C361 To Face It Alone
The sun was high up in the sky, scorching the earth. It was hot and dry. It was the best example of Qin Xiaobao's current mood.
She bit her lips, took a deep breath, and tried to adjust her mood.
No matter what she was about to face, she would not shrink back. The responsibility that she had to bear, whether she could bear it or not, she would bear it.
She raised her head and looked at Qin Yue, who was standing beside her. Qin Yue's gaze had always been on Jian Ran, and his eyes were full of worry.
Many a time, Qin Xiaobao was very envious of Jian Ran. She was envious that she had such a good husband who would stick to her body.
When she saw them, she could not help but think of Zhan Nianbei.
In the past, she always felt that as long as she worked hard and did not give up, Zhan Nianbei would definitely accept her.
But today, she didn't think that way anymore. She felt that she was not worthy of him. Even thinking of him made her heart ache.
For the first time, her heart was so uncertain.
Zhan Nianbei's attitude towards her suddenly changed. He rejected her countless times. Did he already know her identity?
Thinking that Zhan Nianbei might have rejected her for this reason, Qin Xiaobao took a deep breath once again. She was so panicked that she did not know what to do.
If that was really the case, could she still shamelessly pursue Zhan Nianbei like before?
Qin Xiaobao anxiously scratched her hair. Suddenly, she heard Qin Yue's deep voice. "Shen Wenyuan might not admit his identity. As for how to make him admit it, that will depend on how you tell him."
"I will work hard." Qin Xiaobao nodded. Actually, she did not know how to tell Shen Wenyuan.
After a pause, she said again, "Brother, Can I go in alone to see him?"
"No!" Without even thinking, Qin Yue immediately rejected him, rejecting him resolutely and decisively.
"Didn't you say he was my blood relative? Wouldn't it be better if I went to persuade him alone? " Qin Xiaobao said softly but her tone and eyes were incomparably firm.
Before Qin Yue could say anything, Qin Xiaobao said again, "I have grown up. I cannot be protected by you all for the rest of my life. There are some things that you cannot help me face."
Qin Yue looked at Qin Xiaobao. She had indeed grown up. She had her own career and the person she liked. She was no longer the little girl who followed him around.
After thinking for a long time, Qin Yue felt that he should give her a chance to face some things alone. Just as he was about to nod and agree, Jian Ran pulled his sleeve and said worriedly, "Will it be dangerous to let Xiaobao go alone?"
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your concern!" Qin Xiaobao smiled bitterly, "Isn't he related to me by blood? It is also good to treat me normally. He will not hurt me."
Qin Yue looked at Jian Ran and then looked at Qin Xiaobao, "You can go. No matter what happens, you must remember that we are waiting for you here. You are not alone."
"Thank you, brother! Thank you, sister-in-law!" Qin Xiaobao pursed her lips and smiled, trying her best to look optimistic.
Nodding towards them, Qin Xiaobao turned around and walked towards the farm. Every step she took, she would stop. It was as if there was a bottomless cliff in front of her. Once she stepped in, there was no way back.
She walked for a long time before she arrived at the place where old master lived.
She had just walked to the door when she heard old master's usual loud and clear voice, "Xiaobao is here."
Hearing old master's voice, Qin Xiaobao suddenly stopped her footsteps and took a deep breath again. She tried to use her usual lively tone to say, "Grandfather, Xiaobao came to see you again."
"Xiaobao is still the most filial grandfather. Quickly come in and sit with Grandfather." old master's voice sounded again and was still as amiable as before.
Qin Xiaobao dragged her heavy steps and walked in. She saw old master sitting on a cold chair and playing an incomplete chess game.
old master looked up at her and patted the seat beside him. He said, "Xiaobao, come sit next to Grandfather. Grandfather will teach you how to play chess."
In a trance, Qin Xiaobao felt that she had returned to her childhood. She returned to the big house of Qin Family in America. When she saw her grandfather always sitting in the chess room, she smiled and called out to her, "Xiaobao, come over. Grandpa will teach you how to play chess."1
In the past when she was young, her grandfather wanted to teach her how to play Go, but she was lazy and did not like to do things with her brain. Every time, she would push and push, and later on, she only learned a little superficial kung fu.
However, her grandfather's heart ached for her. When she played chess with her grandfather, her grandfather always let her win. He would always lose a few rounds to her, making her mistakenly think that she was actually not bad at playing chess.
"Grandfather..." Qin Xiaobao really wanted to call him like in the past, but these two words were stuck in her throat and could not be spat out.
When she thought about the documents that she had read, how he was an executioner, how he had replaced the real Grandfather Qin, and how he had captured Little Ranran...
Thinking of this, Qin Xiaobao only felt that the heart in her chest felt like it had fallen into a grinder and was minced into pieces. It was so painful that she broke out in cold sweat.
"Xiaobao, what happened to you? Why is your face so ugly?" Grandfather Qin looked at her with a worried and pained expression.
Qin Xiaobao hoped that this grandfather was still the grandfather she knew. She hoped that the information Qin Yue gave her was fake. That way, she could jump into her grandfather's arms without any scruples and hug him like a child, acting like a spoiled child.
But she knew that Qin Yue would not lie to her. That information was true. This white-haired old man in front of her was not a kind and amiable grandfather, but a devil who killed without blinking.
If possible, if he was willing to admit his mistake, she was willing to bear the responsibility of the sins he had committed in the past. She only hoped that he wouldn't hurt anyone else.
Qin Xiaobao did not walk forward. Instead, she fell to her knees with a puff and gave old master three kowtows heavily.
Because she used too much strength, the scalp on her forehead was broken. Bright red blood oozed out from the broken part and dripped down her smooth forehead. It dripped onto the marble floor and splashed into a bright red flower.
"Xiaobao, what are you doing?" old master rushed over and wanted to help Qin Xiaobao up, but Qin Xiaobao did not want to move at all.
She looked at Grandfather Qin and tears fell from the corner of her eyes. She cried and said, "Grandfather, please! Xiaobao begged you! She begged you to return Little Ranran to her brother and sister-in-law. Little Ranran was their life. If anything were to happen to her, How can you let them live? "
"Xiaobao, what nonsense are you talking about?" old master's expression turned cold, and a complicated and ruthless light flashed in his eyes.
He knew that Qin Yue had come, and that Qin Xiaobao had come with them. However, he expected that Qin Yue would not speak nonsense to Xiaobao without the evidence that he had replaced the Qin Family old man.
However, Xiaobao's current expression allowed him to roughly guess that Qin Yue should have told Xiaobao everything he knew.
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