"Um... goodnight, daddy~" Qin Sui’an completely relaxed and soon fell asleep leaning against her father’s sturdy arm.
Qin Haochen adjusted her position and carefully tucked her in, his gaze full of tenderness as he looked at her peaceful sleeping face. "Goodnight, Ann."
Qin Sui’an slept until she naturally woke up.
Outside the window, the bright sun reminded her it wasn’t early anymore.
In the bedroom, she was alone. Her father had woken up earlier than her. On the bedside table was a laptop with its screen lit, but her father wasn’t there; it seemed he had just left recently.
Qin Sui’an lingered in the warm bed for a while longer before slowly crawling out and heading to the bathroom.
Below the sink was a small step stool convenient for her to use. She skillfully positioned the stool and climbed up, brushing her teeth and washing her face with a towel.
Qin Haochen estimated that little one would probably be waking up soon, so he went downstairs to prepare milk.
With the prepared milk powder in his hand, he hadn’t entered the bedroom yet when he heard faint movements from the bathroom.
Qin Haochen quickened his pace and indeed didn’t find little one in bed. He walked straight to the bathroom and around the corner, where he saw little one standing in front of the sink, diligently wiping her face with a towel.
Her strength wasn’t much, exerting effort akin to drinking milk to wring the towel, which was still damp, soaking her pajamas.
Qin Haochen couldn’t help but smile and approached her. "Good morning, Ann."
Qin Sui’an looked up and saw her father in the mirror, her round eyes immediately curving into a smile. "Daddy~ Good morning~"
Qin Haochen leaned down and kissed her forehead, took the towel from her, wrung it dry, and carefully wiped her fair cheeks.
After washing little one’s face, Qin Haochen carried her to the dressing room to change her clothes to prevent her from catching a cold, then handed her the milk bottle while holding her as they went downstairs.
Qin Sui’an comfortably nestled in her father’s arms, happily drinking milk from her bottle.
At half-past nine in the morning, Qin Haochen and his little one sat in the dining room, enjoying their breakfast together.
Qin Sui’an looked around at the empty seats and made a sound of surprise, "Oh."
Qin Haochen set aside the empty milk bottle and fed her other breakfast items, asking her, "Ann, what’s wrong?"
"Ann woke up late, and the brothers have all left~" Qin Sui’an usually didn’t sleep this late; she could normally eat three meals a day with her brothers.
Qin Haochen immediately smiled and said, "It’s not late. We have guests coming over later, so Dad asked your brothers to leave first."
This wasn’t entirely to comfort little one; her brothers were originally going to wait for her to wake up, eat breakfast together, and then leave, but they were sent away by Old Mr. Qin and Old Mrs. Qin.
At this moment, Old Mr. Qin and Old Mrs. Qin were also not in Bay Villa.
Qin Sui’an suddenly realized this, lightly nodding her little head to indicate understanding.
After finishing breakfast, the father and daughter rested in the living room for a while before it was time for their scheduled meeting with Zhu Xiulin.
Qin Haochen had asked He Yan to pick up Zhu Xiulin and bring him to Bay Villa, but Zhu Xiulin declined and drove over himself.
Bay Villa was quite a distance from where Zhu Xiulin lived. It took him a full hour before he finally drove onto the main road leading to Bay Villa.
The scenery around gradually opened up, and just looking at it was pleasing to the eye.
Zhu Xiulin turned off the air conditioning in the car, opened the window, letting the pleasant air outside freely blow into his car.
He enjoyed the nice scenery and breathed the comfortable fresh air.
Everything, including his mood, was exceptionally beautiful.
The car arrived at the entrance of Bay Villa, blocked by a tightly closed iron gate.
Zhu Xiulin was pondering whether to get out of the car when the tightly closed iron gate ahead automatically opened, and behind it stood several Qin family bodyguards, gesturing to him to enter.
He stepped on the accelerator and continued forward, passing through the iron gate.
The scenery outside Bay Villa was already quite beautiful, but Zhu Xiulin didn’t expect the scenery inside Bay Villa to be even more captivating.
This was Zhu Xiulin’s first visit to Bay Villa. Although he had mentally prepared himself and heard rumors about Bay Villa’s grandeur, seeing it with his own eyes was still shocking.
Even Zhu Xiulin, who had seen countless things and been to countless places, was stunned by the surroundings for a few seconds.
Guided by the bodyguards along the way, he parked his car at the entrance of a luxurious castle-like building.
When Zhu Xiulin got out of the car, he looked up at the castle in front of him, unable to hide the amazement in his eyes.
It was only fitting for such a prestigious family to nurture such a talented little one.
He Yan was waiting at the castle entrance for Zhu Xiulin’s arrival.
Seeing him, He Yan immediately greeted him politely, "Mr Zhu Xiulin, the president and Miss Ann are waiting for you in the living room."
Upon hearing that Mr. Qin and little one were already waiting for him, Zhu Xiulin couldn’t help but quicken his pace, afraid of keeping them waiting too long. "Sorry, I’m not familiar with the roads here, so I drove a bit slowly."
"Don’t worry, Mr Zhu Xiulin, you’re not late." There were still a few minutes before the previously agreed-upon ten o’clock.
Seeing him carrying a bag, He Yan reached out to take it from him. "Let me help you."
"No need, it’s not heavy. I’ll carry it myself." It was a gift for little one that Zhu Xiulin treasured and wanted to personally give.
He Yan didn’t insist on helping him and walked ahead to lead the way. "Mr Zhu Xiulin, this way, please."
Zhu Xiulin had always thought highly of himself at a young age, thinking he was quite impressive to become a great artist.
Now, he felt like a frog at the bottom of a well.
If he remembered correctly, Qin Corporation’s president, little one’s father Qin Haochen, was only twenty-seven years old this year.
At twenty-seven, Qin Haochen not only developed Qin Corporation into one of the top conglomerates but also owned Bay Villa, worth countless billions.
Two days ago, little one had slapped him hard in the face, and today, Zhu Xiulin was figuratively slapped in the face by little one’s father.
This made Zhu Xiulin deeply ashamed of his past arrogance and ignorance.
Walking ahead, He Yan clearly felt the man behind him slowing down.
He Yan slowed his pace a bit and looked back, seeing Zhu Xiulin’s somewhat pale face. "Mr Zhu Xiulin, are you feeling unwell?"
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