Chapter 276: Chapter 271: The Inability to Sleep In Chapter 276: Chapter 271: The Inability to Sleep In Before, Song Jinwei had arranged several positions for her maternal family, but Qi Si had directly replaced them with outsiders, which had caused mother and son to argue over the phone several tis.
Of course, it was only Song Jinwei who argued.
Now, Qi Si had rejected Song Jinwei’s arrangents again, and she felt an unprecedented provocation.
Her eldest son, the older he got, the colder and more ruthless he beca.
Not to ntion towards outsiders, even towards his own family he had no affection to speak of.
Seeing Song Jinwei about to explode, Qi Si still ignored her.
Song Jinwei glared at Qi Si, darkly, “Next, are you going to force out to make room for outsiders?”
Qi Si: “You have the capabilities, there’s no mistake, I won’t replace you.”
Song Jinwei choked on her blood, unable to spit it out or swallow.
Did his words an that if she was incapable, he would still replace her?
Such a great son she had raised.
“You really are a good son to ,” Song Jinwei said through gritted teeth.
Qi Si, as if tired from the conversation before, suddenly fell silent and looked coldly at his mother.
“As long as I am on the board for a day, I won’t let you ss around.”
Qi Si knew their conversation had ended in an argunt again.
Perhaps having experienced too much of his parents’ negative emotions, he no longer held any hope for them.
Seeing Qi Si about to leave, Song Jinwei coldly said, “You’ve co back several tis and haven’t visited your dad, and he should be awake now, go see him.”
Qi Si turned, seeing was Song Jinwei’s cold back, just like in his childhood, always encountering his parents’ indifferent backs.
Since his father had been bedridden, his temper had beco worse.
He didn’t visit, for his father’s own good.
Qi Si didn’t only endure such treatnt from Song Jinwei, it was no better with his father.
*
Shen Yan arrived at Qi Mansion when it was already dinner ti.
Shen Yan had been seen at Qi Mansion before and had dined with so important elders of the Qi Family. Upon her arrival, soone led her to see Qi Si.
Standing on sowhat gloomy road, the servant who brought Shen Yan stopped.
Shen Yan realized they were at Qi Si’s parents’ courtyard, just as Qi Si happened to be coming out, his aura very cold and quiet.
Shen Yan felt sothing different about Qi Si than usual and took two steps forward, “Mr. Qi.”
Qi Si saw Shen Yan and seed to pause, “You’re back.”
“Yes, just got back,” Shen Yan glanced behind him.
“Dinner is ready.”
Shen Yan asked, “Aren’t you dining with everyone today?”
“We are eating separately.”
For so reason, Shen Yan felt a tinge of sadness.
Before she had arrived, had Qi Si always been eating alone, with no one by his side?
Shen Yan didn’t ask if he had visited his father as they returned to his residence in Qi Mansion.
It was the sa as when she last left, unchanged.
But soone ca in to clean every other day.
As soon as they stepped through the door, a servant brought in freshly prepared als.
It gave Shen Yan a feeling of entering an ancient mansion, being served by a maid at the side.
During the al, it was just the two of them, and only the sound of their utensils clinking could be heard.
Imagining Qi Si sitting here quietly dining alone painted a sowhat oppressive scene.
Shen Yan looked around, the door was open, the outside yard light dim, the courtyard in this ancient style building, along with Qi Si’s cold aura, could have made others unable to bear this slightly eerie atmosphere.
“Mr. Qi, do you have any plans for tomorrow?”
“Going to the company to handle so matters.”
“Flying back and forth, are you tired?” Shen Yan casually asked.
Qi Si looked at her, “Work requires it.”
Even if he was tired, he still had to do it.
“Mr. Qi is so busy every year, your body surely can’t handle it. If possible, you should still try to take so ti to relax. After all, money isn’t that important; the most important thing is your health.” Shen Yan had expressed her concern about his health more than once.
Qi Si heard this again, still sowhat startled.
“Do you have a place you want to go?”
“Uh?” Why did the conversation switch to her? “I was just suggesting that Mr. Qi rest well and take good care of your health. I don’t have any particular places I want to go right now.”
“I don’t either.”
“I didn’t say we had to find a place to go…”
“You said to relax.”
“…Sleeping in is also a form of relaxation,” Shen Yan said softly.
Qi Si still heard her, “I don’t have bad habits.”
He couldn’t even achieve normal sleep, how could he have the ability to sleep in?
What normal people could do easily was very difficult for him.
Sotis he thought it was a miracle he hadn’t died suddenly, considering how healthy he looked.
Shen Yan, who could sleep in, was at a loss for words.
That’s not a bad habit!
It’s relaxation! Relaxation!
The conversation seed to die there.
Shen Yan poked at her rice bowl with suppressed vigor.
“Doesn’t suit your taste?”
“No,” Shen Yan’s voice was sowhat muffled.
“Are you unhappy?”
“No.”
Qi Si’s handso eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He clearly sensed Shen Yan’s unhappiness.
“Where do you want to go tomorrow? I’ll have the driver take you.”
“I want to go out on my own, I haven’t seen my friends from Beijing for a long ti,” Shen Yan added, “My friend is a girl.”
Qi Si looked a bit odd when he heard this explanation.
*
The next day.
When Shen Yan got up, Mr. Qi was already dressed and coming out of another room.
“Mr. Qi, good morning!”
“Morning.”
Mr. Qi pointed to the breakfast arranged on the table, “Eat before you leave.”
“Mr. Qi, are you going to work this early?”
“Yes.”
“Then be careful on your way.”
Shen Yan had already sat down to eat her breakfast.
Qi Si walked to the door, then turned back to look at Shen Yan.
When Shen Yan looked up, Qi Si had already left without saying anything.
Shen Yan blinked, had Qi Si wanted to say sothing to her?
As Shen Yan stepped outside, she was greeted by soone she had seen at a al before.
It was Qi Si’s cousin.
Dressed in a smart outfit, born into a distinguished family, she had a good deanor.
Being from the sa family, her face wasn’t bad either.
“Shen Yan? I heard yesterday that Qi Si ca back alone; I didn’t expect you’d co together. Don’t rember ? We’ve t several tis outside before, Qi Ran.”
“Of course, I rember,” Shen Yan said smoothly.
Qi Ran smiled, “Going out?”
“Yes.”
“Coincidentally, so am I. Let’s go together.”
“We probably aren’t going the sa way.”
“We’re going to the sa place to pick up our cars, we might as well chat along the way,” Qi Ran behaved very graciously and spoke very softly, seemingly harmless.
A completely different type from Qi Si.
“Do you find it comfortable living here?” Qi Ran asked with a smile.
“It’s fine.”
“You didn’t have a wedding ceremony, which surprised us all; such a situation has never occurred in our large family. Qi Si is so important to the family, being a key family figure.” Despite Qi Ran’s gentle tone and smile, these comnts were sowhat uncomfortable to hear.
Shen Yan said, “We prefer simple ways.”
“The older generation says our young generation thinks differently, and they are right. Whatever way you feel comfortable with, just do that; there’s no need to care about other people’s views.” Qi Ran paused slightly then smiled, “By the way, do you still rember Zhai Xilan? She just got discharged from the hospital yesterday, I’m planning to visit the Zhai Family later.”
Shen Yan finally looked at her.
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