Chen De was Qin Shao's assistant. He already worked with Mr. Qin since before Qin Group establishment. He handles many things on Qin Shao's behalf. However, Chen De did not expect that one day he would actually receive a phone call to Mr. Qin from the police station. Moreover, to bring back two children who claimed to be Mr. Qin's own flesh and blood.
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Qin Group, reception room on the top floor.
Looking at the two children sitting quietly on the sofa, Chen De expression became weird. He has followed Mr. Qin for no less than seventeen or eighteen years. Putting aside the time before that, during these seventeen years, Mr. Qin never had a woman near him.
Where did these children come from?
"Mr. Qin still in a meeting, a bit later he would take some time to meet you."
Concealing the suspicion in his eyes, Chen De spoke to the siblings.
Su Bei nodded politely.
"You guys..."
Although he still have a million doubts about the identity of these two children and how they came, but Chen De's heart also softened a bit when he looked at their clever look.
"Do you want to drink water?" Chen De took two bottles of mineral water and placed it on the coffee table in front of Su Bei and Su Xiaobao.
Su Bei didn't take the bottle. With low voice she answered : "Thank you, we don't need it."
Then, Chen De saw Su Bei pull out a thermos from her schoolbag printed with the words 'Yang XX 80th birthday'. She took a sip, and then poured some water on the lid and passed it to the boy sitting next to her.
"Just drink it yourself, I'm not thirsty." Su Xiaobao whispered.
"I know. I just think you are too nervous. Drink some water and relax a bit."
"Who said I am nervous ..." He just did not like this strange environment.
Su Xiaobao retorted in a low voice, but still took the thermos lid from Su Bei.
Chen De was amused by the interaction between the twins.
"You are called Su Bei and Su Xiaobao, right?" This is the information Chen De got from the police at police station.
Su Bei nodded.
"Is 'Su' your mother's surname?"
Su Bei nodded again.
"What about your mother?"
"We don't know." Su Bei answered honestly.
They have never seen Su Mei. The novel only had a very short description of the female side character: After giving birth to her children, Su Mei impatiently went to find Song Yangcheng. But when she learned the truth from his mouth, her whole body was frozen. With dazed eyes, she run away from Song Yancheng and Lin You wedding hall.
Therefore, no one knows whether the woman went insane or met another tragic ending.
Probably unwilling to face the pair of 'dark past' she gave birth to, Su Mei never returned to the village where she gave birth to the twins.
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After listening to Su Bei's answers, Chen De gaze slightly turned heavier. The suspicion in his heart actually deepened. Their guardian passed away, they also didn't know who their mother was, nor where she is now. There is no more news about her. Moreover, according to the police, the two children also didn't have household registration. Just he still didn't know whether they really were unregistered or deliberately hid their original identity to confuse Mr. Qin.
Seeing Chen De's not-so-friendly look, Su Bei slightly furrowed her brow, but quickly returned her calm face.
"Is he our father?" Su Bei suddenly turned her head and pointed to a publication on the table.
On the publication cover was a photo of a man. Taken from sideways, the man in the photo was making a speech in front of a row of microphones. Because it's a long-distance photo, the facial features of the man in the photo weren't too clear. Su Bei asked, simply because she also saw the huge [Qin Shao : Qin Group isn't a garbage recycle] words printed on it.
Chen De moved his eyes to the direction pointed by Su Bei. After seeing clearly what she mentioned, he nodded slightly: "The man in the cover was indeed Mr. Qin."
Wait!
Chen De suddenly realized that something was wrong: When Su Bei asked him this question, there was no false closeness and familiarity in her eyes. Instead it was filled with undisguised unfamiliarity and curiosity, as if she really didn't know the man in the photo, so she simply asked casually.
"You don't know Mr. Qin's face?"
The children he suspected to be 'touching porcelain', could tell the detailed information of Mr. Qin, but didn't know his face. It didn't make sense.
(T/N: Touching porcelain : a scam where people pretend fall upon slightest touch to blackmail for compensation.)
Su Bei shook her head. All she knew about Qin Shao came from that novel.
Chen De suddenly sneered : "When I went to pick you up, why didn't you mistaken me as your father?"
After all, although the police station contacted Mr. Qin, but it was him who picked them up. Chen De still remembered, when he went to pick them, Su Bei's first words were: "Hello, are you the man our dad sent to pick us up?" Her tone was polite and vigilant.
Chen De sneered inward, in his mind, this prove that Su Bei was lying.
But at this time, he heard Su Bei sincerely said : "My dad is very powerful."
Chen De: "..."
How do he feel that he was being contempted, and this also comes from a little girl.
How could he wasn't be mistaken because he wasn't look powerful enough?
Su Bei's words were actually very objective. Although the person in front of her also looked smarter and calmer than average person, he still far from the villain's description in the novel.
In the first three quarters of the novel, Qin Shao was a man that could easily hold the male lead on the ground. When he sneezing, the whole business community would shake. Exactly like the aura of the man pictured on the cover. Even if it just a printed page, she could feel a strength that couldn't be hidden from the man.
Completely different with the one who picked them up.
After he finished the meeting, Mr. Qin recalled the phone call from police station before. Because he already sent Chen De in his stead, Mr. Qin went into the reception room.
Just then, from across a door, he heard a girl's soft and delicate voice, and the phrase "My father is very powerful" directly fell into Qin Shao's ears.
Qin Shao's footsteps paused, his expression subtly changed. Of course, Qin Shao was very powerful. As previous head of Jihua Group, and now the founder of Qin Group, any personage in business circle would politely called him 'Mr. Qin' everytime they saw him.
He has heard many compliments about himself, but also many negative view towards him. However, such straightforward and calm evaluation without any emotional flavor somehow made Mr. Qin touched a bit, and an unknown emotion slightly grow inside him.
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Inside reception room, right after Su Bei spoke, Chen De face suddenly become serious.
"Sir."
When they heard Chen De's sudden respectful greeting, Su Bei and Su Xiaobao also subconsciously stood up and looked towards the door.
Su Xiaobao: Who is he?
Su Bei: He is Qin Shao?
The one coming in was a man looked young enough to be in his thirties, and definitely would never be older than forty. The other party was wearing a straight-trimmed black shirt. It was simple, but made people feel that he overwhelmed his own clothes.
Once she got a look at him, Su Bei's eyes lit up.
"Are you Qin Shao?" Su Bei asked.
Despite asking this question, Su Bei actually already got her answer-this person is their villain dad, the Qin Shao from the novel, she can't be wrong! After all, not everyone would have this strong sense of a big boss.
When she read the novel, one of the narrative was 'Other people were overwhelmed by Mr. Qin's aura. Originally, Su Bei didn't believe it. Until she saw Qin Shao with her own eyes. Without anger or might, probably this is how Qin Shao was like – with no sharpness, yet made people feel scared.
Moreover, Su Bei finally knows who her Su Xiaobao took that he looked so handsome. It turned out not to be inherited from mom, but from dad! Putting aside the older man's imposing aura, Su Xiaobao's facial feature was a copy of Mr. Qin's own face. This feeling also for the first time made Su Bei felt more intimate with this biological father, Qin Shao.
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A young girl was looking at him with a little timidity and some plain curiosity. This kind of look made Qin Shao felt a funny novelty. After quietly took a glance at the girl in front of him, Qin Shao retracted his gaze.
"I am Qin Shao."
After his introduction, Su Bei smiled at the other party: "My name is Su Bei. His name is Su Xiaobao. We are dragon and phoenix fraternal twins." She introduced herself and then pulled her brother's arm: "Su Xiaobao, quick, call him!"
"Call him what?" Su Xiaobao gave Su Bei a suspicious look.
"Call 'Dad'."
Su Bei's words made Su Xiaobao's expression darker. He gave a subconscious glance at the other man. Now he has no doubt about his sister's words. This man was indeed very likely to be the one who provided themselves with two little tadpoles.
But this does not prevent himself from disliking the man.
There are many reasons for his dislike. For example, this person looks very similar to himself; another one, Su Xiaobao feels uncomfortable that the other party obviously does not care about why they appeared here.
"I don't want, call him yourself." Lowering his head, Su Xiaobao whispered.
Just call him.
Su Bei looked at Qin Shao and very loudly called out: "Dad."
Su Bei calling 'dad' made Chen De who stood behind Qin Shao widened his eyes greatly — this girl really has no restrain ah. She dare to call Mr. Qin 'dad', did he recognized you siblings?
Qin Shao finally gave Su Bei and Su Xiaobao a proper look. The two kids each had a worn out canvas schoolbag on their back, and there seemed to be a lot of stuff in them. The clothes they wore are advertisement shirt from who knows where. The advertisement printed on the shirts already washed out and he vaguely could read 'Legendary SUV', 'Fight on, China!' on them.
Looking at the two dirty children in front of him, Mr. Qin frowned. His eyes flashed with some disgust.
"If you want to find your father, you are at the wrong place." Qin Shao looked at Su Bei and coldly said. "My child still have not been in this world."
Su Bei didn't understand Qin Shao's words. But Chen De could. Mr. Qin words meant that he was telling the two kids that since they dare to call him dad, then they didn't need to stay living in this world.
Chen De secretly sweating for the twins. But Su Bei once again opened her lips: "You are our dad."
For a moment, Su Bei's eyes met Qin Shao, unyielding.