Chapter 193 A Voice She Knew Too Well (1/2)
The torrential rain in Beijing was getting heavier and heavier. It rained without any signs of ceasing at all. A lot of people were estimated to have been up all night. However, Qin Changan felt more and more peaceful. He actually felt a bit exhausted after he had been tortured by Qin Sheng's issue for half a year. He was not as firm as before.
He also hoped to reconcile with his son soon. The best ending for him would be that Qin Sheng would step into the Qin family calmly and be an official member of the Qin family from now on. He would pass Qin Sheng everything he had and make him prop up the Qin family's back, while for himself, all he needed to do was be in charge of the general orientation of his family behind the scenes. Based on the understanding and knowledge he had gotten of Qin Sheng in half a year, Qin Sheng definitely was not that kind of rich playboy. At least, this lad was smart, bold, and capable. He just did not have a platform to display his talent.
Once Qin Sheng came home, Qin Ran would definitely get married. Since the number of people in Sijiu City who had been after his daughter was quite high, he should think about his daughter's marriage in a careful way. However, instead of forcing Qin Ran to get married, he would let her make her own choice. Qin Ran should choose someone from a quite nice family. In that case, the Qin family would be officially on the right track henceforth. When that time came, he could spend his remaining days happily in a real sense. Since the brother and the sister could help take care of each other, in addition to the prestige held by the Zhu family's side, the Qin family should not have any big issues at all in dozens of years.
However, most importantly, the process of reconciling with his son was indeed a bit of suffering. Qin Changan also wanted to make it happen fast. But he had to remind himself that he should not be too eager. After he learned of the news that Qin Ran had gone to Xiamen, he thought about it more carefully. Perhaps he had been overthinking. Maybe it was not a bad thing to let Qin Ran reconcile with Qin Sheng first.
Qin Changan had been waiting for Qin Ran's call and he finally received it. When the phone rang, his instincts told him that it was definitely a call from Qin Ran.
”You already know about it, don't you?” Smiling happily, Qin Changan said. However mightily he had treated the outsiders, he would always treat his daughter with a smiling face while facing her.
Qin Ran did not intend to let her father off that easily because she was still in a fit of anger. She snorted, ”If my answer is negative, you plan to hold me from the truth and cover it up, don't you?”
Qin Changan let out a sigh and explained, ”I am his father and you are his sister. There is no reason for me to stop you from seeing each other. As your father, didn't I know how much you had been missing him over these 20-plus years?” He did not want Qin Ran to misunderstand him. Though other people could do that, his daughter could not.
Upon hearing these few simple sentences, Qin Ran calmed herself down. She also felt there was no reason for her father to stop her from reconciling with her brother. In that case, there had to be other reasons. So she said in a soft voice, ”Dad, what are you thinking exactly?”
The word ”Dad” meant that Qin Ran had gotten Qin Changan's point and she intended to sit down to have a good conversation with Qin Changan. Qin Changan felt pretty relieved. After all, she was his daughter.
”Time flies so fast. Over 20 years have passed. He is leading a life that is completely different from ours. You have no idea who on earth he is. If you reconcile with him in such an abrupt way, the way you see it, can he accept it all of a sudden? Based on my understanding of him these days, he will be averse to it. Even if we reconcile with him, we will not get along with each other in a short period. So I chose this approach instead. I will approach him slowly and gradually, which will build a connection with him. Then reconciling with him will be smoother,” Qin Changan said slowly. As for whether Qin Ran could understand his endeavor or not, he had no idea.
After Qin Ran heard her father out, she was locked in contemplation. Instead of arguing with her father, she highly agreed with what her father had said. She had not been that insightful as her father regarding this issue. However, she spoke then. ”Then when can we reconcile with him? Dad, I really miss him a lot.”
”It won't take long. You can rest assured,” Qin Changan said pretty confidently.
Qin Ran held herself tight and said meaningfully, ”Dad, can I see him? I just want to see him and I won't hold other purposes at all.”
”You are his sister and you have the right to do that,” Qin Changan nodded and said.
Red-eyed, Qin Ran said, ”I am afraid that I can't restrain myself.”
”If you really can't restrain yourself, then you don't need to. Whatever you do, I won't blame you.” Qin Changan consoled her. He was already immoveable since he had gone through so many crises and had seen much of the life; however, Qin Ran was different. She was just an ordinary woman and she could not be as immovable as him.
Qin Ran wiped her tears away. She believed that her father also wanted to reconcile with her brother so much; however, the time was not yet ripe. Since she had been looking forward to reconciling with her brother for so many years, she would not mind waiting for another short period. Besides, her brother had been found, which was the most important thing of all. At least she was not fantasizing and waiting in vain.
”Dad, can I see him anytime I want?” Qin Ran asked in a low voice.
Qin Changan chuckled. ”I have told you that since you are his sister, whatever you do, it is appropriate.”
Qin Ran let out a sigh of relief. Since her father had already got in touch with him and understood him slowly, they had consequently been bonding with each other gradually. Then she would also do the same. Until the time they would reconcile with each other, everything would go smoothly. Even if her brother knew the truth, she firmly believed that he could understand their endeavors. Well, then that is what she would do.
So far, Qin Ran had understood Qin Changan's endeavor and made her own decision. She was far more determined.
”Dad, when did you find him?” Since they had talked everything out, and in addition, her brother had been found today, Qin Ran was in a pretty good mood at this time. She wanted to have a good conversation with her father. After all, she had completely laid down all her resentment toward her father today.
Qin Changan thought for a while and said, ”The first half of last year.”
”You actually knew about it last year. You are such an old fox to have concealed yourself so well. If you had not been going to Xiamen so frequently recently, I would have not found out about it.” Qin Ran taunted her father while smiling.
Qin Changan smiled bitterly. ”No matter how careful I am in executing the plan, it's still possible to overlook something important. The plan was still discovered by you, a sneaky fox. Tell me how you discovered my plan?”
”I got people from my uncle and asked them to follow you. Then I found out.” Qin Ran smiled tenderly. She did not hide anything from her father at all.
Frowning slightly, Qin Changan said, ”Oh, you actually asked for help from your uncle, a legend. However, did he find out this news?”
Qin Ran turned around, picked up a bottle of water, and said, ”He doesn't know yet. I have already warned the man not to leak this secret to my uncle. However, upon contemplation, if my uncle ordered him forcibly, this secret would not be kept after all. If so, then all the members in the Zhu family would know about this news. So it still depends on whether or not we can reconcile with my bother soon.”