This was the first time Xie Wantang had sneaked back home without a word or any prior notice.
This wasn’t her daughter’s usual style, which was why Qin Siyuan asked this question.
Prompted by Qin Siyuan, Xie Ningmeng also reacted, “Tangbao, who bullied you? Tell Mom and Dad, our whole family will stand up for you. Was it that Lu Yanshen?”
“…”
Xie Wantang was speechless. Her parents were simply too sharp.
She had thought she had perfectly adjusted her emotions without any flaw.
So how on earth did they figure out she had been wronged?
In front of her close and loving parents, Xie Wantang no longer hid anything. “Mom, Dad, I want a divorce.”
Qin Siyuan and his wife: “…”
“If you want a divorce, then divorce. We never wanted you to marry so far away in the first place. Later, have your dad call your eldest brother and ask him to come back to personally handle this matter for you.”
Xie Ningmeng was the first to respond, fully supporting Xie Wantang’s decision.
But the next moment, Xie Ningmeng detected Xie Wantang’s pregnancy pulse.
“Tangbao, you’re pregnant. Did you know?”
“…”
Xie Ningmeng had inadvertently felt the pulse at Xie Wantang’s wrist. As the successor and current head of the Xie Family’s traditional Chinese medicine practice, she was exceptionally skilled at pulse diagnosis.
Patients from all over the country who believed in traditional Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis and treatment sought her out by reputation.
The Qin Family was the wealthiest in Haishi, ranking among the nation’s top affluent families. Every member of the family was a well-known figure, including Xie Wantang.
The reason Xie Wantang’s biological parents thought she was from the countryside was because Xie Wantang had deliberately made it so.
After finally confirming that Lu Yanshen, the second young master of the Lu Family in Sijiucheng, was her savior from years ago, she unexpectedly learned that the Xie and Lu families were planning to arrange a marriage alliance.
She had always known she was an adopted daughter of the Qin Family. As for her biological parents, she had known since adulthood that they were the Xie Family in Sijiucheng.
However, after observing them for a while, she decided not to reunite with them.
If the Lu Family hadn’t decided to form a marriage alliance with the Xie Family, she wouldn’t have gone to acknowledge them as family.
At the time, she provided information that she was from the countryside in Haishi. She had the family maid, Nanny Wu, stay with her in the countryside, waiting for the Xie Family to find her.
Sure enough, everything proceeded according to her plan.
Her biological parents had no idea that her adoptive parents were the wealthiest family in Haishi; they thought Nanny Wu alone had raised her.
She also had no intention of letting the Lu and Qin families meet.
After all, repaying the favor was her personal matter, and she didn’t want to drag her adoptive parents’ entire family into it.
As for Lu Yanshen, the Qin Family’s son-in-law, meeting his real parents-in-law and three brothers-in-law—Xie Wantang’s original plan was to arrange it once Lu Yanshen fell in love with her.
Unfortunately, it seemed now there was no such opportunity, nor was it necessary anymore.
“I know, Mom,” Xie Wantang nodded.
“It seems that man surnamed Lu truly hurt you,” Xie Ningmeng said with understanding.
“It’s getting late. Have Nanny Wu cook some of your favorite late-night snacks. Tomorrow, when your brothers return, this is a major family matter. We’ll all discuss it together,” Qin Siyuan said.
Then, Qin Siyuan added, “Divorce is definitely happening. We just need to discuss how to go about it.”
“Mm,” Xie Wantang nodded again, her eyes growing warm.
After eating and drinking her fill, Xie Wantang returned to her room. As she soaked in the warm bathtub, she began to seriously reflect on the past three years.
Before the review was finished, she received a call from her eldest senior brother.
“Queen, are you asleep?” he asked from the other end.
“No, not yet. Is something the matter, eldest senior brother?”
Xie Wantang knew that her eldest senior brother had been working abroad on official business in recent years. He was very busy, and his work was highly confidential. Occasionally, he would contact her for help.
“Yes, there’s a kidnapping case. We intercepted part of the suspect’s voice, but none of the experts here can identify the relevant details. Could you help me listen to it? Don’t feel pressured—if you can’t figure it out, we’ll think of other solutions.”
“Alright, send it over.”
“Okay, thank you, Queen.”
“No need to be polite, eldest senior brother.”
After hanging up, Xie Wantang stood up from the bathtub, dried herself off, returned to her room, and waited for her eldest senior brother to send the audio file.
She took out her specialized headphones and played the audio file her eldest senior brother sent three times in a row. Then, she focused intently on writing her analysis data.
For example, the environment, the wind speed in the audio, and most importantly, extracting several distinctive points from the complex voiceprint environment.
She was completely absorbed in her focus.
A few minutes later, she sent over the analysis report. “Eldest senior brother, this is all the information I could extract for now. I hope it helps. If you need more, I can try extracting again.”
A few more minutes later, Xie Wantang received a reply from her eldest senior brother. “That’s enough. We’ve pinpointed the location. I can’t thank you enough. When I return to the country, I’ll treat you to a big meal.”
“Alright.”
At that moment, Xie Wantang had no idea that the data she provided had helped rescue Lu Rourou.
After shutting down her phone and going to sleep, at 2 a.m., she received a message from Lu Yanshen: “Rourou has been rescued. Once the doctor finishes checking her and confirms she’s fine, we’ll return.”
Xie Wantang, who was fast asleep, naturally didn’t see Lu Yanshen’s message.
She didn’t see it after waking up either, because the message had been deleted by her third brother, Qin Muchuan, who had rushed back home in the middle of the night.
This guy was about to be dumped by his precious sister. What kind of nonsense message was he sending in the middle of the night?
What was he trying to prove?
The next day, at 10 a.m.
Xie Wantang finally woke up.
Sleeping in her own home felt deep and secure.
She slept extremely comfortably.
Xie Wantang stretched contentedly, only to be startled when she opened her eyes and saw her three handsome brothers suddenly in her room.
Xie Wantang quickly sat up. “Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, you’re all back?”
“I came home in the middle of the night and even came into your room to tuck you in.” In front of his sister, Qin Laosan completely shed his domineering CEO persona and was the first to speak up and claim credit.
“Thank you, third brother.” Xie Wantang smiled.
“Are you awake now?” Qin Laoda, Qin Muyang, asked gently.
“Yes, I’m awake, eldest brother.” Xie Wantang nodded.
“The toothpaste is squeezed, and the face-washing water is ready. Go freshen up, and we’ll wait for you downstairs.” The aloof Qin Laoer also made sure to assert his presence in front of his sister.
“Thank you, second brother.”
“Take your time, no rush.”
With that, Qin Muyang led his two younger brothers out of the room.
After her three tall, handsome, and uniquely charming brothers left, Xie Wantang finally let out a sigh of relief.
The pressure was too much.
Twenty minutes later, Xie Wantang came out of her room and went downstairs. Her father was there, but her mother wasn’t home. Since it wasn’t the weekend, he had opened his laptop and was still looking at stock market analysis charts.
Her father was an investment expert, nicknamed the Stock God, the kind who was exceptionally skilled at trading stocks.
“Tangbao, Mom has gone to the clinic and won’t be back until this afternoon. Come over and have breakfast first.” Qin Siyuan closed her laptop upon seeing her daughter.
“Mm.” Xie Wantang walked to the dining table.
Four servings of breakfast were neatly arranged in front of her.