250— The Talk With Li Yuchen (1)
The first thing Pei Yueran did after waking up in the evening was to join her husband in the study. She met him just beginning another meeting, so she sat on the side.
From a certain angle, the rays of the already waning sun fell softly behind him, giving him an almost ethereal look, as if he was an innocent immortal unstained by human emotions.
In the next second, Pei Yueran rolled her eyes at the thought.
But it was undeniable that he looked amazing. That confident carriage, his serious look, coupled with that well-sculpted face— definitely a mesmerizing combination.
Indeed, a man looked his most handsome while working.
As the meeting progressed, she realized that it was a meeting with the management team of CM Luxuries. Interested, she paid more attention. Before long, she was taking notes already.
Li Chuanmo who was watching her from the corner of his eye, curved his lips. This meeting was just an informal one he was holding ahead of the formal meeting with the shareholders after the holidays, that was why he didn't disturb her to attend.
Seeing how interested she was, he felt his mood become better.
After the meeting rounded up, Pei Yueran began her own discussion based on her observation and notes. It lasted for almost an hour, but at the end of it, Pei Yueran was itching to start.
It sounded challenging, and that was just up her alley.
Unknowingly, it was past dinner time. By the time they left the study, the boys had eaten and retired to their rooms.
As a consequence, both of them had dinner by themselves. Feeding each other rice and side dishes one spoon at a time, the atmosphere was so cheesy that the Butler could not continue looking at them.
After dinner, Pei Yueran had just sat down to call her mom when Li Chuanmo came closer and leaned down to give her a peck on the cheek.
"Going out?" She asked. Pecking her was his way of saying he needed to be somewhere else.
"Not really. I want to go and speak with Xiao Chen."
Understanding his meaning, she nodded seriously, "Alright. Make sure you have a good talk with him. Or should I come along?"
"It's fine, I'll handle it."
She nodded, looking at him as he walked away until he left her line of sight. She then sighed.
When Li Chuanmo got to his door, he could hear faint music playing. While wondering when Li Yuchen began listening to normal music in place of game music, he knocked on the door.
A moment later, Li Yuchen's voice could be heard saying, "Wait a minute!"
He really opened the door a beat later. "What's up Dad?"
"I came to speak to you." Li Chuanmo said straightforwardly.
While wondering why he looked so solemn, Li Yuchen opened the door widely and let him in.
Li Yuchen's room was very spacious, a fact that made it a bit difficult to clean. Li Chuanmo only put him in charge of cleaning his own room when he realized that Li Yuchen had the tendency to become a slob.
After cleaning the huge messy room twice, Li Yuchen learnt his lesson and also became more organized, putting things in their proper places and cleaning up immediately after eating snacks.
Now seeing the tidy appearance, he nodded in approval. Although the bedsheets were a bit wrinkled and not properly tucked in, the room was otherwise neat and tidy. Li Chuanmo was quite satisfied.
On this side, Li Yuchen was already mentally scrolling down the various reasons his father could be looking for him for after dinner, "Dad, why are you here? I'm not in trouble, right?"
Li Chuanmo narrowed his eyes, "I told you I just wanted to talk to you. What kind of trouble have you caused this time?
Li Yuchen answered even as his mind spun. "I didn't do anything, honestly. I've changed."
Principal Shen couldn't have reported to his dad about him, right?
Li Chuanmo was about to change the topic when he muttered, "But if I did anything, it would be because they deserved it."
Li Chuanmo: "...."
He decided not to get sidetracked. If he fixated on this, it would make him forget his reason for coming.
What he wanted to talk about was not conducive to the festive atmosphere of the holiday, but it needed to be said. He had put it off for so long already.
But first, he planned to lightly ease into the conversation. Therefore, clearing his throat slightly, he asked, "So what were you doing?"
"I was coding."
Li Chuanmo raised an eyebrow, "With such loud music?"
"It was for the artistic flair and inspiration." Li Yuchen said proudly.
Li Chuanmo wondered how he could even get inspired with such music playing, but he decided not to argue with his son's way of reasoning.
"Actually I came to talk to you about something important."
Even Li Chuanmo knew that he was beating about the bush, a behavior that was quite unlike him. But he was at a loss on how to approach the issue.
By now, Li Yuchen had noticed. He sounded a bit worried as he asked, "What is it Dad?"
"That woman appeared."
Li Chuanmo already blamed himself for the strange opening statement, but the way Li Yuchen tensed up a beat later made him feel worse.
All previous traces of humor and jokes disappeared without a trace, replaced by a stiffness that was barely concealing anger.
"She did? Where? How?"
"She found a way to work in the company and tried to hurt your Auntie Pei." Li Chuanmo said as plainly as possible. Just thinking about it made him feel a fresh burst of anger, but he knew he couldn't indulge the emotion at that moment.
Li Yuchen's expression changed to one of incredulity, then worry, and finally anger, "What? When? No, how could that be? How dare she?!"
He made to stand up and head towards the door, but then sat down back after realizing that Pei Yueran was obviously fine now and not in any danger.
"Just calm down. Thankfully she was caught in time, and your Auntie Pei is fine. What I wanted to tell you is that she has been arrested and with the addition of some other charges, she is facing a severe jail term."
He really didn't want to tell him that she was involved in murder. He was afraid that Li Yuchen's opinion of his mother, which was already very low, would directly drop down to negative values.