Chapter 33 Going to Accompany My Wife
These days, stories of getting pregnant before falling in love are rare, so is it possible that they're talking about the same person?
However, judging from her best friend's tone, it seems that Qi Chenyan did not mention any specific information about her.
Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief, because she wasn't ready to meet her parents yet.
She needs at least some time to prepare. Her best friend needs to know about Qi Chenyan first, otherwise it would be bad if her best friend got angry and broke off their friendship in five minutes.
Yu Li, who had breathed a sigh of relief, became interested again and continued to gossip with her best friend.
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Qi Chenyan did not refute Old Master Qi's words, but looked at Old Master Qi with a meaningful gaze.
"Since you don't believe me, then I don't need to rush to bring her to see you. I hope you won't regret it later."
Seeing that Qi Chenyan was getting more and more engrossed in talking about this topic, Old Master Qi felt his hands itching to do the same.
"You've gotten addicted to flattering me about this, haven't you? You even brought someone to see me. What, are you trying to conjure up a daughter-in-law for me out of thin air?"
"Don't regret it later. If I had believed you, I would have wasted most of my life!"
Of course, when Grandpa Qi finally meets his daughter-in-law in the near future, he will want to slap himself twice for his current boastful words.
Seeing that Old Master Qi was so firm, and that the others didn't believe it at all, Qi Chenyan didn't press the matter.
He hadn't originally planned to bring Yu Li to meet the Qi family so soon. After all, he hadn't met Yu Li's family yet. He needed to meet his wife's family first before taking her to his in-laws' house; that was the most basic courtesy.
Moreover, Qi Chenyan hadn't told Yu Li about coming to the Qi family beforehand, so he only mentioned it at the dinner table today to give the Qi family a heads-up.
Qi Chenyan managed to finish the meal with his family, though he didn't eat much.
After the meal, Grandpa Qi asked him to play chess with him.
But Qi Chenyan did not intend to stay any longer. "It's getting late. I have to get back to the lakeside villa before nine o'clock."
Grandpa Qi rolled his eyes at him, annoyed. "You're a single dog, what can you do all alone going back so early?"
"I'd rather play a couple of games of chess with this old man here to kill some time. It's rare that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would give you a day off, so just sleep in the old house tonight."
Qi Chenyan said calmly, "As you can see, I need to go home early to be with my wife. I promised her I would be home before nine o'clock, and I can't keep her waiting too long."
Old Master Qi couldn't stand it anymore, and swung his cane, yelling, "Get out! Get out of here right now!"
"I think you're so focused on work that being single for so long has made you start having fantasies. You should ask your boss for a long leave and take some time to relax."
Qi Chenyan didn't explain much, just told Grandpa Qi to rest well and take care of his health, and then prepared to leave.
"Uncle, wait, wait a minute!"
Qi Chenyan stopped and saw his niece, whom he had just recognized, running up to him.
Without saying a word, she bowed to him and thanked him, which surprised Qi Chenyan a little.
"Uncle, thank you so much for standing up for justice at the dinner table."
"If it weren't for you, that green tea Qi Jianyue would have tried to use the Qi family's power to suppress the Blue Sky TV incident, which would have been too unfair to the victims."
Qi Chenyan was very perceptive. "You were extremely indignant about this matter at the dinner table just now. Could it be that you know the victim?"
Qi Xi originally wanted to say that Yu Li was her best friend, but she and Qi Chenyan were uncle and nephew, and Qi Chenyan had just participated in Yu Li's interview.
If she reveals their relationship, will it get out and make people think that Yu Li got the interview through connections?
As her best friend, Qi Xi valued Yu Li's reputation more than her own.
So she swallowed the words back down her throat.
He chuckled and said, "Because I have connections at Zhejiang TV."
Since the other party was unwilling to say more, Qi Chenyan did not ask any further questions. After Qi Xi finished thanking him, he did not go back, but also walked out.
"You don't live in the old house anymore?"
Qi Xi casually said, "This isn't my home, and nobody wants me to stay anyway. I might as well move out and live elsewhere. Out of sight, out of mind. It's better for me, better for you, and better for everyone."
For some reason, Qi Chenyan vaguely saw the shadow of his own wife in this little niece.
"Where do you live? I'll take you there."
Qi Xi was flattered and waved his hands repeatedly, "Uncle, there's no need to trouble yourself..."
Clearly, the Qi family did not consider Qi Xi as one of their own, even though they shared the same blood. Their focus was entirely on Qi Jianyue, their adopted daughter.
As a result, Qi Xi's car still doesn't have permission to enter the old house.
To make things easier, whenever she came to the old house, she would take a taxi directly down the mountain and then have a servant pick her up.
Qi Xi had already booked a taxi, but Qi Chenyan seemed to see through her feigned strength and politeness at a glance. As he spoke, he opened the car door.
Qi Xi was deeply moved, feeling the warmth of family from someone who shared the same blood as her for the first time.
Although it wasn't much, given Qi Chenyan's status and the stern attitude he had shown towards others, his kindness towards his niece was incredibly warm.
He even offered to give her a ride, a stark contrast to his earlier cold words telling everyone not to stop her and to let Qi Jianyue die.
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Qi Xi thanked him gratefully and got into the back seat.
That's right, she was sitting in the back seat, because Qi Chenyan opened the back door, not the passenger door.
However, it didn't matter to Qi Xi. Even if Qi Chenyan really let her sit in the passenger seat, she wouldn't want to.
After all, Qi Chenyan's aura was simply too strong. The aura of a high-ranking official who had been in a position for many years instantly reminded Qi Xi of her school principal.
After starting the car, Qi Chenyan asked, "Address?"
"Man Guifang, is this on my way? If not, Uncle, you can drop me off on the side of the road in the city, and I'll take a taxi."
Upon hearing the place name, Qi Chenyan couldn't help but glance at Qi Xi through the rearview mirror.
The name of this neighborhood is the same as the one Yu Li lived in before.
"It's alright, it's on the way."
Qi Xi was quite surprised to see that Qi Chenyan didn't turn on the navigation at all after he started driving.
"Uncle, do you know the way without using navigation? Or should I drive it for you?"
Qi Xi felt that old cadres like Qi Chenyan had nothing but work on their minds every day. They probably rarely used their phones, let alone navigation. They were no different from elderly people.
But Qi Chenyan refused: "No need, I know the way."
Qi Xi had just put her phone away when Qi Chenyan casually added the second half of his sentence.
“My wife used to live in this neighborhood too.”
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