Chapter 187 He seems like an idiot
Yang Han glanced at him and said, "Just take a detour. Don't ask who he is. It's not your place to ask."
"Yes, yes, I promise to remember Young Master Yang's words. Your words are my sacred decree..."
Yang Han was absolutely fed up with his mouth. She stood up abruptly and said, "Alright, shut up. I'm leaving!"
"Young Master Yang, please take care and watch your step..."
Yang Han's forehead vein throbbed.
Yang Xu couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "Do you want to hit someone?"
"I also want to kill someone!"
Yang Xu laughed and said, "That's probably how other people hear you speak too."
"..."
Yang Han paused, glared at Yang Xu, and then questioned himself, "Do I talk like him?"
"That's about it."
"Pah! How could I possibly be like him?"
"Hahaha."
After Yang Han resolved the matter, she called Qin Ce back. Qin Ce simply hummed in response without raising any further questions.
He put away his phone and took Qiao Xing home.
The old man has already gone back; it was Joey who took him back. Xue Ling is all alone at home now.
Xue Ling was playing games cross-legged on the sofa, not paying any attention to the two of them. Qiao Xing noticed that she seemed to have recovered and hadn't gone out much these past few days.
Could it be that he has already let go of Yang Han?
Qiao Xing didn't dare to ask, and before she could, Qin Ce pulled her back to the bedroom and forced her to rest in bed.
Qiao Xing felt a little helpless. She didn't really want to stay in bed. It was just a cold, not a serious illness.
Qin Ce made it seem as if she had some incurable disease and needed to stay in bed.
"Don't go to work tomorrow, I'll ask for a day off for you."
"It wasn't me..." Before Qiao Xing could speak, Qin Ce picked up his phone and went outside to call her to ask for leave.
Qiao Xing slumped helplessly on the bed. Although he didn't show it on his face, his actions proved that he was very nervous.
They were so nervous it was almost exaggerated.
Even when he was receiving an IV drip at the hospital, his eyes were fixed on the bottle, and when it was almost empty, he ran to find the nurse.
After feeling helpless, Qiao Xing glanced at the doorway and couldn't help but laugh again.
At times like this, he seems like an idiot.
Not long after, Qin Ce returned after getting her leave, and even brought her some hot water. "It's all done. I've taken three days off."
Qiao Xing's hand trembled. "Three...three days?"
"Okay, get some rest." Qin Ce sat down next to her and handed her a water glass without asking.
"I'll be fine today, I don't need to take so many days off, and I'm going there to learn, not to work."
Qin Ce glanced at her. "What is there to learn now?"
Qiao Xing paused, realizing that what he said made sense, but then asked, "Wouldn't this be a bit inappropriate?"
"It's alright, I've already spoken with... President Han."
"I see. You and President Han seem to have a very good relationship?"
"More or less."
Qiao Xing hesitated for a moment, then picked up the water glass and took a sip; the temperature was just right.
Qin Ce placed his large hand on her forehead, which was no longer very hot. Before withdrawing his hand, he touched Qiao Xing's cheek.
"Then you should rest well at home."
The temperature of his palms was very high, and it seemed to seep through his skin and into his blood, making Qiao Xing's face burn as well.
Qiao Xing nodded slightly, "Okay, go ahead and do what you need to do."
Qin Ce stared at her for a while, and only after confirming that she was alright did he get up and leave the bedroom.
He drove to a residential area outside the city.
I ran into Wang Ye at the entrance. He was squatting at the gate of the residential area, smoking. His brows were furrowed, and there was a pile of cigarette butts at his feet. He looked much more haggard, and his chin was covered with stubble.
Seeing Qin Ce get out of the car, he immediately stood up. "What brings you here?"
Qin Ce looked him up and down. "Something's up."
"Oh, you're here to see your grandfather, right?" Wang Ye took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered it to him, but Qin Ce pushed it back. "I've quit."
Wang Ye was taken aback. "When did you quit?"
“It’s been several days.” Qin Ce walked past him and headed straight into the residential area. After taking a couple of steps, he turned back and said, “You’d better quit too.”
After saying that, Qin Ce disappeared through the door without looking back, leaving Wang Ye bewildered at the entrance of the residential area.
This was the first time he had ever seen someone quit smoking as easily as drinking water, quitting as soon as they said they would, without even a second glance at a cigarette.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Ye finally came to a conclusion: perhaps his cigarettes were too cheap...
Qin Ce arrived at the old man's house. The door was open, so he pushed it open and went in.
Besides the old man, there were two other people in the room.
One was an old man in his sixties or seventies, and the other was Fang Sheng.
Qin Ce was not surprised. He stepped inside and called out, "Grandpa."
The old man also said, "You've come. Who is this? This is your Grandpa Zheng. He used to work under your second grandfather, but he's retired now."
Qin Ce glanced at the old man, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then sat down to the side of him.
Grandpa Zheng said with a smile, "This is Old Master Qin's grandson. He is indeed a handsome young man. I heard that he is now starting his own business. It seems that your Qin family really produces talented people."
The old man waved his hand and said modestly, "Not at all, it's just young people messing around. These young people nowadays are all rebellious and don't listen to their families."
These words sound like accusations, but they are actually telling the other party that they can't help with this matter and that it's up to them to discuss it with Qin Ce.
Old Zheng naturally understood as well, but his face didn't show it. He still smiled kindly and gently. "Yes, unlike in the past, we would just do whatever our family arranged for us. We would follow the path they had laid out for us, which meant we missed out on a lot of fun."
“That makes sense. Now that I’m old, I should take advantage of the time I still have to do some things I want to do.”
"Haha, what Elder Qin said is right. I was thinking about when I would go back to Beijing to visit Elder Qin again. If it weren't for Xiao Fang coming to find me, I wouldn't have known that Elder Qin was also in Chongqing."
Grandpa Qin chuckled, and the topic finally veered back to the main point.
Grandpa Qin also pretended to be stupid, "That's really a lucky coincidence. I was just worried about being bored at home. Now we can get together more often."
Qin Ce listened to the two practicing Tai Chi from the side, and he rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
“That’s a must. We’re such good friends now, unlike these young people who don’t even know each other in the same circle and can easily have a falling out.”
"If Xiao Fang hadn't come to see me today, I wouldn't have known that he had a little scuffle with Xiao Ce. But it's fortunate that Xiao Ce is Old Qin's grandson, so I can step in and plead for him. If it were anyone else, I doubt anyone would have listened to my old face."
Don't be fooled by old man Zheng's cheerful demeanor; his words are utterly deadlocking.
The subtext is, "I've already said all this, are you going to give me the courtesy I'm getting?"
Old Master Qin laughed along, his laugh even more benevolent than Zheng's. "Look at what you're saying. Who would dare disrespect Old Master Zheng?"
After saying that, he looked at Qin Ce with feigned seriousness and said, "Little Ce, what exactly happened between you and this Xiao Fang? It's one thing if you don't listen to your grandfather usually, but you have to give your Grandpa Zheng some face today."
Of course, this was said to Old Man Zheng.
What happens is not important, nor is saving face.
The key point is in the phrase "usually disobedient".
This means that now, he can also disobey me.
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