Chapter 508 - Chi Wanqing’s Decision!
Chapter 508: Chi Wanqing’s Decision!
It was late at night when Chi Wanqing dragged her exhausted body to the door of her house. She squeezed out a satisfied smile on her face. “Qian Qian, Sister is back!”
The lights in the room were off, and it was dark.
Bada!
The door was opened from the inside, and Qian Qian poked her head out. She was pleasantly surprised to see Chi Wanqing. She stumbled out of the room as she said, “Sister Wanqing, you’re finally back.”
The child hugged her tightly. His voice was hoarse, and his thin body trembled slightly like she had just cried.
“Tell Big Sister, what’s wrong?”
Sensing her abnormality, Chi Wanqing picked her up from the ground. Qian Qian was too light and too thin. Even a weak woman like her did not need much effort to carry her.
“Sister Wanqing, the… the electricity was cut off just now.”
The little fella’s eyes were red as she said, “The house is so… so dark. Qian Qian is scared.”
“There was an auntie… who kept knocking on the door. Qian Qian listened to you and did not answer the door. I… did not open the door.”
“Qian Qian thought… Sister Wanqing… didn’t want… me anymore.”
“…”
The little girl was very strong-willed. She had not cried since Chi Wanqing had left. However, when Chi Wanqing returned, she could no longer control herself and started to cry. Her eyes were glistening with tears.
“Are you afraid of the dark?”
Chi Wanqing was suddenly enlightened. Then, she took out her phone and switched on the flashlight. She carried her into the house and placed her on the sofa. Then, she rummaged through her closet and found a candle. She lit it.
There was finally a glimmer of light in the room.
She used the flashlight to check the power source, and she realized that it was not because of the power switch. It seemed like the power had really stopped.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go ask the landlady what happened.” Then she turned to leave.
The little fella hurriedly pulled her back. “Sister Wanqing, don’t leave me alone.”
“Okay, okay, okay. Sister will bring you along.”
Chi Wanqing shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She held her little hand and held a torchlight as they walked toward another house in the neighborhood.
The house that she was living in was arranged by her management company, and many artistes were staying in this residential area as well. What confused her was that all the other houses had electricity, but her house did not.
The landlady was a slightly plump middle-aged woman. She was wearing a facial mask in the living room, and beside her was a young man reading financial reports.
Chi Wanqing took the initiative to explain the purpose of her visit. “Sis Wang, why is there no power outage at my house?”
“Miss Chi, you came at the right time. There are a few cables that were damaged during the temporary construction of the estate tonight. Coincidentally, your house is one of them!”
Sis Wang said apologetically, “I went to your house to look for you just now, but after knocking on your door for a long time, no one answered. Plus, I couldn’t get through to you on the phone, but don’t worry, it will be fixed by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.”
The young man at the side looked up and sized Chi Wanqing up. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, but when his gaze landed on Qian Qian, he was first stunned, then he seemed to remember something and became very excited.
“Miss Chi, you have a child?” the young man asked calmly. He then glanced at Qian Qian.
Chi Wanqing quickly denied, “No, she’s the child of a friend of mine. She’s going on a business trip for two days, so she asked me to take care of her.”
“This is my son, Zheng Ye. He’s currently working at a research institute. He doesn’t come home often,” Sister Wang introduced.
“Hello, Mr. Zheng!”
After Chi Wanqing said a few polite words, she left Sis Wang’s house with Qian Qian.
Zheng Ye had been watching the two of them leave silently. His eyes kept flickering. If he remembered correctly, the person the higher-ups were looking for was the little girl that Chi Wanqing had brought with her.
…
Half an hour later, a bowl of scallion oil noodles was placed on the table.
Under the candlelight, Chi Wanqing carefully wiped her chopsticks clean and handed them to Qian Qian, who was standing at the side, staring at the noodles. “Eat. Sister knows you’re starving.”
“Sister Wanqing, you’re so good to Qian Qian!”
The little girl seemed to be starving. Ignoring the scalding hot noodles, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating. Her little face was flushed red.
“Eat slowly, it’s hot!”
Chi Wanqing did not smile when she saw this. Instead, she started to blame herself even more. She knew that the little girl was afraid of the dark. More accurately, she had claustrophobia.
She had left the little girl alone for at least two hours. Under such circumstances, even though the girl was afraid of the dark, she did not go out. Even in the midst of her fear, she did not dare scream.
How much willpower did this require?
Biting her lips, she suddenly made a decision. “Qian Qian, I have a question for you. Don’t lie.”
“Sister Wanqing, ask away.”
The little fella put down her chopsticks and looked at the woman seriously.
Chi Wanqing hesitated for a moment. In the end, she asked, “You told Sister that you have a big brother and big sister who adopted you in China, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
The little girl nodded her head like a chick pecking on rice. “They treat Qian Qian very well, just like how Sister Wan Qing treats Qianqian.”
“Do you know what that big brother’s surname is? What’s his name?” Chi Wanqing continued asking.
The little girl was stunned. Then, she counted on her fingers and said, “Little Sister Mengmeng’s surname is Ye, and she’s Big Brother’s child. Big Brother’s surname should be Ye, right?”
Surnamed Ye!
Chi Wanqing shuddered in relief!
Could Mr. Ye really be the big brother that Qian Qian mentioned?
Most importantly, Mr. Ye was not lying to her. Had he come to Korea specifically to look for Qian Qian?
Chi Wanqing’s emotions were in turmoil. After a few seconds, she asked, “Do you want to go back to Big Brother?”
“Yes!”
Qian Qian nodded without even thinking. “Qian Qian really wants to go back and play with Sister Mengmeng. Sister Mengmeng is the first child who doesn’t bully Qian Qian. She even secretly gave me something warm to eat. It seems to be called some kind of elixir.”
Chi Wanqing’s face paled.
Suddenly, she felt abandoned by the entire world.
That’s true!
Qian Qian has only been with me for a few days!
Besides, I don’t have the extra ability to take care of her!
I can’t be so selfish!
Thinking to this point, she took a deep breath and slowly took out her phone to call her manager, Sister Ling. “Sister Ling, can I trouble you to ask Director Park for Mr. Ye’s number? Tell him that I have something important…”
Before she could finish, a gust of cold wind came from outside the window. She took a deep breath and collapsed to the ground.
“Sister Wanqing, what’s wrong?”
The little fella subconsciously ran over.
The next moment.
The door to the room was kicked open. A few mysterious men jumped in like ghosts and lunged at Qian Qian.
“Who are you?” Qian Qian fell to the ground.
However, when the men were about to touch Qianqian, their bodies froze. They did not move at all, as if they had been frozen.