Strongest Counterattack

In the early morning, Qin Changan got up first. The snow outside had not melted, and some places on the road were covered with ice. Qin Changan didn’t go out for jogging, but he went downstairs to the gym in the basement for exercise.

After Qin Changan finishing his exercise, he found Gongsun, who had been waiting for him in the dining room. Qin Changan found that today’s breakfast was more abundant than usual. He felt surprised and asked, “Anything special today? Why do we have a feast for breakfast?”

Gongsun gave Qin Changan a glass of milk and said with giggling, “Qin Sheng and Qin Ran are home. They are still asleep.”

Qin Changan didn’t expect that Qin Sheng and Qin Ran were back to the siheyuan. He thought they would never return to his place. It was the first time Qin Sheng had stayed here since he had been back to Beijing. What was more surprising, Qin Ran was back as well.

Qin Changan was happy about their return, which made this siheyuan like a real home, rather than his place to live. He hoped that his daughter and son could live with him up till now.

Gongsun continued to explain. “They arrived home at two o’clock in the morning, so I didn’t tell you. They both drank wine. Qin Sheng was on a jag, and Qin Ran was also a little drunk. They are sleeping now.”

“They got drunk?” said Qin Changan and frowned. However, he didn’t complain any more. Young people all liked drinking wine, and so did Qin Changan when he was young.

Gongsun hesitated and then said, “Should I ask them to get up and have breakfast?”

“No. Let them sleep a little longer. I’ll go out and deal with something. You’ll come with me,” said Qin Changan. Gongsun answered “yes” and then took a seat, having breakfast with Qin Changan.

It was ten o’clock in the morning when Qin Sheng woke up. He opened his eyes, feeling thirsty, a heavy headache, as well as a stomachache. Qin Sheng was hugely astonished when he found that he was in a strange place. He broke into a cold sweat and got up in a second.

When he recalled what happened last night, Qin Sheng felt relieved from being frightened. The scene triggered his memory of being hunted by enemies. However, now things were different. Last night, he had drunk with his sister and her friends. No matter what happened, his sister would handle everything for him.

Qin Sheng was not sure where he was, but he had an answer on his mind. Qin Sheng put on his clothes and left the bedroom, seeing the yard outside. The answer proved to be correct. He was exactly in the Qin Family’s siheyuan.

“Young Master, good morning.” The servant waiting at the door greeted him politely.

Qin Sheng was not used to being treated that way. He felt awkward, but still nodded with a smile and said, “Where’s my sister?”

“Miss Qin got up just now. She’s waiting downstairs for you to have breakfast together,” answered a 30-year-old maid. The servants and maids in the Qin Family had been all hired for several years now. The Qin Family gave them good payment and benefits.

Qin Sheng stretched himself and said, “Tell her I’m taking a shower and then having breakfast.”

Qin Sheng went back to his room and took a shower. But he didn’t have clean clothes. His own clothes were drowned in the smell of wine and smoke. Actually, Qin Sheng had restrained himself and hadn’t smoke last night, for he knew that his sister hated the smell.

In the dining room, seeing Qin Sheng come in, Qin Ran, who was refreshed after sleeping, said with giggling, “Are you all right now?”

“Not yet,” said Qin Sheng and nodded. He felt really bad due to the heavy headache and the uncomfortable feelings in the stomach.

Qin Ran gave him a glance and said, “You drank too much with Zhang Da and the others last night. Now you sow what you reap.”

Qin Sheng giggled. He believed that if one began to drink, then they had to drink enough, even to get drunk, or they should never begin.

“You still want to drink next time?” asked Qin Ran.

Qin Sheng showed a childish look and took a seat beside Qin Ran. “I dare say I’ll quit, but you won’t believe me. I really had a nice time last night. I was too drunk that I lost some of my memory yesterday. By the way, what about the others?”

Qin Ran shook her head as she said, “Weiyang drank a lot for you when others came to toast, so she was on a jag like you. Her husband came and took her home. As for the others, some of them went home, and those who were too drunk just stayed in the hotel nearby. I called them all just now. Some have gone to work, and others are still sleeping.”

Qin Sheng held a glass of orange juice and said, “I’m thankful to Sister Weiyang, or I would have gotten drunk much earlier.”

“Exactly. She’s my best friend. Of course, she would be good to you. Do you remember that Weiyang said she would introduce you to a girlfriend? That lady is the daughter of her husband’s friend. Let her give you the lady’s number,” said Qin Ran and giggled.

Qin Sheng was astonished, for he didn’t expect that he would spout nonsense when getting drunk. “Really? Sister, don’t mess with me. I’m an honest person. Let alone, I already have a girlfriend.”

“I know. I’ve seen her,” said Qin Ran, pretending to be casual.

Qin Sheng said nothing. He hadn’t contacted with Lin Su since he had sent a message to her when he had been leaving Jiujiang for Qingdao. Qin Sheng knew that Lin Su was definitely worried about him and was waiting for him in Ningbo. But he had experienced too much in recent times. Qin Sheng needed time to digest all the things and calm down. Thus, he preferred to be alone, rather than getting in touch with others. Since things were much better now, he should tell Lin Su about these to reduce her worries.

Unfortunately, Qin Sheng had no time to meet her. He had promised Lin Su to pick her up in Ningbo by himself. Now, Qin Sheng had the Qin Family behind him to face the Lin Family. He decided that when he would go to pick up Lin Su, he would bring up a proposal of marriage. Qin Sheng had begun to expect how the Lins would treat him then.

The Lin Family had always looked down upon him. Qin Sheng understood that, but he still felt upset in some way. After all, the world ran with the law of the jungle. But one, who was a prey today, might become a predator the next day.

Qin Ran thought her words made Qin Sheng sad. She said with comfort, “I know about your matters. She’s good and deserves your care. When you’re prepared to meet her, I’ll go with you.”

“Thanks.” Qin Sheng nodded with relief.

It was a good day with lovely sunshine. After the breakfast, Qin Ran and Qin Sheng drank tea at the second floor’s balcony, enjoying the sunshine. When it was the time, Qin Ran sent Qin Sheng to Tangning ONE, the high-end residential area near the Qinghua University as Qin Sheng had class in the afternoon.

There was less than a month before the Chinese New Year, and today’s class was the last one before the holidays. All classmates would attend the class and the party in the evening. Qin Sheng didn’t refuse out of politeness.

On their way to the Qinghua University, Qin Sheng called the class coordinator’s secretary to explain he had something to deal with at home, and thus he had been unable to attend the class. The secretary accepted his explanation. After all, those upper-class students were busy all the time.

When Qin Sheng entered the classroom, Han Xu, who sat beside him, had arrived. He didn’t wear hip-hop-style clothes today, but a relatively formal black coat. He looked much more handsome than before.

Han Xu saw Qin Sheng and said teasingly, “Qin Sheng, why didn’t you attend the morning class? Were you too tired last night and couldn’t get up in time? Young man, for health reasons, don’t have too much se—”

“F*ck off!” Qin Sheng cursed to interrupt him. He thought, “A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language.”

Han Xu knew about Qin Sheng. He would only curse at his real friends. Han Xu also felt the hypocritical courtesy boring to death.

“We can invite female partners for tonight’s party. Have you found one? Do you need any help? I can get one for you. You won’t feel disappointed,” said Han Xu, ready to help.

Qin Sheng shook his head and said, “No.”

He was going to visit his mother’s tomb tomorrow. It was his first time visiting, so he was going to the party and, after a while, go home to sleep.

At this moment, Wei Li, who was embarrassed by Qin Sheng enormously, came. He was still good to Qin Sheng, regardless of what had happened the previous night. Qin Sheng saw Wei Li and sighed, thinking that this man sucked. Han Xu didn’t care about anything, while Wei Li was incredibly sophisticated.

“Qin Sheng, can we talk?” Wei Li started the conversation.

Han Xu raised his head and glanced at Wei Li. He didn’t have any good impression of Wei Li and didn’t bother to greet him. Han Xu knew that Qin Sheng knew this man, but he didn’t care. Thus, he lowered his head again and played the phone game.

“What is there for us to talk about?” Qin Sheng sneered.

“Qin Sheng, I told you that I was willing to be your friend. Maybe you have some misunderstanding with me,” explained Wei Li calmly. He really didn’t know why Qin Sheng showed so much animosity towards him. “Did I speak in the wrong way?” he thought.

Qin Sheng turned on his laptop and began to read the class materials for financial analysis. He answered Wei Li in a perfunctory way, “Of course not.”

“My purpose yesterday was to greet you. Why did you pretend that you didn’t know me?” Wei Li complained. If Qin Sheng had introduced him to others as a friend, he could have gotten to know a lot of people in the party. If so, he could have been closer to Qin Sheng.

Qin Sheng squinted and raised his head. “It’s impolite to disturb others’ discussion. I know what you’re thinking about. Most people in this world have no wisdom but tricks.”

Qin Sheng’s words made Wei Li embarrassed. He didn’t expect that Qin Sheng would take things on the table, so he was not sure how to deal with Qin Sheng.

Qin Sheng said, showing some interest, “If you want to be my friend, you should at least give me enough reasons. So…what’s your value to me as a friend?”

This was a chance for Wei Li. He thought Qin Sheng’s words over and over, feeling interested. Unfortunately, he still had no answer.

At that moment, the professor came in. Wei Li had to leave, but he was still thinking about that.

In the evening, Qin Sheng and Han Xu went to the final party together. The party was held in a high-end hotel near the university. Han Xu’s partner was a beautiful lady from the school of law. Qin Sheng, as he had said, hadn’t brought any female partner. Qin Sheng entered the party hall and then greeted with the class coordinator and classmate acquaintances. He only stayed for a while before leaving.

The next morning, Qin Sheng took a shower and dressed himself formally for the tomb visit. Qin Ran drove there, waiting outside to pick him up.

Qin Sheng got on the car, and then Qin Ran drove him to the suburban area. At the same time, Gongsun had been on the way as well.