Wilson, pulling his wife along, glared at Gu Qishen.
Gu Qishen looked back faintly. The two stared at each other, neither willing to back down.
Qin He chuckled, "Amy, it looks like we can only see each other tomorrow."
Amy was also helpless, "I'll pull my lion away, and you take your tiger away. Let them both calm down."
Leaving the Ronald Estate, Qin He sat in the passenger seat and turned to look at Gu Qishen.
"This cooperation opportunity was hard-won. Aren't you afraid of enraging Wilson if you act like this, and he refuses to cooperate with us?"
Gu Qishen was driving, "Before approaching him, it was to let him see our strength. Now that he understands clearly, he should know that he's unlikely to find better options in the country."
The Gu and Qin families were both top enterprises. It was indeed rare for them to be in the same city and be able to join forces.
Qin He sat in the car and checked the time.
"It's 11:40. If you hadn't argued with Wilson, I would probably be having lunch now."
A smile flashed across Gu Qishen's face.
"I heard Yan Chen recently opened a Chinese restaurant. I'll take you to try it."
Qin He thought of Yan Chen's unfortunate club and Japanese restaurant.
"Is Yan Chen planning to stay in Qingcheng again?" Qin He sighed, "With the Yan family's huge enterprise, someone from the Yan family should be coming to drag him back soon, right?"
"He can avoid it."
The two ate at Yan Chen's new restaurant together.
Afterward, Gu Qishen drove Qin He to the Joint Department in the western district.
At the Joint Department, Qin He had been coming to learn mortise and tenon joints from Liu Xinan recently, rarely managing the affairs of the Joint Department.
She returned to her office, called in a few department heads, and asked about the project progress.
The entire reconstruction of the western district could be completed before the end of the year.
Qin He calculated that it was already some time into autumn, and the progress seemed to be much faster than she had predicted.
"Have you encountered any problems recently?" Qin He asked casually.
The department heads exchanged glances and said cautiously, "We encountered some problems before, but President Gu resolved them all."
Qin He was slightly taken aback, "I see. You can go."
Gu Qishen had never mentioned to her that there were difficulties during the project.
Qin He sat in her chair and pondered for a while. Her current relationship with Gu Qishen had changed.
It was no longer just a friendly partnership as she had described it before.
This change happened without her realizing it, and by the time she noticed, it was already like this.
Qin He thought for a moment, then got up and went to Liu Xinan's office.
At that moment, Liu Xinan was video-calling Mrs. Liu on his phone. Seeing Qin He enter, he quickly called her over.
"Come here, your mistress misses you. She was just asking me how you were doing."
Qin He walked over and sat beside Liu Xinan, took his phone, and smiled at Mrs. Liu on the video.
"Mistress."
"Xiao He, how have you been? I haven't seen you in a long time." Mrs. Liu smiled familiarly, "Your master told me you're due in a little over two months."
Qin He nodded, "Yes, a little over two months, still a long way to go."
Mrs. Liu frowned, clearly displeased with Qin He's relaxed and unconcerned attitude.
She repeatedly advised her on many things to be careful about, even reminding her to watch her step when walking, saying that the final stages of pregnancy were not to be trifled with.
Qin He agreed to everything.
After hanging up the video call, her heart suddenly felt at ease.
No matter what happened to her relationship with Gu Qishen, these people who loved and cared for her were always there.
She was already very happy.
In the afternoon, Qin He deliberately avoided Gu Qishen and left her office without saying goodbye.
After driving back to the Qin family's residence, she received a call from Amy.
Amy was very frustrated and complained to Qin He about how stubborn Wilson was.
Amy was more than ten years older than Qin He, but perhaps because Wilson doted on her, her personality had become like that of a teenage girl.
Qin He chatted with her intermittently.
They naturally talked about Amy's son as well.
The boy who was only nineteen this year.
Qin He asked, "Didn't you say your whole family came to China together? I haven't seen him when I've visited recently."
When Amy mentioned her son, her anger vanished, and she smiled gently, "He was in the UK before. This is his first time abroad. He's out playing all day. He's probably gone wild with fun."
Qin He smiled, "Nineteen is indeed the age for playing."
After chatting with Amy for a while longer, Qin He hung up the phone, and the car had already arrived at the Qin residence.
She got out of the car and went back to her bedroom.
A message popped up on her WeChat, sent by Gu Qishen.
[Are you home yet?]
Qin He hesitated for a few seconds and typed: [Yes.]
She had left without saying goodbye, thinking Gu Qishen would at least ask why she didn't tell him.
Then she could have sternly told him that they had no relationship at all.
Unfortunately, Gu Qishen didn't ask.
Qin He felt a sense of helplessness.
After having dinner with her mother and brother, Qin He called Xu Wanwan again.
Her phone was still turned off.
Qin He's expression turned cold. Xu Wanwan would definitely be fine, otherwise, the Xu family wouldn't be so quiet.
She had been heartbroken for half a month and had disappeared from her social circle.
Qin He knew that her brother's situation could no longer be delayed.
She had initially wanted highly specialized medical talents, but she no longer had the time.
Qin He sent messages to the three people she had chosen before, and then went to Qingyan Mansion to ask Mo to help her purchase a batch of precision instruments for research, and transport them to a villa she owned in Qingcheng.
After completing everything, she began to work on a false treatment plan.
This treatment plan had to be both reasonable and able to deceive Qin Yun.
Qin He added a lot of professional jargon, with the ultimate goal of making Qin Yun understand partially but not completely, so that he would feel his illness had hope.
Qin He wrote a treatment plan until past midnight.
After finishing, she carefully checked it again to ensure there were no loopholes.
Qin Yun didn't have much knowledge in medicine, so it was normal for him not to understand, but it was possible he would ask others to look at it.
Qin He thought about it, and the person Qin Yun was most likely to ask was Shen Bin.
She sent a message to Shen Bin: [Director Shen, please do me a favor. If my brother asks you to review his treatment plan, no matter what it is, please tell him it's feasible.]
Shen Bin didn't reply. Qin He checked the time and knew he was probably already asleep.
After finishing everything, Qin He was also extremely exhausted.
She climbed into bed, hugged a U-shaped maternity pillow, and slept on her side.
Although she had told her brother that she was in good health, as her belly grew larger and her due date approached, her sleep had not been very good lately. She always felt breathless from the pressure of her belly when lying down, and could only sleep on her side.