Chapter 1301 - 1273: Talk When We Meet

Chapter 1301: Chapter 1273: Talk When We Meet

Facing Qian’s accusation, Xiaoqiang argued back.

"It’s fine, there’s a thin blanket, and besides, Da Wei likes the sunshine outside. You can’t keep a kid from the wind all the time."

Giving her father absolutely no face, the moment Yu Minglang finished speaking, Xiaowei let out a little achoo.

Yu Minglang hugged the baby and slunk back into the car with his tail between his legs; he didn’t even dare look at what expression his wife had on her face.

"Men just can’t be trusted with kids! You’re hopeless, seriously!" After Qian got in the car, she took her daughter, checked her temperature and then her little nose. Once she was sure the baby was fine—that the sneeze was probably just the cold air irritating her—she relaxed.

She sat in the backseat; the special glass made it convenient for her to nurse the baby. That’s what being a mom is like—no matter how important the business at hand is, you have to remember your mission as a walking milk bottle. Even if it’s an interrogation under hypnosis, you still have to bring the baby along.

"Did you get anything?" Yu Minglang asked her.

Qian shook her head.

"Not really, but I think there’s something really weird, like—ah—!" She hissed in pain. Yu Minglang hurriedly turned around, and totally by accident caught a glimpse of that fair, tender... ahem.

"You little rascal, when Mommy’s talking about serious stuff you’re not allowed to bite Mommy, got it?" Qian gave her daughter’s diaper a playful pat.

"Gurgle gurgle." Xiaowei didn’t understand what Mommy was saying, but she could feel the affection in her tone, so she grinned. The moment she smiled, the nipple slipped out of her mouth, and she quickly latched on again and sucked hard.

Yu Minglang loved watching the baby nurse, that intimate feeling when mother and child are together—especially when the two lock eyes. It was a warmth that words couldn’t describe. Too bad Qian wouldn’t let him take photos; that was a minor regret.

"Where were we... right, what did you find weird?"

"I just hypnotized that neighbor who gave us the tip before, and I even used one of the pills Master gave me."

It’s very hard to get a stranger to completely trust you in hypnosis. To save time, Qian took out the medicine Qio Yu Xuan had given her. There had originally been three pills; she’d used one when escaping Chen Lin’s attempt to kill her, now she’d used another, so there was only one left.

"And?"

"And the result is, he doesn’t remember anything that happened before. Forget the guy’s face, he’s even completely forgotten that Chen Lin was taken away. Even when I tried to extract his deep memories, I failed. It’s like there’s something flashing through my mind, gone in an instant, but I just can’t grasp the inspiration, can’t put my finger on what’s off."

"Forget it, don’t force it if there’s no clue. If the target is you, they’ll have other chances to move against you later. We can look for cracks then all the same. A fox will show its tail sooner or later."

Yu Minglang comforted Qian.

Qian lowered her head to look at the daughter in her arms. The little one had dozed off after nursing for a bit, but she was so attached to the breast she was reluctant to let go. She’d nurse for a while, sleep a little, then wake up a few seconds later to suck a few more times—this cycle of eat-sleep-eat could go on for ages.

Qian didn’t disturb her. Once the intervals between sucks grew longer and longer, she gently lifted the baby up, let her lie on her shoulder to burp and drift into a deep sleep, then adjusted the baby’s sleeping position before continuing to answer Yu Minglang’s question.

"For things that flash past like that, it’s normal not to be able to extract the memory. Deep memories have to be recalled again and again before they’re stored that deep. So it’s perfectly normal that we couldn’t pull those out. The problem is, he can’t even remember Chen Lin being taken away. Don’t you think that’s a bit too deliberate? It’s kind of like—"

Qian dug around for the right word.

"Like a killer using special tools to clean the crime scene, wiping away every fingerprint and clue." Yu Minglang caught on fast, blurting it out in an instant.

Qian slapped her forehead—yes, that was exactly the feeling!

Back inside she’d known something was off but couldn’t quite react in time. Clearly, there are some things you have to discuss with your husband.

"For an ordinary person, cleaning up a crime scene is easy enough. But cleaning up someone’s memory... as far as I know, besides those people from your sect, there aren’t many who can do that, right?"

Yu Minglang’s words gave Qian a jolt.

"Looks like someone’s really unhappy about my showing up, and even wants to kill me by proxy, using Chen Lin’s hand as the knife. Heh, that’s one hell of a grudge. My appearance must have blocked someone’s vested interests."

Qian let out a cold sneer.

"Do you think the one who messed with the hard drive is the same person?"

Qian thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"I can’t say for sure. Maybe, maybe not."

"I think it’s the same guy. He just doesn’t want you to have a smooth life. Last time, when you refused to tell Qio Yu Xuan anything and insisted on figuring it out yourself, that was one thing. But this time, it’s different, the nature of it isn’t the same as before."

The hard drive incident could still barely be spun as ’training’ or ’teaching.’ But brainwashing the neighbor, that was a much bigger deal. There’s a very good chance that the person who wiped the neighbor’s mind is the one who took Chen Lin away and then incited him to hack Qian with a knife.

You could tell at a glance this visitor was anything but friendly.

"I know. I’m not going to let anyone who tries to screw me over get away with it." A cold light flashed off Qian’s whole body. It might take some time to track down the one behind it all, but she would never let that person off.

By now Xiaowei had already taken a little nap. When she opened her eyes and saw Mommy’s sharp expression, her tiny mouth puckered and she burst into tears. This wasn’t the Mommy she knew—waaaah~

"Don’t cry, don’t cry, be good." Qian instantly switched to a gentle face, rhythmically patting the baby.

Yu Minglang watched, utterly enthralled. From domineering boss to tender mother in a heartbeat—that was his adorable wife. The two were just about to delve into the mastermind behind it all when the phone rang.

Qio Yu Xuan?

...

Qio Yu Xuan received Qian and Yu Minglang at his hotel in Q City. Seeing the two of them arrive, his face lit up with a big smile.

"Come, let me hold her!"

Yu Minglang handed Xiaowei’s bundle over to Qio Yu Xuan. The soft little one didn’t act shy at all, blinking her big eyes at him. After staring for a bit, she yawned and actually fell asleep on his shoulder.

"My Da Wei is usually very picky about people, but with you she’s not shy at all." Yu Minglang found it quite strange.

Watching the gentle look on Qio Yu Xuan’s face as he held the baby, Qian’s heart was touched.

For some reason, a phrase suddenly popped into her mind.

Blood is thicker than water.

Family bonds really are a thread you can’t cut. Even if she hadn’t called him "Dad" even once since back then, Qio Yu Xuan had always treated her with a father’s attitude. And when he looked at Xiaowei, it wasn’t like she was just any ordinary baby—his eyes were full of a maternal grandfather’s love for his granddaughter.

"Come on, let’s talk outside." Qio Yu Xuan laid Xiaowei on the bed and carefully tucked a small blanket over her, then led Qian and Yu Minglang into the other room of the hotel suite. The two rooms were connected, so they didn’t have to worry about the baby sleeping uneasily in the other one.

"What did you call us here for?" Qian couldn’t even be bothered to ask how Qio Yu Xuan knew she was in Q City. With Ark around, the moment she made a move, Qio Yu Xuan would know.