At lunch time, the housekeeper came and asked them to come downstairs to eat.
Qin Se did not go down to eat. He only told the housekeeper that they had just eaten a little and were not hungry. They would eat together after dinner.
She spoke in a deliberately angry and aggrieved tone, giving the impression that the two of them had just had a quarrel...
The housekeeper heard something strange and quickly agreed, not daring to say more and turned around to leave.
Qin Se was not worried that if he didn't see them during lunch, Lan Zhen would become suspicious, because Li Chenyu was at home and he saw her going upstairs with milk and bread. If Lan Zhen asked, Li Chenyu would probably say something.
Also, she pretended to be quarreling, which was also a cover-up for Lan Zhen.
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The housekeeper came down from upstairs alone. Seeing that he didn't call He Ming and Se Se down together, Mrs. Li asked, "Where are the people? Why don't you come down to eat?"
The butler's face was a little complicated, "Uh... old lady, the young lady said that she and the young master had eaten something simple and were not hungry anymore. She would come down to eat dinner with you and the old master."
Li Chenyu also said as Qin Se expected, "Grandma, the two of them have indeed eaten. Just now I saw that my sister-in-law brought a lot of bread and milk upstairs!"
Old Mrs. Li nodded, "Well, just eat, then don't wait for the two of them, let's have dinner together in the evening!"
The butler nodded and prepared to leave.
However, Lan Zhen noticed vigilantly that the butler's expression was wrong, "Wait a minute, Lao Li, why do I think your face looks weird? Is there something wrong with He Ming and Se Se?"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li both turned their attention to the housekeeper, worried that something was wrong.
Master Li and Li An also raised their heads...
The housekeeper shook his head and wanted to say it was nothing, but when many family heads looked at him like this, he did not dare to hide it anymore and said: "Old Master, old lady, master, madam... When I just went to call the eldest young master and young madam to eat, I heard that
The young lady's tone was not very good, as if she had had a quarrel with the eldest young master..."
Upon hearing this, Lan Zhen's eyes lit up, thinking that Qin Se must have listened to what she said in the morning, and felt that Li Heming was not as good as her Xiaoyu, so the two of them were about to break up? Very good!
But Mrs. Li put down her chopsticks angrily and said angrily: "Asshole! That guy He Ming still dares to make us angry. I'm going to teach her a lesson now!"
He is really a stinky boy. He knew that Sese was pregnant again, but he still dared to quarrel with Sese. This scumbag...
Mr. Li grabbed his wife and said, "What are you doing? Have a good meal! It's normal for Sese and He Ming to quarrel. How can two people not quarrel and quarrel when they are together? I'm older than you, so it's okay.
Are you arguing? Don't join in, the more you join in, the more chaos will become!"
When Old Mrs. Li heard this, it made sense. She sat down and sighed. She was really worried about Se Se, so don't let that boy He Ming get so angry...
Lan Zhen was complacent. She felt that things were not as simple as the old man thought. Why did the two of them not quarrel earlier or later, but why did they quarrel after she said those words to Qin Se?
Qin Se must have been shaken in his heart! Xiaoyu and Qin Se are having fun!
The secret joy on Lan Zhen's face was clearly seen by Li An who was standing aside. He remained calm, but he was a little more guarded and thoughtful, fearing that the conflict between He Ming and Se Se was related to Lan Zhen...
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Qin Se was holding her laptop and cracking the computer system in Lan Zhen's room, trying to see if she could find any clues about her contact with the outside world. However, she only found that Lan Zhen didn't seem to use computers very much. There were almost no files in her computer.
There are no traces of recent use. The most traces of previous use are just checking foreign beauty projects...
Just when she was about to close the computer, there was a knock on the door.
Two "dong-dong" sounds, short and powerful.
Qin Se deduced that it was not the servants of the Li family. They usually announced their intention to come after knocking on the door, but the people outside did not.
It should be the elders of the Li family who are here.
She closed the computer, got up and went to open the door...
After the door opened, there was a tall and steady figure, who had a temperament that was 70% similar to Li Heming.
It’s Li Heming’s father, Li An.
Qin Se was quite surprised and looked at Father Li respectfully, "Uncle Li, do you have something?"
Li An looked at her gently, then raised his eyes and glanced around the room a few times, and asked in a deep voice: "...Where is He Ming?"
Because Qin Se knew that Uncle Li could not actually see the bed in the room when he stood outside the door and looked in, so she pretended to be indifferent and said:
"He is taking a nap. He has been on a conference call this morning, so he is a little tired. Does Uncle Li have anything to do with her? Do you want me to wake him up?"
With that said, he made a move to call...
Li An waved his hand, "No need to call him, you can come to my study, I want to talk to you."
Qin Se was startled, a little confused as to what Li's father wanted to talk to her about. Did he know something?
Although full of questions, Qin Se nodded calmly.
She walked out of the room, closed the door, and followed Li An obediently into Li An's study.
"sit."
Li An stretched out his hand gently and motioned for her to sit on the sofa.
Qin Se also sat down obediently and took the scented tea brought to her by the servant...
"What does Uncle Li want to talk to me about?"
Li An took a sip of tea with a serious expression, then raised his eyes to look at her and said, "You just said that He Ming has been having conference calls today, but today is the weekend, doesn't he give his employees a holiday?"
Qin Se paused slightly. He had been worried about the safety of his mother and children for the past two days and didn't pay attention to the year, month and day at all. Uncle Li was indeed very careful...
However, Qin Se did not panic. Her slight stagnation just passed imperceptibly, and she frowned and complained: "Yeah, I told him too, don't let the company's employees work overtime on weekends! But he said today
There was something wrong with a project, and an emergency meeting had to be held to make changes! Under normal circumstances, he would not let his employees work overtime on weekends!"
Li An looked at the clever daughter-in-law-to-be, smiled, and asked without comment, "I heard that you and He Ming had a quarrel, right?"
Qin Se lowered her head. She guessed that she deliberately pretended to have a quarrel during lunch and was relayed to everyone by the housekeeper. That's why Uncle Li asked this question...
So, she nodded dullly, "Well, since Uncle Li asked directly, I won't hide it... We did have a few arguments this morning..."
Li An frowned and asked, "Why are we arguing?"
Qin Se said: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just a small matter. Uncle Li doesn't need to worry..."
Li An sighed and said, "My son is indeed not gentle and considerate sometimes. If he bullies you, tell your uncle and he will stand up for you."
Qin Se was startled and felt a little moved. She didn't expect that not only did she meet a good mother-in-law, but also a good father-in-law...
However, Uncle Li doesn't seem to know his son very well. Li Heming just doesn't seem gentle and considerate, but in fact, being gentle and considerate is terrible!
Qin Se was about to say something when she suddenly heard movement outside the study door. Her expression changed and she said: "Uncle Li, thank you for your concern, but we should resolve the matter between the two of us ourselves.
It's better. After all, the two of us will live together in the future. We can't cause trouble for Uncle Li every time we have a conflict. That's not good."
Li An also heard the noise outside the study. He turned his head and glanced at the door of the study, then turned back to Qin Se and said: "That's fine, but you two have something to talk about. You have children. Don't do it because
A little thing is too unpleasant."
Qin Se nodded, "Well, I understand, thank you Uncle Li. If there's nothing else, I won't disturb Uncle Li and go out first."
Li An hummed in a deep voice and said no more, "Go ahead."
Qin Se stood up and walked to the study door. She opened the door and saw no one at the door. She squinted her eyes and lowered her eyes to see a shining golden earring on the ground...
She was thoughtful, bent down and picked up the earrings, and then walked to Li Heming's room...
Not far away, in the bathroom, Lan Zhen opened the door and walked out, as if she had just washed her hands casually. When she saw her, she smiled and said hello: "Sese, why did you come over there?"
Qin Se looked at her indifferently and sneered in her heart. She didn't think she was pretending to be the same, right? Under normal circumstances, she would go back to her room and use the bathroom in the bedroom. Who would use the public bathroom not far from her bedroom like her?
Woolen cloth?
And there is an earring missing from her ear, which has given her away!
She was the one eavesdropping outside Uncle Li's door just now!
Qin Se said: "Oh, just now Uncle Li called me to his study and asked me a few words. I just came out of Uncle Li's study."
Lan Zhen smiled, "That's right! By the way, why didn't you come down to have lunch together at noon? Are you hungry?"
Qin Se touched her belly and replied: "Aunt Lan, I took some milk bread to eat in the morning. I wasn't hungry at all during lunch, but now... I'm really a little hungry..."
Lan Zhen was about to get close to Qin Se, "If you are hungry, you have to eat something. What can you do if you are hungry? Let's go, Aunt Lan will take you out for afternoon tea!"
But Qin Se shook his head, "No, Aunt Lan, I'll go down and see what's left in the kitchen. Just put a cushion on it and forget about afternoon tea."
Lan Zhen was very enthusiastic, "How can I let you eat leftovers! Sesu, don't go out with your aunt. There is a restaurant near your home. Let's go there and sit. Let's go!"
Qin Se looked embarrassed, "But if we go out for afternoon tea now, it will be almost dinner time when we get back, and I won't be able to eat anything by then..."
Lan Zhen disagreed, "What does that have to do with it? Let's order a little dessert for afternoon tea. The most important thing is that you sit with aunt and have a chat. Our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law understand each other, how nice!"
Qin Se pretended to be reluctant, "Okay, then I'll go out with Aunt Lan to chat for a while."
Lan Zhen was overjoyed in her heart, but on the surface she was calm and held Qin Se's hand affectionately, "That's right, let's go. Staying at home is boring."
Qin Se followed her, seeming to remember something, and said, "By the way, Aunt Lan, do you think this earring belongs to you? I picked it up at the door of Uncle Li's study!"
Lan Zhen lowered her head and glanced at the earrings that Qin Se took out from his pocket. Her expression froze for a moment, and she instinctively touched her ears. Then she realized that one had fallen out, and quickly pretended to be calm and said: "Ah, it's me.
Yes! Maybe I dropped it on the corridor while I was walking, but luckily you picked it up, Sesu. These are the earrings that Auntie likes very much!"
Qin Se pursed her lips and smiled, "Then Aunt Lan, hurry up and take it with you. Do you want me to help you take it?"
Lan Zhen took the earrings and smiled unnaturally, "No, Auntie can wear them herself."
Qin Se smiled faintly and watched Lan Zhen put on the earrings. She thought, her bedroom is on the other side of Uncle Li's study. She should feel that her explanation does not make sense, right?
However, Qin Se did not have any suspicious reaction to this and looked at her obediently from beginning to end. Lan Zhen should now feel that Qin Se is quite simple-minded.
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Western style restaurant.
Qin Se followed Lan Zhen and sat down by the window. With Lan Zhen's enthusiastic recommendation, she ordered two cups of milk tea and some desserts.
When the desserts were served, Lan Zhen looked at her very lovingly, "Sese, try their velvet cake. It tastes great. Do you like it?"
Qin Se nodded, took a bite with his little fork, "Well, it's really delicious."
Lan Zhen said: "If you like it, eat more!"
Qin Se hummed and walked away eating the cake.
She always likes to eat sweets, but it's a pity that there is no taste in her mouth today because she is worried about Li Heming's safety when he goes to the golf course alone, and is also worried about her mother and children...
If Lili and Qinqin were here now, they would definitely be rushing to eat this velvet cake!
The reason why she agreed to go out with Lan Zhen was to divert her attention and prevent her from discovering that Li Heming was no longer at home...
But she also guessed that Lan Zhen had something to say to her, probably about breaking up with Li Heming and getting along well with Li Chenyu!
She is not interested in listening, but she is not excluded from hearing what Lan Zhen has to say...
As expected, Lan Zhen found an opportunity to speak, "Sese, actually during lunch, Auntie heard from the housekeeper that you seemed to have had a quarrel with He Ming?"
Qin Se frowned, pretending to be unhappy, and said awkwardly: "Why did the housekeeper say this..."
Seeing Qin Se's reaction, Lan Zhen felt secretly happy, "It's okay! The housekeeper was worried about you two before telling the old lady. Auntie also heard this from the side, so she was a little worried about you..."
Qin Se shook his head, "Don't worry, Aunt Lan, we did have a few quarrels, but it's nothing serious. It will be fine in two days."
Lan Zhen pretended to be regretful and shook her head, "Why does it take two days for things to get better? Isn't it possible that He Ming won't coax you right away? She still has to have a cold war with you for two days?"