"Sweetie, where did you get the photo?"
"Don't change the subject, mommy, tell me, do you like that hot-tempered man?"
Lin Zirui put away his phone and seriously asked with his dark eyes raised.
"Cough cough, no, that's a misunderstanding."
Lin Qian touched her nose, "Mommy was trying clothes on for him, and I almost fell, so he just gave me a hand, that's all."
"Really? Mommy, he didn't bully you, did he? If he did, you have to tell Sweetie."
"No, sweetie, his temper... doesn't seem that bad."
Lin Qian thought of Yin Moran's actions today and somehow wanted to say a few good words for him.
Lin Zirui narrowed his eyes like a little adult, looking at Lin Qian with an inquisitive face.
"Mommy, it seems like you don't dislike Candy's dad, huh?"
It looked like Candy was right, if they could just get to know each other better, maybe...
He was the top tycoon of Su City, if he really was good to mommy, Lin Zirui was willing to let him be his dad.
That way, mommy wouldn't have to work so hard just to support him.
"Ah? Sweetie, have you had dinner? I'll go make you dinner."
"Mommy, do you know what this change of subject is called?"
"What?"
"There's no silver here three hundred taels."
"..."
His mother couldn't help but laugh at her son's joke.
After sharing a laugh, Lin Zirui headed into the kitchen and brought out the dinner he had made.
Lin Qian heaped praises on her son, feeling incredibly warm inside.
Her son was truly an angel sent from heaven, how much she adored him!
After dinner, Lin Qian was cleaning the dishes in the kitchen.
Her phone in her pocket began to ring.
Lin Qian wiped her hands and pulled the phone out of her pocket to see, then hurriedly answered.
"Hello, Mr. Qin, have you found my dad?"
The call was from the private detective, and she was eager to hear that he had found her dad's whereabouts.
Only by locating her father would she have a lead on her two other children.
"Yes, Miss Lin, I've located your father. He just entered 'Meili'. Do you want to come now?"
"Yes, I'll come right now."
Lin Qian's face lit up with excitement, she hung up the phone, took off her apron, and quickly walked outside.
"Sweetie, mommy has to go out for a bit now, you stay at home and be good, okay?"
This 'Meili' is a well-known club in Su City.
Its facilities and services are top-notch, and it's one of the favorite leisure and entertainment spots for the rich and powerful.
She had to get there as fast as possible.
"Mommy, are you going out again? Where to?"
Lin Zirui came out of his room, asking with concern.
"Mommy found grandpa's whereabouts, and I'm going to meet him now."
Lin Qian grabbed her belongings, went to the door to change her shoes, and ruffled Lin Zirui's hair: "Sweetie, mommy might find out where your brother and sister are soon."
So she was going to see grandpa.
Lin Zirui frowned, "Mommy, I'll go with you."
Grandpa was a gambler, and it was he who had sold his siblings.
He didn't feel safe letting mommy go see him alone.
"No need, sweetie, don't worry about mommy."
Lin Qian well understood the little guy's thoughts, she took out a spray bottle from her cross-body bag and shook it, "Mommy will protect herself."
Going to meet her own biological father, she would indeed be on guard.
After all, she dared not believe in the character of someone who would sell his own grandchild.
Lin Qian hailed a cab and quickly arrived at her destination.
Under the night sky, the neon lights flickered, making the entrance of the club especially dazzling.
"Miss Lin, to finish what a good person starts, this club is members-only. Just report my membership name and you'll be able to get in."
At the entrance, the private detective who knew Lin Qian's plight well empathized with her, "I've already been inside, your father should be on the third floor in room 303 right now."
Hearing this, Lin Qian bowed gratefully to the private detective, paid him the remaining money, and hurried towards the interior of the club.
Dim lighting, luxurious setting, bustling crowd...
Lin Qian had no interest in the sights, and went straight to the third floor.
Upon arriving at room 303, she took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
Inside the room, the lights were dim and sensuous, with the smell of alcohol and smoke intermingling.
A man was sitting on the sofa, with two scantily clad women in his arms.
The women, with their whiny voices, called him "Boss Lin" affectionately, tending to the man's contentment.
This man was none other than Lin Qian's father, Lin Hai.
"Dad."
Lin Qian suppressed the revulsion in her heart, turned up the lights, and fixed her gaze on Lin Hai.
Lin Hai squinted his eyes unabashedly surveying Lin Qian; it took him a good while to recognize who she was.
"Well, isn't this that new daughter of mine? What brings you here? Tsk tsk, you're getting prettier every time."
Hearing these words, Lin Qian clenched her fists, "Dad, please tell me, whom did you sell my two children to?"
There was supposed to be no affection between her and this so-called father.
They hadn't lived together since she was a child, and in the end, he had almost ruined her life.
If it weren't for the need to refer to him as "father," she'd rather kill him.
"Those two kids? Want to know? Fine, bring me another five million, and I'll tell you where the children are."
Lin Hai's aged eyes shifted, a glint of scheming flashing through them.
"Five million? Dad, those are your own grandchildren. You've already sold them once, how can you still ask me for money?"
How could she have such a father?
It was truly despairing.
"Are you going to give it or not? If not, get out and don't hinder my fun."
Lin Hai hugged the women on either side, kissing each lasciviously.
The two women, with faces of jest, poured wine for him and teased his mouth with fruits.
Witnessing this disgusting scene, Lin Qian felt her chest heave.
She pulled out a recording pen, "Dad, I've recorded our conversation just now. You better tell me the truth about where my children are, or I'll call the police."
"You..."
Lin Hai was startled, a fierce flash crossing his eyes, "Lin Qian, I'm your father, how dare you treat me this way?"
"Dad, as long as you tell me the truth about where my children are, I won't pursue your responsibility."
He was her father?
She would rather he wasn't!
Lin Qian stood silently, looking down at Lin Hai's eyes from her height, waiting for him to tell her the whereabouts of her children.
"Your two children..."
Lin Hai paused, and Lin Qian's heart leaped to her throat, "Where are my children?"
"They..."
Bang!
A loud noise as the door of the room was pushed open.
Lin Qian was startled and turned around to see several grim-looking men in black stride in.
Following them in was a middle-aged man.
He had a scarred face, an air of ferocity about him, and moved with a sinister gait.