Li Xiyu could like anyone, but Song Yunsheng was off - limits.
Moreover, Li Xiyu was currently simple - minded and didn't even know how to brush her teeth. If she were deceived by Song Yunsheng, she'd probably only be counting money for him.
So, he came to Li Tong's room, intending to persuade Li Xiyu. But once he got in, he never found the opportunity to speak up.
After all, he wasn't good at being a relationship advisor.
However, Li Xiyu's initiative to mention Song Yunsheng gave Song Jiaye a chance.
Song Jiaye took the opportunity to say, "This person is not to be trusted deeply. You need to be cautious."
Li Qiyu nodded. "I think so too."
This actually surprised Song Jiaye. "You... weren't you still..."
Seeing Song Jiaye's expression, Li Qiyu knew that he must have already known about her conversation with Song Yunsheng.
Li Qiyu felt quite wronged. It was just a chance encounter on the road and a single conversation. Did it have to be spread everywhere?
Li Qiyu rolled her eyes. Without even thinking, she knew who had told Song Jiaye.
"Do you think I'm that stupid in your eyes?"
"What?"
"Song Yunsheng clearly has bad intentions. Only a fool would take him for something precious."
Li Qiyu wasn't stupid. She just used Ming Yuezhu's words and applied them.
"I thought..." Song Jiaye stammered. He was afraid that if he said the rest, Li Qiyu would get angry.
But even though he didn't say it, Li Qiyu was already angry.
"You thought I was a fool. That after just a few words from Song Yunsheng, I'd be crazy about him and count the money after he sold me? Song Jiaye, don't think of me as that stupid. I don't treat you and Ming Yuexuan as outsiders, so I say whatever comes to mind. But in front of outsiders, I'm not like this."
Only then did Song Jiaye realize that he had underestimated Li Qiyu.
She had regarded him as one of her own, but he didn't understand her at all.
However, in Li Qiyu's life, it was only during the period when she became the queen that she suffered because of Song Jiaye. At other times, if someone tried to scheme against her, she would always get revenge.
Since Li Xichi dared to stir up trouble in the middle - although she didn't really mind the trouble, as she and Song Jiaye had already agreed to separate peacefully.
She, Li Qiyu, wouldn't just endure it.
She returned like for like and persuaded Song Jiaye, "Don't lecture me. Take care of yourself. People don't come to tell you these things for no reason. Think about whether they really like you or just use you."
Hearing this, Song Jiaye's face showed a bit of displeasure.
"I've already said there's nothing like that. Why do you keep harping on this?"
"Don't talk nonsense. It's not me who's interested in you. There's someone else."
Song Jiaye understood what Li Qiyu meant. He sighed helplessly. No matter how he explained the matter of Li Xichi, it would hurt Li Xiyu. He decided not to say more. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll handle it properly."
Thinking of this, he told Li Qiyu, "For now, don't let others know about our matter."
Li Qiyu nodded. She didn't want Li Xichi to be too proud either. Li Tong, who had been concentrating on building blocks and was forgotten by both of them, suddenly spoke up.
"What's the matter? Can I know?"
Song Jiaye and Li Qiyu: "..."
How could they forget this little kid? Fortunately, they hadn't let anything slip.
Li Qiyu stuck out her tongue, reached out and messed up Li Tong's hair, and said, "Little kid, you dare to eavesdrop on adults' conversations."
"This is my room. You and Uncle Song weren't whispering. I'm not eavesdropping."
"I say you are, then you are."
"Big Aunt, you're being unreasonable."
"Yes, big aunt just wants to tell you a truth. Women are just this unreasonable."
...
Watching Li Qiyu and Li Tong fooling around, Song Jiaye didn't even notice that unconsciously, his face was also full of smiles.
After Li Tong and Li Qiyu were tired from playing, the big one and the small one fell asleep in bed. After Song Jiaye covered them with the quilt, he tiptoed out of the room and gently closed the door.
Not long after he walked out, he saw Song Yunsheng with his arms crossed, leaning on the stair railing. Hearing Song Jiaye's footsteps, he looked up and stood up straight.
It was obvious that he was waiting for him.
"The room is so lively. I can hear the kids' laughter from afar."
Song Jiaye didn't have the time to chat with him.
"What do you want when you come to the Li family?"
Song Yunsheng shrugged and said, "As you can see."
"What, do you really want to be a son - in - law of the Li family?" Song Jiaye didn't believe it.
"I saw you giving up being a proper young master of the Song family and instead liking to be a son - in - law here in the Li family. I just wanted to see what charm the Li family has." Song Yunsheng joked.
Song Jiaye gave him a disdainful look and said, "This is the Li family. Don't talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with the Song family."
Song Yunsheng smiled but didn't comment.
"You're really strange. For a family business that others are scrambling for, you really have no interest at all?"
"That's others. It has nothing to do with me."
"I really don't know whether to say you're stupid or open - minded."
"If you were abandoned by your family for a couple of decades, you'd understand me." Song Jiaye walked closer to Song Yunsheng and said coldly, "I don't care what you want to do or who you like, but you're not allowed to touch the Li family or Li Xiyu. This is the bottom line."
Even at this moment, Song Yunsheng was still joking and looked carefree. "What? Are you afraid I'll cuckold you?"
Song Jiaye ignored his teasing. He thought that as long as he responded to Song Yunsheng's words, it would be disrespectful to Li Xiyu. He just hoped that Song Yunsheng would stop harassing Li Xiyu in the future.
Song Jiaye issued a warning.
"You just need to remember my words. Once you cross the line, I can make you lose everything."
"Song Jiaye, do you think you can threaten me? Because you're the grandson of Old Man Song?" The words "lose everything" enraged Song Yunsheng.
"No, because I'm Song Jiaye."
Even without using Old Man Song's connections, he could still ruin Song Yunsheng.
But Song Yunsheng scoffed.
A man who got ahead because of his wife and would rely on the family business in the future couldn't be that capable.
Moreover, his words "because I'm Song Jiaye" made Song Yunsheng feel extremely uncomfortable.
Song Jiaye didn't have time to chat with him anymore. He got up and was about to go downstairs to find Father Li. Song Yunsheng chased after him and asked,
"You haven't told me yet. Is Li Xichi considered a member of your Li family?"
Song Jiaye's steps paused.
He remembered Li Xiyu's words, "People don't come to tell you these things for no reason. Think about whether they really like you or just use you."
The attitudes of Jiang Yongfeng and Li Xichi were already clear. It wasn't a matter of whether he wanted them to be part of the family, but whether they were willing.
He replied, "It's up to you."
He who sows evil reaps evil.