He didn't care.
(My birthday is on the 19th, and it's a busy day. It's also the first time I've celebrated my birthday abroad. I've been on the road ever since. I finished writing this chapter on the plane. It was already very late when I got back to Beijing. By the time I finished dinner, it was already past midnight. I'll start updating tomorrow, and I'll make up for everything I owe.)
Qin Sheng did not want to know the identity and background of this so-called father, because he would know it sooner or later. He just wanted to know the truth of everything that had happened during this period of time.
This was because he still suspected that his life during this period of time was in The Truman Show's world. Everything had been arranged by someone else. Many things made him feel that they were too coincidental and lucky. Especially after what happened on Mount Jiuhua, everything could be overturned and a new conclusion could be made.
Qin Changan sat in front of Qin Sheng slowly and waited for Qin Sheng's questioning calmly. He would tell Qin Sheng all the truth without hiding anything. He also did not care whether Qin Sheng could take it or not.
A man must experience enough ups and downs and great storms to be thoroughly tempered. Only then would he be able to remain calm and unflustered in the face of anything.
Therefore, Qin Changan did not mind that Qin Sheng would hate him after knowing the truth, or that Qin Sheng would not acknowledge him as his father from the beginning to the end. Because he was Qin Sheng's father, this was an undeniable fact. It did not matter whether he admitted it or not. However, his more important identity was the helmsman of the Qin family, and Qin Sheng was the future successor of the Qin family. Therefore, all of this was worth it.
Even though Qin Sheng was mentally stronger than his peers, he still lacked confidence when facing Qin Changan. After thinking for a long time, he opened his mouth and asked, "When did you know about my existence?"
This question was very straightforward. Qin Sheng just wanted to know when he had found him, why he had been reluctant to acknowledge him, and what he had done during this period. As a result, Qin Changan laughed and said, "I knew I had a son since you were born. So I always knew about your existence. However, my father, who is your grandfather, took you away from here. I've been looking for you for more than 20 years, but I haven't been able to find you. Your grandfather isn't an ordinary person. If he wants someone to disappear, not many people can find them. Besides, he's taking you with him to hide from his enemies. However, I know you don't want to know these things. You want to know when I found you. Let me think. "
After Qin Changan finished his opening remarks, he deliberately kept Qin Sheng guessing. Qin Sheng looked very serious as he waited for Qin Changan's answer.
"It should be a month before you returned to Xi 'an. You did something in Shenzhen, and you crossed paths with my good friend. He and I have known each other since we were young. Later on, his career was hindered and he went to do business. Now, he can be considered a big shot in Shenzhen. He felt that you were very similar to me when I was young, and he also knew that I had a son who had been separated from me for more than 20 years. Coincidentally, your surname was also Qin, so he told me. What happened next was very simple. With my power, it was easy for me to find out your whereabouts. Originally, I was not disappointed at all, but the result shocked me. "Qin Changan told Qin Sheng what he knew truthfully, without any exaggeration.
When Qin Sheng heard this result, although he had already guessed it, he still found it unbelievable. He had thought that Qin Changan might have known about his existence after he had arrived in Shanghai, but he did not expect that it would be so long in advance.
After Qin Sheng came to himself, he questioned, "Then why didn't you recognize me?"
Qin Changan looked at the snow outside the window and said with a chuckle, "You have your world, and I also have mine. I think you also know that my world is different from most people's. If I recognized you rashly, not to mention whether you could accept it or not, let you enter my world suddenly, I don't know whether you could bear the pressure. Because I have been separated from you for more than 20 years. Although I am your father, I don't know you at all. I dare not take this risk. I have to know what kind of person you are. "
Qin Changan's words moved Qin Sheng more or less, because what Qin Changan said was indeed reasonable. Qin Sheng already knew that Qin Changan was not simple. If he had really recognized him at that time, he might not have been able to bear the suffocating pressure. The two worlds had no intersection at all, and it was even more different. Ordinary people might need the efforts of three generations to enter this world from that world, but he might need the efforts of a lifetime.
After one question, Qin Sheng continued, "Did you see me before you went to Xiamen?"
Qin Changan asked the servant to come in and pour a glass of water for him. Because it was time to take medicine, Gongsun had been waiting outside early. He asked the servant to bring in the medicine that Qin Changan usually took. After all, he was almost 60 years old, and his body was not as good as before. He had to take good care of himself.
Qin Sheng had been waiting for Qin Changan patiently for a few minutes in total.
After taking the medicine and waiting for the servant to leave, Qin Changan answered Qin Sheng's question, "Yes. The first time was in Xi 'an, which is the afternoon when you returned to Xi' an. In front of the Old Master's grave at the foot of Zhongnan Mountains. The second time was in Shanghai, at the entrance of the community where you live. I saw you in a hurry. "
Qin Changan answered truthfully. After hearing this, Qin Sheng felt more pressure, because Qin Changan's answer was close to his guess, which made him a little panicked.
So Qin Sheng said without warning, "Are Han Guoping and Jiang Xianbang your people?"
Qin Changan shook his head and did not know whether to laugh or cry. "No, I have no intersection with them at all. You don't have to doubt it."
"Then Zhuang Zhou must be your people. What's your relationship with him?" Hearing this, Qin Sheng felt much more at ease. He did not doubt Qin Changan's words. After all, Han Guoping had known him during the two years of traveling, and Jiang Xianbang had known him since he was very young. If they were both Qin Changan's people, then Qin Changan would not have found him so late. However, they were not. But Zhuang Zhou was definitely Qin Changan's people. After all, Zhuang Zhou was outside now.
Qin Changan knew that Qin Sheng would definitely ask this question, so he was not surprised at all. He said in a low voice, "How do you explain my relationship with Zhuang Zhou? We are friends and brothers, but this good relationship was established by your grandfather. Zhuang Zhou has always felt that he owes our Qin Family a big favor, so he has done many things for me these years. I also feel guilty to him. "
Qin Sheng did not expect the relationship between Uncle Zhuang and the Qin Family to be so complicated. But he did not want to think about these things now. Instead, he continued to ask, "I want to know, who is still considered your people?"
This question was more or less childish. It seemed that the recent events had messed up Qin Sheng's basic judgment, making him start to deny many things that had happened in the past. His heart was still too weak and not strong enough.
"Not in Shanghai, not in Xiamen. If there is someone in Hangzhou, Cao Da is counted. After all, he was introduced to you by Zhuang Zhou. If there is someone else, then Old Liu is counted. He is close to the Chen family and knows something about the Old Master. The Chen family sent someone to ask me about it. I was afraid that someone would leak the news, so I went to Hangzhou in person and sealed his mouth. Otherwise, do you think that his paintings could be hyped up so much in the art market recently? " Qin Changan said with a chuckle. His tone seemed very casual, especially when he talked about Master Liu, as if these things were not worth mentioning at all.
As Qin Changan spoke, Qin Sheng's face became more and more gloomy. Because the truth was just as he thought. He had been living in a world arranged by Qin Changan, just like the hero in the world of The Truman Show.
However, he still restrained his impulse and did not lose his temper because he still had questions to ask. So he continued to say, "You know me so well. Do you know everything about me? Have you always sent someone to spy on me in secret? Otherwise, how could Uncle Zhuang save me at the critical moment in Mount Jiuhua? "
Qin Changan knew that the critical moment for the first formal chat between the father and the son had come. However, he did not want to hide anything from Qin Sheng. Although it would make Qin Sheng resent him and make him think that he could do whatever he wanted with money and power, he really wanted to tell Qin Sheng that in many cases, one could really do whatever he wanted with money and power, especially for most ordinary people. This was the cruel reality.
"If you think that it is surveillance, then you can think that it is surveillance. But I think it should be considered as protection for you. Otherwise, I would not have saved you in Mount Jiuhua and Huang Mei Town. If you were an ordinary person, you would have died many times over, "Qin Changan said sharply. Maybe he was too direct and did not care about Qin Sheng's feelings. However, what he said was the truth. Which ordinary person would be so reckless? It was just that Qin Sheng's point of view was different from Qin Changan's.
Qin Changan answered in such a tone, but Qin Sheng did not care about it at all. Because he heard a key word, Huang Mei Town.
It did not occur to him that it was Qin Changan who helped him get through the crisis in Huang Mei Town. He could not accept it, because it made him feel that he was a useless person who needed others' help to get through the crisis. Based on his character, he could not accept such a result at all, because it was a naked insult to him.
Qin Sheng gnashed his teeth and asked, "When did you start your so-called protection?"
"What do you think?" Qin Changan asked back.
Qin Sheng thought for a while and said, "Xiamen, Shanghai, or Xi 'an?"
Qin Changan shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was a little disdainful, because he thought that Qin Sheng should have guessed it. Consequently, he replied, "No, from the moment I found you, you have never been out of my range of ability."
This answer completely ignited the anger that Qin Sheng had suppressed for a long time. With a bang, he bounced up from the ground and said to Qin Changan, "Why?"
Qin Sheng's anger could not threaten Qin Changan, who was used to seeing storms. Qin Changan was still calm and collected. Except for the slight nervousness at the beginning, he was as calm as water at this moment.
He explained with a smile, "I will not tell you why, because it is meaningless for you now. But one day, you will understand my good intention today. "
After saying the last sentence, Qin Changan stood up and left without hesitation. He did not pay attention to Qin Sheng, who was dizzy with anger. He thought that he had said what he should say and was not in the mood to deal with Qin Sheng's meaningless questions.
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