Chapter 996 crossed Qin Ce's bottom line.

Qin Ce glanced at the number but didn't intend to answer; instead, he immediately muted it.

Qiao Xing asked suspiciously, "Whose call was that? Why didn't you answer?"

Qin Ce said, "Harassing calls."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ce's phone screen lit up again.

Qiao Xing saw the number flashing on the screen. She remembered the number; it seemed to belong to Wang Yu.

Qiao Xing glanced at Qin Ce, who didn't seem to be planning to accept.

"Is something urgent? Why don't you answer it?"

Qin Ce was silent for a moment, but finally answered the phone.

He didn't say anything. As soon as the call connected, Wang Yu said on the phone, "Xiao Ce, are you busy? If you have time, come to the hospital. Your dad fainted at the company today, and we're at the hospital now."

As soon as Wang Yu finished speaking, Qin Ce hung up the phone.

Qiao Xing asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Qin Liang has been taken to the hospital."

"Huh?" Qiao Xing was shocked. She never expected that Qin Liang, who seemed perfectly fine, would suddenly end up in the hospital.

She snapped out of her reverie and asked Qin Ce, "Should we go over and take a look?"

Logically speaking, Qin Ce should be the first to go in this situation, but judging from Qin Ce's current attitude towards Qin Liang, he may not want to go.

Qin Ce remained silent for a moment, as if he was thinking.

At this critical juncture when the Qin family was instable, Qin Liang happened to be hospitalized again.

He was certain that the call was not initiated by Wang Yu.

Based on Qin Ce's understanding of Wang Yu, the best thing she should do at this time is to have Qin Ji or herself step forward to represent Qin Liang and stabilize the Qin family.

Then it would be natural to manage everything in the Qin family.

Therefore, the fewer people who know about Qin Liang's illness, the better.

But since Wang Yu notified him, there must be a reason for it.

If he doesn't go, they might find fault with him and say he's unfilial.

Finally, Qin Ce said to Qiao Xing, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xing felt inexplicably relieved.

She was genuinely afraid that Qin Ce would say he wouldn't go.

Regardless of what happened before, the fact that Qin Liang is in the hospital means his condition is definitely not good.

Both logically and emotionally, Qin Ce should go and take a look.

Seeing the two of them get up, Yang Han quickly asked, "Are you leaving already?"

Qin Ce said, "I have something to do, let's make it up another time."

Qiao Xing also said, "Don't forget to tell Xiao Lin."

The two left in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, Yang Han was left alone.

Yang Han sighed in disappointment, but it only lasted for less than three seconds.

He immediately pulled out his phone and called Xiao Lin, "Hey, wife~"

Before Qin Ce and Qiao Xing went to see Qin Liang at the hospital, Qin's grandfather called Qin Liang over first.

Qiao Xing realized that Grandpa Qin probably had something to say to Qin Ce, so he offered to wait for Qin Ce outside.

But Grandpa Qin said, "We're all family, there's nothing you can't listen to. Xingxing, just sit here."

Qiao Xing guessed that Grandpa Qin was most likely going to talk to Qin Ce about Qin Liang.

She couldn't offer Qin Ce any good advice on this matter.

She didn't want her words to influence any decisions Qin Ce made, which is why she thought it wasn't appropriate for her to listen to their conversation.

But since Grandpa Qin had said so, Qiao Xing had no choice but to stay obediently.

But she didn't say anything or ask any questions. She just sat quietly on the sofa, listening to Grandpa Qin and Qin Ce talk.

"Your father's sudden accident is unprecedented. Although the Qin family's affairs have been a worry for him lately, it shouldn't have come to this. What do you think about this?"

Qin Ce replied calmly, "Life and death are predestined. As long as you are human, you will experience birth, aging, sickness, and death one day. It's quite normal."

Grandpa Qin frowned and glared at him. "Speak properly, and stop joking!"

Qin Ce hummed in agreement. "Please continue."

Grandpa Qin said, “I know you suspect her. This happened too suddenly. If you say it has nothing to do with her, I don’t believe it at all. But think it through. No matter what, she has been married to your father for more than 20 years. Without 100% evidence, it will be hard to convince your father. In that case, not only will nothing be changed, but it may even worsen the relationship between you and your father.”

Compared to Grandpa Qin's serious tone, Qin Ce's tone was more nonchalant. "I don't need to prove anything to him. If he wants to believe it, he can. If he doesn't want to believe it, our relationship is already like this, how much worse can it get?"

“That’s not the point,” Grandpa Qin reminded him. “There’s a reason why she’s been able to stay by your father’s side for so long. Your father knows her better than you do. What you know, your father may also know. You have no idea whether your father is deliberately indulging her. If that’s the case, then once you speak up, you’ll be the one who suffers.”

"Besides, she's a smart person. If she finds out that you've posed a threat to her, she might not do anything on the surface, but what if you accuse her of something outrageous?"

Qin Ce scoffed, "From childhood to adulthood, I've been labeled with countless accusations. If I were afraid of the accusations she puts on me, those media outlets would probably have starved to death long ago."

Qiao Xing listened silently to their conversation.

Although she didn't quite understand what the two were saying, she could guess the general idea.

They must be talking about Wang Yu and Qin Liang.

Upon returning to the capital, Qin Ce was determined to shatter the facade of harmony that Wang Yu had maintained, regardless of past events or subsequent occurrences.

Wang Yu has crossed Qin Ce's bottom line.

Grandpa Qin understood what Wang Yu had done. Although he didn't like this daughter-in-law as much as Qin Ce's biological mother, she had still given birth to children for the Qin family.

Qin Liang wasn't stupid; some things were too obvious for him to miss.

For example, regarding the matter of Qin Ji, given Qin Liang's temperament, the fact that he didn't kick Qin Ji out of the house shows that he was concerned about saving face. He did the same with Wang Yu.

Sometimes, it's not that Qin Liang is completely ignorant or doesn't want to care; it's just that he considers things more carefully.

He wanted to maintain a semblance of harmony and didn't want to cause any embarrassing incidents that would embarrass him or the Qin family.

Therefore, Grandpa Qin would rather not be the one to expose all of this.

Because if he did that, he would become a thorn in the side of both Wang Yu and Qin Liang.

People often don't reflect on what they've done; they only care about the impact of others and whether it will affect their own interests.

Qin Ce understood his grandfather's meaning perfectly well, but he knew that even if he didn't say it aloud, Qin Liang might not treat him any differently.

His attitude towards him remained consistent.

Therefore, Qin Ce never considered how Qin Liang would view him because of this matter.