Old Mrs. Qin smiled, "Alright, you go ahead and have your meeting. We’re here with Ann, so don’t worry."
"Okay, thanks, Mom."
Only then did Qin Haochen reluctantly end the video call.
After taking a moment to collect himself, Qin Haochen called He Yan back to invite the executives to resume the meeting.
He had to listen to his little one and work diligently.
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As soon as Qin Qianyi finished school, he rushed straight to Bay Villa.
Riding his bike towards the castle, he noticed his fourth brother Qin Niexun’s bike parked outside. He muttered, "I wonder how fourth brother’s hand is doing."
He was the first in the family to witness his fourth brother’s arm injury, and it had looked pretty scary before it was bandaged.
After parking his bike, he heard footsteps approaching from the castle entrance. He looked up.
Speak of the devil.
"Fourth brother, I was just thinking about you."
Qin Niexun had heard the noise from inside and walked to the castle entrance, leaning against the door frame. "School’s out already?"
"It’s not early! I’ve been grinding all day." Qin Qianyi glanced behind him, "Fourth brother, where’s Ann?"
"She’s taking a nap." Qin Niexun checked the time. "She should be waking up soon."
Qin Qianyi felt a bit disappointed that he couldn’t see Ann the moment he got home.
After asking about his little sister Ann, he turned his attention to his fourth brother’s injured arm. "How’s your injury, fourth brother?"
Qin Niexun replied, "It’s not a big deal."
Except that he couldn’t hold Ann for now.
Ann was worried she might hurt his arm, so she refused to let him hold her, which broke his heart.
Qin Qianyi observed that it seemed to be just a minor injury. Given his fourth brother’s tall and strong build, it didn’t seem like a big deal.
He stopped worrying about the injury and eagerly headed into the castle, "I’ll go upstairs to wait for Ann to wake up."
Halfway there, Qin Qianyi suddenly changed direction, heading towards the kitchen.
Talking to himself, he said, "Ann will definitely be hungry when she wakes up. I’ll make her something to eat first."
Qin Qianyi entered the kitchen, just about to open the fridge, when he noticed his fourth brother had followed him in. He looked over, puzzled, "Fourth brother, are you hungry, or is there something you want to tell me?"
Qin Niexun replied slowly, "The latter."
"Something you want to tell me? Why didn’t you say so earlier?" Qin Qianyi was very curious, "What do you want to talk about, fourth brother?"
Qin Niexun asked him, "Did big brother or second brother call you?"
Qin Qianyi cautiously took out his phone and checked his missed calls, "Nope."
He put away his phone and opened the fridge, saying, "Go ahead, fourth brother."
Qin Niexun had realized that big brother and second brother hadn’t mentioned Ann’s situation to him.
To prevent the same mistake from happening after Ann woke up, which had caused Ann to be upset because second brother lied to her, Qin Niexun adopted a serious expression and told his sixth brother, "Ann today..."
He had barely said four words when Qin Qianyi’s expression changed dramatically. He quickly closed the fridge door and looked at his fourth brother with concern, asking, "What happened to Ann?"
"..." Qin Niexun was silent for two seconds before reassuring him, "Don’t worry, Ann is fine."
Qin Qianyi still couldn’t calm down and continued to press, "Then what’s wrong?"
Seeing that his reassurances weren’t working, Qin Niexun had no choice but to continue, "Ann suddenly started hearing everyone’s thoughts today. So, when you see Ann, be careful what you say, and be mindful of your thoughts—Ann can hear them all."
"Oh, so Ann can hear thoughts now." Qin Qianyi let out a sigh of relief, wiping his forehead in his mind. "You scared me. I thought something had happened to Ann..."
After muttering to himself, his brows suddenly furrowed as he realized it wasn’t that simple.
Wait a minute.
She can hear everyone’s thoughts?
Huh?
Isn’t this something that only happens in novels?
"Mind reading?!" Qin Qianyi gasped. "Has Ann awakened some kind of mind-reading superpower?"
Qin Niexun couldn’t follow his line of thought and frowned, "What are you talking about?"
"Fourth brother, hearing everyone’s thoughts is called mind reading!" Seeing his fourth brother couldn’t grasp the modern term, Qin Qianyi looked at him disdainfully, "Fourth brother, you really need to spend more time online. Otherwise, you’ll have a generation gap with Ann in the future!"
Qin Niexun only caught the first part, feeling like his sixth brother was getting bolder, but the latter part of the comment made him realize the seriousness of the situation.
He definitely didn’t want a generation gap with Ann!
Qin Qianyi didn’t notice his fourth brother’s suddenly solemn expression. "Does Ann really have mind-reading powers? That’s amazing! We’re both Qin family kids, but I’ve lived for over ten years without awakening any cool powers like that."
He muttered to himself while continuing to search the fridge for something delicious.
Eventually, Qin Qianyi gave up on his search and went straight to the family’s kitchen expert to make some snacks for Ann.
While Qin Qianyi busied himself, Qin Niexun wasn’t idle either. Taking his sixth brother’s advice, he pulled out his phone and started browsing the internet, determined not to let any possible generation gap with Ann develop.
As soon as the snacks were ready, Qin Qianyi grabbed a bottle of warm milk and a plate of snacks, happily making his way upstairs.
Normally, Ann would nap in her daddy’s bedroom, so Qin Qianyi was about to head there when he noticed that Ann’s bedroom door was open. He decided to check Ann’s room first.
Ann’s room was decorated in an adorable style, as if the air itself was filled with pink bubbles.
Qin Qianyi tiptoed to the bedroom door and heard his grandmother and Ann talking inside.
He didn’t barge in and startle them but instead sat on the sofa in the living room, setting the snacks and milk bottle down, patiently waiting for his little sister to come out.
Meanwhile, Qin Sui’an had just woken up from her nap.
She groggily rubbed her eyes as her grandmother carried her to the bathroom.
Old Mrs. Qin helped her precious granddaughter wash her face, rinse her mouth, and change into a little princess dress.
Once the dress was on, Qin Sui’an felt much more awake.
She glanced towards the bedroom door a few times, her big, round eyes blinking twice. Her soft voice, still tinged with the grogginess of sleep, said, "Grandma, Ann thinks she heard Sixth Brother’s voice."
[Why is Ann napping in her own room today? Did Dad not come home for lunch?]
[Oh right, just now, fourth brother mentioned big brother and second brother. Did they find out about Ann’s mind-reading powers before us?]
Qin Sui’an hadn’t seen her Sixth Brother, but she had definitely heard his voice, murmuring continuously from the moment she woke up.
"Hmm? Your Sixth Brother?" Old Mrs. Qin didn’t have her precious granddaughter’s special ability, so she hadn’t heard any thoughts or noises.
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