Chapter 83: The Wandering Korean (12)

  Although Qin Ke Yi doesn't usually exercise, the few steps she ran downstairs just now showed off her athletic talent. When I chased out of the hotel, she had already run far ahead, so I quickly caught up to her.

  "Wait! Wait for me!" If it were before, I might have chosen to catch up with her and grab her back, but after the recent period of corrupt life, my physical strength no longer allowed me to make such intense exercise, so I could only shout to her when I was about to catch up.

  "Go back and be a good son-in-law! What are you looking for me for!!" Qin Ke heard my words, stopped running and instead walked quickly forward.

  "My own characteristics have destined me to be a good son-in-law wherever I go! I don't want you and your father to always be like this!" I quickly followed behind her, saying as we walked.

  "It's none of your business what happens in our family!" Qin Ke said angrily.

  "Unbelievable! Don't you think you're being too much? You're already so old! Why are you still acting like a child?"

  "I'm like this! If you like mature ones, go find someone else!!"

  "Stop right there!" I finally caught up and grabbed Qin Ke, "Today is your father's birthday! Can't you just hold back your temper for once? Don't you even understand this basic principle?"

  "Sorry! I don't understand! Does she remember my birthday? Ha ha, you're great! Are you guys in cahoots to trick me? I think I told you before that what I hate the most is being deceived by others!" Qin Ke turned around and said coldly to me.

  "Qin Kaiyi! You're being unreasonable! I'm doing this for who...!" I was finally infuriated by Qin Kaiyi's arrogance, and for the first time in my life, I had a fierce argument with a girl.

  "Just put on a good posture for me!! You're not just trying to be his son-in-law!" I don't know if this was Qin Ke Yi's angry words, but although she was unintentional, it still deeply touched my self-esteem.

  "You think I'm a pretty boy...? You think I'm with you just to be the son-in-law of the Qin family...?! Is that why I'm trying so hard to please your dad today?" I suppressed my urge to shout at Qin Ke Yi, feeling like there were many things I wanted to say all at once but didn't know how to start. I stood there, glaring at her for a long time before slowly asking, "Say something! Why aren't you talking?"

  "I... didn't mean it that way..." Qin Ke said in a low voice, seemingly aware that his previous words had been somewhat excessive.

  "But from what I understand, you mean it! It seems like you've thought so all along!"

  "You're being unreasonable!! When did I ever think that?!" Qin Ke shouted at me in discontent.

  "Didn't your previous sentence mean that?"

  "That's when I haven't even finished speaking yet!"

  "Sorry! I couldn't pretend I didn't hear that! At your age, how can you be so irresponsible with your words?"

  "How can you still have the energy for this! Do you want to quarrel or what?!" Qin Ke asked, somewhat agitated.

  "Aren't we arguing? Do you think I'm having a lovers' duet with you?"

  "Whoa! Who was it that used to boast about never quarreling with his girlfriend? How come you're so capable today?! What are you going to do after we've finished arguing? Are you planning on flattering me again in a lowly and humble manner?" Qin Ke said mercilessly.

  "Hah! Do you think that's in line with my usual style?"

  "Really! You're so capable! What's next? Are we all going to sing 'Happy Break-up' together?"

  "Alright! If you're interested, I'd be happy to accompany you!!" I said without showing weakness, but at this moment, I was already furious and my mind was not very rational.

  "Are you serious!!?" Qin Ke looked at me and asked solemnly.

  "You're not kidding either!"

  "Alright! Good health! No regrets!!" Qin Keyi said, finishing with a flourish as he hailed a taxi... The car had barely disappeared from my line of sight when I started regretting the argument with Qin Keyi.

  I listlessly returned to the suite of that hotel, and after entering the room, I saw Qin Ke Yi's father drinking alone with his head down, seemingly with tears in the corners of his eyes.

  "Back... how are you?" Qin Ke Yi's father awkwardly wiped his eyes and smiled at me after seeing me come in.

  "I'm sorry, uncle..."

  "It's okay! But I know this kid, he has a very stubborn temper! Is there something going on between you two?"

  "It's okay! She has returned to the hotel!"

  "That's good... come... come and keep me company for a drink!" Qin Ke Yi's father beckoned to me. So I walked over and sat down in the seat next to him.

  Perhaps it was because both of our hearts were filled with different sorrows due to the same person, and this time when I drank with Qin Ke's father, we didn't have much conversation. The two of us just quietly drank cup after cup, and even the dishes on the table were rarely touched. This kind of atmosphere and unhealthy drinking method also directly decided that we would soon be unconscious. I only remember that when I drank to an unknown number of cups, my eyes suddenly went black, and I felt like I was lying on the table. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself wearing a bathrobe lying in a strange room. After lying in bed for a while, I endured the severe headache and got up from the bed, went into the bathroom, turned on the showerhead, and took a comfortable shower. This action also made me sober up a lot. When I was naked, holding a towel, wiping my body, and walking out of the bathroom, I seemed to feel that there was someone standing in front of me, and my intuition told me it was a woman. So, I subconsciously quickly retreated back into the bathroom and wrapped the towel around my lower body.

  I carefully walked out of the bathroom and found that my intuition was correct, the person in front of me was Li Jia. When she saw me walking out of the bathroom, she gave a natural smile on her face, without any sign of embarrassment that a normal person should have after what just happened, which made me, as a man, feel a little awkward.

  "I knocked on the door just now. But you didn't hear it, so I came in, sorry!" Li Jia explained to me with a smile.

  "It's okay! How is Uncle Qin?" I vaguely remembered that he seemed no better than me last night.

  "Qin is fine! He went to negotiate with a few Koreans today. By the way, I washed and ironed your clothes last night..." Li Jia said, handing me my clothes that were on the bed. In response to her actions, I simply said "thank you", but as for who changed my clothes yesterday, a common plot in movies and TV shows, I didn't ask.

  "You go change your clothes first, I'll wait for you downstairs. After you're done, come down and find me, and I'll take you out to eat breakfast." Li Jia said with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the door.

  "Oh? I don't need to have breakfast! I'm not used to having breakfast, just send me back to the hotel later." I said to her when we were about to leave. At this moment, the only thing I wanted to do was to see Qin Ke Yi as soon as possible.

  "Okay! I'll wait for you downstairs."

  On the way to my hotel, I was thinking about how to break the deadlock with Qin Ke Yi due to our argument last night. The fact that we rarely argue has directly led to my lack of experience in this area, and I don't know how to please Qin Ke Yi. Although I had accumulated some valuable experience with Tong Chen before, since they are different types of girls, all previous experiences were forced to be rebuilt, making me look like a fool again in this aspect.

  "What's on your mind? Did you have a fight with Kei yesterday?" Li Jia's question suddenly broke into my thoughts.

  "Oh! No! We rarely quarrel!" I said calmly.

  "Hehe! Being with a pretty and stylish girl like Qin Ke Yi must be tiring!" Li Jia asked me with a smile, making it hard for me to sense that this was someone who had been verbally hurt by Qin Ke Yi just last night.

  "It's okay... She is actually very gentle usually."

  "That's great! You two are very compatible, and it can be seen that President Qin also likes you, so you must grasp it well."

  "Hehe! Thank you, oh! By the way! Yesterday's emotions were a bit out of control, so I said some pretty heavy words. I'm apologizing to you on her behalf. Although she's already 21 this year, but in fact, she still has a childlike heart and doesn't quite understand things. I hope you can forgive her and not take it too seriously." I politely apologized to Li Jia on Qin Ke Yi's behalf, after all, she was someone close to Qin Ke Yi's father, and making things too awkward with her wouldn't be good for anyone.

  "Hmph! I was 17 when I entered Qin's real estate company as a salesgirl, and at 18, I started being his assistant. I've been by his side for 7 or 8 years now, so it's not like I just met Ke Yi yesterday. Although I didn't watch her grow up from childhood, I still understand her very well. Even though she has always disliked me, I have always treated her as a younger sister. So what she said yesterday didn't faze me at all."

  "That's good..." I said with a sigh of relief.

  "By the way! When are you returning home?" Li Jia suddenly asked me as the car stopped in front of my hotel.

  "The plane is the day after tomorrow morning." I said after thinking for a moment.

  "Qin and I will be staying for a while longer before we head back, after returning to our country, we'll still need your help in taking care of Ke Er, he's very busy and doesn't have the time to take care of her."

  "Ke Yi is my girlfriend! Taking care of her is a must!"

  "Then I'll thank Qin on your behalf, we'll be in touch after we return to the country!" Li Jia said as she stretched out her hand, and after a courteous handshake with me, I opened the car door and got out...

  Standing at the door, but never having the courage to open it, I don't know what I'm afraid of, but when I think about seeing Qin Ke Yi's awkwardness after entering the house, I hesitate a bit. The intense argument from last night keeps replaying in my mind, making me not know how to face Qin Ke Yi with embarrassment and bring up a topic. In the end, I took a deep breath and opened the door.