latelenovela Chapter 173 As If I Didn't Have a Daughter Like You
Chapter 173 As If I Didn't Have a Daughter Like You
"Why should I? Because I'm your father!" Song's father was so angry at Song Qianyi's attitude that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
My daughter is love-struck. It's bad enough that she's become enemies with Xiaoyu and her sister because of a man, but now she's showing no respect for her elders and going against me. Her behavior is just too awful!
Song Qianyi's expression slowly changed from shock and grievance to speechlessness. When she couldn't win an argument, she resorted to using her status as an elder to pressure him. However, this wasn't the first time Song's father had used this tactic.
Every time she had a conflict with Song Qianyu, Song's parents would use their patriarchal methods to educate her, telling her that she and her younger sister should support each other and work together to make the company bigger and stronger. In reality, they always sided with Song Qianyu and criticized her for being immature as the older sister and not knowing how to give in to her younger sister.
She impatiently turned her face away, not wanting to argue with Mr. Song anymore.
Mr. Song's chest heaved a few times as he gritted his teeth and warned Song Qianyi, "In short, I'm giving you two choices: either stay put at the branch office, or resign! Otherwise... my Song family will pretend we don't have a daughter like you!"
If Song Qianyi really breaks ties with Song Qianyu because of Cheng Linhao, and it becomes public knowledge, it will be the Song family and his family who will lose face. It would be better not to have this stupid daughter who can't think straight.
With this idea firmly in mind, Song's father became even more confident, staring intently at Song Qianyi with piercing eyes, seemingly trying to force her to submit with his powerful aura.
Hearing Song's father's words, Song Qianyi's emotions, which she had managed to suppress, were aroused again, but fortunately, reason prevailed.
Ultimately, it's all Cheng Linhao's fault. Song's parents were so easily fooled by him that they almost handed over the Song Group. Once she gathers all the evidence and presents Cheng Linhao's true colors to Song's parents, they will know who is really harming the Song family.
Song Qianyu's aid and abetment will only lead to her own downfall. But she absolutely cannot stand by and watch Cheng Linhao use Song Qianyu to swallow up the Song Group.
Song Qianyi's gaze gradually hardened, her emotions fading from her eyes, leaving only an unwavering resolve. She calmly said, "I must return to the company."
Seeing that they couldn't persuade her, Song's parents looked at her with disappointment and frustration.
Song Qianyi turned and left, her face calm, but her heart still ached.
She was clearly the legitimate daughter of the Song family, but her parents preferred their adopted daughter, Song Qianyu.
She wouldn't mind if they treated everyone equally, and she wouldn't mind if they had a better relationship with Song Qianyu. But now, Song's parents are blatantly favoring Song Qianyu and ignoring her emotions and feelings, which is very unfair.
Mr. Song's words, "I'll just pretend I don't have a daughter like you," chilled her to the bone, but she couldn't really break ties with them. After all, she was a member of the Song family, and if she wanted to gain power in the company in the future, she would need their support.
"Do you need help?"
Ji Jingshen leaned against the wall, his posture languid.
Song Qianyi glanced at him. The fact that he asked that question meant he had heard what Song's father had just said.
The bedroom door was not closed, so it could be heard clearly in the hallway.
"How much did you... hear?" Song Qianyi asked casually.
"Cough... I heard everything." Ji Jingshen's gaze flickered for a moment. "There were too many people downstairs, and the noise gave me a headache, so I had to hide upstairs."
Who knew they weren't closing the door, so I overheard their entire conversation.
Song Qianyi didn't care how much he had heard and pulled him to the small balcony at the end of the corridor.
Since he knew the whole story, I decided to ask for his opinion: "Do you think the choice I'm making now is really the right one?"
Ji Jingshen stared intently, pondering the unspoken meaning in her words. Song Qianyi leaned against the railing as the sun set, casting a soft, warm glow upon them.
Her voice remained relatively calm. "Although I am the real daughter of the Song family, my parents seem to prefer Song Qianyu as their successor. They even said things like asking me to resign, clearly indicating that they don't want me to get involved in the company's affairs."
"Cheng Linhao wants to seize control of the Song Group through Song Qianyu. I will definitely not let him succeed. However, regarding the future CEO position..."
Song Qianyi turned her head and found Ji Jingshen staring at her. Their eyes met unexpectedly. She didn't look away, but asked with a probing look, "Should I still compete with Song Qianyu?"
Her gaze was intense; she desperately wanted a definite answer from him.
Is it really worth it to fall out with your family and never speak to each other again for the sake of the company?
Furthermore, since Song's parents would rather believe an outsider like Cheng Linhao than listen to her advice, why should she do so much?
Ji Jingshen took a step forward, placed his warm hand on her shoulder, and patted it gently. "You know better than I do what you want. Instead of asking me, ask your own heart."
Song Qianyi sighed. Ji Jingshen was right. She already had the answer in her heart. Asking him was just to get his support—the support of the person she trusted most.
"Whether you retreat or advance, I will support you."
“Just go ahead and do it.”
Ji Jingshen's words greatly comforted Song Qianyi, sweeping away her unhappiness and instantly making her goals and direction clear.
Mr. and Mrs. Song were entertaining guests downstairs, while Song Qianyu and Cheng Linhao followed behind, their faces adorned with fawning and ingratiating smiles.
Song Qianyu was forced to accompany the guests out of courtesy as the host, while Cheng Linhao had his own ulterior motives. He wanted to take this opportunity to get to know more people. Even if he couldn't completely control the Song family in the future, the network of contacts he accumulated could be of real use to the Cheng family.
Looking around, Cheng Linhao was surprised to see that several important figures who rarely appeared in public had come. This showed just how prestigious this birthday banquet was!
Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately wanted to make friends with people, his greed evident in his eyes.
Given the Song family's status in the industry, they couldn't possibly invite so many big names. Many people came because of the Song family's son-in-law, Ji Jingshen, while others wanted to take this opportunity to connect with the Ji family.
But Ji Jingshen went upstairs and never came down again, and he did not show up again until the banquet ended.
After the banquet, many people left the Song family with regret.
As night deepened, Song Qianyi and Ji Jingshen decided to stay at the Song family home for the night before heading back.
After a long day of activities, Mr. and Mrs. Song drank quite a bit of alcohol in the evening, and went back to their room to rest as soon as the guests left.
Song Qianyu and Cheng Linhao got completely drunk and stayed at the Song family's house.
After a night of deep thought, Song Qianyi had come up with a solution. At the dinner table the next day, she shared her thoughts: "Dad, Mom, I acted impulsively yesterday. I shouldn't have brought my emotions to work."
Yesterday, Mr. Song said "bringing personal feelings into work," while she said "emotions."
She didn't want to return to the company because of Cheng Linhao.
When Song's parents heard her say that, they looked at each other in surprise, and then smiled with satisfaction. Song's father nodded repeatedly to show his approval: "Xiao Yi, I'm very happy that you can admit your mistakes and correct them."
Ji Jingshen remained expressionless, sitting next to Song Qianyi like air, neither interrupting nor expressing his opinion.
Song Qianyu and Cheng Linhao on the other side looked wary, feeling that things weren't that simple.