Five years ago, the XS Group swallowed the Qin family's conglomerate. All members of the Qin family were expelled from the conglomerate. Those in the Qin family's old mansion lost their power overnight, especially Qin Yongchao, who had once been the head of the Qin family.
Although Qin Beiting did not exile him, keeping him in the Qin family's old mansion was akin to house arrest.
The Qin family had undergone a massive change. Life in the old mansion was no longer easy. Those who had once feared offending Qin Beiting now feared him even more.
However, only the sixth branch seemed to have been granted leniency by Qin Beiting due to past favor. He had given his sixth brother, Qin Yongyi, a lot of leeway, at least allowing him to retain his shares in Qin's.
Ye Zisu, as Qin Yongyi's biological daughter, also benefited from this.
But Ye Zisu knew that the only reason she could bask in this light was because Qin Beiting had forgotten Yu He!
He seemed to only remember the kindness Qin Yongyi had once shown him and that he had a young niece. However, this niece had been swapped, and he seemed to have not noticed.
Ye Zisu was leveraging this very fact, deliberately approaching Qin Beiting, and deliberately making everyone in the capital, and even the entire country, mistakenly believe that she was Qin Qiye's pampered darling.
Today, she heard that Qin Beiting was at this hotel and had dressed up beautifully to find him for dinner.
She hadn't expected that the dress she had specially prepared would be ruined by this little brat!
Qin Beiting had a germophobia. If he saw her dress this dirty, he would absolutely not let her within two meters of him.
"Are you blind!" Ye Zisu yelled, angrily kicking Duoduo again. "This dress I'm wearing is a custom piece by the renowned French designer Lagerfeld! It's the only one in the world. Can you afford to pay for it!"
The nearby waitress wanted to help, but she didn't dare. She had clearly seen Ye Zisu bump into the little girl first and then kick her away.
But she didn't dare to say anything. This was Qin Qiye's little niece; she couldn't afford to offend her.
Duoduo flinched. Her small hand accidentally touched a piece of broken glass, and pain caused tears to instantly well up in her eyes. Hearing that the dress was custom-made, she knew her mommy, being so poor, definitely couldn't afford to pay for it.
Wuwu, she had caused trouble for her mommy.
Even if mommy sold herself, she wouldn't be able to afford such an expensive dress.
Duoduo: "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose..."
Ye Zisu: "If 'sorry' were useful, then the world would still have..."
"What are you doing?"
A deep, magnetic voice, carrying a chill, came from behind, suddenly interrupting Ye Zisu.
Upon hearing the voice, Ye Zisu's heart skipped a beat. A smile instantly appeared on her face. "Little sister, are you alright?"
Then, she turned to look at the approaching person. "Uncle, you're here."
As she spoke, she tried to move towards him, but Qin Beiting avoided her and looked at Duoduo, who was sitting on the ground.
"Handsome Uncle!" Duoduo's eyes lit up when she saw Qin Beiting.
"Are you hurt?" Qin Beiting saw her tear-filled eyes and her aggrieved expression. For some reason, his heart felt tugged by something.
He then noticed a red stain on the hem of her dress, while Duoduo's hands were hidden behind her back.
Duoduo shook her head. This bad auntie seemed to know the handsome uncle. She wondered if the bad uncle would help the bad auntie demand compensation.
"Show me your hands," Qin Beiting said.
Duoduo lowered her head and sobbed, refusing to take them out.
Seeing this, Ye Zisu's first thought was that the little girl had stolen something!
If this little brat had actually stolen something, that would be great!
She seized the opportunity, as if lodging a complaint, and said, "Uncle, this little girl seems to be not only light-fingered but also just got my custom dress dirty..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Qin Beiting squat down in front of Duoduo and forcibly take her hands out from behind her back.
Her fair little palm had a small cut from a shard of glass on the plate, and blood beads were continuously appearing.
Duoduo had been able to endure it, but seeing the wound now, the tears that had been welling up in her eyes could no longer be held back and streamed down her face.
"Does it hurt?" Qin Beiting asked.
Duoduo nodded vigorously. "It hurts, it hurts so much."
Ye Zisu: "..."
"Go get the first-aid kit," Qin Beiting said to the waitress.
The waitress was shocked, thinking she had misheard. Qin Qiye was actually being so kind?
Ye Zisu also didn't expect Qin Beiting to care so much about this little brat!
Even after staying by his side for five years, she wasn't as important as this little brat. When she was sick, and wanted Qin Beiting to come and see her, he only sent Qi Nan. Let alone caring for her!
What right did this little brat have to receive such treatment?!
Soon, the waitress quickly brought the first-aid kit.
Qin Beiting used a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide to disinfect Duoduo's wound and then applied a band-aid.
Duoduo looked at the handsome uncle so close to her, her heart pounding.
If she had a daddy, would he bandage her like this if she got hurt?
"Thank you, handsome uncle," Duoduo said, planting a loud kiss on Qin Beiting's cheek.
The waitresses nearby immediately held their breath for Duoduo. Had this little girl eaten bear's heart and leopard's gall? Dare to kiss Qin Qiye just because he bandaged her wound!
Qin Qiye had a germophobia; she would be thrown out of the hotel!
Ye Zisu, watching from the side, clenched her fists, her fingernails digging into her palms without her realizing it.
Qin Beiting, however, felt a magical sensation where he had been kissed. It actually felt quite nice?
"There, don't get the wound wet," he said, and then used a tissue to wipe away the tear streaks that were still wet on Duoduo's eyes.
The waitresses felt like they were hallucinating!
Was this really the cold, decisive Qin Qiye?
"Mhm, mhm," Duoduo nodded, then remembered she should let her mommy see the handsome uncle.
"Mommy, come quickly, handsome uncle is here!" she called out.
"Duoduo, are you alright?"
At this moment, Xiao Anran, notified by a waitress, rushed over. The buffet restaurant was vast, and she had lost sight of Duoduo for a moment.
Seeing that Duoduo seemed to be in trouble, she hurried over to check. Seeing that Duoduo's hand wound had already been treated, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Does it hurt?"
Duoduo shook her head. "Handsome uncle already helped me fix it, it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Are you the child's guardian? Watch her more carefully in the future. She got my clothes all dirty!" Ye Zisu accused.
Xiao Anran saw that the other party's clothes looked expensive and quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, the child is still young. How about you take off the clothes, and I'll take them for dry cleaning?"
"This dress I'm wearing is a custom piece by Lagerfeld. Not just any dry cleaner can handle it. Forget it, I can see you can't afford the cost, so I won't make things difficult for you. Just keep an eye on the child in the future." Ye Zisu said deliberately, making herself appear friendly.
Xiao Anran found her words disgusting, but she maintained a pleasant demeanor. "I'm truly sorry. No matter how much it costs, we can afford the dry cleaning fee. How about we add each other on WeChat? I'll transfer the amount to you when I know the cost."
Qin Beiting glanced at Xiao Anran. Her features were regular; she wasn't exceptionally beautiful but was passable.
It was a miracle that such a woman could give birth to such a beautiful child.
But regardless, this behavior of using a child to approach him disgusted him.
Heh, unable to get an appointment with the group, she resorted to this method to get his WeChat?
"Stop having ulterior motives," Qin Beiting said, leaving five words, and turned to leave.
"Uncle, wait for me." Ye Zisu hurried to chase after him.
"Huh? Why did handsome uncle's face suddenly change?" Duoduo looked confused. "My mommy hasn't come over yet."