Chapter 263: Can You Come to My House to Cook?
I don’t know when it started, but every time he messed up, as long as he brought up his mother, his father couldn’t bear to scold him.
This time was no exception. Qin Yumo’s words successfully made Qin Guangtao recall the past.
He remained silent.
Qin Yumo continued to provoke Qin Guangtao: "Dad, look at this—your son has been beaten up like this. Are you really not going to help him get revenge?"
"It was one of your fourth uncle’s men?"
Qin Yumo nodded.
"Dad understands."
Seeing Qin Guangtao nod and agree, Qin Yumo let out a long sigh of relief. Great! That annoying kid could forget about showing off just because his uncle had his back—he still had his dad behind him!
Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say, he didn’t care about that right now.
"Big Brother, what exactly did you understand?" A voice rang out from the hospital room door.
Qin Yumo turned to look and couldn’t help but widen his eyes. It was his fourth uncle?
Why did he show up at this moment?
"Chi Jin, perfect timing. I heard that your men beat Yumo up like this. Tell me—how are we going to resolve this?"
"Didn’t I already tell you? Yumo made a move on that guy’s girlfriend first."
"Fourth Uncle, what’s that supposed to mean?" Qin Yumo almost jumped up. "I didn’t even know she had a boyfriend."
"You didn’t know? Didn’t she already reject you? And you even threatened her family?" Qin Chi Jin said, glancing at Qin Guangtao. "Big Brother, I have to say, you’ve spoiled your kid too much. I know you want him to inherit your business, but do you realize he agreed to take over your family enterprise just to force the girl to date him? He went so far as to make sure no one in Beijing cooperated with her family’s business, trying to put pressure on the girl to be with him."
Qin Chi Jin had already investigated Qin Yumo’s actions thoroughly.
The more he thought about it, the more he found it laughable. Such petty tricks—he had mastered them ten years ago!
Hearing Qin Chi Jin’s words, Qin Yumo opened his mouth to deny it: "Fourth Uncle, stop talking nonsense! When did I ever do such a thing?"
Qin Chi Jin turned to Qin Guangtao: "Big Brother, just go and look into the Yun Family’s daughter’s situation, and you’ll know what kind of schemes your son has been hatching."
At this moment, Qin Guangtao remained silent, saying nothing, but his gaze towards Qin Yumo carried a hint of coldness and anger.
Qin Yumo wanted to stop his dad from continuing to think about it, but Qin Guangtao suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
With a loud bang, the water cup on the table shook.
Qin Yumo didn’t dare make a sound.
"If I find out that this is really as I suspect, you’ll be grounded for a month!"
Qin Yumo felt wronged.
"Dad..."
"I’m giving you one chance—deny it, and we’ll see who’s telling the truth!"
"Go ahead and investigate..."
Qin Yumo could only laugh it off for now. He couldn’t admit the truth, so he let his dad go ahead and investigate. At least this way, he’d gain a bit more time.
Qin Guangtao snorted and left the hospital room.
The room now only contained Qin Yumo and Qin Chi Jin.
Qin Yumo stared darkly at Qin Chi Jin: "Why are you trying to screw me over?"
"Screw you over? Nephew, that’s not right—I’m helping you. Otherwise, when you really cause trouble, are you going to rely on your dad to clean up your mess again?"
"You’re getting way too involved."
Qin Yumo found his uncle genuinely annoying. In the past, he had thought the man was decent, but now he realized he could actually out-scheme him.
Qin Chi Jin had been smiling, but now the smile faded: "Oh, that’s because you messed with my people."
"You care that much about some small fry?" Qin Yumo didn’t understand.
"What do you know? What they’ve got in their head is something you could never come up with in a lifetime."
"Hah." Qin Yumo sneered. "The money in Dad’s pocket is something they couldn’t earn in ten lifetimes."
"Don’t underestimate them."
Qin Chi Jin said this and, feeling that the matter with Qin Yumo had been resolved completely, prepared to leave.
But Qin Yumo suddenly called out to him: "Uncle, I have a question for you."
"Hmm?" Qin Chi Jin turned to Qin Yumo.
"Is she really in a relationship?"
Qin Chi Jin understood who he was referring to and nodded: "It’s with the guy who beat you up. You didn’t notice at the time that they were a couple?"
"Honestly, I didn’t see it."
"Think about it—she’s always been close to that guy. Name one other boy she hangs around like that?"
Actually, no one... Qin Yumo hung his head and suddenly felt a bit hurt.
Qin Chi Jin took note of Qin Yumo’s disappointment, letting out a sigh: "Exactly. Take the loss—you messed with someone’s girlfriend, and getting beat up is the least of your worries."
Qin Yumo: "..."
Should he be thanking them for not killing him?
"But if they really are dating, why didn’t Yun Shifei ever mention it?"
Back when he confessed his feelings for her, she should have told him she had a boyfriend instead of keeping quiet the entire time.
If she truly had a boyfriend, she didn’t seem like the type to hide it.
Qin Chi Jin suddenly realized Qin Yumo was actually pretty sharp, although not as sharp as him.
"You can ask around—they’ve been together since high school. Everyone at school knew—they didn’t need to lie to you."
Since high school? That kind of relationship must be extraordinarily deep.
Even after Qin Chi Jin left the room, Qin Yumo still hadn’t snapped out of it.
His gaze fell on the window across from him. Outside, the blue skies and white clouds were bright and fresh.
Just like her—pure and transparent.
She had a boyfriend?
The very guy who hit him?
Qin Yumo couldn’t help but laugh. That made it all the more interesting—he always liked playing risky games.
A few days later, Yun Shifei didn’t see Qin Yumo show up at her campus anymore. She thought she could finally relax.
Cheng Lie was right—if he said he wouldn’t bother her, then he wouldn’t.
She called Yun Tiancheng. Compared to their previous phone calls, Yun Tiancheng’s voice was noticeably more cheerful this time.
He told her that their company had reestablished partnerships; their northern business had resumed operations and even expanded more than before.
Everything was running smoothly again, and he no longer feared bankruptcy.
Yun Shifei was equally delighted.
She knew it was all thanks to Cheng Lie solving things behind the scenes.
Now, he was truly different than before. He was capable of protecting her.
And he protected her so well that her gratitude for him grew stronger. The inexplicable distance she’d felt from him after he recovered was now gradually fading.
Her phone calls with Cheng Lie now felt much happier. She even asked him, "When will you be free? I want to treat you to a meal."
After all, he had helped her so much—it was only right to treat him to dinner.
Hearing Yun Shifei’s cheerful voice, Cheng Lie felt genuine happiness. He thought about something he’d been meaning to do but couldn’t find the time for—and now, he saw his chance.
He replied, "Could you come over to my place and cook this weekend?"