A beautiful summer night

Two days ago was Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The UK was celebrating. Ms. Ross called via video. After learning about Xie Qiyan's situation, she stopped celebrating the holidays and kept sending messages to Xia Wanzhi to inquire about the situation.

Asking Xia Wanzhi alone wasn't enough; Ms. Ross also forced Xia Yongqing, her future father-in-law, to pay more attention to Xie Qiyan.

Xia Yongqing wasn't too keen on caring about this pig who had taken advantage of his family: "I just sent a message yesterday, and I'm sending another one today. What kind of father-in-law is so eager to please? You can send it to Wanzi, I'm not sending it."

Ross slapped him on the arm with a "Hey!" and said, "You're an old man now, why are you still throwing a tantrum? Why are you jealous of the kids? Besides, Xie Qiyan is destined to be your future son-in-law. He didn't have parents to love him when he was young. We are his future parents. Isn't it natural for parents to care about their children?"

Xia Yongqing smacked his lips, a wave of guilt washing over him. But after thinking it over, he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he waved his hand and said, "When I ask him if there's anything wrong, he just says no. If you ask me, we might as well video call. We can see the kids and chat at the same time. Isn't that better than..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ross interrupted him: "Yeah! How come I didn't think of that!"

Two days ago, Xia Wanzhi said on WeChat that Xie Qiyan was not in a good state. Although Ross was worried, he did not dare to call. After all, the more Yao Qin's matter was mentioned, the more upset he would become. It was better to let Xie Qiyan have some peace and quiet.

Besides, Xia Wanzhi is with them, so their excessive concern will only cause trouble.

But today is different. Xia Wanzhi reported from the front line that Xie Qiyan is much better.

Ross didn't hesitate this time and immediately made a video call.

Xia Yongqing said "Hey, hey, hey" a few times: "It's nighttime in China now..."

"It's only 10 p.m., they definitely aren't asleep." Ross had already made the video call.

The first snow in the northern city stopped yesterday, and the gloom in Xie Qiyan's heart dissipated, and his mood turned sunny.

That evening, Xia Wanzhi received a video call from Ms. Ross. Seeing that Ms. Ross cared more about Xie Qiyan than herself, Xia Wanzhi was somewhat amused and exasperated. She simply switched the camera to Xie Qiyan and said, "You can see for yourselves. Everyone says he's in a good mood today, but you don't believe it."

Xie Qiyan held Xia Wanzhi's hand, sat down next to her, put his arm around her shoulder, took the phone, adjusted the camera, and held the phone up to himself and Xia Wanzhi: "Uncle and Aunt, don't worry, I'm fine."

The thought that they wouldn't even celebrate Christmas because of him warmed Xie Qiyan's heart.

When he learned about this, he asked Xia Wanzhi to tell Ms. Ross that they should have a good holiday in England. Ms. Ross sent a voice message directly, which he overheard.

Ross said, "What's the point of celebrating? We're all family. There's no reason for you to be so listless while we're having a lively holiday. You should spend time with your boyfriend and let him ask his parents if he needs anything. Maybe we can help him, right? Don't shoulder everything alone."

At that moment, Xie Qiyan suddenly felt what true confidence meant.

The confidence comes from my family.

If something happens, the family is willing to share the responsibility.

You can still be a child at twenty-six.

Because of Xia Wanzhi, he finally has a complete family.

That was the home Xia Wanzhi gave him.

On the other end of the video call, Ross and Xia Yongqing carefully examined Xie Qiyan's face. Seeing that he was indeed in good condition, they laughed and said, "My son-in-law is so handsome!"

Xia Yongqing snorted: "Not as good as I was when I was young."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

How did he suddenly become a son-in-law...?

You can't comfort someone like that.

Xie Qiyan was overjoyed.

Xie Qiyan was truly overjoyed. His gentle voice, like a flowing stream, gave Xia Wanzhi goosebumps.

"I am a little inferior to my father-in-law," Xie Qiyan said modestly.

This time, Xia Yongqing was overjoyed.

A moment later, he realized what he'd done and snapped, "Who's your father-in-law? You called me too early!"

Ross and Xia Wanzhi exchanged a glance, too lazy to pay attention to the two of them. After chatting about some trivial matters, Ross solemnly said, "Let's take our time finding them. As long as they're alive, there's hope. If we can't find them in the north, we'll look in the south. If we can't find them in the country, we'll look abroad."

Previously, this was Xie Qiyan's insistence alone.

Now, this is something their whole family cares about.

After the video call ended, Xie Qiyan was unable to calm down for a long time.

Xia Wanzhi held Xia Changsheng, who was sleeping more and more, in her arms, while she nestled in Xie Qiyan's arms, feeling his strong heartbeat behind her head.

-

There's been a lot of talk about the Xie family lately in the entertainment circle.

Aside from the sarcastic remarks directed at Hou Mengqiu, Xie Qiyan was the subject of much more discussion.

It is said that as soon as Xie Qiyan returned, the Xie family was turned upside down.

It can be said that the Xie family is now completely under Xie Qiyan's control.

After Hou Mengqiu's affair was exposed, those who had previously said that Xie Qiyan was an illegitimate child cowered and dared not utter a sound. Many people spoke out for Xie Qiyan, while others cursed Xie Tianqi as a despicable and immoral man.

Some say that among the four major families in Beicheng, the Xie family's affairs are the most murky and complicated.

The Xie family's reputation was never as good as the other families before, and now that this scandal has happened, they are even worse off than the other three families.

But Xie Qiyan was not afraid of rumors, and he remained unmoved even when people gossiped about the matter to his face.

With the year-end approaching and companies scrambling to boost performance, Xie Qiyan announced a cooperation agreement with an overseas company and held a signing ceremony on the last day of December.

In this project, the four major families in Beicheng were all competitors, but the Xie family stood out and successfully won the bid.

On New Year's Day, Xie's film and television company was officially established, and Xingyao Mall, converted from Xingyao Building, was also officially opened on the same day.

Xie Qiyan's actions have instantly restored the Xie family's reputation.

Many people still say he's ruthless, but they can't deny his business acumen.

With Xie Qiyan on the family's side, the Xie family might one day rise from the bottom of the four great families to the top.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, Jiang Baichuan kept complaining to Xia Wanzhi: "Is your CEO Xie going through something? If this continues, the entire market will be monopolized by the Xie family. Xia Wanzhi, you need to keep an eye on him. He's easily attracting hatred."

Xia Wanzhi clinked glasses with Yun Li, exchanged a smile, and ignored the half-drunk Jiang Baichuan.

"Cough, were you really upset?" Yun Li asked Xie Qiyan in a low voice.

After all, she was Jiang Baichuan's girlfriend. Yunli knew how busy Jiang Baichuan had been lately. They were brothers, but also competitors, especially after the last bidding process, when Xie's family won the bid, and all the efforts of the other companies were in vain.

When her boyfriend lost, he asked for comfort. Yunli didn't understand business matters, and Jiang Baichuan looked like he had been wronged, so Yunli felt a little sorry for him and comforted him by saying that losing to Xie Qiyan was not shameful.

Xia Wanzhi coughed lightly, glanced at Xie Qiyan, and then burst out laughing: "I wasn't provoked, it's just normal operation."

Xie Qiyan could hear them talking. Meeting Yun Li's probing gaze, he nodded in agreement: "Yes, we need to make money to get married."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Jiang Baichuan chuckled: "We're all getting ready for the New Year, and you still haven't proposed..."

Before the word "marriage" could even be fully uttered, Xie Qiyan covered it with one hand.

Jiang Baichuan shoved his hand away, glaring and cursing, "Damn it! Xie Qiyan, you actually hit me—"

Xie Qiyan clicked his tongue and wiped his hands with a tissue: "I find you disgusting."

Jiang Baichuan spat twice, then wiped his mouth: "I'm not clean anymore..."

Xia Wanzhi and Yun Li laughed so hard they almost fell over.

Yun Li has amazing hearing, and she also has a kind of telepathic connection with Jiang Baichuan, so she felt like she had missed something: "Did you just say you were proposing?"

Xia Wanzhi was taken aback, her heart tightening: "Huh? No way..."