Chapter 697 I Can't Sit Still Anymore

Before Qin Ce could even speak, Qin Liang angrily retorted, "Qin Ce, you are a member of the Qin family. Every word and action you take affects the entire Qin family. If you don't care about your own reputation, your younger siblings still need to live their lives. This is extremely irresponsible of you!"

"Alright, stop scolding the child. What's the point of saying all this now that it's already happened? Give me your phone so I can talk to Xiao Ce."

The person communicating with Qin Ce was changed to Wang Yu, whose voice was much gentler than Qin Liang's.

"Xiao Ce, your father has been in a bad mood these past few days. Please be understanding. He didn't mean to blame you when he said those things. He's just been busy with work at the company these past few days, and he's been a bit anxious."

Qin Ce remained silent.

Wang Yu seemed to sense his emotions and sighed, "Xiao Ce, this matter has had a huge impact. No one expected that things between you and Miss Tan would turn out like this. We know you have your own reasons for doing this, but you are a married man after all. Putting aside your reputation, isn't this unfair to Xingxing?"

"What did I do?" Qin Ce asked abruptly.

His question stumped Wang Yu.

She was a little embarrassed, "But there are rumors online about you and Miss Tan... I'm just worried that Xingxing might find out about these things..."

Qin Ce's eyes flashed with coldness, his smile ambiguous. "What things? You're making it sound so serious. I'm curious. Did you see me propose to Tan Yuwen, or did you see that she's really pregnant, or have your two families secretly arranged the marriage without my knowledge?"

His words left Wang Yu speechless.

Wang Yu's face turned pale and then red, a truly fascinating sight.

“Xiao Ce, that’s not what I meant. Of course I believe you wouldn’t do those things, but you can’t control what people outside say. Your father is angry because of this; he’s worried about you…”

Qin Ce scoffed, his voice devoid of any emotion, "Since you believe it, then persuade Qin Liang to stop believing everything you hear."

"Xiao Ce..."

Before Wang Yu could finish speaking, Qin Ce had already hung up the phone.

Wang Yu shook her head helplessly and said to Qin Liang, "I told you to talk to him properly, but you did it. The matter wasn't even resolved yet, and you gave him a lecture first. Now it's no use saying anything. Are you happy now?"

"What could I possibly say to him? The things he did brought shame upon our entire family. You expect me to talk to him nicely?"

Qin Liang was quite angry this time. When the rumors about him and Tan Yuwen first started, he just turned a blind eye, thinking that they were just small news stories made up by low-class media and that the heat would soon die down and nothing would happen.

For several days in a row, the rumors about Qin Ce not only did not subside, but intensified. Until yesterday, when Qin Liang saw the news online that he took Tan Yuwen to buy an engagement ring, he finally couldn't sit still anymore.

Although few people in the capital knew about Qin Ce's marriage, almost everyone connected to the Qin family knew.

Even within the Qin family, many senior executives knew that Qin Ce was married.

Although few of them had ever seen Qiao Xing, everyone knew that the person Qin Ce married was not Tan Yuwen.

This is why even within the Qin clan, there were discussions about Qin Ce.

Some even suspect that Qin Ce was having an extramarital affair.

If Qin Ce had no relation to the Qin family, or didn't even bear the surname Qin, Qin Liang wouldn't care about any rumors. He would simply be a bystander, just like those people.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world. Qin Ce's surname is Qin, and he has the blood of the Qin family in his veins.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing about him, once people know about it, it will be magnified infinitely.

Qin Liang initially thought that only he, Qin Ce, would be affected, but now he no longer thinks so. He even suspects that Qin Ce did this in order to deliberately target the Qin family and the Qin Group.

If Qin Ce were to announce his marriage directly, then his actions would be tantamount to marital infidelity.

In fact, similar rumors had been circulating online for a while, but none were as big as the current scandal involving him and Tan Yuwen, and fewer people were paying attention to them.

But the truth will eventually come out. Unless Qin Ce really divorces Qiao Xing and marries Tan Yuwen, the news of his marriage will be exposed sooner or later.

The impact that would have on the entire Qin family would be immeasurable.

Wang Yu advised Qin Liang, "But getting angry now won't help. What's done is done. Now we need to think about how to resolve this. It's fine if we know about this, but it would be bad if Qiao Xing found out."

Qin Liang waved his hand, "When he did these things, did he not think about whether Qiao Xing would find out? He is selfish and never considers anyone around him. I want to see how he explains himself to Qiao Xing if she finds out."

Wang Yu frowned and glared at him. "Don't talk nonsense! They are a married couple. This kind of thing could lead to divorce. Xiao Ce is still your son. Don't say things like that."

When Han Yan returned, he overheard Qin Ce making a phone call.

He didn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone, but he could guess from Qin Ce's words who was making the call.

He asked, "Has your father finally lost his temper?"

Qin Ce sneered, "He's quite composed."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but the price you're paying for this provocation is a bit too high. If your dad can really hold back, then you'll be the one taking the blame?"

"Endure?" Qin Ce sneered, his eyes filled with coldness. "As long as this matter isn't over, he'll have to live in constant fear. Do you think he can just keep enduring this forever?"

Han Yan thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

Qin Ce now holds the initiative, and he is also driving the trends online.

If he doesn't want this matter to continue, it's simple: the two of them can just come forward and clarify.

The reason he stirred up the already murky water even more was to make Qin Liang take the initiative to back down first.

To put it bluntly, these two are just competing with each other.

Qin Liang thought Qin Ce would back down because of this.

Qin Ce used this incident to make Qin Liang unable to sit still.

As it turns out, Qin Liang could no longer sit still.

But Qin Liang wasn't the type to easily bow down to Qin Ce. Even if he was guilty, he would still turn around and bite Qin Ce back.

He was also gambling, gambling that Qin Ce wouldn't let him get involved in the trouble, gambling that he was afraid of being implicated by Qiao Xing. But he didn't know that Qin Ce had already considered all of these things when he did them.

Just as Qin Ce had expected, Qin Liang did not hold out for long.

Qin Ce continued to meet with Tan Yuwen as before, without ever trying to avoid the reporters who were following them.

Although he took Tan Yuwen to different stores, he didn't actually buy her anything.

But to save face, Tan Yuwen had to pretend that Qin Ce treated her very well and that she and Qin Ce were very sweet together.