Li Yusha thought to herself, "Yes, without comparison, others wouldn't know how mediocre Qingyan is and how exceptional I am!"
Aunt Zhang was right. Let this country girl from a small place experience failure. After all, Master Si has dominated the scene for half of his life and wouldn't look down on such insignificant people.
"You don't need to call me for lunch."
Qingyan instructed the servants working nearby as she went upstairs. Once she reached her room, she locked the door and went to sleep.
After working on her drawings all night, she was indeed tired. As soon as her head touched the pillow, she entered dreamland.
When Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying woke up, they heard that their precious daughter hadn't even eaten lunch. They hurriedly called the chef, "Did today's breakfast not suit Yan Yan's taste?"
Chef Zhang felt wronged, "Miss Liu left her seat because of Miss Qi's words. It has nothing to do with breakfast..."
"Sasa?" Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying were initially taken aback, then hurriedly asked, "What did Sasa say?"
"Miss Qi didn't say much. She just wanted Miss Liu to visit Grandpa Si and asked if she could go along, but Miss Liu refused..."
Song Qiaoying and Li Yuanfu exchanged a glance and immediately said, "Go and bring Miss Qi here."
When Li Yusha was summoned, she didn't expect that Qingyan would report even such a small matter to her parents. She felt angry at herself for being so temperamental and refusing to eat. They were all grown-ups now, so why act this way?
But on the surface, she still put on a pitiful appearance, wiping away her tears with grievances.
"Dad, Mom, I didn't say anything excessive to my sister. I just asked her if she could take me along..."
"Grandpa Si misses me. He has been sending me WeChat messages recently, asking me to visit him. But at that time, I was busy with the college entrance examination and didn't have time to go..."
Li Yusha saw their half-believing expressions and quickly took out her phone, showing them the chat records.
"Look, these are the WeChat messages from Grandpa Si to me. The dates on them can prove that he really missed me and called me several times."
"I only thought of going together today because I had free time..."
Song Qiaoying didn't expect the truth of the matter to be like this. It seemed they had misunderstood. How could Sasa compete with Yan Yan for an engaged man?!
They had misunderstood!
Qingyan had no idea what had happened in the morning. When she woke up, the clock already pointed to one in the afternoon.
After a simple wash and change of clothes, as soon as she opened the door, she heard some commotion downstairs.
"Archen, you brought so many gifts for Yan Yan last night, and now you've brought these for Uncle and Aunt. Uncle and Aunt feel guilty about it... Next time you come to Uncle and Aunt's house, don't be polite. We're family, no need to bring gifts."
"You even prepared a gift for Yan Yan to meet Grandpa... How can this be acceptable? We have already arranged for the gifts. You must not spend your money this time!"
Upon hearing this, Qingyan looked down with a puzzled expression.
Has Si Yechen arrived? Didn't we agree to meet at the doorstep? How did he come in? "Uncle and Auntie, you're being too harsh. Yan Yan is my fiancée, and it's my responsibility to prepare for her greeting."
As soon as Si Yechen finished speaking, he noticed Qingyan coming down the stairs, with long, slender, and fair legs. She was dressed casually, and her exquisite features stood out. Perhaps she hadn't slept enough, as there was a hint of impatience in the beautiful corners of her eyes.
She seemed inexplicably cute.
"Yan Yan, are you awake? You must be starving at this hour." Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying hurriedly approached with concern. "Eat something first, and then we'll go. The food is already prepared for you."
"I'm not hungry."
Qingyan just wanted to quickly go through the motions at the hospital and then return to handle her work. Tomorrow, on Monday, she had to visit the company her father had given her, and she didn't have much time to deal with personal matters.
But Song Qiaoying was afraid she would go hungry. "The kitchen is all set! Have a little something to eat. Si Chen is here, and you can eat together. You'll have company."
"Yes, Si Chen usually eats at the corporation and must not have eaten enough. You two can eat together."
And so, they ate something before leaving.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Grandfather Si kept looking in the mirror. "Lao Wen, quickly check if my hair is messy and if my clothes are neat and tidy..."
Upon learning that he would meet his granddaughter-in-law today, his heart was filled with excitement.
Butler Wen felt somewhat helpless. "Grandfather, you've looked at yourself in the mirror more than eight hundred times. If someone didn't know better, they would think you're meeting your own daughter-in-law..."
"Get out of here!" Grandfather Si put away the mirror and urged, "Go and see if they've arrived at the doorstep yet."
"I already told Qingmu, and she messaged me before leaving."
As soon as Butler Wen's words fell, his phone made a beep sound, indicating a new message had arrived!
It was from Qingmu.
She said they were ready to leave and would arrive at the hospital in ten minutes.
"Hurry, go and welcome them!" Grandfather Si was extremely excited and urged Butler Wen, "What are you waiting for? Go quickly!"
Inside the luxurious car.
Qingyan felt a bit tired and gradually closed her eyes as the car bumped along.
"Sir Chen, we're almost there..."
Before Qingmu could finish her sentence, Si Yechen whispered, "Don't make a sound."
Qingmu glanced through the rearview mirror and noticed that Miss Qingyan had fallen asleep.
When the car came to a slow stop, Qingyan's head tilted to the side, and Si Yechen reached out to gently support her face.
Her cheeks were soft and smooth. Below her delicate eyebrows, her jet-black, curly eyelashes gently closed, making her look like a well-behaved child.
Although she was completely bare-faced, she was extraordinarily beautiful, flawless in every way.
Si Yechen's gaze traced her features, drawing closer to her, offering his shoulder so she could sleep more comfortably.
Qingmu's eyes widened. Wasn't Sir Chen a germaphobe? Yet here he was voluntarily getting close to a woman...
It's unbelievable!
When the butler, who was waiting outside the car, saw this scene, his jaw dropped in astonishment!
He thought he was seeing things, rubbed his eyes again, and the young master really lent his shoulder to a girl, looking at her with an unprecedented indulgent gaze...
Could it be that the young master has developed feelings for this little girl?
Who is this mysterious little girl?
...
Not knowing how long she had been asleep, Qingyan opened her eyes and found herself sleeping on Sichen's shoulder.
The car had long been parked in the hospital garage.
"I fell asleep?"
She saw that the clock in the car was already pointing to three o'clock and realized that she had been leaning on his shoulder for such a long time. "I'm sorry, why didn't you wake me up?"
"You slept late last night?" Sichen's tone was not at all reproachful, but rather gentle. "I wanted you to sleep a bit longer."
"Now that Miss Qingyan is awake, Lord Chen, you can go ahead. I'll catch up with you after I get the gift."
"Okay."
Qingmu was about to go get something when he heard Qingyan say, "I've prepared a gift for the introduction."
He paused, just like Sichen, feeling surprised. However, while he was surprised, he secretly assessed Qingyan.
She didn't even carry a bag with her, so where is this so-called gift?!
"Lord Chen, are you really not going to take the gift you prepared?" Qingmu was somewhat skeptical.
"Yes, I'll listen to Yan Yan."
Sichen accompanied the little girl by her side as they walked forward together, attracting countless gazes with their exceptionally good looks.