Volume 1: Who Has a Young Man Growing Up! Chapter 140: Am I Just an Idiot Then?

  Colorful fabrics, exquisite carpets, delicate French hangings, everything makes the hall look elegant and extraordinary.

  Behind the sofa in the main hall hangs a classic work by Jan van Eyck, "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin", if it is genuine, its value would be priceless.

  Although it's still early autumn, the servant has already filled the fireplace with firewood and lit a flame. The wood crackles and burns, making the whole house feel warm and cozy.

  Lady William sat calmly on the sofa, seeing Qiuhongtu coming down from the stairs, he quickly got up to greet him and said: "Uncle, how is Yihan's illness? Is it better now?"

  "Ah, William has arrived." Autumn Hongtu said with a smile. "Yi Han's illness is nothing serious. He just got caught in the rain and wind, and had a slight cold, so the doctor came to take a look and prescribed some medicine. After taking the medicine, he should be fine."

  "How did you get rained on?" Ji William's voice was full of concern and a hint of reproach, "Yi Han doesn't know how to take care of herself, she'll definitely have a hard time in school. Why don't we just let her live at home instead? I'm usually free, I can drive her to and from school every day."

  Qiu Hong pointed at the sofa, gesturing for Ji William to sit down and talk, saying: "No need. Yi Han has already dropped out of Nanda."

  "Drop out of school?" William was shocked. Just now, when he called to ask for Autumn's grandmother's well-being, the old lady told him that Autumn had fallen ill. He hastily drove over as soon as possible. He really couldn't understand why Autumn would drop out of Nanda just because of a cold and fever. "What happened?"

  "Alas." Qiú Hóng Tú sighed and said, "I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it. My daughter, Qiú Hóng Tú's daughter, would do such a foolish thing."

  "Uncle, what did Yihancheng do to make you so angry?" Ji William was even more puzzled. Usually the one who doted on and loved Autumn Yihancheng the most was her father standing in front of her, who always felt guilty towards her. Even if Autumn Yihancheng had dug a hole in the sky, he wouldn't have said something so severe to her.

  "Nan Da held a student party. She actually went on stage in front of countless people to apologize and confess to a boy, how embarrassing! My face as her father is completely lost." Qiu Hongtu sighed with a bitter smile. "My daughter, where did you learn to be so humble?"

  Lady William was shocked. She thought that her attention to Qiuyi Han was really not enough, and she didn't notice her dynamics in school.

  She went on stage to apologize and confess to a boy? Who is that boy?

  "It's just Yihanchan being simple-minded, he doesn't understand anything. He was instigated by those students and that's why he did something so foolish." Ji Weilian felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but still spoke up to help Yihanchan get out of trouble.

  "It's just that it's still hard to accept. Those who don't know are fine, but those who do know she's my daughter, Autumn Hongtu, I don't know how they'll mock me." Autumn Hongtu sighed and said, "Over 10,000 people, in front of over 10,000 students on stage... How did this little girl have such courage? Ah, right. What was that boy's name, Tang Chong? Do you know him?"

  Tang heavy?

  William's eyes narrowed, then smiled and replied: "I know him. Last time Yihanshan had an accident at Yu Nuofeng, it was with him that I understood, he even killed a killer. Even the head of the Municipal Bureau was shocked. He also appeared on Yihan's birthday, but there were many guests at the time, and I didn't pay special attention to him, thinking he was just Yihan's ordinary classmate. As for why Yihan wanted to apologize to him on stage, I'm not sure about that. Autumn uncle, sorry, it's my fault for neglecting your entrustment. I should have taken better care of Yihan."

  "This can't be blamed on you. Her hands and feet are still attached to her body, can't she even tie herself up?" Qiu Hongtu said with a wave of his hand. "Do you want to go up and keep Yichan company for a bit?"

  "Alright, I'll go take a look." said Ji William.

  "Go ahead." Autumn Hongtu nodded. "However, let Grandma help you say a few good words first. Little Ya is in a bad mood now and doesn't want to see anyone, including me."

  "It's just a child's temper, it will be fine in two days," said William.

  "I hope so." Chiu Hung-to took out a cigarette case from under the tea table and gently pinched it.

  Miss Wilhelmina no longer disturbed, turned and walked upstairs.

  Qiu Hongtu's gaze shifted from Xue Qianyan's face and fell on Ji William's back, his eyes deep and profound.

  Like a giant python, it stared at a fat deer on the branch.

  As expected, Ji William was stopped by Zhang Yun at the door of Autumn Cold's room.

  "Auntie Zhang, I heard that Yichen is ill, so I came to take a look." Ji William greeted Zhang Yun very politely.

  Zhang Yun forced a smile and said, "William, it's not that Auntie doesn't want to see you. Yichen is in a bad mood now, except for her grandmother, she doesn't want to see anyone else. Why don't I go in first and ask for you?"

  "Then I'll trouble Zhang Ji." Ji William thanked him with a rather gentlemanly demeanor.

  "Wait a minute," Zhang Yun said, then gently knocked on the door before pushing it open and entering.

  In a pink room filled with all sorts of dolls, Qiuyi Han was lying on the bed sleeping. She covered her head with the quilt, as if trying to isolate herself from the world.

  Grandma sat on the chilly bed, muttering to herself, grabbing a corner of the quilt wanting to expose her head, saying that sleeping like this is bad for one's body.

  The autumn chill was reluctant to let go, and the two were at a stalemate.

  Zhang Yun walked quietly to the bedside of Qiu Yihan, and even though Qiu Yihan couldn't see her, she still had a smile on her face as she said: "Yihan, Brother Weilian has come to visit you. Mom asked him to come in and keep you company for a bit, okay?"

  "Not good." A cold and gloomy voice came from under the quilt.

  "Be good and listen. Brother William is a guest, didn't you used to love playing with him?"

  "Not good."

  "It's cold." Her grandmother also chimed in. "Your brother William has come all the way to see you, can't you at least meet him and say thank you? Did I not teach you manners?"

  "Not here." Qiu Yi Han pulled down the quilt, revealing her pretty pale face and said angrily: "Tang Zhong is not here. He's also not here. No one wants to see anyone."

  "It doesn't matter if you don't see each other, but your brother William is so concerned about you, and he's also the son of your auntie, dear. Let's meet up!"

  The autumn cold eyes suddenly turned red and said: "Grandma, why don't you all like Tang Chong? He's a good person."

  Seeing the autumn meaning cold and about to wipe away tears, grandma's eyes also became moist, saying: "Alright. If we don't see each other, then so be it. Hanhan, don't cry. Seeing you cry, grandma's heart is going to break."

  Qiu Yi Han wiped away her tears and said: "Grandma, I won't cry. From now on, I will never cry again. Crying is the most useless thing to do."

  "Uh-huh. Don't cry, okay? My little treasure needs to smile every day. Xiao Han's smile is so adorable." Grandma said teasingly to Autumn Xiao Han.

  "Besides, I don't want to go to Nan Da anymore. I want to work," said Qiu Yihan.

  "Work?" Grandma was shocked. "Hanchen, you're so young, what kind of work can you do? Besides, working is so tiring, how can your body handle it? Listen to grandma's words, if Nandai doesn't want to go, then don't go. There's nothing special about that place anyway. Let's just rest for a while and recover from your illness first. Then let mom send you to study in Yenching or France, or go to your aunt's place. Our family doesn't need you to work to support us. You just need to be happy every day."

  "No." Autumn's head shook firmly. "Grandma, I must work. I dropped out of Nanda to work, not to go abroad. Now that I know, my previous life was so closed off, just you and me. I didn't understand anything. I don't want it to be like this, I want to change. I want to work, I want to enter society, I want to learn many things, I want to distinguish who is good and who is bad. In the future, I also want to be with someone I like."

  "It's not possible." Zhang Yun refused to say. "Yi Han, you're so young, how can you work? What can you do now? You can't do anything."

  She felt that her tone was a bit stiff, and Zhang Yun's voice softened again, saying in a gentle voice: "Baby daughter, you can work too. When you graduate from college or return from studying abroad, Mom will let you come to the company to be my secretary, okay? You're not the one who likes being a secretary the most? You're not the one who likes wearing Mom's uniform? At that time, Mom will promise you."

  "Right, right." The cold and stern grandma kept nodding in agreement. "Hanh, listen to your mom. What she says makes sense. It's all for your own good. What kind of work do you want to do now? Even if you want to work, you need to study first. You can either go to Yenching University to study and I'll accompany you to take care of you. Or I'll go with you to France to find your aunt. Anyway, you can't work right now. Why change? What's the point of changing? Our Hanh is already the loveliest Hanh, no need to change anything."

  "Grandma, whether or not to change, it should be up to me to decide." Autumn's cold tears rolled down her cheeks in big drops. She wiped away her tears and said: "I've cried for the last time, but I'm crying again. I've enjoyed 19 years of blessings, now it's time for me to suffer a bit, to understand more things, to know if life in this world is hard, to feel some hardships that I never knew before. I don't want to be a blank sheet of paper forever."

  "If I'm just a blank sheet of paper for my whole life, then am I an idiot?"

  Zhang Yun and her mother exchanged a glance, both of them looking at each other in dismay.

  Little girl starting to say "no"?