Xia Mengyan explained, "President Gu, it's true that my grandmother doesn't like Xi Xi, but she's never been upset at Xi Xi. That incident happened decades ago, and my grandmother has long forgotten about it. Why would she vent her anger on Xi Xi?"
Then, she looked at Qiao Xi and said earnestly, "Xi Xi, I know President Gu dotes on you, but you can't use his love to frame others. Grandma has always hoped that you could come back and reunite with your family, but you're treating her like this. Even if you hate her, you can't malign her like this!
"You're deliberately pretending to be weak to make President Gu's heart ache. Perhaps he can't tell, but as women, we can tell that you're pretending. You want to sow discord between the Xia family and President Gu, but what's in it for you? Why can't our two families be harmonious?"
