Wang De choked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Qin Ao's brows have been furrowed since he saw him.

Wang De asked curiously:

"Young Master, do you simply not believe that the Patriarch is seriously ill?"

After a pause, he began to refute what he had said.

"But the Patriarch is also an ordinary person after all. Isn't birth, aging, sickness and death common?"

Qin Ao said bluntly:

"Uncle Wang, it's not that I don't believe my father might get sick. I just simply feel that if he were seriously ill, he wouldn't even think of wanting to see me."

Wang De was stunned, but he felt that what Qin Ao said made sense.

If his family hadn't treated him so badly, he wouldn't have become like this.

Wang De stopped talking.

In fact, if Qin Ao didn't want to go back, he would understand.

However, what Wang De didn't expect was that Qin Ao hesitated for a while and then asked:

"Uncle Wang, just tell me what he wants from me."

After a pause, Qin Ao reminded:

"You are not an outsider, and I am not stupid. Let's be frank."

"What does the young master mean?"

"Don't lie to me."

Wang De suddenly stopped talking.

In Qin Ao's opinion, it was not unexpected that he would have such a change.

After a pause, Wang Defang finally found his voice:

"Master, you have worked hard over the years,"

After a pause, he seemed to have suddenly made up his mind, and then said in a deep voice:

"If you don't want to go back, you don't have to go back. However, I can only report the truth when I go back."

This wasn't what Qin Ao was afraid of.

He was silent for a long time, and finally chose to take a step back.

This was a dispute between father and son, and from his point of view, he had no intention of involving anyone else.

What's more, Wang De is his uncle who has watched him grow up since he was a child.

He is an elder whom Qin Ao respects.

"If Uncle Wang hadn't brought me back, I would have run into some tough trouble, right?"

The reason why Qin Ao asked this was because he had a rough guess about the purpose of his father sending Wang De.

He clearly knew that Wang De had a good relationship with him, but he still let him come. Most likely, he wanted to force him to come from the beginning.

Although he didn't care about his son, he did understand Qin Ao.

I know that he will never sit idly by and watch Wang De's situation.

Wang De looked at Qin Ao in surprise. The head of the family was right.

But the more he thought about himself, the more guilty he felt.

Originally, Qin Ao could have ignored everything.

But when he heard that he would encounter some trouble, he finally relented.

The head of the family’s evaluation of the eldest young master before he set off echoed in Wang De’s mind.

They say he is the most heartless and ungrateful.

It can be seen that these evaluations are totally out of date.

If even Qin Ao can be considered heartless and disloyal, then are there any people in this world who are loyal and righteous?

After sighing like this, Wang De seemed to have made up his mind and slowly said:

"Young Master, my affairs are not the most important to you. According to me, if you don't want to go back, then we won't go back. I can handle my affairs myself."

The more he said this, the more Qin Ao couldn't agree easily.

"Uncle Wang, I know my father better than you what kind of person he is. If you can separate from the Qin family, I think you would not want to work under someone like my father."

Qin Ao was right about this point.

After a pause, Qin Ao thought a lot.

No answer was given immediately.

Qin Ao certainly didn't want to implicate Wang De, but he also had to protect Song Rushuang.

Therefore, he still needs to discuss with Song Rushuang whether to return to the Qin family.

…

Qin Ao just mentioned it in front of Song Rushuang, and Song Rushuang's eyes revealed a strange emotion when she looked at him.

"Qin Ao, I think something is wrong with you."

"Huh? What's wrong with me?"

"Don't you think it's strange?"

Song Rushuang asked sincerely.

But Qin Ao was somewhat confused about what he meant.

Song Rushuang explained with good temper:

"For you, the most important thing is, of course, your own business."

"My own business?"

Qin Ao quickly said:

"But staying by your side and protecting you is what I should do now."

The corners of Song Rushuang's mouth twitched slightly:

"First, we need to clarify whether I, as a healthy person, need protection. Secondly, if I run into trouble and can't solve it myself, is it more likely that I need you to help me, or that I will help you?"

Qin Ao choked.

He really forgot how powerful Xiao Qi was.

In fact, she can solve all the troubles she encounters by herself.

To some extent, his concern is unnecessary.

Qin Ao didn't originally want this.

But he couldn't tell Song Rushuang directly that the reason he stayed with her was to prevent Xi Yan.

Don't think he doesn't know why Xi Yan stayed.

Xi Suiyu and Lin Qianyi, to put it bluntly, are essentially a pair of competitors.

Everyone wants to win Song Rushuang's heart.

As a result, neither of them was with Song Rushuang.

Then, his and Xi Yan's existence is crucial.

I have to keep mentioning them in front of her so that Song Rushuang won't forget them.

Qin Ao looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

He probably wanted to say something, but was worried that Song Rushuang would be unhappy after hearing it, so he put on this expression.

Song Rushuang saw that he looked pitiful.

It really cannot be ignored.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Xiao Qi, I'll be back soon once I leave this time!"

“…”

Song Rushuang thought about it and decided that there was no need to talk about whether to come back or not.

Sometimes Song Rushuang would wonder if these young masters treated the Song family as a check-in point.

"So, don't listen to Xi Yan's nonsense. Everything she says is a lie!"

Song Rushuang was somewhat helpless:

"She hasn't said anything yet, how do you know she's talking nonsense?"

Qin Ao had a serious face and didn't have the slightest intention of teasing.

Qin Ao pondered Song Rushuang's question for a while before saying:

"Then anything she said about Xi Suiyu must be nonsense. Xiaoqi, you've known Xiaoyi for so many years, you must know that if there is one person in this world who loves you the most, it must be..."

"Myself."

Song Rushuang successfully blocked Qin Ao's words before he could finish them.

It’s not that Song Rushuang doesn’t want to hear it, but she has heard the same words countless times and she really doesn’t want to hear them again.