Chapter 161: I don't mind locking you up

"Mom!"

In the Qin family villa, Xiao Shiliu suddenly threw himself into Xing'er's arms, wrapped his arms around her neck, and said affectionately:

"You're finally back, I've missed you to death."

Seeing this, Mother Qin hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Xiao Shiliu away from Shi Yi's arms.

"Xiao Shiliu, Mom just got discharged from the hospital, you can't let Mom hold you."

"I know, Xiao Shiliu won't pester Mom. Xiao Shiliu has grown up, I'll take care of Mom from now on!"

The little boy pretended to be sensible and said in a serious tone.

"You, take care of yourself first! Did you fold your quilt today? Did you wash your own little underpants clean?"

Qin Hao Bei squatted down and poked Xiao Shiliu's little nose with a mischievous grin.

Xiao Shiliu put his hands on his little waist, pouted his little mouth, and said:

"Uncle, you haven't washed your own little underpants yet, have you? Hmph, you only know how to lecture me!"

"Hahahaha, stop messing around, come and eat!"

Father Qin walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron, carrying a steaming dish in his hands.

Before long, the whole family was sitting around the dining table, which was filled with a sumptuous feast, all cooked by Father Qin himself.

"Today, to celebrate Xing'er's discharge, I'm going to have a drink too!"

Father Qin smiled, untied his apron, and took out a bottle of high-end white liquor, which had been aged for many years.

Mother Qin hurriedly tried to stop him:

"Oh my, how many years has it been since you drank? Being so reckless, wanting to drink white liquor, aren't you afraid of acting like a drunkard later!"

Qin Hao Bei chuckled, took the white liquor, and filled his father's glass.

Then, he poured a full glass for himself.

"Mom, Dad is happy today, just let him have a drink. Besides, I'll keep Dad company with a drink."

"I think you're the one who wants to drink!"

Mother Qin rolled her eyes at her son and simply ignored him.

She turned and placed a lamb chop into Xing'er's plate, smiling gently as she said:

"Xing'er, try this lamb chop. Your godfather stewed it for over two hours."

"Godmother, I can do it myself, no need to take care of me!"

Shi Yi blushed with some embarrassment; she hadn't expected Father Qin to cook for her personally today.

She lowered her head and took a bite of the lamb chop, immediately praising it endlessly:

"Mmm, it's delicious! I didn't expect Godfather's cooking to be this good!"

"Not bad, right?"

Mother Qin said quite proudly: "During this time while I've been recuperating at home and Beibei has been busy, it's all been your godfather's cooking. If you like it, move back in! How about letting Godfather cook for you every day?"

Before Shi Yi could speak, she heard Father Qin chime in:

"You must move back in!"

Father Qin usually spoke very little and rarely gave orders, but he had drunk some alcohol, so he said whatever was on his mind at the moment.

"I didn't agree to it in the first place, you living outside alone, but Beibei said he could protect you, and look... something happened, didn't it!"

"This time, you move back immediately, and it's best if... you stay home honestly and don't take another step away from home!"

Shi Yi:...

She truly hadn't expected Father Qin to have such an overbearing side; she finally knew who Qin Hao Bei inherited that faint sense of oppression from.

"But..."

"No 'buts'."

Father Qin blocked all of Shi Yi's words with an unquestionable tone, "You are a member of our Qin family, so you must live with our family."

Hearing Father Qin's words, Shi Yi's heart suddenly felt a pang of soreness.

To be honest, she still felt some distance toward the Qin family in her heart, after all, they had no blood relation to her.

But she hadn't expected Father Qin to truly treat her as family.

At this moment, Qin Hao Bei curled his lips cunningly and said:

"Dad has spoken, so Xing'er, you should just be obedient."

"Tomorrow I'll go with you to your rental place to move your things. The room... has already been tidied up, it's the same one as before, the sheets and quilt have all been freshly changed..."

"Just waiting for you to come and live in it!"

The black SUV was driving on the road.

"Brother, how did you know right away that day that the person who kidnapped Xiao Shiliu was Gu Fei?"

In the passenger seat, Shi Yi recalled the whole incident of Xiao Shiliu's kidnapping and asked with some confusion.

Qin Hao Bei curled his lips into a smile.

"Heh, you only just found out? I installed a listening device in your house."

"What did you say? A listening device? How come I didn't know?!"

Shi Yi's amber eyes widened instantly.

"That's right, it was in the flowerpot in your living room. After receiving your call that day, I went to check the recording immediately, and as a result, I heard Gu Fei's voice."

"So that's how it was..."

Shi Yi then vaguely remembered that her brother had indeed given her a pot of amaryllis.

At the time... he had also told her not to touch that flowerpot.

Shi Yi had thought that if she touched it, the flower would die... as it turned out, it was because he had installed a listening device?!

"No, Brother, why didn't you tell me?! Everything was fine, why did you install a listening device?"

"What was fine about it? I had long anticipated that your sister wanted to harm you. That person, she won't stop until she achieves her goal."

"But... but..."

Shi Yi gritted her teeth, still feeling somewhat unwilling.

"Did you... did you only install one listening device? Are there any... cameras or anything?"

Thinking about it now, this brother of hers had a mind far deeper than she could imagine.

"What are you thinking? I'm not a voyeur, but..."

Qin Hao Bei tugged at the corners of his lips:

"If Xing'er likes, we can install one at home in the future, that way when I'm training, I can know what Xing'er is doing..."

"Pah, pah, pah!"

Shi Yi frowned in dissatisfaction.

"Brother, you're going too far, I'm not your prisoner!"

"Heh, if you're not obedient, I don't mind locking you up as a prisoner. Don't forget, I'm a soldier, I specialize in catching prisoners!"

Shi Yi:...

An hour later, the SUV stopped downstairs at Happiness Street No. 3 Courtyard.

Shi Yi and Qin Hao Bei climbed the old stairs one after the other and arrived at the fourth-floor corridor.

Before they even reached the door, a figure suddenly appeared in the distance.

It was the figure of a middle-aged woman, waiting outside her own door.

Shi Yi walked over and discovered that it was actually Liu Wanxin.

She saw that her clothes were disheveled, her messy hair was tied behind her head, her complexion was sallow, and she wasn't wearing a bit of makeup. The whole person looked like a haggard rural woman, without a trace of a wealthy lady.

"Liu... Madam, why are you here?"

Shi Yi had already severed the mother-daughter relationship with her, so she wouldn't call her "Mom" again.

When Liu Wanxin saw Shi Yi and Qin Hao Bei, a glimmer of light suddenly burst into her dim eyes.

She stepped forward and grabbed Shi Yi's collar, her eyes nearly frantic.

"Miss Shen, Mr. Qin..."

"Please, tell me, where exactly is my daughter, Shi Xi?!" ===== CHAPTER 162 =====