Chapter 256: Such a Strong Smell of Vinegar

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Chapter 256: Chapter 256: Such a Strong Smell of VinegarLeng Qianchen glanced at his father, his eyes seeking approval. His father waved him off, "Go answer it." Leng Qianchen turned and walked out, only picking up the call after reaching a certain distance. The incoming call showed an unknown number; he hesitated for a moment, then pressed accept. As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end said just one sentence and hung up. And it was this sentence that left Leng Qianchen stunned in his tracks. "You are Leng Qian’s illegitimate child; he killed your birth mother and her lover." Leng Qianchen wanted to ask what all this was about, to question whether the person was deliberately lying to deceive him. But the person on the other end did not give him the chance to ask. He tried to call back, but the other person’s phone was constantly busy. Leng Qianchen failed to get through and returned to the room in a daze. When he came back, Leng Yuchen and his father were still in a standoff. However, it was clear that his father’s attitude had softened somewhat. "Father," Leng Qianchen approached his father and hesitated. "What is it?" inquired his father. "I just wanted to say, don’t be too hard on my brother," Leng Qianchen said with little difference in his tone from before, "He is already an adult, and scolding him like this in front of our subordinates is not good." His father snorted coldly, "What’s not good about it? No matter his age, he is still my son, Leng Qian!" Hearing his father’s words, Leng Qianchen’s eyes deepened. "Father, my brother is your only flesh and blood, aren’t you afraid that treating him this way will hurt his feelings?" "What’s there to be hurt about? If he is so fragile, he does not deserve to be my son!" After saying this, he turned to Leng Qianchen with concern, "You’ve been all right recently, haven’t you? That brat, Leng Yuchen, only knows how to stir up trouble, has been causing you quite a bit of trouble, hasn’t he?" "The little brother is still young; he will improve." "You always indulge him! After all, you are only five years older than him," his father remarked with a hint of sentimentality and then addressed Leng Yuchen, "Did you hear what your brother just said?" "I heard it, I heard it," Leng Yuchen replied impatiently, "All you do every day is praise my older brother. I’ve never seen you care this much when I do well." Sёarᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "You do well? Then show me something good for once." "I never said I refuse to show you," Leng Yuchen snorted, "It’s you who fail to see my good." As the father and son started bickering, Leng Qianchen discreetly stepped out. His expression darkened once he left the room. Although he didn’t know what that call was about, he had a vague premonition in his heart. The words of the caller were true. He had great trust in his own intuition; it was his instinct that had allowed him to escape danger more than once. Thinking of what the caller said, he clenched his fists a few times before finally making a decision. ... Quan Mansion. Shi Yaoguang had received the message by the time Leng Qianchen began his investigation. Strictly speaking, whatever Leng Qianchen managed to investigate had been helped along by her. His father wanted to keep this child close, naturally needing to clear the path behind him. He absolutely couldn’t let him know his own background, and for that reason, the truth about that couple’s death had been thoroughly buried by him. If it weren’t for Shi Yaoguang’s help, it wouldn’t have been easy for Leng Qianchen to uncover anything. "The materials have already been sent to Leng Qianchen; what do you plan to do next?" Quan Jinbei looked at Shi Yaoguang, his tone tinged with curiosity. "What else can be done?" Shi Yaoguang’s tone revealed a hint of slyness, "Leng Qianchen is an exceptional talent. If such a person can be won over, that’s clearly the best outcome. If not, it’s not too late to make other arrangements." Quan Jinbei heard this and frowned, "You seem to know him quite well?" "Not really," Shi Yaoguang said spontaneously, "At most, it’s a shared sympathy for each other’s plight." Quan Jinbei snorted lightly, "Shared sympathy has come into play? What... do you think, after a while, you will find him more pleasing than me?" Shi Yaoguang shook her head subconsciously. "I never said that." As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes and leaned towards him. "Third Master, do you smell such a strong scent of vinegar?" "Ah, so sour." She pretended to fan the air lightly with her hand as if it were a small fan. Watching her feigned act, Quan Jinbei reached out and caught both her hands. "I too have sensed it," he said. "Huh?" Shi Yaoguang sniffed and inquired, "Where did you smell it? Why didn’t I catch it?" Quan Jinbei pointed at her and then at himself, "Because you care about another man, so... my jealousy has spilled over." Seeing his unabashed admission, Shi Yaoguang was momentarily at a loss for how to tease him. This... None of the teasing seemed to work. "Cough cough..." She cleared her throat and skipped over the topic, "Suddenly I remembered I still have some matters to attend to, I should go now..." No matter how she tried to slip away, Quan Jinbei remained unmoved. "Stop right there, tell me what the matter is, and I will solve it for you." Shi Yaoguang licked her lips, her tone strained, "My problems... I’m afraid the Third Master can’t solve them." "Hmm?" "Really!" she said earnestly, "I promised earlier..." Quan Jinbei took hold of her wrist and pulled her towards him. Shi Yaoguang tumbled onto his thigh, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion, "Third Master?" Quan Jinbei secured her hands behind her back, his tone bearing a hint of dominance, "What exactly is going on between you and Leng Qianchen?" "Nothing at all," Shi Yaoguang swore, raising her hand, "I don’t know him, I haven’t even met him." "Really?" "Of course it’s true!" "Then how do you know about him and seem to understand him so well?" "That..." She fiddled with her fingers, weakly saying, "How I got to know you, Third Master, is the same way I got to know about him." Quan Jinbei wrinkled his brows even more upon hearing this, "What are you saying?" "I mean..." After much hesitation, she finally managed to finish her sentence completely. Quan Jinbei listened but had no intention of letting her off the hook. He scoffed coldly, "Although I don’t know how you got to know me or have the means to change my fate..." "But, I can assure you quite certainly, such tricks, you can only use once in your lifetime!" Shi Yaoguang blinked in bewilderment, "What do you mean?" "What I mean is..." He gently lifted her chin, his tone both ambiguous and flirtatious, "You’re mine now, and I won’t allow you to make any more deals with anyone else!" Shi Yaoguang looked at his domineering expression and couldn’t help but laugh helplessly, "Third Master, might you be misunderstanding something about me? This method, I’ve only ever used it on you." "Aside from you, nobody else has this privilege."

Chapter 256: Such a Strong Smell of Vinegar

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