Chapter 183 Exhausted

Qi Chenyan tapped the table rhythmically with his index finger.

This is a small gesture he always makes when he's thinking, and when this gesture becomes very rhythmic, it means he's in a bad mood and intends to make the person he's upset pay a heavy price.

“For scoundrels, simply sending them back to their hometowns is only a temporary solution; they can always return to Beijing.”

"They might not dare to come looking for me again, but what if they go and harass Lili?"

Although Yu Li never mentioned her parents or the specifics of their new families to Qi Chenyan.

But it's obvious that Yu Li doesn't like them.

Yu Li could, of course, ignore them, but if they found where Yu Li worked, they could block her downstairs like Ren Qingxue did before.

If a conflict occurs, people are capable of anything when pushed to the limit.

Let alone the fact that Yu Li would normally be threatened, she is now pregnant and cannot afford to take any risks.

"Should we arrange bodyguards for my wife, providing 24-hour close protection?"

Qi Chenyan also rejected the plan: "If we send bodyguards, Lili will know that her mother and sister are bothering me, and she will definitely feel guilty."

From the very beginning, Qi Chenyan didn't want Yu Li to know that her mother and sister were blocking the way outside the seaside villa, trying to blackmail him by using their identities as mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Although it wasn't mentioned openly or with money mentioned, letting these two people live in a seaside villa would be like feeding parasites.

The young wife didn't feel a strong sense of belonging to her husband to begin with. If she knew that her family was coming to cause trouble for Qi Chenyan, she would probably feel even more strongly that the marriage shouldn't exist.

Therefore, Qi Chenyan's initial plan was to keep Yu Li from knowing that he had secretly dealt with this family.

At this point, Qi Chenyan paused, his index finger touching the ground.

As he stood up, he picked up his coat from the back of the chair.

"I need to go back to the old house. If Lili wakes up, tell her I have something urgent to attend to and I'm going out for a bit. Tell her to have dinner first and not to wait for me."

*

Qi Chenyan's sudden return to the old house surprised the Qi family, but of course, the happiest person was Old Master Qi.

His youngest son really doesn't feel close to his family.

When I was in college, I moved out early with the money I earned from my first pot of gold.

Later, after I started working, the nature of my job required me to travel all over the world, so I returned to my old home even less often.

Even when he has free time, he doesn't think about going home to visit. Almost every time, it's Grandpa Qi who misses him and calls him several times before he can come back to see him.

When Mingming was little, he was fair-skinned, tender, and adorable. He loved to follow his father around calling him "Dad."

Why do we become more indifferent and distant as we grow older?

This made Old Master Qi doubt himself countless times, wondering if he had done something wrong in educating Qi Chenyan when he was young.

However, when Qi Chenyan returned this time, while Grandpa Qi was pleasantly surprised, he couldn't help but keep looking behind Qi Chenyan.

“You’ve been going back to the old house quite often lately. Why didn’t you bring Lili with you? Did you have a fight with your wife late at night and get kicked out, leaving you homeless, and only then did you remember your old father?”

It has to be said that the older Grandpa Qi gets, the more imaginative he becomes.

Qi Chenyan shattered his unrealistic imagination with a single sentence: "You're overthinking it. My relationship with Lili has always been very stable."

“Since your relationship is stable, why are you coming to this old man’s place so late at night instead of staying home with your wife? Lili is pregnant, and pregnant women are very sensitive.”

“Your job is unusual, you’re always traveling for work, flying around a lot, so you don’t have much time to spend with her. Lili is a sensible and good girl, she understands how hard your job is, but she doesn’t say it. If you’re often not home, she’s bound to be unhappy.”

Speaking from his own experience, Old Master Qi advised his youngest son: "In this respect, you should learn from your father. When your mother was pregnant with you and your eldest brother, she was very busy with the company's affairs."

“But apart from necessary work, I have turned down all social engagements. Whenever I have free time, I will definitely stay by your mother’s side.”

"That's one of the secrets to why your mother and I have had such a harmonious and loving relationship since we got married."

As people get older, they tend to ramble on and on, but Qi Chenyan usually doesn't have time to listen to Old Master Qi's ramblings.

But today, he didn't interrupt Grandpa Qi's rambling at all, and simply sat down on the leather sofa opposite him.

Grandpa Qi talked until his lips were dry, took a sip of tea, and saw that Qi Chenyan showed no impatience and did not even interrupt him, but seemed to be humbly learning.

He nodded with satisfaction. "It seems there are quite a few benefits to getting married. At least your mind isn't just filled with work anymore, and you still have the patience to listen to your dad nagging for so long."

"As you said, I am still too young and it is my first time getting married. As a husband and a soon-to-be father, I still have many shortcomings and things to learn."

Grandpa Qi laughed heartily, "Not bad, not bad, as expected of my son, he takes after me in this respect. But you came here so late tonight, surely not just to ask me for advice?"

Between father and son, there's no need for beating around the bush; Qi Chenyan directly stated his purpose.

"After the online bullying incident involving Qi Jianyue, Si Yue was demoted to a hotel under Tianhe Group. The position of group president is now vacant. The eldest brother lacks business acumen, and Xiao Yun has no interest in doing business."

"You had been behind the scenes for many years, but now you've been forced to return to the forefront because of this matter. You must be quite exhausted these days?"

And here they are, drinking strong tea late at night.

As people get older, they tend to pay more attention to health and wellness.

Grandpa Qi only drinks tea during the day, while he drinks a nourishing soup at night to help him sleep and calm his mind.

But now, having lost Qi Siyue as his right-hand man, many important decisions require Old Master Qi to personally take charge.

In today's society, things are changing so fast that even though Tianhe Group is already one of the top companies in China, it remains cautious.

Otherwise, if this great ship were to be lost in Old Master Qi's generation, he wouldn't be able to die in peace and meet the ancestors of the Qi family.

Grandpa Qi glared at him angrily, "Isn't it all because of you, you unfilial son? If you had listened to my arrangements and followed the path I set for you in business..."

“Your dad was able to completely let go a long time ago and retire peacefully. Unlike now, when I'm practically on my deathbed, I still have to clean up the messes of you young people who have done wrong.”