She glanced at Qin Si Ye and said, "Si Ye, did you hear me? Hurry up and register the household for the three children. I want to host a grand banquet and a recognition ceremony, inviting all the influential people in K City to celebrate."
Chen Chen felt there was something amiss with his words. He only mentioned the recognition ceremony but not a wedding for his Mommy and Daddy. Did he only accept the three of them and not Mommy? That wouldn't do. They would absolutely not abandon Mommy.
"Grandpa, we think Shen sounds quite nice and don't want to change our surname for now," Chen Chen said, his small head turning as he politely declined.
Qin Xiuzhi's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this. "How can that be? Shen Xi is not a real name, and you absolutely cannot continue to use Shen. You are children of the Qin family, so of course, you should change your surname to Qin."
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Butler Liu hurried over to open it and respectfully greeted the person who arrived, "Miss Yin."
Upon seeing her, the three children broke free from Qin Xiuzhi's grasp and ran towards her. "Mommy, why did you only just get back?" The sky outside had already darkened. By all rights, she should have returned much earlier.
"I just went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities," Yin Xi said, putting down the bags. She then led the three children towards the sofa and politely greeted Qin Xiuzhi, "Uncle."
Qin Xiuzhi seemed not to hear her. He suddenly stood up and looked down at his son. "Si Ye, why is this woman here? You aren't living together, are you? How can you have no backbone at all? She deceived you so much, and you've just forgiven her like this?"
Hearing this, Qin Si Ye slowly stood up and calmly met his enraged gaze. "I will handle my own affairs. You have seen the children, it's time for you to go back. Zhao Ze, escort the老爷 back to the Qin family's old residence."
"You unfilial son. Is this how you speak to your father? You're infuriating me to death!" Qin Xiuzhi said, clutching his chest in anger.
Yin Xi saw this and remembered his lung nodules meant he shouldn't get angry. Just as she was about to try and persuade him, Chen Chen suddenly grabbed her hand, shook his head at her, and stepped forward himself.
"Grandpa, you came to see us, so you should be happy. Please don't be angry with Daddy, and go back first. The three of us will visit you at the old residence in a few days."
No matter how great Qin Xiuzhi's anger was, it was dispelled by the child's soft and adorable words. "Good. Be good." A kind smile immediately appeared on his face. Before leaving, he even high-fived Chen Chen. "It's a deal."
During dinner, the family of five sat at the dining table. The three children were very happy and kept chatting about interesting things. The two adults only interjected occasionally, with little communication between them. kanshu伍.ξà
After settling the children to rest, Yin Xi saw that the study light was on, knowing Qin Si Ye was waiting for her. Taking a deep breath, she slowly walked over. She pushed the door open and closed it. The man sat at the desk, his eyes fixed on her.
Yin Xi mustered her courage and walked forward, looking him straight in the eye. "Qin Si Ye, what I wanted to say to you today, I've already said it at the hospital. If there's anything you still don't understand, you can ask me."
The man looked at her for a few seconds before speaking. "Looking at your expression, you don't seem to have any attitude of admitting fault, but rather you seem very self-righteous."
Hearing this, Yin Xi immediately shook her head. "No. My attitude is very sincere. I admit that when I agreed to be your girlfriend back then, it was partly to repay you, and partly to slap Su Chengyu in the face. There was indeed an element of using you. But later… what happened later was completely beyond my prediction, and I could only keep it a secret bit by bit."
Qin Si Ye's gaze deepened. He said in a low voice, "What I want to ask now is, when did you find out the truth?"
She had expected him to ask this question long ago, but hearing him actually ask it, Yin Xi still felt a trace of apprehension. She closed her eyes and recalled, "The time we went to Xicheng."
"What?" Upon hearing this, the man suddenly stood up from his chair. "You went to find Chen Fa that day?"
"Yes. Jian Fan and I caught him, and we forced him to reveal the truth of that year. Who knew he took the opportunity to escape through the window later, got into a car accident, and became a vegetative state. He still hasn't woken up."