Chapter 119 Qiu's Father, Desperate (without Xiao Xi)
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When Qiu's father returned home, he looked utterly exhausted.
When Qiu's mother saw him return, she rushed to his side and asked, "How did it go? Did Mu Zheng agree?"
Mr. Qiu shook his head.
Mrs. Qiu asked anxiously, "Why? Didn't we already agree to apologize to him? What else does he want?!"
Mr. Qiu sat on the sofa, his head throbbing with pain.
He pressed his temples and said to his wife, "Go and see who among your acquaintances can speak with Mu Zheng. Be quick."
"This..." Qiu's mother hesitated.
She knew mostly wealthy socialites, but Mu Zheng's wife wasn't in their circle.
“Okay, I’ll go take a look,” she said.
Qiu's father was also carefully going through the people he knew in his mind, thinking about who could suppress the Mu family and was willing to take the risk of going against them.
He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an answer.
He had no choice but to settle for second best and start looking for someone who could talk to Mu Zheng without being rejected by him.
He quickly found one—Zhong Jue.
Zhong Xiang, the son of Yukang Group, is also friends with Mu Zheng because of their fathers' relationship.
If he can get him to get in touch with Mu Zheng and say a few good words for him, then maybe Mu Feng will give him a way out out of consideration for Zhong Xiang.
That's right, this will inevitably lead to a huge financial loss.
However, for Qiu Lu's sake, this is the only way.
Mr. Qiu went to Yukang Group early the next morning.
When Zhong Jue heard that he had come, he thought for a moment and knew why he was there.
He had nothing to do today, so he didn't send him away and had his secretary lead him into his office.
Seeing this, Qiu's father thought there was hope, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
He didn't mention Qiu Lu's matter to Zhong Jue immediately upon meeting him; instead, he said that Rong Sheng wanted to cooperate with Yu Kang.
Zhong Jue listened without commenting.
Qiu's father then continued speaking according to his plan.
As he was speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome little boy walked in. "Dad, I'm hungry."
Only after he finished speaking did he realize that there were other people in the office.
Zhong Yan asked curiously, "Who are you?"
"I'm here to talk to your father about something," Mr. Qiu said gently.
Zhong Yan looked at him, narrowed her eyes, and took a few steps closer.
"Is your surname Qiu?"
Mr. Qiu was surprised, "How did you know?"
"Qiu Lu's father?"
This surprised Qiu's father even more.
Seeing that he didn't deny it, Zhong Yan scoffed, turned to Zhong Jue, and said imperiously, "What's wrong with you! You actually talked to him about business! You're finished, Zhong Jue! I'm going back to tell my mom and my grandpa that you won't be stepping into my mom's house tonight!"
Zhong Jue: ...
Zhong Jue rubbed his forehead.
Doesn't he have any pride?
"Xiaoyan, it's not what you think."
Mr. Qiu quickly added, "Young Master Zhong, there must be some misunderstanding between us."
Zhong Yan glared at him. "Don't call me! Your son bullied Ye Qingxi. Ye Qingxi is under my protection. I'm not talking to you."
He looked at his father and said, "You are not allowed to speak to him either."
Zhong Jue chuckled.
Zhong Yan said angrily, "You're still laughing!"
Zhong Jue immediately adopted a serious expression.
Zhong Yan was satisfied. "I'm hungry. Come with me to eat."
"Hurry up." With that, he ran to Zhong Jue's side and grabbed his arm.
Zhong Jue stood up and looked at Qiu's father, "You've seen it yourself, so let's just let this matter go."
"Mr. Zhong, this..."
“I’m going to have dinner with my son. It’s not appropriate for you to stay in my office alone, Mr. Qiu. Please.” Zhong Jue gestured.
Left with no other option, Mr. Qiu stood up and left his office.
Zhong Yan was satisfied when she saw him leave.
He turned to look at his father and scolded him, "You almost became a traitor!"
Zhong Jue felt utterly wronged. "I didn't do that, young master."
"Then how will you see him?"
"I'm just trying to see if his purpose is the same as mine."
"What do you mean?" Zhong Yan asked matter-of-factly. "I don't understand."
"His son is locked up now, so he's trying to find someone to talk to your Uncle Mu so that he can get his son released."
"That's what his son deserves. Ye Qingxi isn't Pei Liang, she's just annoying."
Zhong Jue laughed, "So it's okay to bully Pei Liang, but not Ye Qingxi?"
Zhong Yan: ...
Zhong Yan also thought that wouldn't work.
"Pei Liang is also under my protection."
Zhong Jue: "You're really good at protecting people."
Zhong Yan chuckled and added, "Anyway, you're not allowed to be a traitor."
Zhong Jue listened to his childish words and thought he was really innocent and cute.
"But how do you know Ye Qingxi was bullied by Qiu Lu? Did he tell you?"
"Of course not, Ye Qingxi wouldn't tell on us. We went to play with him that day, and Pei Liang saw a small wound on his hand and thought it was from a cotton candy scratch. Qin Cheng said no, that it was from an annoying adult. Then I asked him what happened, and that's when he told us."
“Pei Liang asked Qin Cheng for a photo, so I know what Qiu Lu looks like—just as annoying as that guy from before.”
Zhong Yan felt indignant on behalf of her friend, "Ye Qingxi apologized and compensated him, yet he still hit him. He's not a good adult, and I don't like him."
He childishly stated, "If I don't like it, you're not allowed to like it either."
Zhong Jue was charmed by him and readily agreed, "Okay~"
When Qiu's mother saw that Qiu's father had returned so early in the morning, she asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Didn't you get it done?"
Mr. Qiu nodded.
"Why this time?" Qiu's mother was puzzled.
All she wants is for her son to come out sooner, why is that so difficult?!
“Zhong Jue’s son is friends with Ye Qingxi. We were talking when his son arrived and ruined everything!”
"His son is actually friends with Ye Qingxi?" Qiu's mother was shocked.
She said with a hint of jealousy, "Mu Feng is really generous. The Zhong family of Yukang Group has such a large network of connections, and he doesn't give it to his own grandson, but to Ye Qingxi? If you didn't know better, you would think that Ye Qingxi is his real grandson."
"That's right." Mr. Qiu sighed.
Who would have thought that someone would love a child with no blood relation to them far more than their own grandson?
Who would have thought that when the son knew that his father valued another child more than his own, he wasn't angry, but instead protected the child his father valued in every way?
He regretted not listening to Qiu Yue and having Qiu Lu apologize to Ye Qingxi.
He assumed that Ye Qingxi was not related to the Mu family by blood, and that Mu Feng loved him no more than Qin Cheng, and would not go to great lengths for him—otherwise, what was Qin Cheng, and how could Mu Zheng not have any objections?
However, Mu Zheng had no objections.
When he said those words to him, he acted as an elder, an elder who was protecting the child.
He didn't mind that his father loved his children other than his son more; in fact, he cared about this child quite a bit.
Mr. Qiu couldn't understand it.
Of course he couldn't understand it.
It is only natural that people should love those who are related to them by blood the most; otherwise, why would they have children?
Even if you develop feelings for someone after raising them for a long time, Ye Qingxi has only been in the Mu family for a few months. She wasn't raised by their side since she was a child.
How could the Mu family go to such lengths for Ye Qingxi?
Why would Mu Feng rather give his connections to Ye Qingxi, allowing him to become friends with his friend's grandson, than to Qin Cheng?
Everyone knows that Zhong Xiang and Mu Feng have a good relationship.
Their relationship with their son was so-so, but unexpectedly, their relationship with their grandson improved.
However, he is not Mu Feng's biological grandson.
Mr. Qiu was tired.
He has exhausted his energy these past few days on company matters and Qiu Lu's affairs.
He didn't want to deal with it anymore.
“Go call Xiaoyue and ask him to come back,” he said. “Let’s see if he has any ideas.”
"Okay." Qiu's mother picked up her phone and dialed Qiu Yue's number.
Qiu Yue had just scooped up the beef roll and was about to eat it when his phone rang.
He glanced at the caller ID; the beef roll remained stuck in the chopsticks, neither moving forward nor backward.
Just as he was about to answer, Qin Yuan, who was sitting opposite him, said, "If I were you, I wouldn't answer."
"Why?" Qiu Yue asked him.
"What else could your mother be calling you at this time? She must want you to bail out your brother. But I advise you not to get involved. You can't get involved anyway. Old Master Mu has made up his mind, and no one can change it."
"Qiu Lu? What happened to him?" Qiu Yue asked, puzzled.
"You don't know, he's been detained."
Qiu Yue: ? ? ? !!!
Qiu Yue asked in surprise, "What's going on?"
Seeing his shocked expression, Qin Yuan had no choice but to tell him what had happened.
Qiu Yue could hardly believe it. He never expected that such a big thing would happen in just a few days while he was deliberately avoiding matters concerning the Qiu family.
"Is he insane?! He wanted to cripple a high school senior's hand and ruin his college entrance exam! He even wanted to beat up his mother!" Qiu Yue roared. "How could he do such a thing!"
"He should be detained! What's the use of paying compensation? He won't learn his lesson! Detention is the only way!"
“I think so too,” Qin Yuan said.
He is different from Mu Zheng and Qiu Yue.
Although his family was wealthier than Duan Yi's, he was undoubtedly a representative figure of how knowledge changes destiny. Without the college entrance examination and his university, he would not be who he is today.
Therefore, Qin Yuan truly hated it after hearing about this.
It's true, I was really worried for Duan Yi.
"It's only because that kid has a strong mentality; otherwise, who knows what would have happened to someone else by now."
Qiu Yue nodded, but he just couldn't understand, "How could he do such a thing? Doesn't he know that what he did would ruin someone else's life?"
Qin Yuan laughed at his words.
Do you think he doesn't know?
Qiu Yue remained silent.
Qin Yuan cruelly revealed the truth he didn't want to face: "Of course he knows, but he doesn't care."
"It's not his life that's being ruined, so what does it have to do with him?"
Qiu Yue: ...
The bubbling hot oil in the pot was sizzling and bubbling, heating the air in front of Qiu Yue.
He heard Qin Yuan ask him, "Qiu Yue, have you ever thought about what he would do if one day you two really stopped pretending and started fighting for the CEO position?"
Qiu Yue remained silent.
Qin Yuan's voice was clear yet piercing, "If your life is ruined, do you think your parents will avenge you, or blame him for it?"
No, Qiu Yue immediately thought of that answer.
I won't help him get revenge.
They might say a few words to Qiu Lu, but they wouldn't criticize him too harshly.
His parents loved his younger brother very much, and he always knew that.
“You used to think that since you’ve worked at Rongsheng for so long, leaving would just be making a wedding dress for someone else, and letting your younger brother benefit for nothing. But have you ever thought about it? Even if you don’t leave, is it even possible for you to wear this wedding dress? What are the chances?”
"To say something you may not like, if your parents insist on putting your younger brother in the position, what can you do? Rong Sheng's surname is Qiu, but it's not the Qiu of your name, Qiu Yue, but the Qiu of your father, Qiu Hai. Your grandfather left it to your father, and who your father will give it to is not something you can decide."
Qiu Yue looked up at him; Qin Yuan's eyes were hazy yet beautiful in the steam from the hot pot.
"We've been classmates, so let me give you a heads-up: your family is pretty much like this."
“Even if you go back and reorganize on the spot, it will be difficult to develop in the future. Old Master Mu’s original words were ‘you will lose half your life if you don’t die.’ Mu Zheng is kind to his family, but he is not a bodhisattva to outsiders. He understands the principle that if you don’t cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze. Therefore, he will not give your family the possibility of development and growth.”
"If you want to return to Rongsheng, that's fine, but if you want to develop Rongsheng afterward, it will be difficult with Mu Zheng watching over you."
"It would be better for you to lead your own people and work independently. You are you, and your family is your family. Xiao Xi has a good impression of you, so Mu Zheng won't make things difficult for you—provided, of course, that you don't help your brother."
"You can choose between rebuilding the country from ruins or changing dynasties and creating a new world. Qiu Yue, you are a smart man. You've just been pretending to be confused for too long. It's time to wake up."
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