The tone of Mr Yan was clearly annoyed. After speaking in an unfriendly manner, he hung up the phone straight away.
Qin Xiu, who had anticipated this outcome, chuckled bitterly as he looked at the call duration showing less than a minute on his mobile phone screen.
In his mind, he thought, grandpa, you really think too highly of me!
Miss Zhu is not an ordinary woman, don't you understand that better than anyone?
Which ordinary woman could, using merely average climbing tools, ascend from the bottom of a steep cliff?
Which ordinary woman would dare to bravely threaten you with grandiose words, stipulating you must marry her?
Which ordinary woman would dare express the slightest doubt about your decisions?
Being stuck with these two people, Qin Xiu could only consider himself unlucky. After brooding in a dark corner for a while, out of helplessness, he decided to turn around and try to persuade Zhu Qianying.
Comparatively speaking, he thought that Zhu Qianying would be more reasonable than his own grandfather.
However, he overestimated himself and underestimated Zhu Qianying. No matter how he persuaded her with his eloquent speech, Zhu Qianying remained unyielding to her initial decision.
She would go, but only if Mr Yan went with her!
If she had to go alone, it was out of the question!
In the end, Qin Xiu had no choice but to risk getting demoted by Mr Yan for bringing Zhu Qianying to the door of Mr Yan's study.
It only took two days for him to decide that it was better to stay out of the affairs between Zhu Qianying and his grandfather.
However, he is Mr Yan's special assistant. Unless he quits, he cannot refrain from intervening in their matters.
"Speak your mind!" came Mr Yan's irritated voice from behind the closed door after Qin Xiu's knock.
"Grandfather, Miss Zhu wants to see you!" Qin Xiu dared not to enter the study without permission.
"I'm busy!"
The stubborn resistance shown by his grandfather was no less significantly as strong as Zhu Qianying's, perhaps even more so.
Qin Xiu was left with no choice but to look at Zhu Qianying who was standing beside him, "Miss Zhu, you see..."
Most people, when faced with this situation, would retreat from difficulty.
But Zhu Qianying, is truly a unique woman who cannot be easily categorized with others.
After listening to Qin Xiu's explanation, she raised her hand without saying anything more and knocked on the door three times, "Mr Yan, it's me!"
"Get out!" A low growl came from inside the room followed by the sound of something heavy hitting the door.
Zhu Qianying jumped in surprise and instinctively took two steps back.
Once she came to her senses, she realized that Mr Yan was venting his anger by throwing things around inside the room. Was he taking revenge for something that had happened in the morning?
Glancing at the ashen-faced special assistant beside her, Zhu Qianying quickly recovered and reassured him, "Mr Qin, I'm sorry for involving you in this. Don't worry, this is my problem and it has nothing to do with you."
Qin Xiu looked at her gratefully. Regardless of whether or not Mr Yan would blame him, he admired and appreciated her courage and responsibility for assuming all the consequences alone.
{utting sympathy, Qin Xiu stepped forward, wanting to knock on the door, "Let me talk to him again."
Zhu Qianying stopped him, "Mr Qin, there is no need. I will handle this issue with him myself."
As long as there is a future between her and Mr Yan, she will inevitably have to face him quite often. She couldn't always hide behind Qin Xiu.
Although she was not a particularly formidable person, she would not hide behind others when encountering adversities nor would she always reap the benefits from the efforts of others.
There was a complex look in Qin Xiu's eyes, "Miss Zhu…" In his decade-long career as Mr Yan's special assistant, he had taken the blame countless times for many people. Yet, none of those he protected had ever intentionally expressed their willingness to take responsibility for anything.
Only Zhu Qianying, whom he had met for the second time, bravely assumed responsibility for her actions and her mistakes.
Zhu Qianying extended her hand to him, "Can I borrow your mobile phone?"
Qin Xiu's favorable impression of Zhu Qianying was soaring upwards. When she asked for his mobile phone, he obediently took it out, unlocked it, and handed it to her.
"What's Mr Yan's phone number?" Zhu Qianying asked.
"He's on speed dial 2, Miss Zhu. Or would you prefer to send a text message?"
Qin Xiu's rational side told him, since Mr Yan had no time to see her and didn't want to, he should take her away and find another way to persuade her to go to the airport to pick up the elders.
But rationality is one thing, at the bottom of his heart, he had been persuaded by Zhu Qianying and felt that it was indeed unreasonable for Mr Yan to ask her to go to the airport to pick up the elders alone.
Surprisingly, he chose to support Zhu Qianying in defiance of Mr Yan's order.
Compared to texting, Zhu Qianying preferred direct communication. She dialed speed dial 2, and the phone rang for quite a while before being answered.
Before Zhu Qianying could speak, a frosty voice came from the receiver, "Qin Xiu, are you seeking death?"
Zhu Qianying took a deep breath, trying to sound as gentle as possible.
"Mr Yan, it's me! Don't hang up just yet, I'm not unwilling to pick up your parents. It's just the wrong timing. Why not let Uncle Hai pick them up first and I can visit them in the evening with gifts? How does that sound?"
The stronger the man, the less able to withstand others speaking softly. Because, bullying the weak, for the strong, not only would not bring satisfaction, but also easily incur scorn for abusing power and bring a bad reputation.
Based on her intuition, although Mr Yan's temper was quite bad, as long as she didn't cross his line, he cared about face value.
Zhu Qianying hit the jackpot with this gamble!
After listening to her soft and slow explanation, Mr Yan broke the silence and asked in a deep voice, "The timing is not right?" Although his tone was still full of anger, at least he was willing to talk to her.
Zhu Qianying slowly leaned against the guardrail next to the door, "Yes! Mr Yan, think about it, your parents are elders after all. Even though we have the freedom to marry who we want now, as a son, you should at least inform them about such a significant event like marriage. This is basic respect. After you've told them, I can visit, wouldn't that be better?"
Standing by her side, Qin Xiu, upon hearing Zhu Qianying's speech, which was completely different from before but essentially communicated the same meaning, was full of admiration.
Having a deep understanding of his grumpy grandfather, he knew clearly that if she conveyed the same words she had said to him earlier now, it would probably only incite greater fury from Mr Yan.
His thorough understanding of his temperamental grandfather came from spending no little time and tuition to gain gradually.
Zhu Qianying, on the other hand, was only meeting Mr Yan for the second time and yet, she was already able to adeptly handle his bizarre and fussy temperament.
Indeed, a woman that Mr Yan sets his eyes on would indeed not be an ordinary woman.
Take Zhu Qianying, for instance. In just two days, he had witnessed her defiant and stubborn demeanor. However, he didn't expect that she could also be as gentle and considerate as she was at that moment.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that this Zhu Qianying was the same woman who threatened and provoked Mr Yan the day before.