Qi Chenglin looked at her and weighed the pros and cons before deciding to tell the truth. "Song Yu told me. Yesterday, she and her mother went to the mall and bumped into each other. When she first saw them, Zhou Mingyan was obviously flustered. Zhou Mingyan isn't a smart woman, so her first reaction can't lie. "
"I know you're biased against Song Yu, but Chengyue, you're not stupid. In fact, you're very smart. You know very well that Song Yu and Big Brother are truly in love. She only has Big Brother in her heart, and there's no room for Jian Yi. Besides, she's not the kind of person who would harm others and harm herself. Big Brother and I have always had reservations about Jian Yi's character, but because you like him, I can't stop you as your brother, so I can only help you be more vigilant. "
"Song Yu doesn't need to use this incident to ruin your happiness in marriage. She chose me to tell you because she doesn't want you to think that she's deliberately slandering Jian Yi and ruining your marriage. Actually, she's not very sure about Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin's relationship. Even if Jian Yi is innocent and Guan Xiaolin is the one who's interested, she still wants you to be more vigilant when there's another woman watching from the sidelines. "
"If Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin did something bad to you, don't be fooled. If Jian Yi is innocent and Guan Xiaolin is the one who's interested, then you should be more vigilant and be wary of Guan Xiaolin. This is the reason why Song Yu wanted me to tell you. "
Qi Chenglin sighed and rested his elbows on his knees. He leaned forward slightly and crossed his arms between his knees.
"If you still don't believe me, I'll check the shift schedule of the store Zhou Mingyan went to yesterday. When she's at work, I'll go with you and ask her."
Qi Chengyue lowered her head and remained silent.
"Chengyue, what are you thinking?" Qi Chenglin looked at her.
Qi Chengyue was silent for a while before saying, "I know."
She stood up and said in a cold voice, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Chengyue!" Qi Chenglin stood up and said behind her, "I don't care if you believe me or not, at least listen to me and remember this. I will investigate the matter between Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin. I won't let them treat you like a fool. "
Qi Chenglin took a few steps forward to get closer to her, but not too close. He was afraid that Qi Chengyue would feel uncomfortable.
"Chengyue, you're my sister. Trust me, I won't let anyone bully you."
Qi Chengyue finally turned around slowly. To Qi Chenglin's relief, she did not cry. Judging by her expression, she believed him.
But the fragility on her face made his heart ache.
Qi Chengyue nodded silently. "I know."
After ending the call, Jian Yi entered the house and realized that only Song Yu and Qi Chengzhi were left in the living room. He curled his lips mockingly and sat opposite them without saying a word.
Qi Chengyue and Qi Chenglin came out one after another. Song Yu looked at Qi Chenglin first, and Qi Chenglin nodded slightly.
Qi Chengyue sat down in silence. She glanced at Song Yu without saying a word.
"Thump, thump, thump." The sound of footsteps coming down the stairs was heard. Qi Youxuan had changed into a small suit.
The suit was a new one bought for him during the New Year. Recently, even Grandmother Qi felt that Qi Youxuan was a little too fat. She started to supervise him to lose weight so that he could wear a suit for the New Year.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Qi Chenglin looked at his son and the corner of his eyes twitched.
Qi Youxuan lowered his head slightly in embarrassment. "I called my parents-in-law. They should be here soon."
Qi Chenglin was speechless.
"Who are your parents-in-law?" Qi Chenglin asked.
"Dad, you're so annoying. You make it sound like I'm a playboy. I only have one parents-in-law and one parents-in-law. They're Muran's parents!" Qi Youxuan was indignant. He felt that his father had ruined his image.
"…" Qi Chenglin looked at him speechlessly for a long time before saying, "Don't learn to be thick-skinned from your uncle."
Qi Chengzhi was speechless.
Qi Youxuan ignored his words. He went to the bathroom and took out the hair wax that Grandmother Qi usually used. He stuffed it into Qi Chenglin's hands and said, "Dad, help me do my hair. It's the one I did for the kindergarten sports meet."
Under Qi Youxuan's urging, Qi Chenglin quietly took out some hair wax from his palm and did Qi Youxuan's hair style.
Not long after, the doorbell rang. Hearing Aunt Liu say that Wei Ziqi and his family were here, Qi Youxuan immediately rushed to the door.
When Wei Ziqi and Wei Ran entered the door, Qi Youxuan immediately greeted them obediently, "Hello uncle, hello auntie."
It was rare that Wei Ziqi was kind to Qi Youxuan. He said to him, "Happy birthday."
Wei Ran also passed a gift to Qi Youxuan. "Happy birthday."
"Thank you uncle, thank you auntie. I'll treasure this and pass it down to your grandson in the future." Qi Youxuan held the gift. He did not open the packaging to see what was inside and said seriously.
Wei Ziqi was speechless.
Wei Ran was speechless.
Then, Qi Youxuan pulled Muran to see the track around the mountain that he had just built.
Not long after, Grandfather and Grandmother came back.
Grandmother Qi's scenes were completed today. She would not have any scenes in the future. This was also specially ordered by Han Zhuoli to finish filming Grandmother Qi's scenes as soon as possible without tiring Grandmother Qi. He did not want Grandmother Qi to hang around with the crew for too long. It was fine as long as Grandmother Qi was satisfied with her acting.
Grandmother Qi was a little tired of filming with the crew during this period. She did not want to film for a long time.
She went back to her room and changed her clothes. While munching on sunflower seeds, she said, "Song girl, are you free next Saturday?"
"Grandma, what's the matter?" Song Yu asked.
"Hehe, I'll bring you to Old Han's house to have some fun. A few friends want to go. They heard that Chengzhi got married and wanted to meet them." On the surface, the old lady appeared to be impatient with these people, but her eyes were shining brightly. "Don't worry, we won't let you stay with us for too long. You'll be bored if you stay for too long. Tell Chengzhi that he'll pick you up early and leave first."
"Okay," Song Yu agreed without hesitation.
It was Qi Youxuan's birthday. Qi Chengzhi asked Yan Beicheng to send the chef from Red Top Restaurant over to cook in the kitchen.
The cake was prepared by Red Top Restaurant's pastry chef in the morning and was brought over by the chef.
When it was time for dinner, Song Yu went upstairs to call the two little ones.
She walked to Qi Youxuan's bedroom door. The bedroom door was open, and she saw the two little ones playing with the 4WD. In fact, it was Little Muran who was playing while Qi Youxuan watched from the side.
Whenever Little Muran encountered a problem, Qi Youxuan would help to solve it.
When Little Muran successfully completed a lap around the mountain track, the 4WD did not get thrown off due to the sudden turn. She immediately jumped and clapped her hands happily. Her little face, which was like a pink doll, was flushed with happiness. She shouted in a clear voice, "I did it! I did it! "
Qi Youxuan was also excited. He grabbed Little Muran's arm and suddenly put his round face close to hers. He kissed her pink cheeks.
"Ahem!" Song Yu immediately cleared her throat. If she did not say anything, Little Muran would be taken advantage of by Qi Youxuan.
If Wei Ziqi found out, Qi Youxuan would not be spared.
Song Yu glanced at Qi Youxuan and realized that he was caught kissing Little Muran. Even the thick-skinned Qi Youxuan blushed a little.
He thought to himself that he was really unlucky to be caught doing it for the first time.
Song Yu walked over and flicked Qi Youxuan's forehead. She said, "Don't take advantage of her now. When you're older, go after her openly."
Qi Youxuan held his slightly protruding belly and twisted his waist a little bashfully.
Song Yu smiled. "Let's go downstairs and eat. You're the birthday boy today."
Qi Youxuan extended his fair and chubby hand to Little Muran and went downstairs hand in hand with her.
Wei Ziqi saw this and his face immediately darkened. He pursed his lips and extended his arms to Little Muran. "Muran, come to daddy."
Little Muran's face lit up when she saw her daddy. She left Qi Youxuan and ran into Wei Ziqi's arms.
Wei Ziqi squatted down and looked at his daughter in his arms. He then looked at Qi Youxuan who was unhappy because he was left behind. He said, "Don't hold hands with boys in the future. If anyone touches you, tell daddy. Even if it's just crooking your finger, tell daddy."
Little Muran nodded seriously. Then, she remembered that Qi Youxuan kissed her face just now. She wondered if she should tell her daddy about it. However, she thought that her daddy was talking about the future and did not include what happened before. Therefore, Little Muran felt that what happened before did not count, so she did not mention it.
"What's wrong?" Wei Ziqi asked.
Little Muran shook her head decisively.
Today was Qi Youxuan's sixth birthday. There were six candles on the cake. Originally, there were numbered candles, but Qi Youxuan said that he liked the satisfaction of blowing out many candles. Therefore, they bought these ordinary thin candles.
After lighting the candles, everyone quieted down. Qi Youxuan clasped his chubby hands under his chin. He lowered his head and closed his eyes. He made a serious wish and blew out the candles.
"Youxuan, what did you wish for?" Guan Liya tilted her head and asked. She thought that if it was a wish, she could buy it to fulfill her grandson's wish.
Unexpectedly, Qi Youxuan lowered his head shyly. His chubby hands tugged at the pants next to his thighs. He looked at Little Muran and said, "It's a secret. I'll tell you when it's fulfilled."
After dinner and celebrating Qi Youxuan's birthday, everyone sat and chatted for a while before leaving.
When they were leaving, Song Yu looked at Qi Chengyue worriedly.
Qi Chengyue seemed to have noticed Song Yu's gaze. She suddenly looked in Song Yu's direction and then lowered her eyes. She did not communicate with Jian Yi the whole time and got into the car.
Song Yu suddenly felt that Qi Chengyue was very pitiful. Everything that Jian Yi had now was given to him by Qi Chengyue.
His car, his new house, his parents' allowance, his position in the company.
She gave him so much, but he did not even love her.
After getting into the car, Song Yu turned to look at Qi Chengzhi who was driving. Suddenly, she leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder. Her hands were wrapped around his arms.
Since there was a large space between them, this position was not very comfortable. However, she still leaned on his shoulder and did not move.
At a red light, Qi Chengzhi stopped and turned to look at Song Yu's smooth forehead and her thick eyelashes. He lowered his head slightly and kissed her forehead. "What's wrong?"
Song Yu shook her head. "I just feel bad for Qi Chengyue. Even if Jian Yi did not do anything wrong to her, he did not love her. Jian Yi only loves himself. Everything he did was for himself. He did not return Qi Chengyue's love. "
Qi Chengzhi squeezed her hand and kissed it. "The Qi family won't let their own people suffer losses."
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The next day, Song Yu came out at noon. She did not expect Qi Chengyue to be waiting at the door. Song Yu was stunned when she saw Qi Chengyue.
Beside her, Ruan Danchen sighed and patted Song Yu's shoulder. "Why is it so difficult to have a meal with you?"
Song Yu smiled helplessly. She did not ignore Qi Chengyue. Ever since she suspected Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin, she wanted to help Qi Chengyue.
She took the initiative to walk to Qi Chengyue. Qi Chengyue looked at her awkwardly, but there was no hostility.
Before Qi Chengyue could speak, Song Yu said, "Let's find a place to talk. There's a good Japanese restaurant nearby. It also has a private room for two. It'll be convenient for us to talk."
Qi Chengyue nodded wordlessly. She glanced at Song Yu and lowered her head.
Song Yu greeted Ruan Danchen and walked in front of them.
She brought Qi Chengyue to the Japanese restaurant near the company. Fortunately, there was an unreserved private room.
They sat in the private room and ordered two sets of food.
When the dishes were served, before the waiter left, Song Yu instructed him not to come in if they did not call for him during this period of time.
After the waiter left, Qi Chengyue placed her left hand on the low table. She held the delicate teacup and turned it unconsciously. She tightened her grip on the teacup, and her fingertips turned white.
"How much do you know about Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin?" Qi Chengyue's voice was stiff and unnatural.
In the past, Qi Chengyue was hostile toward Song Yu. Even though she had unknowingly let go of her hostility toward Song Yu due to her disappointment in Jian Yi and her understanding of his character, her actions in the past and the conflict between them made it difficult for Qi Chengyue to get along with Song Yu naturally.
Because of what she had done in the past, what she had said, and because of her disappointment in Jian Yi, she had seen many things clearly. She had become ashamed and embarrassed.
"I know that they were together in university. Guan Xiaolin paid for all of Jian Yi's university expenses," Song Yu said. "Do you remember when you came to look for me at Shengyue?"
Qi Chengyue's expression became awkward. She stared at the teacup and nodded stiffly. "Yes."
"Then I went to look for Jian Yi to verify it. I didn't expect to overhear his conversation with Guan Xiaolin when I got out of the elevator. That was when I realized that he had been keeping me in the dark for so many years. It was obvious that he broke up with Guan Xiaolin after he met you. "
Song Yu told Qi Chengyue in detail what Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin said that day.
Qi Chengyue could not help but be distracted. She found out later by chance that Song Yu met Qi Chengzhi at that time.
She thought more than once, 'How could there be so many coincidences?'
She found out about Song Yu because someone gave her those photos anonymously.
She went to Shengyue that night because of Qi Chengzhi's phone call.
After she left, Song Yu met Qi Chengzhi. She went to look for Jian Yi and overheard the conversation between Jian Yi and Guan Xiaolin. That was when Song Yu saw Jian Yi's true colors.
Qi Chengzhi was involved in all of this, whether directly or indirectly. When she recalled Qi Chengzhi's warning to her, Qi Chengyue finally understood that Qi Chengzhi was the mastermind behind all of this. He wanted to snatch Song Yu away from Jian Yi!
Even if Jian Yi's character was good, he would not be a match for Qi Chengzhi.
She could not help but envy Song Yu. She had a man like Qi Chengzhi who was willing to do anything to marry her.
Qi Chengzhi could scheme against others, but he was loyal to Song Yu.
If there was a man who treated her the same way, she would be satisfied. He did not need to be as outstanding as Qi Chengzhi, but as long as he was loyal to her.
"Once, when Chengshi and Guanyu were competing for the design rights of Qilin Hotel, Guan Xiaolin wanted to seduce Chengzhi," Qi Chengyue said. "I don't know how he solved it, but Guan Xiaolin never dared to pester him again."
"I think if Jian Yi wanted to, he would not let Guan Xiaolin go to Zhou Mingyan. Even if he was not together with Guan Xiaolin, he would at least let her do what she wanted. He wanted to keep Guan Xiaolin hanging and get some benefits from her." Song Yu traced the cherry blossom pattern on the teacup with her thumb. "With Guan Xiaolin's personality, if she knew that it would be useless no matter how hard she tried, she would not go to Zhou Mingyan. That's why I suspect both of them. "
Song Yu raised her head and looked at Qi Chengyue seriously. "If I were you, I would pretend that I didn't know. I know that Chenglin is already investigating. Before he finds out, don't let Jian Yi know. If he's innocent, then you can avoid a fight. But if he really did something bad to you and knew that you were suspecting him, with Jian Yi's vigilance, he would hide the evidence well. That would cause trouble for Chenglin's investigation. "
"I know. I knew he didn't love me not long after we got married. Slowly, I saw his true colors," Qi Chengyue said softly. Qi Chengyue said in a low voice. She rested her elbow on the table and placed her palm on her forehead, brushing her hair behind her head.
"But I love him. I really did love him. If he didn't love me, I wouldn't have married him. I didn't care about his status. I didn't care if he had nothing. I married him. I wanted to give him everything he wanted. But I didn't want to be a fool. I knew that he didn't love me, but I still let him have whatever he wanted. In the end, he would have everything and kick me away.
"I even thought that as long as he loved me, I was willing to wait for him. I was willing to forget everything that happened in the past. I didn't care. But I knew that it was impossible. He would never love anyone." Qi Chengyue closed her eyes to hide the pain in them. She covered her eyes with her palms.
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