Chapter 385 - Face the Consequences

Li Qin Yao did not know what happened between their grandfather and Li Mu Chen when she left the station.

But later, she had heard from Li Ming Han that her grandfather was determined not to bail her out of her problem. Li Mu Chen had to face the consequences of her wrongdoings.

She was already a big girl. No matter what, she should have known what was right and what was wrong. Li Ren Xin did not think that he would be able to change this granddaughter's mindset and could only let her receive her punishment and hope that she will repent. Perhaps, after a while, she would come out with her new self.

Li Mu Bai had come to visit his sister a few times. 

No matter how much he had tried to find out who was helping Li Mu Chen with her scheme, his sister refused to say a word. From the people that he had sent to follow after his sister, Li Mu Bai found out that his sister would frequently visit a club.

Later, some people came forward and testified that Li Mu Chen would always hang out with those guys at the club. However, no one had mentioned Shan Zi.

Due to the scandal, Li Qin Yao had to stay in Capital City for a few days to resolve a few matters. Since it has been a while that they have met, Li Ming Han had invited the family of three for a meal. 

When Li Ming Han's wife gave birth to their son, Li Zi Chen, Li Qin Yao was heavily pregnant and was unable to attend their son's full moon celebration. Similarly, Li Ming Han was unable to attend Li Xue's full moon celebration.

Therefore, this would be the first time that they will see each other's babies. 

Li Qin Yao stared at her daughter who was lying on her stomach. The little girl raised their head to look at Li Zi Chen who was sitting in her mother's ŀȧps and the two tried to communicate with each other in a language that the ȧduŀt could not understand.

At this time, Li Ming Han walked into the room with a small bowl of pureed pear. He helped to support his son into a sitting position and feed him in a small portion. As the boy was more than six months, he had started to eat some solid food.

Meanwhile, Zhang Li Xue was watching the elder brother munching on something delicious and she started to droll. She waved her hands and make some noise as she looked at her mother. Then, she turned to look at the bowl in Li Ming Han's hand and her mouth gaped open.

Zhang Yu Han felt the corner of her mouth started to twitch as he watched how his daughter behaved. This little girl had truly turned into a foodie like her mother.

Seeing that the ȧduŀts continued to chat and had no plan to let her taste whatever it was that the elder brother was eating, Zhang Li Xue started to cry to protest.

Why was everyone around her allowed to eat delicious food, but she can only drink milk? This was not fair!

In the end, Li Qin Yao had to leave the room to coax her daughter and fed her. Although Zhang Li Xue wanted to taste the delicious food that the elder brother had eaten, she had no choice but to drink her mother's milk at the moment. As her stomach was filled with milk, Zhang Li Xue gradually forgotten about her grievance and soon fell asleep in her mother's arms.

Li Qin Yao placed Zhang Li Xue on the mattress and walked over to her husband and Li Ming Han. The two of them were discussing the current political change in Capital City. Once they saw that Li Qin Yao had returned, the two men stopped discussing the matter and Li Ming Han's wife invited their guests to the dining area.

The food was served and the four of them ate happily while chatting about various things.

Looking at the concerned look on Li Ming Han's face, Li Qin Yao felt something warm in her heart. 

"Grandpa had called for a meeting tomorrow morning with the shareholders. Cousin sister, what are you planning to do now?" Li Ming Han asked.

Once news that Li Mu Chen was responsible for the incident, the public's anger began to shift from Li Qin Yao to Li Mu Chen. Whichever it was, QL Group could not escape the public backlash.

The mayor of B City had contacted Li Qin Yao and had expressed his unhappiness and concern on the matter. 

The Tourism City project was an important project for the city as it was planning to promote historical sites. They had put a lot of hope and money that this investment in the project would soon bring more tourists to the city.

Now that QL Group was facing this scandal, of course, the mayor would be worried. If this project failed, then, wouldn't he failed too? After all, it was his decision to approve the project.

Back then, he had chosen the QL Group due to their proposal and reputation. Now, he was reluctant to continue their cooperation due to QL Group's reputation. This was the second time that QL Group was involved in a scandal after the Tourism City project began. No one could predict that something like this would happen again.

Li Ming Han did not dare to guess at his cousin's decision although he had a hunch at what she was going to do.

Li Qin Yao exchanged her gaze with her husband and smiled as she looked at Li Ming Han. "It's exactly as what you guess."

His eyes widened, before the flicker of light in his eyes dimmed. "You… planned to resign?"

"Isn't that the only thing I can do in my situation?"

Li Ming Han heaved a long sigh. "Grandpa would not be happy about this decision."

Li Qin Yao smiled. 

Even if her grandfather would be unhappy, there was nothing she can do about it. Because of Li Mu Chen, she was no longer qualified to manage the project in B City. It would be hard for her to continue working on the project. They would have no choice but to hand over the project to someone else.

Previously, Li Qin Yao had mentioned that she had wanted to stay close to wherever her husband would be. Therefore, she had no intention to return to Capital City. Since she could not work in Capital City nor B City, it would be best if she handed over her resignation letter.

Li Ming Han heaved a long sigh at the thought that the company would lose someone very capable just because of Li Mu Chen's jealousy and foolishness.