Chapter 293: Chapter 290: Treating the Child as a Bargaining Chip_2
"Yan, let’s go together."
The office door was pushed open, and a gentle voice made him frown. It was Leng Ye, his most "respected" big brother.
"Big brother, you go first, I’ll leave in a moment." He didn’t turn around, speaking in a calm voice.
Today, Li Qiu called and asked him to bring Wen Nuan back to the old house for dinner.
"Yan, let’s go together; there’s no need to work overtime today," came Leng Siyan’s voice, which slightly surprised Leng Yan. He turned around: "Dad, you’re here too?"
Normally, besides meetings, Leng Siyan wouldn’t come to the company. There was nothing important at the company today, so he was a bit surprised to see him.
Leng Siyan nodded: "I happened to be passing by the company and came up to take a look. Ye suggested we all leave together. Yan, come on, your mom made a lot of your favorite dishes. Oh, right, on the way from MT, you can pick up Nuannuan. You two hardly ever come back to the old house, your mom is starting to complain."
"Nuannuan... she went to Italy, MT organized a trip for the employees."
The moment Leng Siyan heard this, his expression darkened: "Honestly, you shouldn’t have let her work at MT. Doesn’t the Leng Family have its own fashion brand? She could easily have worked at Leng Family."
"Nuannuan will be back in a few days, and then she’ll quit MT and come to Leng Family, right, Yan?" Leng Ye quickly tried to mediate.
But inside, he was sneering:
If it was some time ago, those words would have come out of Leng Yan’s mouth, but now he probably can’t say it. Ha! He himself might not even be sure if Nuannuan will come back.
Leng Yan glanced at Leng Ye, and the flame in his chest almost burst out. He took a breath and tried to push back his anger: "Dad, you guys go first, I’m waiting for an email, once I receive it, I’ll leave."
Leng Ye was becoming more excessive, and he had been putting up with it all along. Sometimes, he really wanted to have a fight with him to release all these years of pent-up anger.
However, thinking of Li Qiu, he restrained himself.
If he and Leng Ye had a direct conflict, given Leng Siyan’s favoritism towards Leng Ye, Li Qiu would be implicated because of him. Leng Siyan was currently treating Li Qiu well, and Li Qiu was content with her life now. He couldn’t bear to destroy the stable life she had finally achieved after suffering so much in the past.
After Leng Siyan and Leng Ye left, Leng Yan lingered at the company for a while before leaving. By the time he got to the old house, it was already dark.
"Why are you so late? Mom made a lot of your favorite dishes." Li Qiu hurried out from the kitchen when she heard the car stop, slightly frowning, her tone a bit unhappy: "Yan, I just heard from your dad that Nuannuan went to Italy?"
"Yes, she’ll be back in a few days." In the darkness, Li Qiu couldn’t see the bitterness in Leng Yan’s eyes.
He didn’t want to tell Li Qiu about him and Wen Nuan, fearing she would worry.
The meal was tasteless, not only because Leng Ye was there, but also because of Wen Nuan.
"When Nuannuan comes back, let her work at Leng Family. You don’t say, but Mom knows, the reason you didn’t agree with Wen Nuan working at Leng Family before was because you didn’t like her, and this marriage wasn’t your choice. Mom couldn’t say anything about it. But it’s different now; you two get along so well, don’t let her stay at MT. She’ll have much better opportunities and treatment at Leng Family than at MT." After dinner, Li Qiu told Leng Yan as she was seeing him out.
"I know," Leng Yan answered, not wanting to say much. He tried to change the topic, but Li Qiu always found a way back to it, the conversation still revolving around him and Wen Nuan.
"Yan, Mom feels Nuannuan is too thin. You should pay attention to her health. Being so thin, getting pregnant won’t be easy..."
"Mom!"
Leng Yan finally couldn’t help but interrupt her: "Nuannuan is very healthy."
He knew the main reason Mom wanted him to bring Nuannuan was to talk about this.
"Then why hasn’t she gotten pregnant yet? You two aren’t still using contraception, are you?" Li Qiu’s face showed a slight displeasure: "Didn’t Mom tell you last time? If you’re worried having a child will interfere with your life as a couple, you can leave the raising to me. You just need to have the baby, you don’t have to raise it."
"Mom, Nuannuan is still young, there’s no rush." Leng Yan frowned slightly: "We’re preparing, you don’t need to worry."
"That’s good." Li Qiu’s displeasure faded, and she became much happier, "When she comes back, Mom will make her more delicious food."
Although Leng Siyan rarely went to the company, he wasn’t at home much either. She occasionally played cards with the wealthy women living nearby but wasn’t too enthusiastic about it. When she was bored, she could only pass the time by shopping. If she had a child to take care of, she’d be more than happy.
Suddenly thinking of something else, Li Qiu’s face became serious: "Yan, there’s something I couldn’t say in front of your dad and your brother, fearing it would embarrass you. But this matter has been weighing on my heart, and I must say it."
"About that Ji Wei, keep your distance from her, don’t get involved in any more scandals. Every time I think of her, I get angry!"
"Mom, actually Ji Wei she..."
This matter had never found its way to being cleared up with Li Qiu. Since she brought it up, he wanted to explain what happened back then. But as soon as he started, Li Qiu immediately frowned: "Don’t speak up for her! Mom knows you’ve been close to her. I’m afraid you’ll fall for her again, which is why I keep reminding you. From now on, cut ties with her. You’re married now, and you need to focus solely on your life with Wen Nuan, no more distractions. Also, don’t mention her in front of Mom!"
"Then I’ll leave now."
Leng Yan shook his head helplessly, thinking it didn’t matter if he explained or not since Ji Wei would be out of his life from now on.
He didn’t want to bring up this matter, causing Li Qiu’s sympathy for Ji Wei to resurface, giving Ji Wei another opportunity to create trouble.
Yet, he never expected that not bringing it up didn’t mean Li Qiu would continue to misunderstand indefinitely...
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Ten thousand words complete today; will aim for 15,000 tomorrow