Qiu Yiming immediately had a bad feeling upon hearing this, and tentatively asked, "Dad, do you mean..."
Qiu Hongsheng’s face darkened as he said, "Fang Mengyao, this woman cannot be kept around anymore. As for that thing on her... if we catch her, wouldn’t she spit it out then?" He looked at Qiu Yiming and shook his head, his tone somewhat disappointed, "Yiming, you are too merciful. When you first discovered this secret, you should have captured her. If it weren’t for this woman, how could Xinxin have grown apart from you?"
Qiu Yiming’s expression changed, and Qiu Hongsheng’s reprimand left him deeply ashamed. However, he also had reservations, always having had a vague feeling that he shouldn’t use force without knowing what Fang Mengyao’s secret was; otherwise, things could get very difficult.
Therefore, he had been subtly probing these past days and had not directly used force.
Moreover, Qiu Hongsheng was mistaken, Fang Yuxin had indeed been dissatisfied with him because of Fang Mengyao’s issue, but the main culprits for their current situation were Bai Ye and Bai Qianqian!
If it wasn’t for those two, how could Fang Yuxin have grown apart from him?
Thinking that Fang Yuxin might fall for someone else, like Bai Ye, caused him agony as if his heart was being carved open alive. He clenched his palm tightly, his reason and emotions clashing at this moment.
Choosing reason, what he should do now was definitely not to rashly propose marriage to Fang Yuxin, but to first mend their relationship, gain Fang Mengyao’s trust to get what she held, and secretly eliminate Bai Ye. Of course, it would be even better to get rid of Bai Qianqian as well!
But emotionally, the word "marriage" held a great temptation for him; he wished he could marry Fang Yuxin right now, become her lawful husband, let everyone know that Fang Yuxin was his woman, and then deal blatantly with those coveting Fang Yuxin!
This was an excruciating and painful choice; if he chose reason, the marriage would have to be delayed for quite a while. After all, Fang Mengyao wasn’t a fool; gaining her trust and deceiving her into revealing her secret wasn’t an easy task and would require a considerable amount of time to accomplish.
Qiu Yiming felt extremely troubled and suddenly resented the change in Fang Mengyao. If she were still the timid and weak girl she used to be, he was confident that even if he married Fang Yuxin, he could easily control her and make her obedient!
But, this woman had changed! She had become much more difficult to deal with than before! To gain her trust, Qiu Yiming would need to exercise much more patience!
Qiu Hongsheng had been watching Qiu Yiming silently, not speaking until Qiu Yiming suddenly looked up, his eyes showing no trace of struggle, only determination. He then smiled satisfactorily, "I assume, you’ve made your decision?"
"Indeed," Qiu Yiming spoke, his response not what Qiu Hongsheng expected, "Dad, I’ve made up my mind, please let me handle this matter entirely. I’ve decided to postpone the wedding date, dealing with Fang Mengyao and obtaining what she has first."
Qiu Hongsheng’s expression darkened, and his smile disappeared; he looked at his son in disbelief, "Are you really decided?" In his view, the top priority now was to get Fang Yuxin married into the Qiu family! With Fang Yuxin’s capabilities, once she married into the Qiu Family, the benefits would be substantial!
He couldn’t understand, his usually clever son, what was he thinking! What happened to him!
He looked at Qiu Yiming skeptically, his heart suddenly skipping a beat, and asked nervously, "Yiming, tell me the truth, you haven’t really fallen for that illegitimate girl Fang Mengyao, have you?"
He deliberately mentioned her "illegitimate" background to remind Qiu Yiming that Fang Mengyao’s background didn’t qualify her to marry into their Qiu family and to not do something foolish!
Qiu Yiming, realizing Qiu Hongsheng’s suspicion, showed a resigned and displeased face, speaking in a low voice, "Dad, your son doesn’t have such poor taste!"
Qiu Hongsheng then breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Qiu Yiming hadn’t taken leave of his senses and fallen for Fang Mengyao!
Then he was puzzled, since Qiu Yiming didn’t have feelings for Fang Mengyao, why wouldn’t he marry Fang Yuxin? Could it be because of Bai Qianqian? But looking at Bai Qianqian’s age, he definitely wasn’t fathered by Fang Yuxin.
No matter what, he had watched Fang Yuxin grow up and understood the Fang family’s upbringing very clearly. He believed in Fang Yuxin’s character, knowing she wasn’t the type to be casual and irresponsible. If she had indeed been intimate with Bai Ye during college and had a child, she would never just abandon the child and keep silent!