Chapter 273 is so annoying
Qin Ce remained silent for a while, then squatted down in front of her.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine."
"Would you believe me if I said I wasn't worried?" Qiao Xing looked at him with a complicated expression.
I believe you.
Qiao Xing didn't even know how she felt. She thought she should be worried, but when she thought about how Wang Qin had abandoned her for so many years, her few worries vanished.
Wang Qin is not someone she needs to worry about.
That's what she's thinking about right now, but she doesn't know why she's feeling down.
Perhaps it was because Wang Qin disappeared without telling her where she went, as if to say that she didn't need her to worry.
Qiao Xing used to be insignificant to her, and even now, after so many years, he still treats her with the same disdain.
The sense of indebtedness that Wang Qin had previously expressed seemed like a joke.
"Then let's go back." Qin Ce reached out his long, handsome hand and touched her hair.
Qiao Xing looked at him resentfully, clearly not wanting to go back either.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ce couldn't help but chuckle.
"why are you laughing?"
Qin Ce said, "The way you are now reminds me of when I was a child. I would always get into trouble to get my parents' attention, but when they came to ask me about it, I would chase them away, and they would actually leave. I felt a lot like you do now back then."
"What's the meaning?"
"Childish, insecure, repeatedly pushing people away to make sure they won't really leave, thus gaining a sense of security, commonly known as 'acting up'."
Qiao Xing was stunned. She didn't know which word of his words had struck a nerve, making her feel inexplicably embarrassed and awkward.
"I didn't do it..." Qiao Xing retorted softly.
Qin Ce nodded. "I know you didn't do anything wrong. I was just giving an example. You might feel that forgiving her so easily is too lenient on her, and it would be unfair to yourself for all these years. You can't get over this hurdle, but..."
"Stop talking." Qiao Xing interrupted him. This man always laid bare her thoughts, exposing them to the light of day. She felt that she couldn't hide anything from him; he could see right through her, inside and out.
This feeling of being seen through is no different from running naked in the street.
How annoying.
"Okay, I won't say anything more." Qin Ce pulled her arm and helped her up, then said, "But if I don't say anything, you'll be depressed every day, and I don't even know what you're depressed about."
Qiao Xing bit her lip and remained silent.
"Alright, let's go find someone." Qin Ce took her hand and led her out of the industrial area.
Qiao Xing remained silent, sitting in the car, her gaze fixed on the passing street scenes outside, her expression dazed.
Qin Ce drove around the area for a while before continuing along the road, making turns and meandering for more than half an hour before arriving at a park.
Qiao Xing saw that he had parked the car here and asked in confusion, "Why did you park it here?"
Qin Ce said, "Let's go down and take a look. There are many homeless people and migrant workers in this park. They sleep here when they have nowhere else to sleep. Maybe they are in there."
Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She had been in Chongqing for so many years and had never known about this kind of thing, yet he knew more about it than she did.
Despite her thoughts, she still got out of the car and prepared to go inside to look for it.
There were hardly any people in the park. According to Qin Ce, it was winter, so no one was sleeping there.
Qiao Xing didn't care; he was just trying his luck.
This park is quite large and has a lot of fitness equipment, but in winter, there's not much scenery; it looks bare and desolate.
Qiao Xing searched around but found nothing, only seeing a few stray dogs running by.
Qin Ce was still searching, so he turned and walked towards the pavilion over there.
Qiao Xing was puzzled for a moment, then quickly caught up with him.
When she got closer to the pavilion, her eyes widened instantly.
Wang Qin was holding Lin Xi, sitting in the innermost corner of the pavilion. However, the light was too dim to see whether they were asleep or awake.
Qin Ce was the first to walk over.
Upon hearing footsteps, Wang Qin immediately opened her eyes. When she saw that it was Qin Ce, she breathed a sigh of relief but was also surprised.
How did you find this place?
Qiao Xing looked at her with a complicated expression, not answering her question, but instead asking, "What are you doing here?"
Wang Qin remained silent, but Lin Xi, upon seeing Qiao Xing, acted as if she had seen a savior. She broke free from Wang Qin's hand and ran to Qiao Xing's side, taking her hand in hers.
Lin Xi's hands were ice-cold, like ice cubes.
This made Qiao Xing a little angry. "Why did you bring Lin Xi to a place like this?"
Wang Qin remained silent for a long time before finally speaking hesitantly, "I don't know where to go."
Lin Qiang, who rented the room, was able to find her. Now that she's lost her job, she's still with Lin Xi and doesn't want to bother anyone. She walked all afternoon to get here and is staying here.
She's afraid to go back to that rented room now, afraid that she'll see Lin Qiang there.
Lin Qiang demanded that she produce one million in seven days, something she couldn't do even if she were killed. The only thing she could think of was leaving this place.
"Lin Qiang went to his uncle's house; you can't get through to him on the phone."
Wang Qin was startled and quickly stood up. "He...he didn't do anything, did he?"
“I don’t know. If you don’t show up, he will keep bothering my uncle and the others, or he will come looking for me. Can you hide here with a clear conscience?”
Upon hearing this, Wang Qin's face gradually turned pale.
Finally, Wang Qin collapsed weakly onto the cool chair, covered her face, and burst into tears.
Hearing her crying, Qiao Xing turned her head and looked elsewhere, equally troubled.
She was annoyed, and even sullenly thought that Wang Qin hadn't left her anything when she left, but now she was back with a bunch of trouble.
"What can I do? I can only die. Once I'm dead... he'll stop."
Qiao Xing froze, then suddenly looked at Wang Qin, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Qin Ce walked to Qiao Xing's side and whispered to her, "I'll call a car for you and take them back first. I'm going to visit your uncle."
Qiao Xing immediately shook her head in refusal, grabbing Qin Ce's hand, "No, don't go!"
"It's nothing, I'll just go take a look, I won't do anything." Qin Ce knew what she was worried about.
“It’s not about whether or not to take action, you… I don’t want you to get involved.”
Qin Ce said, "I'm your husband. If he comes looking for you, whether I like it or not, I'll have to get involved. Things always have to be resolved, you have to trust me."
"Qin Ce..."
Qin Ce gave her a reassuring look. "Alright, stop talking. I'll call Yang Xu over. He can talk to your mother."
Qin Ce didn't give Qiao Xing a chance to speak, turned around and walked out of the pavilion. Qiao Xing opened her mouth to call him back, but he was already on the phone.
She glanced at Lin Xi, then at Wang Qin who was crying her heart out, and suddenly felt a terrible headache.
It was a real headache, like being pricked with needles. She raised her hand to press her throbbing temples, and when she looked up again, Qin Ce had already disappeared from her sight.
Qiao Xing thought of his family, and then thought of his own family; it was as if they lived in two different worlds.
Qin Ce got into the car, made a phone call to Yang Xu, started the car, and headed to Wang Yue's house.
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