Daddy CEO's Beloved Wife

Chapter 158 Old Master Song's Heart Couldn't Help But Ache

Song Yu Han stared at the duo playing chess with smiles on their lips. If he didn't know better, he would have thought that instead of him being related by blood to Old Master Song, it was Ran Xueyi who was clearly related to him and was his real granddaughter.

It was not only him who thought this way as Butler Chen was struck silly by the scene before him and it took him a while to recover. Don't get him wrong, he knew himself that he could take any shocking situation calmly and with an indifferent expression, he also believed that nothing could ever shock him. But he had just slapped himself awake since not only was he especially shocked, he was speechless at what he was seeing.

Butler Chen has been serving the Song family since he was  a child and naturally, after taking over the head butler position from his father, he started to be under Old Master Song, who at that time was recently promoted from being a young master to the Head of the family.

He basically became Song Yichen's study partner to his right-hand man and until now, he still has this position in the house.

Needless to say, Butler Chen knew Old Master Song better than anyone and knew in his heart that Old Master Song never smiled this brightly towards anyone. Even when he first heard that his great grandson, Xie Chi, was born, he didn't smile this happily.

Hence, he was exceptionally amazed by this.

However, he was still a butler who served for decades and knew that he couldn't show his stupid reaction to others thus, his stoic and robotic expression was still there.

But what was more surprising to him was that Old Master Song immediately opened up to this young lady. Despite her being brought back inside by Young Master Han, there should still be some reservation when socializing with each other. Yet, Old Master Song was openly talking to the young lady and was even playing a game of chess.

No matter what Butler Chen was thinking, he didn't voice them out nor show it outwardly on his face.

This was the young lady Young Master Han liked, there was really no need for him to question this.

Besides, Old Master Song seemed to also like her.

After the drinks and snacks were put on another empty table beside the chairs where both Ran Xueyi and Old Master were sitting, Song Yu Han glided into the room and stood behind her chair, looming over her. His shadow coincidentally fell over her figure as though it was enveloping her with a hug.

Old Master Song ignored his grandson's possessiveness and waved for Butler Chen to serve them tea. When everyone finished taking a sip and calming down, Old Master Song beckoned Butler Chen again and said a few words.

Soon after this, Butler Chen nodded and turned back to enter through another door inside the room. The door didn't lead him outside and instead led him to another room with a high-tech lock system.

Ran Xueyi didn't know what Old Master Song told Butler Chen to do and she was also not curious as she was captivated by the game before her. The game has been going on for several minutes now and no one knows who would win between the two.

Seeing her seriously thinking about what her next move would be, Old Master Song couldn't help but praise her, "Xiao Xue is really good! I'm amazed that you know how to play this!"

Ran Xueyi smiled back and replied, "Thank you, Grandpa Song. I learned how to play chess through my grandfather. We would usually play until midnight and won't stop until one of us loses."

Old Master Song's interest was suddenly piqued and he said, "Oh, it seems Xiao Xue is such a good granddaughter. You even accompany your grandfather to play... unlike my sons and grandsons. All they know is to complain when I drag them to play a round of chess with me!"

Ran Xueyi: "..."

Well, she couldn't relate, but she could imagine it. Old Master Song had several sons and grandsons. If she wasn't wrong, he also has one or two great grandchildren and though when people heard this, they would think that the Song family was living a carefree and lively life, it seems that the younger generations of the family were avoiding the Old Master.

Somehow, an elder man chasing his sons and grandsons while carrying a chessboard and begging them to play with him appeared in her mind.

She wanted to laugh, but in order not to trample over Old Master Song's dignity, she didn't have the heart to do it. So, she ended up covering it up with pretending to take a sip from her cup.

After calming down, Ran Xueyi asked, "Then, does he complain too?"

The 'he' she was asking about was none other than the man standing behind her chair and her husband.

Upon hearing her, Old Master Song's eyes lit up and he rigorously nodded his head like a rooster pecking rice on the floor.

He was about to throw some nonsense words to Ran Xueyi like telling her that Song Yu Han would always lose to him, however, a certain someone was faster, beating Old Master Song to his game.

Song Yu Han: "It's the opposite."

Ran Xueyi stared between them. "Opposite?"

Song Yu Han nodded and patted her head while saying, "After losing to me for almost a hundred times, Grandpa no longer invites me to play a round of chess."

His voice was very smooth and calm, but there was a gloating tone in it as if he was complaining about something.

Old Master Song glared at Song Yu Han.

It wasn't his fault that every time he played with Song Yu Han, his pride and dignity would be trampled all over by him.

Not only that, their game was not a simple game between a grandfather and grandson, there was always a bet in their games and each time, Song Yu Han would ask a lot from him.

Remembering the last time they played and he had to give Song Yu Han the land deed to a plot of land somewhere in the country because he lost, Old Master Song's heart couldn't help but cry and ache.

A second later, Butler Chen, who disappeared inside that door emerged from it and he was carrying a wooden box in his hand. He didn't forget to lock the door before approaching the group and handed the wooden box to Old Master Song.

Old Master Song took the box and said to Ran Xueyi, "Come, Xiao Xue, take it."

Ran Xueyi tensed up and subconsciously raised her head up to look at Song Yu Han, who nodded his head as if it wasn't a serious matter. He didn't know what happened and what was said inside the room when they left, but he could guess from Ran Xueyi and his grandfather's actions that everything was solved.

Thus, he didn't stop her from taking the box from his grandfather. However, he couldn't hide the faint surprise in his eyes when seeing the box.

Ran Xueyi took it and carefully weighed it in her hands. It wasn't heavy, but it still had some weight in it. She couldn't help but be curious to know what was inside the box.

"Thank you, Grandpa Song." Ran Xueyi didn't forget to thank him.

But Old Master Song shook his head and said, "It should be me who should say thank you. I didn't expect that this day would ever come and didn't prepare an appropriate meeting gift for you. You might not like the thing inside the box, but it holds a great meaning to me. And I won't forget to bring you another gift the next time you take a visit."

...

The night was already ending and the guests in the party were also making their way to the door to go back to their homes.

When there were only a few guests left, Ran Xueyi and Song Yu Han were on their way outside as well.

One did not know whether Old Master Song did it intentionally or he did it to help them in their situation, he kindly asked Song Yu Han to drive Ran Xueyi back to her home in front of everyone.

Ran Xueyi silently thanked the old man since in this way, no one would be suspicious if she and Song Yu. Instead, they would think that after bringing her back, Song Yu Ha drove away and returned to his own apartment.

However, there were still some people who were in doubt and couldn't stop themselves from gazing at the car slowly disappearing from the horizon.

Cao Huiling stared intently at the car and bit her lips before taking her phone out to call her own people.

Once the call connected, she chillingly ordered them, "Investigate someone for me."