Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Tanshan Villa Complex.
When Qi Lei and Dongfang Liuyun rushed back, it was already close to lunchtime. Dongfang Gan personally cooked. By the time the two children walked in, the food was almost ready.
The last two dishes were brought to the table. The few of them washed their hands and sat down.
“Where’s mother?” Dongfang Liuyun frowned and looked at the empty seat.
Dongfang Gan wiped his hands and slowly sat down as he said, “She said that the case was urgent and didn’t come back last night. She went to the countryside with Xiao Yu early in the morning, think she was going to collect some materials. Let her be.”
“What case has she been busy with recently?”
“Isn’t it the Tianhai case? She has been putting in a lot of effort recently because of this matter. If she doesn’t come up with more evidence in the second trial, the situation will be very unfavorable for your mother.”
As Dongfang Gan said this, he could not help but frown.
Dongfang Liuyun had also heard of this case, and it seemed to be related to the Dongfang Group in some way. However, she did not ask too much about it. She had always disliked Song Siting’s style of doing things, so she basically did not ask about her matters. Of course, for her, other than making her work harder and things like that, Song Siting usually did not have time to care about her. She was not supervising as strictly as she did before.
Dongfang Liuyun did not continue asking. Instead, she picked up her bowl, chopsticks, and quietly picked up the food.
Qi Lei turned to look at her. He saw that she was still very calm and focused on eating.
“Alright, she’s been busy these past few days. Don’t take it to heart. Come, have a glass of wine. Qi Lei, come. You’ll be going away alone, be careful. I’ll talk to your mother about it. You’re busy with your own things, so you can go ahead.”
Dongfang Gan understood.
“Thank you, father.”
Qi Lei reached out to take the wine glass.
Dongfang Liuyun, who was beside also stopped and picked up the wine glass.
With a clink, a glass of wine was quickly downed.
“Liuyun, you’ve been working quite well recently. Secretary Ding told me about the general situation. Regarding the August event, you must do your best. This will indeed affect your assessment results.”
Dongfang Gan suddenly thought of this.
“I know what I’m doing. Father, don’t worry. Let’s focus on the South River Project first,” Dongfang Liuyun replied indifferently as she turned to look at Qi Lei.
“Wang Chun is in charge of the expedition team. It should be over in the next two days. I hope father can cooperate with us.” Qi Lei followed her hints and replied.
Dongfang Gan nodded, “I’ve prepared everything that I need to prepare. Liuyun, how prepared are you with the materials you have?”
“I’ve asked Ah Ling to prepare them. She said that she’ll bring them over to me today. I’ll send him to the airport in the afternoon and return to the company right away. After the inspection is completed, it should be almost done.”
“Alright, as long as the data and materials are fine, the rest won’t be too big of a problem. Don’t worry.”
After lunch, the servants quickly tidied up the dishes.
Qi Lei went upstairs to Dongfang Liuyun’s room, while Dongfang Liuyun was called to the study by Dongfang Gan.
“Father, you want to talk to me about something?”
Dongfang Liuyun stood in front of Dongfang Gan’s desk with both hands on the table. She leaned over slightly to look at her father who was sitting in a chair in front of her and asked.
Dongfang Gan narrowed his eyes at her and suddenly seemed to have noticed something. He looked her up and down before finally stopping his gaze on Dongfang Liuyun’s neck—
Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be some traces left behind after the incident.
At that moment, he frowned uncomfortably and coughed a few times before calmly withdrawing his gaze. “It seems like you have been living quite well recently. My son-in-law treats you quite well. Where did you run off to last night?”
When Dongfang Liuyun heard this, she raised her brows and subconsciously tugged at her clothes. “He’s always been nice to me.”
“Get a shawl from your room later!” Dongfang Gan said with a dark expression. He looked quite awkward. When Dongfang Liuyun saw this, she could not help but laugh. She did not mind saying—
“Alright, father. You’ve done many similar things to mother.”
“Your mother and I are an old married couple. Don’t make fun of us. But I see that you’re not young anymore. While father is still here, why don’t you settle the matter of the child first? When I retire, your mother and I can help you take care of him. Look at Qi Lei’s parents… sigh, bring him back more often in the future.”
Dongfang Gan was leaning towards Qi Lei. After all, his daughter had chosen him. Qi Lei was now half a son to him. Naturally, he needed to slowly accept this reality.
“Regarding the child’s matter, we’ll let nature take its course,” Dongfang Liuyun replied in a low voice.
After thinking for a moment, she continued, “I didn’t want him to get involved in this mess at first. It’s also a good idea to let him be my peaceful support. Father, I don’t want to owe him too much. This marriage is already a little unfair to him, so…”
“I know what you want to say, but Liuyun, do you know the meaning of the phrase ‘husband and wife’? Since you’re already married to him, you have to bear a lot of things together. In my opinion, there’s no such thing as who owes whom between husband and wife. It’s just whether they’re willing or not. On this point, I really admire Qi Lei’s actions. If the roles were reversed today and Qi Lei’s situation became complicated, I definitely wouldn’t let you stand idly by. You have to stand on the same side as him, understand?”
Dongfang Gan spoke with a heavy heart as he looked at his daughter with disapproval.
Dongfang Liuyun was startled when she heard this. She lowered her eyes silently as if she was considering whether Dongfang Gan’s words were right or not.
“You have yet to grasp the concept of a union between husband and wife. You’re still looking at marriage from an individualistic point of view. It’s good to be able to remain rational at all times, but there are some things that can’t just be about rationality. Rationality is often used to restrain people. You, if you can add a bit of perceptual awareness to this rational foundation, the two of you will do very well. At least, I agree with Qi Lei. He’s a person who knows how to live his life, but I’m worried about you.”
Dongfang Gan and Dongfang Liuyun were not only father and daughter, they were also like friends to a large extent. He was a very low-key and rational person, and some of Dongfang Liuyun’s characteristics were naturally inherited from him.
It was actually very common for the father and daughter to exchange their opinions.
“I just don’t want everyone to live a difficult life. This isn’t a good thing. If we can implicate one less person, then we should. Haven’t you always objected to mother interfering in these matters?”