Chapter 1101: Chapter 1101: Nian Nian Is a Bad Woman

"Alright, alright, I’ll sleep. Don’t tell Wanqing I’m playing with my phone; she doesn’t like me taking calls." The voice belonged to the Old Madam.

"Taking calls? Old Madam, did someone call you?" the maid asked.

"No." The Old Madam seemed to put the phone aside casually.

"Are you sure? I thought I heard the phone ringing just now."

The maid’s voice grew a bit louder, seemingly approaching this way.

"It was hung up." The Old Madam replied hoarsely.

"That’s good. Lady Qing said you shouldn’t take calls from Lady Nian, lest..."

The maid hadn’t finished her sentence when the Old Madam suddenly seemed startled.

"Nian Nian is a bad woman. Nian Nian will cause the Gu Family endless trouble. I don’t like Nian Nian; I won’t answer her calls..."

The Old Madam’s words shocked Xia Yinian.

Perhaps it was not just the content that surprised her, but more so the tone in which she spoke.

What happened to Grandma? Why has she become like this?

No matter how much she dislikes me, she shouldn’t be so agitated or even fearful.

Moreover, her words were extremely mechanical, as if she had repeated them more than once or twice, with the content always the same.

Xia Yinian’s heart was startled, her mind in chaos, unable to comprehend it all at once.

"Old Madam, are you alright? It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have mentioned that name."

"Old Madam, calm down; she won’t be coming back. Young Master Ling Qian is going to annul the marriage, Lady Qing promised she won’t let her get her way."

"It’s okay now; it really is. Lady Qing is here, isn’t she? Old Madam, look at me, I’m Ah Ya, not that person."

"Please don’t get agitated, or you’ll have to stay in bed without being able to sit up to eat. Yes, it’s okay now, calm down..."

Over there, the maid kept comforting the Old Madam, while Xia Yinian was already in tears.

Why can’t Grandma sit up? And why does she get so agitated upon hearing my name?

Is the annulment of Brother Ling Qian’s marriage to me because of this?

Have I really troubled the Gu Family that much?

Only after things quieted down did Xia Yinian finally hang up the call.

No wonder Beicheng asked her to stay in Yaoshan; maybe if she went back, the Old Master would take action against her?

The Old Master’s hatred for her wasn’t something new, but Grandma was different. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

What exactly happened? Why has Grandma become like this?

That night, Xia Yinian suffered from insomnia.

So she simply stayed up, researching all night, only resting her head on the table around four o’clock in the morning.

Around six-thirty, someone knocked on her door from outside.

The daily morning run wouldn’t be stopped even for weekends.

With Leng Zhishuo supervising, Xia Yinian’s schedule was always healthy, usually going to bed at ten and getting up at six.

Today at half-past six, with no sign of her coming out, Leng Zhishuo had to come looking.

Staring at a tired face, Xia Yinian appeared in front of Leng Zhishuo.

"What’s wrong?" She yawned and asked softly.

"You tell me what’s wrong? What time is it? Why do you look like this?" Leng Zhishuo glanced at her.

"Right, I forgot." Xia Yinian drooped her eyelids and casually responded.

"Brother Leng, can we skip exercise today? I only slept after four, I’m really out of energy now."