Chapter 57 What do you think? My wife won't let me go home.
Zhong Fangqi heard this sentence as soon as he came out.
He looked over in shock, wondering if they had no shame.
He warned in a deep voice, "Ayan."
Zhong Yan didn't look at his father; he looked down intently at Ji Tanyuan.
"You're going to find another man? Didn't you say I was handsome?"
Ji Tanyuan stretched out her foot and stomped on it. "Are you crazy? Why are you acting so provocatively in front of adults?"
This time it was Ji Qing's turn to frown. "Huanghuang, don't say things in anger."
Sheng Wan said calmly, "I said it."
Ji Qing draped a coat over someone's shoulders. "The children did nothing wrong. Didn't you just say you wouldn't interfere with them?"
Ji Tanyuan stood in front of her parents, looking at her mother, and asked, "Where are you staying tonight?"
"Your mother and I are planning to go to a hotel."
"Why go to a hotel? Come stay at my place. Zhong Yan isn't going home, and Puppy misses you guys."
Zhong Yan tilted his head to look at her. When did he say he wasn't going home?
Ji Tanyuan felt the gaze and smiled gently: "Didn't you just say you were going to stay here to take care of Grandpa?"
Ji Tanyuan smiled in response, but the meaning in her eyes was clear: "No matter where you go, you are not allowed to come home."
Zhong Yan frowned: "Why can't I go back when your parents come? Aren't we family?"
Ji Tanyuan's eyes widened. "No!"
Zhong Yan: "..."
In the end, only Zhong Yan was left in the hospital.
He watched the two cars leave, standing there for a long time.
He squatted on the curb downstairs, smoking, with one hand in his pocket and a cigarette in the other.
The assistant downstairs and Chu He came forward. Assistant Liang said, "Boss, are you really going to stay in the hospital?"
Zhong Yan lifted his eyelids to look at him, "What do you think? My wife won't let me go home."
Liang Zhufu vented his frustrations, saying, "You make yourself sound so pitiful, but you own more than one house in Yanjing."
Zhong Yan took another drag of his cigarette, squinting at the distance. "Tell the president of Zidian Technology to release information about increasing fixed asset investment. As for the Ji family, I'll talk to them."
Assistant Liang nodded, thought about the recent arrangements, and then said, "The Zhong Heng annual meeting requires your and your wife's attendance. The Ji family just told me that they have invited you and your wife to their annual meeting, as well as the Nanjiang General Chamber of Commerce banquet and the Enterprise Furniture Club. This will be the first time you have attended in public since you got married."
Zhong Yan: "Oh, I don't want to go."
Assistant Liang: "..."
He took a deep breath. It was one thing if he didn't go before, but he won't go this time either. Do you think it's because he's low-key? No, it's because he's lazy, too lazy to socialize.
Assistant Liang was numb, but still advised, "We've already said it's our first time attending together, so it's better to go."
"Just send a representative, and don't bother me with this kind of thing again."
He stood up, cigarette still between his fingers, found a trash can, stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray, threw it in the trash can, and held out his hand. Chu He quickly handed him a wet wipe, which Zhong Yan then used to wipe his hands and threw in the trash can. His movements were unhurried and graceful, his tall and handsome figure as pleasing to the eye as that of an aristocrat.
The man said, "Alright, give me the car keys, you can go."
"Are you really going up there?"
Zhong Yan frowned. "Nonsense, if I'm not going, you go."
The assistant shook his head like a rattle-drum; he wasn't going.
Zhong Yan, holding his car keys, took out his phone and made a call as he walked, "Come out tonight, I need to talk to you about something."
"After I finished spending time with the old man..."
...
Ji Tanyuan and her parents returned to the villa. Sheng Wan bent down and picked up the dog, "Did you make our baby feel bad? Hmm?"
The puppy was extremely excited to see its parents, and its tail wagged happily.
Ji Qing hung up the phone and followed from behind. He saw Sheng Wan holding the dog, and then looked at Ji Tanyuan, who was arranging for the maid to clean the room.
Sheng Wan looked around at the surroundings. It was a very clean environment, yet it had a strong sense of everyday life.
Ji Tanyuan's thoughtful touches were everywhere—the decorations she bought, and other items that likely belonged to Zhong Yan. It seemed the two were indeed taking their relationship seriously.
Ji Tanyuan came downstairs. "I've arranged two guest rooms. After dinner, Mom and Dad, please get some rest."
Sheng Wan withdrew her gaze and looked at Ji Tanyuan. Ji Tanyuan was obviously very happy. She knew exactly what her girl was happy about: she was happy to be able to eat with her parents again, and she was happy that her parents had stood up for her, but they were still sensible and did not mention divorce. She knew that the two families could not divorce now, so she did not mention it at all to avoid making her father feel guilty.
Sheng Wan lowered her eyes, then remained silent. Puppy cried out in pain from being pinched, but didn't struggle. Instead, he snuggled closer to Sheng Wan to comfort her. Ji Tanyuan heard the noise and looked over, "Mommy?"
Sheng Wan's hands trembled. Ji Qing stepped forward, grabbed Sheng Wan's wrist, pulled her away, put the dog down, then took out medicine from his pocket, took the water glass, and Sheng Wan tried to push him away. Ji Qing said in a low voice, "Your daughter is watching you."
Sheng Wan was being held by Ji Qing. Ji Tanyuan stepped back with a smile, walked forward, looked at the person in her father's arms, gripped the sofa tightly, and looked at her with worry in her eyes.
“How could this be? Wasn’t it stable?” she asked.
Is it because of her? Because I'm worried about her.
Ji Qing: "It was an isolated incident, not because of you."
Ji Tanyuan felt a dull ache in her heart. She took the water glass and handed it to her father. Sheng Wan, in Ji Qing's arms, pinched her wrist with her hand, using the pain and cold to force herself to calm down.
Sheng Wan said, "Let's go back to Hujiang."
Ji Qing lowered his eyes, supporting her, knowing that she didn't want to look bad in front of her daughter when her bipolar disorder flared up. Finally, he picked her up and walked towards the door. Ji Tanyuan followed, saying, "I'll drive to the hospital."
"No need, we're going back now. Huanghuang, let's have dinner together another day, okay?"
Ji Tanyuan froze on the spot, unable to move. "What?"
"There's a driver outside, we're going back now."
Just moments ago, the three of them were sitting in the room, but now it suddenly became quiet, and Ji Tanyuan stood there in a daze.
The night wind slipped in through the door, bringing a chill and a sense of loneliness.
Ji Tanyuan reacted for a moment, then chased after her father and caught up with him. "Dad, if Mom doesn't want me to see her, go to the hospital. I won't go with you. The journey back is too far, and I'm worried about you going like this."
"I'll arrange for someone to take you there, okay? We can go back tomorrow when Mom's condition has stabilized."
Ji Qing put Sheng Wan into the car, then paused and walked closer to Ji Tanyuan. There were still bloody scratches on his wrists, hidden under his suit, but Ji Tanyuan still saw them.
He spoke first, saying, "Don't go back now. Even with a driver and bodyguards, it's still dangerous. You drive to Beijing Hospital, and I'll make the arrangements right away, okay? Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."
Seeing the worry in Ji Tanyuan's eyes, Ji Qing bent down and patted her head: "Okay, we'll listen to you."
Ji Tanyuan nodded, "I'll go in and make a call, you guys go quickly."
Xi Qian came out with a coat and ran into Ji Tanyuan as she entered. She draped the coat over Ji Tanyuan's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, I've arranged everything."
Zhong Yan's team is equipped with the best emergency measures; a single phone call can directly arrange for a doctor to see her at the corresponding department of the Beijing hospital.
Ji Tanyuan pulled her coat tighter, then nodded and sat back down on the sofa. "Pour me a glass of hot water."
Xi Qian nodded.
She poured a glass of warm water and placed it in Ji Tanyuan's hand: "Should we call the master?"
Ji Tanyuan shook her head, "No need."
She kept her head down, so her expression was unreadable. "I just need to be alone."
She leaned back on the sofa, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. Xi Qian looked at his wife like this and sighed, "Why don't you eat something first?"
Ji Tanyuan waved her hand, "Let's go."
In order to prevent Ji Tanyuan from being affected by her emotions, Sheng Wan has been living separately from Ji Tanyuan since she developed psychological problems, and she doesn't even want to live with Ji Qing anymore.
Ji Tanyuan was studying in the United States, Ji Qing was working at Shanghai Jiang, and Sheng Wan was traveling for medical treatment and trying to live. The three of them lived apart for 10 years.
So Ji Tanyuan got used to it; everyone has their own helplessness.
She lay down on the sofa, and Xi Qian stepped forward and said softly, "Madam, please go upstairs and rest. If you stay like this, Mr. and Mrs. Ji will worry."
Ji Tanyuan hummed in agreement, but didn't want to move.
Seeing Ji Tanyuan looking so dejected, he was naturally worried. People are all made of flesh and blood, regardless of the gap between rich and poor.
Ji Tanyuan and Zhong Yan were the most easygoing people she had ever met from the wealthy class; they wouldn't throw a tantrum or make things difficult for no reason.
So when I saw that Ji Tanyuan was just now happily ordering extra food, but now she was full of worry and sadness, I was also affected by her emotions.
Xi Qian could only take a blanket and cover Ji Tanyuan with it.
"Call me anytime if you need anything."
Ji Tanyuan said in a low, muffled voice, "Go and rest. I'll be fine in a bit."
Xi Qian waited for a while but Zhong Yan didn't return, so she made a phone call.
But the call was disconnected.
Around 11 p.m., thinking his wife's family should have finished their conversation, he said goodbye to Cheng Gengxu and prepared to go home.
Zhong Yan asked, "Did you understand what Rong Xi just said?"
Cheng Gengxu said, "She told you that she was going to take over most of the business of Ji's Qinghe Real Estate."
Zhong Yan chuckled: "Guess what the consequences will be?"
He went up to him and said he was going to acquire his wife's company. Rong Xi was so excited that he went crazy. Even after he reminded him, he still jumped in eagerly.
"Let me give you a piece of advice: if someone is eager to die, neither of us should get involved."
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