The old man didn't really like children that much. He brought the child without telling Xi Quan and Ye Qing, so he was indeed a little guilty.
However, he deliberately didn't tell Xi Quan and Ye Qing. Before going to Xi Quan's house, he was thinking about how to bring the child without saying a word. To be honest, he was still racking his brains when he arrived at Xi Quan's neighborhood. How could it be such a coincidence that he ran into the child in the neighborhood?
There was an element of intent to it. He had been thinking about how to bring the child here, and now that such an opportunity had come up, there was no reason for the old man not to take advantage of it.
Although the two children were not familiar with Xi Quan's maternal grandfather, they knew each other, so it wasn't as difficult as expected for Xi Quan's maternal grandfather to bring the two children over.
Xi Quan may not have known the whole story before questioning the old man, but he was angry at the old man's actions no matter what. However, the incident had already happened, and the child was alright, so Xi Quan felt that he could feel better after venting his anger.
But to my surprise, after I questioned the old man, he stopped defending himself and offered no explanation. In fact, he seemed even more guilty.
Xi Quan was initially angry, but after seeing the child, his anger subsided considerably.
But now that pent-up frustration in my chest is rising up again.
In fact, not only Xi Quan noticed the old man's complicated emotions, but Ye Qing and Su Zhe also noticed them.
However, due to Ye Qing's identity, although he was also angry, he couldn't directly question the old man. Su Zhe and Xi Quan, on the other hand, both called the old man "grandfather" without much concern.
Moreover, Su Zhe genuinely liked Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin. When he first learned that the two children were missing, his heart immediately skipped a beat.
So the old man's attitude made Su Zhe very angry, and he couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, how can you be so unreasonable in such a matter..."
The old man was certainly guilty, and there was an element of deliberate intent involved, but he could tolerate Xi Quan's two questions. After all, his relationship with Xi Quan had never been very harmonious. However, he didn't expect Su Zhe to question him as well, and that was something the old man couldn't stand. In the old man's eyes, Su Zhe was a sickly man who was incapable of achieving anything great.
So when he heard Su Zhe's heartbroken questioning, the old man said with dissatisfaction, "I did it on purpose, okay?"
Although his words sounded somewhat defiant, Xi Quan could tell from the complex emotional changes he had just made that the old man's words were not entirely out of spite.
So he took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, suppressed his hostility, and asked calmly, "Why did you do it on purpose?"
"What else could it be on purpose?" The old man glanced at Xi Quan and said irritably.
Considering the relationship between him and Xi Quan, it seems plausible that it was intentional.
However, Ye Qing has calmed down now, and she hadn't said a word the whole time. While Xi Quan, Su Zhe, and the old man were talking, she had been observing the old man and knew that what he said wasn't entirely false; there was some truth in it.
However, the old man deliberately made Ye Qing and Xi Quan anxious. Ye Qing believed that there must be something going on, otherwise, there would be no reason for the old man to do this.
Just as Su Zhe analyzed before, although the old man was not a good person, there was no reason for him to do anything to the two children.
More importantly, everything the old man had built up in his early years had long been wiped out by Liang Youjie and Quan Zhen in partnership. Although he was still a shadow of his former self, he had lived a good life before, and it would be difficult for him to maintain that lifestyle on his own.
Now, everything he eats, wears, and uses is taken care of by Xi Quan.
In this situation, the old man has no reason to hold a grudge against the child.
Just like when Jiang Xinya had her accident, the old man came to find Ye Qing and Xi Quan. At that time, Ye Qing and Xi Quan refused. Although the old man was unhappy that his face was humiliated, he accepted the reality.
So… thinking of this, Ye Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and seemed to understand something. She asked, “Is it because of Jiang Xinya?”
The old man was locked in a staring contest with Xi Quan when Ye Qing's sudden question caught him off guard. He was a little taken aback: "Isn't it because you all have absolutely no sense of flexibility..."
The words were only halfway through his sentence when the old man realized something and quickly swallowed the rest of his words back down.
Although he didn't say anything more, Xi Quan and Ye Qing heard it, and they also gleaned the key points from the few words he uttered.
Xi Quan scoffed, "Heh, I never imagined you were such a protective person of the younger generation. Would Quan Zhen or Liang Youjie be heartbroken if they knew?"
"You..." The old man dared not speak his anger at Xi Quan's words, but he was also extremely angry.
Xi Quan wasn't afraid of the old man at all: "You know what Jiang Xinya has done, and you're still helping her?"
“I didn’t intend to help her. She asked me to help her grandmother because her grandmother is still fighting with someone over the inheritance. If something happens to Jiang Xinya, it won’t be good for her. So she came to me. Well… well… I thought I should at least put on a show. It’s better for me to put on a show so she thinks I helped her than for her to go to someone else. At least I won’t really do anything to the two children.”
After Xi Quan spoke again, he had a lot to say, and he had almost finished preparing it. He was just waiting for the old man to finish speaking before he could speak.
However, Xi Quan never expected the old man to say that!
Not only was Xi Quan surprised, but Ye Qing was also extremely surprised.
However, if what the old man said is true, then upon closer examination, it is indeed a possible solution.
Ye Qing thought for a moment and asked, "What do they want to do?"
Although Ye Qing and the old man had almost always argued before, at least this time, it was Xi Quan who was arguing with the old man, while Ye Qing remained quiet. The old man felt that Ye Qing was much more sensible than Xi Quan.
So when faced with Ye Qing's question, the old man was willing to answer: "I didn't do anything, I just didn't want anything to happen to Jiang Xinya. Since you're the key witness, I thought I'd threaten you a little so you'd know about me. I was just afraid... so I..."
Xi Quan interrupted the old man: "So you deliberately brought the child without telling us, but the other party will find out sooner or later. What will you do then?"
“What can I do? I’m not senile yet. I don’t even care about my own daughter and Liang Youjie. What can I really do to help Jiang Xinya? I did help that girl before, but those were harmless things. To put it bluntly, it was just a moral issue. But now, about Jiang Xinya… Don’t worry, I’m clear-headed.”
Ye Qing felt much more at ease after the old man said that.
However, Xi Quan was still uneasy. He was silent for a moment before asking, "Let me ask you, what will you do if the other party finds out that you didn't do what they told you to do?"
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