Zhou Yang put the lunch he had just brought back from the company cafeteria on the coffee table, stood up and looked at his boss who was still busy behind his desk. After hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth to remind him, "Boss Qin, eat first. It's almost two o'clock."
"I got it. Just leave it there and eat it later." Qin Mingyuan didn't even raise his head, his eyes always on the document in his hand.
Well, the meal will have to be left cold again today, Zhou Yang sighed. When he was hesitating between turning around and leaving and whether to persuade the boss again, the boss's phone on the table vibrated.
The other party never likes to answer the phone when he is busy with work, and he thought it would be the same this time. However, the boss glanced at the phone screen, quickly picked it up and answered it, his voice was a little softer than when he spoke to him.
"Why did you think of calling me now?" Qin Mingyuan put down the documents in his hand, leaned back in his chair, raised his eyes and signaled his assistant to let him go out.
Zhou Yang immediately understood that the person on the other end of the phone was most likely the boss's wife. He nodded tactfully, turned around and left the office.
Before closing the door, he saw the boss stand up and walk towards the coffee table, coaxing someone.
"No, Zhou Yang brought me some food, and I was just about to eat. If you don't believe me, let's watch a video..."
Zhou Yang at the back didn't dare to listen anymore. He closed the office door gently and showed a somewhat lewd smile on his face, commonly known as aunt's smile.
That’s great, the boss now has someone to look after him.
Qin Mingyuan found a stand to put his video-enabled phone on, opened the insulated lunch box, and showed the meat and vegetable lunch to the person on the other end of the phone. "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"It's already late for dinner," Yun Pei said, not very satisfied. "Even if you are healthy, you can't stay up like this. You will get stomach problems sooner or later. Remember to eat on time next time."
Qin Mingyuan usually eats on time, but he is sometimes late because he has work to do. Who knew he would be caught red-handed? However, he did not explain much, enjoying the other party's concern, and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
He was eating with the other party on video and asked, "How have you been these past two days? Have you had any conflicts with Huo Lijuan?"
Speaking of that woman, Yun Pei's face turned cold for a moment and he shook his head, "No, she was as nonchalant as usual. She wanted to stab me with something every time she opened her mouth, but I always fought back."
"Yeah." Qin Mingyuan nodded, took a bite of the food, and reminded: "Be careful, don't meet her if you can. I'm afraid she will get angry and do something bad."
Yun Pei sneered upon hearing this and said, "Don't worry, she and I have been through this for so many years. If she really wanted to do something to me, she would have done it long ago."
After he went back, he thought about it again. Maybe the other party wanted to kill him and his mother together, but he was lucky enough to escape.
Later, when she found out that his legs were disabled, the woman probably had fewer concerns. How could a disabled man compete with her son who had all his limbs intact
In addition, she had already entered the Yun family, so it was easy for him to control her. However, considering Yun Haowei and her own face, she did not dare to treat him too harshly. But she knew in her heart that the eldest son of the Yun family could no longer cause any trouble.
Now she didn't dare to do anything too extreme easily. The risk was too great and it would be easy to be discovered. If that happened, it would bring up what happened in the past, which would be too unprofitable.
Even if she didn't consider herself, she would have to consider her beloved son. It was not worth taking risks for a disabled person who was no longer competitive.
Qin Mingyuan certainly understood all this, but in his heart he was never 100% sure of anything. When he met someone he cared about, he would still worry.
"Okay, let's ignore her for now." Seeing his brows furrowed, Yun Pei leaned closer to the screen and tapped his brows, saying, "Say something happy. Yun Yuexian is back, and he doesn't look very happy."
Qin Mingyuan paused with his chopsticks, thinking of something, and asked, "Didn't you say before that he had taken on a new play and would be on the set for at least two months? How long has it been?"
"More than a week." Yun Pei must have been tired of holding the phone, so he moved to the table and leaned on it, looking a little gloating. "He doesn't look like he asked for leave, so he must have been replaced. He was very angry when he came back that day. I could even hear him smashing things in the room."
Qin Mingyuan didn't care about what happened to the protagonist. His attention was focused on his lover's eyebrows that were flying with happiness.
Yun Pei used to be like him, not talkative, a little cold, and seemed difficult to approach.
After getting to know him, I found out that he is very shy, but he doesn't like to show that side of him in front of others and is very good at disguising himself.
And now Yun Pei... Qin Mingyuan looked at the person on the screen with a gentle gaze. Perhaps the other person himself didn't even know that he had been talking to him a lot, and his emotions were becoming more and more outgoing, and his whole person began to become colorful.
"Qin Mingyuan, did you listen to me?" Yun Pei said without waiting for his response, and waved his hand in front of the camera.
"I'm listening." Qin Mingyuan put away his thoughts, "You said Yun Yuexian smashed her own room."
He was indeed listening, so Yun Pei continued, "And I think he should be in a relationship recently."
"What do you mean?" Qin Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and continued to eat.
"I heard him calling someone, saying things like whether he loved someone or not. He also said that he was being targeted by someone and the other party knew it but still wouldn't help him." Yun Pei recalled what he heard.
He didn't really want to hear the other person's nonsense, but Yun Yuexian's voice was very loud every time she lost her temper, so he would always hear a few words. Qin Mingyuan knew exactly who the person on the other end of the phone was, but he didn't know when the two of them got together. In the original book, they confirmed their relationship when they spent the New Year's Eve together on New Year's Day.
He lowered his eyes. It seemed that the early withdrawal of the second male lead had indeed brought forward the end of their relationship.
Then the subsequent plot line should have been unfolded. It is obvious that Yun Yuexian was targeted, and it must be Gao Qing's work.
Yun Yuexian just felt angry at this time and had not started to be scared yet. Things should still be in the initial stage.
In other words, this was just a warning from Gao Qing. If he gave up and stayed away from her son, the lesson would naturally end there.
But is Yun Yuexian the kind of person who compromises easily
The answer is obvious. He knew that his crying phone call would make Liang Zichen, who felt sorry for him, argue with his mother, hoping to get rid of being targeted and maybe even get some benefits.
She had taken great pains to raise her son among a group of infamous relatives and to protect the Liang assets that belonged to them, not to let him come back and quarrel with her for someone else.
What's more, Yun Yuexian is a man who cannot give birth to a son and is also a celebrity. If he becomes the young lady of the Liang family and the future wife of the Liang Corporation's president, he will inevitably be criticized by those hungry wolves who are eyeing the fat meat and use this opportunity to bite off a piece of it.
In this situation, Gao Qing will definitely help Liang Zichen stop the loss in time, whether he is willing or not.
So what is waiting for Yun Yuexian is not a bright future, but Gao Qing's increasingly relentless storm, which will drag the Yun family into it.
In the book, there is also a second male lead to help, and now... Qin Mingyuan raised the corner of his mouth, he was looking forward to the good show that was about to begin.
"Yun Yuexian's boyfriend should be Liang Zichen," Yun Pei also guessed something, "So the one targeting him now is Liang's boss, Gao Qing?"
Qin Mingyuan glanced at his clever little Mimosa with admiration, "The Yun family is probably going to be in chaos."
Hearing him say this, Yun Pei smiled instead, "It's good to be in chaos. This family should have been in chaos a long time ago."
When his mother died, chaos would have occurred.
Seeing the coldness in his eyes, Qin Mingyuan knew that he was thinking of his mother again. He paused for a moment and said, "Recently, I have asked someone to follow Huo Lijuan, but she has not come into contact with any suspicious people. She only goes out to go shopping and have tea with other rich ladies. I am also arranging people to understand the details of the car accident that year. Don't worry."
Yun Pei didn't expect that things would come to fruition so quickly. After all, more than a decade had passed. He was really grateful that the man helped him deal with these things in addition to his busy work, and he felt sorry for him. "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, and you don't have to be in a hurry either. Let's take it slowly."
"Why, are you worried about your boyfriend having so many things to worry about every day?" Qin Mingyuan knew what he was thinking just by looking at his expression.
In fact, there was one thing he didn't tell the other party. He also asked someone to investigate the situation at the private hospital they passed by before. Compared with investigating Huo Lijuan, this place would be easier to start with, and he believed that there would be some clues soon.
He didn't say it because he was afraid that the other party would have expectations, and if they were disappointed, it would affect their mood.
Yun Pei pursed his lips and did not deny it.
He really wanted to do something to help the other person, but after thinking about it, it seemed that he really couldn't help. He could only remind him to eat well and take care of his health.
"Since you feel bad, then when will you come to visit us?" Qin Mingyuan reached out and touched the edge of the phone, as if touching his cheek, "Let me charge it."
Yun Pei blushed on the screen when he remembered how he recharged last time, but he was silent for a while and said, "I'll come to see you tomorrow."
He was so obedient that Qin Mingyuan's heart softened. He picked up the phone and said bluntly: "I'm starting to miss you."
His deep voice came through the phone, as if it was very close. Yun Pei's ears turned red. He looked away a little embarrassedly, then turned back, "Aren't you looking at me?"
"Yeah." Qin Mingyuan nodded, and added: "But we can only watch."
If they meet, he can hug him, kiss him, feel his warmth and smell his scent.
He didn't say these words out loud, but Yun Pei could feel from his eyes that he was beginning to miss him a little.
"Knock knock knock."
The knock on the door interrupted the tender atmosphere between them, and Qin Mingyuan looked up with displeasure.
Zhou Yang cautiously poked his head in and gestured to the folder in his hand, "Boss Qin, I don't want to bother you, but there is a contract that needs your signature and confirmation, and it's urgent."
Qin Mingyuan couldn't blame him for the work, so he could only raise his chin with a cold face and let him in.
Zhou Yang, who was timid, pushed the door open and walked in quickly to the desk, put the documents down, and quickly retreated. "Boss Qin, you are busy. I will come in and get it later."
Yun Pei remained silent when he heard the noise. He waited until he heard the door close before he said, "Don't be so mean to Assistant Zhou. He's a nice guy."
"I didn't mean to be mean to him, he's just timid." Qin Mingyuan's cold expression softened, "I didn't even curse at him, and he started shaking."
The man's aura was indeed very strong when he had no expression on his face, and it was even more frightening when his face turned cold. It was understandable that Zhou Yang was afraid of him. Yun Pei was also intimidated by his aura at first and wanted to stay away from him.
He smiled and said, "Since you still have work to do, I'll hang up first. Remember to finish your meal."
"Okay, call me if you have anything, don't be afraid to disturb me." Qin Mingyuan nodded, and the video had almost finished his lunch. Yun Pei agreed, and before hanging up the video, he said again: "I recorded a new video today, and it will be updated in the evening. Remember to watch it."
Although he didn't understand why he specifically reminded him this time, Qin Mingyuan still said he understood and watched the other party hang up before putting away his phone.
When he got home in the evening, he opened the latest work on Siyu's account and saw the pigeon blood red rings on her hands. Only then did he understand what the other person's smile at that time meant.
He remembered that when he gave the ring to the other party on the day of the auction, he said that he wanted to see him paint with the ring on. He didn't expect that the other party remembered it.
Qin Mingyuan looked at the ruby ring sparkling in the sun, adorning the pair of white hands. It was a more beautiful scenery than a painting.
Because Siyu never wears any jewelry, many people in the comment section were discussing this expensive-looking ring, and in the end they all agreed that it must have been a gift from a very important person.
Qin Mingyuan agreed with this and said, “Well, it was given to me by my boyfriend.”
(End of this chapter)