My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 427 - 019: Nervous_3

Ye Lingran saw this, smiled, put her scarf and bag on the single sofa beside her, and looked at Ye Chengmin, "Dad, I’ll go help Mom."

"No need, you stay here and chat with your grandma and Yun Qi. Your mom should be almost done, I’ll go." Ye Chengmin waved his hand, smiled as he walked to her side, and said, "It’s Yun Qi’s first time at our house, don’t let him feel too awkward. Your grandma’s memory is all jumbled now, you go ahead!"

Ye Lingran smiled at him. Ye Chengmin’s thoughtfulness warmed her heart, and she nodded, "Okay, then I’ll first go greet Mom!"

"Sure, go ahead."

After Ye Lingran went to the kitchen to greet Ru Junlan, she returned to the living room and sat on the single sofa. Seeing Grandma Ye still holding Yun Qi’s hand and chatting with him, she silently picked up an apple and a fruit knife. She didn’t speak to interrupt but when the apple was almost peeled, the peel suddenly broke, causing the knife’s blade to slip and cut her fingertip. Bright red blood immediately oozed from the wound, and Ye Lingran instinctively took a sharp breath: "Hiss..."

Hearing this, Yun Qi looked over, and seeing what happened, he quickly put down the fork in his hand, walked over, and grabbed her injured hand, "What happened? Are you okay?"

Ye Lingran was taken aback, shook her head, "I’m fine... just accidentally scraped it."

"Oh dear, what happened! Why is it bleeding, Ranran! Are you okay?" Grandma Ye, hearing this, also hurried over, expressing her concern.

"It’s nothing, just a small cut on my finger." Seeing how worried they were, Ye Lingran couldn’t help but smile wryly. No sooner had she spoken than Yun Qi took the apple and fruit knife from her hand, pulled her up from the sofa, and led her away in confusion, "Where are you taking me?"

"Where’s the bathroom? Let’s rinse it with water. Is there a band-aid at home?"

"Over there..." Ye Lingran pointed in a direction, "My parents aren’t home often, there should be a medicine box, but whether there’s anything in it... I’m not sure." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Yun Qi glanced at her, pulled her into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and helped wash the blood from her finger. Ye Lingran’s back stiffened, just like when he helped her tie an apron at his house at noon today, and when she almost tripped wearing his slippers, he held her in his arms. This time too, her back was still snug against his chest, her body slightly bent, with her head resting on his shoulder, as he attentively washed her wound.

Ye Lingran suddenly felt a sense of protection and care, and her heart was filled with sweetness.

"Ranran, are you okay?" At this moment, Grandma Ye also rushed over, asking with concern.

Hearing this, Ye Lingran looked over, quickly retreating from Yun Qi’s embrace, glanced at Yun Qi, and hastily shook her head, "I’m fine, it’s nothing, just a small cut, he was just overreacting."

Yun Qi turned off the water, glanced at her, but didn’t mind her words. When they returned to the living room, Ye Chengmin and Ru Junlan came out of the kitchen and asked, "Ranran, we heard from your grandma that you got hurt, what happened? Are you alright?"

Ye Lingran was a bit amused and helpless, it was just a finger cut, was it worth all this fuss?

She raised her finger to show them, "I’m fine, I’m fine, it’s just a tiny cut."

"That’s good, I thought something serious happened! Do you need a band-aid? Do you want your dad to get one for you?"

"No need, the bleeding has stopped, it’ll heal itself in a few days. Mom, are you done? Do you need any help?"

"Then let’s eat, everything is ready." Ru Junlan smiled, looked at Yun Qi, and greeted him, to which Yun Qi politely nodded and called her ’Auntie’.

Once they were seated, Grandma Ye picked up her chopsticks to serve food to Ye Lingran and Yun Qi first, then to Ye Chengmin, saying with a smile, "Chengmin, I heard from your dad today that you love braised pork. Auntie will make it for you tomorrow, just make do with today’s meal!"

Grandma Ye’s words left everyone stunned, realizing her memory was confused again. Except for Ye Chengmin, no one else understood the situation she described. That was when Grandma Ye had just married into the Ye Family, the year Ye Chengmin was in his second year of high school, and Grandpa Ye frequently traveled for work, leaving early and returning late. At home, it was just him and Grandma Ye, living like strangers for over two years, causing many conflicts. Perhaps due to youthful rebellion, Ye Chengmin was resistant to the idea of a ’stepmother.’ No matter how kind and gentle Grandma Ye was to him, he remained rebellious.

It wasn’t until he went to college and moved out, later starting work, buying a house in Nancheng, and getting married, that Grandpa Ye passed away from cancer. After completing Grandpa Ye’s funeral arrangements, Grandma Ye chose to stay in the old villa she shared with Grandpa Ye, living a solitary life with no children of her own, until being brought back to their current home in Nancheng by Ye Chengmin and his wife. When Ye Lingran was ten, Grandma Ye transferred the property title of that old villa in the township to Ye Lingran as a tenth birthday gift.

Her early life wasn’t very happy, but in her later years, she poured all her love and gentleness into the two descendants with whom she had no blood relation. Ye Lingran often marveled at how well Grandma Ye treated her, no less than a real grandmother. In Grandma Ye’s eyes, Ye Chengmin and Ye Lingran were her own son and granddaughter.

Hearing her words, Ye Chengmin was filled with mixed emotions, and his heart felt heavy. Actually, over the years, he had come to accept her gradually. Ever since learning about her Alzheimer’s, he’s been very attentive and caring, albeit not showing it overtly. That time when he received a call from Ye Lingran saying Grandma Ye was missing, he was very anxious, immediately leaving his work to fly home overnight. There’s a kind of affection that, through the trials of time, becomes even deeper than blood ties.

That word ’Mom’ always lingered on his lips, hard to say aloud, always swallowed back down.

Ru Junlan glanced at him, knowing his eyes were filled with remorse and regret. She lightly pursed her lips, smiling, "Mom, he’s already married, yet you still treat him like a child! You eat, don’t worry about him; he won’t starve."

"Ah, he’s married?" Grandma Ye paused again, seemingly lost in her thoughts.

Listening to their conversation, Yun Qi also noted the issue of Grandma Ye referring to Ye Chengmin as ’Auntie.’ He glanced at Ye Lingran but didn’t interject, as it was a family matter and not his place to comment.

After dinner, Grandma Ye said she was a bit tired, so Ye Chengmin personally escorted her upstairs to rest. Ru Junlan stayed in the living room to chat with them, and about half an hour later, Ye Chengmin came downstairs, saying Grandma Ye had fallen asleep.

As it neared nine o’clock, Ye Lingran stood up to leave, promising Ru Junlan she’d move back to stay for a few days, as it was the New Year anyway!

After leaving the Ye family’s villa, Yun Qi drove her back to Yunluo District. Once they arrived, Ye Lingran unbuckled her seatbelt, "Um... thank you for everything today!"

"For what exactly?"

"Uh... everything."

Yun Qi chuckled softly, "Alright, I accept your thanks."

"Then I’ll head up first. My shoes and car might have to wait until after the New Year before I can get them. I won’t have time to pick them up these days."

"Okay, I’ll visit your home to pay respects on the second or third day of the New Year."

"Huh?"