Lord, give up! Madam has too many vests

Chapter 378 Mother and daughter recognize each other

Bai Xiaoyu grabbed Qin Shi's sleeve, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "Brother Qin, please help me! I really didn't mean it. I don't want to go to the police station. Fang'er is still so young; he can't be without me to take care of him!"

"If you are truly innocent, the police department will naturally not wrong you." Qin Shi said indifferently, gently pulling away the sleeve she was holding, his tone completely calm.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyu turned to Shen Yunzhong, her eyes full of pleading: "President Shen, you have to help me! About the medicine..."

Shen Yunzhong glanced at her quickly, signaling her not to say anything out of line, then softened his tone to reassure her: "Don't be nervous. Since you're innocent, just cooperate with the investigation, and you'll be out soon."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the sound of police officers' footsteps echoed down the corridor. Since the X Research Institute had already filed a police report in Singapore, Bai Xiaoyu had no way to refute the allegations and could only be taken away by the police to assist with the investigation. Before leaving, she looked back resentfully in Qin Shi's direction.

"What bad luck! Nothing good ever comes from running into you!" Old Madam Qin watched Bai Xiaoyu's disappearing figure, her anger rising. She pounded her cane on the ground, her resentment subtly directed at Yan Lan. Suddenly, her tone shifted resolutely, "Ren'ai Hospital clearly has problems. The old man can't stay here any longer; he must be taken home to be cared for!"

"I'll arrange for someone to bring Dad back to the villa right away." Madam Qin breathed a sigh of relief. Although the announcement from the X Research Institute revealed the drug crisis, it also gave her hope—since they were researching this type of neurological drug, perhaps there was still a chance for her grandfather's illness to improve.

"No need to go to the villa, come back to my place." Old Madam Qin scoffed, her tone firm and unyielding. "You haven't even been able to manage your own household affairs all these years, how can you take good care of the old man? I'll do it myself." In recent years, she had been living in Singapore and had bought an old house in the city center. She relied on Shen Yunzhong to take care of her every day, and he was even more attentive and considerate than Madam Qin, her own daughter.

"This..." Madam Qin looked hesitant and gently reminded her, "Mom, you're getting old and your health isn't very good. I'll take care of you. I can hire professional medical staff to come to our home and make sure they take good care of Dad."

"I don't need your interference!" Old Madam Qin gave no room for maneuver whatsoever. "My place is quiet and more suitable for patients to recuperate."

Seeing her mother's stubborn expression, Madam Qin knew that further persuasion would be useless, so she had no choice but to compromise: "Alright then. But I need to send two medical staff over to help, so that they can monitor Dad's condition at any time."

As soon as they stepped out of Ren'ai Hospital, Qin Shengsheng couldn't help but complain to Yan Lan, "Grandma is really something! Shen Yunzhong has been targeting my mom like that, yet she still protects her at every turn. I really suspect he's given Grandma some kind of spell!"

Madam Qin followed behind, listening to her daughter's words, and smiled bitterly with helplessness: "You know your grandmother's temper. I've gotten used to it over the years." If she didn't know that she was her biological son, she would have suspected that Shen Yunzhong was the "son" her mother loved.

"Lanlan, we owe you so much again this time. You have really helped our Qin family a lot." Madam Qin stepped forward, held Yan Lan's hand tightly, and her eyes were full of sincere gratitude. "You and your mother have saved the lives of almost everyone in our Qin family. I don't know how to thank you enough."

Yan Lan gently shook her head, her tone gentle: "Mrs. Qin, you're too kind. If I should thank you, it's you who takes good care of Xiao Xi."

As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously stole a glance behind her—Qin Shi was holding little Qin Xi, listening to the little one chattering away. The setting sun cast a rare, gentle light on the father and daughter.

"So, Aunt Yan Lan is my mom!" Xiao Xi suddenly shouted, tilting her head back, her eyes shining like two stars.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xi broke free from Qin Shi's embrace and ran to Yan Lan's side with her short legs, reaching out to hug her legs tightly.

Qin Shi stood behind the two of them, raised his hand and pressed his temples, looking both troubled and helpless.

In fact, he had never hidden Yan Lan's existence. Over the years, he always told his daughter, "Mom is busy with very important things abroad." But after much consideration, he decided to expose her to the world in public.

Qin Shi had actually seen it all. Yan Lan had looked at Xiao Xi several times, her hand already raised, but she had restrained herself. Her expression of wanting to hug her but not daring to did so was full of grievances.

Yan Lan was suddenly hugged by Xiao Qinxi, and her body stiffened. She stood there helplessly, her fingertips slightly curled.

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, her heart aching with bitterness. She was most afraid of her daughter blaming her; such a young child couldn't possibly understand the hardship she had endured by "abandoning" her back then.

"mom!"

Little Qin Xi looked up with her rosy cheeks and her eyes curved into crescents, and couldn't wait to say, "I knew it! My mom is definitely a hundred times prettier than Qin Fang's mom!"

As she spoke, little Qin Xi stretched out her tiny hands and pleaded in her sweet, childish voice, "Mommy, hug me! I want kisses and to be lifted up high!"

Almost instinctively, Yan Lan pulled Xiao Xi into her arms, her nose brushing against her daughter's soft hair. The faint scent of milk candy filled her nostrils, instantly shattering all her pretense.

"Xiaoxi, I'm sorry... Mommy is so sorry."

Yan Lan buried her face in her daughter's neck, her voice choked with sobs, and the stinging feeling in her nose welled up into hot tears that slid down her cheeks.

Madam Qin, standing to the side, took out a handkerchief and kept wiping the corners of her eyes. Qin Shengsheng also turned her face away and secretly wiped away the moisture from her reddened eyes.

"Mother."

Xiao Xi reached out her little hand and gently patted Yan Lan's back, comforting her like a little adult. Then she suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Chao Chao is my little brother, right?"

Before Yan Lan could respond, she smugly muttered, "Hehe, I secretly took off Chaochao's mask while he was sleeping! He looks exactly like Daddy when he was little!"

"I'm not telling this stinky daddy!" Little Qin Xi wrinkled her little nose, her tone full of indignation. She patted Yan Lan's back lightly, as if to emphasize her stance. "It's all because he always doted on Qin Fang and never played with me much! This time I'm going to keep it a secret for Mommy and my little brother!"

"Xiao Xi, it's time to go home." Qin Shi stepped forward, his voice a little softer than usual, but his gaze unconsciously fell on Yan Lan's reddened eyes.

Little Qin Xi hugged Yan Lan's neck tightly, nuzzling her head against her chest, her face full of reluctance.

"Mommy, we're going to have a video call tonight!" Even after Qin Shi gently picked her up, she kept waving her little hand at Yan Lan.

Seeing Yan Lan and Xiao Xi waving goodbye with reluctance, a trace of guilt flashed across Madam Qin's eyes.

She then seemed to remember something, stepped forward and took Yan Lan's hand, her tone earnest: "Lanlan, I'm so sorry, I just finished troubling you, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

Madam Qin paused, her gaze fixed on the hospital building, filled with worry. "It's about the old man's condition. We really have no other options and would like to hear your opinion."