Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

A Miao changed as she got ready to go to Lan Lixiao’s collection room to view his antiques. At the door, however, she hesitated. To be honest, she had been quite concerned recently. If Lan Lixiao had treated her badly, like what the Xia family used to do, she might not have such a big psychological burden.

But now… A Miao did not want to lie to this old man, an old man who really loved his granddaughter…

“Ouyang.” The only person she could call was Ouyang Jin.

Ouyang Jin looked at the man next to him, and asked in a normal tone, “What happened?” “Didn’t you going to the auction with Elder Master today?”

“I feel very guilty.” A Miao said this with some hesitation and sadness. Shen Xinglan, who was sitting and listening, frowned.

He had long been worried about this. A Miao was the kind of person that if someone treated her well, she would treat them better. He had long foreseen that such a situation would happen.

“But his granddaughter is dead.” Ouyang Jin glanced at Shen Xinglan and said, “If you had not pretended to be his granddaughter, probably, he would be sadder now.”

“What about later?” A Miao said suddenly in a serious voice, “I can’t stay with the Lan family for the rest of my life. Then how should I tell him the fact that I am a fake and his granddaughter is actually dead?”

Ouyang Jin, “…”

“Not to mention that I came here with a purpose.” A Miao closed her eyes and said, “I don’t want to find the secrets of the dragon vein anymore.”

Shen Xinglan wrote a few words in his hand, and showed it to Ouyang Jin. Ouyang Jin nodded.

“A Miao, you listen to me.” “If you cannot find the secret of the dragon vein, they will send someone else.” “So it would be better if you can find out about it. Then we will find a way to cover it up, or let those guys think that the dragon vein does not exist at all.”

“In short, you still have to work for this purpose. As for Lan Lixiao… after the issue is solved, all we can do is to try and compensate him.”

Seeing that A Miao did not say anything, Ouyang Jin smiled and said, “Well, don’t be so stressed. Relax. Just do as what you have done before.”

“I know…” A Miao said, and then hung up. After suppressing her emotions, she went out of the room.

Lan Lixiao’s collection room was in the underground part of the villa. The area was not small. When A Miao went in, she saw Elder Master holding a magnifying glass, looking at the bronze he bought at the auction this afternoon.

Seeing her, he smiled and waved to her. He said, “Take a look. Tell me if you find something you like, and I will put them in your room!”

“Ok!” “Don’t mind me. I will be careful.” A Miao promised, but she did not think about taking anything away. However, she would just use this opportunity to see if there was anything related to the dragon vein.

A Miao saw a few blue-and-white porcelains made in the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty, but these were all things one could buy at normal auctions. Although there were few in the market, occasionally, one or two could be found.

“Elder Master, a phone call!” Uncle Fu said. He suddenly appeared at the door.

Lan Lixiao answered, and then he glanced at A Miao. He said, “Enjoy yourself here. I will go out first. Just remember to lock the door when you leave later.”

“I know, grandpa!”

A Miao was the only person left in the room. She looked through the collection room carefully, but found nothing special. When she was about to leave, she suddenly saw a table with porcelain bottles displayed on it.

“Weird… Why is the table in such a color?” A Miao said. She squatted to take a closer look. She reached out and touched it, then she took out her phone and took a photo of the table leg.

When she came out, she sent the photo to Ouyang Jin, and asked him to check it. Unexpectedly, at dinner time, Lan Heng, who had not been home for some time, was there. This was the second time that A Miao met Lan Heng.

“A Miao, you have met each other, right?” La Lixiao said. He pointed to the chair and asked her to sit next to him, “The last time, you were so scared that you became ill, because of your fourth uncle.”

Lan Heng sat on the opposite side, eating his food leisurely. Hearing Lan Lixiao’s words, he glanced at her, took something out of his pocket and threw it on the table.

Bang! It was a car key.

“Welcome gift.” He said coldly.

Lan Lixiao looked at the symbol on the car key, and nodded with satisfaction. He said, “This car is very suitable for girls. Your aunt said that you have a driving license, so you can drive out by yourself in future!”

“Thank you, fourth uncle…” A Miao said. She tried to address him as naturally as possible, since Lan Heng was really too young. Ouyang Jin said that Lan Heng was only ten years older than himself.

A Miao put the key away.

“The car is parked in the garage.” Lan Heng said, throwing another sentence to her.

A Miao nodded.

By the end of March, the weather was getting warmer. An official in Jingcheng City retired and hosted a banquet. A lot of business people with whom he had dealt with, were invited. A Miao and Lan Wenxuan would attend on behalf of the Lan family.

“Originally, it should be your fourth uncle, but something came up.” Lan Wenxuan said while parking the car, “I guess you don’t want to go with him, do you?”

A Miao smiled and said, “I just don’t think it will be easy to get along with him.”

“It’s more than not easy to get along with.” Lan Wenxuan extended his arm and let A Miao take his arm. He said, “Our fourth uncle is that kind of person who would cut loose from old ties. No matter which one of us offends him, we will definitely get our asses kicked.”

“Fortunately, I don’t think I will offend him…” A Miao said, lowering her head.

Lan Wenxuan snorted and said, “Hope so!”

Soon, some people came up to greet the two. Since Lan Wenxuan knew more people, he started making small talk with the other people. A Miao barely coped with a few of them, before she sneaked back into the corner. After staying for a while, she felt that the air was a bit stuffy, so she went to the terrace to get some fresh air.

“You are good at hiding.” Lan Wenxuan said. She did not know when Lan Wenxuan came.

A Miao lifted her wine glass to him and said, “I’m not familiar with those people. Just showing my face would be enough.”

“Mom?” Suddenly, a little voice came from the door, which made A Miao’s body shake.

Lan Wenxuan laughed and looked at the little girl, who was moving over, step by step.

“Little baby, you can’t find your mom?”

Yaya waddled to A Miao, and reached for her dress.

“Are you my mom?” Yaya asked. The crisp and clear voice of the little girl made A Miao feel as if her heart had been struck by lightning.

She tried to calm herself down, then turned and bowed her head. Looking at the little face full of craving and hope, she almost exhausted all her strength, before she said, “I’m… not your mom!”

“Oh…” Yaya loosened her hand in disappointment and said, “You look quite like my mom in the photo. I thought you were my mom.”

A Miao crouched down to look at Yaya and asked, “Little baby, where is your dad?”

“Where’s your mom?” Lan Wenxuan, who was next to A Miao, asked.

Yaya looked at her, and then Yaya’s eyes became red. Yaya said, “My mom has gone to some place far, far away, and Dad said that she will not be back for a long long time…”

Lan Wenxuan raised an eyebrow and guessed that her mother must have died, and her dad had lied to her. But……

“Does your mom really look like this aunt?” Lan Wenxuan also knelt down and looked carefully at her. He found that she was a very beautiful child with big eyes and long eyelashes.

“Yaya.” Someone called, in a low and cold voice.

A Miao trembled. She was just about to stand up, when her body tilted to one side.

“Slow down.” Lan Wenxuan thought it was because she lost her footing.

“Dad!” Yaya ran over and said, “I saw an aunt who looked very similar to mom, but she said that she was not my mom…”

The little child clutched at the trousers of Shen Xinglan, with tears spilling from her eyes.

“Yaya, good girl, that’s not mom.” Shen Xinglan said. He picked her up.

Yaya put her arms around hi neck, and after a while, the sound of whimpering could be heard.

“Sorry.” Sheng Xinglan said. He stroked Yaya’s back slowly, then walked over to A Miao, and apologized.

He glanced subtly at A Miao’s face, as if they were strangers.

“Miss, you and my late wife…look a bit alike.”

A Miao withheld the joy and panic in her heart and said, “It’s okay, no problem! “But it is not good for the child to keep crying like this.”

“Sir, you don’t look like a native of Jingcheng City.” Lan Wenxuan looked at Shen Xinglan and said, “I don’t know how to address you.”

“City S, Shen Xinglan.”

When he heard this name, Lan Wenxuan frowned and said, “Shen Corp?”

“You are flattering me. I cannot be compared with Mr. Lan and Miss Lan.” Obviously, Shen Xinglan did not want to continue talking with them. He said, “Sorry for my daughter’s disturbance. I’ll treat two of you to dinner sometime.”

After saying that, he held Yaya in his arms and turned away.

“Puff…” A Miao pretended to pat her chest and she asked, “Who is he?”

Lan Wenxuan gently stroked the wine glass and said, “The business wizard of City S. I heard that he was driven out of the house that year, and started from scratch. “But why would he come to Jingcheng City…”

“Maybe for business!” A Miao said, touching her earlobe.

Lan Wenxuan had been frowning all the time. He said, “It’s a good thing to check out. If he is here to do business, maybe the Lan family can cooperate with him.”

Turning around, Lan Wenxuan looked at A Miao: “Why did you not talk with him?”

“What was I supposed to say?” A Miao shrugged her shoulders and said, “I don’t understand anything about business.”

“He said that you looked like his late wife. That is quite interesting.”

Seeing him staring at herself, A Miao couldn’t help but roll her eyes and said, “What are you looking at? Do you think I am a ghost?”

“But then again, this guy is better than Ouyang, although he has a daughter…”

A Miao stared at him and said, “You think too much.”

She pretended to be shy and left. In fact, it was necessary for her to calm down. She didn’t expect that Shen Xinglan would be here! He came with Yaya! “What does he want to do?”

“Ouyang Jin this guy…” A Miao whispered.

He must have known that Shen Xinglan was in Jingcheng City, but he didn’t tell her. Today, he suddenly let her see Yaya. She was almost scared to death…

Shen Xinglan held Yaya and left the venue. His goal today had been fulfilled. The host saw the child crying and was embarassed to ask them to stay.

“Dad…” Yaya said, when sitting in a safety chair, watching the star launching the car and swinging her legs, “That aunt looks like mom!”

“They just look alike.” Shen Xinglan said, touching her little head, “There are many people in this world who look alike.”

Yaya pushed his hand aside and said, “No, she feels like mom. I remember!”

The two-year-old baby said this with a firm face, as if should Shen Xinglan dared to correct her, she would burst into tears at the next second.

“Well, they do look alike!” He bent his lips and said.

“Then daddy, will you ask this auntie to come home and have dinner with us?” Yaya said happily, “I can introduce her to Xiaoxiao.”

Shen Xinglan deliberately pondered and said, “But we don’t know the aunt, so she won’t come to our house for dinner.”

“Would it be ok if we knew each other?” Yaya asked, with her small head tilted.