Li Hongming looked thoughtful. He had been in a mess and wasn't feeling well, so he couldn't remember for a moment. But now that Dong Siyue reminded him, he remembered his daughter's words. It seemed that Tang Baohui had done something again.
Ye Qingqing's words struck a chord with him. He truly didn't want to become enemies with his children, only to become a laughingstock in front of others. And most importantly, he himself would feel terrible.
His children are different from Tang Baohui. He has no feelings for Tang Baohui and can abandon her at any time, but no matter how disappointing his children are, they are still his own flesh and blood. How could he bear to part with them? He scolds them fiercely, but his heart is also aching terribly.
Li Hongming summoned Secretary Wang and said, "Go and ask those three beasts."
Secretary Wang nodded and left.
After all that commotion, Li Hongming's spirits were even lower. Ye Qingqing gave him an acupuncture, and Li Hongming fell into a deep sleep. The nurse and Xiaozhu stayed in the room to watch over him, while Ye Qingqing and Dong Siyue went downstairs.
"Go and rest, your eyes are all red," Ye Qingqing advised.
"I can't fall asleep even when I'm in bed."
Dong Siyue brewed two cups of tea, the finest Longjing, with a delightful aroma. The two sat facing each other, drinking tea. The garden outside the French windows was a riot of color, a stark contrast to Dong Siyue's haggard and gloomy face.
"What are you planning to do in the future?" Ye Qingqing asked directly.
Dong Siyue looked blank. "I don't know. I haven't thought about it. I'll just take it one day at a time."
"Do you really love Li Hongming?"
Dong Siyue nodded. "Actually, I know whether it's love or not, but he holds a very important place in my heart. If something happens to him, I don't want to live anymore."
"Don't you think you might see Li Hongming as your father?"
Ye Qingqing felt that Dong Siyue might not be able to distinguish between love and family affection. This girl lost her father at a young age and her family was destroyed when she was sixteen. She was like a lonely boat drifting on a vast sea, about to fall into the abyss. Li Hongming appeared and saved her, and gave her a princess-like life. He considered everything for her. Even Dong Siyue's biological father could not do so well.
Sixteen-year-old Dong Siyue doesn't understand love. Li Hongming is her only man, both a father and a teacher. She probably doesn't even understand her own feelings!
Dong Siyue paused for a moment, then laughed, "Maybe. I always ask Hongming first before doing anything. I'll only do it if he agrees, and I won't do it if he doesn't. But the things he forbids me from doing have all turned out to be bad, so I've become too lazy to think about them."
She added, "I understand what you mean. No matter what my feelings are for Hongming, it's true that I can't live without him. In the past few years, I was like a lost soul, completely helpless and unable to do anything right. I've gotten used to a life where someone takes care of everything for me."
Dong Siyue shrugged self-deprecatingly, "Will you look down on me? I also feel like the canary described in the book, contributing nothing to society and only living as a dependent on men."
Ye Qingqing smiled, "A woman who can be a caged bird for life is actually capable. At least she can be pampered by a man for a lifetime, which many women cannot do. Everyone has their own ambitions. As long as you are happy and do not hurt others, whether you are a caged bird or a strong woman, it is up to you."
Dong Siyue felt a little better and said with a wry smile, "I really don't think about that much right now. I just hope Hongming gets better soon. I'm not thinking about anything else."
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