Spoiled Sparrow

Lan Yin had anticipated that Ruan Qing would lose control of her emotions, and had prepared words of comfort.

But she remained silent for a few seconds, quietly wiping away her tears: "So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me. Actually, I could sense it, but I've been deceiving myself. I actually thought my parents were deceiving me too, but now that I compare, I think I can accept it."

Although He Xunnan is not her biological brother, the subtle feelings they had developed over the years cannot be faked, and his feelings for her are not entirely false.

Although she didn't know why he and her parents were keeping it from her, there must have been a reason, and one day they would definitely tell her the truth.

Lan Yin and Ji Yuyao saw that she was secretly pleased because "her parents had not lied to her," so they tacitly kept quiet.

Perhaps Fu Chen is right. If he were to let her know the truth, it would be tantamount to abandoning her again, which would be too cruel.

When Ruan Qing came out of the hotel, Ji Yuyao arranged a car for her.

The three of them walked out chatting and laughing when a car pulled up in front of them.

The car window rolled down, and a cold profile slowly appeared. A pair of fierce eyes pierced through Ruan Qing and looked at Lan Yin and Ji Yuyao behind her.

Ji Yuyao had never seen a junior look at her like that before. She stepped forward and said, "This must be President He, right? With all your busy schedules, how come you have time to come here?"

He Xun Nan withdrew his gaze and looked at Ruan Qing gently: "Madam Ji, I'm here to pick up my sister, I shouldn't need to report to you, right?"

Ruan Qing felt uncomfortable that He Xun Nan, who she remembered as a polite and courteous person, would say such rude things to an elder.

In addition, after learning from Madam Ji that He Xunnan had deceived her, her previous positive impression of He Xunnan was starting to fade.

Her voice was firm: "Aunt Ji treated me very well. See you tomorrow, bye-bye, goodbye Aunt Lan."

She opened the car door and got in. "Brother, let's go."

He Xunan didn't say anything more, stepped on the gas, and started the car.

Ruan Qing sat in the passenger seat, her eyes constantly looking outside, not giving him a single glance.

He Xunnan: "Do you know anyone from the Ji family?"

His tone wasn't friendly; it sounded like he was being interrogated.

Ruan Qing was still angry about him lying to her, and now everything he said carried an uncomfortable and distrustful tone.

She replied softly, "Yes, we know each other now."

He Xun Nan sensed something was wrong with her and asked guiltily, "What's wrong? You sound unhappy. Who upset you?"

She rolled her eyes at him without hesitation, silently asking herself: Why did he lie to her? Should she confront him now? But his attitude towards her had completely changed after just one meeting with Aunt Ji; wouldn't that cause trouble for the Ji family...?

After a long internal struggle, she ultimately decided not to tell him, giving him another chance to confess. After all, without him, she wouldn't have found her biological parents so easily.

Ruan Qing cleared her throat: "I'm not upset, I'm just tired and don't want to talk. Let's go home."

"Um."

He Xun Nan didn't speak again, but when he caught a glimpse of her evasive eyes, his resentment intensified.

After delivering the package, He Xunnan turned around and returned to his own residence.

A group of people stood in front of him.

"Mr. He, everything is arranged. Pei Yifei's body has been loaded onto the ship. What's the next step?"

He Xun Nan stroked the seashell necklace around his neck, pondered for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "What does the Madam of the Ji family know?"

"Madam Ji?"

A burly Black man stepped forward, dismissively saying, "She's just a pampered woman who only knows how to spend money. Chairman Ji never lets her participate in any company decisions, not even giving her shares. What could she possibly know? President He, why are you suddenly bringing her up?"

"Okay, do it cleanly according to the original plan."

"yes!"

......

After everyone left, He Xunnan stood alone by the French windows, holding a family photo of the five members of the family taken on the day Ruan Qing returned to the He family.

On the back of the photo was a line of handwritten text by He Xunnan:

Today is the happiest day.

I love you all--】

He smiled slyly, took the photo that was originally laminated in the frame, pressed the lighter, and burned the other three people.

He said to the figure reflected in the French windows, "He Xunnan, everything you cherish is about to be destroyed by my own hands... Didn't you want to kill me? Too bad, you won't have the chance."

He put the tattered photo into his mouth, slowly chewed and swallowed: Pei Yu, you can only be mine.

Anyone who tries to stop us from being together deserves to die.

*

After returning home and washing up, Ruan Qing lay in bed when there was a sudden knock on the door.

She wrapped herself in a bath towel, walked to the door, and glanced at the video doorbell.

sky?!

How did those two end up together?

Just as she was about to open the door, Youyou, who was holding a doll, suddenly jumped into Fu Chen's arms.

She cried and said to Fu Chen, "Uncle, does my aunt not want me anymore? What if my dad doesn't want me either?"

Fu Chen looked helplessly at the child rushing into his arms, his hands hovering in the air, not falling for a long time.

He looked away from the child's watery eyes in surprise, and comforted him helplessly, "How would I know? Ask them."

Upon hearing this, Youyou cried even harder. Pointing at him, she sobbed louder, "How could you say such a thing? Can't you comfort me? Why would my aunt like an uncle like you? Waaaaah..."

Fu Chen raised an eyebrow: You like it?

Youyou was crying so hard she could barely breathe. Ruan Qing felt sorry for her and quickly opened the door.

She pulled her from beside Fu Chen into the room and hugged her tightly: "Don't cry, Youyou, your aunt is here, be good."

Youyou's tears flowed like a flood, and she sobbed, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Ruan Qing shifted her gaze to Fu Chen outside the door, looking at him with confusion: "What are you doing here? Why is the child with you?"

She immediately launched into a tirade, and Fu Chen suppressed his displeasure as he answered her questions one by one.

"Why are you asking me? You should ask where the child's father is."

"And another thing, she knocked on your door for a whole hour, crying the whole time. Didn't you hear her? The noise was so loud that no one downstairs could sleep. And now you're asking me why I'm here?"

An hour?

Could it be that she was soaking in the bath for over an hour...?

She wiped away the tears that were still streaming down Youyou's face: "Youyou, where's Daddy?"

Didn't we come back together?

Youyou sniffed and nestled into her arms, looking aggrieved. "I don't know... I haven't seen him all night. I called him and texted him with my phone and watch, but he didn't reply. Does Daddy not want me anymore...?"

"How could this be?" Ruan Qing took out her phone and saw more than a dozen missed calls, all from Youyou and Fu Chen.

She said awkwardly, "Wait a minute, my aunt will call my dad."

He Xunnan is a doting father to his daughter. Although the child is not his biological child, he has always spoiled Youyou and given her whatever she wants. He would never ignore her without a reason.

She waited anxiously for the call to connect, but all she got was a mechanical female voice.

Ruan Qing hung up the phone, her lips slightly parted. She knew she was in the wrong, but her tone remained firm. She turned to Fu Chen and said, "Then I'll thank you, Mr. Fu. Goodbye."

Then he picked up Youyou and carried her inside, closing the door behind him.

As the doorkeeper closed, a hand covered in needle marks on the back of the door blocked it, and Fu Chen entered uninvited.

Ruan Qing shouted, "What are you doing?"

Youyou grabbed her hand and pleaded softly for him, "Auntie, Uncle Fu has been with me the whole time and hasn't even eaten. Please let him in."

His leg was broken, and he had injections in his hand; he looked even more pitiful than Youyou.