Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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After Yan Xi ran away from home that day, she came to the capital to look for Shen Qinglan, but Shen Qinglan happened to have gone abroad, so she had no choice but to live in a hotel. After the Yan family found out that Yan Xi was missing, they looked around for someone, and finally Yan Shengyu guessed she might have come to the capital to look for Shen Qinglan, so he turned his search in direction to the capital, and then he found Yan Xi and brought her back.
Yan Xi stayed at home for two days before school started. People in Yan family were afraid that Yan Xi would do something stupid, so they would pick up and drop her off by car every day, and never gave her a chance to leave the sight of others, so even if Shen Qinglan returned to China later, Yan Xi also had no chance to come to Shen Qinglan.
It was not that Yan Shengyu didn’t realize that his sister had become very silent, since she came back, she even shut herself in the room for a long time. When he asked her what happened, she refused to tell him, and the family members were also unwilling to tell him.
Yan Shengyu felt powerless again. The first time he felt this way was when he learned that Shen Qinglan was married at the art exhibition.
Yan Xi stayed at home every day except for going to school. Zhao Jiaqing came from Nancheng to take care of her. Facing her taciturn daughter who had always been innocent and lively, Zhao Jiaqing’s heart felt like being stabbed with a knife.
Today, Yan Xi said for the first time that she wanted to go out, Zhao Jiaqing was overjoyed that her daughter was finally willing to speak, but she was afraid that her daughter would not think about it, and wanted to ask her what she was going to do, but she didn’t dare to speak, finally Yan Shengyu volunteered to send her wherever she wanted to go, so Zhao Jiaqing was relieved when Yan Xi went out.
When Yan Shengyu called Shen Qinglan, Yan Xi had already fallen asleep on the sofa. Looking at Yan Xi who was sleeping soundly, Shen Qinglan suddenly couldn’t bear to wake her up.
“She’s asleep now, you go back first, I’ll take her back tonight.”
“No, I’ll go to other places to do some business first, and I’ll pick her up later.” Yan Shengyu said.
Shen Qinglan thought about it and agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qinglan went to the bedroom and took another blanket to cover Yan Xi’s body. She looked at her face carefully. In fact, Yan Xi and Qin Mu were really similar in eyebrows and eyes. She hadn’t connected them together before. So, she didn’t think so, but now that she knew their relationship, when she looked at Yan Xi again, Shen Qinglan finally understood where her inexplicable affection for Yan Xi came from.
Yan Xi had been depressed during this period of time, with a lot of things accumulated in her heart, and her sleep quality was very poor. This time when she chatted with Shen Qinglan, she expressed her emotions in her heart, and she was completely relieved. She lay down unconsciously and fell asleep on the couch.
Seeing that she was sleeping well and probably wouldn’t fall off, Shen Qinglan ignored her, and went into the bedroom to call Jin Enxi. Jin Enxi had already returned to country Z, and she had been checking Yan family recently. As for the progress, Shen Qinglan had sent her such a good clue.
“Ann, don’t worry, I can definitely find out this time. But, Ann, Qin Mu is already dead, what’s the point of you checking these things now?”
What’s the point? Shen Qinglan also knew that even if everything was found out, Qin Mu would not be able to come back, but she still wanted to know what kind of existence the family that Qin Mu never forgot was like, and how she entered the devil’s base back then, and whether there was another story or hidden secrets.
“You try to check it out, it doesn’t matter if you can’t find it, what’s going on with BK recently?”
“KING escaped, BK members suffered a lot of casualties in this operation, especially KING’s left and right hands were almost cut off. He is very angry, and it is reported that he has threatened to take revenge on the troops that surrounded and suppressed him in country Z.” Jin Enxi said the latest news she got.
On the surface, she had been quiet these years and had never made a move, but she had many sources of news, and many people on the road would also buy and sell news with her, which could be regarded as one of her side jobs.
Shen Qinglan’s eyes moved slightly, “Does he want revenge?”
“Yes, and he has already started recruiting. He is now offering olive branches to some small mercenary organizations. You know the name of BK, so naturally many people would like to join in, and there are some individual mercenaries who were also recruited by him.”
Shen Qinglan’s eyes sank, and after finishing the call with Jin Enxi, she called Fu Hengyi and explained the situation.
Fu Hengyi had been called to a meeting recently. The superiors already knew that there was a third-party force involved in this operation. Although they were helping them, it was an unknown force after all, and the purpose of the other party was not clear. Naturally, they needed to investigate.
Everyone who participated in this operation was called in for questioning. They only knew that they were a man and a woman. They didn’t know what the other party looked like or who they were. Even if they wanted to investigate, they couldn’t find out.
Even though Fu Hengyi knew it was Shen Qinglan, he kept silent. The final result of this matter could only be nothing.
When he received Shen Qinglan’s call, he had just come out of the superior’s office and returned to his dormitory. After listening to Shen Qinglan’s words, Fu Hengyi’s face remained unchanged.
“Don’t worry, I will be careful, as long as he dares to come, I can catch him a second time.” Fu Hengyi was also very unwilling by KING’s escape, and was worried that he would not have another chance to catch him.
Shen Qinglan disagreed very much, “I have no objection if you want to catch him, but you can’t use yourself as a bait, Fu Hengyi, you promised me that you wouldn’t let yourself get hurt.” She hasn’t settled the score with him yet.
Fu Hengyi heard her voice, and chuckled, “I was wrong this time, I promise, there will never be a next time. Don’t worry, I won’t let KING have a chance to hurt me.”
Shen Qinglan was relieved. When she went out, she saw that Yan Xi had woken up and was sitting on the sofa, in a daze.
“Big sister, why did I fall asleep?”
Shen Qinglan smiled, “Are you hungry, do you want some noodles?”
Yan Xi touched her stomach, she was really hungry, and nodded.
Shen Qinglan went into the kitchen and cooked two bowls of tomato and egg noodles. Her cooking skills were still average, but the noodles were not bad. Yan Xi finished the whole bowl of noodles.
“Big sister, the noodles you made were delicious. I’m so full.” Yan Xi rubbed her belly and finally showed her first smile today.
Shen Qinglan followed with a smile, “There’s still some in the pot, do you want to eat?”
Yan Xi shook her head, “I can’t eat any more. If only I had two stomachs like a cow.”
Shen Qinglan smiled, saying this, once Yu Xiaoxuan also said it. Thinking about it carefully, Yan Xi’s temperament was actually more like Yu Xiaoxuan.
Yan Xi had been staying at Shen Qinglan’s house when Yan Shengyu came to pick her up. By this time, Yan Xi’s mood had improved a lot. Although she still didn’t speak much, she got closer to Zhao Jiaqing.
Zhao Jiaqing wanted to know who was the one who made her daughter change so much. After asking her son, she found out that it was the daughter of the Shen family in the capital. She knew about this daughter of the Shen family, but she didn’t expect her daughter to know her.
“If she has time some other day, invite her to come to our house as a guest. She has helped us so much, and we must thank her.” Zhao Jiaqing said to her son.
Yan Shengyu didn’t object, thinking about calling Shen Qinglan one day.
The next day was the weekend, when Shen Qinglan finally made an appointment to have dinner with her mentor and his daughter. She went to Daniel’s place first, took a painting, and then drove to the agreed place.
When they arrived at the place, the instructor and his daughter had already arrived, “Mr. Zhang, I’m sorry, I’m late.”
Zhang Lin smiled, “I was early.”
He pointed to the person beside him who had been watching Shen Qinglan since Shen Qinglan came in. He introduced the little girl, “This is my daughter Zhang Shanshan.”
Zhang Shanshan was eighteen years old this year, a third-year art student in high school, and her main focus was art. She used to like not Leng Qingqiu, but another painter. After the person’s video was exposed, she fell in love with Shen Qinglan very much. Later, when she learned that Shen Qinglan was actually Leng Qingqiu, she couldn’t help but fall in love with Leng Qingqiu’s paintings.
She knew that Shen Qinglan was her father’s student, and she had always wanted to meet her, but her father didn’t agree, and she went through a lot of hard work before her father agreed to arrange for her to meet Shen Qinglan.
“Ms. Zhang, I’m really sorry last time. I missed the appointment.” Shen Qinglan sincerely apologized. She had always been a promise-abiding person, and what happened last time was indeed her fault.
Zhang Lin didn’t care, and smiled, “People will inevitably encounter some urgent matters, so don’t take it to heart.” He knew that although Shen Qinglan was not in school often, there must be many things. After all, she was Leng Qingqiu. As a well-known painter, she usually must be very busy.
Zhang Shanshan looked at Shen Qinglan with bright eyes, “Sister Shen, I finally saw you.”
How could Shen Qinglan not notice her gaze, so she smiled at her, and took out a long box, “This is for you, a small gift.”
Zhang Lan knew what it was at a glance, and quickly refused, he knew what the price of a Leng Qingqiu’s painting was now, such a painting was worth a lot, it was worth his salary for a year, how could he be willing to accept such a gift.
“We really can’t accept this. I just brought my daughter over to have a meal with you. If I accept this, what will I do?” Zhang Lin refused.
Although Zhang Shanshan liked Leng Qingqiu’s paintings, she also knew the value of one of her paintings, so she didn’t reach out for it.
Shen Qinglan smiled, “Mr. Zhang, this is not for you, but for your daughter. Since she is my… fan, then it is not a big problem to give a small gift.”
It didn’t matter at all, let alone just a painting, since the person in front of her had helped her, she would remember this friendship.
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