Qin Sui’an nodded her little head, and her sweet and tender voice replied, "I know, you are Grandpa Ji!"

"Oh my! You know me," Old Mr. Ji laughed with narrowed eyes.

"Do you know what I do?"

Qin Sui’an nodded again, "My brothers said that Grandpa Ji plays chess."

She learned this information from her brothers’ conversations.

"Very clever!" Old Mr. Ji praised her endlessly, completely satisfied with Ann.

Qin Huo chuckled as he watched the silly smile on his granddaughter’s face, thinking, this expression is far from that of a chess grandmaster!

Old Mr. Ji didn’t say anything else, he went straight to the point, "Ann, I watched the recording of your morning match. Your understanding of chess is profound, and you have great talent."

Although Qin Sui’an didn’t fully understand, she knew that Grandpa Ji was praising her.

Her little face blushed with uncontrollable joy.

Old Mr. Ji asked, "Ann, do you want to continue participating in chess competitions?"

"I do!"

Qin Sui’an immediately nodded her little head, "Ann wants to win!"

Only by winning can she earn lots and lots of prize money!

"Great!"

Old Mr. Ji’s blood boiled with excitement, "Ann, I want to take you as my disciple and keep winning together!"

"Keep winning together!"

Qin Sui’an happily repeated his last sentence because that was her goal too.

Old Mr. Ji’s face lit up with joy, and he eagerly clasped his hands together, "Ann, did you just agree to be my disciple?"

Qin Sui’an tilted her head in confusion, "Agree to what?"

"To be my disciple!"

Old Mr. Ji pointed at her, then at himself, "From now on, I will be your master!"

Qin Sui’an blinked in confusion, but as soon as she understood, she immediately shook her little head, "No, Ann already has a master!"

"What?! Who? Your master can’t be your grandfather, right? With his limited chess skills, how could he teach you?"

Old Mr. Ji turned to look at Qin Huo.

"It’s not Grandpa," Qin Sui’an glanced at her grandparents and then at Old Mr. Ji.

It was her great-grandfather who taught her chess, he was her master.

Old Mr. Ji was about to inquire about the identity of Ann’s master, but when he saw her struggling to speak, his heart softened, and he couldn’t bear to press her for an answer.

"All right then, Ann, if you ever want to become my disciple, I’ll be ready anytime! I’ll be waiting for you!"

Qin Sui’an nodded earnestly, "Ann will remember."

Qin Huo saw the melancholy and disappointment on Old Mr. Ji’s face and smiled, "Ji Yi, don’t be too sad. After all, my granddaughter is in high demand. She already has someone who wants to take her as a disciple."

The pride in his tone was impossible to conceal.

Old Mr. Ji glanced at him, "What are you so proud of? It’s not you who’s amazing, it’s your granddaughter."

"My granddaughter is amazing, so naturally, I’m proud!"

Qin Huo’s smile grew wider, "Ji Yi, you don’t know, my granddaughter, she’s not only exceptional in chess, but also in other aspects!"

Old Mr. Ji half-believed his words, as he had only witnessed Ann’s chess talent.

When Qin Haochen arrived at the garden, he happened to hear Ann refusing to become Old Mr. Ji’s disciple.

This was within his expectations.

Qin Haochen strode into the pavilion, crouched down, and embraced Ann in his arms, then looked at Old Mr. Ji, "Old Mr. Ji."

Old Mr. Ji was taken aback, "Haochen is becoming more and more outstanding!"

The Qin family’s genes were excellent.

Each one of them is exceptionally outstanding.

Looking at Qin Huo’s wife, Lan Jin, the eldest daughter of the Lan family, although she was old, her youthful beauty was still evident.

Old Mr. Ji also thought of Qin Huo’s daughter-in-law, Ye Chaosi, the pearl of the Ye Corporation.

He had seen her at the Qin-Ye wedding, and she was stunning.

Old Mr. Ji’s gaze fell on Ann’s face, and indeed, there was a resemblance to the Ye family’s pearl.

He had heard that Ye Chaosi was an extremely intelligent woman, coupled with the Qin family’s genes, it was no wonder that Ann, at such a young age, possessed such extraordinary talent beyond ordinary people.

Qin Sui’an leaned against her father’s embrace and noticed that Old Mr. Ji was staring at her face without any movement.

She was puzzled and reached out her little hand to touch her own face, then asked her father softly, "Daddy, is Ann’s face dirty?"

"No." Qin Haochen gently touched her little cheek and turned his gaze towards Old Mr. Ji, speaking up, "Old Mr. Ji, please stay for lunch."

Old Mr. Ji suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and showed embarrassment on his face, "I apologize, I was lost in my thoughts just now."

When Ann was kidnapped and Ye Chaosi was injured, it seemed that the Ye family had severed ties with the Qin family, completely cutting off contact.

Old Mr. Ji didn’t mention this matter and followed Qin Haochen’s words, continuing, "Then I shall humbly accept your invitation. It has been a while since I had a meal with Qin Huo."

Qin Huo glanced at him and said, "You, a busy man, are always immersed in the chessboard."

"Oh, speaking of the chessboard..."

Old Mr. Ji looked at the little one, smiling as he asked, "Ann, can you play chess with me later? Just one game, just one game."

Qin Huo frowned and spoke first, "You, a chess grandmaster, want to play chess with my granddaughter?"

Wasn’t he bullying his granddaughter?

Old Mr. Ji patted his chest and exclaimed, "The waves behind the river push the ones before, luckily I was born early, otherwise, I would never have the title of grandmaster."

Hearing that he was praising his own granddaughter, Qin Huo laughed, his lips couldn’t help but curl upwards.

Old Mr. Ji successfully appeased Qin Huo and asked the little one again.

Qin Sui’an naturally had no problem, it was just a game of chess after all.

After lunch, Qin Haochen carried the little one to the chess room.

Old Mr. Ji followed behind them, looking around, "Did you specifically arrange this? The layout of the chess room seems quite competitive."

Qin Huo nodded, "We were worried that Ann would be too nervous in a competition setting, so we arranged the chess room according to competition rules."

A square mahogany table was placed in the center, and the bodyguards had already set up the chessboard in advance.

Qin Haochen placed the little one on a chair on one side, took a few steps back, and stood behind her, watching.

Old Mr. Ji sat opposite her and lovingly said, "Ann, you go first."

"Okay!"

Qin Sui’an didn’t refuse, for her, whether she went first or last made no difference.

She picked up a red chess piece and made her first move.

Old Mr. Ji’s smile remained on his face, but his gaze on the chessboard became sharp, with a hint of seriousness in his brows.

After he made a move, Qin Sui’an picked up another red chess piece and made her second move, without spending much time contemplating, as if she had already calculated it.

Old Mr. Ji glanced at her, the smile on his face unconsciously disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

Others stood behind them, maintaining silence, silently watching the young and old, playing chess back and forth.

A few brothers were the first to notice the clues, exchanging glances with each other.

Because Ann had told them in the flower garden that if she liked someone, she would play a few more moves with them.

So... Ann was deliberately accompanying Old Mr. Ji, playing a few more moves.