Chapter 197: Working Yourself to Death Only Benefits Another Man

Chu Li looked up, "Grandfather, why have you come?"

Old Master Chu sat down on the sofa and snorted coldly, "I came to see how you are working yourself to death."

"I have a lot of things on my hands..."

"Stop making excuses. Assistant Wu told me everything; you've been eating and sleeping at the company for the past few days, pulling all-nighters."

Chu Li put down his pen and rubbed his brow.

"There is a big project these past few days."

Old Master Chu pierced through his lie, "Cheng Wan has left, and you're feeling upset inside, aren't you?"

Chu Li fell silent; only by numbing himself with work could he keep from thinking of her.

At this moment, Old Master Chu truly wished Chu Li were like himself and his father—flamboyant and amorous—at the very least, he wouldn't be heartbroken over a woman.

It was just a pity that Chu Li hadn't inherited that trait.

"Have you ever thought about it? If you work yourself to death here, will Cheng Wan be heartbroken for you?" The old man reined in his anger and tried to reason with his grandson.

Chu Li gave a bitter smile; naturally, she would not.

Old Master Chu continued, "Think about it again. Cheng Wan is still young. If she finds a man to marry in the future, your child will have to call someone else 'Dad.' Can you stand that?"

Chu Li clenched his fingers; there was no need to think—he could not stand it.

Old Master Chu continued impatiently, "If you torment yourself to death here, in the end, it will only benefit another man."

Chu Li opened his mouth, his emotions fluctuating.

The old man made sense.

He still had a lifetime of time with Cheng Wan; he could not let another man benefit.

Even if they could not be together, he could at least still protect her.

Rather than watching another man extend a helping hand when she needed it.

He closed the file and picked up his overcoat, draping it over his arm.

Old Master Chu was very satisfied, "Are you going to find her now?"

Chu Li said indifferently, "Going home to sleep."

He needed to rest.

Old Master Chu choked for a moment and left with a sour expression.

But in his heart, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His most prized grandson had been saved.

Cheng Wan had been resting at home for several days, and seeing how meticulously and patiently Cheng Huayu and his wife treated Qin Ping'an, and that Qin Ping'an liked them very much, she felt completely at ease.

She went to the studio.

When Xiao Yu saw her, she cried with a nose full of snot and tears, "Sister Cheng, you're finally back. What on earth happened?"

If it weren't for the fact that Cheng Wan had replied to all the messages she sent, she would have thought she was about to be unemployed.

Cheng Wan nudged the little assistant and said with a smile, "Didn't I come back? Don't worry, since you guarded the shop alone these past few days, I'll give you double pay."

Xiao Yu was teary-eyed, "It's not about the pay; I was genuinely worried about you."

"By the way, there are two other sisters in the shop who said they came to help."

This was the main point of Xiao Yu's worry; those two sisters had come over and managed the shop in perfect order, and Xiao Yu immediately felt a sense of crisis.

But she didn't dare ask Cheng Wan directly and had been very uneasy.

After all, it is really hard to find a boss who is both beautiful and generous.

"I know, you don't need to worry; I have no plans to dismiss you for the time being." Cheng Wan gave Xiao Yu a reassurance.

Xiao Yu immediately beamed with joy and went to work.

Cheng Wan looked at the neat and bright studio, her mood more relaxed than it had ever been.

She was free now.

Because she had been hospitalized, many orders had piled up in the shop, and they all needed to be processed one by one.

Cheng Wan quickly cast aside her emotions and began to work earnestly.

For three days in a row, the work in her hands finally eased up a little.

She finally had time to blend perfume for the Old Madam.

After thinking about it, she decided to prepare a portion for the Third Madam as well, to thank her for helping to look after Ping'an.

Cheng Wan actually wanted to bring Qin Ping'an to the shop as before, but the Third Madam refused; she liked Ping'an and was willing to look after her.

Cheng Old Madam privately told Cheng Wan that the Third Madam was much more cheerful than before, and the smiles on her face had increased—this was a good thing.

Cheng Wan did not bring it up again, only keeping the Third Madam's kindness in her heart.

After finishing work, she took the perfume and went home.

Cheng Han was discharged from the hospital today and needed to continue recuperating at home, so Qin Yunshu was also there.

Cheng Old Madam called the Second Madam and Cheng Mingzhu over for a meal.

At this time, everyone was sitting around the dining table.

Cheng Wan washed her hands and came over, sitting beside Qin Ping'an.

The Second Madam spoke sarcastically, "How busy are you, to make your elders wait for you to eat?"

Cheng Wan ignored her and just kissed Qin Ping'an's little face.

"Alright, let's eat," Cheng Old Madam said, "Wanwan has work; it's a good thing to be busy."

The Second Madam looked on with disdain.

While eating, Cheng Old Madam mentioned going to Bali Town; she was grateful for Qin Nainai's care for Cheng Wan and wanted to go there in person to see her.

The Second Madam pursed her lips, "Cheng Wan has been back for several days, she hasn't even gone to see her own parents, has she?"

Cheng Wan said indifferently, "I went before I was even discharged from the hospital."

The Second Madam choked.

Her gaze landed on Qin Yunshu, her eyes darted, and she said deliberately, "I remember that Yun Shu is also a Perfumer, why not learn from Cheng Wan and start a studio of your own? Do you feel that you don't measure up to Cheng Wan?"

She knew that the relationship between Cheng Wan and Qin Yunshu was poor, so she intentionally brought this up to sow discord.

She did it on purpose.

Qin Yunshu felt humiliated; after all, she had always wanted to surpass Cheng Wan, but was always outshone by Cheng Wan.

Now Cheng Wan had her own studio and was a disciple of Old Master Fang.

And she, had almost nothing.

However, she would not let others make a laughingstock of her.

"I am currently preparing for pregnancy; those things are not worth my time and energy," she retorted in one sentence.

The Second Madam frowned, preparing for pregnancy?

A lie.

She mocked unhurriedly, "Isn't it rumored that you two are getting a divorce?"

The smile on Qin Yunshu's face froze, and she gripped her chopsticks tightly.

Old Madam Cheng glared at her second daughter-in-law, "Eat your meal."

The Second Madam narrowed her eyes, gave a cold snort, and stopped talking.

Qin Yunshu put down her bowl and chopsticks, her face pale, and said in a low voice, "I'm full, please continue."

The Second Madam looked on with disdain, a good-for-nothing.

After the meal, Cheng Wan took Qin Ping'an to the small Garden to play.

Just as she turned around, she saw Qin Yunshu not far away.

Cheng Wan withdrew her gaze, spoke to Qin Ping'an in a low voice, and asked him how he was getting along with the Third Madam.

Qin Yunshu walked over.

Facing Cheng Wan, she subconsciously straightened her back and lifted her chin.

"Cheng Wan, did you say something in front of the Old Madam?"

She could feel the Old Madam's dislike for her.

And since she had hardly had any contact with the Old Madam, she couldn't think of anyone else who would gossip in front of the Old Madam besides Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan patted Qin Ping'an's head and told him to take the puppy back to the room.

Once the child had left, Cheng Wan said, "I merely told the Old Madam what you did."

"It really was you." Qin Yunshu's expression was somewhat twisted.

Her fingernails dug into her palms, with extreme force.

Cheng Wan looked at her coldly and indifferently, "Qin Yunshu, back when you injured Qingya's hand, I said I wanted one of your hands. Now that you have taken Qingya's life, then you will pay for it with your own life."

Qin Yunshu gritted her teeth, "Pay with my life? Do you dare to kill me?"

Cheng Wan smiled slightly, "How could I kill you? I just want to take away everything you yearn for."

She walked closer to Qin Yunshu and laughed mockingly in a low voice, "For example, the Cheng Han you yearn for."