A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 106 Grandma

Chapter 106: Chapter 106 Grandma

Her eldest daughter-in-law had left, and her eldest son had also disappeared.

Now, these two children could only rely on her.

If she were to return to the countryside, and something went wrong with Xiao Huai’s surgery, Yanyan was too young to bear all of this on her own.

Shen Yanhe looked at the little old lady in the protective suit, her head full of silver hair, her face lined with wrinkles, and felt a surge of sourness in her heart, her eyes growing hot.

Shen Yanhe blinked, drying the moisture in her eyes.

But she couldn’t help herself and opened her arms to hug Ye Min, who stumbled backward from the force of Shen Yanhe’s embrace, exclaiming, "Aiyo!"

Ye Min looked down with amusement at Shen Yanhe, who was clinging tightly to her, gently stroking her hair through the protective suit, "An over twenty-year-old young lady still wants to act like a baby with Grandma?"

"In Grandma’s eyes, I will always be a child, so why can’t I be spoiled?"

Shen Yanhe mumbled.

Yesterday, when Shen Yanhe told Ye Min about her marriage to Fu Yanhe, she was truly afraid that Ye Min would be disappointed in her, truly afraid that Ye Min would no longer care for her.

But fortunately, her grandma, even if she blamed her, would still look after her, no matter how disappointed she was.

She didn’t abandon her.

Ye Min smiled tenderly, hugging Shen Yanhe even tighter.

Shen Yanhe embraced her tightly, feeling Ye Min’s frail body, growing hotter around her eyes, and her throat feeling somewhat choked up.

Ye Min’s embrace wasn’t as warm and broad as Fu Yanhe’s, yet it was the harbor where she could seek refuge for life.

Shen Huai watched the two hugging each other, patted his chest lightly, "Sister, I can hug you too, you can always act spoiled with me!"

Ye Min pointed at him through the air, slightly annoyed, "With your little frame, I’m afraid you can’t carry your sister. After your surgery, you better focus on recuperating."

"Exactly." Shen Yanhe collected her emotions, lifted her head from Ye Min’s embrace, and smiled at Shen Huai, "With your little frame right now, it’s quite uncomfortable to hold you, feels like poking my hands!"

Shen Huai sat opposite the glass, looking at his own slender hands that looked like chicken claws, and pouted, "Okay then..."

The three of them chatted for a little while longer until Jiang Yun arrived at the hospital and called Shen Yanhe, prompting her to stand up to leave.

"Wait a second." Ye Min chased out of the ward and, with the nurse’s help, pulled down her protective suit to fish out a wad of crumpled bills from her pocket.

There were hundred yuan notes, fifty yuan notes, twenty yuan notes, even ten yuan ones, and coins of fifty cents, twenty cents.

All of them were from selling the vegetables Ye Min grew and the chickens she raised in the countryside.

Since she knelt and begged Shen Guowei for money to save Shen Huai, she had not asked him for any more money for her livelihood.

She had saved up this money little by little.

From it, Ye Min pulled out several of the largest hundred yuan notes, took Shen Yanhe’s hand, and placed them in her palm while earnestly instructing her, "When Grandma hugged you just now, I felt you were thinner than before."

"Take this money, buy more meat to eat, get plumper, and have a chubby little boy with Xiao He soon."

"While Grandma can still move about and can help you take care of the baby."

Shen Yanhe looked at the crumpled money in her palm, feeling as if something was stuck in her throat.

It took her a while to suppress the sourness and the lump in her throat, and with a smile, she shoved the money back into Ye Min’s hands, "I’ve got money, Grandma, keep this for yourself."

"I can’t eat much, or spend a lot by myself." Ye Min gave her a reproachful little glare and decisively stuffed the money into her pocket, "You’ll need money for lots of things outside, and Xiao Huai’s medical expenses will be a concern for you."

"It’s not much money; just take it and use it."

Seeing Ye Min’s determination, Shen Yanhe didn’t return the money but silently accepted it.

When she accepted the money, Ye Min’s face showed a vibrant smile, she patted Shen Yanhe’s shoulder, "Alright, go now, and find time to visit me and your brother at the hospital with Xiao He."

Shen Yanhe nodded vigorously, "I will."

-

Having left Shen Huai’s hospital room, Shen Yanhe composed herself and went to the place agreed upon with Xiao Jiang to wait for him.

It wasn’t long before a clean-cut youth appeared before her, wearing golden glasses, handsome features, a tall figure, dressed in a white shirt, and black pants.

"Miss Shen, I am Xie Jiangzhi’s assistant, Jiang Yifeng," Xiao Jiang greeted her respectfully.

"Mr. Xie has asked me to assist you throughout the day."

Xiao Jiang, known as Jiang Yifeng, had been an assistant to Xie Jiangzhi for five or six years. He knew Shen Yanhe was the youngest disciple of that influential figure and also the junior sister of Xie Jiangzhi, so he treated her with great respect.

After all, anyone who could become that person’s disciple was no ordinary individual.

"Thank you for making the trip," Shen Yanhe said apologetically with a smile.

"It’s not a bother at all. It’s my honor to serve Miss Shen," Jiang Yifeng replied with a gentle, warm smile, devoid of any pretense.

"I won’t go to the lab today. Please take this and test the ingredients inside," she said while taking out a glass bottle from her pocket and passing it to Jiang Yifeng with a casual demeanor. "Send me the test report once the results are out, and remember, do not tell anyone."

"Even if Xie Jiangzhi asks, you must not tell him."

Xie Jiangzhi’s laboratory was too far from the city, and it would be a waste of her time to make the trip.

She might as well leave the testing to Jiang Yifeng.

He was the third senior brother’s man, trustworthy, and could be relied upon.

Jiang Yifeng’s expression turned serious as he carefully took the glass bottle with both hands: "Understood."

"Don’t worry, if you do well, I’ll speak highly of you in front of the old man and ensure he brings you along in the next experiment," Shen Yanhe said, assuringly patting Jiang Yifeng on the shoulder and selling the "old man" once again.

Jiang Yifeng’s eyes shone with gratitude, his demeanor even more solemn: "Rest assured, Miss Shen, I will absolutely keep my lips sealed and not reveal anything to anyone."

Shen Yanhe gave him a few more instructions and then parted ways with Jiang Yifeng.

At that moment, she received a phone call from Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun asked if she wanted to return to the manor and if so, she would come to pick her up.

Her concerned demeanor seemed all the more unusual to Shen Yanhe.

"No need, Mom, I’ve already hailed a cab and I’m on my way back," Shen Yanhe replied with furrowed brows and a chilly expression, yet her tone remained sweet and tender.

Jiang Yun’s voice came through the phone: "Alright then, I’m also heading back now. I’ll call Yanhe home for dinner tonight; I will cook myself."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yanhe held her mobile phone and thought for a moment before initiating a WeChat voice call to Fu Yanhe.

-

Meanwhile.

Fu Corporation.

Fu Yanhe sat in the chairman’s seat, elbows on the table, hands clasped together as if forming an arch in front of his chest, watching Fu Xiao, who had a trace of unease on his face, with a detached expression.

"Uncle, would you care to explain what this whistleblowing letter is all about?"

That morning, just as he was waking up and taking his medication, he received a call from a company assistant.

The company had received an anonymous whistleblowing letter.

It alleged that Fu Xiao, while conducting business, used his position to sexually harass female staff, and even purchased drugs to drug and assault the women.

The letter also contained recordings of Fu Xiao’s harassment.

And a threat was issued: if the issue wasn’t handled properly, the whistleblower would expose the matter online, letting everyone know that Fu Corporation was a place that devoured people.