The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 98 Mom, is Grandpa really hitting Dad?

Chapter 98: Chapter 98 Mom, is Grandpa really hitting Dad?

Qin Yan pursed her lips, handed Qin Yinyin a piece of egg, and whispered, "Yinyin, eat first."

Few at the table felt like eating, and as Shen Ruyun watched Qin Yan’s actions and the words she spoke, she felt increasingly annoyed. Eventually, she couldn’t hold back her sarcasm, her face stern and her tone mocking:

"You’re really cold-blooded, aren’t you? Your husband is getting whipped in the room, and yet you still have an appetite to eat here!"

Once one person had spoken up, another naturally followed. Jiang Xue glanced at Qin Yan and chimed in:

"Isn’t that so? Our fourth brother’s health is so precious. If the beating causes any serious problems, I fear some people won’t be able to bear the responsibility!"

Unmoved, Qin Yan saw that Qin Yinyin had stopped eating. She picked up a bowl from the table, grabbed another piece of egg with the porridge and brought it to Qin Yinyin’s mouth.

Qin Yinyin shifted her head back, dodging the offered food. She pouted and asked, "Mom, is grandpa really hitting dad?"

The sound of whipping continued in the background, mixed with the occasional crisp sound of flesh tearing and blood sticking.

Qin Yan paused, her hand holding the bowl, and met Qin Yinyin’s already misty eyes. She said, "Yinyin, mom has taught you that children shouldn’t discuss adult matters."

Qin Yinyin took a deep breath, her little nose turning red, tears dangling on her overburdened eyelashes, threatening to fall at any moment.

Her voice sounded choked, distress vividly on display:

"But mom, I heard it! Grandpa is really hitting dad. Mom, please, talk to grandpa, tell him to stop hitting dad. Yinyin finally has a dad, and I’m afraid dad won’t want Yinyin anymore."

Before Qin Yan could respond, Shen Ruyun suddenly let out a cold laugh.

She seemed to hear a joke that pleased her, gazing at Qin Yinyin with a face full of obvious mockery and scorn.

"What a joke, when has your dad ever wanted you?"

Qin Yan shot her a cold glance. Under normal circumstances, Shen Ruyun wouldn’t be afraid of Qin Yan, but her mouth twitched, suddenly remembering the incident Qin Yan mentioned in the living room about Yun Ci’s house.

She bit her lip and swallowed her words.

"It’s just the truth, now we can’t even talk about it?"

Jiang Xue murmured disdainfully, Qin Yinyin was just an illegitimate child with an unclear father; Qin Yan surely couldn’t expect that marrying into the Bo Family would allow her child to take the Bo surname, could she?

Even if she were a girl, she would still be a debt to be claimed, wouldn’t she?

Not being Bo Yunshen’s child, even if Qin Yinyin shamelessly called him "dad," Bo Yunshen wouldn’t acknowledge it.

Otherwise, Qin Yinyin would have changed her surname long ago!

Qin Yan had the gall to do it, why shouldn’t they talk about it?

Shen Ruyun and Jiang Xue weren’t too peaceful, muttering and grumbling until Fang Weiwei, unable to bear it, said, "Enough, everyone say less, let’s eat!"

She spoke up, and Qin Yan ignored them completely, making the two feel as if they were punching cotton. They also couldn’t continue their monologue and pressed their lips together.

The dining room suddenly fell silent. The sound of whipping was even clearer in such an environment, interspersed with the argumentative voices of Bo Yuanshan and Mrs. Bo.

"Bo Yuanshan, you’ve been beating him for so long, haven’t you had enough?!"

"I only have this one son, do you not want me to live?"

"Step aside, he can do such a disgraceful thing, even beating his wife, having such a son, I’ve lost all my face!"

Mrs. Bo suddenly burst into tears.

"How many times have you hit my son because of that woman? What is she to you that you cherish her so much?"

"Is it that you won’t be satisfied until you beat your son to death today?"

The voices of argument in the study were intermittent and somewhat muddled, whereas the sound of the whip was, perhaps due to the overly silent dining room, increasingly clear.

Qin Yinyin sobbed, her lashes overwhelmed by the weight of her tears that splashed into the bowl before her. She cried woefully as she ate, looking utterly pitiable.

In contrast, Qin Yan’s face was expressionless. At a glance, one could only see a woman sitting under the light, her lashes masking all light and shadows, inexplicably cold and grim.

Her fingers tightening around the chopsticks turned pale at the joints, the shadows of loose strands of hair on her lower eyelid flickered, giving the illusion of a mere mirage.

She seemed entirely like a sculpture!

No one knew how much time had passed when the voices in the study finally ceased and the door was dragged open from the inside. Mrs. Bo emerged, her eyes red, her gait unsteady.

Shen Ruyun, who was usually favored by Mrs. Bo, upon hearing the commotion, swiftly stood up and in two steps was at Mrs. Bo’s side, steadying her arm.

"Mom, how is my younger brother doing? My younger sister really should have gone in to persuade them!"

She instigated casually, and triggered by her remarks, Jiang Xue spoke with a stern face, "Isn’t that the truth? They’re husband and wife after all! She can’t possibly think about retaliation just because her husband hit her, right?!"

In fact, Jiang Xue wouldn’t mind if Bo Yunshen beat Qin Yan to death, saving her from the leverage Qin Yan held over her!

Qin Yan even dared to threaten her with that dead man from Chao He Casino. If it weren’t for worrying about her revealing this matter, she certainly wouldn’t have merely provoked her in front of Mrs. Bo!

Qin Yan: "..."

Mrs. Bo had been in the study, watching Bo Yuanshan whip Bo Yunshen!

After all, Bo Yunshen was also born by Mrs. Bo.

His three elder brothers had died one after another, and Mrs. Bo had always worried that Bo Yunshen would end up like his brothers!

Three years ago, Qin Yan was like a lifesaving straw she had grasped!

Who would have known that three years later, not only did she not donate the marrow, but because of this woman who brought her own baggage into the family, Bo Yuanshan almost killed Yunshen twice!

Her body trembled violently, as if in heartache, as if unable to express the deep sorrow and breakdown!

Eventually, it was Fang Weiwei who sternly glared at Shen Ruyun and Jiang Xue, who were kicking a man when he was down, and said, "You two stop spouting nonsense. If the younger brother was beaten by dad, the younger sister surely feels terrible too."

The two women snorted coldly, but ultimately kept in mind the leverage Qin Yan held over them, suppressed their anger, and did not speak again.

Fang Weiwei then turned to Mrs. Bo and asked, "Mom, is the younger brother’s injury serious? Should I call Dr. Song to come and check on him?"

This question made Mrs. Bo’s eyes redden again. She opened her mouth, her lips terribly pale:

"Your dad said no, we can’t air our dirty laundry in public. He’s just been whipped, and this stubborn boy is going to get the paddle soon! He’s my only child, I..."

Mrs. Bo grew increasingly furious as she spoke, her gaze fiercely fixing on Qin Yan, her eyes almost materializing the hatred she felt.

With Yunshen’s severe injuries, Bo Yuanshan wouldn’t even allow her to call a doctor!

The last time he ended up in the hospital, he lay there for a month. This time, she isn’t even allowed a glance. When will Yunshen’s whip wounds on his back heal?

The more Mrs. Bo thought about it, the more desperate she became, biting down hard on her molars and squeezing a few words through her clenched teeth:

"I must have been blind to have entangled with such a calamity!"