As the time alone with Qin Sui’an was running out, Shao Xinxin began to feel anxious in her heart.
She glanced around and a new plan emerged in her mind.
"Ann, why don’t you go hide somewhere else? We are not friends, and I don’t want to hide from you anymore," Shao Xinxin pretended to be angry, staring at Qin Sui’an as she spoke.
Qin Sui’an pursed her lips, about to argue with Shao Xinxin when she realized that she was the one who entered this place first, so it should be her who should go elsewhere.
But then she heard Shao Xinxin say, "If you don’t want to leave, then give me the little apple necklace!"
Shao Xinxin extended her hand, her tone domineering, as if the little apple necklace belonged to her, not Qin Sui’an.
Unhappily, Qin Sui’an furrowed her little brows and said, "Ann doesn’t like Sister Xinxin anymore."
After uttering these words, she didn’t even look at Shao Xinxin and swiftly crawled out of the flower bushes.
Qin Sui’an was leaving not because she couldn’t argue with Shao Xinxin, but because she didn’t want to stay with her, not even for a second.
Shao Xinxin lightly scoffed, "I don’t like you either."
Just as Qin Sui’an was crawling out of the flower bushes, Shao Xinxin seized the opportunity and, when she wasn’t paying attention, "accidentally" tumbled out from the bushes.
"Oops!"
Shao Xinxin lunged directly at Qin Sui’an, and with a stroke of unfortunate luck, she accidentally snapped the little apple necklace off Qin Sui’an’s neck.
Qin Sui’an’s little hand supported her small body, almost being pushed down by Shao Xinxin.
Meanwhile, Shao Xinxin fell hard, tumbling on the grass.
Her arm got slightly scratched, causing her to inhale sharply in pain, but a slight smile appeared on her lips.
Qin Sui’an stood up and immediately felt that something was missing from her neck.
She anxiously reached out her little hand and touched her neck, saying, "Little apple..."
The little apple necklace had come undone!
Shao Xinxin, with a grimace, crawled up from the ground.
She opened her palm, revealing only the safety cord of the little apple necklace.
Disregarding the dirt and grass stains on her body, she hurriedly approached Qin Sui’an and handed over the safety cord, saying, "Ann, I’m sorry. I lost my balance just now and accidentally broke your necklace. Here it is, returning it to you."
Qin Sui’an took the safety cord, holding it in her palm.
She anxiously asked, "But where is the little apple? Where is Ann’s little apple?"
Shao Xinxin seemed puzzled, as if hearing the term for the first time, and asked, "Ann, what little apple are you talking about?"
"The little apple that Grandpa and Grandma gave to Ann. Why isn’t it with the safety cord?"
Qin Sui’an quickly touched her neck again and patted her little dress, saying, "The little apple is gone..."
"What? I didn’t take it!" Shao Xinxin also patted her own dress.
Then, she lowered her head and bent down, searching on the grass, "Could it have fallen into the grass?"
Qin Sui’an pursed her lips, her eyes slightly reddening, and earnestly looked around the grass.
The little apple that her grandparents had given her, had only been a few days, and now it was lost.
Qin Sui’an felt a deep sense of grievance, squatting down and slowly searching the grass inch by inch.
No, the little apple was nowhere to be found in the grass.
She tried diving back into the flower bushes to search, but still couldn’t find it.
Qin Fujia had originally planned to "find" Ann a little later, allowing her to hide a bit longer.
But suddenly, he noticed the commotion on Ann’s side, and a foreboding feeling flashed through his heart as he quickly ran over.
Seeing Ann crouching on the ground, continuously searching for something, Qin Fujia immediately helped her up and asked gently, "Ann, what’s wrong? What are you looking for?"
Before Qin Sui’an could answer his question, Shao Xinxin, who was beside them, spoke first, "Brother Fujia, I’m sorry. I accidentally fell and broke Ann’s necklace."
Shao Xinxin pouted with guilt, and as she spoke, tears started to flow, "I didn’t mean to..."
Qin Sui’an held back her tears, but she couldn’t help but burst into tears first.
"Eldest Brother..."
Qin Sui’an, with teary eyes, pouted in distress.
At three and a half years old, she encountered this kind of situation for the first time, and her heart felt extremely uncomfortable.
Qin Fujia tenderly embraced her petite figure, saying, "The necklace can be repaired, Ann, don’t worry."
Qin Sui’an opened her small hands, revealing only a safety cord in her palm.
She softly spoke, "Eldest Brother, the little apple that Grandpa and Grandma gave to Ann is missing.."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Sui’an could no longer hold back her suppressed tears.
Drop by drop, they fell onto Qin Fujia’s hand.
In that instant, Qin Fujia felt as if his heart had been seized.
He gently wiped away her tears and soothingly said, "Ann, don’t cry. We will search for it and surely find the little apple."
Qin Sui’an sobbed softly as if releasing the grievances in her heart, and tears continued to flow from her eyes.
Shao Xinxin cried even louder, with tears and snot streaming down her face.
"I’m sorry, little sister Ann. It wasn’t intentional. I can compensate you with money."
"Ann doesn’t want money."
Qin Sui’an felt extremely wronged and shook her little head.
"Ann only wants the little apple."
"Little sister Ann, I’m really sorry...It wasn’t intentional. I will apologize to Grandpa and Grandma."
Shao Xinxin continued to cry loudly as if she hadn’t heard her words, repeatedly saying, "Little sister Ann, I can compensate you with money, any amount!"
Qin Sui’an tightly pursed her lips and remained silent, only sobbing softly.
Qin Fujia embraced Ann in his arms, gently patting her small body.
"Ann, don’t worry. We will find the little apple." He glanced at Shao Xinxin.
Shao Xinxin’s dress was dirty, her arm was scraped, and she looked miserable from crying as if she had been bullied by their siblings.
Qin Fujia took a deep breath and called all the nearby bodyguards, instructing them to search carefully, even if they had to dig three feet into the ground, to find Ann’s little apple.
On the far side of the garden.
Qin Qianyi had been hiding for a while, his feet numb from hiding, but his Eldest Brother hadn’t come to find him.
He was extremely puzzled.
How could his powerful Eldest Brother possibly not find him? Could it be that his Eldest Brother intentionally didn’t want to find him?
Thinking this way, Qin Qianyi crawled out from the pile of flowers and, as soon as he stood up, saw a corporation of people gathered on the other side, creating quite a commotion.
Upon listening carefully, it seemed there was a child crying.
Qin Qianyi’s expression changed drastically, and he quickly ran over, grabbing a nearby bodyguard and asking, "What’s happening? Who is crying? What happened?"
The bodyguard explained briefly, "Master Qianyi, Shao Xinxin accidentally tripped and seemingly tore off Miss An’an’s necklace. The little apple on Miss An’an’s necklace is missing."
"Little apple?" Qin Qianyi furrowed his brows.
"That was a gift from Grandpa and Grandma! It’s precious!" The bodyguard broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
They also knew that the little apple was worth billions.
"Master Qianyi, we are searching for it."
After pondering for a moment, Qin Qianyi scanned the surroundings.
"I will check the surveillance."
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