When Yan Yue got home, Yin Qinglan was accompanying Yin Yongde.
Unlike her daughter Yin Ya, who was cute and pretty, Yin Qinglan was a rare beauty. Although she was over fifty years old, she was well maintained. Half of Yan Yue's good looks came from Yin Qinglan.
Yin Qinglan didn't know about the rumors about Yan Yue being mentally ill. Although she was a director of Hepu Group, she didn't care about the group's affairs at all. In addition, Yin Ya deliberately concealed it, and she didn't know about it until Yan Hai jumped out. Of course, Yin Qinglan didn't believe that Yan Yue was sick, so she went straight to Yin Yongde to support Yan Yue.
Yin Yongde only had this one daughter in his life, and he had no way to deal with her. After being severely disturbed by her, he could only say with a sullen face: "I have already made an appointment with Ah Yue to have lunch together at noon. How to deal with this matter specifically depends on Ah Yue's opinion."
Yin Qinglan felt that her father was trying to shirk responsibility, and was quite dissatisfied. She said excitedly, "A Yue has been excluded by Yan Shihui to this extent, and Yan Hai is about to step on his head. How can you still sit still, father?"
Yin Yongde looked unhappy and scolded, "You remember that A Yue is your son now? What were you doing before? A Yue is under too much pressure, it would be good for him to take a break for a while. It is not enough for Yan Hai to pry A Yue's position alone."
"Too much pressure?" Yin Qinglan looked puzzled. "What kind of pressure does Ah Yue have? Yan Shihui and I have never forced him."
Yin Yongde was choked by her tone, and angrily pounded the ground with his cane, "You didn't put pressure on him, you just ignored him completely. Shihui is better, at least he remembered that Ayue is the heir of Hepu, and he paid some attention to him. What about you? Have you taken care of Ayue in these years?"
Yin Qinglan complained in a low voice, feeling wronged: "Is it me who doesn't care about him? He doesn't let me care. He doesn't listen to anything I say to him, and is just perfunctory." Seeing that Yin Yongde was about to get angry again, Yin Qinglan quickly changed the subject, "Why is Ah Yue so stressed? Is it something about the company?"
Yin Yongde took a deep breath and softened his tone, "Ayue has some psychological problems and has been seeing a psychologist abroad. Didn't the kid from the Ye family learn these things? It's probably related to Ayue. This matter is not a bad thing. Ayue has been hiding it from us. If we had known about it earlier, we could have accompanied Ayue to mediate. This kind of thing is not a big deal. Ayue is just under too much pressure. It's good for him to take this opportunity to rest."
Yin Qinglan's face turned pale when she heard that Yan Yue had psychological problems, and she felt even more wronged. "Aren't all those mentally ill people psychologically ill? How could Ah Yue have psychological problems? Yan Shihui and I have neglected him a little, but we haven't let him down by not having enough food and clothing. Now that he says he has psychological problems, is he blaming us for not being good parents?"
"Yin Qinglan!" Yin Yongde knocked his cane angrily.
Before Yin Qinglan could say anything, Yin Ya ran in from outside. "Grandpa, Mom is too sad to accept the fact that my brother is sick. Please don't be angry."
Facing Yin Ya, Yin Yongde didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand and said, "Xiao Ya, go and rest with your mother first."
"I want to wait to see my brother." Yin Ya said hesitantly in a low voice.
Yin Yongde frowned and was about to refuse when Yan Yue appeared at the door.
"Ayue."
Yin Yongde had a headache. Yan Yue came back at such a good time. He was just about to send Yin Qinglan and Yin Ya away so that he could see Yan Yue alone. But now that the two sides met, the old man was afraid that Yan Yue would be stimulated again.
Yan Yue didn't care about the scene in front of him. He had guessed it would be like this and was mentally prepared for the appearance of his mother and Yin Ya. "Grandpa." "Mother." Yan Yue greeted calmly, and directly ignored Yin Ya, without even looking at her, and sat next to Yin Yongde.
Yan Yue's calm expression and his complete disregard for Yin Ya made Yin Ya's teeth itch in anger, but in front of her grandfather, she didn't dare to do anything. Besides, Yan Yue's aura was too strong. Although it seemed that it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, Yin Ya felt that if she dared to provoke him, Yan Yue would definitely crush her to death with one finger. She moved her body uncomfortably, feeling a little scared but more indignant. Why should she be inferior to Yan Yue just because they are both grandchildren of the Yin family? Yan Yue was so strong because he had a say in Hepu. When he had nothing, she didn't believe that Yan Yue would still be so confident.
Yin Ya lowered her head and looked obedient. Yin Qinglan saw this and felt sorry for her. She patted Yin Ya's hand to comfort her and said dissatisfiedly, "Ayue, don't you see Aya is here?"
Yin Ya hurriedly said: "Mom, it's okay, brother..."
The word "brother" made Yan Yue glance at her with a smile, but it was just a glance. Yin Ya immediately fell silent. She saw strong disgust and warning in Yan Yue's eyes.
Yin Qinglan's expression froze, "A Yue."
"Eat!" Yin Yongde shouted, interrupting her and stood up first with a cold face.
The lunch was tasteless. Yin Yongde looked at Yan Yue and then at Yin Ya, sighing in his heart. He understood Qinglan's thoughts. Both Ayue and Xiaoya were her children, so she naturally hoped that they could get along well. Even he hoped so in his heart. But Qinglan was too naive. Because of Yan Shihui, she had been cold to Ayue and favored Xiaoya since she was a child. After a long period of alienation, not to mention the brother-sister relationship between Ayue and Xiaoya, even the mother-son relationship between Ayue and her was in jeopardy.
Regarding what happened this time... Yin Yongde shook his head. Xiaoya has grown up now. She is no longer the little girl who timidly pulled his sleeve and asked her brother why he didn't like her. She has started to have her own thoughts.
After a boring lunch, Yin Yongde ignored Yin Qinglan's expression and asked Yan Yue to go to the study with him.
"Ayue, sit down." Yin Yongde said with a pleasant face, "You know your mother's temper. She has been like this for so many years. Don't blame her."
"I know, grandpa." Yan Yue said politely.
Yan Yue’s alienation made Yin Yongde feel sad, and he sighed, "Ayue, what are your plans for this time? Do you want to go back or…" The old man was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to talk about the psychologist, for fear of irritating Yan Yue.
Yan Yue raised the corners of his mouth, his expression natural: "Father and I have discussed this. Although work is important, health is more important. Father also knows that I have been seeing a psychologist. Father means that I should take a rest for a while before making any decision."
Yin Yongde didn't expect Yan Yue to talk directly about his seeing a psychologist, but what he wanted to know was Yan Yue's attitude, not what Yan Yue meant by calling him father all the time.
"Ayue, what about you? What do you think?"
Yan Yue smiled without changing his expression. "Father's meaning is my meaning. I think it's good to take a break for a while."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Yin Yongde's eyes. Ah Yue was unwilling to tell him the truth. As Yan Yue got older, Yin Yongde could not figure out Yan Yue's thoughts. He sighed, "It's good this way. Rest for a while and come back after you have recovered your health. Don't worry, what belongs to you is yours. Grandpa is watching over you."
Yan Yue smiled indifferently and said nothing. He believed in himself more than his grandfather's promise.
When he graduated from university, he was going to return to China to join the headquarters of Hepu, but his father sent him to an overseas branch to gain experience, and he has stayed abroad until now. Yan Yue told himself at the time that if he took a step back, he would have a broader horizon. It was precisely because he was far away from the center of Hepu that he had the time and energy to invest in Dadezhi without alarming his father and grandfather. If he had insisted on returning to China, he would probably still be a puppet who listened to his father's words and a so-called heir without any confidence.
The same is true this time. The appearance of Lu Lingxi is just an inducement. Although the proportion of this inducement is relatively large, in the final analysis, Yan Hai and Yin Ya have grown up. Both father and mother have begun to consider their future. He Pu's cake is so big, if they want to eat it, they can only force him to spit it out. Yan Yue's obsession with He Pu is not really big. On the contrary, because of family relationships, he still has a hint of disgust towards He Pu in his subconscious. It's just that Yan Yue has always believed that whether he is willing to eat or not is one thing, and being forced to spit it out is another thing. Since he has become the target of public criticism by sitting in this position, then he will step back and give up this position. He wants to see how Yan Hai and Yin Ya will fight?
Yan Yue's decision to take a temporary rest for a while was strongly opposed by Yin Qinglan.
"How can Ah Yue admit that he has a mental illness? What does he mean by this? Is he blaming me for not taking good care of him?"
"Mom, my brother is already very sad because he is sick, don't make him even sadder like this?"
"I made him sad, why doesn't he think about me?" Yin Qinglan complained dissatisfiedly, "He left Hepu, and Yan Hai took his place. What should our Yin family do? Just watch Yan Shihui give Hepu to that bitch's child? No, I want to talk to your grandfather. Since Yan Hai can enter Hepu, Xiaoya can too."
Yin Ya's eyes lit up, and she hugged Yin Qinglan's arm affectionately and said, "Mom, I love you the most."
Yin Qinglan was so coaxed by her that her eyes were full of smiles. "Oh, if only Ayue could be half as considerate as you, Xiaoya."
Yin Ya curled the corners of her mouth and said nothing.
Outside the door, Yan Yue put down his hand that was about to push the door and turned around to leave the Yin family.
Several hours had passed since Yan Yue answered the phone and left. Lu Lingxi looked at the time and frowned slightly when thinking about what Yan Yue said when he left that he would be back soon.
Dahei seemed to see that he was worried and squatted quietly in front of him. Lu Lingxi gently touched Dahei's head and asked in a low voice: "Dahei, do you think I should ask Brother Yan what happened? I think as a friend, shouldn't I care about Brother Yan?"
Dahei let out a low whimper.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes and said, "Dahei, do you agree that I should ask? But if it involves the privacy of the Yan family, will Brother Yan be unhappy and think that I am meddling in other people's business?"
Dahei tilted his head and whimpered softly again.
Lu Lingxi blinked, "One? So you think Dahei is meddling in other people's business? Then don't ask anything?"
This time, Dahei whimpered twice.
Lu Lingxi burst out laughing and flicked its head with his finger, "Dahei, why are you so unprincipled? You change your mind every now and then."
This time, Dahei whimpered three times, and simply changed from squatting to lying down, with his furry head buried in Lu Lingxi's arms, refusing to come out.
Lu Lingxi was both angry and amused, "Dahei, are you angry? Then I apologize to you."
As soon as the word "apology" was uttered, Dahei's ears stood up, he raised his head and stuck out his tongue to lick Lu Lingxi's chin affectionately.
Lu Lingxi laughed because of the itch, pushed Dahei's head away, and while smoothing its fur, he said to himself, "I think Brother Yan seems unhappy, but I don't know what to do. When I was unhappy before, I was alone, without Dahei and no friends. But when I was happy, I was also alone, without friends. Whether I am happy or unhappy, I hope there will be someone around me who can share my joys and sorrows with me."
As he spoke, his voice lowered. Dahei licked his fingers and whimpered twice. Lu Lingxi's lips curled up slightly, and he continued, "It's not that I'm alone. My father sometimes accompanies me. But every time my father stays with me for a long time, my mother gets unhappy and thinks that my father ignores my brother and is unfair to him. Dahei, you may not know that I used to have an older brother. I heard from the housekeeper that my brother was a premature baby and had been in poor health since he was a child. Later, he got sick and his health got worse. I think my brother is like a porcelain doll. Every time I talk to him, I have to be very careful, for fear of blowing him down. My mother likes my brother very much, my father likes my brother too, and the whole family likes my brother. Sometimes I feel like I'm actually a superfluous person."
"But it's all right now." Lu Lingxi changed the subject, "I now have Dahei, my mother, Yihang and the others, Brother Dong, Brother Yan, and Micro Gardening. I already have a lot. Dahei, don't you think so?"
Dahei stood up quickly, squatted in front of Lu Lingxi and called out softly.
A smile slowly filled Lu Lingxi's eyes. He stretched out his hand and scratched Dahei's chin, and deliberately said, "Come on, give me your left paw."
Dahei concentrated as if he was thinking seriously, then slowly raised his right paw and placed it on Lu Lingxi's palm.
Lu Lingxi almost died of laughter. Dahei was good in everything except that he couldn't tell left from right. Sometimes he teased Dahei deliberately with bad intentions, just because he liked to see Dahei hesitate to tell left from right.
The man and the dog were having fun. Yan Yue stood across the street from them. He did not come in immediately, but smiled slightly as he watched them through the glass. The negative emotions after leaving the Yin family were too heavy. Yan Yue did not want to appear in front of Lu Lingxi like this. He hoped that the boy could always smile innocently like he did now, and it would be best if he would never know the ugly side of the world.
The cell phone rang, it was Ye Kang's call. Yan Yue guessed that Ye Kang had heard about Yan Hai and came to him. As expected, Ye Kang was a little worried about Yan Yue's situation. Yan Yue's reaction this time was too unlike his style. Ye Kang absolutely did not believe that Yan Yue would just accept it like this, unless Yan Yue encountered other problems.
Yan Yue laughed, "Do you have so little confidence in me?"
Ye Kang breathed a sigh of relief and was in the mood to joke, "It's good that you didn't fall. By the way, how have you been sleeping recently?"
Although Yan Yue didn't admit it, in Ye Kang's eyes, his problem was really serious. It was not just a physical problem caused by long-term insomnia, but more of a psychological problem. Ye Kang had always suggested that Yan Yue find a girlfriend. He suspected that Yan Yue's lack of security in his subconscious mind was caused by the absence of his parents in his childhood. It would be better if someone was with him. But Yan Yue was very averse to relationships because of his parents, and he has been single until now. Seeing that Yan Yue's problem was getting worse and worse, Ye Kang was worried and could only keep an eye on Yan Yue's sleep from time to time.
Hearing Ye Kang's concern, Yan Yue said cheerfully, "I've been sleeping well recently."
Ye Kang was a little bit unconvinced. In a flash, he thought of the young man Yan Yue mentioned last time and said hesitantly: "A Yue, are you..."
Realizing what Ye Kang was going to say, Yan Yue paused and silently confirmed his words.
Ye Kang was so surprised that he almost jumped up. He didn't take Yan Yue's words seriously last time, but he didn't expect Yan Yue to be serious. Unfortunately, Yan Yue was very tight-lipped. No matter how he asked, he was unwilling to say another word.
It was not until he hung up the phone that Ye Kang remembered something. If someone like Yan Yue, who lacked family affection in childhood and had a serious lack of security, finds someone they like, most of them will show a symptom called "skin hunger syndrome". This symptom is simply that they will be strongly attracted to the other person and will uncontrollably want to contact and touch the other person. He didn't know how Yan Yue's relationship was progressing. If he hadn't caught up with her yet, he just hoped that Yan Yue could learn to control his reaction and be careful not to be mistaken for a pervert by the boy he mentioned.
Yan Yue didn't know that Ye Kang was worried about him. He put away his phone and strode across the road towards Micro Gardening.
Lu Lingxi looked up with feeling, curved his eyes at Yan Yue through the glass, and greeted her happily.
"Brother Yan, you're back?"
A faint smile spread across Yan Yue's deep eyes, and he nodded to the young man who was coming towards him.
"I'm back."
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