“I haven’t finished washing…” Ye Cang covered his lower half with a towel, and then got up. The moonlight reflected off the ring on his necklace, making ThornyRose somewhat curious. The string that it was hanging on was clearly already very old. She hadn’t noticed it earlier. She watched as he grabbed a stool, shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, and an eye shield cap, then handed them to her. He said very calmly, as if it was expected, “Wash my back… Get to it…”
ThornyRose froze once again. Her chest began to rise and fall as she pointed at him speechless.
“The faster you help me wash my back, the earlier I’ll leave…” Ye Cang said, worrying about her IQ. She clearly wanted him to quickly leave, yet she was still taking her time. She even looked unwilling. He could only sigh.
ThornyRose grabbed the things from him, intending to scrape the skin off his back. Ye Cang reminded her, “If it hurts, I’m not leaving…”
Next day, early morning.
Ye Cang noticed the strange looks Mr Qin was giving him, a somewhat grateful look but also with a bit of grief and a touch of hope. There was even some expectation mixed in as if he was saying ‘good kid…’. ThornyRose saw that her mother was staring at her. Her mother shook her head and said, “Who would have thought you were so wild…”
“……” Thorny didn’t understand.
As for Ye Cang, he blinked at Mr Qin and inquired, “Mr Qin, is there something you want ask…?”
“How sure are you?” Mr Qin asked with a whisper.
Mr Qin thought for a bit and then translated it into some safer words. “The little tadpole finding its mother…”
Ye Cang suddenly realised something. He stroked his chin and nodded as if he understood. “So that’s what you mean. I’m not very sure…”
“Little Tian, from now on, you’re our annual financial advisor. We’ll be troubling you. Hah~ If I had a daughter like you, no… even half as good as you, how great would it be…” Mrs Qin’s words were like daggers stabbing into ThornyRose’s back.
“It’s no trouble. Things like this don’t take much time, it’s simple. Here are the estimates for the group’s next three years, assuming nothing out of the norm happens. Oh right, can the group fund my macromolecular resonance experiments? It’s my latest research, gathering data on the behaviour of various molecules undergoing resonance. You can look, aunt should be able to understand.” Little Ye Tian said with a calm smile.
Old Qin was sitting at the table giving advice to Zhang ZhengXiong and Lin Le. They looked exactly like a happy grandpa with his grandsons. “If only that girl had your talent…”
ThornyRose stood up, slapped the table, and glared at this harmonious ‘family’. “I’m going to run away from home! I was picked up from a trash can and adopted anyways!”
Old Qin shouted alarmed, “What, you’ve already told her!?”
Mrs Qin looked over and nodded…
Mr Qin slowly got up, “Zhen’er, whatever the case, you’ll always be my daughter…”
“Also, Zhen’er, we found you in a trash bin, not can. Trash bins are bigger than trash cans, so it’s a bit better…” Mr Qin said seriously.
ThornyRose slowly sat back down, and ‘accidently’ said, “Mother, Father has been hiding money from you, and a lot of it. I bet it’s father’s extramarital affair fund.”
Mr Qin felt a bone chilling glare from behind him, and gasped. He turned around and smiled stiffly. “Umm, I don’t…”
“Into the study…” Mrs Qin said with a gentle smile. Ye Cang, Zhang ZhengXiong, Lin Le, Little Ye Tian, and Old Qin all huddled together, trembling. That aura was so terrifying, it made all their hairs stand on end. Mr Qin flashed them a solemn look before walking into the study. They all gulped.
“My xxxx!!!” Mr Qin’s scream could be heard through the many walls. Old Qin wiped away the his sweat, and reprimanded ThornyRose, “Zhen’er! How could you tell on him!!!”
Before he could say anymore, ThornyRose took out her phone. “Grandma, grandpa has a secret stash hidden in…”
“Grand-daughter, I was wrong. Grandpa loves you…” Old Qin quickly said, quickly sucking up to ThornyRose.
