After Qin Han finished speaking, Qin Siling paused for a moment. "Dad, you hit her again!"
Qin Han didn’t answer.
Wang Keru was different from his first wife. Though she was helpless and dependent on him, her heart still belonged to the Gu family. Consequently, after he’d had a few drinks, he couldn’t control his strength when he hit her.
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Qin Han waved his hand, indicating he didn’t want to talk about it anymore. Qin Siling didn’t want to mention her stepmother either; they had never gotten along.
She changed the subject. "Dad, I noticed today that Wanqing seems to have grown bolder. When she saw the Bo family’s wealth and influence, her tone changed. Should we reconsider the matter between Siyuan and her?"
Qin Han immediately looked at his daughter. "Are you saying Wanqing might be disloyal to Siyuan?"
Qin Siling nodded. "Something doesn’t seem right. She’s continuously trying to get into Bo Xichen’s good books."
After she finished, Qin Han chuckled. "Si Lan, don’t worry. She won’t catch Bo Xichen’s eye."
Qin Siling, however, misunderstood, her voice tinged with anxiety. "Dad, you still don’t understand what I mean."
"How could I not understand?" Qin Han laughed, a shrewd, worldly expression on his face. "They’re not married yet. What are you worried about?"
This time, it was Qin Siling’s turn to be stunned. She stammered, "Dad, what you mean is..."
Qin Han patted her shoulder. "Si Lan, love isn’t always important. What’s important are connections, do you understand? If Shen Wanqing can climb the social ladder, that’s naturally a good thing. And if she can’t..."
He didn’t continue, just gave a faint smile.
Qin Siling instantly understood, her feelings quite complicated.
Just then, Qin Han added, "Besides, Siyuan has been lukewarm towards her all along. As his older sister, can’t you see where his heart lies?"
Qin Siling nodded. "That’s true as well. There’s indeed no need to be overly concerned."
After speaking with her, Qin Han returned to his room. Wang Keru was lounging on the sofa, looking bored. When she saw him enter, she merely flicked her eyes open for a moment.
"Being so cold?" Qin Han closed the door, unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt, and then sat down beside her. "Ke Ru, I’ve received some information. That Professor Bo is a major figure in Beicheng, the eldest son of the Bo family. That’s quite a prestigious status, wouldn’t you say?"
Wang Keru lowered her gaze. "So what? She is who she is, and I am who I am... Haven’t we made that perfectly clear already?"
Qin Han put his arm around her shoulder. "The past is the past; now is now. You know I want to expand my business into Beicheng. If you don’t help me with such a good connection, who will, hmm?"
Despite his coaxing and cajoling, Wang Keru refused to budge. "If you need to ask for help, go yourself. I don’t have the face to ask."
Qin Han smiled good-naturedly. "What’s this ’yours’ and ’mine’ talk? How about this: after the auction tomorrow, our whole family will have dinner together. Let’s invite Anxi and Xichen to join us. It’s rare for the family to get together. Also, after we return to Qingcheng, Anxi should move back home. A young lady living at a man’s place—what will people say?"
Wang Keru leaned back, eyeing him skeptically. "Shen Wanqing is still sharing a bed with Siyuan, but Anxi isn’t."
Qin Han chuckled deeply. "Are you going to meddle in the children’s affairs too? What about my affairs? Are you going to meddle in them?"
Saying this, he began to use all his charms, but Wang Keru refused him. "I’m not in the mood."
"What if I bid for Luo Lin’s painting tomorrow night and give it to you, hmm?" Qin Han tried to coax her again, but she didn’t fall for it.