Chapter 15

Wang Deshun happily contacted the Zhang family, promising to pay thirty percent of the money before they even succeeded. He then put the money into Jiang Yishan’s account in four installments. After confirming that he had received the money, Jiang Yishan told Wang Deshun that he stole the key when Qin Shaocheng left. If necessary, he could go to the study that Qin Shaocheng used at any time.

Wang Deshun knew that Qin Shaocheng would not leave any important information in the study, but Jiang Yishan doing this was also good. He directly gave the remaining undisclosed black materials to Jiang Yishan, and the latter immediately deleted it in front of him.

Wang Deshun also promised Jiang Yishan a lot. Jiang Yishan pretended to be fascinated by this pile of empty cheques as Brother Wang expressed affections. What he didn’t know was that the Zhangs were nothing but dogs, and he was probably not gonna follow up on them after he used them.

The Zhang family also arranged for Jiang Yishan to fly to City B overnight.

On the other hand, Qin Shaocheng’s return to the Qin family was far more difficult than he thought.

The master of the Qin family had a sudden cerebral infarction, but he couldn’t afford to fall ill. There were seven children in Father Qin’s generation. The second and the fifth were girls. There were five brothers.

Old master Qin was unavoidably illogical and self-centered, not to mention his obsession with power. He was not happy with his sons, for they were all thieves who coveted his business. He would only dote on his grandchildren.

Qin Shiyao, Qin Shaocheng’s older brother, was old master Qin’s favorite. In this group, most of old Qin’s rights were in his hands, and the business was also largely managed by him. But at the end of last year, Qin Shiyao and his wife had a peaceful divorce, which made the old man angry. The marriage was arranged by the old man himself, and Qin Shiyao left without saying a word. He was so annoyed that his favorite grandson disobeyed him, and his attitude towards Qin Shiyao changed a lot.

When other people saw Qin Shiyao was no longer favored, they immediately ran to the old man to express their affections. The old man was so tired of listening to these people currying favor with him. He felt that none of them truly cared about him. Instead, he began to always talk about how Qin Shaocheng had been ever since he left the Qin family.

Father Qin immediately pushed the boat along the current [1] and told his father how Qin Shaocheng had been working hard outside and how he managed to bring out results by relying on his own ability. He didn’t disgrace the Qin family. The old man listened to his heart’s content, so he relaxed his attitude and let Qin Shaocheng come home.

It was only at this time that people realized what Qin Shiyao had been trying to achieve with his divorce.

In the end, Father Qin’s plan to use Qin Shiyao and Qin Shaocheng to please the old man failed.

The reason was that Jiang Yishan’s affair was suddenly brought to the old man’s face, and he accidentally said something wrong. He said that Qin Shaocheng still didn’t know how to repent for his mistakes over the past few years, while his grandfather had been sick and bedridden during the New Year.

In the beginning of the year, the board of directors had a meeting. In previous years, it was the old man who personally decided the affairs of the company. When the old man fell ill, no one could take over the company. Qin Shiyao had no skills, so Qin Shaocheng had to rush back the day right after the old man fell ill.

When Qin Shaocheng arrived at city B, he was picked up by Qin Shiyao. No one knew what the brothers talked about in the car, but when they arrived at the hospital where the old man was, Qin Shaocheng immediately knelt on the ground without saying anything. He recounted his recklessness, his lack of filial piety, and ignorance over the years. The old man was earnestly moved by his sincere words.

But the other uncles and aunts at the scene looked different.

From the old house, Qin Shaocheng got in the car. Qin Shiyao was checking his email. “What did grandpa say?”

Qin Shiyao’s eyes were deep. He had been in the top position of the group for a long time, and he was older than Qin Shaocheng by ten years. He had an aura that made him seem more formidable than others.

“Everything was done as you said. Grandpa was very happy.” Qin Shaocheng rubbed his neck. He sat on all kinds of transportation vehicles all day and now his neck was stiff. “Did you find out who told grandpa about it?”

“It was second uncle. When he heard you were coming back, he looked for the Zhang family.”

“When is the board meeting?” Qin Shaocheng asked.

“It used to be on the tenth day of the New Year. Now, it’s estimated the old man will hold it on the eighth day to decide on the new director.” Qin Shiyao frowned. “You didn’t deal with Jiang Yishan well.”

Qin Shaocheng said nothing.

“You shouldn’t have left such a big loophole for yourself.”

Qin Shaocheng smiled and explained, “I didn’t expect to come back.”

“The old man can forgive you for believing in the wrong person in your youth, but the shareholders won’t listen to your explanation.” Qin Shiyao said, “if you can’t do it…”

“Brother.”

“The old man no longer has the ability to take charge. Second uncle’s family has cooperated with the Zhang’s. Next week, they will use the cooperation plan to earn more than half of the votes. If anything happens to you, our chances of winning will be very low.”

Qin Shaocheng had no choice but to say, “Jiang Yishan covered his past very badly, but I haven’t seen him for four or five years. All the things he did after he left me… have nothing to do with me.”

“How can you guarantee that he came to you this New Year without getting photographed? Don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence?”

Qin Shaocheng rubbed between his eyebrows. “I’m unlikely to be photographed. Jiang Yishan… he’s just a bit headstrong. He can’t distinguish right from wrong.”

Qin Shiyao was too lazy to argue with him.

When they got home, Qin Shaocheng had another round of acknowledging his mistakes, but this time, with his parents. However, kneeling was not the end to it. Since old man Qin wouldn’t hit him, then Father Qin would do it. And he hit him hard. Qin Shaocheng had to endure the punishment for his mistakes. Mother Qin couldn’t bear to watch the scene, so she ran back to her room and secretly shed tears.

After being beaten, Qin Shaocheng was carried into the room. In the evening, Mother Qin came in with red eyes and gave Qin Shaocheng medicine.

“Mom, stop crying.” Qin Shaocheng was lying on the bed with bruises on his back.

Mother Qin cried while she was applying the medicine. She said that she wished Jiang Yishan had died.

Qin Shaocheng knew that his decision to leave home hurt his parents, and Jiang Yishan was indeed of bad character, so he had nothing to say. He believed in the wrong person and did the wrong things.

After a few days of rest at home, Qin Shaocheng began to follow his elder brother to participate in various receptions.

Now everyone knows that the youngest son of the Qin family was back. It was said that he was young and promising, and can achieve his career without relying on his family. Him returning to his family now was because of his grandfather remembering past memories and missing his grandson.

No one mentioned how Qin Shaocheng had fallen out with his family five years ago because of a man.