At this moment, the driver seemed to realize and directly threatened Chu Xiaoge, "Miss is a smart person and should know that calling the young master now will make things more complicated, right?"

"Let us get out of the car!" Chu Xiaoge gritted her teeth and clenched her phone.

This person didn’t want her to call Shang Dongyuan, yet he hadn’t taken control of her phone. It seemed like he wasn’t entirely bad.

"Miss, no need to bother. The master and madam just want to see the young miss. Why be so heartless to block them?"

Chu Xiaoge, "..."

She hadn’t met Shang Dongyuan’s parents either. If they genuinely wanted to see Chuchu, then she...

While Chu Xiaoge hesitated uncertainly, Chuchu suddenly said from her embrace, "Mom, is this uncle taking Chuchu to see Chuchu’s grandpa and grandma? Then let’s go! Chuchu hasn’t met them yet!"

"..." Now Chu Xiaoge really had no reason to say no, seeing her daughter’s eager eyes, she could only agree to go for this visit. "Alright, let’s take Chuchu to see grandpa and grandma."

So, Chu Xiaoge and Chuchu were taken to the Shang Family’s old mansion.

The magnificent early-century architecture, the huge iron gates, the solemn stone lions, everything exuded the family’s prominence.

Chu Xiaoge wasn’t oblivious to the Shang Family’s power, but she had never truly been here before, and it was quite an eye-opener.

Chuchu also found it novel, pressing against the window to watch outside excitedly and discussing with Chu Xiaoge, "Mom, look! There are stone lions here! They’re so big! Is this grandpa and grandma’s home?"

"Yes, maybe..." Chu Xiaoge could only reply pensively, for she herself couldn’t clarify the situation here.

When the car drove up, someone came to open the door and then led Chu Xiaoge and Chuchu into the courtyard.

The yard was large, equipped with rockeries and ponds, and even the plants and trees were of rare and valuable varieties.

Many of these were things Chuchu had never seen, making her quite excited along the way.

"Mom, grandpa and grandma’s home really looks like a park!" Chuchu remarked while scrutinizing the surroundings, embodying the innocence and cheerfulness of her age.

"Yeah..."

In stark contrast with Chuchu’s excitement, Chu Xiaoge wore a face full of concern, unable to appreciate the garden’s design and grandeur, solely preoccupied with the dreaded meeting with Shang Dongyuan’s parents!

She feared Chuchu might be humiliated by them and dreaded seeing them pull out a wad of cash, telling her to take her child and leave immediately.

Doesn’t it often happen in TV dramas?

A wealthy father-in-law forcing away the mysterious mother and her illegitimate child.

Chu Xiaoge truly regretted how soft-hearted she became upon seeing Chuchu, and really shouldn’t have come.

Earlier, when she called Shang Dongyuan, that guy didn’t answer at such a critical time.

Now she was truly stuck in a difficult situation...

Having finally reached the hall, Chu Xiaoge firmly held Chuchu’s hand, immediately spotting the two elders seated at the center of the living room.

A man and a woman, both appearing to be around their forties or fifties.

The man was dignified and stern, with a beard, furrowed brow, and an unmistakably unfriendly demeanor.

The woman, a typical noble lady, was gracious and composed, dressed in a modern Chinese dress, also frowning as her gaze swept over them both repeatedly.

Before anyone had even started speaking, Chu Xiaoge already felt an overwhelming sense of pressure.