Ling Shen and Qian Hao looked at the plate of exquisite almond cookies in Lu Jiayan's hand, and then at the almond cookies in their own palms.
Compared to this, their almond cookies looked rather shabby.
Chitose was completely unaware of the tension between the two men; she simply thought that since she had given them pastries, their refusal to eat them was probably because they didn't like them.
At this point, Lu Jiayan, who could only laugh foolishly and eat a piece of pastry in one bite, was categorized as one of the same kind by Qian Sui.
Qian Sui looked at Lu Jiayan with shining eyes: "Right? I also think it's super delicious. You eat it quickly, and we'll go eat another kind later."
Lu Jiayan: "Okay, okay."
Ling Shen, standing beside him, used all his patience to prevent himself from crushing the almond shortbread in his hand.
Qian Hao glanced at the time; it was time to leave.
Qianhao held a pastry in one hand and stretched out the other to Qiansui, saying, "Little Qiansui, it's time to go home."
Although Qian Sui still wanted to continue eating pastries with Lu Jiayan, she still had to listen to her second brother, Qian Hao.
She walked over to Qian Hao and said to Lu Jiayan, "I have to go home now. See you at school on Monday."
After Qian Sui finished speaking, she looked at Ling Shen and said, "I'm going home now."
And then, that was it.
This time, Ling Shen couldn't hold back any longer.
Why did you tell Lu Jiayan "see you on Monday" but then tell him you were going home first?
Ling Shen felt like he was being targeted.
Upon hearing this, Qian Hao chuckled, making no attempt to hide his sarcasm. He looked at Ling Shen and said, "Young Master Ling, one should be more positive. No girl likes someone who's too gloomy."
His grandfather had said the same thing to him earlier, but Ling Shen hadn't taken it seriously. However, hearing it from Qian Hao's mouth now, Ling Shen felt it was incredibly impactful.
Qianhao led Qiansui out, and Qiansui looked back at Ling Shen every few steps.
Ling Shen waved to Qian Sui and said, "Go home, see you next time."
Upon hearing this, Qianhao tightened his grip on Qiansui's hand.
"See you next time"? There won't be a next time!
Qianhao quickened his pace as he pulled Qiansui outside.
Standing beside Ling Shen, Lu Jiayan watched as Qian Sui was led away. While eating almond shortbread, he said, "Teacher Hao, why did you take Qian Sui away so quickly? There's still plenty of time; she could have played a little longer."
Ling Shen was already annoyed when he saw Qian Sui being taken away. Hearing Lu Jiayan say such things, he remembered that he only had one piece of pastry, but Lu Jiayan had a whole plate of it.
The smile that Ling Shen had shown when facing Qian Sui was gone; his eyes darkened, and his entire expression turned gloomy.
Ling Shen cleared his throat, his demeanor aloof and ascetic, appearing utterly impartial and incorruptible.
He said, "It seems like you haven't been on a business trip in a long time?"
Lu Jiayan, who was still looking at Qian Sui with lingering affection, suddenly felt a chill down his spine: "Huh?"
Ling Shen's lips curled up, his eyes turning sinister: "Go on a business trip this week, to Africa."
Ling Shen turned and walked back into the room, leaving Lu Jiayan petrified.
Lu Jiayan hadn't figured out what he had done to offend Ling Shen when he was suddenly sent on a business trip to Africa by Ling Shen.
Ling Shen, who had just entered the room, suddenly stopped in his tracks. The scene of Qian Sui being taken away by her brother had happened before. The last time, the person who took Qian Sui away was her eldest brother, Qian Ci, but this time it was her second brother, Qian Hao.
History always repeats itself.
Ling Shen felt somewhat troubled when he thought about how Qian Sui had five older brothers.
Could we just wipe out all those brothers from the Qian family?
However, Ling Shen still doesn't know who Qian Sui's three remaining brothers, who haven't shown up yet, are.
It's not that he can't find out; he'll definitely do what he's serious about. However, the five brothers of the Qian family don't show their faces to the public. If Ling Shen were to investigate rashly, it would be tantamount to declaring war.
After all, Qian Sui is a member of the Qian family. If the Ling family declares war on the Qian family, his relationship with Qian Sui will also be affected.
Thinking about it this way, it really is a bit difficult to handle.
On the other side, Qianhao took Qiansui to the car to go home. Qianci was already urging Qiansui to come home as soon as possible.
While in the car, Qian Hao kept thinking about Ling Shen. Why would someone as twisted as Ling Shen target Qian Sui?
If it were anyone else eyeing Qian Sui, it would be understandable—they might be after her looks, her mystical abilities, or simply because she was the youngest daughter of the Qian family.
But these things were completely useless against Ling Shen.
Seeing that Qianhao was lost in thought and ignoring her, Qiansui assumed that he was unhappy, so she took the initiative to talk to him.
"Second brother, Ling Shen just said that he met a girl who was similar to me before."
"Hmm?" Qian Hao snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Qian Qian Sui: "What's wrong?"
Qian Sui continued, "He said that when he was little, he met a little girl who was seven or eight years old. He had always thought of me as that little girl, which is why he was so nice to me."
Qian Sui's simple words were like a bolt from the blue, jolting Qian Hao awake. He immediately understood why Ling Shen was targeting Qian Sui.
Qian Hao's expression changed, and he immediately said, "That's definitely not it. When you were seven or eight years old, you had a serious illness and lived on the mountain for more than a year. My older brother and I wanted to see you, but we were stopped."
Chisui nodded: "That's what I said too, because I remember when I was seven or eight years old, I was always in the mountains, and because of illness, I can't remember many things."
Qianhao smiled gently, his eyes full of doting. He reached out and stroked Qiansui's head, his voice soft: "Little Qiansui, you've been staying on the mountain all this time, so you don't know. This is what many boys say when they want to flirt with girls, using this as an excuse to try and deceive you."
Qian Sui thought to herself, "Ling Shen wouldn't lie to me, would he?"
But when she looked up and met the eyes of her second brother, Qianhao, her heart swayed in his favor.
Her family is her strongest support, and her brothers would never lie to her.
Qian Sui nodded: "Understood."
When they got home, Qianci was already waiting for them in the living room. Qianhao hadn't told his older brother Qianci about meeting Ling Shen at the party, so Qianci's eyes lit up when he saw Qiansui wearing a pretty dress and makeup.
Like an old father, Qianci put down his tablet as soon as he saw Qiansui enter the door and said, "Whose beautiful child is this? Why is she so beautiful today?"
Qian Sui chuckled and skipped into the room, ran to Qian Ci, twirled around, and smiled, saying, "Second Brother chose this dress."
Qianci's gaze, which resembled that of an old father, was so intense that even his assistant couldn't bear to look at him anymore.
In his heart, he shouted: "General Qian, you're only twenty-eight years old! Don't look like you've had a child late in life!"
The second brother, Qianhao, stood to the side, watching Qiansui and the eldest brother, Qianci, playing around, his expression heavy.
The eldest brother, Qianci, noticed that Qianhao's expression was off, so he told Qiansui to go upstairs. Then he asked Qianhao, "What's wrong?"
Qian Hao, with a somber expression, said, "That matter may no longer be able to be kept secret."
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