"You see? The little girls are even laughing at me!" Aron pointed at the two girls who were chuckling.
Everyone looked at where Aron was pointing at. Angela and Nancy immediately stopped laughing, but it seemed too late...
Lily Mei glanced at the two nurses. When she was about to look away, she suddenly realized something and then gave Angela another look. "What's your name, young lady?"
Lily's words attracted everyone's attention. They turned and also stared at Angela, who was standing in the corner.
What was happening? Why did she asked about her name so suddenly? She felt curious and overwhelmed, but Angela still answered her, "My name is Angela Si! Nice to meet you, Mrs. Gu."
Angela saw a light flash through Lily's eyes after knowing her name. "Angela, come. Come here to granny!"
Granny... As Angela hesitatingly walked to Lily, she glanced at the astonished Arvin. Was Lily the "granny" that Arvin said who defended her?
That famous doctor Lily Mei? Really? She almost fainted again in disbelief. She was not really like what Angela had expected...
She thought that Lily would be a serious lady that was very hard to approach. But the old lady sitting in front of Angela looked very friendly and easy-going...
Angela stood still in front of Lily. After looking at her from head to toe, Lily nodded with satisfaction. "Good! Good! It's really you!"
Angela was even more confused when Lily said that. What did she mean by saying good?
"Angela, you should give grandmother a cup of tea. Please." Aron told the Angela in a joyful tone.
...
What was happening here? Why did she have a feeling of... Of meeting the family of a boyfriend...
Wearing an awkward smile, Angela nodded and got a cup of tea for Lily. "Please drink this, Mrs. Gu!"
"Angela, you've been too polite. You can call me grandma, just like them!" Lily took the tea and kindly told Angela.
... Both Angela and Aron's mother, Teresa Xue, were shocked with how Lily approached a stranger. Teresa knew too well about what Lily wanted to do! She had seen this before!
Sensing Angela's silence, Lily further reassured her. "Would you like to call me grandma, Angela?"
Choking because of astonishment, Angela coughed a bit. Who could tell her what was going on here? She was dumbfounded.
Didn't they come for Aron? Why was everyone lovingly looking at her? She was an outsider, right?
Yes! Arvin! She looked at Arvin for help. But Arvin just looked away as if he hadn't seen her signal.
Angela clenched her teeth out of frustration. But when she saw Lily's eager eyes, she forced herself to call Lily sweetly. "Grandma!"
Lily was so elated to hear her sweet voice! "Well, well. You're my granddaughter, Angela. You can come to me anytime and call me when you need help! Do you hear me? I mean all of that."
...
"Okay, okay!" Angela answered Lily immediately because she wished Lily would let her go as soon as possible. She was becoming so uncomfortable.
"Mom, your enthusiasm frightens her. I think you should take it easy." Teresa said with a smile on her face.
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