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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nQin Yu’s reaction was a little too big.

nLin Qi thought she was a little strange. “Yu’er?”

nQin Yu immediately picked up her chopsticks and smiled absentmindedly. “I didn’t expect Uncle Feng to have a sister, so I was just a little surprised.”

nShe also never imagined that the Young Master Qian whom she had thought was unremarkable actually had such a relationship with Feng Loucheng.

nLooking at Lin Jinxuan and Lin Qi’s expressions, this Young Master Qian’s identity was probably comparable to Feng Ci.

nQin Yu felt very confused.

nWhy was Qin Ran’s luck always so good?!

n“Chairman Feng is a career woman,” Lin Jinxuan said quietly. “Her son has settled down in Yun Cheng with his Father. You have probably seen him before, he’s Qian Jinyu.”

nQin Yu glanced over at Ning Qing, who was frozen on the chair.

nAt the mention of this, Lin Jinxuan frowned and lowered his chopsticks. “Dad, Chairman Feng was asking about Ran Ran for her son?”

nLin Jinxuan nodded slightly and understood Lin Jinxuan’s concern. “I know how to deal with this matter, you don’t have to worry.”

nThe people on the table were all distracted.

nLin Qi could see that Ning Qing was acting a little strange.

nAfter dinner, he got up and said solemnly to Ning Qing, “Come to the study with me.”

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nQin Yu returned to the violin room after dinner.

nHowever, she was distracted about Qian Jinyu’s matter and felt a little angry.

nWhen she’d thought that she had never heard of the surname “Qian” in Yun Cheng before, she hadn’t meddled with the affairs. Who knew that this random person would actually be related to Feng Loucheng.

nAnd he seemed to be from Beijing.

nShe was very upset and vexed.

nHow was Qin Ran so lucky to be able to randomly find a low-key Young Master Qian whose identity was also comparable to Feng Ci?

nQin Yu was sullen and also unspeakably jealous.

nThe phone in her pocket rang.

nShe looked down at the phone number and it wasn’t from the city.

n“Hello, Dad?” Qin Yu frowned, but her voice was obedient. “You’re coming to Yun Cheng in two days and want to see me? Okay, I’ll see you in our usual spot.”

nThen, she hung up.

n**

nCheng Juan invited Qian Dui over for dinner.

nHe had come to Yun Cheng with a mission.

nAlthough Qian Dui was arrogant and cold, he had probably been warned by some people before coming, for his attitude towards Cheng Juan was rather good. Even though he didn’t speak much, there was obvious respect in his voice.

nBut Cheng Juan sat on the chair lazily without a word.

nHis lowered eyebrows were thick and heavy and looked very gentle but imposing. Qian Dui didn’t dare to take the initiative to talk to him.

nLu Zhaoying was the one communicating with Qian Dui.

nHao Dui sat with Cheng Mu at the side and waited for Lu Zhaoying to finish talking before Cheng Mu spoke to Qian Dui. “Qian Dui, did you know Qin… Ms. Qin before?”

nQian Dui had always been cold and often ignored people, but his eyes lit up at the mention of Qin Ran.

n“Yes,” he said concisely.

nBut at least he didn’t ignore him.

nCheng Mu was overwhelmed. “Do you know what Ms. Qin likes? What are her hobbies…”

nHe asked several questions in a row.

nHe had thought that Qian Dui would only answer with a few casual words or ignore him directly because he had experienced Qian Dui’s coldness before.

nHe didn’t expect Qian Dui to answer him very carefully.

n“Ms. Qin likes quiet places. She seems rather cold but is actually a very nice person. She likes to eat…” Qian Dui was extremely eloquent at the mention of Qin Ran.

nHe seemed like an old mother of hers.

nCheng Mu took out the notebook he always carried and noted down everything that Qian Dui said.

nAfter dinner, Cheng Juan should have left, but when he heard these two people talking, he sat down again, leaned on the back of the chair, and narrowed his eyes.

nHe tapped his slender fingers on the table distractedly, seeming to listen very intently.

nLu Zhaoying was about to go, but when he saw Cheng Juan sit down again, he raised an eyebrow and sat down with a smile.

nQian Dui finally stopped talking and seemed to like Cheng Mu a little more.

nBefore he left, he specially greeted Cheng Mu.

nCheng Mu really felt flattered.

n“Why did you ask about Qin Ran from Qian Dui?” Hao Dui was very surprised. After all, Cheng Mu was like him before and didn’t like Qin Ran very much.

nAnd Cheng Mu was just like his name, so boring and moody.

nBesides Cheng Juan and his goddess, Hao Dui had never seen Cheng Mu so concerned about anyone else.

nMany people in Beijing had tried to curry favor with him to no avail.

nBut he was actually asking about Qin Ran’s preferences?

n“Ms. Qin is my life savior,” Cheng Mu followed behind Cheng Juan and muttered.

nCheng Mu didn’t like to express himself much, but he wasn’t stupid. He could naturally tell Cheng Juan and Lu Zhaoying’s favor towards Qin Ran.

nHao Dui took out the cigarette in his mouth and leaned towards Cheng Mu, laughing. “You’re so concerned about her, then what about your goddess?”

nCheng Mu didn’t even think before answering naturally, “My goddess is naturally the first.”

n**

nOn Monday.

nThe whole school was on holiday and the celebration started at two in the afternoon.

nQin Ran crouched in the school doctor’s office in the morning.

nThe school was so chaotic that Lu Zhaoying and the others all knew about it.

n“Qin Ran, are you all celebrating today?” Lu Zhaoying was on holiday today and didn’t wear a white coat. He wore a casual T-shirt and was lying on Qin Ran’s desk as he asked with a smile.

nQin Ran supported her chin with one hand and replied lazily, “Yes.”

n“Then what is your program?” Lu Zhaoying wasn’t interested in what the other kids were doing, and he didn’t even look at the concert tickets that some people had given him.

nBut he would be interested if Qin Ran was to perform a chorus or anything of the sort.

n“No.” Qin Ran picked up the milk on the side, poked a straw, and took a sip. “I’m just going to watch my class perform a chorus.”

nLu Zhaoying wasn’t surprised. After all, with Qin Ran’s personality, she didn’t seem too likely to join the chorus.

nShe usually frowned when there were too many people, and her brain would probably explode if she had to sing along in a chorus.

n“Give me a message when you finish reading.” Cheng Juan slowly turned a piece of paper and raised his eyes. “Let’s go eat dinner at night, Qian Dui is treating us.”

nLast time, Cheng Mu and the others had treated Qian Dui, so this time, Qian Dui wanted to treat Qin Ran and Cheng Juan.

nQin Ran responded and didn’t expect a good meal.

nNo matter where it was, it would just be boiled cabbage.

n“The chorus is in the backcourt, you can come out at five o’clock.” Qin Ran was expressionless. “Contact me then.”

nAfter lunch, it was two o’clock.

nQiao Sheng gave Qin Ran a phone call outside the school gate.

n“Then I’ll go first.” Qin Ran put down her pen and kept her exercise book.

nLu Zhaoying greeted Qiao Sheng very enthusiastically.

nCheng Juan didn’t look like he was about to greet him, and he just looked up and glanced at Qiao Sheng. He was also concise to Qin Ran and said, “Yeah.”

nQin Ran took her headphones and went out.

nCheng Juan glanced at Qiao Sheng in the school doctor’s office. Although Qiao Sheng was talking to Qin Ran, it was obvious that he was two steps behind her.

nHe looked away.

n**

nOutside the door of the school doctor’s office, Qiao Sheng was a little afraid.

n“You know the people in the school doctor’s office?” Qiao Sheng asked in a low voice.

nWith the sun above his head, Qin Ran put on a peaked cap and said lazily, “Yeah, I’m a part-timer there.”

n“So you’re not that familiar with them?” Qiao Sheng sighed in relief. “Anyway, you shouldn’t get too close to the people in the school doctor’s office. Young Master Xu told me that they… anyway, just don’t get too close.”

nThe original words of Xu Yaoguang to Qiao Sheng was to stay far away from the people in the school doctor’s office, or he might die an unknown death.

nWhen Qiao Sheng had asked again, Xu Yaoguang wouldn’t say anything, but this didn’t hinder Qiao Sheng’s conjecture.

nHe knew Xu Yaoguang’s identity.

nQin Ran pressed her hat down and said perfunctorily, “Oh.”

nQiao Sheng still wanted to talk, but they met Lin Siran and Xia Fei and he quickly closed his mouth.

n**

nA shaded place in school.

n“Yu’er, I have to work later, and I’m returning to Ninghai Town tomorrow.” Qin Hanqiu took out a wad of money from his pocket. “This is pocket money for you, keep it.”

nQin Hanqiu had always liked this obedient daughter.

nAlthough he now had a young son, he was still as concerned about Qin Yu, or he wouldn’t have wanted to bring her back.

nHe worked at a log factory and smelled of wood chips.

nHe was sweaty all over.

nQin Yu naturally didn’t want it and said softly, “Dad, this is your hard-earned money, how could I keep it? I don’t need pocket money in the Lin family, anyway. You should give it to my brother and aunt.”

nQin Hanqiu always found an opportunity to visit Qin Yu every year, and she never kept the money he gave her and would ask him to give it to her brother.

nQin Hanqiu always felt like this daughter was so sweet and considerate.

nHe would find a chance to see Qin Yu whenever he was in Yun Cheng.

nNot far away, a group of people was talking.

nQin Hanqiu turned around quickly. “Sure. You have a performance, right? Go on now.”

nHe also didn’t want Qin Yu’s classmates to know that she had a father like him.

nQin Yu said a few intimate words and heard that the group of people was approaching, so she turned and left.

nQin Hanqiu stared at her back and was very happy at the thought that she was going to perform on stage later.

nHe turned and walked towards the road.

nBut then he saw Qin Ran in the crowd.

nQin Ran’s personality was quite like his—a little unsociable.

nQin Hanqiu hadn’t seen Qin Ran for a long time and suddenly reacted after seeing her that she had already come to Yun Cheng with Ning Qing.

n“Qin…” He looked at her with some joy.

nHe had wanted to say hello but found that several people were around Qin Ran. The clothes on the teenager’s body beside her were valuable at a glance and the other people around her were also bright and neat.

nEveryone seemed happy and excited.

nQin Hanqiu reacted suddenly and immediately swallowed his words. Then, he turned and walked into the words.

nQin Ran naturally saw Qin Hanqiu and was stunned by his reaction. “Dad, why did you run away when you saw me?”

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