Zheng, she returned it to him."

Lin Xi was taken aback. Then why give it to her?

"I can't give it to Chen Baiwei." The old man seemed to see through her thoughts. "I can only give it to you."

Lin Xi went downstairs, still thinking about the old man's words.

Upon seeing Duan Yiheng, she said, "Grandpa told us to help ourselves to lunch; he needs to rest."

Duan Yiheng nodded: "Let's eat out."

“Okay,” Lin Xi replied, “Let’s find a place with some privacy. I have something to tell you.”

They had to go back to work in the afternoon, so they found a high-end restaurant near the company and went upstairs to a private room suitable for couples.

Lin Xi saw the roses on the table and suddenly laughed: "Do you remember the first time I went to Yin Fan to find you, the restaurant you took me to that night?"

Duan Yiheng pulled out a chair for her and chuckled, "I remember."

Lin Xi complained, "The wall was covered in roses, I was stunned, and the lighting was also ambiguous. You have no idea how much I wanted to leave at that time."

"Then why didn't you leave?" Duan Yiheng asked. "Did you see Duan Mingxuan and Zhang Mo were heartbroken?"

Lin Xi glared at him: "Isn't it because you were the one who told me about joining the company and the department? I was so easy to fool back then."

Duan Yiheng smiled faintly: "What did I lie to you about?"

"You're just making excuses to have dinner with me," Lin Xi snorted haughtily. "And you're just pretending."

"What did I pretend to be?" Duan Yiheng really didn't know what he had pretended to be.

Lin Xi cleared her throat: "I'll show you."

Duan Yiheng raised an eyebrow.

Lin Xi leaned back in his chair, raised one hand and rested it on the table, deliberately lowering his voice: "Who am I to you as your older brother?"

Duan Yiheng: "..."

Is it really okay to bring up old grievances like this?

"Speechless now, huh?" Lin Xi mocked Duan Yiheng. "You scared me back then. I was thinking, what else am I supposed to call you if not 'Big Brother'? I can't just call you by your name, can I?"

Duan Yiheng: "Your name is Duan Mingxuan, isn't that just your name?"

“That’s because I’m the same age as him,” Lin Xi retorted. “Anyway, you must have had some other thoughts back then.”

"The same age?" Duan Yiheng chuckled. "You think I'm too old?"

"Who thinks you're too big?" Lin Xi thought he could be quite unreasonable at times. "I wasn't familiar with you back then. You had authority at home and at the company. It would have been impolite for me to call you by your first name."

“Duan Mingxuan is also a year older than you,” Duan Yiheng persisted.

Lin Xi: "...Are you bringing up old grievances with me now?"

"No," Duan Yiheng tactfully denied, then changed the subject, "What did you talk about with Grandpa? You seemed preoccupied when you came down."

The smile on Lin Xi's lips vanished, and she said to Duan Yiheng, "It's all because of Duan Mingxuan. He gave up the operating rights of Jinhuang Plaza. There are hundreds of plazas across the country. He just gave them up like that. I don't know what he's up to, but Grandpa insisted that I keep them."

Duan Yiheng was surprised. He looked up at Lin Xi and asked, "What else did the old man say?"

Lin Xi knew that nothing could be hidden from Duan Yiheng, so she didn't keep it to herself: "Grandpa asked me to lend a hand to Duan Mingxuan when he needs help."

“That old man really went all out.” Duan Yiheng smiled. “He knows Duan Mingxuan is unreliable, but he should know you better. Even without these things, if something really happened to Duan Mingxuan, you wouldn’t be able to stay out of it.”

Lin Xi laughed awkwardly: "Am I like that?"

Duan Yiheng: "Aren't you like this?"

"Okay," Lin Xi admitted, "I can only say that I'm kind-hearted."

Duan Yiheng gave an ambiguous hum: "As long as it's not because of feelings, it's fine."

"How long are you going to be jealous of him?" Lin Xi rolled her eyes at him speechlessly.

"We'll see how you do." Duan Yiheng didn't think there was anything wrong with him being jealous.

Lin Xi: "Anyway, I've told you about it, as a precaution."

"Fool." Duan Yiheng chuckled. "Grandpa gave you Grandma's necklace, don't you have any other thoughts?"

Lin Xi choked for a moment, her face flushing suspiciously.

Duan Yiheng chuckled: "Did Grandpa ask you to help? He was clearly saying that to me, indirectly telling me not to make things difficult for Duan Mingxuan, since he only has two grandsons in his life."

Lin Xi looked up: "I really didn't expect this."

"You only thought about giving the necklace to your daughter-in-law?" Duan Yiheng teased.

Lin Xi: "...I'm not a daughter-in-law."

"Yes." Duan Yiheng nodded. "She's my granddaughter-in-law."

Lin Xi: "...Are you going to eat or not?"

Duan Yiheng laughed out loud: "Eat."

"So annoying," Lin Xi muttered, her heart pounding.

Does this mean that Grandpa has accepted her and Duan Yiheng?