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The Little Merman - Chapter 68

Published at 14th of December 2022 06:38:44 AM


Chapter 68

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T/n:

Fixed Lu Keying’s (Kexing) name. Sorry about this.

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The next day, as soon as Qin Shen got to the company, he received a call from Qiao Xin. She said that the famous neurologist hired to check Qin Yunshan has arrived. Qin Shen explained a few words to his assistant, and then drove to the hospital.

After checking throughout the morning, the conclusion was not optimistic. Although a portion of Qin Yunshan’s intracranial blood clot was surgically removed, there is still a portion that cannot be operated on due to the compression of dense nerves and blood vessels and must dissipate on its own.

As for when he will wake up, they will have to see the effects of the blood clot and wait till it dissolves. 

Lu Keying has been monitoring the situation at the hospital from the Qin family villa. She sat in the garden after hearing the news, took a graceful sip of the flower tea, and chuckled lightly. While Qin Shen was away, she had already invited the top neurologist in China to treat Qin Yunshan, ensuring that he wouldn’t wake up so easily.

“Madam, Miss Zhao said she was bored in her room and wanted to go for a walk,” said the maid.

Lu Keying frowned, “What if there are many people outside and there is an accident? Let her stay in the room well. How’s the stew in the kitchen?”

The maid said, “It’s ready.”

“Serve it to her, let her nurture the baby well, and the Qin family will not treat her badly when the child is born.” Lu Keying waved her hand, waited for the maid to leave, then picked up the phone on the table and dialed, “Have you received the Second Young Master?”

The caller said, “Yes, I’m on my way back.”

 

“Good.” Lu Keying nodded in satisfaction, and instructed, “Take your time on the way, pay attention to safety.”

She hung up the phone, picked up the flower tea, and took a sip. Her lips were curled in a smile. Qin Shen initially used despicable methods to deal with her son, driving him out of the country. She will reclaim everything from the Qin family this time, no matter what.

The news of Qin Ze’s return to China quickly reached Qin Shen. He sat in front of the hospital bed, tucking the corner of the quilt for Qin Yunshan, and asked the assistant behind him, “How is the investigation of the bar on the lighter going?”

The road behind the bamboo forest is overgrown with weeds. At first glance, it has not been developed yet, and few people walk. Qin Shen and his assistant went down the mountain from that road yesterday and found that the entrance to the mountain was covered by weeds and trees, which ordinary mountain climbers would not find.

He checked the weather forecast, and just two days before his grandfather’s accident, there was heavy rain in the city. The lighter found on the ground in the bamboo forest was very new, there was no trace of stain on it. It must have been dropped there during the time when his grandfather had an accident.

The assistant said: “I found out that the owner of the bar’s hands are not clean. As for whether he has anything to do with Mrs. Qin, I haven’t found out yet.”

“Keep checking, Grandpa’s accident must have something to do with Lu Keying.” Qin Shen said in a deep voice while looking at the unconscious Qin Yunshan.

For the sake of the Qin family’s fortune, Lu Keying harmed his grandfather. He doesn’t know if Qin Zhentian knew about it, but if he knew and acquiesced… Qin Shen’s eyes turned cold, he would definitely not take into account the affection of father and son, but let the three of them pay the price.

 

Downstairs at Qin Shen’s house, Fang Miao parked his car and went upstairs. As soon as he came back from filming in a foreign country, he received a call from his mother asking him to come to his brother to get something.

He got out of the elevator and input the passcode to unlock the door. Upon entering the living room, he saw a little boy clad in diapers crawling on the carpet with toys scattered all over. When the little boy noticed someone approaching, he smiled revealing tender gums and a few small teeth while holding the little toy dinosaur in his small hands. 

The nanny came out of the kitchen and was startled to see Fang Miao. Seeing that Fang Miao didn’t look like a bad person, she hurriedly asked, “Who are you? How did you get in?”

Fang Miao felt for a moment that he had entered the wrong door, however after looking around at the familiar furniture in the living room, he pointed to the little boy on the carpet in shock and asked the nanny, “……What is the relationship between this little doll and my brother?”

Qiao Xin received a call from Fang Miao saying that a little boy of unknown origin appeared in Qin Shen’s house. She hurried over, opened the door and muttered, “What’s the matter with your brother? He didn’t get a little kid back for his grandfather’s will did he? Does he want to say this is his son? This is too fake, and there’s still a paternity test required, so it’s not that easy to get away with it.”

As soon as she looked up, she froze. On the sofa in the living room, Fang Miao embraced the white and tender doll in his arms, with beautiful and cute features, who was holding a little fox plush toy in his two small hands, grinning happily.

Qiao Xin’s heart was instantly struck by the cuteness. She walked over and sat next to Fang Miao, looked at the little doll in his arms and asked, “Where did your brother find him?”

Fang Miao shook his head. He asked the nanny but the nanny only knew to take care of the little boy according to Qin Shen’s instructions, and didn’t know anything else.

Jiang Naonao sat on Fang Miao’s lap, threw away the little fox toy, and reached out to grab the puppy toy on the carpet. Fang Miao bent over and put him on the carpet, picked up the puppy toy and stuffed it into his fleshy little hand.

“Why do I feel…” Qiao Xin stared at Jiang Naonao’s features thoughtfully, “This little guy looks a bit like your brother?”

 

Fang Miao didn’t even think about it, he retorted, “Is he? It’s impossible, my brother hasn’t even dated any woman, how could he have such a big child?”

Qiao Xin stared at Jiang Naonao’s facial features for a while, then suddenly stretched out her hand to cover Jiang Naonao’s eyes, and said, “Look, his nose and mouth look exactly like your brother’s.”

Fang Miao looked at it for a long time but didn’t see it. He said doubtfully, “Don’t children’s noses and mouths all look the same? How can you tell it’s similar? You’re being emotional.”

Qiao Xin glanced at him dissatisfied, “I gave birth to your brother. Nobody knows what he was like as a child better than me. How could I not see it?”

While the two of them were talking, Jiang Naonao didn’t know how the toy puppy was pressed and suddenly barked, “Wang!”

Jiang Naonao was frightened. His eyes widened as his mouth opened, and he stared blankly at the toy in his hand, daring not to move. 

“Look at that scared, silly expression! It’s exactly the same as when your brother was a kid. Qiao Xin patted his thigh and affirmed, “This is definitely your brother’s son.”

Qin Shen returned from the company in the evening, he couldn’t find the little cub in the living room nor the bedroom, heart thumping, he hurriedly asked the nanny, “Where is he?”

The nanny was washing the little cub’s clothes, she said with a smile, “Your Mother and Mr. Fang took the young master out and asked me to tell you.” 

His mother and Fang Miao had come? Qin Shen frowned and took out his phone to call Fang Miao.

It rang for a long time before someone answered. Qin Shen asked directly, “Where did you take the child?”

Fang Miao said, “Just taking the little one out for a while, okay? We will bring him back later.”

After speaking, he hung up without waiting for Qin Shen to speak.

Qin Shen sat on the sofa in the living room and waited, frequently checking the time. Once nine o’clock struck, he finally heard the door open. Qiao Xin and Fang Miao returned with Jiang Naonao.

Together with them were large shopping bags. Qin Shen opened it and saw that it was full of clothes and shoes for children. 

Qiao Xin put the little cub on the sofa and rubbed his waist intently. Although he is quite heavy, he is beautiful and well-behaved. When they went shopping, they compared all the young ones they met along the way. Everyone would praise him when they saw him. What a cute baby.

Of course her baby is cute.

“Brother, come with me, I have something to ask you.” Before Qin Shen could speak, Fang Miao pulled him to the balcony and asked solemnly, “Tell me honestly, who is this little guy’s mother? When did you meet? Does Xiao Yu’er know? How can you do this behind his back?!” 

As soon as Qin Shen heard it, he knew that the two regarded the little cub as his son so he explained, “He’s not my son.”

“Huh?” Fang Miao looked at him in disbelief, “Not your son, then how come he’s here with you?”

“I’m helping Jiang Yu take care of him.” Qin Shen said the little cub was Jiang Yu’s relative’s child, then he added, “He’s going back to his hometown, and he won’t be back until a few days later.” 

The less people who know about Jiang Yu’s identity, the better. Even if it’s the people around him, he does not intend to tell.

Fang Miao was a little puzzled, “The child is a relative of Xiao Yu’er? But mom said that this little guy’s nose and mouth look exactly the same as yours when you were a kid.”

Qin Shen smiled disapprovingly, “Nose and mouth? Don’t all small children look the same?

He looked into the living room where Qiao Xin was trying on newly bought clothes for the little cub. He had just changed into a cat suit with a little fluffy tail on his butt. The little cub is lying on the carpet, circling around his little tail “giggling” and trying to reach out to grab the tail. With a thud, he fell after spinning around too fast. His limbs facing up like a turtle, and he couldn’t turn over with his short legs. Qiao Xin picked him up and laid him down again on the carpet, while he foolishly continued to chase the small tail in circles.

Qin Shen frowned in disgust, such a stupid little boy could not be his son.

Although Qin Shen explained that Jiang Naonao was not his son, Qiao Xin disagreed. She believed in her intuition as a mother. Not only did the little boy’s nose and mouth look the same as Qin Shen’s, but his silly little appearance also looked like Qin Shen when he was a child. If they weren’t father and son, how could they be so similar?

So for the next few days, Qiao Xin ran to Qin Shen’s house every day, buying for the little one, dressing the little one, and playing with the little one. She lived with Qin Shen when she first returned to China, but even if they were mother and son, it was inconvenient to live together. She had her own private life, so later on she bought a house and moved out. Because of the little boy, she almost wanted to move back again. Qin Shen was worried that she would see the little boy’s tail and strongly refused, so she had to regretfully give up.

In the garden of the Qin family villa, Lu Keying asked the man in a suit standing next to her while drinking coffee, “Are there movements on Qin Shen’s side?”

The man in the suit replied, “None, besides going to the company everyday, he just goes to the hospital to visit Mr. Qin. There is no other movement.”

Qin Ze sneered next to him, “What can he do? The old man’s will is here, who told him not to have a son.”

“Don’t be so complacent. If the company is not handed over to you, you can’t take it lightly.” Lu Keying glanced at him then asked the man in suit, “What about Qiao Xin, are there any movement on her side?”

Qiao Xin lost her husband to her, and now that her son is going to lose the company to her son, she will definitely not be reconciled and maybe she’s up to something.

The man in the suit said, “No, I just went shopping every day and bought lots of baby clothes and supplies.”

“Baby clothes and supplies?” Lu Keying is very sensitive to babies now and this has something to do with Qiao Xin. “Who did you buy it for? Is it for boys? Or girls?”

The man in the suit replied, “For boys, I didn’t know who I bought it for but I never saw her give it away.” 

Didn’t give it away? Would you use it yourself? Lu Keying’s hand tightened around the cup she was holding. Could it be that Qin Shen actually had a son in secret?

“Qin Shen secretly had a son?” Qin Zen thought for a while then firmly denied it, “It’s impossible. I checked him. Except for that little star named Jiang Yu, there is no one around him.”

“Maybe you failed to find out.” Lu Keying said seriously, “This is our final chance, we can’t make a mistake.” 

Qin Ze’s face darkened, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He said coldly, “If that’s the case, get rid of the child. Then it’s over.”

Lu Keying took a sip of coffee before she slowly said, “Do it beautifully, don’t be found.” 

Qin Ze pulled a sinister smile and nodded. 

Just after the meeting, Qin Shen received a phone call from the nanny. She anxiously said, “Sir, Mr. Fang and the little master have been taken away.”

Qin Shen quickly hung up then dialed Zheng Jin’s number. He asked “How’s it going?” 

Zheng Jing observed the tracker’s shifting location while seated inside a car. He replied, “I’ve caught up, don’t worry,” as he spit out a smoke ring while holding a cigarette between his fingers.

Qin Shen said, gripping the phone, “I’m going over there right now, send me the directions.” He immediately went downstairs to drive to meet with Zheng Jing’s people.

After several days of investigating the bar on the lighter that he picked up from where his grandfather had an accident, except for finding the bar owner to have some shady background, he never found a connection with the bar owner and Lu Keying. It just so happens that his mother regarded Jiang Naonao as his son and was keen to buy him clothes every day. So he wondered if Lu Keying would keep an eye on Jiang Naonao and send someone to take him away. 

So he thought of a countermeasure and used the little cub to determine the connection between the bar owner and Lu Keying through the people who came to catch the little cub. 

The nanny takes Jiang Naonao to the local park in his stroller every day. In order to ensure the safety of the little cub, Fang Miao volunteered to accompany him. An agent of the security company he and Zheng Jin founded was also present, pretending to guard Fang Miao and the cub. But in fact, his goal is to obstruct attempts to catch the little cub so that Fang Miao and the cub can be taken together.

The strategy worked, and Fang Miao and the cub were both taken away.

In a black car bound for the suburbs, Fang Miao hugged Jiang Naonao tightly and leaned against the door. Two masked men sat in the passenger and driver’s seat, while a tall, robust man wearing a mask sat next to him. 

“Damn! I let you take the kid, so why did you also take the man in the car? ” The man behind the wheel cursed. 

“The one protecting the child just now was a bit difficult to deal with, and this man hugged the child tightly. If we don’t take both of them into the car, we won’t be able to catch the child.” The tall and robust man angrily said. 

The man in the passenger seat snorted, “Stop fighting, simply give these two to Brother Hui to handle.”

The car turned onto a dirt road, bumped for a long time, it took awhile before finally coming to a stop. Fang Miao surveyed the area outside. They seemed to be on a mountain. There were several dirt bags as tall as half a person, while the surrounding was barren, with only a wide river nearby.

“Get off.” The man in the backseat pushed Fang Miao out of the car as the man in the passenger seat made a phone call. The dirt bag suddenly opened and a man came out. 

Fang Miao was taken aback. The bottom of the dirt bag turned out to be empty. 

The one who came out was a lean and unattractive middle-aged man. He snapped and reprimanded the three when he saw Fang Miao. “Didn’t I tell you to catch a child?” Why is there a man here?!”

“Brother Hui, we had no choice but to catch this man, let’s deal with him together,” the man in the passenger seat said hurriedly. 

The middle-aged man impatiently waved his hand, walked over to Fang Miao, and did a double take while frowning. “Little Brother, I think you look familiar.” 

In order to cooperate with Qin Shen’s plan and prevent people from recognizing him, Fang Miao applied a darker shade of foundation, added a few moles to his face, painted his eyebrows deep and heavy, and put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

He’s so popular that everyone can recognize him. That’s what he was thinking in his heart for a while. However, fear was written all over his face. He took two steps back with Jiang Naonao in his arms. Shivering, he asked, “You… what do you want to do? If you want money, I’ll give it to you.”

He took out his mobile phone, removed the small gold bracelet in Jiang Naonao’s wrist, as well as the little golden pig on his neck then threw it on the ground.

“The one on his clothes too.” The middle-aged man said. Jiang Naonao had a shiny diamond brooch pinned to his chest. 

Fang Miao took off the diamond brooch and threw it to the ground.

The diamond was big and had a really beautiful color. Only wealthy people will give such expensive things to their children. The middle-aged man resented the rich with all his heart. He picked up the brooch and put it in his pocket then smiled coldly, “I’m sorry little brother, someone wants the life of the child in your arms. You should consider yourself unlucky.”

With his signal, the three men who had caught Fang Miao and Jiang Naonao started to approach them when suddenly the door beneath the dirt bag swung open, revealing a panicked man shouting, “Not good brother Hui! Someone’s coming!” 

As soon as the voice fell, there was a screeching sound from suddenly braking. Several SUVs were parked alongside the black car. Qin Shen and Zheng Jin, along with their men, came out of the car.

“F*ck!” exclaimed the middle-aged man, his face grim. He shoved Fang Miao hard before sprinting inside the door on the dirt bag. The river was not far behind Fang Miao, he staggered a few steps before falling into it.

“You go after him.” Qin Shen said to Zheng Jing before jumping into the river without removing his coat.

 





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