Mysterious level up! Shen Ye cries and begs for reconciliation again

Mu Yuan: "If you want me to tell you, I can only tell you that everything above is true."

Qi Yan's voice was filled with emotion, "So you really took bribes?"

The information provided by Shen Rao contains records of his interactions with Duan Pengpu and some merchants in the imperial capital. This is no trivial matter.

"I did take the stuff," Mu Yuan took a puff of his cigarette, "but I didn't do anything with it."

Qi Yan: “…”

"Xiao Yan, I can't tell you the details, but I came here to avoid being idle." He flicked the ash of his cigarette, his voice as deep as a bell, "If you want to know the details, you have to ask your father."

‘Dududu——’

Qi Yan stared at the hung up phone screen in silence.

"Who are you talking to on the phone?" Shen Rao appeared behind her at some point and put his arm around her shoulders.

"Uncle Mu." Qi Yan slid his finger across the screen to reply.

"..."

Shen Rao's body trembled, and he looked at her calm face and said anxiously, "You are not going to send him in, are you?"

Qi Yan's expression remained unchanged: "Not for the time being."

Shen Rao rested his chin on top of her head, his eyes drifting away. This "temporarily" was very subtle.

Qi Yan scrolled to the end of the communication column and dialed another number he had never called before. The other end picked up the phone after only three beeps.

"Father."

Qi Yan spoke.

Shen Rao: “?!!”

His whole body froze and he didn't know where to put his hands. He wanted to get closer to eavesdrop, but felt it was inappropriate, so he just stood there brainstorming.

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "You rarely call me personally."

Unlike the special thread contact, Qi Rang's tone in this call was much gentler, but still cold and hard.

Qi Yan was obviously used to it, and spoke in a slow and steady voice.

"Not rarely, this is the first time I've called you privately."

Usually, it was the head of the family who contacted her.

"..." Qi Rang was silent for two seconds, "So what is today?"

I don't think about him as a father anymore.

"Uncle Mu, do you know about taking bribes?"

Qi Yan went straight to the point.

Sure enough, she wasn't thinking about him. This time, Qi Rang's voice was a little colder. "Is that what you wanted to talk about when you called?"

"otherwise?"

"Since this is a rare family call, let's not talk about outsiders."

He said in a stiff voice.

"Uncle Mu is not an outsider. You forgot that he is my godfather."

Qi Rang: “…”

He calmed himself down, knowing that he had to go along with his daughter, otherwise she would be harder to control than a rebellious child.

"It was me who asked him to keep an eye on the movements of some officials in the imperial capital. It was also my instruction for him to interact with them and accept gifts. It's not a big deal, so you don't have to worry about it."

"I see."

After getting the answer she wanted, Qi Yan was about to hang up the phone when the person on the other end called out to her.

"Don't hang up yet."

Qi Yan was puzzled: "Are there any other tasks to be assigned?"

A barely perceptible sigh came from the microphone, "...No."

"Then I'll hang up."

"wait."

"You say."

"..."

The other party was silent for a long time, and just when Qi Yan began to get impatient, he slowly spoke.

"How are you doing in the capital? Are you used to the food there? It's cold in the capital, so remember to wear more clothes..."

"You put yourself in danger last time, and this time the people below reported it again, and you were injured today," Qi Rang's voice gradually became serious, "Qi Yan, you always make such low-level mistakes. With your strength, you can completely avoid them. How can I feel at ease to hand over power to you if you do whatever you want? What will the people in the Elders' Council think?"

"..."

Qi Yan listened, but let it go in one ear and out the other. This was one of the reasons why she didn't want to make private calls.

The head of the Qi family is also a person who likes to talk about principles and preach.

Perhaps sensing that she was not in good condition, Qi Rang stopped nagging, "Qi Yan, you know that many people are watching you. I hope you won't suffer unnecessary injuries next time."

Qi Yan lowered his eyes and replied, "Yes."

Qi Rang also calmed down: "I haven't asked yet, how have you been lately?"

"..." Qi Yan sneered, "Don't you see it all? Why do you need to ask me?"

If she falls while going out today, the gift will be on his desk in the afternoon.

Still asking?

It's unnecessary.

"I heard that you gave away your mother's mansion?" Qi Rang said in a normal tone.

"Ah."

Qi Yan held Shen Rao's stiff forearm and gently kneaded it to relieve the pain.

"Are you really planning to marry the eldest grandson of the Shen family?"

"Ah."

"Have you made up your mind?"

"Ah."

"Remember what I said?"

Qi Yan replied: "'You have to take responsibility for what you have decided'. I have decided, father."

"..." Qi Rang was silent. "I don't object to your affairs, but I won't support them either. You have to fight for the Elders' Council yourself."

"I see."

"He's with you?"

Qi Yan glanced at Shen Rao, who looked like a statue, and replied, "Yes."

Qi Rang: "Let him answer the phone."

"..."

Qi Yan pulled open the phone, covered the receiver, and whispered, "My father wants to talk to you, will you answer? If you don't want to, I'll hang up."

"I, I do!" Shen Rao said excitedly.

"You speak..."

"What, what's wrong?"

"No it's nothing."

Shen Rao, who was a powerful figure outside and never nervous at the negotiation table, was so confused by his thoughts that he didn't even notice that he was stuttering.

He held the phone to his ear and said nervously.

"Uncle, hello, I am Shen Rao."

"..." Qi Rang frowned. The report didn't say that this person was a stutterer, but he didn't discriminate against special groups. "Hello, she may not have mentioned me to you. I am Qi Yan's father. As for my name, I need to keep it confidential and cannot tell you. I am very sorry."

"No, no, uncle, don't apologize..."

The other party was too polite, Shen Rao became even more panicked, and grabbed Qi Yan's wrist with a nervous look on his face.

Qi Yan smiled at him and mouthed: "Relax, just treat it as a normal chat."

Miraculously, Shen Rao really relaxed a lot, but as soon as Qi Rang's voice came out, his heart immediately tightened again.

"It may be a little offensive, but I don't think you can hold the wedding in the imperial capital..."

"Ah?" Shen Rao was frightened and thought he had misheard. "You, what did you just say?"

"I said that the wedding cannot be held in the imperial capital. Please understand, but the Lizhi Qi family will not treat you unfairly."

"Then...where should we do it?" Shen Rao said in a daze.

"exist……"

As Shen Rao listened, his expression became visibly strange, which made Qi Yan curious about what was said on the other side.

Finally, Qi Rang gave some instructions.

'Don't let Qi Yan offend you before marriage. If she does, you can tell her and her family will punish her.'

Then he returned the phone, Qi Yan glanced at Shen Rao who had a vague expression and raised his eyebrows.

"What did you say to him?"

"It's just some necessary knowledge to marry into the Qi family," Qi Rang paused, "Don't worry, I won't bully him."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

After Qi Rang put down his phone, he thought silently.

I'm quite polite, but...

No one told him that his son-in-law was a stutterer.

A trace of worry appeared between his sharp and solemn brows, and he pressed the pager.