Chapter 28 - Hug

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

They really seemed like a couple! A strange feeling gradually rose in Qiao Nian’s heart. 

Qin Yang’s cooking skills were not bad. Qiao Nian scooped the soup gently while thinking about something casually. She did not even notice when the children had finished eating and came down to greet her. 

Qiao Nian put away the food waste and put the dishes in the dishwasher. She leaned on the cupboard door and thought about something. 

“Something on your mind?” Qin Yang asked while wiping his hands. 

“Nothing!” Qiao Nian didn’t want to tell outsiders about her mother and planned to change the topic. 

Unexpectedly, Qin Yang went straight to the point. “Is this about your mother?” 

“How do you know?” Qiao Nian was surprised, but then she realized that he was Qin Yang, he knew everything. There was nothing in the capital that he couldn’t find out. Should she ask him for help or not? 

Qiao Nian was conflicted. If this was her own matter, she definitely wouldn’t tell Qin Yang. She didn’t want to have too much to do with Qin Yang. But the matter involved her mother, so she couldn’t make up her mind. 

“I think we can talk openly and honestly. I also don’t want you to be too distracted by other things, so as not to affect your contact with Dr. Celeste.” 

Qin Yang said understandingly, “You can think of this as my selfishness as a father. Also, it’s because I’m a father that I understand your feelings. I want to apologize to you here. Without your permission, I’ve already sent people to investigate your mother.” 

Qiao Nian smiled bitterly. She didn’t seem to have the right to stop Qin Yang from investigating her mother’s matter. On the contrary, it would be much easier for Qin Yang to do this than to do it herself. 

“So now, can you share the information you have obtained with me?” Qin Yang asked. 

“In the afternoon, Qiao Shi and Qin Xiao came over and asked me to help contact Dr. Celeste.” Qiao Nian glanced at Qin Yang. 

“Of course, I would not agree, but Qin Xiao said that my mother is not dead! He used my mother’s whereabouts to blackmail me and gave me three days to contact Dr. Celeste.” 

Qiao Nian lowered her head, she didn’t want Qin Yang to see her crying. “Mother was declared dead six years ago. In these six years, she hasn’t been seen alive or dead. Qin Yang, I really can’t resist such a temptation. When I think of the possibility that my mother is still alive, I get anxious. When I think of the possibility that she has been suffering in the hands of bad people for six years, I wish I were dead. But I really hate Qiao Shi and Qin Xiao. They almost caused me to lose my life and Mo Mo. I’ve been having nightmares for the past six years…” 

Qiao Nian slowly leaned against the cupboard and squatted down, holding her face and crying softly. 

Qin Yang held Qiao Nian. Qiao Nian smelled a pleasant fragrance, which made her inexplicably feel at ease. 

“Can I help you?” 

Out of the blue, Qiao Nian did not push him away this time. 

They cuddled for a while. 

Qin Yang’s phone rang, breaking the gentle silence. 

“Any news?” Qin Yang asked, then turned on the loudspeaker of his phone. 

“So far, we’ve found out some very interesting things,” the secretary’s voice rang out. 

“I’ve asked some old people in the Jiang family about it. An old master in charge of the formula said that the Jiang family had no one who could make the pulse-invigorating drink after the accident with Ms. Jiang Yu 

“But five years ago, Anna Pharmaceutical also launched a pulse-invigorating drink, and Anna pharmaceutical just happened to enter the market with this pulse-invigorating drink. According to this old master, although he doesn’t know the exact formula of the pulse-invigorating drink, he has tasted Anna Pharmaceutical’s pulse-invigorating drink. The taste can be said to be exactly the same.” 

“Many pharmaceutical companies can make pulse-invigorating drinks. Could it be a coincidence?” Qiao Nian asked anxiously. 

“It’s Miss Qiao, right?” 

Hearing Qiao Nian’s words, the secretary did not seem surprised. “The old master said so too. He really wants to investigate this matter, but there has been no news from you all these years. He also doesn’t have enough evidence, so he doesn’t dare act rashly.” 

The secretary paused for a moment and said, “But coincidentally, not long after the accident six years ago, Qin Xiao’s construction company received an order for the construction of Anna Pharmaceutical’s factory.” 

“You should have some understanding of Qin Xiao’s company. His company did not have the qualifications to undertake such a large project back then. I checked and found that Qin Xiao earned a total of 30 million from that order! This has been the biggest profit since the establishment of his construction company!” 

At this point, the secretary added, “This is also the only project that has made a profit of over 10 million yuan since the establishment of his company..”