Qi Yan looked at Yuan Peng in surprise: “Young Master Yuan, are you kidding me?”
Yuan Peng looked blank, what did he mean?
“Your relatives have done things that offended me, and I’m not a Bodhisattva, why do you think I’d agree to your request?” Qi Yan asked the housekeeper to help him put away the bacon and kimchi, and said with a smile, “I have long heard that the Yuan family is tenacious, which is why you could grow your family business. I am young and have a big temper, so I can’t forgive and forget so easily. Please ask someone else for help.”
Yuan Peng’s face sank completely, “Master Qi, your words are too harsh.”
“We don’t even have a relationship,” Qi Yan couldn’t help laughing, “If it wasn’t for Old Master Cen, I wouldn’t have agreed to see your family when you came here a few times. I have already said that I am a person who acts according to fate, and your family has no fate with me. I can’t help you.”
Qi Yan had directly cut ties with the Yuan family. There were not many people in the Capital City who dared to do that. There was only one person apart from him, and that was Cen Baihe.
No matter how patient Yuan Chong’an was, he was now insulted by a younger person. Instead of being angry, he smiled, “Alright, you are indeed the famous Master Qi, so confident in your words and actions.” He stood up and looked at Cen Qiusheng and said, “Old Cen, you really take good care of Master Qi.”
He was implicitly testing Cen Qiusheng. If the Cen family wouldn’t intervene, the Yuan family would not let this go.
“Lao Yuan, what do you mean?” Cen Qiusheng raised his eyelids, still smiling, “Master Qi is a distinguished guest, he doesn’t need our care.”
Did they think that they have the ability to harm Master Qi, who was considered an honored guest by the Cen family?
The relationship between the Cen family and the Yuan family was relatively good in the early years, but later on the younger generation of the Cen family was getting more and more promising, but those in the Yuan family were deteriorating. Besides, the relationship between Cen Qiusheng and Yuan Chong’an was already delicate. Yuan Chongan’s nephew had plotted against Cen Baihe, so the Cen family, who had always protected their own, was not happy. However, since Yuan Chongan pretended to be seriously ill, they still gave him some face.
It was a matter of time before they had a falling out.
“It seems that I shouldn’t be here today,” Yuan Chong’an said, standing up without a smile, “You and I have been friends for many years, but I cannot compare to an outsider.”
Qi Yan’s brows moved, and just as he was about to speak, Cen Baihe grabbed his wrist.
“I think you may have misunderstood,” Cen Baihe said lightly, “There are only two people here today who are outsiders.”
Qi Yan looked at his wrist that was held by Cen Baihe, and couldn’t help but think, “I thought the rich are subtle? How come the Cen family speaks so straightforwardly to the Yuan family?” He was starting to doubt the TV drama that he used to watch.
“Okay,” Yuan Chongan laughed angrily, looking at Qi Yan’s wrist, he stretched out his hand and clapped slowly, “In ancient times, there were heroes who would do anything for the beauty, but now Fifth Master Cen would do anything for a boy.” Speaking of this, he glanced at Cen Qiusheng, “Amazing.”
Cen Qiusheng shrugged and lowered his eyelids, pretending not to hear.
Facing the Yuan family members, Cen Baihe said, “Yes, it’s my honor.”
Yuan Chong’an felt that the Cen family might be crazy. Their son and a man had an ambiguous relationship, but they didn’t do anything about it. Even if he said it out loud, Cen Qiusheng was unfazed. Whether it’s true or false, he should have said something to clear the air. Why did he not speak?
Everyone in this family were all cunning foxes, so why were they suddenly so silent?
Yuan Chong’an and Yuan Peng walked away. Qi Yan looked at his arm, then at Cen Baihe’s hand and raised his eyebrows.
Cen Baihe’s expression changed, but he finally admitted, “I don’t have any trusted friends around me. Since you appeared by my side, people have misunderstood.” He carefully observed Qi Yan’s expression, if Qian Qian was angry about this, how should he coax him?
“I think people from wealthy families have more complicated thinking than others. They always come up with nonsense. They all dress well on the outside, but they are old drivers on the inside.” Qi Yan wouldn’t get angry because of other people’s gossip because that’s giving them what they wanted.
“Old drivers?” Cen Baihe was puzzled, what does this have to do with old drivers.
Qi Yan didn’t explain the meaning of the term to him. He turned to Cen Qiusheng and said, “Uncle, will this cause trouble to you?”
“The Yuan family’s hands have become more and more unclean in the past two years. I was just thinking about how I could cut ties with them. It’s actually better for me than for you.” Cen Qiusheng smiled kindly, “so you don’t have to worry.”
Qi Yan nodded hesitantly and said, “Actually, it’s better to stay away from the Yuan family, their good fortune is over.”
He wasn’t lying. Yuan Chong’an and Yuan Peng had already caught a lot of bad luck, maybe the Yuan family would end their glorious days soon.
Cen Qiusheng was startled when he heard that, then shook his head and said, “Since that incident, it’s been getting worse day by day.”
When most people hear such words, they would be curious to know. Cen Qiusheng waited for a long time, but Qi Yan did not ask. He coughed dryly and said, “More than 20 years ago, everyone envied Yuan Chong’an for having a smart and capable son, but he had a conflict with his son later on. Since then, the son has gone to live elsewhere, and the father and son never saw each other again..”
Qi Yan understood something else from Cen Qiusheng’s words. He sat down on the sofa and said, “According to the typical plots, it is because the son is in love with a girl from a poor family, or the father cheated on the mother. Then, the father and son never talked to each other again, until the father passed away or the son died in an accident.”
Cen Qiusheng twitched the corners of his mouth. What else could he say?
“It’s not far from what you guessed. The son was not in love with a woman, but a man. How could Yuan Chong’an, a prideful person, put up with his son’s relationship with a man. He forced him to marry a woman and she later got pregnant. How could the man stand this, he left Capital City in a fit of anger, and Yuan Chongan’s son hated him because of it, and finally also left the Yuan family. It’s a pity.”
After hearing this, Qi Yan was silent for a long time. Just when Cen Qiusheng thought that he was disgusted, Qi Yan spoke again, “What about his wife?”
Cen Qiusheng paused for a moment. “I don’t know, it is said that when he left, his wife was pregnant with a child. She left the country after having an abortion soon after. I haven’t heard about her in all these years.”
“Anyway, they have loved each other. The most pitiful one was his wife,” Qi Yan shook his head, a young girl married into their family, but the Yuan family used her as a tool. In the end, she got pregnant and her husband ran away. Who should she go to?
“His son likes a man, so he shouldn’t have married her, or tell the girl about it. Was she crying and begging him to marry her?” Qi Yan’s tone was disdainful. “If he was so reluctant, how could he get her pregnant? Didn’t he just want to have a wife and a child, but he didn’t want to lose his sweetheart? On the surface, he didn’t want to, but he was probably still thinking about his inheritance. However, he loved the man more, so after he left, he fell out with the Yuan family.”
“Everyone thinks it’s a pity that he lost his lover, who sympathized with the innocent woman who was dragged into this?” Qi Yan took a sip of tea, “There will be retribution for those who hurt others in the name of true love.”
Cen Qiusheng was stunned. Qi Yan was right. In the past 20 years, everyone remembered that Yuan Chong’an caused his son to break up with his lover, and kicked him out of the Yuan family. Those who were closed-minded thought his son was unfilial while those who were open-minded thought that Yuan Chong’an was making a big deal out of this, but there were really few people who talked about Yuan Chongan’s daughter-in-law.
She was Yuan Mingzong’s wife and the most innocent victim in this situation, but everyone treated her like a dispensable bystander.
He had wanted to use this incident to show that he respected his children’s sexual orientation, but he didn’t expect to be called out by Qi Yan. His impression of the Yuan family was even worse in an instant. At the same time, he was ashamed of himself for making the same mistake as others.
“We are different from the Yuan family,” Cen Baihe filled Qi Yan’s glass with water, “our family will never be in such a situation, nor will we harm innocent people.”
Qi Yan took a big sip from the teacup, “Of course I know that the Cen family is different from the Yuan family. Don’t compare yourselves with them, and stain yourselves with their bad energy.”
Cen Baihe smiled while holding the teapot.
Seeing his younger son like this, Cen Qiusheng was about to die of anxiety. This kid was usually skilled, but when it came to the critical moment, he didn’t have the decisiveness to make the kill?
Go! No matter what, he should at least let him know! When would he succeed in pursuing him if he was so tepid? He hoped he wouldn’t cry at his wedding as the best man!
Thinking that his younger son might end up in such a tragic end, Cen Qiusheng tapped his chest, feeling like he was being tortured.
“As long as we don’t do bad things, we won’t be stained with bad energy,” Cen Baihe lowered his eyelids, “I am just worried that you might misunderstand the relationship between us and the Yuan family.”
“What is there to misunderstand? There is no woman in your family.”
