C15 Reunion
C15 Reunion
After receiving a text message, Lin Yin notified Qimo that he would be take his leave before going down the elevator.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Precious Cauldron Tower, a black Bentley was already waiting for him on the other side of the road.
...
Half an hour later.
Qingyun Hotel, 26th floor.
Under the lead of an old butler, Lin Yin walked into the grandiose office.
In the midst of the office, Qi Hetu sat alone on a rather large chair with an indifferent expression, which befitted the dignified appearance of a man of his superior status.
Lin Yin pulled open a chair and sat down before speaking lightly, "Aren't you very confident that I would come and beg you? Why did you take the initiative to look for me? Are you getting impatient?"
Qi Hetu replied with a calm expression, "It looks like you really won't be going back to the Qi Family no matter what."
"Didn't I already tell you? I had already made the decision to cut all ties with the Qi Family after that day," Lin Yin said indifferently.
"Since you don't want to go back to the Qi Family, I won't force you to do so, just like how I gave you the decision to make the choice to leave the family at the age of eight," Qi Hetu said. "Divorcing your mother was one of the few things I have done wrong in my life. However, it is also one of the few things I had to do and will thus never admit my mistake."
"Heh," Lin Yin sneered. "Then, what did you want to talk to me about today?"
"I requested you to come today because I want to tell you that I'm going back to Imperial City," Qi Hetu said.
"I bought a first-rate villa at the peak of Qingyun City, Snow Dragon Villa, and have also filled its garage up with ten sports cars. Furthermore, there are a hundred million dollars in this Swiss bank account," Qi Hetu stated. "Take them all. Even if you don't acknowledge me as your father, I can't just sit still and do nothing as my son gets bullied by others. I definitely won't allow you to live the rest of your life in shame."
"I don't need it," Lin Yin said calmly.
"It's fine for you to think that I pity you. It's also fine for you to think that I'm simply giving these things to you out of my guilty conscience. However, you must understand that I have never once taken back anything that had given away," Qi Hetu spoke in a dignified manner.
"From this point on, I will not be interfering with your life any longer. I have already bought the entire Qingyun Hotel and have placed everything in the safe on this floor. The password is your birthday," Qi Hetu said clearly. "If you happen to need any of these things, feel free to take them for yourself. If you're still angry at me, you may throw them all away or ignore them. In short, you may do whatever you want with these things."
Lin Yin shook his head with a cold smile.
Even after all these years, Qi Hetu remained as the same arrogant, overbearing person who thought that he had everything and everyone under his control.
"However, I believe that you are underestimating me, Qi Hetu," Qi Hetu stated with a firm and confident expression. "Do you really think that I must rely on my son to stand firm in the Qi Family of Imperial City?"
"Humph."
Qi Hetu snorted coldly and changed the topic, "Let me tell you. If you decide to not follow me back to the Qi Family this time, wait for three months when I send you a message before going back to see your grandfather. You must absolutely not go to Imperial City without permission."
"If you don't receive any news from me after those three months... you must remember this clearly. Don't ever reveal your background to anyone in this life, much less step into the Imperial City. If that time comes, forget everything that happened in the past. Do you understand? "
Lin Yin asked, "That's all?"
Qi Hetu said, "You must remember these words."
At this moment, Lin Yin stood up and was about to leave the room before revealing a deep frown. During this conversation today, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong with Qi Hetu's behavior.
It seemed that the situation of the Qi Family in Imperial City was more complicated than he had previously imagined.
Thus, Lin Yin could not help but take another look back with hesitation.
He then found himself staring into Qi Hetu's gaze.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Qi Hetu asked with a calm expression.
Lin Yin's eyes waved slightly, but he didn't say anything. After that, he turned back around and left Qingyun Hotel.
As soon as Lin Yin took his leave, the meeting hall was veiled with absolute silence. Qi Hetu gazed at the door that Lin Yin walked out from for a long while before heaving a heavy sigh.
"Master, you..." the old butler wanted to say something but stopped himself from doing so.
"I initially thought that the other branches of Qi Family would take the right path and follow the family rules and regulations to seize the power of our branch in the Elder Council so that they could take the position of the family head. The sole reason why I wanted to bring Yin'Er back in the first place was to shut their mouths," Qi Hetu said in a tired voice. "I never expected them to actually abandon their dignity and break the rules of the family by receiving help from external forces. It seems that they no longer have any respect for their own blood and are preparing to go to war with the other branches. Bringing an ordinary person like Yin'Er back into the family would essentially be bringing a sheep into a tiger's den."
"Master, you don't have to be too pessimistic about the situation in Imperial City. It's not like we don't have any chances of winning. Although the Third Master's power had completely collapsed two days ago, there are still three or four hidden families that you can mobilize on the surface. After all, the hidden forces are still intact and have the power to fight," the old butler suggested.
"Heh, my third brother is certainly dead now. It seems that they are planning to eat the Qi Family in one bite... but not unless they step over my corpse. Old Lee, you stay in the East Sea Province and wait for my news."
...
After leaving Qingyun Hotel, Lin Yin went straight back to the Precious Cauldron Tower and stopped thinking about the Qi Family for now.
In the evening...
Zhang Qimo and Lin Yin got off work from the company, took the elevator to the ground floor, and arrived in front of the Precious Cauldron Tower.
Wu Zheng had already parked his car by the road and was waiting for their arrival.
"Right, Lin Yin..." Zhang Qimo was about to mention something before hesitating.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yin asked.
"I have a reunion tonight. Are you... willing to come with me?" Zhang Qimo asked.
"A student reunion?"
Lin Yin revealed an apparent frown upon hearing those words. Depsite marrying into the Zhang Family for the past two years, he had never once met Qimo's friends before.
"You see... there are a few flies in my circle of friends that are quite annoying," Zhang Qimo immediately explained upon noticing Lin Yin's doubt.
"Then, I'll go," Lin Yin nodded without hesitation.
As the two of them got into the car together, Wu Zheng started up the engine and drove straight to the bustling area of the city.
Ten minutes later...
When the car arrived at the famous gourmet street of Qingyun City, they noticed that the street was filled with restaurants, hotpot shops, various specialty snack shops, and various entertainment venues. As the pedestrians walked here and there, it would be an understatement to consider it as heavy traffic. Aside from that, the entire street was illuminated by the vivid neon lights hung around the buildings.
The location of the student reunion was in the special private room of Number 888, the Purple Gold Dynasty KTV.
Upon entering the room, Zhang Qimo was immediately welcomes by a wave of anticipating gazes.
"Qimo, I haven't seen you for such a long time! I heard that you had recently been promoted to Zhang Group's Chief Design Officer. Congratulations!"
"That's right. When Qimo was in university, she received an award for jewelry design. Of course she ended up being an expert in this field!"
A few of the young and beautiful girls stood up to welcome her as they said with smiles on their faces.
"Oh right, Qimo, who is this person beside you?" a man in a dark purple suit asked suspiciously as he stared at Lin Yin with an unfriendly gaze.
"He is..." Zhang Qimo said hesitantly.
"He is Qimo's assistant director, Assistant Lin," a girl with a ponytail who was dressed in a fashionable attire rushed over to answer Zhang Qimo's question with a bright smile on her face.
Lin Yin simply smiled faintly and remained silent.
He knew that girl with a ponytail. After all, she was Qimo's best friend, Li Xue Er.
"Oh? Assistant Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you," the man in the suit smiled and handed over his business card. "I'm the general manager of Xuyang Construction Company, Lui Hui."
Lin Yin nodded slightly and replied, "Nice to meet you."
"Qimo, you are so amazing, for your company even decided to assign you an assistant!" a charming girl in a black dress said with envy.
"She wasn't just assigned an assistant though? Don't you know? Qimo had even been given a BMW 5 Series, along with a full-time driver," Li Xue Er exclaimed proudly as if she was showing off her own belongings.
"Amazing! She's already so promising at such a young age!"
"Qimo has become such a strong woman."
All of the girls present wore envious looks on their faces.
"Alright, Xue Er, be more modest. Everyone is not any worse than me," Zhang Qimo said with a smile, which satisfied her vanity a little. After all, she had never once found herself being revered by everyone around her before.
While everyone was chatting, Lin Yin and Zhang Qimo sat down on the sofa.
At this time, Li Xue Er moved closer to Lin Yin, her expression somewhat unhappy.
"Lin Yin, Qimo finally has a chance to hold her head high today, so don't embarrass her," Li Xue'er warned. "Don't you dare tell them that you are Qimo's husband. Do you understand?"
Lin Yin replied with a simple smile.
"Qimo, you too. Why did you decide to bring Lin Yin here? You know that reason why I'm acting this way in front of our classmates, don't you? At this pace, you will end up as the idol of our class," Li Xue Er stood beside Zhang Qimo and tried to persuade her. "Don't let Lin Yin ruin that image of yours."
Li Xue Er attempted to instigate Zhang Qimo, completely ignoring the fact that Lin Yin was sitting next to her.
"Alright, Xue'er, let's not talk about this at our classmate gathering today," Zhang Qimo said seriously.
At this time, one of the girls suggested, "We will also be celebrating Qimo's achievements in today's class reunion. Come, let's all have a toast together."
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
The group of people all stood up and toasted with cans of beer.
When everyone took their seats, Lui Hui suddenly took out an exquisite small gift box from his pocket and opened it in front of everyone. Inside was a string of sparkling jade necklace was a very dazzling luster. One could tell that it was of high quality with a single glance.
"Qimo, congratulations on your promotion to the director of the company. I hope you will be willing to accept this small gift of mine," Lui Hui said after walking in front of Zhang Qimo and handing the gift box over.