Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

"Yes... We’ve contacted the nearest paternity test center to Lishi, but they don’t have information about the child."

Which step had a problem... It’s like questioning the heavens in vain.

Qio Yu Xuan was at a loss, what on earth is this? Man plans, but heaven decides?

So this test result...?!

There are only two possibilities.

First, Qian found a place outside their jurisdiction for the test, and perhaps Panpan has no connection to that criminal and is truly fine.

Second, Qian did the test for Panpan under a different name, tore up the real test report, and fabricated a fake one. In reality, Panpan is still the child of that person.

Only Qian herself probably knows the truth.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Qio Yu Xuan was first stunned, then burst into laughter.

Alright, not bad.

Qian’s cleverness gave him far too many surprises. She managed to bring things to this point without knowing he was involved, leaving him a mystery, while also demonstrating her confidence.

She believes that regardless of whether Panpan is that person’s child, she has the capability to monitor Panpan for many years to come and keep track of the changes.

This was truly astonishing.

This child is like a neverending treasure trove, how could anyone not like her?

Leaving Yu’s house, Yu Minglang glanced at the passenger seat where Qian was resting with closed eyes, her expression revealing neither joy nor sorrow. He thoughtfully refrained from asking and waited for her to speak.

Upon exiting Q City, Qian suddenly opened her eyes and looked at a tree by the roadside.

That tree had been struck by lightning once; last year it seemed dead when they passed by, but this year, it’s sprouting new shoots. Life is always something unfathomable.

"At my age, I’m increasingly understanding the meaning of the phrase ’thunderstorm and dew are blessings from heaven’." She said, looking at the tree, tearing the paternity test report in her hand into shreds.

"Indeed, life always has its meaning." Yu Minglang seemed to understand something, exchanged glances with Qian, and both laughed simultaneously.

No one knows what will happen in the next second; this is life’s challenge and its significance, this is life.

The criminal suspect was sentenced to death; the evidence against him was overwhelming, and all of that had nothing to do with the Yu Family anymore.

Qian ended her brief stint of external assistance, leaving valuable academic experience to the psychological intervention group, also handling potential crises for the Yu Family. Her life returned to normal, and she began giving herself a summer break.

She turned down all work, under the banner of newlywed bliss, openly being lazy, shopping, hiking, and swimming at the beach with Shi Touyu, or else snuggled at home with half a watermelon, enjoying the air conditioning, gaining 4 pounds in just over a month, anyway she could blame it on the newlywed phase.

She hadn’t been this comfortable in all the years since returning; she was truly enjoying herself.

Shi Touyu was slightly more productive than Qian; after her family’s crisis was peacefully resolved and she returned to being a wealthy young lady, she started consciously getting involved in some family business. Mr. Shi handed over the Lishi pharmaceutical market to his daughter for practice. Aside from fooling around with Qian during the day, Shi Touyu also diligently studied various things.

Before Qiao Zhen could return, she wanted to help her father; the last bankruptcy crisis was a false alarm with no real danger, but she realized that next time, luck might not be on their side. She began to understand her responsibilities, just as Qian had said, if one doesn’t bear responsibilities in that environment, family members have to work even harder.

She was now living downstairs from Qian.

Qiao Zhen’s job transfer had come through; this was the surprise Qiao Zhen had mentioned to Shi Touyu before.

Previously, Shi Touyu cried her eyes out over having to separate from Qian, but unexpectedly, Qiao Zhen made a loop and got reassigned under Yu Minglang, and now she could stay with Qian day and night. That’s why she left such a huge package at Qian’s door on her wedding night; it was a special surprise for Qian, so when Yu Minglang saw Shi sending gifts, he wasn’t surprised; he also wanted to surprise Qian.

Today, Qian and her group headed to the beach.

People who live close to the sea in summer need to bring watermelon and beer to the beach for a swim; otherwise, life isn’t complete.

Qiuqiu and Bai Jin came today too, making four with Qian and Shi Touyu. At the beach, Qiuqiu pulled out a giant beach umbrella, with Bai Jin carrying beer behind him.

"Let me help with the umbrella!" After attending Qian’s wedding, Bai Jin looked at Qiuqiu differently.

"It’s heavy; you can’t manage it. I’ll do it myself." Qiuqiu’s gaze at Bai Jin was twice as sugary as Bai Jin’s gaze at him.

In the back, Shi Touyu who was carrying a watermelon and Qian who was carrying water exchanged glances.

"If there’s nothing happening between those two, I’ll eat the whole watermelon rind." Shi Touyu looked at the pair ahead; if this were her comic strip, there would be countless little hearts drawn around them.

Qian tilted her head slightly, tacitly agreeing with Shi Touyu’s point.

Shi Touyu whispered gossipily, "Rumor has it they stayed in the same suite during your wedding; do you think it’s possible they succumbed to passion and then... hehehe?"

"You’re hopelessly dirty-minded, no way."

Qian believed that sharing the same roof might have qualitatively changed their relationship, but saying they developed a physical one was impossible.

Qiuqiu might appear very open, but he’s not a casual person at heart; if he weren’t committed, he wouldn’t act. The more uninhibited one seems, the more conservative they often are deep down. Watching them being all lovey-dovey, it seems they’re just waiting for the confession to break through the thin partition of misunderstanding.

Whether something happens after that breakthrough, nobody knows, but at this stage, it’s impossible.

Shi Touyu didn’t believe her, "Let’s bet, shall we? I bet a bag that those two did something. Look at how Qiuqiu looks at Bai Jin; my word, even my brother didn’t look at me like that back then!"

"Then you’re certain to lose that bag. Why don’t you sneakily ask Qiuqiu later—Shi Tou, I’m running out of space for bags; you know our current house is quite small. We barely managed to partition a small room as a walk-in closet, and it’s jam-packed. You keep giving me bags; is that appropriate?"

Shi Touyu was deeply hurt.

Feeling somewhat unwilling, she took the opportunity while Bai Jin went for a swim to go up to Qiuqiu, leaned in to whisper something, and was promptly kicked into the sea by Qiuqiu.

Under the blue sky and beside the blue sea, Shi Touyu choked on some salty seawater and felt utterly defeated. She resolved to never again challenge Qian’s authority; gifting bags was indeed a pointless endeavor!

One couldn’t tell that such an outgoing Qiuqiu was so timid; he hadn’t even confessed?

"Qian, I have something to tell you." Having pushed Shi Touyu into the sea, Qiuqiu eagerly offered Qian, lying on the beach for a sunbath, a bottle of beer, his face practically engraved with four large characters.

Seeking assistance!