Ruan Qing'an's eyes darkened, and just as she was preparing to think of a way to deal with it, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

She was startled and subconsciously turned around, only to see Qin Xi standing behind her at some point, probably appearing while Ruan Qing'an was eavesdropping intently.

Qin Xi glanced in the direction of the living room, then lowered her head and whispered in Ruan Qing'an's ear: "Sister, just be a good girl and keep making money in the Qin family. Don't get involved, otherwise—no one will protect you."

"Then what are you doing out here, little brother?"

Ruan Qing'an asked a question, but Qin Xi did not answer. At this moment, Qin Cheng had already walked over and was almost able to see them. Qin Xi took a step back, increasing the distance between herself and Ruan Qing'an.

After Qin Cheng rounded the corner, he saw Qin Xi and Ruan Qing'an: "What are you two doing here?"

"Just came downstairs, Father."

Qin Xi flexed her wrists and replied in her usual lazy voice, "This lady said that my illness could be treated by going out for walks, so here I am, isn't that what I got?"

"Oh, I see."

Hearing this, Qin Cheng believed it a little more, and withdrew his suspicious gaze from Ruan Qing'an—he knew his own youngest son was quite withdrawn, and even if it wasn't outwardly apparent, he probably wouldn't help a woman.

Not to mention, the reason why Ruan Qing'an was allowed to stay is probably because Qin Xi was suffering from chronic insomnia.

At this moment, Qin Yue saw Qin Xi and quickly stood up from the ground. He didn't want to lose face in front of this madman. He waved to Qin Xi and said, "Let's sit down and talk."

Qin Xi narrowed his eyes slightly before stepping forward.

Ruan Qing'an was, after all, just a "psychologist," and seeing that Qin Cheng had no intention of pursuing the matter, she didn't linger.

At the same time, when Qin Cheng led Qin Xi into the living room, all the anger he had shown towards Qin Yue vanished. He smiled kindly and then said to Qin Yue, "Qin Yue, you should go back first."

"Yes, Father."

Qin Yue nodded, but after turning around, his face turned very ugly. He quickly left the living room and saw Ruan Qing'an in the corridor. He immediately went up to her.

Qin Yue's face darkened: "Ruan Qing'an, you stop right there."

"...Sigh, Young Master Qin Yue, you still have quite a temper."

Ruan Qing'an sighed, leaned against the railing, and said slowly, a hint of mockery in her leaden eyes: "It seems that Young Master Qin Yue's situation at the company is not good."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue's face turned ashen, as if he had been stepped on: "Ruan Qing'an, do you even know how to speak? If you don't, then shut up!"

After calming down for a moment, Qin Yue said, "How is Qin Xi's illness? Do you have any solutions?"

Qin Yue knew perfectly well that as long as Qin Xi was still capable of taking over the company, Qin Cheng would never consider him. The only thing he could do was exploit Qin Xi's illness...

Ruan Qing'an chuckled: "I'm just a fake psychologist. How could Qin Xi possibly get better after being treated by me?"

That makes sense.

Qin Yue was silent for a moment: "Hmph, hurry up and make yourself comfortable. Ruan Qing'an, don't let me find out you have other ideas, otherwise you won't get away with lying to my father."

He threatened Ruan Qing'an once again, and as if venting his anger, he turned and left, which Ruan Qing'an found laughable.

That man is such a useless piece of trash.

...

Meanwhile, in the living room...

Qin Cheng and Qin Xi sat down facing each other, and he asked with concern, "Qin Xi, how's the matter I asked you to investigate last night?"

"Your brother Qin Yue is also a good-for-nothing. He took it upon himself to sign a contract and take on jobs. If you can find something, we can regain the initiative, Qin Xi."

Sure enough, these were the things I asked.

Qin Xi was not surprised and simply replied, "The items have been found. I will send them to your email later, Father. They are just some shady transactions involving tax evasion."

"Great, that's wonderful."

Qin Cheng was overjoyed. After the important matter was settled, he asked, "Qin Xi, how did you sleep last night? Is your chronic insomnia still very serious?"

"Fortunately, this doctor is good."

When Qin Xi brought up Ruan Qing'an, Qin Cheng recalled the sight of the two of them in the corridor. He thought for a moment and said, "Qin Xi, you know that Dr. Ruan is just a doctor. There are some things in our family that cannot be revealed."

"And if she wants to give you medication or other treatments, she must get my consent first. You can't be careless. Your brain absolutely cannot be damaged in any way."

Qin Cheng brought up this matter repeatedly, being very cautious, which made Qin Xi want to laugh. His father was quite afraid of this kind of thing, but he didn't know that his health had been deteriorating day by day, which was far more harmful to his body than taking antipsychotic drugs.

Qin Xi had no interest in continuing the pretentious conversation with him, so she stood up and nodded, "Okay, I understand."

In fact, Qin Cheng and Qin Xi didn't have much to talk about. Apart from matters related to hNw company, Qin Cheng didn't know much about Qin Xi's illness either.

He sat down awkwardly for a moment and said, "Then Qin Xi, you should rest well. I'll go back to the company to take care of some things. Just remember to send the documents to my email."

After saying that, Qin Cheng hurriedly left.

Looking at his retreating figure, Qin Xi's dark eyes, with their barely perceptible emerald green gleam, held only a cold sarcasm.

The butler standing by cautiously bowed his head and said, "Young Master, would you like to go for a walk outside? I'll have some security personnel accompany you, just in case anything happens."

"No need. I have no interest in watching several burly men trembling with fear because of me."

Qin Xi scoffed. The entire vast Qin family villa was his cage, with these people watching over him day and night.

Where else could he go?

Qin Xi completely lost interest and yawned. Even though he had slept relatively well last night thanks to Ruan Qing'an, he still had dark circles under his eyes, and looked even more impatient when he wasn't smiling.

However, when Qin Xi arrived in the corridor, the person who should have been going back to their room was now guarding the bedroom door.

Ruan Qing'an stretched lazily: "Little brother, didn't you just say that I asked you to go out for a walk?"

"After I deal with these people, want to go out and have some fun?"

Qin Xi was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

Since this con artist sister came to the Qin family, she has been bringing him surprises all the time, but this feeling... is not bad?