Leng Yan failed to complete the task and was naturally punished, kneeling shirtless in the Jing family courtyard for four hours.
When Ye Zhonghong returned from school, she saw the man kneeling in the yard. His strong arms stirred up girlish feelings in her, and she went closer to him.
"You're Leng Yan, Aunt Jing's adopted son?"
Leng Yan glanced at Ye Zhonghong with a cold look in his eyes, which frightened Ye Zhonghong into taking a few steps back. She didn't dare to say a word and turned to run into the living room.
Leng Yan's knees were sore and numb.
He still had to eat lunch. When he entered the restaurant, Jing Chi was talking to Aunt Jing, Chun Xue was taking care of Dang Dang, and Ye Zhonghong couldn't help but steal a glance at Leng Yan.
This man is not only handsome, but also very masculine.
They sat down at the cold banquet.
"If Chi'er hadn't spoken up this time, I would have taken back all your rights and sent you to the factory. Leng Yan, you're becoming more and more indecisive," Aunt Jing reprimanded coldly.
Leng Yan simply grunted in response, picked up her rice bowl, and began to eat.
In terms of courage, besides his decisiveness, he has even more outstanding qualities, but now it is a new era, and the days of fighting and killing are over.
After dinner, Aunt Jing said to Jing Chi, "Chi'er, come upstairs with Mom. Mom has something to tell you."
"good."
Jing Chi followed his aunt upstairs.
Chunxue helped Xiaohui clear the dishes, while Ye Zhonghong stared blankly at Leng Yan, wanting to talk to him but not daring to.
Leng Yan slammed down her chopsticks, her eyes darkening, and said to Xiao Hui, who was clearing away the dishes, "Next time, wait until I've finished eating."
Xiao Hui panicked immediately and almost knelt down.
Chunxue comforted Xiaohui, "Master Leng, we only took away Aunt Jing and Young Master Jing's bowls and chopsticks, we didn't take away anything else, you can still eat."
"So, this is your rule?" Leng Yan stood up, glanced at Chunxue, and strode out of the restaurant.
"What a good man!" Ye Zhonghong exclaimed, smitten.
Chunxue nudged Ye Zhonghong: "Stop being a lovesick fool. He's not someone you can pursue."
Ye Zhonghong was somewhat disappointed: "Sister-in-law, I understand."
Li Ying hadn't been to the hospital for two days. Chi En simply reported what he saw and heard each day. On the fourth day, Chi En received a notice from the hospital that he was being transferred because they felt his suspicious behavior was affecting the hospital's reputation.
"Look, I can't continue being your undercover agent." Chi En couldn't understand where the hospital had found anything wrong with him.
"Chi En, thank you for coming to Shanghai to help me."
"I wasn't able to help much, I'm really sorry."
Li Ying handed the health-preserving tea she had prepared for Old Madam Chi to Chi En.
"You've already helped me a lot. Since things have come to this, let's just leave it at that and leave it to fate. You should go back to the capital and give this to your grandmother."
Chi En was very happy: "When I came, my grandma was still talking about wanting to drink the flower tea that you specially made for her."
"If you come, just take it with you. It'll save me the trouble of mailing it."
After seeing Chi En off, Li Ying felt relieved and returned to the clinic. In the backyard, Jing Chi was with Chen Chen, feeding a puppy.
"Mommy, I found a stray dog. Can I adopt it?" Chenchen hugged the cute, clean puppy and smiled, "Uncle Jing has already cleaned it for me."
"Keep it if you like, just remember not to let it bite you."
"Um."
Chenchen happily hugged the puppy and went to drink water.
Li Ying glanced at Jing Chi.
"You're here on business?"
"I've come to see you and Chenchen." Jing Chi took a few steps closer, reached out and took Li Ying's hand. "Li Ying, do you believe me?"
"Do you want to talk about what's in the newspaper?"
The newspapers have been full of news about Jing Chi lately—his dates with women from wealthy families, his nightly revelry with girls from nightclubs—it's all gossip.
After reading it, Li Ying realized that regardless of the era, people who like gossip are always keen on doing these kinds of things.
“My mother established the headquarters. If I want to join the headquarters, I need to marry a woman from a prominent family. We need to get engaged first.”
Li Ying knew what he was going to say next.
"Jing Chi, you don't need to tell me these things. I don't want to hear them, and I don't want to know them. I'll say it again: if you can't balance our relationship, then live according to your own ideas. Don't waver back and forth, unable to let go of one side while trying to please the other. It will only make you tired." Li Ying had figured it out. He had his own career to pursue and his own path to walk. Whatever path he chose, he had his reasons.
But Li Ying didn't want everything he did to be just an attempt to seize power from Leng Yan.
“One thing: if all you’ve done is to take back power from Leng Yan, I will despise you.” Li Ying walked past Jing Chi and started playing with the puppy with Chenchen.
“Although I am the young master of the Jing family, I have no real power. I have no opportunity to interfere in the affairs of the machinery factory. But if I have power, everything will be different.” Jing Chi walked up to Li Ying, squatted down, and reached out to hold Li Ying’s hand: “The machinery factory can fall into the hands of the Lu family, or it can fall into the hands of a third party, but it must never fall into the hands of the Jing family.”
Li Ying suddenly looked up at Jing Chi. From his determined gaze, she saw that what he was trying his best to protect was the same as what her father and older brother wanted to protect.
"I understand."
Jing Chi squeezed Li Ying's hand: "I will explain to you after everything is over."
"Jing Chi".
Li Ying grasped his hand in return: "I know you have your own reasons, but I don't want to suffer the pain of loss again."
Jing Chi smiled; he knew that Li Ying still supported him.
The accommodation for the cold banquet.
"Master Leng, look at the newspaper!"
Ah Hu rushed into Leng Yan's room with a newspaper, only to find Leng Ye adjusting the TV program.
"Speak!" Leng Yan ordered Ah Hu while changing the channel.
"The newspaper says that Young Master Jing is going to marry into the Tang family."
Leng Yan stopped what he was doing, snatched the newspaper, read it carefully, and then threw it away: "This Miss Tang is adopted and has no blood relation with Young Master Jing, but this move is really not clever."
"Does that mean Master Leng will have a chance to pursue Li Ying?" Ah Hu was even a little excited.
Leng Yan continued to adjust his television.
"Since Jing Chi is willing to arrange a marriage, and Aunt Jing no longer cares about my relationship with Li Ying, let's not bother her."
He only pursued Li Ying out of necessity to interfere with Jing Chi and Li Ying's relationship.
"So, Master Leng doesn't truly like Li Ying?"
Ah Hu couldn't understand it; Leng Ye's thoughts were harder to fathom than a needle at the bottom of the sea.
The TV screen started showing static, then the sound gradually picked up; it was a Hong Kong/Taiwanese martial arts film.
"Leng Yan, how come this person is so clever? How can they trap someone in such a small box?"
Leng Yan rolled her eyes at Ah Hu: "This is technology. I have another ticket, you can take it and exchange it for another one."
"For me?"
"Send it to Chenchen."
Ah Hu was immediately frustrated: "If you don't like her, why are you so nice to her son?"
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