Qin Yan couldn't sleep at all. After running a high fever, she had a low fever. After going back and forth like this all night, her temperature finally returned to normal in the morning.

Qin Yan's face finally relaxed, her pale face still tightly clenched with her lips. He reached out and pinched her cheeks to make her loosen her lips.

"What's wrong?" There were obvious teeth marks on her lips. He sighed and reached out to rub her lips.

Yun Nuan was a little sore from what he did and was forced to wake up from her sleep. She felt dizzy and lightheaded, which wasn't very comfortable, but Qin Yan's warm scent smelled nice.

She hadn't smelled it on anyone else. She reached out to hug Qin Yan, but couldn't reach him.

He looked at the outstretched hand, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and after a slight pause, naturally hugged her. Yun Nuan was still not awake, and she tried hard to burrow into his arms. This action made Qin Yan both surprised and heartbroken.

She was pleasantly surprised by his initiative to approach her, but heartbroken because he was just a tool, a heartless hugging robot. When Yun Nuan was awake, she wouldn't have been so proactive in getting close to him.

She usually wouldn't even deign to glance at him, and then he'd blame himself for blocking her view of the TV screen, telling him to move away.

"You don't remember when you're sober, so you just pretend to want me to hug you, right? I'm a busy CEO, and now I have to rely on you being incoherent to hug you. I'll be laughed at if anyone tells them."

He muttered a few words of complaint, which only he himself knew, except for the person involved who was not in a good state of mind. As he spoke, he quieted down and held her quietly.

After a while, I thought to myself again

Even if she can hug him, at least he's still by her side, instead of falling into another emotional trap. And she didn't hug anyone else, only him. What does that mean? It means he's special to her, even Aunt Lan didn't receive that treatment.

After thinking it over, I managed to soften my expression, and now I look at dogs with affection.

He held her for a while and saw that she had fallen asleep again, so he put her back in bed. After telling Aunt Lan, he went downstairs and went back to his room to wash up, change clothes, and prepare to go out.

He had an important meeting to attend today, and although he had only slept for a few hours, he felt much more energetic after taking a shower.

Assistant Wen was already waiting downstairs. Still feeling uneasy, he went to check on her next door and found that she had kicked the blankets aside. He then straightened the blankets for her.

Regardless of whether she was awake or not, he spoke directly into her ear.

"I'm going to the company. If you can't find me when you wake up, you can send me a message. Don't kick off the covers anymore."

She turned over, and Qin Yan took it as a response. He rubbed his head and closed the door behind him as he left.

"Boss, Mr. Qin is already waiting in the company."

Qin Yan flipped through the documents, a cold smile playing on his lips: "I didn't settle accounts with him, but he delivered himself to my doorstep."

Assistant Wen didn't dare to speak, because Old Master Qin had not only appeared at Qin's today, but had been at Qin's for a whole week. People in the company were speculating whether some kind of change was about to happen again.

Qin Yan's continued absence has inevitably led some to speculate whether the Qin family is about to undergo another power shift.

Old Master Qin waited in Qin Yan's office for an hour until he saw Qin Yan appear.

He stared, tapping the ground with his cane.

"Look at the time! Is this how you manage the company? If you don't want this position, there are plenty of others who can take it."

Qin Yan unbuttoned his suit jacket and sat upright behind his desk. He looked very relaxed and didn't give Old Master Qin a single glance from beginning to end.

Assistant Wen bowed, said hello, placed today's arrangements on the table, and then left.

Old Master Qin stood up in anger, grabbing his cane to bang on the table. Qin Yan looked up, his eyes devoid of any emotion, causing Old Master Qin to pause and withdraw his hand.

But he didn't give up and still stubbornly insisted on scolding people.

"What kind of attitude is this? I am your grandfather. Is this how you treat your family? Let me tell you, don't think that just because you have Qin Shi, you can call the shots. Without me, who would acknowledge you?"

Qin Yan slammed the documents in front of him, causing Old Master Qin to take a step back in fright. Realizing he was intimidated by Qin Yan's aura, his face darkened even more.

"The Qin family has never been yours. Have you forgotten that the Qin family that my grandfather left behind was for me, not for you?" Qin Yan retorted without hesitation. Old Master Qin gripped his cane tightly and glared at him.

The Qin family is complicated. Old Master Qin is just an illegitimate son. Qin Yan's grandfather passed away suddenly, which allowed Old Master Qin to take advantage of the situation. Later, when Qin Yan returned to China to take over, Old Master Qin naturally refused.

But Qin Yan was more cunning. In the will, he specifically named Qin Yan as the heir, leaving him no choice but to let go. However, Qin Yan continued to make underhanded moves over the years.

They openly and secretly wanted Uncle Qin to inherit the throne, and even incited Uncle Qin to take action against him.

Old Master Qin was timid his whole life; the most assertive thing he probably did was briefly put his second uncle in this position.

"Qin Yan, I have worked hard and made great contributions to the Qin family over the years. If it weren't for me, do you think the Qin family would have stayed and waited for you to come back? My son may have made a mistake, but it doesn't deserve to die. You are sitting here perfectly fine now, so why can't you let him off the hook?"

"You must be joking. If I died, would he be able to escape legal punishment? Your so-called meritorious service is just a pretext to sell the Qin family back then. If I hadn't returned in time, the Qin family would probably have changed its name by now."

His crime is not for me to determine, but for the law to judge. Shouldn't you be finding someone to take care of your illegitimate child who is living outside? Tell me, does your second uncle know that he is just a pawn you have abandoned?

Old Master Qin nearly dropped his cane, and his outstretched hand pointed tremblingly at Qin Yan.

"How...how did you know?"

Qin Yan almost laughed as he said this. The old man Qin was so old, yet he still had a teenage illegitimate child. What was ridiculous was that he thought the woman who gave birth to the child was his true love, even though they were almost forty years apart in age.

"When I saw this news, I was so disgusted I couldn't eat. Oh, and he's not even your only illegitimate child. Tell me, how am I supposed to settle accounts with you for using the Qin family's money to support so many people?"

Old Master Qin glared angrily, his cane pounding the ground, his chest heaving. Qin Yan thought he was about to faint from anger, but he calmed down and was able to speak loudly again.

He was a little disappointed; his hand was already on the phone, waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

"You investigated me? Qin Yan, how dare you investigate me?"

He tapped the table and said slowly, "Likewise. You should have known this when you investigated me. I suppose you didn't come to see me today for anything important. Show him out."

He had just finished speaking when Assistant Wen came in from outside and addressed Old Master Qin.

"Mr. Qin, this way please."

Old Master Qin hasn't even explained why he came today. He's been chatting with Qin Yan for so long that he's almost forgotten why he came.

"I'm not leaving, I still have things to say."