CHAPTER 616: CHAPTER 605: THE DIVINE DOCTOR FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

"If you can’t please your man, why are you yelling at me and your mom?" Li Pengcheng said with an unexpected tone.

"What’s the argument about now?" Li Chengyu slammed the door shut as he descended the stairs to leave, "Can this house ever be quiet?"

"Where are you going at this time?" Li Pengcheng looked at his son with displeasure, cursing under his breath, "All useless, one can’t please a man, the other can’t please a woman, what’s the point of raising you two?"

Li Chengyu and Li Xinyi remained silent with gloomy faces, while Gao Juan uneasily said, "Alright, you can’t blame the kids for this, try not to get angry at them."

Li Pengcheng actually loved his two children deeply, but there had just been too much going wrong recently, starting from not acquiring the formula from Ye Chan’s father, to Gu Mingshen, the prospective son-in-law he had high hopes for falling short of expectations, as well as issues at work.

These days, Li Chengyu hadn’t been to work and was unaware that the company’s performance had been slipping for months, and the stock prices were falling too. The board members had already started expressing their dissatisfaction, and if this continued, his position as chairman might even be at risk.

"I’m going to the study," overwhelmed, Li Pengcheng got up and headed upstairs.

Gao Juan looked worriedly at her husband and their two children, feeling uneasy.

"What’s wrong? Has there been a problem with the company?" At night, Gao Juan quietly asked her husband.

Li Pengcheng no longer fumed in rage, but was clearly frustrated as he shared the issues, "Because a large amount of money was invested in cosmetics and it’s not yielding much profit, the shareholders are panicking and putting pressure on me."

Feeling her husband’s low spirits, Gao Juan quickly asked, "So what do we do now?"

"Unless the performance improves, or we find a way to save the cosmetics department," Li Pengcheng said gravely.

After thinking it over, Gao Juan felt the second option was simpler, so she suggested, "Why don’t we go see Ye Chan’s dad?"

Li Pengcheng shook his head, "After everything that happened back then, how could Ye Qiu possibly agree to see us?"

Gao Juan was unfazed, "We have to at least try."

"Oh, what rare guests! Is this your first time here?" Ye Qiu said with surprised, raising his eyebrows as he saw Li Pengcheng and Gao Juan.

Gao Juan, carrying a big bunch of gifts, placed them on the ground with a smile plastered on her face, "In-laws, we..."

"Stop," Ye Qiu interrupted her, "I’m not your in-law now. When our children were still married, I never saw such hospitality from you, and now after such a long time since their divorce, you come bringing gifts to see me? Tell me, what do you want? Medical consultation or medicine? If it’s for consultation, you need an appointment, and today’s slots are full, go back."

"We’re not here for a medical visit, nor to buy medicine," Gao Juan said with an awkward smile.

"If you’re not here for a consultation or to buy medicine, then what are you doing here?" Ye Qiu glanced at them and continued to check his patient’s pulse.

Gao Juan glanced at the surrounding patients and continued, "We’re asking for leave, Pengcheng and I have some matters we’d like to discuss with you, could we..."

Her words were cut off, but the intention was clear. The patients displayed angry looks, having finally secured their appointment slots, who were they to ask for such a concession?

"Sorry, no time, I still have several patients here," Ye Qiu directly refused, and the patients collectively sighed in relief.

"How about this, I’ll give you money, and you go get treated at a hospital, how’s that?" Gao Juan flaunted her wealthy status, pulling out her wallet, "Just name your price."

"Are you sick, woman?" said a patient being examined by Ye Qiu, "Who cares for your stinking money?"

"Yes, better leave quickly." Another patient chimed in.

Gao Juan’s hand, holding the money, froze in place, her face turning uglier.

At this moment, Li Pengcheng finally spoke: "Ye Qiu, we came here today to buy a prescription from you, can we talk?"

"No, I’ve already sold the prescription, you better leave."

"Can’t you give us some face?" Li Pengcheng restrained himself.

Ye Qiu sneered: "Why should I give you face? Not to mention the prescription is already sold, even if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t sell it to you."

"I know Chengyu’s actions have upset you, but let’s separate issues..."

"It’s not just about Li Chengyu wronging Chanchan, you should also ask what your wife has done." Ye Qiu eyed them both sarcastically.

"What do you mean by that?" Li Pengcheng looked towards his wife, Gao Juan who was confused, clearly not understanding Ye Qiu’s implication.

Ye Qiu after finishing taking pulse, pulled out several photos from a drawer: "Mrs. Gao, this old lady was hired by you, right! Don’t say that you’ve forgotten about this matter. How can you try to tarnish my reputation and at the same time want to buy my prescription; do you really think I know nothing about it?"

Gao Juan, looking at the photos, seemed to recall something, her face turning pale.

"Now that you remember, just be conscious and leave on your own."

"What have you done? Who is this old lady?" Li Pengcheng asked with a frown.

"I..." Gao Juan was at a loss for words, she remembered now, she simply disliked Ye Chan, so tried to cause some trouble for her father, little knowing the old lady would be so useless, not only failing to damage Ye Qiu’s reputation but ending up in jail and after that, using the incident to extort money from her, but how could Ye Qiu have found out?

"I was hoping to let this incident pass, but then you came seeking me out again, Li Pengcheng, mighty Mr. Li, I, Ye Qiu, don’t believe in turning the other cheek, so please, leave!"

"You foolish woman!" Driven out from the clinic, Li Pengcheng cursed Gao Juan softly in the car, "I told you before not to mess around, and now, look what happened! There’s no hope left, even if it was for revenge, couldn’t you have been more discreet? And you even got photographed."

"I didn’t want it to happen." Gao Juan muttered, "So what do we do now?"

"What to do? Arrange a marriage!"

Li Pengcheng’s decision was met with strong opposition from the mother and her two children, but he laid down the law: if Li Chengyu and Li Xinyi didn’t go through with the arranged marriage, they wouldn’t get a dime of the family inheritance.

"Dad, you’ve changed, you said before that you wouldn’t force me." Li Xinyi cried and sobbed.

Li Pengcheng asked her, "If I don’t force you, will you go meet the suitors? He’s someone I personally chose for you. Which one of them is not worthy of you?"

"Dad, didn’t you tell me to pursue Ye Chan?" Li Chengyu frowned.

Li Pengcheng continued coldly, "And you quit your job to chase after her for so long, did you win her over?"

"Pengcheng..." Gao Juan still tried to protect her two children.

Li Pengcheng closed his eyes in exhaustion: "You think I arranged this marriage to harm you? It seems I’ve been too indulgent with you all in the past. What’s wrong with an arranged marriage? Marriages between equals last long, no need to argue further, I won’t change my decision."