Ye Qing didn't knock; she just used her key to open the door and went inside.
The guest was Liu Yuliang, whose face showed obvious anxiety. He was exchanging pleasantries with Xi Quan and seemed to be about to leave, but when he saw Ye Qing, his eyes seemed to light up.
The reason why Ye Qing's eyes would light up was certainly not because she liked him.
It was obvious that he came to see Ye Qing because of Xu Xiaoyue.
"Ye Qing, do you know where Xu Xiaoyue is now? Is she staying at a hotel or something?" Liu Yuliang didn't exchange any pleasantries with Ye Qing and asked directly as soon as he saw her.
Ye Qing merely glanced at Liu Yuliang, then leisurely hung up her bag and began to slowly take off her coat.
Although Ye Qing's pregnancy has made many things that were originally simple much more difficult, Xi Quan knew she was doing it on purpose when he saw her taking off her coat.
Although he didn't intend to speak up for Liu Yuliang, and although he didn't agree with Liu Yuliang's mother's actions, Xi Quan understood Liu Yuliang's anxiety about not being able to find Xu Xiaoyue.
So Xi Quan went to Ye Qing's side, helped her hang her coat on the hanger, and helped her into the living room to sit down.
Understanding Xi Quan's intentions, Ye Qing was somewhat angry, but she thought that her conflict with Xi Quan was an internal matter, so she decided to deal with Liu Yuliang first.
"Do you know why Xiaoyue is hiding from you and preventing you from finding her?" Ye Qing asked, glancing at the anxious Liu Yuliang.
"I know, she had a conflict with my mom."
Although Ye Qing understood that Liu Yuliang was trying to smooth things over for his mother, she couldn't help but get angry when he used the relatively neutral term "conflict" to describe it: "You're good at downplaying the issue. Conflict? Xiaoyue has bruises on her body!"
Upon hearing that Xu Xiaoyue had bruises, Liu Yuliang's pupils contracted sharply, showing that he was genuinely worried and distressed for her.
It is said that it is better to destroy ten temples than to break up one marriage.
So although Ye Qing agreed with Xu Xiaoyue's decision to divorce, seeing Liu Yuliang's undisguised emotions, Ye Qing remained silent for a moment and said, "Do you even know what your mother did to Xiaoyue?"
Liu Yuliang rubbed his face. "My dad roughly told me, but since it happened in my and Xiaoyue's bedroom and Xiaoyue hadn't gotten up yet, it wasn't convenient for my dad to go in. But my dad and I both know my personality, so we won't cover anything up for my mom."
"Xiaoyue still hasn't gotten up?" Although Liu Yuliang didn't know exactly what had happened, he could piece together some clues from what he heard: "Since Xiaoyue hasn't gotten up yet, why is your mother..."
"My mom said Xiaoyue shouldn't sleep in and should get up to make breakfast. Xiaoyue was probably still half asleep when she woke up, but my mom couldn't stand it and just dragged her out of bed. Because of my mom's tug, Xiaoyue was fully awake, but she was a little unsteady and fell against the cabinet next to her. Then Xiaoyue was angry and started gesturing at my mom, but my mom is like that..."
Ye Qing grew angrier as she listened: "What era are we living in? You still insist that Xiaoyue get up to make breakfast? What's wrong with your family's rules..."
Before Ye Qing could finish speaking, Liu Yuliang interrupted her: "My mom mainly felt that I hadn't brought Xiaoyue home earlier. It wasn't until we were getting married that I brought Xiaoyue back to tell them that I was getting married..."
"But this should be your problem, how can you blame it on Xiaoyue!" Ye Qing was completely baffled.
Liu Yuliang did not deny it: "It was indeed my problem. With my mother's personality, how could I dare to take Xiaoyue back early? At the time, I thought that since my parents didn't live with me and Xiaoyue, it was just for the wedding and I could just bear it. Who knew that my mother would come to Nancheng so early? My father couldn't stop her at home."
It's true that even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. If it weren't for Xu Xiaoyue being involved, Ye Qing really wouldn't want to listen to Liu Yuliang's messy talk; it's really upsetting.
However, from Liu Yuliang's words, Ye Qing could tell that he and his father were also dissatisfied with his mother's actions. Ye Qing thought about Xu Xiaoyue's attitude and probably knew this, which was why she was trying to avoid Liu Yuliang.
If we don't hide, and if we soften our hearts and go back with Liu Yuliang, then Liu Yuliang's mother will be really difficult to deal with.
"Then I don't understand. Since you know what kind of person your mother is, and you know that she didn't let Xiaoyue work and even wanted to control the money between you and Xiaoyue, you should have resolved the problem properly. But what did you do? You actually gave your shares to your mother. Is that how you solve the problem? That's just indulging her. Of course, your mother will be even more bossy towards Xiaoyue."
Although Liu Yuliang still looked frustrated and annoyed, upon hearing Ye Qing's words, he subconsciously glanced at Xi Quan. He assumed that Xi Quan hadn't mentioned the shares to Ye Qing, so he explained, "When I signed the contract with President Xi regarding the shares of Zitai Fashion, there were restrictive clauses. In short, they meant that they couldn't be traded or given away casually. I figured my mom wouldn't understand these things anyway, and at that time, I just happened to discover that Yang Zi didn't even know how to recognize my mom, so I thought I'd correct myself if I'd said something wrong."
Is that true?!
Did Liu Yuliang already know that Yang Zi knew his mother?
Ye Qing looked at Xi Quan for confirmation, and Xi Quan nodded, meaning it was true.
Judging from Xi Yue's expression, Liu Yuliang must have spoken to Xi Quan earlier.
There were only three people in the living room, and Liu Yuliang was hoping to get Ye Qing's help, so he kept an eye on Ye Qing. That's how he saw Ye Qing looking at Xi Quan.
However, he thought that Ye Qing was looking at Xi Quan because she didn't know about the contract restrictions. But even if it was a misunderstanding, it wouldn't matter.
Liu Yuliang said, "I was the one who first brought up some of the restrictive clauses in the contract... I gave my mother shares to lull Yang Zi into a false sense of security, but now, no matter what, this was really ill-considered. Just like you said, if I gave my mother shares, most people's first thought would be that I was indulging my mother. After all, I can't explain the contract to everyone, and now the contract issues are not something that everyone can easily make public."
Hearing Liu Yuliang say this, Ye Qing couldn't help but think that it was no wonder Xi Quan had always trusted Liu Yuliang so much, because Liu Yuliang was indeed a very competent professional manager.
After all, he had just gotten married, and his mother and wife were having conflicts, with his wife even considering divorce. His first thought was still about business; he couldn't let anyone know about the contract.
It's not fair to say that Liu Yuliang is bad.
From the boss's perspective, this manager is really good. However, from Xiaoyue's friend's point of view, his approach is not wrong, but it is still debatable.
Ye Qing was torn about whether or not to tell Liu Yuliang where Xiaoyue was.
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