Chapter 629 The Truth About the ID Card
"It's alright. Since you promised your grandfather you'd take care of you, you can do whatever you want in the Shadow Gate. You don't need to ask for my opinion on these things in the future. Your happiness is the most important thing," Qin Feng said to Zhou Qiao.
Meeting his sincere gaze, Zhou Qiao was speechless.
Compared to Qin Feng's attitude, she was more like that great demon.
She took a deep breath: "Even so, you're still in charge of the Shadow Gate. These pets I keep might often run away. Don't you really care?"
Qin Feng's gaze softened, and he shook his head.
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Zhou Qiao was completely speechless and said awkwardly, "I understand, then you go ahead and do your work... I'll take them back."
Zhou Qiao was about to leave after speaking when Qin Feng called out to her, "Wait."
She turned around and saw Qin Feng take out a small card from his pocket and hand it to her; it was the ID card she had been longing for.
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Qin Feng sighed and said, "I thought you were lying to me when you said your ID card was gone, but I only realized today that Hou Kai and his gang took it. Now it's back to its rightful owner."
He turned his head and said, "You lot, stop hiding and come out to admit your mistakes."
As soon as the words were spoken, several teenagers pushed and shoved each other as they walked out of the inner room.
They were talking about Zhou Qiao during breakfast that morning, mentioning her ID card. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng overheard them and caught them red-handed.
There was nothing they could do but admit what they had done, and the result was self-evident—they were punished by having to squat in a horse stance in Qin Feng's room for an entire morning.
Hearing Qin Feng call them, they felt finally relieved and apologized to each other more readily than anyone else.
"Sister-in-law, we stole the ID card. It's all our fault. Please don't blame the boss. We'll never do it again!" Hou Kai made a vow gesture.
"Yes, sister-in-law, we sincerely admit our mistake. Please forgive us this time." Old Qi said, his head hanging low.
After he finished speaking, he tugged at Han Xu.
Han Xu, with a cold face, awkwardly said, "I'm sorry, it was my idea."
Zhou Qiao: "?"
Sensing the tense atmosphere, Ayan immediately bowed ninety degrees to Zhou Qiao: "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry! We really don't want you to leave!"
Zhou Qiao: "..."
Several children circled around her apologizing, but she was completely bewildered.
She never expected that the ID card wasn't actually taken by Qin Feng, but by Hou Kai and his group.
Then wasn't she misunderstanding the great demon before?
She even went to confront him with a sense of righteous indignation, saying that he dared to do it but not to admit it. Thinking about this, she felt dizzy and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Seeing her dazed expression, Qin Feng sighed again: "I apologize for not disciplining them properly. I will educate them properly in the future and make sure that this kind of thing will not happen again."
Zhou Qiao took the ID card he handed her, but she wasn't as happy as she had imagined. Instead, she felt a sense of emptiness.
She didn't expect to get her ID card so easily. What had she been doing all those days before?
"Keep the documents safe. If these kids can get them, who knows, other people with the same ambition might be able to get them too," Qin Feng cautioned.
Zhou Qiao gave a soft "Mmm" and said, "Okay, I'll be going now."
She grabbed the puppy and ran away as if fleeing.
She simply couldn't stand in front of Qin Feng anymore; thinking of all the accusations she had leveled against him, she couldn't even lift her head.
Qin Feng looked at her rather disheveled movements and shook his head with a smile.
Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Zhou Qiao."
Zhou Qiao braked suddenly and turned her head: "Huh?"
"Tonight is New Year's Eve, what are your plans for tonight?"
"No, what's wrong?" Zhou Qiao blinked.
"Oh, it's nothing." Qin Feng unconsciously clenched his fist at his side, and after a moment of concern, he asked again, "So you won't be going out tonight, you'll stay in your own yard, right?"
Zhou Qiao didn't understand the meaning of his questions, and replied matter-of-factly, "That's right, otherwise where would I go? Even though I got my ID card, I wouldn't run away overnight."
Qin Feng's eyes dimmed slightly when he heard her say that they should flee overnight.
Tonight, he had to confess his feelings and try to keep her with him. After thinking it through, he smiled and said, "Okay, then it's fine. You can go now."
Zhou Qiao: "..."
Although she found his questions strange, she was also uneasy clutching her ID card, so she didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.
No sooner had Zhou Qiao disappeared than Qin Feng sneezed twice in quick succession.
Hou Kai had originally wanted to tease his boss about whether he was about to confess his feelings, but seeing the situation, he couldn't care less and quickly said, "Boss, we've apologized to your wife, she won't misunderstand you anymore. Don't stand here anymore, go back inside. There's too much fur in this yard. I don't know what came up with your wife, raising ducks and dogs. You're allergic to animal fur, how can you tolerate that?"
"Shut up!" Qin Feng glared at him coldly.
Hou Kai: "..."
Well, my good intentions have been wasted. I don't understand the thought process of a man in love, so it's unnecessary for me to worry.
At this moment, Steward Xu came over and said, "Master Qin, I'll take these ducks to Miss Qiaoqiao's courtyard."
"Okay." Qin Feng turned to the boys and instructed them, "You guys help out and tidy up the yard while you're at it."
"Okay, okay, I got it. You can trust us to handle things."
"rest assured?"
Thinking about how his hidden ID card had been exposed, Hou Kai murmured, "The ID card thing doesn't matter. We're all doing this for your own good."
Qin Feng shot him a cold glare, and Hou Kai shut up at the opportune moment.
The next second, Qin Feng sneezed again.
"I'll go get Dr. Zhang." Han Xu frowned.
Qin Feng waved his hand and sniffed: "No need, I'll just go back and take some medicine. You guys go do what you need to do, don't stand here, it's annoying to see you."
The four boys looked at each other, having no other choice but to help Steward Xu herd the ducks.
...
After returning to her small courtyard, Zhou Qiao put the dog on the ground and let it run around freely.
She herself sat cross-legged on the sofa, questioning the meaning of life.
Qin Feng is really...
He said he hated people wearing revealing clothes and heavy makeup, but when she dressed up like that, he didn't get angry at all.
He said he hated long-haired pets, but she had both ducks and dogs, with so much feathers flying everywhere, yet he never complained to himself.
Most importantly, even the ID card that she was so indignant about wasn't actually taken by him.
Is this still the same ruthless villain she remembered who would kill people at the drop of a hat?
For some reason, she thought of the bouquet of flowers he had given her a few days ago, and the time he took her to the aquarium to see the blue whales. Going back even further, she remembered the coat he draped over her shoulders, the warm scarf wrapped around her neck, and the gentle and focused look in his eyes when he often gazed at her…
Her heart skipped a beat, and her cheeks flushed uncontrollably.
She felt her pulse and muttered to herself, "What's wrong with me? I should be afraid of him and want to stay away from him, but now that I have my ID card, I can't stop thinking about him."
Zhou Qiao tried to clear her mind and began to settle her ducks and dogs. Before she knew it, it was dark.
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