Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - One Day…
Chapter 3 - This Is A Little Awkward…
Chapter 4 - Who Did You Offend?
Chapter 5 What Are You Crying For?
Chapter 6 - This Was The Main Course…
Chapter 7 - He’S Even More Domineering Than Me
Chapter 8 - Don’T Think Too Much
Chapter 9 - No More Chance
Chapter 10 - Always Be There
Chapter 11 - Reunion
Chapter 12 - Grandpa, I Missed You.
Chapter 13 - Shocking
Chapter 14 - Like Leaves Falling Back To The Roots
Chapter 15 - Qin Sheng Couldn’T Do It
Chapter 16 - No Longer Coming Back
Chapter 17 - It’S Finished
Chapter 18 - Unable To Leave…
Chapter 19 - Rather Break Than Yield, And Never Give In
Chapter 20 - Not Giving Up As Long As Not Dead…
Chapter 21 - I Had Been Waiting For You…
Chapter 22 - Thirty Percent Of Strength…
Chapter 23 - I Am Not Totally Contented
Chapter 24 - Kill The Chicken To Warn The Monkey…
Chapter 25 - Walking The Tightrope…
Chapter 26 - Familiar…
Chapter 27 - Give Others A Chance…
Chapter 28 - More Beautiful Than Spring
Chapter 29 - Not Possible
Chapter 30 - Star With Killing One Person…
Chapter 31 - I Have Begun To Like You…
Chapter 32 - Yan Family
Chapter 33 - Big Brother
Chapter 34 - Dead…
Chapter 35 - Do You Understand?
Chapter 36 - Fighting
Chapter 37 - Leaving
Chapter 38 - No Regrets?
Chapter 39 - The Past…?
Chapter 40 - New Beginning…
Chapter 41 - Shangshan Ruoshui
Chapter 42 - Let Me Teach You…
Chapter 43 - Bear Cubs…
Chapter 44 - Everything Was Unknown…
Chapter 45 - It Must Be…
Chapter 46 - The Uninvited Guest…
Chapter 47 - So Strange…
Chapter 48 - Why...
Chapter 49 - If It'S Not You, Who Is It?
Chapter 50 - Have A Try
Chapter 51 - Troublesome...
Chapter 52 - Your Master...
Chapter 53 - Interested...
Chapter 54 - Ambiguous
Chapter 55 - Poaching
Chapter 56 - Being Sneak
Chapter 57 - An Interesting Bookstore...
Chapter 58 - Become A Full
Chapter 59 - The Small Circle...
Chapter 60 - Vented Anger...
Chapter 61 - Who Sabotage Who?
Chapter 62 - Counterpart...
Chapter 63 - Last Minutes Changes...
Chapter 64 - Something'S Going On...
Chapter 65 - All Of You Are Garbage...
Chapter 66 - Vajra...
Chapter 67 - Extremely
Chapter 68 - Am I A Vegetarian?
Chapter 69 - Long Time No See...
Chapter 70 - Passed By...
Chapter 71 - Why Did We Hate?
Chapter 72 - Explanation...
Chapter 73 - I Would Come Over Here...
Chapter 74 - Girls...
Chapter 75 - Going A Trip...
Chapter 76 - Are You Able To Destroy Me?
Chapter 77 - Why?
Chapter 78 - Evil Intention...
Chapter 79 - Camouflage Not Done Well...
Chapter 80 - Tricks
Chapter 81 - Getting Better And Better...
Chapter 82 - No Progress At All...
Chapter 83 - The Cornered Dog Leaped Over A Wall (Part One)
Chapter 84 - The Cornered Dog
Chapter 85 - Car Accident...
Chapter 86 - Quarrel Openly...
Chapter 87 - Damn It, Someone'S Digging His Own Grave
Chapter 88 - A Force Likened To That Of Thunder
Chapter 89 - Ask Around For Information...
Chapter 90 - Farewell
Chapter 91 - I Was Just About To Ask You
Chapter 92 - The Entire Audience Was Stunned
Chapter 93 - It'S Her Unexpectedly
Chapter 94 - A Hotpot Meal
Chapter 95 - Are You Thinking About It?
Chapter 96 - A White Rose
Chapter 97 - Apology
Chapter 98 - Bow To Qin Sheng...
Chapter 99 - Help
Chapter 100 - I Might Have To Go First
Chapter 101 - Traitors
Chapter 102 - A Bad Start...
Chapter 103 - There'S Indeed A Problem
Chapter 104 - This Was Goddamn Confusing
Chapter 105 - Shall We Have A Chat
Chapter 106 - A Win-Win Deal
Chapter 107 - Receiving Some News
Chapter 108 - What Can You Get In The End?
Chapter 109 - Why Is He Here?
Chapter 110 - Go Find Out!
Chapter 111 - Are You Speaking The Truth?
Chapter 112 - Get Into Trouble
Chapter 113 - Great, Of Course
Chapter 114 - Why Not?
Chapter 115 - Sorry To Offense
Chapter 116 - You Are...
Chapter 117 - Hit When He Is Down
Chapter 118 - Noisily Rush Forward
Chapter 119 - Promoted Again
Chapter 120 - An Ambitious Woman
Chapter 121 - Obedient
Chapter 122 - No More Secrets
Chapter 123 - Let'S Go
Chapter 124 - What A Temper
Chapter 125 - Return To Xi'An
Chapter 126 - The Appearance Of Mother
Chapter 127 - Could Not Return To The Past
Chapter 128 - Hurtful Words
Chapter 129 - Not Appreciating The Effort To Save One From Embarrassment
Chapter 130 - Uncomfortable
Chapter 131 - I'Ll Take A Look
Chapter 132 - What'S The Point?
Chapter 133 - You Tell Me Who I Am
Chapter 134 - Boss Ye
Chapter 135 - All These Were Just Part Of The Show
Chapter 136 - That'S Impossible
Chapter 137 - This Is The Shanghai Bund
Chapter 138 - Thoughtful Considerations
Chapter 139 - Birthday Present
Chapter 140 - Sudden Encounters
Chapter 141 - Disappear Once Again
Chapter 142 - An Ideal Couple
Chapter 143 - He Would Not Miss It
Chapter 144 - No Regrets?
Chapter 145 - Grateful To Have Met You
Chapter 146 - What A Pro
Chapter 147 - A Chance Is Here
Chapter 148 - I Am Definitely Taking Away
Chapter 149 - Time To Get To Work
Chapter 150 - You Dare To Lay Hands On My Son?
Chapter 151 - I Take Over?
Chapter 152 - What A Pro!
Chapter 153 - Take Off My Clothes?
Chapter 154 - Get Lost!
Chapter 155 - Decision Made
Chapter 156 - What'S The Rhythm?
Chapter 157 - There Is No If
Chapter 158 - It Was Too Big
Chapter 159 - Is This Really Ok?
Chapter 160 - Causing A Fuss In The Lin Family
Chapter 161 - Leave It To Me
Chapter 162 - Clear This Obstacle First
Chapter 163 - A New Plan
Chapter 164 - Don'T Give Face
Chapter 165 - Father And Daughter After All
Chapter 166 - Why Could You Have Against It?
Chapter 167 - The Start Of The Evil Plan
Chapter 168 - To Be Called Brothers
Chapter 169 - Incurable
Chapter 170 - Within A Month
Chapter 171 - Spending The Rest Of My Life With You Is Enough
Chapter 172 - Start Of The Plan
Chapter 173 - Before The Storm
Chapter 174 - Bring It On...
Chapter 175 - Is It Over Just Like That?
Chapter 176 - The Dust Settles
Chapter 177 - What Exactly Was Going On?
Chapter 178 - Paternal Love Is Speechless
Chapter 179 - Putting On A Show
Chapter 180 - Spring Blossoms
Chapter 181 - What A Nice Feeling
Chapter 182 - The Sorrows And Joys Of Partings And Meetings
Chapter 183 - The Best Times
Chapter 184 - A Strong Silly Child
Chapter 185 - Once And For All
Chapter 186 - Who On Earth Is It?
Chapter 187 - A Plot Twist
Chapter 188 - What Identity?
Chapter 189 - Slightly Disappointed
Chapter 190 - So That'S Why
Chapter 191 - Healing, Choices…
Chapter 192 - Why Didn'T You Tell Me?
Chapter 193 - A Voice She Knew Too Well
Chapter 194 - Why Was She Crying?
Chapter 195 - Farewell To All
Chapter 196 - New Home
Chapter 197 - Pennies From Heaven
Chapter 198 - A New Job
Chapter 199 - False Alarm
Chapter 200 - Women Are All The Same
Chapter 201 - Reunited In Hangzhou
Chapter 202 - I Will Definitely Take Revenge
Chapter 203 - Husband, Father
Chapter 204 - Start The Meeting Now
Chapter 205 - Getting Interesting
Chapter 206 - Truly In Awe
Chapter 207 - Once And For All
Chapter 208 - Sending News Secretly
Chapter 209 - Interesting People
Chapter 210 - Fought To The End
Chapter 211 - Present In Return...
Chapter 212 - Getting Along With Each Other Well
Chapter 213 - An Agreement Could Not Be Reached
Chapter 214 - Admitting His Defeat
Chapter 215 - Marvelously Quick
Chapter 216 - What A Coincidence
Chapter 217 - Who Are You Trying To Kil
Chapter 218 - Meeting Again
Chapter 219 - Too Tiring...
Chapter 220 - Striking Thunder In This Peaceful Scene
Chapter 221 - Surprises And Disappointments
Chapter 222 - Are We Considered Friends?
Chapter 223 - Then You Stayed
Chapter 224 - Compromise With Each Other
Chapter 225 - I'Ll Try
Chapter 226 - A New Beginning
Chapter 227 - Retribution Is Coming
Chapter 228 - He Is Your Son!
Chapter 229 - Making Big Revenge
Chapter 230 - Qin Family'S Descendant
Chapter 231 - An Presumptuous Request
Chapter 232 - Such A Rewarding Cup Of Wine
Chapter 233 - You All Abandon Me!
Chapter 234 - Are You Going To Give Up That Easily?
Chapter 235 - A Show Is Going To Be Put On
Chapter 236 - It Was Your Turn
Chapter 237 - Can Only Endure
Chapter 238 - Obviously Not
Chapter 239 - Amazing
Chapter 240 - Cao Da'S Plan
Chapter 241 - Trivalize
Chapter 242 - Meeting With Mother-In-Law
Chapter 243 - What Do You Know?
Chapter 244 - Who’S That Beautiful Woman?
Chapter 245 - You Definitely Can
Chapter 246 - You Should Drink Up A Bottle Of Beer First
Chapter 247 - What A Coincidence
Chapter 248 - As Long As You Want
Chapter 249 - Let'S Have A Talk
Chapter 250 - His Small Circle
Chapter 251 - Taking Over The Connections
Chapter 252 - Don'T Cause Me Trouble
Chapter 253 - Are You Interested?
Chapter 254 - Narrow Horizon
Chapter 255 - Such A Big Game
Chapter 256 - It'S Too Late
Chapter 257 - The Show Began
Chapter 258 - He Was Found
Chapter 259 - Me
Chapter 260 - Who Would Win?
Chapter 261 - Could It Also Be Played In This Way?
Chapter 262 - Facing The Challenges
Chapter 263 - Want To Cooperate?
Chapter 264 - Reject
Chapter 266 - Hit And Run
Chapter 267 - He, Whoever Is The Enemy Of Your Enemy, Would Be Your Friend
Chapter 268 - Being Despised
Chapter 269 - You Go Ahead
Chapter 270 - What If I Deny It?
Chapter 271 - The Dugu Family
Chapter 272 - I Am Waiting Right Here
Chapter 273 - The Attitude
Chapter 274 - Who Is He?
Chapter 275 - They Had A Common Objective
Chapter 276 - In One Go
Chapter 277 - What A Small World
Chapter 278 - Running Into A Member Of The Lin Family Again
Chapter 279 - A Stunning Work (Part One)
Chapter 280 - A Stunning Work (Part Two)
Chapter 281 - Not Going
Chapter 282 - Windfall
Chapter 283 - Something Happened
Chapter 284 - Who’S Behind It?
Chapter 285 - What Do You Think Of This?
Chapter 287 - No Need To Consider
Chapter 288 - Look For Trouble
Chapter 289 - Absolutely Impossible
Chapter 290 - Who Made This Decision?
Chapter 291 - When Will I Meet Yan Chaozong?
Chapter 292 - How To Face Yan Chaozong?
Chapter 293 - Exchanging Favors
Chapter 294 - Preparing Himself For Both Eventualities
Chapter 295 - Your Wish Shall Be My Command
Chapter 296 - Bare Humiliation
Chapter 297 - You Know Who I Am
Chapter 298 - Hiding The Truth
Chapter 299 - A Hard Decision
Chapter 300 - Never Give In
Chapter 301 - He Surrendered
Chapter 302 - What The Hell?
Chapter 303 - Take Things As They Come
Chapter 304 - Fight Again
Chapter 305 - Completely Alive
Chapter 306 - Qin Sheng Did Not Disappoint Qin Changan
Chapter 307 - A Disturbance Arose
Chapter 308 - How Should He Face His Enemies?
Chapter 309 - Three Strong Opponents
Chapter 310 - You Can'T Leave With Me
Chapter 311 - Wait For Me! Ok, I Will.
Chapter 312 - All Right, I Will Do It
Chapter 313 - Just So-So
Chapter 314 - That'Ll Be Fine...
Chapter 315 - Before Qin Sheng'S Departure
Chapter 316 - Everything Was Gone
Chapter 317 - Jump The Gun
Chapter 318 - Run For His Life
Chapter 319 - Chang Baji'S Plan Was Completely Useless
Chapter 320 - Qin Changan Was Under Great Pressure...
Chapter 321 - A War Was Going To Be On...
Chapter 322 - Why?
Chapter 323 - I'M Not Leaving You Here
Chapter 324 - Horse And Horse
Chapter 325 - Betrayed By His Brother
Chapter 326 - It Ended...
Chapter 327 - I Can Only Go There
Chapter 328 - Safe And Fine
Chapter 329 - Heading For The Next Stop
Chapter 330 - Gu Qingyang Was Dead
Chapter 331 - The Way Of Meeting Each Other
Chapter 332 - Shall We Go Home?
Chapter 333 - Old Love Rekindled
Chapter 334 - A Friend
Chapter 335 - Just Let It Go
Chapter 336 - Here Comes Troubles
Chapter 337 - Go And Get Him
Chapter 338 - Qin Changan Finally Made Up His Mind
Chapter 339 - Physical Pain
Chapter 340 - The Night Before
Chapter 341 - From Now On...
Chapter 342 - Who Are They? And Who Am I?
Chapter 343 - Where To Go From Here?
Chapter 344 - The Truman Show
Chapter 345 - Right Now?
Chapter 346 - The Old House
Chapter 347 - Sis, Don'T Cry
Chapter 348 - Completely Gone
Chapter 349 - Those Things Of The Past
Chapter 350 - A Familiar Feeling
Chapter 351 - That Was His Father
Chapter 352 - Go Ahead
Chapter 353 - Qin Changan Didn'T Give A Damn About It
Chapter 354 - Did Qin Sheng Leave?
Chapter 355 - Break Down The Stalemate
Chapter 356 - Qin Ran'S Uncle
Chapter 357 - Don'T Bully Women
Chapter 358 - A Perfect Win
Chapter 359 - When A Man And A Woman Were Together Alone
Chapter 360 - If You Like It
Chapter 361 - Qin Sheng Began To Change His Mind...
Chapter 362 - Take It Easy
Chapter 363 - Qin Ran Is Wealthy And Confident
Chapter 364 - Weird Opening Remark
Chapter 365 - I Know You
Chapter 366 - Indeed Something Else
Chapter 367 - Cannot Let Go
Chapter 368 - Alone
Chapter 369 - Too Naive
Chapter 370 - A Slap Across The Face
Chapter 371 - On A Jag
Chapter 372 - Trick
Chapter 373 - Mom, I'M Back
Chapter 374 - Mourn For The Mother
Chapter 375 - It Couldn'T Be Better
Chapter 376 - My Way Of Doing Things
Chapter 377 - Making An Exception For You
Chapter 378 - Departure And A Sad Feeling
Chapter 379 - I Know What You'Re Worried About
Chapter 380 - Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust
Chapter 381 - Old House And Old Friends
Chapter 382 - Always Keep The Original
Chapter 383 - Courting Death
Chapter 384 - No Need, No Care
Chapter 385 - To Pay The Price
Chapter 386 - Looking Down Upon
Chapter 387 - Apologize
Chapter 388 - Yes Or No
Chapter 389 - Move On?
Chapter 390 - This Is How A Spring Festival Holiday Should Look
Chapter 391 - Feeling Upset
Chapter 392 - What Matters
Chapter 393 - Grandfather Song
Chapter 394 - Who Was She?
Chapter 395 - A Blind Date
Chapter 396 - Make Some Comments
Chapter 397 - A Turning Point
Chapter 398 - There It Is
Chapter 399 - Will It Be Troublesome?
Chapter 400 - Qin Sheng Can'T Put Up With It
Chapter 401 - What Kind Of Explanation?
Chapter 402 - The Mediator
Chapter 403 - Qin Sheng Could Only Do So
Chapter 404 - Heading For The South
Chapter 405 - Silly Lin Su
Chapter 406 - New Year'S Gift
Chapter 407 - Love You, So Do I
Chapter 408 - Grandmother
Chapter 409 - Kinship
Chapter 410 - Things Are Different Now
Chapter 411 - Smile For Me
Chapter 412 - Wait For My News
Chapter 413 - Official Rank?
Chapter 414 - Really Something
Chapter 415 - The Elder And The Young
Chapter 416 - What?
Chapter 417 - From Nobody To Somebody?
Chapter 418 - The Curtain Has Been Lifted
Chapter 419 - Did Su Qin Come Back To Xi'An?
Chapter 420 - Goodbye, Goodbye
Chapter 421 - Acting Properly
Chapter 422 - A Couple Of Gays
Chapter 423 - Who On Earth Was She?
Chapter 424 - A Toast To Both The Past And The Future
Chapter 425 - Here I Am
Chapter 426 - Walking Out Of The Small Building
Chapter 427
Chapter 428 - Can'T Wait
Chapter 429 - How Dare You!
Chapter 430 - Nobody Can Stop Me
Chapter 431 - Ferocious Fighting
Chapter 432 - I Won'T Give In Easily
Chapter 433 - Just So-So
Chapter 434 - Lin Changting'S Eyes Lit Up
Chapter 435 - Believe Me
Chapter 436 - Go And Get Him!
Chapter 438 - Like A Storm (Part 2)
Chapter 439 - Who On Earth Was He?
Chapter 440 - We Have No Choice But To Do So
Chapter 441 - I Lost
Chapter 442 - Playing Dumb
Chapter 443 - I Want Two Things
Chapter 444 - Compromise
Chapter 445 - Back To The Lin Family
Chapter 446 - Dull, Dull, Dull
Chapter 447 - End Of The Story
Chapter 448 - First Meeting
Chapter 449 - What Can He Do Now?
Chapter 450 - It Is Not Understood
Chapter 451 - Am I More Beautiful?" "Aren'T You?"
Chapter 452 - Qin Sheng'S Family Background Was Gradually Uncovered
Chapter 453 - We Will Get Married In Half A Year
Chapter 454 - I Am Not That Strong Yet
Chapter 455 - Hao Lei Stared At Han Bing With A Different Look In His Eyes
Chapter 456 - Straightforward
Chapter 457 - What The Hell?
Chapter 458 - Back To Beijing
Chapter 459 - A Little Girl
Chapter 460 - Ke'Er'S Parents Paid A Personal Visit To The Qin
Chapter 461 - The Back View Of Qin Chang'An Indicated He Was Lonely
Chapter 462 - You Are Very Considerate
Chapter 463 - Killing Via Torture Of Heart
Chapter 464 - Zhang Mi Reaped What She Had Sown
Chapter 465 - Let'S Do Something Mischievous
Chapter 466 - Here Begins The Second Half Show
Chapter 467 - Weird
Chapter 468 - Wait And See
Chapter 469 - Father And Son, Sister And Brother
Chapter 470 - Going Against The Wind
Chapter 471 - Qin Sheng, I'M Sorry
Chapter 472 - An Old Monk In A Small Temple
Chapter 473 - You Really Hate Him?
Chapter 474 - Don’T Worry
Chapter 475 - A Mutual Benefit
Chapter 476 - He Is Already Here
Chapter 477 - I Want To Talk To Her
Chapter 478 - A Misunderstanding
Chapter 479 - Xin Xin Got Jealous
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Harem, Ongoing, Shounen, Wuxia Status: Ongoing Alternative names: 最强逆袭, ______
Total Chapters in book: 476
Estimated words: 1181597 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5908(@200wpm)___ 4726(@250wpm)___ 3939(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1181597 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5908(@200wpm)___ 4726(@250wpm)___ 3939(@300wpm)
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Chapter 413 Official Rank?
For years, Jiang Xianbang had been leading a wandering life all over the world, for example, in Hong Kong, which was both a haven and a resource camp for power brokers from all walks of life, which resulted in the Four Seasons Hotel having an astronomical price for its room rate. The North Tower, anyway, had been a shelter for countless power people who dared not go back home.
The people there had nothing but money. Yet they were still unhappy because they lost the connection with their homeland and their power was no longer useful. They finally realized that money was not almighty, at least, it couldn’t offer them a safe return ticket.
But when money met with the key resources, things could be different. These people would do anything in order to return home from abroad. However, quite a lot of people had involved themselves in dirty things that were not easy to get away with, as a result, the people who got scammed were not in the minority. There were people, in particular, who had known perfectly well that they might be defrauded in the end yet still handed great sums of money over to the middlemen in case they made it, anyway it would be waste paper if money couldn’t get into circulation.
Jiang Xianbang was no exception. He had spent quite a lot of money only to find that Hong Kong was no longer a safe place for him, as a result, he had to move to Singapore, and later Australia.
In Jiang Xianbang’s mind, he had given up hope of going back home and finally came to realize how Yu Guangzhong was feeling when he wrote the famous poetry Nostalgia, which was a true reflection of his own life now.
Yet much to his surprise, Jiang Xianbang found that there might be a turn of events that came from a young man named Qin Sheng.
Jiang Xianbang didn’t know what the young man had been through all these years, yet he chose to trust Qin Sheng still since he made this offer. Based on his knowledge of Qin Sheng and his past acquaintance of all these inside stories, he deemed that the young man wouldn’t bring it up if he wasn’t sure.
Then obviously Jiang Xianbang would take a shot whether it worked out or not; at least he saw a glimpse of hope again.
“Well then, I’ll wait for your call,” Jiang Xianbang nodded and said. He didn’t ask for too many details. Anyway, he had to wait, regardless of how long it would take.
Qin Sheng replied, “Well, Uncle Jiang, you take care.”
“Anyway, thanks,” Jiang Xianbang said with a bitter smile after a sip of his cocktail. He used to call all the shots in his circle back in his county, and now the only thing that was still in his control was his money. He might not look that down and out, but it was quite lonely and suffering for him to live abroad since he knew nothing about English.
Qin Sheng smiled and said, “Uncle Jiang, don’t say that.”
Jiang Xianbang laughed after hearing this, and then he said, “Well, Qin Sheng, since you’ve come back to Shanghai, would you please keep an eye on Qing’er for me. You know, I’m useless now.”
“Uh, can I skip that? She never listened to me.” Qin Sheng glimpsed at Qing’er and sighed. The latter frowned at Qin Sheng, wondering in her heart what they were talking about on the phone.
Jiang Xianbang laughed at his words. He had always known that they were like happy foes whose connection evolved through small arguments and quarrels. Obviously, he didn’t take it to heart and insisted on saying, “All right, she is all yours now and you’ll be held responsible if anything goes wrong. Now, I’ll leave you guys to talk. Catch you later. Bye.”
Qin Sheng told him to take care and hung up the phone.
As soon as he finished the call, Qing’er walked toward Qin Sheng and asked, “What did my uncle tell you?”
“What do you want to know?” Qin Sheng responded by asking this, thinking that the girl really needed to be taught sometime later in order to learn to be polite.
Qing’er stared at Qin Sheng and said, “Everything.”
Qin Sheng was about to tease her by singing a different tune, but he had to hurry back home soon to show up at the scene where his uncle and cousin-in-law would drop by tonight, according to his sister.
Therefore, Qin Sheng told her truthfully, “Nothing special. He asked me to take good care of you since he worries about you and can’t do anything for you when he is alone out of the country.”
Qing’er pouted at him and said, “Do I look like I need your care?”
“Well, great. That’s music to my ears, anyway it skips all the trouble for me.” Qin Sheng shrugged with indifference, rose to his feet, and bid her farewell. “Business is done, I’m off now. See you when necessary.”
He stepped out soon after his words. Yet Qing’er was not about to keep him there either since she felt uncomfortable every time she saw the man. But when Qin Sheng was about to be out of sight, she realized that she hadn’t gotten his phone number, in case she might need his help someday or at least she might want to get some progress about her uncle. So she quickly asked him to stop. “Hey, wait.”
Qin Sheng stopped naturally, turned around, and asked her, “What else? Can’t let me go?”
Qing’er hurried up to him, totally ignored his flirtation, handed her cell phone to him straightforward, and said, “Give me your phone number before you leave, or else, how am I supposed to reach you in case I need you?”
“I thought you’d never want to see me again.” Qin Sheng pretended to be innocent after taking her advantage, yet he still took her phone, dialed in his number, and hung up after it had gone through.
After finishing all that, Qin Sheng gave her cell phone back, waved goodbye, and took a taxi, straight toward the old bungalow located on Sinan Road.
Qing’er stared at the courtyard absentmindedly, recalling the dribs and drabs with the man. From her perspective, Qin Sheng seemed to be a nice guy, except for his occasional flirtation. Otherwise, her uncle wouldn’t speak so highly of him.
Qing’er sighed and said to herself, “What an unpredictable man he is. Nah, I guess I should be nice to him, anyway, there are times when we’ll need him.”
Upon hearing the door creaking, Uncle Wang, the housekeeper, came downstairs only to find that Qing’er was staring at the front door. He then asked, “Dear, Qin Sheng has left?”
Qing’er came back from her thoughts and nodded lightly.
Uncle Wang mumbled to himself, “I thought that he would stay for lunch, and he just left? The young man is really… But as far as I’m concerned, Qing’er, Qin Sheng is a nice and dependable man. You might want to take him into account.”
Absorbing his words, Qing’er blushed suddenly. “Uncle Wang, what are you suggesting?”
Then she fled all the way upstairs into her room…
When Qin Sheng arrived at the old bungalow on Sinan Road, his grandma was still asleep. His cousin-in-law had already come with his family, while his Small Aunt was still not in sight.
“You’re back?” Qin Ran noticed his presence and asked with a smile, “Met your friend or not?”
Qin Sheng sat down and replied, “I dropped by and met her by chance. Didn’t expect to.”
Zhu Jiayou went close to Qin Sheng, bent over to take a deep breath, and said, “There’s a slight scent of a woman on you. It’s not a fragrance. It’s actually a unique body scent, mixed with an odor that comes from tea leaves and tambac. Bro, this friend of yours must be a beautiful young lady, and prefers quietness.”
In the beginning, Qin Sheng didn’t take it seriously, but when he heard him out, he was shocked and would have exclaimed “What the hell?” if his brothers and sisters weren’t present. Both Qin Ran and Zhu Qingyuan felt skeptical and couldn’t believe it.
“Bro, am I guessing right? Tell me, who is this beauty? So that explains it. You don’t want my company for fear that I might steal her from you. Trust me. I love beautiful ladies but I’m a decent man, and I never poke someone else’s girlfriend,” Zhu Jiayou said proudly. Anyway, he was the so-called prince of the nightclub around the Bund, and he was keeping a low profile recently because of his tightened family rules.
Zhu Yi had always known that his little brother was worthy of the name dandy. According to his own words, he could identify exactly what perfume a woman was wearing, except for those newly in the market. By this unique skill of his, he had succeeded in getting girls to fall for him and seldom missed.
“Qin Sheng, come on! Shoot.” Zhu Yi teased him as well.
Qin Sheng thought Zhu Jiayou might do it quite well with Xia Ding, for they shared the same hobby. Therefore, he asked, “Jiayou, you really impress me with this. Where do you learn all this stuff? This friend of mine is sure a beauty and a teacher at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She loves a quiet environment, tea, and playing instruments, some of which she’s quite proficient at. And most importantly, she is single and available. I’ll pass, but I can introduce you two to each other some other day, perhaps you might have a chance with her.”
“Hahaha, bro, I’ll spare you the effort. I’ve got a girlfriend and would be a dead man if she finds out I mess around.” Zhu Jiayou laughed while saying so. He seemed to figure out that Qin Sheng was not available either and turned the page after the joke.
Time passed quickly during casual talks. Old people were used to a regular schedule, with one and a half hours of napping after lunch. Thinking that it was almost time, Qin Ran then went upstairs to check on her grandma. As expected, the old lady had already woken up the moment she went into the room. After a short cleaning-up, the old lady came downstairs with the help of Qin Ran. The living room began to warm up again, lighting up the whole bungalow with waves of laughter and cheers.
The old lady still sat next to Qin Sheng, held his hands and said, “Sheng’er, I thought it was all but a beautiful bubble that you are back. Fortunately, it’s not. I was so scared.”
It pained him a lot when those bitter words came out of his loving old grandma. Hence, he held the old lady’s hands and comforted her, “Grandma, I’m back and won’t leave you again. You will get used to it.”
“My good boy, I don’t have too much time left for you. The irony of it all.” The old lady sighed with emotion, tears shedding from her eyes.
People were afraid that something unexpected would happen to the old lady as she was in such emotional turmoil, therefore, they offered their comfort at once so as to ease her pain.
Not long after this, Zhu Yi’s husband and child showed up. Zhu Yi introduced Qin Sheng to her husband, who knew him only by hearsay and it was quite unexpected when he learned this from his wife today. Qin Sheng started a short conversation with his cousin-in-law who was servicing at Pudong New Area, then gave lucky money to the child. All that was left was just to wait for that high ranking uncle-in-law of his.
It wasn’t until dinner was ready that everybody heard the sound of a car locking, then finally Zhu Qingwen and her husband came in.
Qin Sheng was quite looking forward to this moment since his sister had asked him to take a wild guess about the official rank of his uncle-in-law if he failed to recognize his identity.
Total Chapters in book: 476
Estimated words: 1181597 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5908(@200wpm)___ 4726(@250wpm)___ 3939(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1181597 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5908(@200wpm)___ 4726(@250wpm)___ 3939(@300wpm)
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