"So that's how it is. Is Yan Jiayi your granddaughter?"
"That... she's my granddaughter," Elder Yan seemed unwilling to bring up Yan Jiayi, his expression somewhat displeased.
"Grandpa, I'm very grateful for your kindness, but I'm currently in conflict with both your granddaughter and your grandniece. Please don't visit me anymore. I almost lost my baby this time. I don't know what awaits me next time. I just want to give birth safely and live a peaceful life with my baby. I don't intend to fight with anyone."
Ye Wan also felt a bit embarrassed to make an elder sad, but the current situation threatened her baby's life. She had to make a decisive choice.
She hadn't understood the Yan family well before, but now she knew they were influential and powerful. Such a family was full of people and troubles. She didn't want to be caught up in their family struggles, a victim of their conflicts.
Elder Yan's face was flushed with shame. He had only wanted to acknowledge a god-granddaughter, never expecting his unworthy descendants to almost kill her.
Now, even though he desperately wanted to acknowledge Ye Wan, he felt too ashamed to do so.
Elder Yan left the gifts he bought for Ye Wan and, after telling her to rest well, left the ward.
With a furious expression, he headed straight for Yan Jihui's ward. Inside, Yan Jiayi was accompanying her cousin. Upon seeing her grandfather enter, she quickly stood up and greeted him obediently, "Grandpa, you're here to see Cousin? Please have a seat."
Yan Jiayi had only met this stern grandfather twice since returning to the Yan family. Even if she wanted to cultivate a relationship with him, she hadn't had the chance. Now that she finally saw him, she was determined to act well-behaved and sensible to win his favor.
This way, she could claim a larger share of the family fortune later.
"Grandpa, you're finally here. You have to stand up for me! That so-called god-granddaughter of yours is utterly detestable. She abducted me and abandoned me on the mountain. She even tried to assault me, stripping off my clothes! If it weren't for the Yan family's hundred-year reputation, which I bore in mind, and my desperate resistance, I might have lost my virginity. She's truly wicked. Please, don't be fooled by her!" Yan Jihui, having grown up with her maternal grandfather, was quite casual with him, so slanderous words against Ye Wan tumbled out of her mouth.
Elder Yan looked at his grandniece expressionlessly and said, "I always thought that even if you were a bit willful, being a Yan family member, your nature was fundamentally good. I never imagined your nature was so wicked! I am ashamed to have a grandniece like you!"
Yan Jihui intended to continue lamenting her terrible ordeal, but to her surprise, her grandfather not only didn't sympathize but instead belittled and scolded her. She was momentarily stunned.
"Grandpa, this time that shrew Ye Wan almost got me killed in the mountains. Look how malicious she is. Before you even recognized her, she was already scheming for the family fortune. If I die, she'll get a larger share. After I die, she'll surely go after Cousin's life next." Yan Jihui felt her argument was perfectly reasonable.
Elder Yan simply watched her coldly, his expression suggesting, "Go on, keep weaving your tale."
"Grandpa, please don't blame Cousin. She was just too traumatized this time, which is why she's like this. When Uncle found Cousin, she was completely stiff. She was almost beyond saving," Yan Jiayi quickly interjected to speak up for Yan Jihui.
"You don't need to smear Ye Wan's name. I don't believe a single word. I know better than you who she is! I'm also fully aware of what you did to Ye Wan. You don't need to go to such lengths to slander Ye Wan or cause her trouble. I will not acknowledge her as my god-granddaughter."