Chapter 30 Li Ruyin Qin Cangye's deceased mother, Li Ruyin, that...
Qin Wangxuan had a handsome face and soft features, his expression akin to a well-behaved and obedient one. He stood up with a smile on his face, bowed gracefully to the people around him, and said warmly, "Good afternoon, uncles, aunts, grandparents! My name is Qin Wangxuan, and I'm very happy to meet you all today..."
With a bang, the teacup in Qin Cangye's hand fell heavily on the table, spilling tea. A cold voice echoed in the conference room: "Happy? Is today a good day for you to be so happy?"
Qin Wangxuan was startled. He first glanced at Qin Weishu with a look of grievance and panic, then looked at Qin Cangye and said pitifully, "I'm sorry, brother. I didn't mean to do that. I just wanted to liven up the atmosphere and make Auntie happy."
"Who do you think you are? Did I allow you to call me brother?" Qin Cangye's tone was cold and his words were aggressive, not giving Qin Wangxuan any face at all.
Su Yinuo found it odd. Qin Cangye wasn't acting right today. He seemed to be deliberately fanning the flames, having said nothing kind since entering. She tilted her head slightly to glance at the others, noticing that everyone's face was either nervous or embarrassed, not one with a hint of surprise. It was as if they had always expected Qin Cangye to be this arrogant and domineering.
At the main table, Qin Jianning was drinking tea as if nothing had to do with him. Qin Weishu's face darkened when Qin Cangye opened his mouth, and Qin Wangxuan just stood there blankly, feeling scared and aggrieved, with a hint of dissatisfaction hidden between his brows.
Qin Cangye looked at the teacup spinning in his hand, without even raising his eyes, and said three words in a calm tone: "Get out."
Qin Wangxuan looked at Qin Cangye in surprise, no longer trying to hide his dissatisfaction. Just as he was about to argue with Qin Cangye, Qin Weishu slammed the table and glared at Qin Cangye, angrily saying, "Qin Cangye, do you think I'm dead? You have absolutely no respect for your elders and are acting recklessly! Have you forgotten that I still have the final say in the Qin family?"
After cursing, he looked at Qin Wangxuan and said in a much softer tone, "Wangxuan, sit down."
Qin Cangye continued to stare at the teacup in his hand, completely ignoring Qin Weishu's words. After Qin Wangxuan sat down, he said to everyone as if nothing had happened, "Let's have dinner. After we're full, we can show everyone a good show."
Qin Weishu was so angry at Qin Cangye's arrogant attitude that he wanted to overturn the table. Qin Wangxuan immediately called him "Grandpa" a few times to calm him down.
Qin Cangye completely ignored the two of them, picking up his chopsticks and continuing to eat. Occasionally, he looked up, his gaze passing through the crowded table, meeting Su Yinuo's, who was sitting at the edge. In just a moment, he looked away. In just a moment, he found enough strength to calm his mind from those gentle eyes, filled with deep concern.
Su Yinuo ate this meal with great tension and discomfort. She put down her chopsticks before eating much, and sipped her tea while occasionally glancing at Qin Cangye.
The atmosphere at the head table was suffocating. She couldn't imagine the oppressive environment Qin Cangye had grown up in. In her opinion, Qin Cangye's constant agitation wasn't due to his arrogance, but rather a motive. He was definitely planning something, which made Su Yinuo even more worried and uneasy.
Half an hour later, Qin Cangye put down his chopsticks. With his action, the chewing sounds in the venue quickly disappeared, and the venue became completely quiet.
No one who came to the memorial meeting came for the vegetarian meal. Everyone knew that the highlight of the day was coming next.
Qin Cangye took a sip of tea and spoke slowly, "My grandfather just said that my mother is not capable of giving birth to more children for our Qin family. Indeed, she is not capable of that."
He chuckled sarcastically, stood up, and walked among the guests as if giving a speech. "I remember telling the story of my mother many times. My mother, Li Ruyin, was a talented woman at Beijiang University. Although she was knowledgeable, her thoughts were still very traditional. She and my father met at Beijiang University. From the time they fell in love to the time they got married, they always treated each other with respect. After marriage, my mother also said that she wanted to raise more children and expand the Qin family, but unfortunately, in the end, she only had me as her child."
His voice grew increasingly low. "Why is this happening? I don't think I've ever told you the reason."
He stopped and stood in the middle of the venue. After taking a deep breath, he took the remote control from a servant and turned on the projection in the center of the hall.
The white curtain slowly descended, covering the brightly smiling face of Li Ruyin in the portrait. Qin Cangye's eyes welled up slightly, and her vision seemed to travel back more than twenty years, witnessing an irresistible disaster dragging her mother into the abyss.
"I wonder if you elders still remember my mother's voice, appearance, and smile when she was alive?" Qin Cangye's voice was sad and desolate. "Perhaps some of you haven't seen what my mother looked like before she died? Well, let's take a look at this image of my mother before she died."
The projector was turned on, and an old, blurry video appeared on the screen.
The screen shook, revealing the Beijiang University campus. Groups of young men and women in academic gowns waved excitedly at the cameraman. It had been so long, but even the distorted image and occasional flickering noise couldn't dampen the youthful energy of those young people.
"Happy graduation! Happy graduation!"
Everyone celebrated, and finally the shaky frame froze on a gentle, beautiful girl in the center of the crowd. The focus zoomed in, her profile filling the entire frame, and then the frame finally stopped shaking.
As the girl moved, the camera panned steadily, like a lover's gentle gaze, unwilling to stray even a fraction. Finally, the girl noticed the photographer, and after a slight look of surprise, she smiled brightly: "Jianning, happy graduation!"
At the main table, Qin Jianning, with his back to the curtain, burst into tears.
"Jianning, come here and take a photo," the girl waved her hand.
The picture shook slightly, and the camera was handed to someone else. The young Qin Jianning appeared in the picture and ran towards the beautiful girl.
Su Yinuo lowered her head, her eyes burning, and she couldn't help but shed a few tears. When she reached out to find some tissues, a few were handed to her. Seeing the familiar hand, she looked up in surprise and met Qin Cangye's somewhat sad eyes.
She quickly took the tissue and said in a low voice pretending to be unfamiliar: "Thank you, Mr. Qin."
Qin Cangye kept his gaze on Su Yinuo for a few seconds, then walked away silently.
Su Yinuo wiped away her tears and continued to watch the video. In the video, she saw the two old professors beside her. Their eyes were red. When they saw Su Yinuo looking over, one of them nodded slightly and whispered, "Ruyin is a good child. Really, a good child that is rare to see."
Although she had never met Qin Cangye's mother, Su Yinuo had already formed a complete picture of Li Ruyin in her mind. She was a gentle, quiet, kind, beautiful, and intelligent woman. Almost all of Qin Cangye's wonderful qualities came from her. Su Yinuo simply couldn't imagine how such a perfect person could be tortured to the point of death by the Qin family.
She carefully watched the video of Li Ruyin's grand marriage into the Qin family, and every detail of her life there. In the spliced-together video, there wasn't a single scene of Li Ruyin being bullied or oppressed, but Su Yinuo noticed that Li Ruyin's face was becoming increasingly thinner, and the gentle smile on her face had completely disappeared. Every frame of her was filled with her panicked, exhausted eyes, trying to escape.
The video jumped very quickly. Su Yinuo did not see the scenes of Li Ruyin's pregnancy, but saw the birth of Qin Cangye. When the lovely child was brought in front of Qin Jianning and Qin Weishu, Su Yinuo saw the ignored Li Ruyin's shadow with dull eyes and ashen face behind the two excited people.
Such a scene of laughter and joy made Su Yinuo feel suffocated.
She couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she moved her eyes to the main table and found that Qin Weishu was not watching the video behind him at all, but was whispering something with Qin Wangxuan. The smiles on their faces made Su Yinuo feel disgusted.
Only then did Su Yinuo realize that most of the other people in the venue were chatting in low voices, and only a few of them were paying attention to the curtain.
Looking at Qin Cangye's lonely back standing in front of him, and seeing him staring straight ahead with concentration, Su Yinuo felt extremely distressed.
Just when everyone thought this video, which they had watched many times, was about to end, a loud shout suddenly rang out in the conference hall. Everyone was startled, even Qin Weishu's face changed, and he turned to look at the screen.
The roar came from Qin Weishu in the video. He grabbed Li Ruyin's arm, still in confinement, dragged her out of the bedroom, threw her to the stairs, and yelled, "Cry! All you do all day is cry! If you cry again, get out!"
Li Ruyin was disheveled and emaciated. He lay on the ground, crying and trembling.
Qin Weishu grew irritated by what he saw and immediately stepped forward and kicked Li Ruyin. With a startled scream, Li Ruyin tumbled down the stairs and landed on the first floor. She curled up and groaned in pain, blood oozing from beneath her, staining her pants and a large area of the carpet red.
The camera zoomed in infinitely, finally stopping on the blood-red.
Everyone in the meeting room was shocked. They had never seen this video before, nor had they ever seen Qin Cangye produce such irrefutable evidence that Qin Weishu had abused Li Ruyin.
In fact, many people believe the rumor that Qin Weishu abused the women of the Qin family, but without evidence, no one dares to point fingers at Qin Weishu.
At this moment, faced with irrefutable evidence, those who had been timid finally mustered up their courage. The first to stand up was Li Ruyin's mentor, who was sitting next to Su Yinuo.
"Chairman Qin! Please explain what exactly is going on. Did you abuse this child to death?!"
Qin Weishu's expression was stiff and cold. He ignored the old professor who was about his age. Instead, he cast a sharp gaze on Qin Cangye and asked sternly, "Who took the video? Where did you get the video?!"
Qin Cangye suddenly laughed, his laughter filled with mockery. He covered his eyes and laughed with a terrifying madness, bending over with laughter.
Qin Weishu's expression became uglier and uglier amidst the laughter.
Finally, Qin Cangye stopped laughing. He stood up, ignoring Qin Weishu's question. Instead, he turned around and said to everyone, "I was just about to tell you why my mother only gave birth to me. It was because of this one time, due to the violence of a certain beast, my mother suffered a severe postpartum hemorrhage. She barely survived, but she lost her fertility forever. And now, this beast is slandering my mother's reputation in order to show off the Qin family's illegitimate child! Everyone, tell me, is this beast hateful or not?"
"Qin Cangye!" Qin Weishu threw the bowls and plates in front of him, stood up angrily, and roared, "I am your grandfather! I am the head of the Qin family!"
His old and hoarse roar almost blew the roof off, and his hands covered with age spots trembled with anger.
Old Yan, the personal servant, came over immediately, supported him, and whispered, "Master, please don't be angry." Then he looked at Qin Cangye and said respectfully, "Young Master, please be careful with your words."
"No dog has the right to make a sound here!" Qin Cangye shouted angrily. He looked at Qin Weishu and questioned him without giving in. "You forced my mother to death. What qualifications do you have to be my grandfather? What qualifications do you have to be the head of the Qin family?!"
"You, you..." Qin Weishu was so angry that he swayed a few times and fell on the seat. Old Yan immediately took out a quick-acting heart pill.
Qin Cangye still ignored him and looked at the elders from the Qin family's side branches and asked, "My dear uncles, what do you think? Is Qin Weishu still qualified to be the head of the Qin family?"
Several old men looked at each other, and finally the one who was the oldest and closest to the relative spoke.
"Well, well..." He stammered, cautiously, "These things happened many years ago. If they were made public, it would still bring shame to our Qin family. I think you should both take a step back." He looked at Qin Weishu, "Brother, just apologize and give us Cangye an explanation. Anyway, the company will be handed over to Cangye in the future, right?" Then he looked at Qin Cangye again, "Cangye, don't pursue it. The dead are gone. If you continue to make a fuss, outsiders will laugh at our Qin family."
This two-pronged approach pleased Qin's family and friends, but Su Yinuo was furious. A bright girl's life should have been a brilliant one, and a living life was just gone like this?
Su Yinuo looked at Qin Cangye and couldn't help but worry: I'm so angry, can he still bear it?
But Qin Cangye didn't seem to have much of an emotional ups and downs. Su Yinuo felt relieved and was wondering how he would respond next when she heard Qin Wangxuan's excited voice: "Grandpa, that video just now was fake!"
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