Since the initiative was in the hands of Qin Sheng, he, of course, knew better than Lin Changhe. The Lin Family had been underestimating Qin Sheng’s capability and wisdom.
Qin Sheng had been fully prepared when he decided to come and confront the whole Lin Family. Now it was time for the Lin Family to make a choice. If the Lins apologized for what they had done to him, he might let them off for the sake of Lin Su and her grandmother, old lady Lin, because, after all, they were Lin Su’s relatives. But if the Lins would still fight against Qin Sheng and challenge his bottom line, like informing Yan Chaozong of his whereabouts, then he would not hesitate anymore and would do whatever he could to teach the Lin Family a tough lesson, and his sister was ready to help.
Qin Sheng, wearing a bathrobe, went out of the room and took a seat on the sofa, and said in a low tone, “Sister, do you mean that we should wait and see?”
Qin Ran, wearing a suit, was standing beside a French window in her office in the Shanghai International Financial Center, adjacent to three skyscrapers of Pudong. She had just finished an executives’ conference and was in a bad mood since things were much more complicated than she expected. Her face had been like stone until her younger brother had called her.
“Take it easy. I’ve handled everything. You just take care of yourself. As for the Lins, if they insist, I can make them suffer a lot.” A lot of arrangements floated in her mind. Actually, she just made some arrangements, and the rest was finished by their father in Beijing, like what was going on in the provincial public security bureau.
Meanwhile, their small aunt arranged some surprise for the Lin Family in the Municipal Party committee since Qin Sheng had told her about all his experiences in detail. Their small aunt felt so much pain over his suffering and then understood why Qin Sheng looked sterner and more mature than his peers, and became a totally different person from the innocent and naughty boy he used to be. The cruelty of life and reality bent his back down and he couldn’t help becoming stronger. If his mother, her sister in heaven, knew this, she would feel really sorry and regretful.
So when Qin Ran told their small aunt that Qin Sheng was going to rescue his girlfriend, who had been held captive by her family for two months in Ningbo, their small aunt was willing to help without any hesitation. She claimed that Qin Sheng could do whatever he wanted, and her husband, who used to be a high-leveled official in Zhejiang for years, would use all his resources and relations to help.
Qin Ran felt relieved then.
“Fine, I’ll wait. Let’s see what they can do,” Qin Sheng said.
Qin Ran then asked, “What about Lin Su? I wanna talk to her.”
“She’s asleep. Maybe in the evening,” Qin Sheng said with a smile.
Qin Ran made some guess about their situation and laughed. “I know, absence makes the heart grow fonder. When would like to have your baby? By the way, I prefer girls.”
Qin Sheng stiffened a bit and didn’t respond to his sister because she was quite right. “Sister, you must be busy with work. I’ll call you later.”
Then Qin Sheng hung up and went back to the room to take a nap. He got under the quilt and embraced Lin Su, who felt it and adjusted a bit against his chest, which gave him the same sense of feeling from when they used to live together in Xiamen and in Hangzhou. The familiar feelings made Qin Sheng twist into a smile.
When they got up, it was already evening. Lin Su opened her eyes, wondering whether what had happened in the daytime was just a dream, but the temperature of Qin Sheng’s hug was telling her that everything was true.
She didn’t wake up Qin Sheng as she thought about what he had told her before. She was still greatly astonished by Qin Sheng’s new identity, the successor of the Qin Family. Some might think that Qin Sheng was not good for her, but now things were the opposite.
Lin Su thought about the great influence of the Qin Family and felt worried. Would Qin Sheng’s family be content with her? Would there be any other obstacles in front of their relationship? Anyway, Lin Su was, first of all, happy that Qin Sheng could find his family and relatives, who would all be good to him.
“You’re awake?” Feeling that Qin Sheng’s hand was doing something to turn her on, she turned back to face him.
Qin Sheng kissed Lin Su on her forehead. “When did you wake up? You could’ve slept longer.”
“It’s evening time. If we sleep any longer, we might not get up until tomorrow morning.”
Qin Sheng said, “Well, I’m hungry. Let’s get up and eat out. You can show me around Ningbo after that. I’ve been here twice but never traveled around.”
“Mmm.” Lin Su nodded and rose from the bed to put her clothes on. Qin Sheng watched her and appreciated her perfect figure, while Lin Su was already used to this.
She didn’t take anything out of Lins’ house but her cellphone. Qin Sheng said that they should go shopping for Lin Su first to get some makeup and clothes.
Nan Gong and Chang Baji followed them for safety reasons. Qu Fan also arranged a bodyguard, driving another car following them. As expected, somebody tailed after them the moment they left the Marriott Hotel.
“Lao Chang, take a guess. Is it Lin Songhao, or the Lin Family’s underling?”
Chang Baji thought then answered, “Both. You offended both sides today.”
“I hope it’s not the Lins.” He had to consider Lin Su anyway, and he shouldn’t do too much to them.
They went window shopping on Avenue Heyi, the highest-leveled shopping center in Ningbo, for an hour. Though Qin Sheng didn’t like window shopping, he still accompanied Lin Su, buying what she wanted. The bodyguards of the Lin Family were waiting in the car, while Nan Gong and Chang Baji followed them, but at a proper distance so as not to disturb the two love birds. Qin Sheng paid all the bills for Lin Su and carried a couple shopping bags for her. Qin Sheng felt great, for he was not the deadbeat anymore, and the beautiful shop assistants were all eyeing them with jealous expressions.
In the past, Lin Su always paid all the bills, after all, Qin Sheng was really poor in those days. Some might even think that Qin Sheng was a kept man and Lin Su was his sugar momma, but only very few men could do that and others could do nothing but envy them. But now, things were different since he went back to the Qin Family. He was so rich, which was so unlike before. His sister gave him two debit cards, and the money they contained was so much that he thought it was impossible to use it all up before he died.
“Women all like window shopping, huh?” Chang Baji offered a painful smile masquerading as optimistic. He was so tired and wondered whether the two love birds were tired.
Nan Gong squinted. “Uncle, that is why you never have a girlfriend.”
Chang Baji offered a fake smile and said no more words. He had been single for a long time, and didn’t need to explain this to others.
Then Qin Sheng and Lin Su found a Western restaurant in the shopping center. Chang Baji and Nan Gong got a table in the distance. Most of the customers were young couples, while they looked very much like a gold digger and a rich middle-aged man, even the waiter smelled something fishy. Chang Baji didn’t care, but Nan Gong had cursed him silently quite a lot of times.
They finished the dinner, left the shopping center, and got in the car. Qin Sheng said to Chang Baji, “Lao Chang, what about presenting some opportunity to them? We won’t stay for a long time in Ningbo, so if we’re careful enough, they’ll have no chance at all. Why not give them a chance to show themselves so that we can find out their identity?”
“Mm, that’s not bad,” Chang Baji said in a casual tone.
Qin Sheng smiled and nodded. “Find somewhere distant, and let’s see whether they are bold enough.”
Chang Baji asked the Qu Family’s bodyguard and decided on the location. It was not really far away, but people rarely went that far on a cold winter evening. Then they started off.
There was a huge river running through downtown Ningbo named the Yongjiang River, which was one of the eight main streams in Zhejiang Province. They were driving toward the suburb area near the Yongjiang River, which was newly exploited, had no residential area, and was particularly quiet at night.
When they went in that direction, the very car followed behind and someone inside it snitched to Lin Songhao.
“Third Master, they are driving toward a suburb area.” Lin Songhao’s underling frowned and said, “You may arrange some people to come so that we can get rid of them tonight.”
In a house at Qiandong Lake, Lin Songhao, with his face bruised and bumped, said in a rage, “Don’t be in a hurry. Follow them and see where on earth they are going. Once you make sure of the location, I’ll ask people to go there.”
“OK, Third Master, I’ll call you later.” That man nodded.
Lin Songhao was thought highly of and called Third Master Lin in Ningbo because he was from a branch of the Lin Family and had the protection of Lin Changting and Lin Changhe, the Lin Brothers. But things were different now since Lin Songhao was more capable and the Lin Family had declined.
After hanging up, Lin Songhao grunted. “You’re good at fighting, huh? I’ll make you also suffer from a good fight today. F*ck, you son of a b*tch! How dare you do this to me? I’ll make you pay the price.”
Lin Songhao then called his men, who were supervising Old Master Qu and his son in their house, informing them to kill them once they left.
Qu Fan was really careful. He knew that what they’d done today must have offended Lin Songhao so much that the man would definitely do something to take revenge. So before the Qin Family handled everything, he would never go out of his house. If he had to go out to meet Qin Sheng, he should be fully prepared.
Half an hour later, Qin Sheng and his people finally reached the place suggested by the Qu Family’s bodyguard. They stopped at the river bank. Two bodyguards were still there for the car, while Qin Sheng and Lin Su, with the rest of the people following behind, went to wander along the grassy path beside the river.
Lin Songhao’s underling, who was observing at a distance, was happy about the situation and called his master to report the good opportunity to kill.
Lin Songhao heard it and rose up to scream out, “Go and get him!”