Chapter 951 Speak Properly
Xiao Xiao rushed in and didn't notice anyone in the water dispenser room. She bumped into Qin Ce's arms.
Qin Ce subconsciously took two steps back. Although he was bumped, he still held the cup steadily to prevent the boiling water from overflowing.
"Mr. Qin... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I was just in a hurry. I'm really sorry..."
Xiao Xiao hurriedly apologized to Qin Ce.
Qin Ce frowned slightly, but his face remained expressionless. He said calmly, "It's nothing."
As he finished speaking and prepared to leave, he glanced at the instant noodles Xiaoxiao was holding.
"You're just going to eat this?"
If Qin Ce remembered correctly, the last time he met her, she was also holding instant noodles.
Xiao Xiao smiled sheepishly, tearing open the seal of the instant noodles as she nodded and said, "My family isn't well-off, and I had to start working before graduating from university. It's not easy to find a job. My parents aren't in good health either, and I have to send them living expenses every month, so I try to save money wherever I can."
Xiao Xiao spoke lightly, as if she had long been accustomed to the hardships of life.
Qin Ce noticed that she was also wearing some cheap clothes.
I don't know how many times I've washed these jeans; they're even starting to look faded.
If her experience is really as she described, then this girl has indeed had a tough time.
However, Qin Ce has met many people, and he never tries to understand a person based on what they say to him.
Because people can lie, what you see may only be what she wants you to see.
Just then, another young girl entered the hot water room.
When she saw Qin Ce, she was immediately stunned, and then excitedly asked Xiao Xiao, "Xiao Xiao! Is this your boyfriend? He's so handsome!"
Xiao Xiao was holding a bowl of instant noodles when she heard this, and she almost dropped the noodles on the ground.
She quickly told the young girl, "No! He's a patient's family member, a very nice person."
Xiao Xiao looked at Qin Ce apologetically, "Mr. Qin, this is my friend, she works as a caregiver with me. She didn't mean to offend you."
"It's nothing," Qin Ce said casually before leaving the boiler room.
Xiao Xiao watched Qin Ce leave before finally letting out a huge sigh of relief.
Seeing her like this, the young girl next to her couldn't help but ask, "Who is he? You seem so nervous, you don't actually like him, do you?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Xiaoxiao immediately stopped her friend, but her heart started pounding uncontrollably.
My friend was still joking, "If you like someone, just say so. What's there to be embarrassed about? Anyway, you're not bad-looking. I bet that guy is rich too, right? What if you two actually get together? Then you'll be rich!"
Xiao Xiao looked in the direction Qin Ce had left, lost in thought.
She neither refuted her friend's words nor offered any explanation.
"I have things to do, I'll go now."
Seeing that she left after saying only a few words, her friend pouted in slight boredom.
"What's wrong with him? He's always saying he wants to find a rich man, but when he actually meets one, he looks completely uninterested. This guy is really something..."
When Qin Ce returned to the ward, Qiao Xing and Grandpa Qin were talking about something.
As soon as they saw him return, the two immediately stopped talking, looking at each other, clearly planning something.
Qin Ce casually placed the water glass on the table. "Say what you want to say."
Qin Ce said this to both Qiao Xing and Grandpa Qin.
Grandpa Qin glanced at Qiao Xing and told her with his eyes, "Go and say it."
Qiao Xing immediately refused and shook his head.
She wouldn't dare. Qin Ce didn't like to bring this up in the first place. What if she told him and he got angry?
Seeing Qiao Xing's troubled expression, Grandpa Qin sighed. It seemed that only he could speak up.
"Since you've asked, I won't beat around the bush. What are your thoughts?"
What are you thinking about?
"Don't play dumb with me. You heard what your dad and I were saying outside, didn't you?"
Qin Ce looked at Qiao Xing.
Qiao Xing immediately waved his hand, "It wasn't me who said it, it was Grandpa who guessed wrong."
"Don't be mean to Xingxing. I saw you when you got to the door. I was saying those things to you."
Qin Ce said, "You've already said everything, what else do you want me to say?"
“I’m the one who said it, and I’m asking for your attitude.”
"I have no opinion."
Grandpa Qin took a breath. "Speak properly, and don't play dumb with me."
Qin Ce also wanted to speak properly, but he felt there was no need to do so with Qin Liang.
"He was desperate and remembered I was his son. What's the difference between that and crocodile tears?"
Ironically, Qin Liang, this crocodile, doesn't even want to shed a tear.
"You can't say that. He is, after all, your father. The fact that he has done this much is already a concession."
Qin Ce scoffed, "He's not making concessions for my sake; he's bowing down for his own benefit."
Grandpa Qin's words caught in his throat, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Although he scolded Qin Liang, it was because he deserved to be scolded; who does something wrong and doesn't get beaten?
But after the outburst, the matter still needs to be resolved.
He is Qin Liang's father and Qin Ce's grandfather. If even he can't ease the tension between them in this family, then no one else can.
Grandpa Qin sighed and said to Qin Ce earnestly, "Actually, you understand, he did this not only to make you take over the Qin family business, but more so because of the child in Xingxing's belly. He's not young anymore, Qin Ji is useless, Xiao Yi is never at home, and you've had such a falling out with him. The child in Xingxing's belly is the only descendant of the Qin family, so naturally he will value it."
Qin Ce remained silent, while Qiao Xing sat beside him, quietly listening to Grandpa Qin speak.
She didn't interfere with their conversation, firstly because she didn't know what to say, and secondly because even if she had something to say, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to say it.
Grandpa Qin said, “I’m telling you all this not to advise you. Although I also hope that you can be well, I know that you have some grudges in your heart and it’s not possible for you to just let it go so easily. But Xiao Ce, even if you don’t care about me, you have to think about the child. After the child is born, it’s impossible for him not to enter the Qin family.”
No matter how unwilling Qin Ce was to acknowledge Qin Liang's identity, he was still the child's rightful grandfather.
Even though they live in Chongqing, the two families will inevitably have contact in the future; it's impossible for them to never see each other again.
Adults can play along with each other, but children can't.
Unless Qin Ce really intends to never let his child have any contact with the Qin family, he will have to call him "Grandpa" sooner or later.
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