Originally, Mr. Qin did not intend to return to Jingyuan villa. But right before leaving, he remembered that an important document was still at the villa, so in the morning Qin Shao returned home. Because Qin Shao returned so early in the morning, he didn't want to disturb the housekeeper.
After taking the document, Qin Shao was about to left when a very rhythmic thumps came from the kitchen, catching his attention. The person who made this sound seemed to be very skilled. Usually, Mr. Qin didn't like to eat breakfast, so his housekeeper would never arrange the cook to come over so early. Looking down at his watch, it was still 6:15, Qin Shao frowned slightly.
At this moment, Su Bei came out from the kicthen with two plates of pancakes. When she saw Qin Shao standing at the door, she instantly jumped in fright.
Suddenly the real villain appear!
When did he come back? It seemed that he had just came back? Or probably just about to go out? Su Bei was unsure. Should she say 'Dad, welcome back' or 'See you later, Dad'?
But when Qin Shao looked at her, Su Bei had wiped away the surprise and confusion from her face. She then gave the man a very bright smile.
"Dad, good morning!"
Su Bei's greeting was natural, affectionate, and polite. Just, the word 'Dad' made Qin Shao's ears feel itchy, obviously not very comfortable.
It took almost a second before Qin Shao could react to the girl who called him. He stared at Su Bei for a moment, somehow surprised.
——She is the kid from yesterday?
After cleaned herself, she wasn't look so ugly anymore. But she was too thin, as if a single breeze could blow her away.
Mr. Qin's stare could make his opponents tremble in fear. Yet Su Bei fearlessly met his eyes. This somehow made him uncomfortable and inexplicable.
"Dad, did you have breakfast? Would you like to eat with me?" Su Bei raised the plate in her hand and asked Qin Shao.
"I made pancakes, and there was also porridge with cucumber and egg in the kitchen."
When they still lived in countryside, their house was far away from school, so Su Bei was used to wake up at this time to make breakfast for herself and Su Xiaobao. It's just that Su Bei also made an extra portion for Uncle Fu today.
Qin Shao: "..."
When he heard Su Bei invited himself for breakfast, an odd light flashed through Mr. Qin's calm eyes.
I am not your father. Mr. Qin added this sentence in his heart.
"No need." Qin Shao refused with heavy tone.
"You should eat more." Leaving behind this sentence, he left.
Su Bei's eyes twitched when she heard the words Qin Shao spoke expressionlessly. Suddenly, a line she often heard in television drama rang in her head: Eat more, eat more until you full, so you won't become a starving ghost....
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The next two days Su Bei never saw Qin Shao again. It was written in the novel that as the chairman of Qin Group, Qin Shao was actually very busy. At his busiest times, he often stayed overnight at the company building. So, Su Bei didn't feel it was weird that Qin Shao didn't come home for two days. Instead she used this time to carefully thinking about what should she say to him when they meet again.
At today's lunch, Su Bei and Su Xiaobao were eating in the main dining room. After knowing that these two children were likely to be Mr. Qin's biological children, Uncle Fu told the siblings that he could no longer let them to eat with him in the side hall, so they had to eat in the main dining room.
When Su Bei heard some movement from the door, her eyes lit up, thinking that Qin Shao was finally back. Under Su Xiaobao's 'disdainful' eyes, Su Bei put down her tableware and quickly got up to run all the way towards the door.
However, Su Bei soon discovered that it was not Qin Shao, but Chen De.
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At the door.
When he saw the little girl ran out happily as if to greet him, for a moment Chen De's heart was full of bright joy. But right at the next second, when Su Bei saw that the person came was actually him, the joy on her face was wiped out at a rate visible to the naked eye. After politely greeted "Uncle Chen,", Su Bei turned around and left.
Chen De: Why did I feel abandoned?
"What? Does seeing me make you unhappy?" Chen De could not help but playfully teased Su Bei.
"No, I thought Dad is back."
Chen De: "..."
So you mistaken me for your father. Pooh! Actually the gap between me and the boss was so great?!
Although he still didn't dare to tell whether the boss and these two children really were related by blood, Chen De still felt a little emotional when he recalled Su Bei's action just now. If he also had a little princess, who like Su Bei loved to rushed into his arm with delightful face, and everyday welcoming him from work with 'Daddy, welcome back!'. That scene, simply imagining it already very beautiful.
"Mr. Qin has gone to S City. He shouldn't be able to come back for two weeks. Why, don't you know?" Chen De asked.
Su Bei shook her head. She thought when Qin Shao left that day he just went to his office at Qin Group. If she knew earlier, she would already pulled Qin Shao for a chat when she saw him. Now she didn't know how long it would be until he came back. Su Bei pursed her lips and secretly regretted.
When Sir came back that day, he just pick up his belonging and didn't give these two children any explanation?
Right, ah. Mr. Qin didn't regard these siblings as his own child, so there was no need for him to explain anything to them.
Chen De secretly thought so.
But, he couldn't bear Su Bei's helpless and pitiful expression, so he gave her a simple explanation: "Something happened at the subsidiary company in S city, so Mr. Qin had to hastily went there to personally take care of the problem."
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Subsidiary company in S city....
That one sentence made Su Bei's expression changed.
"You found a traitor there?" Su Bei asked vaguely, but her eyes were fully focused.
Upon Su Bei's question, Chen De instinctively stared at the girl.
——Are these two children really spies sent by Song Yancheng? How could she be so sharp? He just told her a little, and this little girl actually guessed accurately.
After seeing Chen De's expression, Su Bei knew that she was right, and her expression became even more serious.
There was a scene in the novel: After many years of dormancy, the male lead finally took actions against the villain. His most successful counterattack was with the Qin Group most profitable subsidiary, Tianlan Pharmaceutical. The male lead planted his person at the top position in Tianlan company, and tampered with the new drug formula developed by Tianlan. Once the drug produced, if problem was found on the formula, then not only the Tianlan Pharmaceutical would be finished, but would also greatly affected the Qin Group.
Although Qin Shao managed to reached S city in time to solve the crisis, but he was also seriously injured after being attacked by a group of unidentified people. Qin Shao injuries forced him to recuperate in the hospital for half a year, and the male lead used this time to make a full attack, bringing the Song Group to the same level as Qin Group.
In the novel, this event could be regarded as an important turning point between the male lead and the villain.
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"Uncle Chen."
Chen De was taken aback by the girl's sudden serious face, when Su Bei continued: "My Dad's trip to S city this time, will it be dangerous?"
Her unexpected question surprised Chen De.
"Don't worry, didn't you say that Mr. Qin was so powerful? There are also bodyguards around him, he will meet no danger." He tried to assure Su Bei.
There were many people who aimed at Qin Group, but how many could even get the chance?
Slightly dropped her gaze, Su Bei pondered for a bit then once again looked at Chen De: "Can you sent a few more people to protect my Dad? If possible, stonger bodyguards."
One's glory was shared with all. Even without the blood relationship with Qin Shao, Su Bei still didn't want anything to happen with him.
Su Bei's words made Chen De moved, and at the same time became his reminder: This time problem with Tianlan could be solved, but the root was still Song Yancheng.
Chen De has dealt with that man before, so he knew very well about the wolf-like ambition hidden under that warm and amicable look.
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Two days later, Mr. Qin contacted Chen De from S city.
"Sir."
"Qin San and the others, did you arrange them?" Qin Shao asked.
Qin San, Qin Wu and their group were bodyguards under Qin Shao, and also very special ones. Except in particularly dangerous situations, Qin Shao usually wouldn't use them.
"Yes, sir."
When Chen De answered his boss' question, Su Bei's serious and persistent face appeared in his mind. Su Bei's nervous face at that moment didn't seem to be faked.
"Actually, Su Bei she... was very worried about your safety in S city, so she let me arrange for a few more people to guard you, I also think that her worry was not unreasonable..."
When he talked about Su Bei, Chen De's tone was different than before. That day when he went to Jingyuan villa to fetch a document, except for Su Bei, he also naturally saw Su Xiaobao.
To speak honestly, after he saw the two siblings in their clean state, Chen De was no less shocked than Uncle Fu. Even if they had facelift, how could the boy looked so similiar with his boss? Not to mention the face didn't look like to be a result of any surgery.
Chen De was hesitant whether or not to tell Qin Shao this thing now, but then Qin Shao's voice rang again from the receiver.
"Su Bei?" Qin Shao's tone was a bit weird.
"Yes."
"..."
Chen De has followed him for more than ten years. He was a reliable assistant who would never lie to him nor would he say unecessary things.
So why did Chen De specifically mentioned Su Bei?
Moreover, that girl was worrying his safety?
When Qin Shao was pondering over Chen De's words, his expression grew weirder.
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After waiting for a while, Chen De still didn't hear his boss spoke. He tried to guess Mr. Qin's expression now, but felt a bit uncertain.
"Right, sir, there was one more thing ..."