"Ten...Tenth circle?"
Qin Qianyi awkwardly touched his nose, thinking that he had hidden his thoughts well, but it turned out that even three-and-a-half-year-old Ann couldn’t be deceived.
"Well, actually, I..." Qin Qianyi couldn’t resist Ann’s curious gaze.
He squatted down, leaning closer to her ear, and whispered softly, "Ann, I want to go upstairs and eavesdrop on Daddy and Eldest Brother’s conversation."
"Eavesdrop?!"
Qin Sui’an widened her eyes even more.
"Sixth Brother, that’s not good."
"No, no, it’s not eavesdropping," Qin Qianyi changed his wording to something more tactful.
"We’ll just stand outside and listen, without Daddy and Eldest Brother finding out. It doesn’t count as eavesdropping."
Qin Sui’an looked at her Sixth Brother in confusion, as if saying, "Doesn’t that still count?"
Qin Qianyi looked at Ann’s innocent and clear eyes and found himself unable to say another word.
His conscience told him that he couldn’t involve Ann in doing something wrong.
Just as Qin Qianyi was racking his brain, trying to figure out how to explain it to Ann, footsteps approached them.
Qin Sui’an turned her little head towards the source of the sound and exclaimed, "Fourth Brother is coming!"
"Fourth Brother?"
Qin Qianyi was overjoyed, his savior had arrived!
Turning a corner, Qin Niexun saw his sister Ann and his Sixth Brother standing by the side of the villa.
A hint of doubt flickered in his eyes as he glanced at his Sixth Brother.
"Have you been walking around the villa with Ann all this time?"
He noticed those faint footprints, only around the villa, not a step further.
Bay Villa was so big, they couldn’t have just been walking around the villa, right?
Cough... "Fourth Brother, you came at the right time," Qin Qianyi didn’t dare to answer truthfully.
"Fourth Brother, I suddenly have something urgent to attend to. Can you accompany Ann?"
"What urgent matter?" Qin Niexun looked down at him.
Qin Qianyi instinctively covered up, "Not this urgent matter, something else."
"Oh," Qin Niexun withdrew his gaze.
"Then go ahead."
"All right!"
Qin Qianyi squatted down, ruffled Ann’s little head, and said, "Ann, see you later!"
After speaking, he hurriedly ran towards the villa.
Qin Niexun raised his gaze and glanced in the direction of the second floor of the villa.
Why did his Sixth Brother keep looking upstairs? Was there something up there?
Then, he walked over to Ann’s side.
"Ann, what did your Sixth Brother tell you just now?"
As soon as he arrived, he saw his Sixth Brother’s expression, which was difficult to describe, as if he was in an awkward situation.
Qin Sui’an blinked her round eyes and obediently replied, "Sixth Brother said he wanted to eavesdrop."
"Eavesdrop?" Qin Niexun instantly understood.
"He wants to eavesdrop on Daddy and Eldest Brother’s conversation?"
"Yes," Qin Sui’an nodded her little head, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at her Fourth Brother.
"Fourth Brother is so amazing! Ann didn’t even mention it!"
Receiving Ann’s admiring gaze, Qin Niexun couldn’t help but feel a little elated.
His lips uncontrollably curled upwards.
"I guessed it because your Sixth Brother kept looking upstairs."
"Wow!" Qin Sui’an exclaimed once again.
"Fourth Brother is really amazing!"
Qin Niexun held her hand and walked slowly towards another place, no longer circling the villa with Ann.
As he asked her, "Ann, is there any gift you want?"
"Gift?" Qin Sui’an immediately shook her little head.
"Nothing..."
Qin Niexun had already anticipated her answer, but still, an inexplicable pang of heartache surged within him.
Ann is very obedient and sensible.
As long as someone treats her well, she becomes very happy, without the need for any deliberate coaxing.
Although it’s a good thing, he feels heartache.
Just as the siblings arrived at the garden, a big white goose darted out from the flowers.
Upon seeing Qin Niexun, the goose instinctively trembled and quickly moved to the other side of Ann, clearly avoiding Qin Niexun.
Thanks to Qin Niexun’s fortune, it had received a shot from the veterinarian, slept for a while, and woke up refreshed, no longer trembling.
Qin Niexun looked at the big white goose, and in the next instant, he noticed that the goose immediately turned its head and looked elsewhere.
He paused for a second, then suddenly realized.
This big white goose must be angry with him for not finishing the case story.
Unfortunately, it would have to wait until Ann turns eighteen to hear the rest.
Qin Niexun solemnly addressed the goose, "Live well, and when Ann turns eighteen, I will continue telling the unfinished case story from this afternoon."
The big white goose suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Ga! Ga!" Go away! I don’t want to listen!
Furthermore, what does "live well" mean?
Of course, I will live well!
Seeing its intense reaction, Qin Niexun became even more certain that his guess was correct.
"All right, stop arguing. Even if you want to hear it, I won’t tell you."
Strictly speaking, these case stories were confidential, and he wouldn’t have mentioned them if Ann didn’t want to hear them.
The big white goose trembled all over, infuriated by him.
"Ga!"
Stupid humans! I don’t want to listen!
Qin Sui’an blinked his round, bright eyes, looking at his Fourth Brother, then at the big white goose: Okay, it seems that his Fourth Brother misunderstood the goose’s intentions...
Qin Niexun continued to stroll with his sister Ann, and the big white goose followed closely behind Ann, still refusing to look at Qin Niexun.
Meanwhile, in the living room on the first floor of the Shao family’s residence.
Old Madam Shao, with her white hair and years of seclusion from worldly affairs, couldn’t resist her son Shao Yongkang’s plea for help.
She reluctantly put on a brave face and went to Lan Jin herself to ask for an invitation to a banquet.
"At my age, I still have to clean up after you, Yongkang! How many times have I told you to avoid offending people? Even a three-year-old understands this principle!"
Old Madam Shao sat on the sofa, scolding her son while occasionally glancing at Shen Shuwen.
"Don’t think that our Shao family is so impressive just because of the ’Shao’ character. It doesn’t make us invincible!"
Shao Yongkang brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to his mother.
"Mother, over the years, this is the only time I’ve asked for your help."
"Oh, so I was wrong? I shouldn’t have said that you’re not worth a thing?"
Old Madam Shao snorted lightly, refusing to take the tea he offered.
Shen Shuwen knew that being a daughter-in-law in a prestigious family was not easy, especially with such a formidable mother-in-law.
Even though she disliked her mother-in-law’s sarcastic remarks about her pretending to be from the Shao family, at this moment, she didn’t dare to argue back.
Shen Shuwen took the hot tea from Shao Yongkang’s hand and personally handed it to her mother-in-law.
"Mother, isn’t this what Xinxin likes? Otherwise, both Yongkang and I wouldn’t bother attending these banquets. They’re crowded and full of gossip. It’s better to accompany you for a shopping trip."
"Hmph."
Old Madam Shao’s expression softened slightly as she thought of her well-behaved granddaughter.
"Where is Xinxin? Is she already asleep?"
"Not yet. Xinxin is practicing the piano in the music room."
Shen Shuwen couldn’t hide her pride when talking about her precious daughter.
"Xinxin said she wants to perform at the Qin family’s banquet."
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