433: Do you not have a child?

Do you not have a child?

Qin Yan could not let go of this matter. She asked again, "Where are we going? Can't you tell me?"1

"If I tell you, you will have more questions. And now we don't have time to clear all your queries. So, once we reach there, you will know everything," Xi Ting replied. 

"Okay," Qin Yan said and thought that she should just listen to him.

She followed Xi Ting out and sat in the car. Qin Yan looked outside. They directly drove into the city and immediately reached an orphanage.

Qin Yan asked, "Why are we here?"

"Naturally, we are here to give the orphanage presents," He said as he got out of the car. Only then did Qin Yan see that there was a bunch of people following them. Their car stopped directly next to the orphanage and a lot of people alighted, carrying many packages. They came over and reported to Xi Ting and Qin Yan, "Sir, Madam, we have already contacted the orphanage and said that we are here to contribute our compassion."

"Okay."

Unsurprisingly, inside, the principal of the orphanage quickly came out. Seeing how there were so many people carrying so many things, he knew they were probably very wealthy, so the gifts would not be small. Hence, he was very passionate.

"Thank you, kind-hearted person. I just received the call. Thank you for your care for our Kind Heart Orphanage."

Xi Ting said, "We are from C Nation and we like doing charity work. Every place we go, we will do some form of charity work. Someone bring out our donation now."

Qin Yan looked at Xi Ting and thought he could really lie without batting an eyelash. He was so natural when he spoke and was not nervous at all. His powerful aura also showed no doubt in his words.

The orphanage people looked and saw there was still a donation. They looked down at the number and received a bigger shock.

Thirty million.

The orphanage's staff immediately said, "Really, thank you so much. A hundred orphans in our orphanage will have a much better life and we can help even more children that need help and conquer their life difficulties. Kind-hearted person, you will definitely receive good karma."

Xi Ting said, "We do not ask for a good repay for doing good things. We only hope to do good for our conscience. Oh yes, we can go and take a look at the children in the orphanage, right?"

"Of course, you can. Today, another kind person also came to our orphanage. She does not complain about the hard work and she comes every week. Because of kind-hearted people like you, we can establish ourselves in society and help more people."

Qin Yan followed Xi Ting inside.

After going in, she saw how this orphanage was indeed cleaner than normal orphanages. The children looked neat too but upon thinking about how these children have no home, she felt pity for them. She could only hope this money would really be used on the children so that they could receive more comfort.

Just then, Qin Yan suddenly saw a lady wearing a hat sitting inside, taking care of a baby. That baby looked like it had a bit of a cleft lip. Other than the deformation of the lips, the baby was very cute. She did not know which cruel mother abandoned her. Now, the little baby sat there, drinking milk powder.

The woman was very professional in carrying the baby. She carefully fed milk and the entire scene was very heartwarming.

Qin Yan froze. Looking at her was just like looking at her own mother. Because they looked so alike. That was Fang Zichen who she had seen before.

Qin Yan froze there and looked at Fang Zichen's direction with some expectations.

Xi Ting tilted his head and looked at her silently, thinking about something.

Some time passed before he took Qin Yan's hand and walked over, "Mrs. Han, what a coincidence."

Fang Zichen raised her head and saw both of them. She was a bit shocked and then she quickly stood up.

"Ah, hello." She looked at Qin Yan and inspected her, "You are Qin Yan, right? What brings you here?"

Qin Yan said, "Oh, Mrs. Han, we wanted to take the chance to do some charity work, but we did not know we will meet you here."

Fang Zichen said, "Oh really? You are here to do charity work? Thank you so much! There are more than a hundred abandoned children here and every week they will have a lot coming in while only a handful are adopted. But many children still need help, so we really need kind-hearted people like you."

Qin Yan asked, "Do you come here often?"

Fang Zichen nodded, "Yes, looking at these children made me feel like I have a lot of things that are not done. I still want to help them. Look, this child is only six months old and was abandoned. She does not have a mother, so I can become her mother, take care of her, and help her. Even if I am just a temporary mother, I can make up for some of her lack of motherly love, right?"

Qin Yan looked at her words and thought she must be truly passionate about this and not like some other people who only did it for show. For some reason, she just thought that she was a good, kind, and benevolent person, even though they did not know each other well.

Qin Yan said, "That's nice how you can come here and help often. We can only take some time off our breaks to visit."

"Yes, young people like you must be much busier. I have nothing much to do at home."

Qin Yan looked at her, "Previously, I saw how you almost fell. Is your health not that great?"

"Ah, yes, it is an old illness. My body is a bit weak, so I will feel dizzy often. Cheng also tried to help me treat this for a long time, but there was nothing to be done. I think this illness will follow me my entire life. If it was not for Cheng, I think no one can take care of me like this. They will definitely look down on a sickly person like me."

"Why would they? You are so nice and pretty." Qin Yan said.

She looked at Qin Yan and also felt that she liked her so she pulled Qin Yan's hand and looked at her carefully, "You are so good at speaking. How am I as pretty as you? You are the true beauty here."

Qin Yan said, "How can you say that? If I am so gracious and elegant like you when I am your age, that would be great."

"You will definitely be. You are so healthy, unlike me."

"Then, do you not have a child?"

"Yes…" Her face showed some regrets, "Because of my body, I cannot have any children. Cheng also doesn't allow me to give birth but luckily, I still have these children."

Qin Yan thought that she was really pitiful but that Han Cheng must really dote on her and loved her, so such a wealthy person actually did not care whether he had children.

Although she could not speak for all, many wealthy families still had a high requirement for children.

She said, "But Mr. Han treats you really well, so you don't have to be so sad. One wins some and loses some. This is probably a law of life."

Fang Zichen nodded, "I also think that I must have done something bad in my past life, which is why I must go through all these things in this life. But heaven has been very good to me by giving me Cheng who doesn't despise me."

Xi Ting looked on from the side, not wanting to interrupt the conversation between the two of them.

Fang Zichen took Qin Yan with her when she went over to feed the children milk.

She smiled while instructing Qin Yan. 

Just then.

Another man approached with purposeful strides. Han Cheng, a man of refined stature and a demeanor that exuded authority, had a deep furrow etched between his brows. He had arrived later than expected, his attention divided between pressing business matters. As he neared the entrance of the orphanage, he caught sight of the tableau before him.

Intrigued by the similarities between Fang Zichen and Qin Yan, Han Cheng's doubt mirrored Xi Ting's own. Despite the lack of concrete evidence, a hunch began to form in both their minds—a whisper of intuition that hinted at a connection they had yet to unravel.

Inside the orphanage, Qin Yan and Fang Zichen's eyes sparkled with joy as they interacted with the children. Their genuine warmth and kindness endeared them to the little ones, leaving an indelible mark on their hearts. 

Xi Ting, still caught in his thoughts, turned as Han Cheng drew near, acknowledging him with a nod.

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