Chapter 353 - Qin Changan Didnt Give a Damn about It (1/2)
Chapter 353 Qin Changan Didn’t Give a Damn about ItRight now, Qin Sheng didn’t want to know the social status and family background of this so-called father, which was because he would find out about all of these sooner or later. All he wanted to know now was the truth about everything that had happened during this period. What on earth was the truth?
It was because, up until now, he was still doubting that he had been living in a world where Truman had lived during this period. Someone had set everything up for him. It was because he felt that many things had taken place coincidentally and he had been a lucky dog. It was especially true with the things that had happened after the accident on Mount Jiuhua. Everything might be overthrown, which might lead to another different conclusion.
Qin Changan sat across from Qin Sheng slowly and waited for Qin Sheng’s questions calmly. He would disclose all the truths to Qin Sheng. Never would he keep Qin Sheng in the dark, nor would he care about whether Qin Sheng could bear the emotional clash or not.
A man must experience sufficient ups and downs and great storms. Only after that could one be fully cultivated. Only by doing so could one maintain his composure calmly and stay strong no matter what they encountered.
As a result, Qin Changan did not mind that Qin Sheng might bear a grudge against him after learning all the truths or that he might not officially acknowledge him as his father from the beginning to the end. That’s because whatever Qin Sheng’s reaction might be, he was Qin Sheng’s father, which was a reality beyond all doubt. Whether Qin Sheng would officially acknowledge him as his father or not didn’t matter at all. However, Qin Changan had another more important identity, namely, the Qin Family’s steersman. Consequently, Qin Sheng was the Qin Family’s future successor. In this case, everything Qin Changan had done was worthwhile.
Though Qin Sheng was far more psychologically powerful than his peers, he still looked somewhat diffident while facing Qin Changan. It was not until he pondered for a long time that he spoke up and asked, “When did you start to know about my existence?”
Qin Sheng had raised this question in such a straightforward manner. All he wanted to know was nothing other than when Qin Changan had found him, why he had delayed reconciling with him, and what he had done during this period. As a result, Qin Changan found it funny as he replied, “Ever since you were born, I had known I had a son. Consequently, I knew about your existence the whole time. However, my father, namely, your grandfather, took you away and left Beijing later on. I had been looking for you in the past two decades. However, all my efforts had failed. Your grandfather was not ordinary at all. If he wanted to make someone disappear, few people could find the target. Besides, the reason why he had taken you away was that he had been avoiding his enemies. Even so, I know that what you want to know was when I found you instead of what I just disclosed. As for that, let me think about it.”
After Qin Changan finished his opening remark, he kept Qin Sheng guessing on purpose. The look on Qin Sheng’s face was solemn. He was waiting for Qin Changan’s answer.
“It should be one month before you came back to Xi’an. You had done one thing in Shenzhen and had been connected to a friend of mine who once had gotten along with me pretty well. He and I had known each other since childhood. He had come across some obstacles on his career journey afterward, making him plunge into the business arena. He could be counted as someone influential in Shenzhen now. He thought that you very much looked like a young Qin Changan. Besides, he knew I had a son who had been separated from me for over two decades. And it so happened that your family name was Qin. So he told me about you. As for what happened next, it was much more simple. I could easily locate your whereabouts with my connections. Originally, I had not held out any hope at all. However, I was extremely astonished by the result.” Qin Changan elaborated on the process of how he had found his son frankly to Qin Sheng without adding any exaggeration at all.
Upon hearing this result, though Qin Sheng had expected it already, he still found it inconceivable. Originally, he had thought that probably Qin Changan had known about his existence after he had gone to Shanghai. However, never did it occur to him that the timing would be so long ago, which was before the timing that he had guessed.
After Qin Sheng came to his senses, he questioned Qin Changan as he asked, “Then, why didn’t you reconcile with me?”
Qin Changan glimpsed at the accumulated snow outside the window and chuckled as he said, “You have your world. So do I. Based on my guess, you must know that my world is vastly different from that of most of the people in the world. If I had reconciled with you abruptly, your life trajectory would have been disrupted first. Secondly, I wondered if you could accept it had I asked you to come into my world all of a sudden and if you could put up with the pressure thus caused. Thirdly, since you and I have been separated for more than two decades, even though I am your father, I barely know you. I dared not take such a risk. I needed to confirm who you are first.”
What Qin Changan had said made Qin Sheng feel somewhat touched because what Qin Changan had said did make sense. Qin Sheng already knew that Qin Changan was not a simple man. If he had reconciled with him abruptly during that time, he might not have necessarily put up with the suffocating pressure successfully. His world and Qin Changan’s world had not been connected at all. There was even a huge difference between them. To the ordinary, they might need to work hard for three generations to get into that kind of world like Qin Changan’s and get free from that kind of world like that of Qin Sheng. For Qin Sheng, it might take him a whole lifetime.
After the first question was over, Qin Sheng went on asking the next one. “Had you ever seen me before we met each other in Xiamen?”
Qin Changan ordered the servant to go inside and pour a glass of water for him since it was time for him to take medicine. Gongsun had been waiting outside already. He asked the servant to take all the medicine that Qin Changan would take on normal days into the room. After all, Qin Changan was almost 60 years old. His health condition was far worse than before. He had to preserve his health well.
From the beginning to the end, the whole communication process was delayed for a few minutes. Qin Sheng had been waiting for Qin Changan’s reply during that period.
It was not until Qin Changan had taken the medicine and the servant had left the room that Qin Changan answered Qin Sheng’s second question. “Yes, I had. The first time was in Xi’an, specifically, that afternoon when you went back to Xi’an. I saw you in front of the grave of the Old Master at the foot of the Zhongnan Mountains. The second time was in Shanghai. I saw you once hurriedly at the entrance of the residential quarter where you had lived.”
Qin Changan replied honestly. After Qin Sheng heard his answer, he felt somewhat stressful because Qin Changan’s answer was almost the same as his guess, making him feel somewhat frightened.
Consequently, Qin Sheng spoke up without warning as he said, “Are Han Guoping and Jiang Xianbang both your connections?”
Qin Changan didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry as he replied, “No. They don’t have any connection with me. As for that, you don’t need to feel doubtful.”