Meanwhile, a Bentley departed from the Qin Corporation and headed towards Bay Villa.
Qin Haochen, having finished his official duties, was on his way back to the Bay Villa when He Yan detailed the events that had occurred at home.
In the back seat of the car, Qin Haochen furrowed his brows, his deep gaze growing somber.
"The Shao family?" Qin Corporation and Shao Corporation were business partners, occasionally attending extravagant banquets together.
Their relationship could be considered amicable.
However, today, the Shao family unexpectedly came to visit, specifically targeting Qin Haochen’s daughter, Qin Sui’an.
If there was no ulterior motive behind it, Qin Haochen would never believe it.
"Look into Mrs. Shao," Qin Haochen’s expression turned sinister.
"And also the Shao family’s daughter."
He Yan appeared slightly puzzled. Should they investigate a six-year-old girl from the Shao family as well?
Although he was curious, He Yan refrained from asking further questions and simply nodded.
"Yes, Sir!" The Bentley arrived at the Bay Villa and smoothly parked at the front entrance of the villa.
Qin Haochen opened the car door and strode into the villa.
In the living room, Qin Sui’an was being held in the arms of her Eldest Brother, Qin Fujia, having cried herself to sleep.
She leaned against him, peacefully slumbering.
Qin Qianyi sat on the nearby sofa and, upon hearing the soft footsteps, looked up.
"Dad."
"Hush."
Qin Haochen gave him a warning look and quickly approached Qin Fujia.
Lowering his voice, Qin Fujia said, "Dad, Ann just fell asleep."
Qin Haochen bent down, carefully cradling Ann in his arms.
Their movements were incredibly gentle, causing Qin Sui’an to merely flutter her eyelashes before falling back into a peaceful slumber.
Qin Haochen extended his hand, gently caressing the rosy cheeks of his little girl, his deep gaze filled with tenderness.
He Yan had received the President’s instructions in advance.
He brought the boiled eggs into the kitchen and silently left.
Qin Qianyi stepped forward, instinctively peeled the eggshells, and handed the peeled eggs to his father.
Aware that his little girl had cried in the afternoon, Qin Haochen took the egg, waiting for it to cool slightly to ensure it wouldn’t burn Qin Sui’an.
He then gently applied it around her eyes, rolling it slowly.
The warm and soft sensation made Qin Sui’an sleep even more comfortably.
During this nap, Qin Sui’an slept for nearly twenty minutes.
She slowly awakened from her slumber, feeling a warm sensation on her eyelids.
Opening her eyes, she saw a handsome and familiar face.
"Daddy!" Qin Sui’an instantly became more awake, her round eyes happily lighting up as she hugged his waist.
"Daddy, are you done with work?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
"Yes, I’m done," Qin Haochen placed the egg back on the plate, and adjusted his hold on her, allowing her to stay comfortably in his embrace.
"Ann, are your eyes still sore?"
"No, they’re not," Qin Sui’an shook her little head, rubbing her small face against Daddy’s chest.
"That’s good," Qin Haochen had someone take away the plate of eggs, his palm gently patting her small body.
Qin Sui’an took out a safety rope from her pocket, looked up at Daddy, and pouted with a hint of grievance.
"Daddy, the little apple necklace that Grandpa and Grandma gave me broke, and I can’t find the little apple anymore..."
"We’ll find it," Qin Haochen lowered his head, kissing the top of her head, and softly reassured her.
"Don’t worry, when we find the little apple, Daddy will have someone fix the safety rope so you can wear it again."
Qin Sui’an tightly held the safety rope in her hand, her soft voice filled with concern.
"Daddy, this was a gift from Grandpa and Grandma.
If they find out I lost it, will they stop liking me?"
"How could that be?"
Qin Haochen held his little girl’s hand, smiling as he said, "Grandpa and Grandma will always love you, and besides, you didn’t lose it on purpose."
His words alleviated much of Qin Sui’an’s uneasiness, and her round eyes blinked gently.
"Ann, the bodyguards told me that you and Shao Xinxin hid in the flower bushes for a long time."
Qin Haochen asked, "Can you tell Daddy what happened between you two in the flower bushes?"
The bodyguard outside the flower bushes couldn’t see what was happening inside.
After reviewing the surveillance footage, Qin Haochen discovered that his little daughter, Anntuan, had already left the flower bushes ahead of time.
Although they were clearly playing hide-and-seek, and Qin Fujia was pretending not to find them, why did Anntuan suddenly emerge from the flower bushes?
Qin Haochen understood that Anntuan was still young and loved playing games with her brothers.
They had played hide-and-seek before, but Anntuan always obediently hid until they found her.
After the incident, Qin Fujia and Qin Qianyi were busy comforting their little sister, Ann, and searching for Xiao Pingguo, so they overlooked this detail.
Upon hearing their father’s question, the two brothers exchanged a sudden glance, realizing that they had overlooked this suspicious point.
Qin Fujia and Qin Qianyi both moved closer to their sister, Ann, with serious expressions, waiting for her response.
Ann, who had just suppressed her sense of grievance, suddenly felt it welling up uncontrollably again.
She pouted her small mouth and in a soft, aggrieved voice, said, "Sister Xinxin was originally going to hide with Ann.
She said she wanted to be friends with Ann and even wanted to give Ann a candy..."
Qin Haochen gently patted her little body, soothingly asking, "Ann, what happened next?"
"Ann didn’t have any candy to give Sister Xinxin, so she didn’t want her candy anymore."
Ann tightened her grip on the safety rope in her hand.
"Sister Xinxin said Ann could give her the little apple that Grandpa and Grandma gave to Ann."
Qin Qianyi slammed the table angrily and cursed, "Does she think our Ann is easily fooled? She wants to exchange a candy for a little apple. Ha, how ridiculous!"
"Ann didn’t agree, but Sister Xinxin got angry and didn’t want to hide from Ann anymore. She made Ann leave."
Ann wrinkled her little nose.
"Ann found the flower bushes first, but Sister Xinxin wanted Ann to leave. That’s not fair!"
Qin Qianyi slammed the table again, angrily saying, "Exactly! Why should our Ann leave? Shouldn’t it be her who leaves?"
Qin Haochen glanced at him, signaling him to calm down and not interrupt Anntuan.
Receiving his father’s warning gaze, Qin Qianyi gritted his teeth and reluctantly suppressed his anger.
Qin Haochen looked at Ann in his arms, his voice gentle, and asked, "Then why did Ann still come out of the flower bushes first?"
"Daddy, Ann was worried that Sister Xinxin would snatch the little apple, so she let Sister Xinxin hide in the flower bushes."
Ann lowered her head sadly, not expecting that the little apple was still missing.
"Ann did a great job."
Qin Haochen rubbed her little head and said, "Let’s have dinner first. After dinner, Daddy will take you to Xinxin’s house."
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