Chapter 330 - Gu Qingyang Was Dead (1/2)

The train went all the way to the north. The scenery outside the windows passed by quickly, including the vast cities, the small towns, and many villages. In the field, the wheat seedlings sprouted in the winter. In the far-away mountains, barren trunks took up the majority of the spaces. Some light snow were piled on the mountain top.

Qin Sheng sat beside the window for a while. He was not in the mood to appreciate the fleeting scenery. After all, compared with the scenery in the spring, the scenery in the winter was just so-so. Originally, Qin Sheng had not been in a good mood. In addition, the weather was cloudy. Consequently, he felt more gloomy.

Since there was central heating on the train, Qin Sheng did not feel cold at all. There was only Qin Sheng and another uncle across from him in the soft-berth sleeper coach, where Qin Sheng stayed. The uncle told Qin Sheng that he was going to Jinan to visit his son. After Qin Sheng chatted with the uncle for a while, he fell asleep right away.

The train stopped and left. It would take Qin Sheng twenty hours to arrive in Qingdao tomorrow afternoon. Qin Sheng just laid there without any intention to get up. Halfway through, the travelers in his coach came and went. Qin Sheng did not even bother to pay any attention to them. He passed his time all the way to Qingdao by sleeping, feeling both mentally and physically exhausted.

Originally, he had thought he could take root in Hangzhou. However, it did not occur to him that he would still end up being a passer-by there. Anyhow, speaking of his life in Hangzhou, it was the richest one he had ever had in the past few years. In Hangzhou, he had met his beloved woman, bosom friends, supporters who favored him, and a substantial career and job. Upon looking back, Qin Sheng found out that only his life in Xi’an previously, and his life while studying in Shanghai afterward, could be comparable to that in Hangzhou.

Since Qin Sheng had no choice but to give up the life in Hangzhou and restart his life, which was similar to that in Xiamen, where he had been living for two years, he felt somewhat reluctant to do that. He felt rather exhausted and was not willing to go on living his life like this, any longer.

During the time when Qin Sheng was on the train, Chang Baji had left Huang Mei Town and had gone back to Hangzhou City. It was because the group of people, including Chu Sikong, had all returned to Hangzhou. Of course, Feng He and Gu Xiaobo were also included. If Chang Baji had not been severely injured now, he would have been tempted to eradicate Gu Xiaobo. However, he did not dare to risk doing that at all.

As for Hao Lei, Chang Baji had contacted him and advised both he and Tang She not to worry about Qin Sheng, since Qin Sheng had left Jiu Jiang, safe and sound. Of course, he did not disclose to them where Qin Sheng had gone to. However, he did tell Hao Lei about everything that had happened last night, including the part where Gu Qingyang’s life was still uncertain and how Gu Xiaobo had betrayed them, and so on. He did so in order to warn the group of people, including Hao Lei, in case they were contacted by Gu Xiaobo.

Of course, both Hao Lei and Tang She were stunned. It did not occur to them that so many things had taken place last night. As for whether they could figure out the reason, it would take time for them to figure it out slowly.

In Beijing, Qin Ran, who had flown all the way from Europe and had not even gone home, had rushed all the way to Jiujiang by plane, directly. After she had stayed there for several hours, she had taken another flight and rushed back to Beijing. Since she had been on the go without taking any break for dozens of hours consecutively, she would have been worn out if she were not such a strong person, not to mention the fact that she was a female. In addition, she was worried about her brother.

Though Qin Ran was physically exhausted, she felt secretly motivated. It was because she thought it was worthy of her to do all of these things, since she was doing them for her brother’s sake. As long as she was doing things for the sake of her brother, however tiresome and troublesome the whole process was, Qin Ran would not be afraid at all.

After Qin Changan went back to the siheyuan of the Qin Family, he did not go to the company. Nor did he meet the visitors. Instead, he rested in the siheyuan since he had stayed up the whole of last night. He was not as energetic as the young men. Basically, he slept for the whole day.

When Qin Ran went back to the siheyuan, it happened that it was time for dinner. Since Zhuang Zhou had informed Gongsun in advance, the chef had cooked additional dishes. Instead of going back to the siheyuan with Qin Ran, Zhuang Zhou and Nan Gong took their initiative to go to Qingdao instead. They would converge with Qin Sheng and go on protecting Qin Sheng, secretly.

Gongsun, who had been waiting for Qin Ran in the yard in advance, helped Qin Ran carry her bag. After that, he ordered the servants to put Qin Ran’s luggage case in her room. He murmured as he said, “You are so good at torturing yourself, Qin Ran. Though you took the flight back and forth for two consecutive days, you are not tired at all. You certainly have not had dinner yet, right? Your father is waiting for you in the dining hall.”

Qin Ran knew Uncle Gongsun loved her dearly. Consequently, she did not talk back and went to the dining hall directly. Qin Changan was taking his time eating, chewing slowly and swallowing carefully. His table manners was completely different from that of Qin Sheng. If others saw it, they would doubt whether Qin Sheng was really Qin Changan’s biological son or not.

Qin Ran took her seat. Before she could say anything, Qin Changan stopped her as he said, “Feed your belly first. These are all your favorite dishes.”

Originally, Qin Ran had intended to talk back. However, she held her silence and had no choice, but to pick up the chopsticks. Qin Changan refilled her bowl with several of Qin Ran’s favorite dishes.

It was not until Qin Ran almost finished a bowl of rice that she said, “When do you plan to reconcile with my brother?”

Qin Changan refilled a bowl of soup for Qin Ran and replied evenly, “He is safe now. We don’t need to reconcile with him immediately.”

Upon hearing Qin Changan’s words, Qin Ran was so angry that she stood up instantly. She yelled directly as she said, “Qin Changan, the way you see it, nobody should interfere with you, right? Do you believe that I will call my grandmother and uncle right away? Do you believe that I will go to Shanxi and ask Eldest Uncle to be here?”

Her brother was still outside and dragging himself around, yet Qin Changan was enjoying the delicious food here instead. There was no way that Qin Ran would put up with Qin Changan this time. She was really angry. Not only had she planned to turn to her maternal grandmother and her maternal uncle but she had mentioned her Eldest Uncle, who was known to few people. Qin Changan feared her Eldest Uncle the most.

As for who Qin Ran’s Eldest Uncle was, he was much more legendary than Qin Changan, and was also Qin Changan’s biggest support. Without his support, the Qin Family would not have had such a great foundation today.

Qin Changan was at a loss for a while. It seemed that nobody had mentioned these people in front of him for such a long time. He was hesitant for a while and said at last, “As a girl, is it suitable for you to do that? I mean let’s leave it for a few more days. Let him adjust to his surroundings in Qingdao. At that time, you can meet each other. In your opinion, is it suitable for you to meet him now? Since he has just experienced so many things a moment ago, if you drop this bombshell on him all of a sudden, I am afraid that he won’t be able to pull himself through, in a short period.”

It was not until this moment that Qin Ran understood that she had been tricked by Qin Changan. She had no choice but to say, “It seems that you have your own plan, why didn’t you tell me?”

Qin Changan was speechless and replied, “Did you ever ask me?” He thought that he must have owed Qin Ran a lot in his previous life. Qin Ran was the only one, who dared to make threatening gestures and act rudely in front of him. If it were somebody else, Qin Changan would have slapped him or her in the face already.