Qin Gengxin stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at her. "Who told you that?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, how is it fake? Xian Guiying and Wei Zhengsheng have a daughter, who is about four years old. The little girl calling Xian Guiying 'mommy,' and she is very related to Wei Zhengsheng. Isn't that like a family of three people? You've been in Wuyuan for a while, don't tell me that they hid this from you?" Bai Nuying said with a bit of embarrassment, as if she was embarrassed for what Xian Guiying had done.
Qin Gengxin pursed his lip, looked at her coldly, and left without saying a word.
"Brother Gengxin, did you hear what I just said? I said Xian Guiying already has a kid with other men!" Bai Nuying chased after him and blocked his path.
Qin Gengxin looked at her without saying a word. Bai Nuying was clearly not young, but she was still so naive and did not understand what had happened.
"Bai Nuying." He looked at her, and though his face was a little pale, he said every word seriously, "The child is called Qin Wenqian. Her surname is Qin. My daughter."
With that, he walked past her. At the same time, he picked up his cell phone and called the airlines, and booked two flights back to the United States for Bai Nuying and Zou Mingxia.
Bai Nuying remained frozen in her spot with a shocked expression on her face.
"Ying Ying, what's wrong?" Zou Mingxia ran towards Bai Nuying and nudged her when she saw her in a daze.
Her eyes that looked at Qin Gengxin's figure didn't move for a long time.
• • • •
"Are you sure Gengxin is in Wuyuan?" Mrs. Qin sat in a taxi, on the phone, and staring out the window at the lush mountains surrounding the highway.
She'd only just stepped off the plane. During the Spring Festival, Qin Gengxin returned to China to spend the new year with his parents, but Xian Guiying and Qin Wenqian did not.
Because her son didn't bring his wife and daughter back to the Qin Family Residence, Mrs. Qin was worried that something might happen between the husband and wife.
Finally, she learned that his son had been living in the company for about a year and hadn't returned to the home he and Xian Guiying shared.
And the person in charge of Xian Enterprise was no longer Xian Guiying. All of these signals reminded her that her son's and daughter-in- law's lives were far from tranquil. In actuality, the two of them do not share a residence.
"This… Madam, you know that I only work for President Qin, he is my employer; I should not have told you about his whereabouts to Wuyuan, but you are, after all, his mother, so how can I trick you?" Huang Jingguo complained on the phone.
Mrs. Qin hung up the phone and took time to consider her options before contacting Qin Gengxin's number. Before she could do that, the phone in her hand ringing.
Mrs. Qin arched an eyebrow as she looked at the caller ID. Huang Jingguo's action was lightning rapid.
"Hello? Gengxin."
"Mom, where are you?" Qin Gengxin inquires.
"I'm on my way; I'll be in Wuyuan Ancient City in about ten minutes. What did Huang Jingguo just say to you?"
"Mom, did you come alone?" Qin Gengxin's voice carried a sigh as he asked.
"Of course, who else could come with me? Your grandma is ill after returning from seeing her old acquaintance in H City and your dad is rarely at home. Ever since you took over the company, he's spent every day playing golf with his old friends, claiming that it's a type of exercise, so it leaves me. I'm the free one." Mrs. Qin smiled and continued, "Son, why didn't you tell me that you went to Wuyuan? Why don't you invite me to join in the fun?"
Her remarks have a very clear meaning behind them. Otherwise, why would she use such a tone if she didn't know why her son was coming to Wuyuan?
Qin Gengxin rubbed his temples, his head throbbing. "The company is planning to do a project in the Wuyuan Business District; I have to inspect the location. After all, I am about to return to the United States, that's why I didn't tell you about it. Where do you want to go later? I'll accompany you."
"No need, I'll walk around the ancient city and find you at dinner time." Mrs. Qin took out a freshly printed picture from the bag. It showed a knitwear shop in the ancient city. The back of the woman standing in front of the shop looked very familiar to her.
It was precisely because of that figure, Mrs. Qin decided to come to Wuyuan. After all, she was a woman in her fifties and she could not endure such hardships, but she only had a son. If her son's marriage was not blissful or if something were to happen to him, she would not be able to sleep at night.
Qin Gengxin was about to say something, but Mrs. Qin hung up the phone and turned to look at the surrounding mountains. She felt that the air was not bad here, at least there was no haze.
When the call was hung up, Qin Gengxin stood by the window and felt his head about to explode.
Right now, he was in a messy state. He couldn't even hug his own daughter and his wife ignoring him. Even so, he didn't want to use force on them. Wouldn't his mother's presence only add fuel to the fire?
"Mr. Qin, the nice and adorable girl living in front of us will soon be back. Do we have to make a cake or cookies for her today? Yesterday I went and purchased many ingredients, so I could make a lot of sweets." Nanny Yuan came out from the kitchen and asked."But whenever I bring the food, the nanny would always look suspiciously at me. How annoying. Fortunately, this child likes to eat. Otherwise, I think that nanny would have already chased me away."
Qin Gengxin closed the laptop on the table by the window and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. "Stop it."
A few days have passed. When Qin Gengxin came out, he could always see the garbage bag at the door of Xian Guiying's house. Inside the bag, all of Nanny Yuan's sweet snacks. They were almost never eaten.
Xian Guiying already suspected he was living in the opposite house, that's why Qin Wenqian didn't eat anything Nanny Yuan gave to her.
He picked up his phone. "Huang Jingguo, while my mother is not in H City, sent someone to help me check some things on the Qin Family."
He looked at Qin Wenqian, who had just returned from kindergarten through the window. "Twenty-six years ago, during a military equipment corruption incident, my grandfather had died. There's something suspicious about his death. Find the cause."
