When Li Chuchu got home, she found her father sitting on the sofa, utterly dejected, without a trace of his usual confidence.
"Dad, what happened? Is the nuclear power plant project not going well?"
Li Peiran shook his head without a word.
"It's worse than that? Should I go ask Bai Xiyue and the others? They wouldn't turn me down over legitimate work matters." Li Chuchu looked concerned.
"The nuclear power plant... won't have anything to do with us anymore..." Li Peiran's eyes were full of disappointment.
"What?" Li Chuchu's voice shot up.
"What do you mean, it won't have anything to do with us? Are they not building it anymore?"
When Li Peiran remained silent, Li Chuchu's expression changed. "Dad, did Qin Feng and the others kick us out?"
Those words struck a nerve with Li Peiran. "Heh. Kick us out?"
Li Peiran looked up at his daughter, who was in the prime of her youth, an unreadable thought crossing his mind.
"Do you know who the nuclear power plant's chief designer is now?"
"Qi Hai! Qi Hai!"
"That Qi Hai who's always had to compete with me over everything!"
Li Peiran grew more agitated as he spoke.
"Back in school, he competed with me for scholarships. Once we started working, he competed with me for positions and projects. All these years..."
"And even now, he's still trying to take what's mine! Heh, we'll see if he can pull it off!"
Li Chuchu understood now. She knew Qi Hai. Her father hadn't just lost his position as chief designer of the nuclear power plant.
She was no longer the proud daughter of its chief designer, either.
And how could she ever hold her head high in front of Qi Jiajia again?
No.
"Dad, we can't just sit back and