Qin Ningyi received Chen Guochao's call in the evening.
At that time, he was packing things for Grandpa Qin to prepare for his discharge from the hospital.
"When are you returning to Yuchang City?"
"What is it?" Qin Ningyi knew he was calling about Qin Feiwǎn fainting and asked calmly.
Chen Guochao was about to lose his temper, "Hurry back and manage your mess!"
Qin Ningyi knew exactly why he was so agitated. He had already heard from Xiao Konglin about Qin Feiwǎn's condition: a slight cold combined with overexertion had caused her to collapse.
It wasn't a big problem; fainting for a while was an indirect form of enforced rest.
Although he had planned to return that night, his voice remained indifferent, "What does it have to do with you?"
Now he was starting to feel concerned. When he learned about the matter with Cheng Guozhong, he had gone to verify it. Chen Guochao, however, had resolutely left.
Chen Guochao was so choked by his words that he coughed, "You..."
He couldn't say anything for a long time after "You". He had always been inferior to Qin Ningyi in this ability to provoke since childhood. Back then, Qin Feiwǎn had always protected him, saying he was quick-witted but clumsy with words.
"Mind your own business," Qin Ningyi said and hung up the phone.
After hearing the whole story from Grandpa Qin, he was enraged upon seeing Chen Guochao.
He was angry for the sake of their childhood friendship and for the emotional pain his sister had endured.
"My brother?" Huo Rou, who was reading with An An, guessed from his tone on the phone.
"Mm," he responded faintly, continuing with his task.
"Are you really going back today?" Chen Long asked, "Isn't that kid Xiao Chao already there? Can't you just have him handle whatever it is?"
Chen Long thought of the BD people who had escaped last time and felt that once they left the capital city of Tsuchuan, BD would become even more rampant.
It would be very dangerous for Huo Rou to be with him.
"Or, you and An An can stay, and Qin Ningyi can go alone."
He was still suspicious of Qin Han's account, so he didn't care about Qin Ningyi's life or death.
After all, given BD's nature, if their target was Qin Ningyi, Huo Rou would be safe as long as she wasn't with him.
When Grandpa Qin heard Chen Long's suggestion, he not only wasn't angry but nodded in agreement, "That's a good idea. Ningyi can go back to manage your company, and Xiao Rou and An An can stay here. With your grandma and me protecting them, there won't be any problems."
Hearing them say this, Qin Ningyi was actually a little moved.
He glanced at Huo Rou and An An; they were his weaknesses. This time, besides handling company matters and taking charge, he also intended to lure out the entire BD force.
Hiding in the safe zone forever was not a solution. He had already set a trap with Si Nian, a plan to catch them in the act and make the BD people pay a price they could never have imagined.
Only by striking where it hurt would they understand that China was not a place they could enter and leave as they pleased, and its people were not to be killed arbitrarily.
Huo Rou noticed the change in Qin Ningyi's eyes. She opened her phone and showed him a message.
"An An, Mom has something important to tell Dad and the others. Can you stand guard outside the door for us?"
An An nodded without much hesitation. He walked out with Shen Feng.
Ruan Ruan followed behind him, her eyes full of curiosity, "An An, there are uncles guarding outside? Why do you two little kids need to stand watch?"
An An took her hand, reminding her to be careful of the door frame. They walked out. An An closed the door behind them and then said word by word, "There are things they don't want children to hear."
"So, Aunt Huo means we just need to come out?"
An An neither nodded nor shook his head. Mysteriously, he led Ruan Ruan to a stool by the door and sat down. He took out his phone and found an e-book to tell Ruan Ruan a story.
Ruan Ruan was quickly engrossed in the story and stopped asking questions.
An An, meanwhile, looked at the imposing Shen Feng.
His mother indeed didn't want them, the children, to be involved in these matters, but having him stand guard was also true.
His mother believed in his abilities!
And there were very few people his mother trusted!
His mother had said that he was her most trusted comrade.