Chapter 347 Qi Huaijing is not an ordinary person
Qi Huaijing rejected Du Yuqian with just one sentence. She held the phone in disbelief.
She had bet the baby in her belly to Qi Huaijing, and she had helped him so much. She was beaten black and blue by Zhou Yanli's subordinates, and now her cheeks were as red as a pig's head, but he actually didn't believe her words.
"Qi Huaijing, I didn't lie to you. It was really Zhou Yanli who did it. If you don't believe me, turn on the video and I'll show you my face. It's red and swollen now, and it's a complete mess—"
Before she finished speaking, Qi Huaijing had already hung up the phone.
Du Yuqian's face was still aching. She stared at the phone that had been hung up and yelled at it angrily.
"Qi Huaijing, you actually don't believe me."
When she called again, Qi Huaijing no longer answered her calls.
All his thoughts were occupied by Zhou Shuang on the second floor. The door of the room on the second floor was closed. Just now, he clearly saw Zhou Shuang get up and walk to the balcony for a while, and then she disappeared.
When he reached the door, Qi Huaijing knocked on it. There was no response from inside, so he stood at the door and said softly, "I heard from Uncle Liu that you've been eating a lot lately. Is there something wrong? Should I take you to see a doctor?"
He knew that his and Du Yuqian's affairs had a significant impact on Zhou Shuang's mood. He had also seen reports in the news that some people experienced stress due to family misfortunes.
Some people are depressed and refuse to eat or drink, while others, like Zhou Shuang now, eat and drink a lot, but both are psychological illnesses.
When Liu Bo told him about this, he was very worried and wanted to come over to take a look, but Zhou Shuang closed the door tightly and did not let him in at all.
When Zhou Shuang heard what he said, her heart started beating like a drum.
She knew very well that her appetite increased because she was pregnant.
She was afraid that Qi Huaijing would notice that as experienced business people like them, they could easily infer a myriad of reasons from just a glance or a gesture from others.
Zhou Shuang didn't dare to gamble with him. It just so happened that Uncle Liu had fed her again ten minutes ago, and she was full and satisfied.
Or else, she could just lie down on the bed and take a nap. The day passed by inexplicably, and as long as she could hold on for three months and complete the wedding, she could leave.
Qi Huaijing knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response. He was about to ask Uncle Liu to come and pick the lock when the door finally opened.
"Are you okay?"
Zhou Shuang's cold face appeared before Qi Huaijing. Apart from her unpleasant expression, Qi Huaijing didn't notice that she looked uncomfortable.
Her face was rosy, her figure plump and full. Her complexion looked much better than before. Because she ate a lot and slept enough, she looked very energetic.
Qi Huaijing looked at her plump and smooth appearance, and a bright light flashed in his black eyes.
"No, just looking at you."
Zhou Shuang remained cold: "Now that you have seen it, you can leave."
Then, when the door was about to slam shut in his face, Qi Huaijing put his foot against it.
"Your father..."
He said three words and Zhou Shuang heard them.
"What?"
Qi Huaijing himself also found it absurd. How could he believe Du Yuqian's words?
After all, Zhou Yanli had been ill for so many years. He suddenly appeared in Haicheng and stood up for Zhou Shuang and beat her up.
Like a myth from the last century, if Zhou Yanli really woke up, the first person to receive the news would be Zhou Shuang.
He also understood that the reason the Zhou family agreed to this marriage so quickly was because Zhou Shuang suffered from moderate depression.
After being with me, she became much more cheerful and her previous symptoms also disappeared.
He said tentatively, "Someone told me that they saw your father in Haicheng, so I wanted to ask if your uncle has woken up."
Qi Huaijing didn't dare to call Zhou Yanli "Dad". Given the current stalemate between him and Zhou Shuang, he always felt that he couldn't say that, and he was also afraid that Zhou Shuang would not like it.
He still has a sense of boundaries. Reading people's expressions is a strength of business people.
Zhou Shuang looked at Qi Huaijing with a puzzled look, and he immediately understood that the person Du Yuqian saw was definitely not Zhou Yanli.
"Please don't make fun of my father when you speak. I know you have a feud, but please respect a patient."
Zhou Shuang's eyes were filled with anger. Qi Huaijing's foot was pressed against the door, and she had no way of closing it.
Every time Qi Huaijing saw her treating him like an enemy, his heart ached.
"I just heard about it. Sorry if I disturbed you..."
Zhou Shuang forced the door shut in front of him, and her voice came muffled from behind the door.
"If it disturbs you? You did disturb me. Please don't come up here so easily in the future. As for my life or death, it has nothing to do with you.
What happens to anyone in our family is none of your business, so please don't exaggerate."
Zhou Shuang had already said it most decisively. Qi Huaijing was filled with sorrow.
After Zhou Shuang heard that there was no more noise outside, she slowly walked to the bed and sat down.
But after thinking carefully about Qi Huaijing's words, Zhou Shuang felt that he would not ask her for no reason. After thinking about it, she decided to ask her mother for confirmation.
Daddy has been ill for so many years. If he really wakes up, Zhou Shuang will have no regrets in his life.
But my great-grandfather had also consulted foreign experts who asserted that Dad would never wake up again. What is going on?
Zhou Shuang didn't think about it too much, she was still thinking about her dad, so she quickly called Lin Shu.
"Mommy, has Daddy's condition improved?"
Lin Shu was somewhat baffled when she received Zhou Shuang's call, as she had just visited Zhou Yanli and hadn't received any response.
"How are you over there? Are you okay?"
As a mother, my first reaction was to wonder if my daughter had suffered some kind of injustice that caused her to suddenly call me?
Zhou Shuang was instantly disappointed when she heard Lin Shu's tone.
"No, I'm just asking, maybe there's still hope for Daddy."
Lin Shu saw that Zhou Shuang was indeed concerned about Zhou Yanli. She had heard these words for what seemed like a hundred times, and had given herself hope before, but in the end, it was all in vain.
"Shuangshuang, I think we should all face the facts and accept reality. The experts that Great Grandpa spent a lot of money to invite from abroad will not lie.
Your dad may never wake up again in his lifetime, but no matter what, we will try our best to save him and will not give up until the last moment."
Zhou Shuang understood. Mommy wouldn't lie to her. Daddy wasn't awake at all.
So when Qi Huaijing came over and said that just now, was he trying to be funny? Or was he just trying to make peace with me, so he deliberately found an excuse to ask, but this method was too cheap.
"Okay, I understand."
Zhou Shuang looked a bit down as she held her phone. Lin Shu couldn't help but ask with concern, "How are you and Qi Huaijingjing doing? Is your pregnancy moving? Great-grandfather is waiting for his great-great-grandson, and his neck is stretched out in anticipation."
Lin Shu was referring to the fact that the Zhou clan had previously sat together to discuss letting Zhou Shuang's first child take the Zhou family surname, so Old Man Zhou had long regarded the first child born from Zhou Shuang's belly as the eldest great-great-grandson of the Zhou family.
Zhou Shuang couldn't help but get nervous when she heard about the child. She stuttered a little, but tried to make her voice sound calm.
"Not yet. How can I get pregnant so quickly?"
Lin Shu was a little disappointed when he heard that Zhou Shuang's stomach was still not moving.
"Have you been to the hospital to check on your health? Do you need Mommy to arrange for a doctor to come to Rongcheng and have them check you out? It's been so long, how could you not be pregnant?"
Lin Shu was a little anxious, thinking back to when she was with Zhou Yanli, if she didn't take precautions, she would be at risk of getting pregnant.
For someone with her fertile constitution, it's impossible for her to give birth to a daughter as she would have difficulty even getting pregnant.
Zhou Shuang was startled.
"No need, Mommy. Although the medical level in Rongcheng is not as advanced as in Shanghai, there are good doctors here. I went to the hospital and they said I was a little nervous and told me to relax often."
Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief, but then started talking to herself again.
"You're fine, but what about Qi Huaijing? Are you sure he's okay too? Why don't you just trick him into going to the hospital sometime?
How is your married life? Do you think he's still okay?
Zhou Shuang didn't expect to discuss this issue with her mother, and her cheeks instantly burned like a ripe persimmon.
"Mommy, I have something to tell you beforehand."
Zhou Shuang's face was almost burning with anger. Lin Shu could actually discuss married life with her so eloquently. In her impression, Lin Shu was her mother and she was her mother's daughter.
Sex seems to be a conversation gap between adults and children that can never be crossed.
Nearly ten minutes after hanging up the phone with Lin Shu, her face was still hot.
Zhou Shuang felt that she could never bring up such a topic again, otherwise she would die of shame and anger.
Lin Shu stared at his phone for a moment, then slowly put it down.
At this moment, a person she had missed for a long time appeared in the living room.
"Brother, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me?"
Faced with Sheng Shaoting's sudden appearance, Lin Shu was surprised and happy, seeing that he was his long-lost relative.
"Last time when Shuangshuang got married, I couldn't make it because I had official business. I felt really embarrassed."
Sheng Shaoting sat down, and Lin Shu quickly asked the servants to prepare some refreshments. It had been a long time since she and Sheng Shaoting had seen each other.
Lin Shu suddenly thought of something. You said you were going to fly to Rongcheng to take care of some things. Have you finished your business? I forgot to tell you that Shuangshuang is in Rongcheng. Did you go to see her?
Sheng Shaoting gestured calmly to the security guard next to him, who immediately handed him a box.
"This is her wedding gift. I was in a hurry to get there, and since I was pressed for time, I didn't bother you. I thought I'd give it to you when I get back to Haicheng. It's the same thing if you pass it on. Do you mind if I go along as their parent at their next wedding in Rongcheng?"
Sheng Shaoting's words brought tears to Lin Shu's eyes. How could she care? Now, the only people left from her family were Sheng Shaoting and her aunt.
But in recent years, my aunt's health has been getting worse and worse. It may be because of her age. In addition, she was injured when she was young and was bedridden for so many years. She just sent my aunt abroad to recuperate. When Shuangshuang got married, she just called from overseas.
Lin Shu knew without even looking that her eldest brother's gift was priceless, something most people had never seen. She pulled the gift box into her hands, holding it with great care.
Sheng Shaoting laughed at her: "I've seen so many treasures, but the gift from my eldest brother is so rare."
Lin Shu always acts like a little girl in front of Sheng Shaoting, a little shy.
"No matter how good the treasures I have seen are, they are not as good as your taste. Shuangshuang will definitely like the one you gave her."
Sheng Shaoting took out another thing from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table. Lin Shu leaned over to take a look.
"That's what"
A recorder and a piece of A4 white paper with something written on it.
"I went to Rongcheng for something and never met my grandson-in-law, so I wanted to take a look over there to see if he was really worthy of our Shuangshuang. Shuangshuang is not very old, and I was a little surprised that she was in such a hurry to get married. But I discovered something even more surprising, I wonder what you think."
Sheng Shaoting played a recording in which Du Yuqian's voice was heard.
Lin Shu listened to the whole thing from beginning to end. It was all about Du Yuqian's instructions for cooperating with Qi Huaijing, and Du Yuqian kept calling him Uncle Zhou.
A hint of apology appeared on Sheng Shaoting's face?
"My identity cannot be made public, so I used Zhou Yanli's name to cover up my actions."
Lin Shu finally understood why Zhou Shuang called to ask if her father had woken up. It turned out that her elder brother had gone to Rongcheng to help Shuangshuang investigate the matter of Qi Huaijing's other woman.
Seeing that Lin Shu was not surprised to hear this, Sheng Shaoting suddenly laughed.
"It seems you already know everything. I am doing this in vain."
Lin Shu was helpless.
"Brother, you know I'm a businessman, and businessmen tend to be very suspicious. I think Qi Huaijing and Shuangshuang got married too quickly, and I'm afraid he might have bad intentions towards Shuangshuang, so I've been having people keep an eye on them.
I only have a rough idea of what happened between Qi Huaijing and this woman, but not as detailed as you, big brother. This woman doesn't suspect you, does she?
Sheng Shaoting shook his head.
"He doesn't know me. Maybe he'll find out later that I'm not Zhou Yanli, but he won't be able to guess who I am."
Lin Shu felt relieved after hearing what Sheng Shaoting said. Her elder brother was in a high position and had great power. If she allowed her elder brother to suffer any negative influence because of Shuangshuang's matter, she would be committing a great sin.
"I still don't understand what Qi Huaijing really thinks of Shuangshuang. Shuangshuang is a stubborn child and doesn't want us to help her with many things.
And as far as I know, the couple still lives together, so I don't know what's going on between them, and it's not easy for me to interfere."
Sheng Shaoting held a cigarette in his hand but didn't smoke it.
"From this woman's confession, I didn't hear that she and Qi Huaijing had any inappropriate behavior. My grandson-in-law has a feud with a man named Wang over there, and he wants to use this woman to get rid of Rongcheng's biggest competitor."
Lin Shu looked at Sheng Shaoting.
"I don't understand why he has to go through so much trouble. Brother, does this guy named Wang Jinwei have someone to rely on?"
Lin Shu knew that her son-in-law was no pushover. Since he had to go through so much trouble to deal with someone, this person must be very powerful, not just ordinary people.
Lin Shu wanted to know if there was any other way to make Wang Jinwei disappear from Rongcheng, so as to prevent Shuangshuang from suffering. As a mother, she felt very distressed.
Sheng Shaoting really looked embarrassed at this time.
"The Wang family's influence is certainly not that great, but Wang Jinwei's father-in-law knows people in Kyoto who hold higher positions than me. My nephew's son-in-law has his reasons for doing this. This Wang guy is dishonest. He has a red flag flying at home and colorful flags flying outside. He can even coax his father-in-law into obedience and not even believe his daughter's words. He is indeed quite capable."
Lin Shu fell silent after hearing this. If Wang Jinwei's father-in-law had connections that were even more powerful than his eldest brother's, then Qi Huaijing would have to find another way to deal with Wang Jinwei.
"This woman is the best opportunity Qi Huaijing can find right now. He might want to use this woman to open an opening with Wang Jinwei and find a way to trap him."
Sheng Shaoting's analysis made sense. Lin Shu could certainly understand the weight of the phrase "all businessmen are dishonest."
"Brother, what are Qi Huaijing's chances of winning?"
If she, the mother-in-law, could intervene, she would definitely intervene to end this matter early.
"It's half and half. I forgot to ask this woman how far along she is. At least with this piece of paper and this recording, we can prove that my grandson-in-law has nothing to do with this woman. Find a suitable opportunity to give it to Shuangshuang. Otherwise, as a girl, she will always misunderstand that her husband is not suitable."
When Sheng Shaoting said this, it was Lin Shu who hesitated.
If Wang Jinwei is Qi Huaijing's biggest enemy in Rongcheng, then her Shuangshuang will have to suffer for a while. When the eldest brother can't easily touch someone, she can't help.
Zhou Shuang has grown up, and she should marry a capable and talented man instead of indulging in illusory love all day long. If a man really only knows how to stay at home with his wife, he has no wisdom at all.
In other words, if a man only knows how to lick his wife's boots at home all day long, but doesn't know how to avoid danger outside and build a kingdom for his future family, then no matter how much such a man dotes on his wife, he is not a man worthy of entrusting your life to.
A beast in the jungle should have the aura of a beast. Only a weak and incompetent man who licks his wife at home will let his wife and children bear the consequences.
Lin Shu clenched the recorder in his hand, his eyes becoming more determined.
Everyone's life in this world is full of ups and downs. Some people suffer from physical fatigue, while others suffer from mental pain.
Those who can hold on will find another world. After the rain comes the rainbow. She could only pray that her Shuangshuang could survive this hardship.
"Let's talk about it later. Qi Huaijing is not an ordinary person. Chen Yi is still young, so it's hard to see how he can develop well in the business world.
If Qi Huaijing truly possesses this kind of courage, intelligence, and extraordinary patience, he will certainly be someone who can assist the Chen clan in the future. "Frostshuang, I will die with peace of mind if I follow a man like this."
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