Chapter 1263 - Disappointed
Glenn was slightly worried. Even though he understood Gu Lingsha’s current situation, he could not help but be concerned. As Gu Lingsha’s grandparents in England, they were quite worried about Gu Lingsha’s incident and unhappy with Doris and Gu Qiwu’s situation.
The Madam had always been displeased with the way Doris did things by hook or by crook, but because of Doris’s imposing manner and pressure, she did not comment much.
“Miss, Miss Lingsha’s encounter is rather pitiful. She’s not wrong for loving Master Qi Feng just as how Miss—”
“You don’t have to defend her. Weakness is weakness. She’s incompetent. I only care about the results. The process isn’t important. She’s gone through so much, yet she still hasn’t been enlightened. That’s stupidity. Many years ago, she was the same way towards Mu Yuchen, and now, she can’t even handle Qi Feng,” Doris spoke as she could not help but feel a little defeated.
You could not blame Doris for thinking this way either. Exquisitely beautiful and elegant, she had always been a noble princess. All these years, every man she met fell for her charm. She had rejected many men while her own daughter…
As she recalled this, Gu Qiwu’s face flashed in Doris’s mind once again!
She had been tricked by Gu Qiwu in the end!
When she thought about this, she could not tamp down the anger she felt.
As he watched Doris’s shifting expression, Glenn dared not speak up. He fell silent for a moment, then said, “I received news that Xi Xiaye’s returning. She should be arriving back in City Z on tomorrow’s flight, and coming home with her are Xi Xiaye’s best friends, Ruan Heng and Su Nan. They’re flying in directly from Los Angeles.”
“Ruan Heng?” Doris frowned slightly upon hearing this. She asked, “Why does this name sound so familiar?”
“Miss, did you forget? Back when Miss Lingsha got into an accident, it was this Ruan Heng that she crashed into. After that, Ruan Heng fell into a coma. It was Mu Yuchen who contacted the hospitals abroad and sent him away. They thought that he wouldn’t regain consciousness again, but now he unexpectedly has.” Glenn had captured comprehensive information on this.
“Xi Xiaye’s friend? Sounds like Mu Yuchen’s quite thoughtful about Xi Xiaye! Hospital abroad, hmm? Right, on Qi Feng’s end, did we hear that if his legs are recovering?” Doris quickly remembered.
“I found out two days ago that he’s been doing quite well. He can feel his legs better and better. As long as he cooperates with treatment and nothing goes wrong, he should be able to stand quite soon. This Professor Terl is quite good. If that’s the case, then we…I’m afraid Miss Lingsha is going to be neglected. With the way Qi Feng thinks, I’m worried that he might not be willing to let Miss Lingsha get close to Qi Kai’s internals. When the time comes, he might even bite us back, so we have to be wary.”
When Glenn said this, Doris’s gaze turned solemn.
“I think that Gu Qiwu must have seen this coming too. That’s why he changed so quickly. After all, everyone is just each other’s chess pieces. I don’t understand what Gu Qiwu’s thinking of doing. It’s been more than thirty years, and still, I can’t read him.”
Doris knew very well how outsiders always saw the way Gu Qiwu doted on her. Perhaps there was some genuine love from him, but it was funny. Doris had never been able to touch Gu Qiwu’s innermost being. This man was more reserved than any other man she knew even though they had been married for decades!
“Miss…” Glenn did not know what to say.
“Okay, let’s not talk about these things now. Just watch Qi Feng. Also, think of a way to see Lingsha and get her to steady herself. I’ll think of a way to get her out,” Doris said heavily.
“Miss, I heard from our people this morning that Mr. Gu and Li Ting from the municipal committee met up in secret. Looks like it was for Miss Lingsha too.”
Upon hearing that, a sneer flashed across Doris’s face. “At least, he’s doing that. Otherwise…” She paused before continuing, “Go around a bit and work on looking into those people who joined that night. If nothing comes up, just get someone to take it all on. She’s had enough time to reflect in there by now.”
“Yes, Miss! Understood!” Glenn responded before retreating.
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In regard to Qi Qiming’s way of handling things, Qi Lei was quite surprised.
Based on what he knew about Qi Qiming, he should be outraged and making things difficult for him. However, he did not expect him to have done what he did instead.
Nevertheless, after thinking about it, he could guess what Qi Qiming was going for. He obviously would not foolishly think that Qi Qiming was just doing it for Qi Lei. He was probably just worried about causing an even larger crisis for Qi Kai!
…
The autumn mornings were cool, and Qi Lei had been waking up quite early. He would complete the tasks at hand before sitting down to rest with some light tea.
Yang Sheng had been coming over early as well as they were busy preparing for the new company.
Inside the study room, Yang Sheng handed Qi Lei the steeped tea as he asked, “Master Qi, Director Xi will be arriving in the city on the noon flight. Should we go pick her up?”
Qi Lei took it and had a brief sip as he leisurely leaned back against his chair and his gaze froze for a moment before he took another sip. He responded, “Mu Yuchen will arrange someone to go over. Please arrange for me to meet her at Fuhua on Monday morning. Also, can you prepare two children’s presents, and send them over to Zirui and the little one?”
Yang Sheng nodded. “Okay, Master Qi! Right, Master Qi, there seems to be an antique auction at the exhibition center near De Feng Avenue. I wonder if Miss Dongfang will be going for it as well,” he probed while Yang Sheng carefully glanced at Qi Lei’s expression.
When he said that, Qi Lei did pause. He thought about it, then replied, “She’ll be going to City C these next few days. She’ll probably only be back in a few more days.”
Dongfang Liuyun was a busy person. Sometimes, it felt like she was far busier than he was, she rarely played games now, especially after she started lecturing at University A.
“Oh…” Yang Sheng responded. He clearly felt like it was a missed opportunity, but he noticed that Qi Lei’s expression was unusually calm, and he did not hear anything from his tone.
He kept it in for a long while before suddenly asking, “Master Qi, do you think Miss Dongfang is better, or is Miss Xi?”
This question clearly stunned Qi Lei who looked up at Yang Sheng. “Do you even think that the two of them can be compared?”