Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 367 - 334: You Should Learn from Others

Guo Tong was proud and headstrong. Even though Yin Shixiu repeatedly said harsh words, she didn’t feel that she had done anything improper.

Suddenly, she clutched Yin Bowen’s shirt, her face showing a pained expression, her voice weak, "Bowen..."

Yin Bowen was taken aback, "Xiao Tong? What’s wrong?"

Guo Tong leaned on Yin Bowen, "I feel dizzy, uncomfortable..."

Su Xiaomeng, seeing Guo Tong in this state, couldn’t help but be worried, fearing that Guo Tong might have indeed disturbed her pregnancy...

"Uncle, even if Xiao Tong and I are not on good terms today, considering Xiao Tong’s current condition, please don’t provoke her..."

"Alright, your uncle is not the aggressive type. Better take Xiao Tong upstairs to rest."

"Okay."

With Shi Haiyan’s words, Yin Bowen quickly echoed them, then supported Guo Tong upstairs.

"Fourth Brother, sister-in-law, don’t take it to heart. Bowen is immature, and Guo Tong is too sensitive. They don’t mean any harm."

"I hope not to hear the same excuse a second time."

Shi Haiyan chuckled, then quickly turned to Su Xiaomeng, "Xiao Meng, I’m really sorry. Why didn’t you tell the family about your pregnancy?"

"Sister, I was going to tell you yesterday, but Bowen and Guo Tong came unexpectedly and caused such a scene. I really couldn’t find the right moment to say it."

Su Xiaomeng said calmly.

"Oh, I see. Alright then, Mom and Dad should be back from the garden soon. Let’s get ready for dinner."

Su Xiaomeng nodded.

Prince Huang was completely at a loss the entire time, looking from one to the other, with a small stern face, expressionless and indifferent.

It wasn’t until Su Xiaomeng bent down and told him, "Wash your hands. It’s time to eat," that he came back to his senses and followed Su Xiaomeng to wash his hands for dinner.

Yin Shixiu followed, carrying Shuangshuang.

In the washroom, Yin Shixiu said to Su Xiaomeng, "Actually, you should learn a thing or two from Guo Tong."

"Huh?"

Su Xiaomeng thought she had misheard.

Yin Shixiu reached up to tuck the hair that had fallen on her forehead behind her ear and said, "Always remember you’re pregnant. Shuangshuang isn’t light now. You were holding Shuangshuang with one hand and pulling Guo Tong with the other. That woman has no boundaries. What if she had pushed back at you?"

"How could it be that coincidental?"

Su Xiaomeng hastily said.

She herself didn’t feel the risk, but it was enough to make Yin Shixiu’s heart race with fear.

"I’m warning you, don’t compare me to Guo Tong. Just hearing her name annoys me now."

Su Xiaomeng furrowed her brows tightly; the thought of it still nauseated her as if she had swallowed a fly.

After washing Shuangshuang’s and Huang Huang’s hands, Su Xiaomeng handed them paper towels and couldn’t help but look at Yin Shixiu...

Yin Shixiu was also wiping his hands. Meeting her gaze, he raised his eyebrow slightly, "What’s wrong?"

"Uncle... did you take the wrong medication just now?"

"I’ve never seen you so fierce before... The things you said were so mean..."

"Really? So in your mind, I must always be the gentleman type?"

Su Xiaomeng glanced at him and shook her head, "I just think you rarely say things outright. Don’t you usually do things behind the scenes?"

Leaving through the back gate of the Yin Family Manor, if you walk straight ahead, there’s a garden.

There are several acres of greenhouse plantations growing some flowers.

Even in this dead of winter, an out-of-season weather environment, the greenhouse flowers still bloom as usual.

Mr. Yin especially cherished these few acres of plantation. Every time he came up the mountain, he had to personally come and take a good look.

Old Madam Yin simply had to accompany him.

When the elderly couple came over today, the hibiscus and begonias hadn’t bloomed, and Mr. Yin was quite disappointed, murmuring to the gardener for a long time.

He was always worried whether the greenhouse wasn’t built well enough or if the lighting and watering weren’t done properly.

The gardener was also quite troubled, having to say he’d done his best, but whether the flowers bloomed truly depended on the flowers themselves.

Old Madam Yin saw the old man looking as mournful as a child and couldn’t help but pull him along, heading to a wintersweet garden.

From a distance, clusters of delicate little flowers blossomed on the branches, their faint fragrance carried by the chilly air, perfectly matching the saying "from afar, I know it’s not snow, for a hidden fragrance comes."

"Oh wow, the wintersweet flowers here are really blooming beautifully,"

Mr. Yin squinted his eyes and leaned in.

Zhou Mengqin just felt that even this old man had a tender side, somewhat incongruous, yet...

She took out a mobile phone, squinting her eyes as she fiddled with it, walking over to Yin Shaohui, "What are you doing?"

"Young people nowadays are into taking selfies. I wonder if this phone works for that."

Zhou Mengqin said.

Yin Shaohui looked at Zhou Mengqin with a puzzled expression, "At your age, why learn from the young?"

Zhou Mengqin’s expression turned cold, glancing at Yin Shaohui...

Yin Shaohui hurriedly took the phone from Zhou Mengqin’s hand, seriously examining it, "Hmm, a selfie... Let me see, is it done like this... using this front-facing camera... hmm..."

Zhou Mengqin chuckled lightly, and Yin Shaohui followed suit with a laugh.

Not far away, Yin Shixiu and Yin Shiqing were making their way over with the two elders...

When it was time for dinner and the elders hadn’t returned, Yin Shixiu decided to come search for them himself, not expecting Yin Shiqing to tag along.

Seeing Yin Shiqing accompany him, Yin Shixiu naturally understood that his brother wasn’t here just for the view; it seemed he had something to discuss.

"Brother, do you think I’ve been too harsh on Bo Wen?"

"Bo Wen’s temperament was spoiled by his mother, growing up, he never did anything that would put people at ease."

Yin Shiqing clasped his hands behind his back, speaking honestly.

Yin Shixiu didn’t respond, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his overcoat. The sky was gradually darkening, the evening wind was biting cold, and it stung the face.

Yin Shiqing walked beside Yin Shixiu and after a long while said, "Only today have I understood... why you were so determined to marry Su Xiaomeng back then."

"Oh? Brother knows the reason?"

"She’s indeed a good girl. She looks ordinary, looks weak, and anyone might seem to easily handle her, but in truth, she grows stronger in the face of adversity."

"If you inherit the position of Family Head in the future and continue at this pace, I believe she will be more than capable of taking on the role of the Family Mistress."

"Is Brother testing me with such words?"

Yin Shixiu halted his steps. The two stood at the edge of the mountain path, with only a wooden fence to block them. The fence was not high, reaching only to Yin Shixiu’s knees.

Crossing over this fence wouldn’t lead to a thousand feet abyss, but below was a shallow stream, with large smooth stones protruding from the water.

To fall from this height would make survival unlikely.

"Do I still need to test you? Almost everything is already out in the open."

Yin Shiqing took a deep breath. A man in his early fifties, his eyes were somewhat sunken, deep and profound.

"The surname ’Yin’... How I wish I were like you, like Shi Lan and Shi Hua, a biological child of the Old Master and Madam instead of being someone abandoned during tumultuous times."

"They treat you as their own, why should you be fixated on whether you’re really their biological child or not?"

"Treat me as their own... Ha, their defense against me is so heavy, do they really think I can’t see? In the end, blood relations are more important than anything..."

"No matter how capable I am, no matter what position I hold in the Central, the Old Master and Madam will not regard me; they only care about you all."

"Especially you, even though you’re young and still need a lot of honing, even if you don’t care that much about the family’s affairs..."

"I used to hold a slim hope that... if you weren’t too interested in the position of Family Head, maybe... ha."

"Hearing your words today, Brother finally understands thoroughly, so... you actually do want that position."

Yin Shiqing’s voice was deep, and the sound of the stream down the ravine was unmistakably loud.

"I don’t remember who said this: if it’s meant to be, it’ll be; if it’s not, don’t force it..."

He muttered, "But I never believed in fate. Until the last moment, how can they determine who truly is the best, who truly is the most suitable? Fourth Brother, don’t you agree?"

Yin Shixiu gave a slight tug at the corner of his mouth, but didn’t reply.

He and Yin Shiqing were never on the same path.

He pursued politics, seeking power, while he pursued business, seeking profit.

He wanted to become the Yin Family Head merely to gain more power, and he knew that if Yin Shiqing became the Family Head, his interests would undoubtedly suffer in all aspects.

In younger years, there were times when he was quite puzzled.

If not for Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin adopting him, he couldn’t imagine what kind of life he would be living now.

But as Yin Shiqing grew more mature, his abilities grew stronger, and he felt less gratitude towards his parents, feeling more resentment and more unfairness.

His parents were such perceptive people; how could they not see through Yin Shiqing’s mind?

Since they could see through Yin Shiqing, why did they continue to nurture this ungrateful person for so many years?

Now that Yin Shixiu was a father, he slightly understood his parents’ thoughts...

If his parents had not treated Yin Shiqing as their own son, perhaps, they wouldn’t have let him stay in the Yin Family.

It was because they treated him as their own son that, even knowing his nature wasn’t right, they couldn’t bear to easily cast him out.

But Yin Shixiu could only understand a little bit.

"Let’s go, we came to pick up Mom and Dad, and if we get delayed too, the family will start to worry."

Yin Shiqing said and was the first to turn around.

"Brother, the Yu Family’s car crash setup in London, you knew about it, right?"

Yin Shiqing paused for a moment.

Yin Shixiu looked at the mountain next to them, "And you... were involved too?"

"What are you talking about, Fourth Brother? I’ve never had dealings with the Yu Family."

"Is that so..."

"Fourth Brother, are you being overly suspicious?"

"It’s best if Brother had nothing to do with this matter."

Yin Shixiu turned back, "Let’s go, pick up Mom and Dad."

Yin Shiqing watched as Yin Shixiu’s figure passed by him, pressing his lips tightly, his eyes that had seen the vicissitudes yet remained ambitious, focused on the abyss below the cliff.

If at this moment, with just a stretch of the hand, he could pull Yin Shixiu directly off the cliff—