Chapter 79 Brother-in-law (The End) [VIP]

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The next day, Ms. Wen, who came to check on the situation with medicine to reduce swelling and bruising, gently pushed open the door of the quiet room and saw the two children snuggling together and sleeping.

The incense sticks in the incense burner had long since gone out, leaving only a pile of grayish-white ash.

There were no extra incense sticks left, indicating that the person who reflected on their actions last night had truly knelt all night without any exceptions.

At this moment, one of them was leaning against the wall, dozing off with his head down, while the other was sleeping soundly with his head on the other's lap.

Ms. Wen's gaze softened unconsciously.

The two children seem to have a good relationship; it's her who unjustly played the villain.

"Qingyan, Qingyan..." Ms. Wen called softly.

A quiet room is not a place to sleep. In their current positions, they will definitely experience muscle soreness after a while.

Fu Qingyan, who was a light sleeper, was quickly woken up.

"Tell Qingran to have breakfast and go back to her room to sleep. It's not comfortable to sleep here for too long," Ms. Wen gently reminded him.

Fu Qingyan nodded silently, turning his aching neck to slightly relieve the fatigue from not sleeping all night.

The young man on his lap was sleeping so peacefully that he was reluctant to wake him. He gently stroked the young man's cheek, regardless of whether Ms. Wen was present.

“Baby, wake up, let’s go back to the room to sleep.”

"...Sleepy." Qingran mumbled, groggily turning over and hugging his waist.

"Shall I carry you back?" the man asked in a low, hoarse voice.

Qingran nodded, pressing against his waist and abdomen.

Fu Qingyan then got up and picked him up in her arms.

Despite having just knelt all night and been slept on someone's lap for quite some time, he was able to stand steadily while holding the person.

Of course, Qingran deserves credit for secretly using her spiritual power to alleviate his symptoms last night.

Fu Qingyan carried Qingran to the door of the quiet room.

Ms. Wen was still outside the door. She observed silently for a moment, then stuffed the ointment into her son's hands, which were cradling the young man's knees.

"You can take a hot bath before applying the medicine," she suggested.

Just as the man was about to nod, Qingran, who was sleeping in the crook of his neck, suddenly opened her eyes and turned to meet Ms. Shangwen's smiling gaze.

His eyes widened in surprise: "Aunt Wen." He quickly struggled to get off Fu Qingyan.

"Don't be embarrassed," Ms. Wen smiled. "If you're not too sleepy, have some breakfast before you go to sleep."

Qingran nodded. In front of elders who had never offended him, he always behaved very obediently.

Ms. Wen left after delivering the medicine, not wanting to be a third wheel between the young couple. Qingran and Fu Qingyan also left the quiet room and prepared to go back to their room to wash up.

The man asked, amused, "Do you still want me to carry you?"

Qingran snatched the medicine from his hand and left.

Back in the bedroom, he first filled the bathtub with hot water for a soak before washing up next to it.

When Fu Qingyan took off his coat and came in, the bathtub was just filled with a shallow layer of water.

He stood by and watched the young man wash up for a while. When the water was almost full, he slowly unbuttoned his cuffs and then began to unbutton his collar.

Qingran looked through the dressing mirror.

"My darling really doesn't know the meaning of fear at all," Fu Qingyan smiled slightly, shook his head, and stepped into the bathtub.

What's so funny? He was just looking around casually.

He would never bully a disabled person.

After taking a bath and applying her medicine, Ms. Wen had breakfast delivered to her room, including a nourishing ginseng soup.

Qingran dislikes bitter foods, and even though Fu Qingyan said that the chef at Wenyuan was quite skilled and that the medicinal cuisine didn't taste like medicine, she resolutely refused to eat it.

Fu Qingyan had no choice but to drink the ginseng soup meant for two people himself.

After having breakfast, it was not yet 9 o'clock. The two rinsed their mouths and went to bed. Both of them were exhausted from the night before. Fu Qingyan quickly fell asleep holding Qingran.

Qingran, on the other hand, slept on and off for too long yesterday afternoon and evening, so she wasn't sleepy at all now.

He nestled lazily in the man's arms, listening to the system relay the situation from the Xi family.

The system said: [Your adoptive parents are the Xi family who came to you yesterday afternoon.]

[They were initially stopped by security, who then loudly proclaimed that the Xi family had abducted the child, and said other unrelated things. It just so happens that the Xi family had held a family reunion banquet for you a few days prior, something everyone in the villa area had heard about. Fearing they had stopped the wrong person, the security guards went inside to deliver a message.]

[And then Xu Guoqiang and his wife were put in?] Qingran continued.

System: [That's right!]

It went on to say more.

[Xu Guoqiang initially had a very tough attitude when he met Xi Zhenye and his wife, saying that he had helped raise the child and demanded child support from Xi Zhenye.]

[Wu Cuilian hesitantly expressed her desire to see her child, Xi Qingsong.]

Qingran was too lazy to listen to these absurd stories.

What's the current situation?

[Now, Wu Cuilian is chasing after Xi Qingsong, who has been called back from school, crying and recounting how difficult things have been over the years. Xi Qingsong is running around trying to avoid her while simultaneously getting Xi Zhenye and his wife to chase her away.]

[Xi Qingning rushed back yesterday afternoon after receiving the news, called the police to let the other party handle things according to legal procedures, and then left it at that. She just went to work as usual.]

[By the way, Xi Zhenye called the host yesterday evening, but since the host was still asleep, I took the liberty of blocking him...]

The system spoke uneasily to the wings.

[Good for blocking it.] Qingran praised it.

The system puffed out its chest again.

[Even with the police involved, these matters haven't been resolved yet?] Qingran then asked.

The system muttered: [Wu Cuilian isn't very cooperative. She only answers three questions about what happened back then, and she keeps crying and asking to see you and Xi Qingsong. There are a bunch of people at the police station right now.]

Qingran: [Xu Guoqiang didn't run away?]

Even though his wife was going to jail for a crime she committed years ago, he remained calm.

System: [No doubt about it, he's always trying to strike up a conversation with Xi Qingsong.]

The blue dye was clear.

That makes sense. Both his biological son and adopted son are living with wealthy families. Given Xu Guoqiang's opportunistic nature, how could he easily give them up?

In the end, he had to be intimidated by Xi Zhenye's men, just like in the original story, before he gave up his desire for money.

But Wu Cuilian is in jail, so how could Xu Guoqiang just be intimidated...

[They'll definitely call the host again today. Should we continue to block them, host?]

Qingran thought for a moment: [Let's block this until Fu Qingyan wakes up.]

The system doesn't understand but does as instructed: [Okay~]

The chat came to an end, and Qingran adjusted her posture and took out her phone to kill time.

First, I listlessly browsed the trending gossip in the entertainment industry, then muted myself and played a few rounds of puzzle games, and finally, based on snippets of tweets, I clicked on a website to read a novel...

It's a novel about a man who dies and gains a system to travel through different worlds to eliminate people's regrets.

The system residing in the host's sea of ​​consciousness watched with great interest.

Time slipped by unnoticed. Urged on by her friends, Qingran lazily clicked on the next page, when suddenly a burning hot body pressed against her back.

The man's feverish body temperature prompted Qingran to reach out and feel his pulse.

The person wrapped around his waist asked in a hoarse voice, "Does my baby want it?"

Qingran: "..."

He calmly said, "Your body is so hot, I thought you had a fever."

“No fever,” the person behind him chuckled softly, pressing his body close to his legs. “The soup this morning was very nourishing.”

Qingran has already sensed it.

Seeing that it was only a little past eleven o'clock on his phone, he asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

The man, his face buried in the side of his neck, said languidly, "You've had enough sleep."

Three or four hours of sleep is enough? Is this what people online call high-energy people?

It was almost lunchtime, so the two didn't linger in bed for too long. After a brief moment of sweet intimacy, they got ready to get up.

Qingran had lunch with Fu Qingyan's family.

Because Mr. Fu and Uncle Wen were at work and hadn't returned, only Ms. Wen and Mr. Wen were at the dining table.

It's unclear how Ms. Wen explained it to the old gentleman, but in any case, when the old gentleman saw Qing Ran appear, he was neither surprised nor did he think that Qing Ran's late appearance was impolite.

Fu Qingyan leaned over and explained, "Ms. Wen said you weren't feeling well, so I brought you here to rest temporarily."

"Also, my grandparents don't know about our relationship yet. I'll introduce you to them at a formal occasion."

Seeing that Qingran did not refute him, the man felt a little relieved.

After lunch, the group went to a teahouse to chat and digest their food. Just as they were getting into the conversation, Xi Zhenye's call, which hadn't been blocked, finally came through to Qingran's phone.

Qingran casually retreated to the tea room to take the call.

He estimated it had been almost a minute, and hung up before the other person could finish speaking. Then he went inside and told Fu Qingyan that he had to leave first.

Fu Qingyan's heart skipped a beat: "What is it?"

Qingran briefly explained what had happened, and Fu Qingyan stood up: "I'll see you off."

After the two said goodbye and left, the thin old man in the tea room put down his teacup and suddenly asked, "Is Qingyan dating this child?"

Ms. Wen picked up the teapot and filled her father's cup, a faint smile playing on her lips as she said, "Nothing can be hidden from you."

"Hmph, I'm not blind," the old man sneered, picking up the full teacup and sniffing its aroma.

"Is he the child the Xi family just recognized? I remember Qingyan was dating the Xi family's daughter, wasn't he? Or am I mistaken?"

"If you remember correctly, what happened before was..." Ms. Wen made no attempt to cover up for her son and recounted the foolish thing he had done in a few words.

The old man was indeed displeased: "He's treating relationships like a game. Where did he learn such spoiled habits? You need to teach him a lesson for this."

Ms. Wen: "I've already made him reflect on his actions."

No wonder I didn't see anyone at breakfast this morning.

The old man nodded in satisfaction, then sighed as he thought about his grandson's temperament over the years.

"His clever yet arrogant nature deserves a good lesson..."

*

On the other side, after getting into the car, Qingran asked Fu Qingyan to take him directly to the police station.

Upon arriving at his destination, he got out of the car and walked straight inside.

Xu Guoqiang, who was lingering outside, saw him, and the anger from the theft of his money some time ago instantly surged into his heart. He clenched his fists and rushed over.

"You little brat—ah!"

The man, whose body had been weakened by alcohol, screamed and staggered backward, falling flat on his backside after being hit hard in the abdomen.

"Behave yourselves outside the police station," Qingran whispered to the person next to her.

Fu Qingyan withdrew his foot, patted off the non-existent dust on his pants, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Okay, I'll pay attention next time."

The two men, tacitly ignoring the person screaming in pain on the ground, walked past Xu Guoqiang and entered the police station.

Shi Qingran subtly gave Xu Guoqiang a hint.

It has no other function than to help Xu Guoqiang quit drinking when he is in so much pain that he rolls on the ground.

[But Xu Guoqiang is addicted to alcohol and can't quit.] The system whispered.

Qingran sighed: [That's such a pity. I just meant well and wanted to help him.]

The system sighed with schadenfreude: [Yes, what a pity! We clearly repaid evil with kindness!]

The first person I met upon entering was Xi Qingsong.

He had just seen what was happening outside through the glass door, but he didn't react to it. He even felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Qingran when she came in.

Qingran didn't have time to pay attention to him.

He came to the police station with only one purpose: to make his stance clear and not to accept a settlement.

When Wu Cuilian heard his voice in the interrogation room, she cried and tried to appeal to Qingran's emotions, asking him to plead with the police on her behalf.

"You're dreaming!"

Enraged by the woman's unreasonable demands, Xi Zhenye slammed his fist on the table, his face flushed red.

He had finally managed to bring this matter to a respectable end by hosting a banquet, and he had planned to handle their affairs discreetly from now on, but now the couple had ruined everything!

"Let me tell you, we will never settle this matter. You can expect to spend the rest of your life in jail!"

"Qingran, please help your mother, please!" Wu Cuilian ignored him, only pleading with Qingran. "Didn't you say we'd leave Xujia Village together to work elsewhere? Your mother agreed, as long as you plead with her for me..."

Outside the interrogation room, Qingran indifferently withdrew her gaze and followed the police to give her statement.

A woman's shrill voice came from behind.

"Qingran, Xu Qingran!"

"Shut your mouth! My son's surname is Xi!"

"..."

Because the Xi family is determined to file a lawsuit, the police need to understand Qingran's life experiences in the Xu family over the years, which will help the judge determine the sentence later.

As Qingran recounted his memories, the police repeatedly questioned him, and he answered them repeatedly. By the time the matter was finally resolved, it was almost late at night.

On the way home, Fu Qingyan asked, "Back to my place?"

He didn't go to work today and spent the afternoon at the police station, even handling some urgent tasks through his mobile phone.

They also arranged a follow-up plan for Xu Guoqiang.

It's not illegal, but I don't intend to make things easy for the other party either.

In the passenger seat, Qingran leaned back and shook her head: "Take me back to the Xi family."

"……good."

Seeing the veins bulging on her hand as she gripped the steering wheel tightly, Qingran asked, "Didn't you believe what I said?"

He said to himself, "I didn't approach you because you're Sister Qingning's boyfriend, don't you believe me?"

The man's face was half-lit and half-shadowed by the passing lamplight: "Should I believe it?"

If she deliberately concealed it, and then deliberately let him find out, should he believe her?

Qingran said with her eyes half-closed in a sleepy voice, "I did know about your relationship a long time ago, and I even knew the truth about your love affair a long time ago."

Fu Qingyan was genuinely surprised now, as he hadn't told anyone about this before.

"However, I can't tell you exactly how I know."

Qingran reached out and touched the man's hand, lazily stroking the bulging veins, her tone tinged with a smile.

"Didn't you guess I would appreciate confident people more? Mr. Fu might as well be a little more confident now."

Fu Qingyan recalled what they had said during their conversation.

He thought he could always be in control, but the truth is, he eventually had moments of insecurity.

He didn't know whether he should believe Qingran's words, but he didn't want to pursue the matter any further. He just wanted this person to stay by his side in the end.

The beginning and the process... are not as important as the result.

“I don’t disbelieve,” he said, parking the car outside the villa. “We’re here.”

Qingran looked up and saw that they had indeed arrived at the Xi family's residence.

He unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned in to kiss the man's face: "No need to get out and see me off. You've had a long day, go home and get some rest. See you another day."

After saying that, he pushed open the door, got out of the car, waved to the people in the car, and turned to go inside.

Fu Qingyan sat quietly in her seat, gazing at the direction where the young man had disappeared for a long time, before taking out her phone.

"Hello? Just say what you want to say, I haven't finished reading the quarterly report yet!" Xi Qingning's voice was a little irritable on the other end of the phone.

"I have a question for you: Do you have any plans regarding dating or marriage for the next few years?"

"ah?"

Fu Qingyan: "As above."

Xi Qingning took a breath, suppressing her temper: "No, not for the next five years."

The man tapped the steering wheel, and when he spoke again, his tone was audibly cheerful.

"Good, a wise decision. The men in your circle are too rotten, and the men outside the circle are not good enough for you. You're more likely to run into a man from a poor background who has unrealistic ambitions."

Xi Qingning was baffled: "So you're saying you're content with just love and have nothing to lose, and you've come here to smugly show off in front of me?"

Fu Qingyan: "No, I'm just suggesting you don't get a boyfriend."

"In addition, if you are of age and need an heir, I am willing to help persuade Jiang Ling or Chen Siqi to contribute their help and cooperate with you to go to the hospital for in vitro fertilization."

Xi Qingning: "???"

Do Jiang Ling and Chen Siqi know that you sold their child?

"Are you crazy? Get lost!"

Despite being scolded and having the phone hung up on, Fu Qingyan was in a good mood.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Qingran, but he preferred to have a backup plan.

If Qingran is really after his relationship with Qingning...

As long as Qing Ning doesn't get a boyfriend, he will still be Qing Ran's only choice.

*

While the two were talking on the phone outside, Qingran had already gone inside and returned to her room.

His room was still the same guest room that had been cleaned up before, containing only his few belongings, and it looked rather deserted.

He was feeling a bit tired from what happened in the afternoon and wanted to come back early to rest.

But once I got back to my room, the fatigue wore off, and I found the quietness around me rather strange.

At this moment, the system that had reserved some memory to eavesdrop on Fu Qingyan's phone call relayed the content of the man's phone call with Xi Qingning.

Qingran was both amused and exasperated, but she followed her heart and dialed the number.

"Baby?" The voice, transformed by the electric current, was clear, magnetic, and extremely pleasant to hear.

"I miss you a little," Qingran said, pulling back the curtains and looking at the car parked outside the villa.

The man sitting in the car looked up through the window and heard a young man's gentle voice.

“Take me home, Mr. Fu.”

The flower, still in bud on the cliff, eventually fell into his arms after a turbulent gust of wind.

A note from the author:

The Little World series is finished! Hooray!

Although there are still many shortcomings, the overall feel is quite smooth and it's enjoyable to write with. I hope everyone can enjoy reading it.

The next world will still be set in modern times. The tentative character settings are a gentle husband and a cool younger brother who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. There is also a storyline involving an uncle and sister-in-law relationship, a large size difference, and a bit of me being jealous of myself.

A new world begins tomorrow, kisses everyone!

Thanks for the lightning strike, thanks for the watering, chirp!

Did you launch a rocket?

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