novelFace it alone
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The sun was high in the sky, scorching the earth. It was hot and dry, the best portrayal of Qin Xiaobao's current state of mind.
She bit her lip, took a deep breath, and tried to adjust her mood.
No matter what she was going to face, she would not back down. She would shoulder the responsibility that she had to shoulder, regardless of whether she could afford it or not.
She raised her head and glanced at Qin Yue, who was standing beside her. Qin Yue's gaze was always on Jian Ran, and his eyes were filled with worry.
Many a times, Qin Xiaobao would be extremely envious of Jian Ran because she had such a dedicated and considerate good husband.
When she saw them, she couldn't help but think of Zhan Nianbei??
Previously, she had always felt that as long as he worked hard and didn't give up, Zhan Nianbei would definitely accept her.
But today, she didn't think like that anymore. She felt that she wasn't worthy of him. Even thinking about him made her heart ache.
This was the first time that she was so uncertain in her heart.
Zhan Nianbei's attitude towards her suddenly changed, and rejected her countless of times, could it be that he already knew of her identity?
Thinking that it was possible that Zhan Nianbei would reject him for this reason, Qin Xiaobao took a deep breath once again.
If it was really like this, could she still shamelessly pursue Zhan Nianbei?
Qin Xiaobao anxiously scratched her head, when she suddenly heard Qin Yue's low voice: "Shen Wenyuan may not recognize his identity. As for how you are going to make him admit it, that will depend on how you explain it to him."
"I will work hard." Qin Xiaobao nodded, she did not know what to say to Shen Wenyuan.
After a pause, she said, "Brother, can I go in and see him alone?"
"No way!" Without even thinking about it, Qin Yue immediately rejected it, he was resolute and decisive.
"Didn't you say that he is a relative who is related to me by blood? So wouldn't it be better if I talked to him alone? " Qin Xiaobao said gently, but her tone and eyes were firm.
Without waiting for Qin Yue to speak, Qin Xiaobao said again: "I have already grown up, and will not be under your protection my entire life. There are some things that you can't help me face."
Qin Yue gazed at Qin Xiaobao. She had indeed grown up, had her own career and likes of her. She was no longer the little girl that followed behind him.
After pondering for a long time, Qin Yue felt that she should be given a chance to face some matters alone. Just as he was about to nod his head and agree, Jian Ran tugged on his sleeves and said worriedly: "Would it be dangerous for Xiao Bao to go alone?"
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your concern!" Qin Xiaobao laughed bitterly, "Isn't he related to me by blood? He would never hurt me when he treats me normally."
Qin Yue glanced at Jian Ran, then looked at Qin Xiaobao, "You may go. No matter what happens, you have to remember that we are waiting for you here, and you are not alone."
"Thank you brother!" Thank you, sister-in-law! " Qin Xiaobao pursed her lips and laughed, trying to look optimistic.
Nodding to them, Qin Xiaobao turned and walked back to the farm. With every step she took, she stopped, as if there was a massive cliff in front of her.
She walked for a long time before finally arriving at the old man's residence.
Just as she walked to the door, she heard the old man's loud and clear voice as usual, "Xiao Bao is here."
Hearing the old man's voice, Qin Xiaobao suddenly stopped in her tracks, took in a deep breath again, and used her usual lively tone to speak."Grandfather, Xiao Bao has come to see you again."
"It's still Xiao Bao's most filial grandfather. Come in quickly and accompany him for a seat." The old man's voice sounded again, as amiable as ever.
Qin Xiaobao walked in with heavy steps and saw the old man sitting on a cold chair, fiddling with an incomplete Go board.
The old man raised his head and looked at her, patting the spot beside him, and said: "Xiao Bao, come and sit beside grandfather. Grandfather will teach you how to play chess."
In a trance, Qin Xiaobao felt that she had returned to her childhood, back to the big house in the Qin Family in the United States. She saw that his grandfather was always sitting in his chess room, smiling as she called out to her, "Xiao Bao, come over here, your grandfather will teach you how to play chess."
In the past, her grandfather had wanted to teach her Go when she was young, but she was lazy and didn't like to think too much.
But her grandfather's heart ached for her. When she played chess with him, he would always let her win a few rounds. He made her think that playing chess was actually quite good.
"Grandpa??" Qin Xiaobao really wanted to call him that again, but these two words were stuck in his throat, unable to come out.
When he thought about the documents and information he had read, how he was an executioner, how he had replaced the real Grandfather Qin, and how he had captured Xiao Ranran??
Thinking of this, Qin Xiaobao only felt that the heart in her chest had been minced into pieces, as if it had fallen into a mincemeat machine.
"Xiao Bao, what's wrong? Why does your face look so ugly? " Grandfather Qin looked at her with a face full of worry and pain.
Qin Xiaobao wished that this grandfather was still the grandfather she knew, wished so much that the information Qin Yue had given her was fake?? That way, she would be able to throw herself into her grandfather's arms and hug him like a child while acting like a spoiled child.
But she knew that Qin Yue would not lie to her, that all the information was true. The white-haired old man in front of her was not her kind and amiable grandfather, but a devil who would kill without blinking an eye.
If it was possible, if he was willing to admit it, she was willing to shoulder for him the sins he had previously committed, only begging him not to harm anyone else.
Qin Xiaobao did not walk forward. Instead, she kneeled on the ground and kowtowed three times heavily to the old man.
Because she was too strong, the scalp on her forehead broke and bright red blood seeped out from the ruptured area. Droplets of it dripped from her smooth forehead onto the marble floor, turning into a bright red flower.
"Xiao Bao, what are you doing?" The old man rushed over in a hurry, wanting to help Qin Xiaobao up, but Qin Xiaobao didn't want to move an inch.
She looked at Grandfather Qin as sparkling and translucent tears rolled down her face. She said in tears, "Grandfather, I beg of you! Xiao Bao begs you! I beg you to return Xiao Ranran to my brother and sister-in-law. Xiao Ranran is their life.
"Xiao Bao, what nonsense are you spouting?" The old tutor's expression grew cold as a complicated yet sinister light flashed through his eyes.
He knew that Qin Yue had come with them, but he had expected that Qin Yue did not have evidence in his hands to replace the old man from the Qin Family.
But from Xiao Bao's current expression, he could roughly guess that Qin Yue must have told Xiao Bao everything he knew.
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