Ah Chul placed his hand on the doorknob. Jiang Qianren glanced at Xin Qing. Xin Qing quickly hid behind the sofa.
Jiang Qianren took out his gun. Ah Chul nodded. "Who is it?"
The knocking on the door stopped. After two seconds, a clear voice came in. "It's me."
Jiang Qianren frowned. Just as he was about to say his name, Ah Chul opened the door with wide eyes. "Young Master?" he said.
Young Master? Ying Qingcang? Jiang Qianren was not the only one who was shocked. Xin Qing was shocked as well. Ah Chul had already opened the door. Ying Qingcang stood in the doorway, dressed in a black coat. When he saw Jiang Qianren, his eyes darkened.
"Miss?" Ah Chul could not make up his mind. Should he let him in or not?
Xin Qing walked over slowly and asked tentatively, "Why... why are you here?"
Ying Qingcang's gaze finally left Jiang Qianren. He looked at Xin Qing with a mocking expression. "Is this how you greet your guests?"
Xin Qing was offended by his attitude. She retorted bluntly, "But President Ying is not my guest!"
She glared at Ah Chul. "Close the door. Don't let anyone in!"
Jiang Qianren took a few steps back and stood beside Xin Qing. He deliberately leaned against her arm. "See? If I didn't come to protect you, you'd be in danger!"
Ah Chul did not know if it was an illusion, but he suddenly felt that the wind outside had become colder. He shivered and said carefully to Ying Qingcang, "Young Master, you..."
"This place is mine." Ying Qingcang glanced at him. Ah Chul immediately admitted defeat. He lowered his head and said nothing.
Xin Qing snorted. "How refreshing! Hehe, yours? Call me and I'll hear it. If something in this house answers you, we'll let you in. "
Pa! Ying Qingcang slapped a few pieces of paper on Ah Chul's head.
Ah Chul hurriedly took it and glanced at it. Then, he swallowed his saliva and passed it to Xin Qing. "It's … it's Young Master who bought this place."
Xin Qing grabbed it and glanced at it. Then, she glared at Ying Qingcang and asked, "What do you mean?"
Ying Qingcang leaned to the side. At this time, the other three discovered that there was a large wooden board outside. There was food on it, and a long rope was dragged on the snowy ground. It looked like it had been dragged here.
"I came here two days ago and stayed in the house in the north. I didn't expect the mountain to be blocked by the heavy snow." Ying Qingcang raised his eyebrows. "I have food and water, but I don't know how to generate electricity."
Xin Qing looked at him. "What do you mean?" You want to move in? There was no door or window. Xin Qing wanted to pounce on him and bite him to death.
"I'm not here to ask for your permission." Ying Qingcang looked arrogant. "The place you're staying in is my place. I've already given you a lot of face by bringing food here. If you don't let me in, I'll sue you when we get down the mountain."
Xin Qing gritted her teeth. Ah Chul quickly said, "Young Miss, Young Master is right. Besides … outside … outside."
Ying Qingcang would freeze to death if they didn't let him in at this time.
"Then why don't you move the things in?" Jiang Qianren suddenly said with a smile. Xin Qing snorted and went upstairs.
Ying Qingcang glanced sideways at Ah Chul. Ah Chul resigned himself to his fate and went out to move the things. As for Jiang Qianren, how could they count on him to help …
"Asha!" After Xin Qing went upstairs, she saw the children playing a jigsaw puzzle. To be exact, Xunxun and Xiao Rui were playing with Asha.
Xunxun saw Xin Qing and gloated. "He's here?"
"How did you know?"
Xiao Rui pointed at the window. "He was standing at the window just now. He saw him knocking on the door."
"Who's here?" Asha asked in confusion. "Is it someone who's here to take us home?"
Xin Qing thought for a moment and decided to tell Asha about it first. They would run into each other when they went down for dinner later. "Asha, you … Ying Qingcang is here."
"My daddy?" Asha's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. "He doesn't want mommy and Asha anymore. He's not my daddy anymore."
Xunxun picked up the little girl, his heart aching. "Be a good girl, Asha. Ignore him. Brother Xunxun is here!"
"He'll stay with us until the snow stops," Xin Qing said, patting her daughter's head. "He'll freeze to death if we kick him out."
Asha kept her head down and said nothing. Xiao Rui leaned over and whispered something into her ear. Only then did Asha feel better. She nodded. "Okay."
Xunxun narrowed his eyes. Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows at him.
After Xin Qing went downstairs, Xunxun asked, "Tell me, Brother Xunxun. What did Xiao Rui say to you?"
"Nothing!" Asha scratched her head. She hadn't showered for two days. She felt terrible.
Xiao Rui smiled. "That's a secret between us!"
Xunxun's face darkened.
"Tell me, Asha. I'll find a way to let Asha take a shower tonight!"
Asha raised her head happily. "I can take a shower?"
"Yeah!" Xunxun pinched her cheeks. "Tell me!"
"Xiao Rui said that if Uncle Jiang is here, we can anger Daddy to death and make him jealous!" After Ah Sha finished speaking, she said with some uncertainty, "Can we anger Daddy to death with Uncle Jiang here?" She suddenly shook her head violently. "You can't call him daddy anymore. He's no longer Asha's daddy!"
Xiao Rui saw that Su Qianci was upset again. He quietly put on his clothes. "I'll go shovel the snow for you.
Xunxun gave Xiao Rui a silent thumbs up.
Xin Qing made dinner. Ah Chul was her assistant. Being in the kitchen meant that they could avoid the silent battle between the two men in the living room. He believed that if they were filming a movie, even a piece of paper would be burned to cinders. Ah Chul even thought he heard the crackling of electricity.
Jiang Qianren was used to living in the wilderness. He easily chopped down a tree outside and set up a simple table in the living room. Then, he tossed some firewood into the table and started a fire. He then hung a large iron pot on top of the table to boil water. For one thing, the pot would warm the room up. For another, the water would be boiled for everyone to take a shower later.
Ying Qingcang sat on the couch and crossed his legs while watching Jiang Qianren do all that. Neither of them said a word to each other the whole time. Ah Chul carefully carried the dishes out of the kitchen. After he set the dishes down, he shouted upstairs.
"Time to eat!" He thought that calling the children down might lighten the mood.
But Asha ran into Jiang Qianren's arms the moment she came down. She even called him Uncle Jiang affectionately. What was going on? Since when were the two of them so close? Hadn't they only met twice?
At that moment, Xin Qing came out of the kitchen with the dishes. She saw Ying Qingcang's dark expression and felt wronged. "Time to eat. If someone doesn't want to eat, then don't eat. It'll save food."
Jiang Qianren was so happy that he wanted to drag Asha away to eat, but Xunxun beat him to it. He pulled Asha into his arms. "He's a germaphobe," Xiao Rui said seriously. "He can only touch my sister. That's why he won't let anyone else touch her."
What kind of logic was that? Jiang Qianren did not understand. Ying Qingcang suddenly stood up and strode to the dining table. He picked up the bowl and started eating.
"Let's eat! Let's eat! "Ah Chul quickly filled the bowls with rice for everyone else.
The meal was filled with glints of swords. Every time Asha put food in Jiang Qianren's bowl, Ying Qingcang would do the same. Then, when Jiang Qianren took the food himself, Xiao Rui would snatch it from him on purpose. Fortunately, Xunxun told Asha to focus on eating later. Only then did Asha forget about giving food to Jiang Qianren. Xin Qing stole a few glances at Ying Qingcang. She did not know if Ying Qingcang had seen her or not, but he ignored her anyway.
After the meal, Jiang Qianren stood up and went to the kitchen with Xin Qing. "I'll wash the dishes for you!"
"It's okay. You sit down!"
"No." Jiang Qianren rushed to clear the table. "The water's too cold. Don't get your hands wet. Just stand there and give me orders!"
The two of them went to the kitchen. Before entering, Jiang Qianren even turned around to glance at Ying Qingcang. Ah Chul thought that was a blatant provocation. However, Ying Qingcang did not react at all. Instead, he picked up his teacup and sat on the windowsill, looking out the window.
"Asha, let's go upstairs. I'll boil the water for you to take a bath!" Xunxun pulled her to her feet. Asha's eyes were red. She was still staring at Ying Qingcang. Xiao Rui blocked her gaze. "Sis, mom will be sad if you do this."
Ah Sha sniffled and said, "I'm sorry. I'm going upstairs now!" After that, she ran up the stairs on her own.
"You're hurting her," Xunxun said, glaring at Xiao Rui coldly. "There's another way."
"This is the most direct and effective way," Xiao Rui said expressionlessly. He walked past Xunxun. "One more thing, let me remind you. Don't turn my big sister into a porcelain doll. The Ying family's children are not delicate dodder flowers in the garden."
Xunxun clenched his fists. Without saying a word, he followed Xiao Rui upstairs.
At night, Xin Qing and the children slept on the second floor. The three men slept on the first floor. In the middle of the night, Xin Qing suddenly felt sick to her stomach. She rolled around in bed for a long time. In the end, she put on a jacket and went downstairs to get herself a glass of water.
The generator was very noisy, so the room was not turned on at night. The room was pitch-black. Xin Qing only turned off her phone when she reached the first floor. She poured herself a glass of water under the cold white light. Then, she moved closer to the window to check if the snow had stopped.
She saw a figure move on the sofa. Startled, she was about to scream when the figure spoke.
"You came down in the middle of the night. Are you trying to seduce me again?" Ying Qingcang's voice echoed in the empty room. It was so damn pleasant to the ears.
Xin Qing clutched her chest and took a few steps back. "I was just getting myself a glass of water." She raised the glass in her hand. "President Ying, you sure have a lot of free time. Instead of sleeping, you're sitting here scaring people."
"What do you think of this place?" Ying Qingcang suddenly asked her. Xin Qing realized that he was talking about the investment. She looked out the window and said, "Didn't you claim to never make mistakes? Since you've already bought this piece of land in secret, why are you asking me now? "
Ying Qingcang slowly rose to his feet and walked towards her. Xin Qing's heart began to pound again. The moment Ying Qingcang approached her, she turned around and tried to run. But in the next second, someone grabbed her arm. Xin Qing tried to break free. Unexpectedly, Ying Qingcang did not even use any strength. Xin Qing pushed too hard and fell into the man's arms.
"Pfft!" A mocking laugh came from above. "What? You really want to use the sex trick? Sure. If you serve me well, I might consider working with you … "
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