The Tycoon's Enchanted Mermaid-Chapter 114 - : Telephone

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Telephone

Qin Yu helped her to her feet and had her stand in front of him as he chose his words carefully, “I asked you to pick any room you like to stay in, not to leave. What are you thinking?”

Ah Da pursed her lips, her cheeks noticeably puffed out, looking at him with a pair of swollen, red eyes.

With a touch of adorable stubbornness.

“It won’t be that easy to leave Wuqiong Water Pavilion, unless you give me everything that belongs to you, including… yourself.” Qin Yu’s tone was slightly cool, dragging on his words.

Ah Da blushed in frustration, knowing that this man wanted not only her money but also her, and she immediately retorted angrily, “How can you just add conditions like that?”

“How can you go back on your word like this!”

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Qin Yu leaned back, his tone casual but meaningful, “I have said before, the right to explain is mine.”

“You always bring up the past, but why do you get angry when I bring it up now?”

Ah Da pouted, unable to argue with him, and was so frustrated she wanted to cry again.

Qin Yu reached out for the Angry Bundle, pinched the corners of her eyes, and chuckled softly, saying leisurely, “Seeing you cry like that, I thought you really wanted to sleep with me.”

Ah Da slapped his hand away, annoyed, “Don’t.”

Qin Yu’s lips curled slightly, and he said helplessly, “So you’re still crying? The floor is covered with your pearls.”

Ah Da looked down and indeed saw large and small pearls scattered all over the ground. She pushed him away hastily, squatting down to pick them up one by one, with a seriousness as if she was picking up her own dignity.

She had not held back her tears in front of him earlier, and had misunderstood him, which made her feel rather embarrassed now. Ah Da’s mind was a mess, and after picking up the pearls, she ran off.

Qin Yu guessed that she would shrink back; her little temper was actually quite fierce with him, showing her claws and little teeth, while being soft as dough in front of others.

Knowing he wouldn’t really do anything to her.

Yet to say she was foolish would not be quite right.

She was clear about who sincerely cared for her; it was just a matter of when she would muster the courage to face it, to respond to him.

The phone screen lit up, and Qin Yu thought it was Yao Qingzhi from Lingcheng Mountain returning the call, but it turned out to be from the old Qin family house.

Knowing his number and calling him at this hour was most likely the old lady.

Qin Yu, recalling Miss Zhong from Qin’s appearance that morning, picked up the phone with a calm and subdued expression.

“Hello.”

The old lady’s voice came from the other end of the phone, “Ah, Qin Yu, I hope I didn’t disturb your rest by calling so late?”

Qin Yu reclined on the couch, his expression barely fluctuating, “No, is there something you need?”

“It’s nothing important,” responded the old lady, accustomed to Qin Yu’s aloof demeanor, continuing on her own accord, “I just heard from someone that there’s a lady by your side now, and I wanted to ask which family’s daughter she is, what her name is, and when you can bring her home so I could meet her.”

Qin Yu glanced at the incense burner, his lips curving up slightly. This “someone” must be Qin Huaiming, he thought. Qin Huaiming hadn’t been to Qin’s today, but he seemed to miss nothing.

“Let’s talk about it another time.”

The old lady sensed his evasiveness, disapproved, and couldn’t help prattling on, “I’m not trying to interfere with anything, I’m just happy you’ve found someone you like. The girl doesn’t need to come from an impressive background, as long as she is virtuous, sincere, and polite, that’s enough.”

“Miss Zhong spoke to me for a while today, she’s pretty and has a nice personality, so I thought about having you meet her, but since you already have someone by your side, Grandmother won’t take matters into her own hands. A forced melon isn’t sweet, and Grandmother isn’t an outdated person,” she said.

Old Mrs. Qin today also had a probing intention, if Qin Yu had shown a less resistant attitude towards Zhong Xiao’ai, it would have made things much easier in the future.

One had to take this step, and for Old Mrs. Qin, it didn’t matter whether it was Miss Zhong, Miss Wang, or Miss Wang, they all served the same purpose.

But she hadn’t expected that Qin Yu suddenly had someone by his side.

This caught Old Mrs. Qin off guard, and she couldn’t help but call him in the middle of the night to check the situation.

Qin Yu listened quietly as she spoke, and once she had finished, he only responded lightly with “Understood.”

Old Mrs. Qin felt like she was punching cotton, helpless to do anything but change the subject and chat about family matters.

After hanging up the phone, Old Mrs. Qin let out a long sigh, her aged face detailed with sharp, discerning eyes.

“You tell me, what kind of girl could my reclusive grandson possibly fancy? I’m actually quite curious,” she mused.

“Alas, I dare not ask too much. I’m afraid the more I ask, the more he’ll resent even me, his old grandmother, with whom he’s already distant.”

The butler, standing to the side, spoke softly with his head bowed, “Fate is a strange thing to describe. It’s common for young people to hit it off just like that.”

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Old Mrs. Qin shook her head and smiled, then raised her hand and the butler came forward to help her stand. Slowly, they walked upstairs.

Inside the stately, solemn old mansion, a rich classical aura enveloped them, exquisite furniture filled the spacious hall, famous calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls, and luxurious thick carpets laid from the main hall to the staircase.

As she walked, Old Mrs. Qin sighed, “We both know what kind of person Qin Yu is. He isn’t someone who indulges in pleasures. Looks, stature, background—he would barely glance at them. If he were really interested in women, considering he has looked like his mother since he was a child, you wouldn’t believe how many emotional debts he would owe.”

Old Mrs. Qin said, somewhat proudly, “Plus, with his excellence from a young age, now presiding over the Qin Family and managing Qin’s affairs, you saw today at the tea-tasting how many noble families were watching him.”

“It’s like flies spotting meat, they all can’t wait to swarm over and take a bite.”

Gingerly holding her arm, the butler softly spoke, “The young master Qin Yu, outstanding in talent and character yet modest, perhaps, this very well shows that he values deep emotions.”

Old Mrs. Qin exhaled a heavy breath and stopped, sneering lowly, “Emotions? I find him to be quite cold.”

“Jingming was passionate and also soft-hearted, unable to let go of those who loved him and whom he loved; always tangled and in the end, it was a mess that even cost lives. I’m tired of talking about it. If he had settled down and properly cared for his wife and children, it wouldn’t have ended like this. Every time I think about it, I feel so frustrated.”

“Qin Yu, being Jingming’s biological son, is the exact opposite. For years, he wouldn’t even glance at the girls who fancied him, almost as though he were dodging floods and beasts.”

“His heart is closed off; nobody can pry it open. That’s what I’m most worried about, he has locked himself away.”

The butler said, “The matter between the eldest young master and his wife has had a profound impact on Master Qin Yu. Old Mrs. Qin shouldn’t worry; hasn’t a start already been made?”

Old Mrs. Qin sighed, “Who knows. I’m just afraid that seeing Zhong Xiao’ai will make him think I’m pushing him again, annoying him into finding some nonexistent girl just to shut me up.”

The butler comforted, “Master Qin Yu probably wouldn’t do that, given his personality, he wouldn’t bother with such an effort.”

“Hope so,” Old Mrs. Qin said, as they reached the final step and the butler helped her back to her room.

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