“Father-in-law, I don’t like hearing you say that.”

Zhou Min defended her daughter, "It's one thing to put on an act for the company in front of others, Ningxue is magnanimous and doesn't mind, but now that we're all family, Yu Chuan actually wants to abandon Ningxue and send Song Nuan back, what kind of logic is that?"

Qin Guangsheng couldn't stand the Song family's favoritism towards Song Ningxue.

He already felt guilty towards Song Nuan. In the past, he couldn't say anything about the Song family's affairs, but today he got the cooperation thanks to Song Nuan, so he naturally had to speak up for her.

"Nuan Nuan is also your daughter. Aren't you worried at all about her going home alone at night? Mrs. Qin, this is no small amount of favoritism!"

Zhou Min sneered, "Ask this brat if she even considers me her mother! She practically beat me into the ICU at the hospital!"

Qin Guangsheng had never heard of this matter before, so he naturally couldn't comment on it.

He directly ordered Qin Yuchuan: "Yuchuan, take Nuannuan back now."

“Brother Chuan…” Song Ningxue grabbed him, not letting him leave. She looked at Qin Yuchuan with teary eyes, her eyes full of grievance and reluctance, as if she had really been abandoned by him.

Seeing her like this, Qin Yuchuan felt a pang of sadness.

Regardless, Song Ningxue is pregnant now, and she definitely needs his care more than Song Nuan.

So he said, "Song Nuan, I'll have Uncle Liu take you home."

Uncle Liu is Qin Yuchuan's personal driver; he's skilled and honest.

When Qin Yuchuan was away from the country, Uncle Liu drove for Qin Guangsheng. Although he was just a driver, the Qin family treated him very well.

Song Nuan almost laughed. Did Qin Yuchuan think that having Uncle Liu take her home showed how much he valued her?

"No."

She rejected Qin Yuchuan's useless offer and said to Qin Guangsheng, "Uncle Qin, I'm going back now. Tonight, Mr. Lin from the jewelry group has a strong interest in cooperation. Please send someone to his company tomorrow. I've already made an appointment with him."

"Could it be General Manager Lin from Berlin Jewelry?" Song Zhiren asked in shock.

Even Qin Yuchuan couldn't help but look at Song Nuan.

Berlin Jewelry is the only top-tier luxury jewelry group in China that has gone international.

Song Ningxue was disdainful in her heart, but looked puzzled on the surface: "Sister, what are you talking about? We didn't invite anyone from Berlin Jewelry tonight."

How could the Song family possibly have access to anyone at Berlin Jewelry?

After she explained, Song Zhiren realized what she meant.

He sneered, his words clearly showing his disdain for Song Nuan, "I know you're desperate to get back into the Song family, even resorting to underhanded tactics like lying. You can't even negotiate a contract with Shenwei Machinery, yet you still dream of getting a deal with Berlin Jewelry?"

The people present had all heard about Song Nuan and Li Shengwei's affair.

Especially Song Ningxue, who had spies within the Song family, knew about the incident as soon as it happened.

"Sister, Dad is right. If you want to go back to the company, just apologize to Dad properly. There's no need to say all this in front of everyone." Song Ningxue sighed, seemingly genuinely sorry for her.

She said, "You work for Song's now, not Qin's. What's the point of always helping Qin's negotiate cooperation? Brother Chuan could have negotiated it himself. You keep taking credit. What will people think of Brother Chuan? Everyone will think that Qin's is supported by an outsider like you."

These words really hit Qin Yuchuan hard.

His expression was cold and his displeasure was written all over his face.

Recalling the events of tonight, it was indeed as Song Ningxue had said. Those who had come because of President Qin's reputation had all become distant and unfriendly after chatting with Song Nuan for a few minutes.

Instead, they praised Song Nuan.

Previously, Qin Guangsheng was in charge of the Qin family business. He trusted Song Nuan and appointed her as a senior executive.

But now that Qin Yuchuan is back, the Qin family business will eventually be handed over to him.

Qin Yuchuan's expression grew increasingly grim. "Song Nuan, aside from pretending to be my wife and stabilizing the Qin Group's stock market, you don't need to worry about anything else at the Qin Group. I'm taking over the things you used to be in charge of."

Song Nuan was speechless.

Qin Yuchuan was very wary of her, as if he was afraid that she would steal his reputation and status.

She didn't bother to explain, "Do whatever you want. Anyway, since we didn't reach a contract with Berlin Jewelry, it's not me who will suffer the loss."

She simply didn't want Qin Guangsheng to overwork, and tonight she happened to recognize that the female companion of the tech tycoon was from Berlin Jewelry, so she took the opportunity to help Qin's family secure a cooperation.

Since Qin Yuchuan doesn't believe it, then forget it.

"Uncle Qin, I'm leaving now." Song Nuan said goodbye to Qin Guangsheng.

"I'll go back with you." After all that commotion, Qin Guangsheng lost his appetite and got up to leave.

Song Zhiren made a token attempt to stop him. In the past, when the Qin family was wealthy, he would shamelessly fawn over them as long as he could get some benefits. Now that the Qin family was in a bad situation, Song Zhiren was too lazy to flatter Qin Guangsheng anymore.

He was indifferent to Qin Guangsheng, but very enthusiastic towards Qin Yuchuan.

After all, it won't be long before the entire Qin family is handed over to Qin Yuchuan.

Everyone here is a seasoned veteran in the business world; Qin Guangsheng could easily see through Song Zhiren's intentions.

He didn't say it out loud, after all, the two families had a complicated relationship.

He just looked really grim when he left.

Song Nuan thought he wasn't feeling well. "Uncle Qin, did you drink too much tonight and are you feeling unwell? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?"

Qin Guangsheng waved his hand, "I'm fine."

Seeing this, Song Nuan didn't say anything more.

She bought a full-body check-up package and, after returning home, instructed the housekeeper to take Qin Guangsheng to the hospital for a check-up when she had time.

The maid cooked a calming soup again today.

Song Nuan was just about to go upstairs, so she told the maid to go rest and took the food up to Qin Guangsheng herself.

Qin Guangsheng was in the study, and the door was not closed tightly.

Song Nuan knocked lightly on the door, but received no response, so she pushed the door open and went inside.

Before they had taken two steps, they heard Qin Guangsheng's heavy sigh.

“Awan, I always feel that Ningxue is too calculating. If Yuchuan really gets together with her, I’m afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Song Nuan stopped in her tracks.

Is he on the phone with Cen Wan?

The next second, she heard Cen Wanrou's gentle voice.

“Although Ningxue isn’t close to us, we’ve watched her grow up. How bad could she be? I know you’ve always felt guilty about the child and feel sorry for Nuannuan. I feel the same way.”

Cen Wan said regretfully, "But the child in Ningxue's belly is ultimately Yu Chuan's child, our own grandson."

"So warm..."

“I know,” Cen Wan interrupted him. “That’s why I went abroad to find that person from back then, just to make amends to Nuan Nuan as much as possible.”

Qin Guangsheng said, "Alright, I'll hand the company over to Yu Chuan later. I thought his temperament was even worse than Nuan Nuan's at the banquet tonight, so we can't hand over the Qin family business to him now."

Song Nuan tugged at the corner of her lips. So that's how it is.

She didn't know who Cen Wan was going abroad to see, but her intuition told Song Nuan that it must be related to her mother.

Song Nuan pursed her lips, stepped back out, and knocked on the door again.

"Uncle Qin, Uncle Li has made some calming soup. Shall I bring it in for you?"

There was a rustling sound coming from inside.

"Nuan Nuan, you can just leave it at the door."

"Okay, remember to drink it while it's hot."

After returning to her room, Song Nuan sat on the hanging chair, gazing at the cold moonlight, lost in thought as she recalled the words of Qin Guangsheng and his wife.

Therefore, they did not notice the footsteps behind them.