Xu Xinchen had no idea that Chen Ningsheng was in the mood to think about such nonsense. She helped Chen Ningsheng walk through the hospital's rest area, and as they were about to go outside, she suddenly heard a very familiar voice: "Dad, I can't do anything about it. He doesn't want to talk to me. What can I do?"
An old-sounding voice then rang out: "If he doesn't want to talk to you, why don't you find a chance to pester him? Just do the same thing you used to do with your suitors."
"You make it sound so easy for you, old man. How can he be compared to my previous suitors? Weren't all my previous suitors just good-for-nothings who only had food, drink, and fun on their heads?"
"But him? He's so young, yet he's already the president of a company. His intelligence and emotional intelligence are far superior to those incompetent fools. He's not so easy to keep."
“You’re not much less intelligent than him. If you’re really serious about doing this, I believe you can do it well. Okay, enough said. If you can’t keep him hooked, then don’t call yourself my daughter.”
"Dad! How could you be like this? I've already told you how he treated me before, and you still want me to go up to him and let him laugh at me?"
Although the voice wasn't very familiar, Xu Xinchen could still recognize it. It was clearly the same voice that had come to her and Chen Ningsheng a couple of days ago, shamelessly putting on an act of deep affection for Chen Ningsheng in front of him—the so-called childhood sweetheart.
What's she doing at the hospital? And who is she talking to now? What's with all this talk about keeping him hanging on? Who is this "he"? Could she be referring to Chen Ningsheng?
Completely preoccupied with doubt, Xu Xinchen nudged Chen Ningsheng and asked, "Should we go over there and take a look?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Chen Ningsheng pondered for a while before finally nodding. It sounded like Li Xueyan and her father. Thinking about Li Xueyan's sudden appearance a few days ago, Chen Ningsheng was curious about what the two of them were talking about here.
With Chen Ningsheng's consent, Xu Xinchen pushed Chen Linsheng slowly towards Li Xueyan and her father. Once they reached them, Xu Xinchen hid behind the wall and quietly peeked out.
She saw Li Xueyan, who had appeared before her just a few days ago, now shouting angrily at a man in a wheelchair: "You never ask me to make any sacrifices, but I've never seen you make any sacrifices for me? Dad, is this fair to me?"
The man in the wheelchair had a sallow complexion, his hair was mostly white, and his face was covered in wrinkles. His eyes were small, and his eyelids drooped, giving him a very vicious look: "I've raised you for so many years. All your food, drink, clothing, and shelter have been provided by me. Now that you've grown up, shouldn't it be your turn to contribute to me?"
Li Xueyan was furious: "But Chen Ningsheng has absolutely no feelings for me. He already has a woman by his side. When I went to see him before, the two of them ganged up on me and made fun of me. You keep telling me to get close to him, but how am I supposed to get close to him?"
Li Xueyan's father squinted and said, "I don't care about what you're saying, but if you can't find a way to catch Chen Ningsheng, then you can forget about continuing to enjoy the benefits I'm giving you. Do you understand what I mean?"
As Xu Xinchen listened, she gradually began to understand. It turned out that Li Xueyan's initial approach to Chen Ningsheng was not her own choice, but rather she was forced by her father. However, it seemed that Li Xueyan's actions at the time did not entirely reflect this.
At the time, she felt that Li Xueyan's feelings for Chen Ningsheng seemed quite real. Was it because Li Xueyan's acting skills were too good, or what was going on?
Xu Xinchen watched the father and daughter arguing with great interest, while wondering what Li Xueyan was thinking.
Soon, she forgot about Chen Ningsheng, who had just been injured and was standing next to her. When Chen Ningsheng saw that Xu Xinchen had focused all her attention on the father and daughter, he felt a strong sense of displeasure.
He raised his hand, forcibly grabbed Xu Xinchen's wrist, and dragged her to the back. Xu Xinchen was startled and almost screamed, but she realized in time that she was being spied on, so she immediately bit her lip and swallowed the scream.
Chen Ningsheng led Xu Xinchen to a corner and said angrily, "Aren't you going to come home with me?"
Xu Xinchen frowned: "Those two, father and daughter, seem to be discussing you right now. Don't you want to know what their purpose is?"
Chen Ningsheng gently shook his head: "If you want to know about this, you can just ask me directly. What I say is more reliable than what those two, father and daughter, so why pay so much attention to them?"
Hearing Chen Ningsheng's seemingly jealous words, Xu Xinchen was momentarily speechless, both amused and exasperated: "You even care about this? Please, one of them is a woman, and the other is an elderly person in a wheelchair. What can I possibly do to them?"
Any thoughts?
Chen Ningsheng glared fiercely at Xu Xinchen: "I don't care what kind of people they are, father and daughter. In short, you can't focus too much attention on other people."
Xu Xinchen was both amused and exasperated. She could only wave her hand dismissively and nod, "Okay, okay, whatever you say. Now, can you tell me why those two, father and daughter, came looking for you?"
Chen Ningsheng pursed his lips, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes. He was clearly dissatisfied with Xu Xinchen's perfunctory attitude, but seeing Xu Xinchen's worried expression, he finally held back and suppressed his anger.
“I’ve already investigated. The Li family’s business has been declining recently. Li Xueyan has swindled a sum of money from many suitors and invested it in the Li family. But now the Li family is still losing money, so they want to target me.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Xinchen's face instantly darkened: "Are you telling the truth? Are these two, father and daughter, really so shameless?"
Calling it shameless is an understatement; it's too lenient on this father and daughter. These parents clearly don't know what the bottom line is. Their business went wrong, and they still resort to deception to swindle other people's money to cover their own mistakes? I've never heard of anything like this in all my years of life.
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