In the neighboring reception room, Leng Mochen and Jin Jiachao were chatting.
Just now, Jin Jiachao had already learned from Leng Mochen about the process of acquaintance, which was quite similar to the version told to Lu the Sixth.
However, after hearing it, he still found so parts hard to make sense of.
"Mochen, after hearing your explanation, sothing feels odd to . If he only had a fleeting connection with you, why did he need to make the introduction? Even Li Si’s friend’s parents could do the sa, couldn’t they? Why make such a big detour?"
This was the part Jin Jiachao couldn’t understand.
Leng Mochen gave a faint smile and said, "Maybe he didn’t want to trouble them."
Another possibility was that Lu Qilin didn’t want people in North City to know he was connecting with him.
Regarding Lu Qilin’s desire to et him, in fact, Leng Mochen had anticipated this ever since Lu Qilin handed him that business card back in North City.
The only thing unexpected was not knowing that Jin Jiachao and Lu Qilin were old acquaintances.
"Perhaps! But Lu the Sixth... that man, it’s been years since I last saw him, and he’s changed a lot. As for whether to et him or not, you decide for yourself. Just tread carefully—human intentions can be hard to predict!"
That day, when Lu the Sixth looked at Li Si, Jin Jiachao imdiately detected sothing unusual in his gaze.
It wasn’t the kind of look a senior would give to a junior. Perhaps it was a trick of the eye, but Jin Jiachao felt that Lu the Sixth looked at Li Si as if she were a golden mountain.
So he dragged Lu the Sixth back for more chatting, hoping to stall him from following Li Si, and to see if he could extract any useful information.
But he found nothing!
"Alright! Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Jin."
Jin Jiachao waved his hand, "It’s nothing, just a word between us. Well, as long as you’re ntally prepared, that’s good enough. I won’t say more!"
He hesitated for a mont and added, "Still, I must reiterate—I found his gaze on Li Si sothing to watch out for. Be careful!"
"Got it! I will!" Leng Mochen nodded slightly, but inwardly he was already calculating.
Apparently, Lu the Sixth was here for Li Si?
The two n walked out of the room with their own thoughts, and Mr. Leng Sr. had woken up.
Seeing Jin Jiachao and his son visiting him, there was a warm round of greetings.
Jin Jiachao, perceptive as ever, took his son and left promptly.
Once only the Leng Family mbers were left in the room, Mr. Leng Sr. asked Leng Mochen, "How are things overseas? Did you co back urgently because I fell ill?"
Though he was happy to see his favorite grandson, he didn’t want him to mix personal feelings with professional tasks and affect his work.
Leng Mochen explained, "The work has been sorted out. Only the finishing touches remain, and soone else will handle that."
Mr. Leng Sr. continued, "How are things abroad?"
Though he didn’t take part in running the business, there were so things that couldn’t escape his notice.
He trusted his grandson’s capabilities.
Leng Mochen frowned slightly, "It’s chaos everywhere!"
Mr. Leng Sr. sighed deeply, "You should also start planning more for the dostic situation."
"Understood!"
After discussing business, they shifted to casual family talk.
Yet no one ntioned Zeng Qiuping, as if the incident involving him never occurred.
Mr. Leng Sr. mused, "Ti flies; Buding is already so grown up. Mochen, you and Li Si need to keep working at it. Try to have a daughter soday—it would complete the ’good’ character, wouldn’t it?"
He didn’t advocate having many children, but having just one seed a bit lonely.
Mrs. Leng was delighted by this idea and smilingly chid in, "Dad, you’re absolutely right! Mochen and Sisi have the sa thoughts, but because of the C-section, they’ll have to recover first before trying."
She still rembered what her daughter-in-law had said.
While Mr. Leng Sr. was pleased, a faint trace of regret lingered with him. "That’s true," he said.
He simply wondered whether he’d live to see that day.
Leng Mochen smiled lightly at Li Si and said, "Grandpa, take good care of your health; maybe by the year after next, you’ll have a great-granddaughter!"
Mr. Leng Sr. bead. "Good, good! That’s wonderful! Then this old body of mine will really have to stay in good shape."
The mood in the ward instantly changed to one of joy, sweeping away the prior oppression and chill.
Compared to the cheerful atmosphere of the hospital ward, Leng Qianhan’s house could only be described as lifeless.
After the late-night beating Zeng Qiuping suffered at the hands of Leng Qianhan in the hospital, Leng Mo had brought her ho, and she had remained bedridden since.
The incident was far too humiliating, so she didn’t want the household staff taking care of her.
Thus, Leng Mo took a leave of absence to care for her mother at ho. Seeing her mother in such a miserable state, she felt agony in her heart.
In the hospital stairwell, when she saw her mother lying on the floor, her face covered in blood, she couldn’t believe it had been her tall and imposing father who had done that.
Thinking back to the awkward looks on her uncle and aunt’s faces, she imdiately guessed that no one had tried to stop her father.
She didn’t bla them. Her mother had indeed overstepped certain boundaries.
But she felt an icy chill—how had her uncle and aunt grown so distant from her mother? Why had her father turned into soone she couldn’t recognize? Dostic violence—how could it happen in her own ho!
Zeng Qiuping’s weak sigh interrupted Leng Mo’s thoughts, "Mo, can you get sothing?"
"I’m a bit thirsty," she said.
Leng Mo helped her sit up, took a glass of water from the bedside table, and brought it to her lips.
Zeng Qiuping held onto the glass, saying, "Let do it myself!"
After drinking the water, she looked at Leng Mo and gave a bitter smile. "My dear, your mom owes you an apology!"
"Mom, please don’t say anymore!" Leng Mo didn’t want to listen to the sa things over and over.
Zeng Qiuping sighed heavily, "I know you don’t want to hear it! But I feel suffocated. Your father is truly ruthless. Even if I was in the wrong and nearly angered your grandfather to death,
it wasn’t intentional! I panicked because he suddenly brought up divorce.
Ah, in any case, talking about it now doesn’t help much. But if there’s one person I’ve wronged most, it’s you. Mom knows you have feelings for soone else.
Yet I still forced you to go on blind dates. I knew your pain all along.
But today, Mom wants to speak from the heart. Setting aside Yin Xian’s connection to those people, wouldn’t you agree that his qualifications are truly exceptional?
Leng Mo, you’re not young anymore. Once a woman passes thirty, her prospects quickly decline. Given your work environnt, you et either doctors or patients—would you want to spend your days with them?"
At this point, seeing Leng Mo remain silent, she paused before continuing, "Indeed! I admit that my initial intention was to annoy and disgust that family.
But later, seeing you and Yin Xian getting along quite well, I changed my mind, thinking that if you were to marry him properly, it wouldn’t be so bad.
That’s why I went to confront your grandfather—and considered the possibility he might disapprove..."
Leng Mo kept her head down, her heart filled with desolation.
Her mother knew everything, yet still plotted to carry out those actions.
Now, her mother was claiming it was all for her own good, but this so-called ’good’ wasn’t sothing Leng Mo wanted.
Though Zeng Qiuping said a lot, seeing Leng Mo keep her head bowed and remain silent, she stopped. "My dear, don’t bla for speaking harshly, but a lot of it is fact.
Your father seems determined to divorce this ti. From now on, you’ll have to rely on yourself."
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