“After my meeting, my secretary told me that you had called me. I didn’t have anything else to do, so I was going to go to the company to find you. But I saw your car while waiting at a red light at the intersection. I was going to call you, but I forgot my phone. Judging from the direction you were going, it looked like you were going to your grandparents’ house, so I followed you.”
Seeing that Xi Quan was very anxious, Ye Qing told him why she had come.
Xi Quan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ye Qing say that. Judging from her words, she was probably not angry.
Xi Quan's grandmother remained unconvinced: "Ye Qing, since you've heard everything, let's be frank. I was just talking to Xi Quan, but you're deliberately trying to sow discord between us and Xi Quan. That's not good."
Ye Qing really wanted to laugh, but she held it in: "What conflict did I stir up between you? Oh, I just said that you only think about Xi Yue and not about Xi Quan. Am I wrong? Since Xi Yue's accident, it seems like you two are taking care of her, but in reality, it's Xi Quan who has been shouldering everything. What has Xi Yue done all these years? Isn't it Xi Quan who has covered for her, making sure she's well-fed and clothed, and that she's not affected by her illness at all? All of this is because of Xi Quan. But what has Xi Quan gone through all these years? Do you not know, have you forgotten, or are you pretending not to know?"
Growing angrier as she spoke, Ye Qing couldn't help but blurt out her true feelings: "No, you all know what Xi Quan has been through all these years. When I first returned to Nancheng, I knew nothing about what Xi Quan had gone through. Some of it you told me. But what happened? You said you felt sorry for Xi Quan, but what have you done for him? You only think about Xi Yue, never about Xi Quan. You just keep making demands on him. It's true that Xi Quan grew up in Xiaoyao Village and didn't spend much time with you, but since you're being biased, don't have the nerve to make demands on him!"
Ye Qing had to speak her mind. She knew that Xi Quan's grandparents wouldn't be happy to hear these words, and might even be very angry, but Ye Qing couldn't care less.
She was afraid Xi Quan would be angry, but when she glanced at him after she finished speaking, she found that he didn't seem angry at all, and even felt a sense of gratitude.
Ye Qing felt a little embarrassed. Did he like her arguing like this?
Before Ye Qing could ask Xi Quan what was wrong, Xi Quan's grandfather pulled his wife down to sit, lest she get too agitated: "Ye Qing, what you're saying is a bit biased. How have we treated Xi Quan badly?"
"I won't go into how you treated Xi Quan, as I don't have much say in that. Let's just talk about this incident. People found out that Xi Yue used to be ill, and you're worried that something might happen to her. But have you thought about Xi Quan?"
“Xi Quan is fine!” Xi Quan’s grandmother glanced at Ye Qing and said, quite confidently.
Ye Qing laughed: "Yes, what could possibly happen? Xi Quan is rich, what's there to be afraid of? But with more money comes more things to consider. Xi Yue's incident involves Zitai Fashion. Xi Quan is the boss of this clothing company. It used to be losing money, but it has only just turned a profit. If Xi Yue's incident affects the company and causes it to lose money again, how will it continue to operate? If it can't continue operating, it will go bankrupt. What will happen to all the people at Zitai Fashion after it goes bankrupt? There are several workshops just for making clothes. What will happen then? Some of those workers are those who were previously laid off and re-employed. Because of this incident, they may lose their jobs again."
"Then...that has little to do with Xi Yue, right?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Indeed, it seems like there's no connection, but it's indirectly affected by Xi Yue's situation. What Xi Yue needs to do is very simple: just admit that she was sick before, that's all. But you all think that Xi Yue can't handle it. Just like back then, you all insisted that Xi Yue's illness was solely due to Ye Shuwei, so even I couldn't be with Xi Quan, for fear of upsetting Xi Yue."
When Xi Quan's grandfather heard Ye Qing say this, he couldn't help but speak up: "Isn't it related to Ye Shuwei? Ye Qing, you can't take Ye Shuwei's side just because you're his father."
"Have you all forgotten why Ye Shuwei was arrested? Because of his arrest, Xi Yue even made a scene at me. Me, defending Ye Shuwei? Do you think that's possible? I was just telling the truth. Ye Shuwei is a scumbag, that's for sure, but is Xi Yue completely blameless? Most people would be cautious if they fell for someone so much older than themselves. Xi Yue, on the other hand, knew Ye Shuwei was old enough to be her father, yet she still didn't have any sense. Of course, I'm not saying older is bad, but it depends on the person. Just because her relationship failed, does that mean a whole bunch of people should follow her around and pay the price for her failure?"
You can't generalize about an entire group of people based on a single incident.
Dating an older person doesn't necessarily mean unhappiness, nor does it guarantee happiness; both have two sides.
But now Xi Yue's ordeal has led to Ye Shuwei being blamed for everything. Ye Shuwei is not innocent, but Xi Yue is not necessarily innocent either.
When Xi Quan's grandparents heard Ye Qing say this, they were naturally unwilling and wanted to say something more, but Xi Yue came downstairs in a hurry, stared at Ye Qing for a while, and said irritably, "You just want me to do it your way, is it really necessary to say so much?"
Ye Qing glanced at Xi Yue. When Ye Qing came in earlier, he had inadvertently glanced towards the stairs and caught a glimpse of the hem of Xi Yue's skirt.
While Ye Qing was speaking to Xi Quan's grandparents, she was primarily addressing Xi Yue as well.
Hearing Xi Yue say this, Ye Qing asked Xi Quan's grandparents, "Judging from Xi Yue's attitude, she must have heard everything I said. Do you think Xi Yue was provoked?"
Following Ye Qing's words, Xi Quan's grandparents' gazes shifted to Xi Yue. She seemed normal, but on television, she admitted to having a mental illness...
The two elderly people were still a little worried.
Ye Qing said, "Xi Yue is older than me. She must be thirty today. She's thirty, not three. In fact, she's thirteen. You can't always treat her like a child."
Sometimes, the more you talk, the more you provoke people.
Xi Yue was just like that. Every word Ye Qing said was true, but put together it was like telling Xi Yue that she was thirty years old and had accomplished nothing, and that even the money to invest in Li Yeming's studio was given by Xi Quan: "Ye Qing, I said I did what you said, why did you have to say it so harshly?"
Seeing that Xi Yue had agreed, Xi Quan pulled Ye Qing along as they walked out, saying to Xi Yue, "I hope you keep your word."
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