27
When Qi Yuexi heard Yu Cheng ask her if she knew Yu Yao was targeting Jian Yu, her temper flared instantly, and her voice rose twice as high, "When has Yu Yao ever targeted Jian Yu? Jian Yu is of bad character, unambitious, dropped out of school and ran away from home, and ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. It's all her own fault, what does it have to do with Yu Yao? You grew up with Yu Yao, don't you know what kind of person she is? How can you throw mud at her?"
It would have been better if Qi Yuexi hadn't lost her temper, but once she did, Yu Cheng felt even more heartbroken for Jian Yu. "Until now, you haven't said a single word of concern for Jian Yu."
Qi Yuexi grew increasingly angry at Yu Cheng's repeated accusations. "She deserves it. How can anyone else care about her?"
Again, the words "serves you right" were uttered. Yu Cheng couldn't understand how his gentle and virtuous mother could say such harsh words.
Even if it's not Jian Yu, would an ordinary person say such a thing when they're sick?
"Is it your own fault for being sick?"
Yu Cheng's voice was low, and Qi Yuexi listened carefully for a while before she could understand what he was saying.
After thinking about it, I realized that my words seemed a bit harsh.
Yu Cheng is a person who values relationships, so even if he doesn't like Jian Yu, he won't gloat.
“That’s not what I meant. Why didn’t Jian Yu go to the hospital immediately when she was sick? Instead, she waited until it became very serious before being hospitalized, and you found out as soon as she was admitted. Isn’t that intentional? She’s very cunning. How can someone as honest as you outsmart her?”
“As soon as Jian Yu caught the flu, she went to the hospital for treatment and has been taking medication as prescribed. She was discovered to be hospitalized because I asked a classmate to look for her. If Zhao Zhi hadn’t deliberately driven his car to hit Jian Yu and unintentionally helped my aunt to successfully obtain management control of the company, I wouldn’t have thought to look for Jian Yu.”
Qi Yuexi disagreed with Yu Cheng's opinion, "Zhao Zhi is, after all, the person in charge of a listed company. Why would he target Jian Yu? It's because she's not honest. She provoked people while crossing the street. I didn't expect Zhao Zhi to be really angered by her."
"Where did you hear such a ridiculous claim?"
Those who were just idly chatting were not taking it seriously. After all, Jian Yu had always kept his head down and acted like an NPC whenever he saw Zhao Zhi in the past few years. He hadn't said more than a few words to him and didn't have the guts to provoke him.
Qi Yuexi said that because she didn't want Yu Cheng to pay too much attention to Jian Yu.
In her eyes, Jian Yu was a bad kid. What if he led Yu Cheng astray if she spent too much time with him?
"Where you heard it from isn't important, you..."
"How can it not be important? If it were someone else who didn't know the details, that would be one thing, but you are our mother, you know the whole story best, how can you just parrot what others say?"
"I didn't just parrot what others said. It's Jian Yu who has been immoral ever since she came to our family. With so many past offenses, how can I trust her?"
“When Jian Yu first came to our house, she was very cautious and careful. She would think carefully before saying anything and would even take the initiative to help the maids with their work. When you found her wiping the table, your first reaction was to think that she was embarrassing and you scolded her.”
Qi Yuexi had long forgotten all of this. "Where?"
“Your blood and qi were not in good condition at that time, and Jian Yu worked with a nutritionist to prepare nutritious meals for you. You complained that her cooking was not as good as that of a professional chef, so you immediately told the maid to throw the nutritious meals to the dog.”
Qi Yuexi asked, puzzled, "Why should I force myself to eat something that doesn't taste good? Besides, I only gave it to the dog, I didn't throw it in the trash, so what did I do wrong?"
Yu Cheng was silent for a while, "The coffee Yu Yao made for you was burnt, but you still drank it all so as not to upset her."
"..." Yu Yao has never lifted a finger in the kitchen, so isn't it normal that she can't cook well the first time?
Qi Yuexi didn't think she had done anything wrong. "Why do I feel like you've been so critical of Yu Yao lately? What did Yu Yao do to offend you? No, what did Jian Yu say to you that made you start picking on Yu Yao?"
“I’m not nitpicking.”
"How could you say no? Look at you, in just a short while, how many bad things have you said about Yu Yao?"
Yu Cheng patiently explained, "I didn't think anything of it before, but now I don't quite understand. Yu Yao's cooking was all burnt, but you ate it all in one go just to make her happy. Jian Yu's cooking was only slightly worse than the chef's, but you had it thrown to the dogs. As a result, Jian Yu stopped going into the kitchen, and you even said she was only enthusiastic for three minutes and had no perseverance."
“Looking at the big picture from small things, how much food did she waste while learning to cook? There are clearly people in her family who are responsible for cooking, so why is she wasting her time? Why doesn't she use that time to study properly?”
“Jian Yu is a good student and receives the highest scholarship every year.”
"What's the use of the highest scholarship at an ordinary school? If she could get into a top university like you and Yu Yao, would I still have to worry? Instead of studying hard, she insists on learning to cook. Not only does she cook at home, but she also delivers food to your dad's company. Luckily, your dad got the security guards to stop her. If your dad hadn't forbidden her from delivering food to the company, she would have been hanging around there every day."
Qi Yuexi didn't like the food Jian Yu cooked.
Jian Yu felt that the taste wasn't good enough, so he practiced for a while longer.
After my cooking skills improved significantly, I specially prepared a feast.
Qi Yuexi went shopping with someone without even tasting a bite.
Yu Cheng and the others were not at home either.
Just then, Yu Hao had someone deliver a document from his study to the company.
Realizing it was lunchtime, Jian Yu volunteered to deliver the documents and bring lunch to Yu Hao as well.
When Jian Yu arrived at the company entrance, the receptionist saw her and assumed she was Yu Yao. Without asking any questions, she swiped the card for the high-rise private elevator for her.
Jian Yu thanked him happily.
Another receptionist called the secretariat to report, "Miss Yu has gone upstairs."
Yu Hao's secretary found it a bit strange, "Didn't Miss Yu go to some event with the young master and the others? How come she has time to come over?"
"Miss Yu's attire seems different from before. She even thanked us when she asked for directions. In the past, when Miss Yu came, you would always come down to greet her personally."
After hanging up the phone, Secretary Zhu went inside and told Yu Hao.
Upon hearing this, Yu Hao knew it was Jian Yu.
He was immediately displeased. He had already told Aunt Li to just have the driver deliver the documents.
Why is Jian Yu getting involved in this?
"She's probably a relative of the old lady, named Jian Yu. She looks a bit like Yu Yao. It's normal for the receptionist to make a mistake. Take the documents over and let her go home first. Also, tell the receptionist not to let her in again."
"Yes." Secretary Zhu hurriedly left the office and headed straight for the elevator.
It was Jian Yu's first time going up to the top floor office of a hundred-story building. After getting off the elevator, he was curiously looking around.
When Secretary Zhu met Jian Yu's gaze, she secretly complained, "What's wrong with the receptionist's eyes? These are clearly two different people. How can she confuse them?"
He took the documents and smiled, "Thank you for coming, Ms. Jian. Mr. Yu has other matters to attend to later, so let the driver take you home first!"
Jian Yu stared blankly, saying nothing.
Secretary Zhu nodded to Jian Yu and turned to leave.
Jian Yu said, "Wait a moment."
Secretary Zhu didn't even turn his head. "Just go down from here. You don't need to swipe cards down there."
"I brought lunch to Dad, take me there."
Hmm? Dad?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com