Jin Ye glanced at Su Ding, then at Jin Xiaoxi, before turning to leave.
As soon as the door closed, Jin Xiaoxi let out a loud huff.
"What's wrong?" Su Ding couldn't help but ask.
Jin Xiaoxi pouted. "That woman's father is in the hospital, and Dad went to visit him."
Su Ding already knew about this yesterday, but hearing that Jin Ye had gone to visit her father still made her feel a bit down.
She knew Jin Ye was going because of Shao Lin.
This made her feel even more uncomfortable.
Jin Xiaoxi tugged at her hand and asked softly, "Auntie, do you like Daddy?"
Su Ding paused, her mind recalling what Mrs. Jin had said.
Her eyes shifted elsewhere. "Your father and I are not suitable, Xiaoxi."
If one day you knew your biological mother was Shao Lin, and the Auntie Su Ding you liked the most was the woman your mother hated the most, what would you do?
Hearing this, the sparkle in Jin Xiaoxi's eyes dimmed.
He pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing him like this, Su Ding felt a mix of emotions. She proactively changed the subject. "Xiaoxi, can you help Auntie open the door a crack? The room is a bit stuffy."
Jin Xiaoxi nodded obediently.
He trotted to the door on his short legs and pushed it open. His eyes immediately caught a familiar figure at the service desk.
He frowned and looked over, only to meet that person's gaze.
He quickly returned to the room, and soon, the ward door was pushed open.
"Xiaoxi, why are you here? Did you get lost?" Wang Meilan said as she entered to pick Xiaoxi up.
Looking up, she saw Su Ding on the hospital bed and her eyes widened abruptly.
"Shao Xu, what are you doing here?!"
Su Ding's gaze turned icy, and her voice was cold. "What a coincidence, Auntie Wang."
Jin Xiaoxi was grabbed by the waist and struggled fiercely. "Let go of me! Let go of me!"
Wang Meilan didn't react in time, and Jin Xiaoxi broke free from her arm, running to Su Ding's side, looking at her with wary dislike.
Su Ding felt the small hand grip hers, and her frozen heart warmed slightly.
Her expression softened a little, and she whispered, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoxi."
Xiao Xi nodded firmly, his large eyes darting between Su Ding and Wang Meilan. A question flashed through his mind.
Why did she call Auntie Su Shao Xu?
Meanwhile, Wang Meilan looked at Su Ding, then at Xiaoxi, her face changing drastically.
She knew Xiaoxi wasn't born to her own daughter, but to that little slut Shao Xu. If it weren't for climbing into the Jin family, she wouldn't have pretended to be his maternal grandmother!
She had been in frequent contact with Fu Qing during this time and hadn't paid attention to her daughter.
She only knew that Shao Xu, that slut, had returned, but she didn't know that Jin Xiaoxi had already contacted this woman.
However, if things were exposed, why would Jin Ye still come to visit Shao Zhenggang?
Su Ding watched her expression shift repeatedly, knowing she was plotting some scheme again.
She coldly stated, "Is it polite to barge into someone's ward without permission?"
Wang Meilan shot her a venomous look. "Sneaking out of the country behind the family's back, not even visiting your father when he's hospitalized. Is that how a daughter should be?"
She then looked at Xiaoxi. "Xiaoxi, don't stay with this woman. Come with Grandma."
Jin Xiaoxi frowned, looking her up and down, and shook his head.
"Your father will worry if he can't find you," Wang Meilan said, reaching out to grab Jin Xiaoxi again.
"Wang Meilan, if you continue to be audacious here, I'll have someone throw you out!" Su Ding said angrily, feeling Jin Xiaoxi's nervous grip.
"You! You! How dare you!"
Wang Meilan, still thinking this was the same Shao Xu as before, couldn't help but rush forward to hit Su Ding.
She quickly reached the bedside and was about to slap her when Jin Xiaoxi forcefully pushed her away, his childish, clear voice exceptionally stern, "What are you doing!"
Wang Meilan looked at Jin Xiaoxi in disbelief.
Jin Xiaoxi glared at her coldly. "You dare to touch Auntie Su and see what happens!"