Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 410 - Chapter 410 Chapter 409 He Did Not Attend the Birthday Banquet

Chapter 410: Chapter 409: He Did Not Attend the Birthday Banquet Chapter 410: Chapter 409: He Did Not Attend the Birthday Banquet Approaching noon, Yanxi still hadn’t arrived.

Father Xia and Mother Xia were both getting anxious.

Most of the relatives who came today did so to see Yanxi.

They doted on their daughter, and since she had married into a good family, naturally, they liked to boast to relatives about how great their daughter and son-in-law were.

If Yanxi didn’t show up, who knows what kind of sour, snide remarks these relatives would make.

Xia Yiwan took her phone and quietly left the banquet hall.

She went to the washroom, entered a stall, and called Yanxi.

At first the call went through, but after ringing for a few times with no answer, she couldn’t get through anymore.

Xia Yiwan gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Hadn’t he promised her he’d get here before noon?

Why hadn’t he come?

Xia Yiwan bit hard on her lip, feeling as if she had plunged into an ice cellar.

She didn’t know how long it took before she slowly came to her senses.

Whether he came or not, her mother’s birthday banquet had to go on as normal.

Xia Yiwan was about to go out when she suddenly heard gossiping and mocking voices in the washroom.

It was the voice of that cousin-in-law.

“Meng Ying, you see, marrying into an aristocratic family isn’t always great, does the Yan family even care about Xia Yiwan?”

“Nouveau riche just can’t make it to the top, Xia Yiwan must have suffered a lot in the Yan family!”

“You’re the successful one, knowing to find a man who treats you well and understands you!”

Xia Yiwan lowered her eyes, her nose stinging with emotion.

Actually, the one thing she shouldn’t have done after marrying into the Yan family was to develop feelings for Yanxi!

Once you’ve given away a piece of your heart, you’re always at a disadvantage.

Your emotions are led astray by others.

Only after the cousin-in-law and Xia Mengying had left the washroom did Xia Yiwan slowly walk out.

Her steps were quite heavy.

In between, she still harbored a sliver of hope, making another call to Yanxi.

But it still went to voicemail.

At the entrance to the banquet hall, Xia Yiwan took several deep breaths before she pushed open the door.

She could already imagine the kind of looks the relatives would give her when they saw her entering alone.

However, when Xia Yiwan opened the door, she didn’t see the judgmental, mocking gazes from the relatives.

Instead, they were all surrounding Mother Xia, faces full of envy.

Xia Yiwan saw Ming Yao standing beside Mother Xia.

Ming Yao had come over with a staff member from a jewelry store, holding an exquisite jewelry box that contained a dazzling set of jewelry.

The relatives were all dumbfounded.

Ming Yao said, “Yanxi had an emergency and couldn’t make it to Aunt Xia’s birthday party, but he entrusted me with delivering this gift.”

The cousin-in-law who had earlier been sour about Xia Yiwan, seeing that set of almost blindingly shiny jewelry, couldn’t speak for envy.

Mother Xia, grinning from ear to ear, said, “My son-in-law is really thoughtful. Actually, it’s not a longevity celebration, just an ordinary birthday; it wouldn’t matter if he couldn’t come.”

“Aunt Xia, let me put this on for you.”

Ming Yao helped Mother Xia put on the jewelry.

“Aunt Xia really looks imposing and elegant!”

Mother Xia, smiling, held Ming Yao’s hand, “Little Yao, you really know how to make someone feel happy.”

Xia Yiwan stood aside, watching Ming Yao make her parents so happy, her nose tingling with emotion.

Men are unreliable, it’s the best friend who matters!

With Ming Yao’s arrival, the other relatives no longer had anything to say.

After the meal, as they left the banquet hall, Xia Yiwan pulled Ming Yao aside.

She stuffed a bank card into Ming Yao’s hands.

Ming Yao immediately tried to return the bank card to Xia Yiwan, “What are you doing, Wanwan?”

Xia Yiwan’s eyes were red, and her voice was choked, “Yaoyao, don’t think I don’t know that the jewelry set wasn’t bought by Yanxi at all!”

The phone was turned off; obviously, Yanxi didn’t take her mother’s birthday to heart. How could he possibly have given such an expensive gift!

That set of jewelry was probably worth tens of millions!

Xia Yiwan tried to stuff the bank card into Ming Yao’s hands again, but Ming Yao firmly returned it to her.

“Wanwan, if you keep this up, I’m going to be angry!”

“Yaoyao, that’s not a small sum!”

Ming Yao wiped away a tear that slid down from the corner of Xia Yiwan’s eye, “As long as my Wanwan is happy, spending that bit of money is worth it!”

Xia Yiwan’s tears fell even more fiercely as she reached out and hugged Ming Yao tightly, “Thank you, Yaoyao.”

…

Capital City First Hospital.

Yanxi was pushing Shi Ying, who was sitting in a wheelchair, out of the examination room.

Shi Ying went out to buy breakfast for Siew Wei in the morning and suddenly lost her vision while crossing the street. She was hit by a car.

Fortunately, the car braked in time and did not cause a major catastrophe.

Yanxi was on his way to the airport and happened to drive by the hospital when he saw the accident.

At that moment, he was terrified out of his wits. He hurriedly got out of the car and carried Shi Ying into the hospital.

After a series of examinations confirmed she was all right, he could finally relax.

“Your eyes haven’t fully recovered yet, so don’t run around for now. Didn’t Fourth Brother hire a caregiver to come take care of Siew Wei?”

“The caregiver took care of Siew Wei all night and is tired; I thought my eyes were fine, so I went to buy breakfast.” Shi Ying, looking at the worried Yanxi, frowned, “You shouldn’t always run over here. If your wife finds out, she won’t be happy.”

Mentioning Xia Yiwan, Yanxi suddenly remembered he was still supposed to go to the airport!

He slapped his forehead and quickly wheeled Shi Ying into the ward.

“Sister Shi Ying, take good care of yourself, I have something urgent to deal with, I must leave now!”

As Yanxi walked away, he took out his phone.

Only then did he realize that he had forgotten to take his phone from the car.

Back in the car, he saw that his phone had turned off automatically because the battery was dead.

He quickly charged it and turned it back on.

Xia Yiwan had made several unanswered calls.

While driving, Yanxi called Xia Yiwan back.

But the call couldn’t get through.

Yanxi then sent Xia Yiwan a message on WeChat.

Only to find out, he had been blocked.

Yanxi made a call and had his assistant rebook him on the soonest flight to Li City.

No sooner had Yanxi landed than he received a call from Mother Yan.

“You deadbeat, where are you? Did you or did you not go celebrate your mother-in-law’s birthday today?”

Hearing Mother Yan’s roar, Yanxi rubbed his ear, “Mom, I’m already in Li City.”

“What’s the use of you being in Li City now! Wanwan has already come back, and she’s packing up, getting ready to leave.”

Yanxi was startled, “What?”

Coming to his senses, he cursed under his breath, “I’ll be back right away. Find a way to keep her there!”

…

Xia Yiwan didn’t manage to leave because Old Lady Yan, in a fit of urgency at seeing her leave, fell ill.

Xia Yiwan was terrified, but thankfully the doctor arrived in time to save Old Lady Yan from danger.

When Yanxi got back and found out Old Lady Yan had nearly passed away, he hauled Xia Yiwan back into the bedroom.

Slamming the door shut, his handsome face tense as he looked at Xia Yiwan, “Can’t you show some sense of agreement? We agreed on a year; are you trying to anger my grandmother to death ahead of time?”

Hearing Yanxi’s words sent a chill down Xia Yiwan’s spine.