Seeing her eager expression, Huo Xiao knew she was just pretending to amuse him, but his mood still improved, and he stood next to her cooperatively: "Wife, you must stand up for me!"

Ye Weiwei patted Huo Xiao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you..."

"Cough cough!"

A cough from outside the door interrupted their playful banter.

Ye Weiwei turned around and saw that standing outside the door was none other than Old Master Qin, whom they had said they were going to find!

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

"Well, I just... I just came out for a walk and happened to walk this way..."

Old Master Qin spoke awkwardly, but seeing Huo Xiao remain silent with a cold face, he added, "I'm leaving now."

He turned and was about to leave.

Ye Weiwei glanced at Huo Xiao, then said to Old Master Qin, "We just happened to have something to discuss with you. Why don't you come in and have a seat?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Old Master Qin's eyes, but he first looked at Huo Xiao. Seeing that Huo Xiao did not refuse, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said repeatedly, "Good, good, good."

After inviting Old Master Qin into the house and having him sit down, Ye Weiwei took out the red jade ring and gave it to him, saying, "We were planning to return this ring to you."

Old Master Qin looked at the red jade ring in front of him, then at Huo Xiao, and said, "This ring is yours now that it's given to you. You can keep it. You don't need to give it to me."

He only has one child, Huo Xiao, and this family heirloom will be passed down to Huo Xiao in the future.

Ye Weiwei shook her head: "Excuse me for speaking frankly, but you have been treasuring this ring all this time. This ring must not be just an ordinary ring, right? I have heard that many big families have heirlooms passed down through generations... Although Huo Xiao is your father by blood, you cannot think that Huo Xiao should be bound to the Qin family because of this. With Huo Xiao's abilities, he can still go very far without the Qin family."

In just a few words, Ye Weiwei made her stance clear.

Old Master Qin smiled wryly, "You're really protecting him; you're really going to stand up for him."

Ye Weiwei looked at Old Master Qin with a smile, "I have that ability."

Old Master Qin's expression was serious. "Although you have your uncle protecting you and you've made good friends with the Chu family, that's not enough."

Ye Weiwei's smile remained unchanged. "Who said I only have these skills? My abilities far exceed your imagination. In short, if I say I can protect him, I definitely can."

Old Master Qin's expression became serious.

Although he didn't know what other tricks Ye Weiwei had up her sleeve, and she spoke as if she were joking, the thought of how she single-handedly took over the entire enemy intelligence laboratory that day forced Old Master Qin to think carefully.

He's been through a lot, and he would never really believe that Ye Weiwei accomplished all that simply because she was lucky.

Thinking of all this, Old Master Qin looked at Huo Xiao, who was silent to the side, with a hint of disappointment, "As a grown man, you just hide behind your wife?"

Huo Xiao retorted without hesitation, "I'm happy to live off my wife."

It's none of your business!

Old Master Qin was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Is this really Qin Zhenyuan's child?

How can this brat talk about being a gigolo so confidently?

Even more shameless than he was back then!

However, he remembered his purpose for coming, so he didn't say anything more. He simply pushed the ring back to Ye Weiwei: "It's true that this ring is a token of the Qin family's past patriarchs, but the Qin family is no longer what it used to be. This ring is now just a key to the Qin family's secret vault. You can keep it as a gift for my grandchildren. I will never use it to tie Huo Xiao to the Qin family or get him involved in those things."

When he goes back this time, he will clean up everything that needs cleaning, and then find a way to bring his family back.

This time, he will absolutely not allow anyone to take advantage of the situation and let the tragedy of that year repeat itself.

Ye Weiwei looked at Huo Xiao.

Huo Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Since it's for the child, then accept it."

Although Grandpa Qin said he wouldn't let him get involved in those things, once their relationship became public, he would essentially be on the sidelines, and even if he didn't want to get involved, he would be.

Why not take it if it's free?

When Old Master Qin saw that Huo Xiao had agreed, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Taking advantage of Huo Xiao's good mood and willingness to listen to him, he quickly seized the opportunity to explain what happened back then.

It turned out that the situation was tense back then, with constant warfare, and he was often away fighting, so it was common for him to not see Liu Qingxue for months at a time.

Although Liu Qingxue was younger than him, she was steady and reliable, and he trusted her to handle the household affairs. His feelings for her were not only those of a husband and wife, but also respect and admiration.

When Liu Qingxue left home, he was in the most difficult period of the war. They had paid a heavy price to win that battle, and he once thought he would die in battle. He even wrote several wills.

After the victory, he remained unconscious for half a month before waking up. As soon as he woke up, he asked someone to notify his family, only to find that something was wrong. After questioning them, he learned that something had happened at home: his mother-in-law had passed away, and Liu Qingxue had disappeared.

Despite his serious injuries, he immediately rushed home. After figuring out what had happened, he sent people to search for him, but they never found him.

“I’ve been searching for her for many years, and even before my accident, I had people looking for her…” Old Master Qin’s eyes reddened, “but I still haven’t found her.”

Ye Weiwei frowned.

Although she heard from her mother-in-law Liu Guilan that Huo Xiao's biological mother had deliberately hidden her whereabouts and gone into hiding to avoid being tracked down by the Qin family.

But with Old Master Qin's power and influence, surely he could have found her without any clues for so many years?

"Are you sure the people you sent are reliable?"

Old Master Qin's face stiffened. "You mean, the problem lies with my people?"

Ye Weiwei: "Although I can't be sure, logically speaking, the possibility should be quite high, right?"

Old Master Qin's expression was solemn. "I will investigate this carefully when I get back."

Seeing that he had taken her advice to heart, Ye Weiwei stopped talking and looked at Huo Xiao, wondering if he had any questions.

Grandpa Qin also looked at Huo Xiao.

Huo Xiao said coldly, "What exactly happened to my mother in the Qin family back then?"

Old Master Qin clenched his fists and spoke with difficulty, “While I was seriously injured and unconscious, someone falsely accused me of having an affair with a nurse at the hospital… Although your mother appears to be mild-mannered on the surface, she is actually very strong-willed at heart. In addition, there are many people in the Qin family who fanned the flames against her, and they even made a scene in front of your seriously ill grandmother, which angered your grandmother to the point that she passed away. She also couldn’t contact me, so she misunderstood that I had a new lover and ran away from home in a fit of anger…”