1204 I Want to Make You Stay 82 (1/2)
”I'll be fine,” said Jin Qingyue, who made her exit delightedly.
Feeling worried, Fan Shixin asked, ”Young Madam, are you really going to consider disciplining that child?”
”I'll decide after seeking Qingyan's opinion when he comes home later.”
”I reckon Missy must be calling Young Sir now and begging him for his approval. I'm very certain.”
”How are you so sure?”
”It's too obvious.”
”…”
After Fan Shixin left, An Xiaoning read the news again to see that there were updates of Wen Lele's condition.
She had been resuscitated.
Seventy-five percent of her body had been covered in severe burns.
She would require skin grafting surgery and was still in critical condition. She had to continue being hospitalized for further observation.
An Xiaoning could already imagine what Wen Lele looked like now. She felt sympathy for Wen Lele, despite finding her a little too foolish and scheming. However, the latter did not commit any evil deeds at the end of the day.
After suffering such severe burns, the rest of her life would definitely be ruined.
Judging from what she knew about Shi Shaochuan, An Xiaoning was certain that he definitely wouldn't look after Wen Lele for the rest of her life or treat her well. It was only a matter of time before he ditches Wen Lele.
This Shi Bao'er…
An Xiaoning sat on the couch with a frown on her face and pondered over the incident until Jin Qingyan returned.
”What are you thinking about? Why are you so preoccupied?” Jin Qingyan asked as he took a seat beside her and removed his blazer.
An Xiaoning looked at him and said, ”Your niece. I'm sure you've heard about Wen Lele being trapped in a fire today, haven't you? Shi Bao'er was the one behind the act, and Shi Shaochuan is giving up her custody. He sent the child back to Qingyue. She wants me to take Shi Bao'er in hand.”
Jin Qingyan said, ”She gave me a call to inform me about that. I told her that it all depends on your wishes.”
”Does this mean you're respecting my decision? You will have no objections even if I'm not willing?” asked An Xiaoning, who was rather happy.
He stared at her solemnly and answered with a smile, ”Of course. I won't be happy if you're being compelled against your wishes.”
Hugging her knees, An Xiaoning asked, ”May I hear your opinion, then? Do you think I'm capable of completing this task?”
Jin Qingyan placed his arm behind her back and said, ”That's hard to say, but my suggestion is that you give it a try. It all depends on your decision, however. So what if you really don't want to do it? It doesn't help that Bao'er is our niece. That child is really brazen though, just like her father. Genetics really work in such an amazing way. I still remember when Shi Shaochuan ran Wang Fangfang over and hid her corpse. If the Shi family hadn't pulled their connections and given Wang Fangfang's parents that much money, or if Qingyue hadn't covered up for him, he would have been executed long ago.”
An Xiaoning said, ”Qingyue seems to have made up her mind. She said that she'll have no objections even if I beat Bao'er to death… Both she and Shi Shaochuan really don't know what to do with the child. Now that Qingyue is pregnant, it's really inappropriate for Bao'er to live with her. If Bao'er gets up to any evil tricks…”
”What do you think?”
”I actually don't want to, but… I think she's a huge troublemaker, and if we let her continue being led astray, who knows what she might do again in the future? As you've said, I'll give it a try,” she said.
Jin Qingyan kissed her and said, ”Qingyue said that she's willing to pay you 50 million dollars. Milady, you don't even have to go out to work and money will come knocking on your door.”
”She's your biological sister, after all. How can I take so much money from her? Let's put the topic of money aside. I'll give it a try first. It won't be too late to discuss the price again once I'm confident about taking her in hand.”