"Aoi-san, dinner is ready . "

The words brought Aoi back to the present time .

She noticed that her hands had crumpled the edges of the paper she was reading .

Suddenly, the door to the study opened .

The little boy dashed towards the desk . He squirmed to prop himself atop one of the chairs .

"Bachan! Mommy and Uncle Dan are fighting!"

Aoi initially had wide eyes for a second, then she furrowed her brows . She knew her daughter was hormonal . She sighed as she pitied her son-in-law .

"Get down from the chair, Maskun . "

"Bachan, boku ga* Mantkun!" He pouted .

"Oh . . . " Aoi had a warm smile as she recalled how her son used to climb and stand onto a chair .

She grinned . "Gomen ne, Mantkun!" She ruffled his soft hair . "Bachan is getting old . "

He accepted the apology and smiled . "But Bachan is still beautiful!"

Aoi Xiu laughed . "Let's eat . " She carried the boy without any sign of hesitation or difficulty .

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Ming Rus.h.i.+ threw her bag onto the bed . She sat beside it and held her head with her hands . Her eyes were filled with fury .

She thought that with her knowledge and skills, she could easily climb up to XCG and claim what should be hers, but it seemed like the son of that horrible man was as sly as he was .

Her existence only had two reasons, to ruin the lives of the cheater and his children and to claim what was rightfully hers .

She screamed in the bedroom to vent out her anger . Her pretty face was contorted into a crazily scary face .

The man who lived with her was alarmed by the scream . He turned off the stove, pulled out his mittens and briskly walked into the bedroom with his ap.r.o.n still on . He furrowed his brows when he saw her disheveled hair .

"What happened to you?"

"That jerk tossed me from one country to another! If it was not for taking over XCG, I would've quitted this stinkin' job on my first day! I graduated with a master's degree from H School of Business and they treat me like this?!"

He moved her bag to sit beside her, propping one leg on the bed . He kissed her temple .

"I really don't get why you needed to go through such lengths for a company . " He played with her long hair

She glared at him . "Because it is rightfully ours . "

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When the elder and little boy was walking along the hallway, they were surprised to see the husband and wife holding hands as they walked towards the dining room .

As they were waiting for all the food to be served from the kitchen, Aoi blurted, "Manta said that you two were fighting . "

Manta's mouth formed a round opening as he furrowed his brows . He was not lying! He really heard their fight .

Helpless, he gave his grandmother a subtle glare .

Aoi chuckled and then raised a brow towards her daughter . "Well?"

Midori smiled at her nephew's predicament . She shook her head gently .

Manta looked incredulous .

Midori smiled at the little boy . "We were just having an argument . It's over now, okay?"

The boy nodded . "Itadakimasu . " He picked up his chopsticks .

Soon, they began eating . Dan picked out food for his wife, noting everytime her bowl was left with only rice in it . He was so particular with what she ate that he had not touched his own food .

"Hey, you need to eat too . " Midori whispered .

Dan stopped, raising the piece of tonkantsu between his chopsticks . He smiled as he realized that the rice in his bowl had gone cold .

Aoi Xiu snickered . They were like this when they were only in high school . In his shamelessness, Dan picked out food for Midori when they were eating, even if it was in the Xiu estate . It was just that now, they are officially a family .

Suddenly, the adults were startled by the question spoken in a small voice .

"Uncle Dan, will my cousin be a boy or a girl?"