To seduce her

Father Qi slowly opened his eyes, and the scene before him made him feel a little confused.

The sunlight poured into the room through the window lattice, illuminating everything around, but this was neither his familiar home nor the hotel where they were staying.

He turned his head and looked to the side, only to see Qi's mother sitting beside the bed, looking at him with concern.

"Why am I here?" Qi's father asked in a hoarse voice.

Mother Qi held a wet handkerchief in her hand and wiped the sweat off Father Qi's forehead. She gently held his hand and explained softly, "We are at the Qi family's house. You suddenly fainted last night, and Dad had someone carry you back."

Father Qi was stunned when he heard this. He looked up at Mother Qi, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Dad... let us in?"

Mother Qi nodded, with a complicated expression on her face: "Yes, Dad didn't say anything, but he asked someone to put you here."

Father Qi was silent for a while, as if he was digesting the news.

Over the years, Qi's father had never contacted Mr. Qi, and the father-son relationship between the two seemed to have ended at that moment. Therefore, he had never been to the Qi family house, and never knew where it was, let alone come in...

This time, Mr. Qi allowed them to enter the Qi family house, which was undoubtedly an alternative recognition and acceptance for him.

He looked at Qi's mother excitedly, with a determined light in his eyes: "Dad has softened, right? Otherwise he wouldn't be willing to let us in!"

When Qi's mother heard this, a hint of expectation flashed in her eyes. She held Qi's father's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice: "You mean, Dad will be willing to accept us and help us save Xiao Rui?"

"I hope so..." Qi's father panted slightly: "What's wrong with me?"

"You were examined by your family doctor, who said you were simply too tired, both mentally and physically stressed, and needed more rest."

Qi's father frowned slightly. Ever since Qi Xiurui got into trouble and fell ill, he has been living under such high pressure for a long time.

Qi's father suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked up and asked Qi's mother: "Has Dad come to see me?"

Mother Qi looked a little sad. She shook her head slowly: "No..."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Qi's father's eyes, but he quickly recovered as usual: "It's okay. If he doesn't come to see me, I'll go find him. Now that I'm here, it should be easy to find his room."

As he spoke, Father Qi slowly stood up from the bed. His physical weakness had not completely faded, but his heart was filled with anxiety and worry.

He walked out of the room, looked around, and was about to look for Mr. Qi's room when a servant came hurriedly and politely but firmly blocked his way.

The servant had a hint of apology on his face, but his voice was very firm: "Mr. Qi, you should have known what the old man meant a long time ago, please understand."

When Qi's father heard this, his heart tightened.

He tried to read more information from the servant's expression, but the servant just lowered his head and remained silent.

Qi's father knew that this was the rule of the Qi family, and the servants would not reveal more information about the old man.

He took a deep breath: "I must tell the old man right there and then that I am willing to kneel down and apologize, or to pay any price. As long as he is willing to save Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui is the grandson who is most like him, benevolent, righteous, and loving..."

"I'm sorry Mr. Qi, the old man..."

The servant was about to continue to refuse when an old but deep voice came from not far away.

"Come with me."

Father Qi looked over in surprise and saw Old Man Qi with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a cold expression.

Qi's father was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react: "Okay, okay! Thank you, Dad!"

*****

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Father Qi followed Grandpa Qi into the study, where furnishings were simple and elegant. The bookshelves were filled with various books, as well as the patents and awards Grandpa Qi had won over the years.

Old Master Qi sat at the desk, his face calm and his eyes deep, but he didn't even look at Qi's father.

Father Qi stood in front of the desk and said solemnly, "Dad, I have a lot to say to you, but now that things have come to this, I still want to tell you my purpose directly. I want to talk to you about Xiao Rui."

Old Master Qi sneered and looked at Qi's father with disdain: "Don't beat around the bush with me. You don't have to call me dad, and I don't know your so-called Xiao Rui. All this has nothing to do with me. I just hope you don't use poor acting skills to achieve your goal of seeing me."

Father Qi knew that what Grandpa Qi was talking about was him fainting at the door of the Qi family, but he didn't want to explain, and just continued: "Xiao Rui is now sick and in critical condition. Without a special medicine, his condition may deteriorate at any time. The person who has this special medicine has been threatened by the Gao family. If you want to continue taking the special medicine to maintain your life, you must fight against the Gao family and protect this person."

Father Qi tried his best to keep his tone steady, but he could hardly conceal the nervousness and anxiety in his heart.

"Gao family?" Mr. Qi was silent for a moment, his brows furrowed as if he was thinking about the interests involved. "You mean, the Gao family in Lugang? Do you dare to confront him?"

"Yes." Father Qi nodded, his voice trembling a little: "It's because I don't dare that I came to you."

Father Qi looked at Grandpa Qi's thoughtful expression and knew that this was an opportunity.

If I miss today, I may never have the chance to ask Mr. Qi for help again.

Father Qi told Old Man Qi everything in detail and begged, "If I don't save that woman, she will destroy all the medicines, and Xiao Rui will really have no hope of survival..."

Old Master Qi lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Father Qi waited nervously for his response. After an unknown amount of time, Mr. Qi finally spoke again.

"She really dared to destroy those medicines?"

Father Qi choked up a little: "Yes, she said that if we don't make a decision, she will destroy the last batch of medicine. She has the ability and determination to do so. We can only agree to her request, protect her, and fight against the Gao family."

Mr. Qi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "You came to me today because only I can help you."

"Yes." Qi's father's voice trembled, his eyes slightly red: "Your strength is the only one that can compete with the Gao family. Otherwise, the Qi family will be wiped out."

Qi's father took a deep breath and begged, "You can blame me as much as you want, and ask me to kneel down and apologize as much as you want, but I only have Xiao Rui as my son, and I really, really can't lose him..."

Old Master Qi looked at his son who had "run away" for many years and begged him in grief, and secretly exerted force on his fingers holding the cup.

The father and son's eyes met, and Old Man Qi moved his thin lips slightly and asked him.

"If your child wasn't sick, you would never come back to make peace in this life?" Old Master Qi stared at Father Qi: "Even if I was seriously ill and dying, right?"

"..."