Qian Ruizhe: "..."

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Qin Yunie quickly reminded them, "Didn't you come here to deliver something to your son?"

"Oh, right." Mrs. Li then remembered the important matter. She took out a yellow talisman from her bag and carefully put it into her son's pocket, instructing him, "Remember to keep this with you at all times, except when you take a bath."

She didn't know how to explain Qin Yune and his father's situation to Qian Ruizhe, and since this wasn't the place to talk, she didn't say much.

Now that she saw he was alright, she was relieved.

Qian Ruizhe glanced at the item placed in his pocket, frowned, but didn't say anything. He just asked in a tense voice, tinged with concern, "What happened?"

Mrs. Li glanced at the people in the conference room who were pretending not to notice what was happening outside but whose ears were craning their necks, and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's have lunch together, and you can thank Miss Qin for me."

Qian Ruizhe nodded slightly. "Okay, I'll have my secretary take you to my office to wait for me for a while. I'll take you out to eat after the meeting."

Mrs. Li waved her hand at him, "You go about your business, I'll take Miss Qin there."

After saying that, Jin Zhi led Qin Yunie to the president's office.

Qian Ruizhe stared at Qin Yune's back for a few seconds, then looked away and returned to the conference room.

As Qin Yune approached the office, he stopped and said to Mrs. Li, "Aunt Li, now that you and Mr. Qian are both alright, I should probably head back."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly grabbed her hand and pleaded, "Leave? There's still plenty of time! I'll have Ruizhe take you home after we finish eating. You absolutely have to have this meal. If it weren't for you here today, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive. I have to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude before I can feel at ease."

Qin Yunie repeatedly declined, saying, "Really, there's no need, Aunt Li. It was just a small favor, and Uncle Qian already paid for it."

“He paid, and it’s my way of expressing my gratitude. If you leave now, you’re deliberately trying to make me feel guilty,” Mrs. Li said earnestly.

Seeing her insistence, Qin Yunie felt embarrassed to refuse again and had no choice but to nod in agreement.

In the office.

Mrs. Li held Qin Yune's hand tightly, her eyes full of sincerity and expectation, and said, "I really like you, young lady! Don't you really want to consider my son? Although he can be a bit cool, arrogant, and childish at times, he can be changed and is still a good match. The key is that he's quite smart, good-looking, and his earning power is undeniable. I like you so much, so you can rest assured that I will absolutely support your free choice in love and will never interfere in your affairs."

Qin Yune almost burst out laughing when he heard Mrs. Li complaining about her son, but then replied with a hint of helplessness, "Auntie, I really have no intention of dating. Besides, I think Mr. Qian is a very good person, and he certainly won't have trouble finding a girlfriend. He probably doesn't have a girlfriend now because he has a more determined goal and is currently focusing on his work, so he doesn't have time to think about relationships. When the time is right, he will definitely bring you a satisfactory daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Li was still persistent and continued to press, "Since you think he's good, why don't you try being with him?"

Qin Yune called out helplessly, "Aunt Li..."

Seeing Qin Yunie's determination, Mrs. Li finally stopped pressuring him and toned it down a bit.

However, not long after, she couldn't help but ask again, "You really don't have any feelings for him at all?"

Qin Yune called out speechlessly, "Aunt Li..."

Mrs. Li sighed in disappointment, "Fine."

At that moment, Qian Ruizhe appeared at the office door. "I've already asked my secretary to reserve a table. We can just go there directly."

He was met with Mrs. Li's disdainful look, "You're really useless, you can't even get a daughter-in-law."

A strange look flashed in Qian Ruizhe's eyes. "???"

He just went to a meeting, what happened?

The three arrived at the private room they had reserved at the restaurant.

Mrs. Li was very enthusiastic towards Qin Yunie, asking him all sorts of questions, from his tastes and dietary restrictions to his preferences.

Qian Ruizhe was puzzled by his mother's excessive enthusiasm for Qin Yune. Remembering what they hadn't finished saying at the conference room door, he asked, "Mom, what did you mean by what you said at the conference room door just now?"

Mrs. Li, looking rather displeased, said, "You know Shang Mingyue, right?"

Qian Ruizhe looked puzzled. "What's wrong with Aunt Shang?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li seemed to have been struck a nerve, and angrily shouted, "Don't call her Aunt Shang, she doesn't deserve it!"

"Your father received the news and asked Miss Qin to bring us a message and some things, which exposed her conspiracy. He never expected that all those things she sent us were meant to kill me! Fortunately, Miss Qin arrived in time, smashed all those things, and reminded me to carry the talisman with me, which prevented her from succeeding in her scheme!"

"You have no idea how shocked I was today as I watched the talisman I was holding turn into a pile of ashes."

At this point, Mrs. Li's eyes turned red with anger, and she said furiously, "I've treated her family well, yet she wants my life!!"

Qian Ruizhe frowned and asked in confusion, "Mom, have you misunderstood something? Aunt Shang has always treated us very well."

He glanced at Qin Yunie thoughtfully as he spoke.

Mrs. Li said through gritted teeth, "That was all an act! She's a vicious woman! If it weren't for Miss Qin, I might already be in the underworld with your father!"

"Since she dared to do this, she should be prepared to pay the price! I can lift her up, and I can also bring her down!!"

Mrs. Li's words were almost squeezed out from her back teeth, which shows just how angry she was.

Qian Ruizhe nodded thoughtfully and said, "Those things can be discussed, but my father has been gone for so many years, why would he send someone to deliver things?"

Mrs. Li glanced at him and said, "Miss Qin brought a letter written by your father, as well as the tokens of our love from back then. I buried those tokens myself, and I have confirmed all of this. The key thing is that we found something in the talisman paper, as well as in the porcelain bottle and jade plate that Shang Mingyue sent. Those were all sent by Shang Mingyue herself."

"No wonder I haven't been sleeping well lately, and I feel much weaker than before. I thought it was because I'm getting old, but when I went to the doctor for a checkup, he said there was nothing wrong."

Qian Ruizhe frowned, looking at her worriedly, and said, "Why didn't you tell me about these things?!"