He had been in the office reviewing the preliminary bidding proposals, losing track of time. When he felt hungry, he picked up the desk phone to ask his secretary to order takeout.
Just as he connected and before he could speak, he suddenly found the words in front of him blurring.
There was no response from the other end of the line, so the secretary proactively asked, "Mr. Qin, do you need me to order lunch for you?"
Tianyi grunted and put down the receiver, quickly rubbing his eyes. Everything in front of him became clear again.
He shook his head, feeling no pain at all. He figured he had just been dizzy and seeing things because he was hungry.
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During this period, Sasha was in confinement after giving birth, and she was constantly surrounded by people.
The Xie family highly valued the child she had given birth to. Xie Qining's grandmother and mother spent all day in her room, watching over the child, along with the wet nurse, nanny, and some household servants.
She glanced at her vibrating phone again, but still had no chance to answer it.
She had lost count of how many times Yu Wei had called her, but Xie Qining's mother was right there with her and the child, about to ask the wet nurse to drink the nourishing fish soup, saying it was good for milk production.
In front of so many people, she couldn't talk to Yu Wei. She could only shove her phone under the pillow and soothe the baby in the cradle.
"Oh my, our baby is so beautiful. Look at his eyes, how well-formed his nose bridge is." Xie Qining's mother praised her grandson every day.
Xie Qining said proudly from the side, "Of course he's handsome, he looks like me."
His mother shot him a glance, "He's even more handsome than your eyes and brows. I think he looks like Sasha."
Sasha smiled and said, "Mom, this child has inherited the best of both me and Qining."
"Yes, Sasha knows how to speak," Xie's mother often praised her daughter-in-law since holding her grandson.
Xie Qining said indignantly, "Mom, you've forgotten about me, your son, now that you have a grandson. If this continues, I'll get jealous of him."
"Look, does that sound like something a father would say?" Xie's mother became happier the more she looked at her grandson, and indeed, her eyes were now only on her grandson.
Sasha quickly changed the subject and asked, "Mom, has Dad decided on a name for this child? What's his name? He must have a nickname. The child is almost a month old, and we can't keep calling him 'baby,' can we?"
"Oh, right, your dad has thought of a name for the little宝贝. According to the Xie family genealogy, his generation should be the 'You' generation, so his name is Xie Youfan, Fan as in 'fanxing' (stars), and his nickname is Fanfan. This character 'Fan' is good. A feng shui master checked it and said it contains all five elements, so the child will have a smooth life."
Sasha was not satisfied with the name, but she still agreed, "This name is good, but the character 'Fan' is a bit difficult to write. For a nickname, wouldn't it be better to have one that's easy to write and pronounce? Mom, what do you think?"
Xie's mother smiled and said, "Then what nickname do you think is good? You decide. The given name has to be in the family tree, so the generation order cannot be messed up."
Sasha nodded repeatedly, pretending to ponder for a moment, and said, "How about the nickname 'Jiejie,' as in 'jiechu' (outstanding)? Qining and I also hope he becomes an outstanding person when he grows up."
"Jiejie is a good nickname, it sounds smooth," Xie Qining immediately agreed.
Xie's mother saw that the young couple agreed and said, "Okay, we'll call him Jiejie from now on."
As she spoke, she took the baby from the wet nurse's arms and tickled him, saying, "Jiejie, do you like this nickname?"
As if understanding, the baby in her arms actually smiled. Xie's mother happily said, "You like it, what a clever little宝贝."
Seeing his mother happy, Xie Qining seized the opportunity to say, "Mom, you know Dad has kept me confined for several months. Now Jiejie is almost a month old, could you please intercede with Dad for me and let me get some fresh air?"
Xie's mother handed the baby to Sasha and said to him, "I don't dare to intercede with your father. Last time, your father almost spanked me along with you."
Hearing his mother refuse again, he drooped his head, no longer wanting to look at the child, and sat aside to play with his phone.
Xie's mother changed the subject and softened her stance, saying, "I don't dare to ask your father about this, but your grandmother speaking is more effective than me. I'll go talk to your grandmother later. As long as she's no longer angry with us, you can go out for a walk."
Xie Qining's spirits immediately lifted, and he quickly said, "Mom, then go persuade Grandma. I'm counting on you. If Dad doesn't let me out again, I'll die for you to see."
"I know, I know." Xie's mother was utterly helpless with her precious son, but fortunately, he had at least given her a grandson.
Not long after, Xie's mother left their room, likely to talk to Xie Qining's grandmother about the matter.
At that time, when Xie Qining was beaten, Xie Qining's grandmother understood the whole story. This time, she didn't blame her son and protected her grandson.
No matter how much she doted on this grandson and let him do whatever he wanted, she also understood that the foundation of the Xie family could not be ruined.
She never expected that at her age, she almost made a big mistake due to the instigation of her daughter-in-law and grandson. Therefore, after Xie Qining was confined by Xie Zhendong, she never interceded for him and even reprimanded her foolish daughter-in-law a few times.
Now that she had a great-grandson, she was happy and had already forgiven her grandson in her heart. When her daughter-in-law spoke to her again.
Her heart softened, and she decided to ask her son to stop punishing her grandson, and it was time for Qining to move freely.
Qining was now a father. He had learned his lesson this time and should be more sensible.
As soon as Xie's mother left, Sasha dismissed the wet nurse and nanny, leaving Xie Qining to watch the child. She took out her phone and replied to Yu Wei.
"It's still inconvenient for me right now. Have the two people who helped Huang Xiuli with the kidnapping hide well. They must never appear in Lancheng again."
Yu Wei received her message and knew she couldn't take calls. He also texted her back, "I know. But how should we handle the contract dispute with Gu Susu's studio? Her lawyer has been pestering me, saying we should either settle privately or they'll sue us."
"Have you still not found Sophie's people?"
"No, I really don't understand where she could be hiding. Her exit records can't be found either. She shouldn't have gone abroad."
Sasha didn't expect that everything originally planned had gone to waste. She replied, "Settle. All plans are on hold. You go abroad under the guise of managing overseas business and come back when I look for you."
Yu Wei only replied with one word: "Okay."
Sasha quickly deleted all their chat messages. She then looked at Xie Qining, who was taking care of the child, and found him playing on his phone while watching the child. He didn't even realize the child's diaper was soaked and needed changing.
She had to call the nanny again and asked her to change the child's diaper and pants, making sure he was clean before putting him back beside her.
She carefully held the child's flailing little hand, gazing at him with affection, as if looking at a priceless treasure, her eyes shining brightly. She called out the child's nickname from time to time, "Jiejie, Jiejie, my Jiejie..."