Qin Family.
At three in the afternoon, Zhou Yang drove Qin Yun back from Qin Corporation.
As the car neared the main gate, they noticed the black car that had been parked there for a long time.
It had been there since they left in the morning, and its position hadn't changed.
Zhou Yang exclaimed, "Is Gu Qishen really not going to bother with Gu Corporation anymore?"
Qin Yun pursed his lips, his face still tinged with anger.
He looked thoughtfully at Gu Qishen's car. For nearly a month now, this man had gone from making an initial visit to persistently waiting here every day.
Qin Yun couldn't fathom where he found such patience.
"Let's go in," Qin Yun said.
In the past, the mention of Gu Qishen would fill him with rage, wishing he could skin the man alive. After all, Gu Qishen had once treated his beloved sister so cruelly.
However, observing Gu Qishen's current demeanor, it seemed he was genuinely in love.
Qin Yun frowned, feeling a moment of hesitation about whether he should continue to obstruct him.
Zhou Yang drove the car and said softly, "Men who can do this are rare nowadays, especially someone like Gu Qishen."
"What about Gu Qishen? Our sister is Qin He," Qin Yun muttered.
"A while ago, to ensure Qin He's safety and allow her to recuperate at home, we doubled the number of security guards," Qin Yun said hesitantly. "Lele's full moon banquet is coming up soon. We can dismiss them after the banquet."
"Alright," Zhou Yang replied with a smile.
On the second floor of the Qin residence, the baby was asleep in the crib.
Qin He sat in the recliner by the crib, holding her phone and chatting with Xu Wanwan.
A WeChat notification chimed. Qin He glanced at it; it was a message from Shen Yilin.
Shen Yilin: [How have you been lately, Sister? Are you doing well?]
Qin He chuckled and replied: [I'm doing quite well.]
She paused, then took a photo of the baby and sent it: [Your little nephew.]
Shen Yilin: [So cute!]
Shen Yilin: [Sister, my brother told me about his job. Thank you for your help; he can now work at Qin Corporation.]
Qin He chuckled: [That's because your brother is capable himself.]
After chatting with Shen Yilin for a few more sentences, Qin He switched screens and continued her casual conversation with Xu Wanwan.
When it was time for dinner, Qin He casually asked Qin Yun, "Brother, what's Shen Yicong's position at the company now?"
Mentioning Shen Yicong, Qin Yun smiled with satisfaction.
"Shen Yicong is good at handling affairs and has good personal ability. I've already made him my assistant. Once he's gradually gotten the hang of it, Zhou Yang can move to another position."
Ming Yuzhu chimed in, "Indeed. Zhou Yang has been with you for so many years, and he can handle a better position. It's just hard to find someone as trustworthy as him."
Qin He reminded from the side, "Brother, you must thoroughly vet your personal assistant. Don't rush to promote Brother Yang yet; you need to fully understand Shen Yicong's background first."
Qin He trusted Shen Yilin, but that didn't mean she trusted everyone in the Shen family.
As the three of them ate, Ming Yuzhu brought up the topic of Lele's full moon banquet.
"For Lele's full moon banquet, I think we should invite fewer people, just your friends. We can have a smaller banquet at home."
Qin He had given birth to the baby on October 25th, but due to her recovery at home, the banquet was delayed by a month.
Ming Yuzhu doted on her grandson immensely and had already begun directing people in the Qin residence to make preparations a few days prior.
Qin He shared the same sentiment as Ming Yuzhu. Many prominent families in Qingcheng held full moon banquets, inviting all the influential families. However, she generally disliked making small talk with unfamiliar people.
Although Qin He and Ming Yuzhu didn't plan to invite too many guests, the Qin family was a long-standing pillar of Qingcheng, with only Gu Corporation posing any competition over the years.
Recently, Gu Corporation had become chaotic internally, leading many to believe that the Qin family would soon become the foremost prestigious family in Qingcheng. Therefore, Qin He hadn't expected so many uninvited guests.
On the day of Lele's full moon banquet, most of Qin He's friends had arrived.
Xu Wanwan, Di Shishi, and even Shen Yilin were pleasantly surprised when they received Qin He's invitation and arrived at the Qin residence early.
The Qin family's old mansion was bustling with activity.
Originally, they had invited only twenty to thirty people, but the number of guests present was three to four times that amount.
Qin He still had to exchange pleasantries with some people she wasn't very familiar with.
Solvinson, the newly appointed patriarch of the Sol family, and Yin Zi, an internationally renowned woman, were among those who sent gifts.
To Qin He's surprise, Wilson from Country Y, having somehow gotten wind of the event, also sent a grand gift.
It was evident that one person was absent from the full moon banquet.
Qin He's gaze swept across the entire venue.
Gu Qishen had been waiting at the Qin family's main gate almost every day to see her, but today, on a day when he could have openly entered the Qin residence, Gu Qishen had not shown up.
Qin He's heart skipped a beat. Before the banquet started, she had decided that if Gu Qishen came, she would hide and let her mother and brother entertain him.
Gu Qishen... could he have known that today was an important day for her child, and also knew that she didn't want to see him right now, so he deliberately didn't come?
As the full moon banquet neared its end, Qin Yun, concerned about Qin He's health, asked her to go back to her room to rest, while he would see off the guests.
Senyuan.
Gu Qishen sat on the black sofa in the living room.
Yu Jing stood before him, head bowed. "My apologies, Mr. Gu. We've searched both Hai City and Qingcheng hospitals, but we haven't found the reason why Miss Qin suddenly refused to see you."
Although it was only early afternoon, all the curtains in the living room were drawn, casting a dim light.
Gu Qishen's gaze was distant. "Has the full moon banquet for her child concluded?"
"We just received word that it has ended, and Qin Yun is seeing off the guests."
Yu Jing replied.
Gu Qishen nodded and leaned back on the sofa.
His handsome face was now clouded with gloom. He stared at the ceiling, a moment of daze washing over him.
Why had Qin He suddenly stopped seeing him?
When they were dating, Qin He had said she would try to be with him.
Perhaps after they got together, Qin He discovered that he didn't truly love her?
Gu Qishen closed his eyes in pain.
"However, Mr. Gu, I've always had a slight doubt," Yu Jing said, frowning.
Gu Qishen's voice was cold. "Speak."
"Since Miss Qin was carrying Lu Mingxi's child, and she has already given birth, why hasn't the Lu family reacted at all? And the business dealings between the Qin and Lu families are still ongoing..."
This felt very unusual. If Lu Mingxi had truly abandoned her after getting her pregnant, the Qin family wouldn't have made so many concessions in various business collaborations with the Lu family.
Gu Qishen opened his eyes, his voice slightly hoarse. "Investigate it."