In another room, as Qin Si Ye walked in and sat down, Fu Ji Heng smilingly pushed a glass of red wine in front of him.
“Si Ye, you’re really not being a good friend. Going to the restroom and taking so long, you didn’t forget about Gu Lin and me, did you? No way, you’re being punished with three drinks.”
Qin Si Ye’s expression was somber. Without a word, he picked up the glass in front of him and downed it in one gulp.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t you say you ran into someone you knew? Did you talk about something unhappy?” Gu Lin asked, noticing his unusual state.
Qin Si Ye, however, kept a grave face and didn’t speak, picking up his chopsticks and taking a bite of food.
At this moment, Fu Ji Heng refilled his wine glass with red wine.
Qin Si Ye slowly raised his glass and looked at them. “It’s nothing. Come, let’s drink together.”
Fu Ji Heng and Gu Lin exchanged a look, then raised their glasses and drank with him.
Seeing that he was unwilling to talk about what had happened, Gu Lin changed the subject.
“Si Ye, Uncle Qin has already been discharged from the hospital. How do you plan to handle the matter with Shen Xi?”
Qin Si Ye lowered his head, lost in thought.
Not only was there resistance from his father, but the situation between him and Shen Xi also seemed to have stagnated.
He didn’t know how to resolve this issue for the moment.
At this time, Fu Ji Heng also spoke, “Si Ye, I heard from Gu Lin that Uncle Qin still has a nodule in his lung and might need surgery. I advise you not to stimulate him too much right now. It won’t be too late to address this after his surgery.”
The two of them knew Shen Xi’s importance in Qin Si Ye’s heart, and time could not affect his feelings.
Qin Si Ye had long considered Shen Xi, or more precisely, Yin Xi, as his lifelong partner.
“I know.” Qin Si Ye raised his head, his lips pulling into a slight smile, and once again picked up his wine glass. “Come, let’s not talk about this. Let’s continue drinking.”
The three of them didn’t disperse until eleven o’clock at night.
Qin Si Ye’s alcohol tolerance wasn’t high to begin with, and he was completely drunk on the bed. A driver came in, helped him out, and sent him home.
The next day, as Shen Xi woke up from her sleep, she reached for her phone on the bedside table and saw a notification for unread messages.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and tapped to check, only to find that they were from Qin Si Ye.
The screen displayed the following three messages:
“Xi Xi, the song you sang last night was beautiful. I was captivated. I want to tell you that no matter what happens in the future, I will be by your side.”
“About that night, I was too hasty and couldn’t control myself. I apologize!”
“I’m going abroad for a few days to handle some important matters. I’ll be back.”
Shen Xi’s hands trembled slightly. After reading the messages, tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
After a while, she took out a tissue to wipe away her tears, calmed her emotions, and gently replied on the screen with a single word, “Okay.”
The following days were peaceful. Shen Xi went to and from work on time every day.
The new drug at the company was being produced in full swing, and the sales team had already opened up the market.
The renovation of the pharmacies was also underway. Shen Xi had chosen high-quality materials and communicated with the design company to expedite the process. It was estimated that the stores would be ready to open in about a month.
Shuo Shuo’s cube classes were mostly handled by Butler Wu for pick-up and drop-off.
The programming teacher Xie Yi Fei had promised to help her contact was unavailable due to family matters, so it might take a few more days.
The Qin family remained quiet, as if the unpleasantness at the birthday banquet had never happened.
After Qin Xiu Zhi was discharged, he continued to tend to his flowers, birdwatch, practice calligraphy, and seemed to be in good spirits, no different from his state before he fell ill.
However, the frequency of family members from the Qin Corporation visiting him had increased, and they always went into his study to chat.
During this time, Qin Xue Lan also visited a few times.
In Country M, as Qin Si Ye returned to his hotel after attending an important international conference, he received a call from Jian Fan.
“President, the old man has made a move.”
“Oh? What have they done?” Qin Si Ye loosened his tie and slowly sat down on the sofa.
Zhao Ze pondered for a moment before replying, “Someone reported that shareholders Qin Xiu Hua and Qin Xiu Tai visited the relevant departments a few days ago to inquire about the matter of the land in the northern part of the city. It seems they intend to prevent Zhuo Sheng from acquiring that land.”
“Prevent? With just a few of them, they think they can stop my decision? What a fantasy,” Qin Si Ye said with a cold laugh, and continued, “If I recall correctly, they each only hold 5% of the company’s shares, don’t they?”