As Qiao Yi entered the school, Qin Hanyue took out his laptop to work.
The hotel was very close to the school, only a five to six-minute drive if there was no traffic. Nevertheless, Qin Hanyue chose to wait at the school gate, fearing the unforeseen.
Qin Hanyue held a morning meeting in his car using his computer.
Sack, a foreigner who didn't like to read, didn't understand the importance of the Chinese national college entrance examination. His thoughts were focused on Qiao Yi, who was going abroad to save lives.
Bai Xiao noticed his preoccupation and asked, "Do you want to go with the boss to save people?"
However, Sack asked him, "Can we return to the M Continent after Qiao Yi finishes her exams? This year's power struggle will begin soon."
Bai Xiao replied, "The boss isn't participating this year, so there's nothing interesting to see."
Sack complained, "The civilized city is really boring!"
After venting his frustration, he asked, "Will she settle in the M Continent after she finishes her studies?"
Bai Xiao knowingly asked, "Who?"
Sack replied, "What do you think?"
Bai Xiao said, "Ask her yourself when the boss returns. But I think it's unlikely. The boss is so capable, how could she limit herself to a small place like the M Continent?"
Seeing Sack feeling down, Bai Xiao comforted him, "Once the boss settles her score with Dark Shadow, you'll be able to return to the M Continent."
Sack muttered, "Who said I want to go back? She won't return."
Bai Xiao asked, "What are you mumbling about?"
Sack asked, "Can I take her younger brother with me?"
Hearing Sack's tone, which seemed like he wanted to take Qiao Yi on a trip, Bai Xiao smiled helplessly and said, "You can ask him."
The morning quickly passed, and as the first subject of the exam finished, students started coming out one after another.
Qiao Yi avoided interviews and quickly got into the car.
Qin Hanyue saw that he was in good condition and probably did well on the exam. Not wanting to pressure him, Qin Hanyue didn't ask about the situation and instead handed him a bottle of water, saying, "Let's go back to the hotel and have a meal."
Qin Hanyue waited at the school gate like this for two days.
During these two days, every time there was a meeting, the conference room's core members would see their chairman sitting in his car.
Some even suspected that their chairman had set up a background board like this, as the car wasn't even moving.
Qin Hanyue worked in his car for two days, with several assistants, including Qin Yan, shuttling back and forth to deliver documents to him.
The other assistants were very curious about which young master or young lady from the Qin family was favored like this. It was already impressive enough that Mr. Qin personally escorted someone to take the exam, but he also persisted for two days. It seemed that the rumors outside saying the third young master cared for his juniors were true.
Seeing Qin Yan's expression of "I know everything," the assistants couldn't help but gossip.
"Assistant Qin, you're always by Mr. Qin's side. Can you tell us which young master or young lady from the Qin family is taking the college entrance exam?"
Qin Yan wore a mysterious expression and said, "It's not a Qin."
"Not a Qin? Then who could it be..."
"Wow, could the chairman have secretly married and had a child?"
"What's wrong with your brain? Can the age match up?"
The group chattered.
Qin Yan wore a smug expression of "you can think all you want, but you won't figure it out" and looked at them, feeling like teasing them.
The assistants pestered Qin Yan, and Qin Yan played along, keeping them in suspense.
So, the group waved their hands and used a tactic of feigning indifference, saying, "Forget it, forget it, we won't ask anymore. Let's focus on our work. Mr. Qin's matters are not something we should be prying into. Assistant Qin might not even know."
Qin Yan said, "I do know! If you guys are curious again, I'll spill the beans."
"Love, should we speak of it?"
Qin Yan hurriedly caught up and squeezed into the group, lowering his voice mysteriously, "That person inside, is actually the Young Master's brother-in-law."
The assistants widened their eyes, "Brother-in-law?!"
Qin Yan replied, "The future one."
"So, Assistant Qin, are you saying... our chairman is pursuing someone?"
Qin Yan retorted, "Could it be a boy?"
"Be careful with your words, Assistant Qin. You're tarnishing our chairman's reputation and image. Our chairman holds a certain identity and status."
"Yeah, how could a celestial being like him personally pursue someone? And to this extent, acting as an escort for exams? Assistant Qin, you're quite humorous."
Qin Yan challenged, "Don't believe me?"
The group hummed in disbelief, saying, "Of course not. That's nonsense."
"Don't you have any work to do?" Qin Yuchen and his father happened to pass by.
The group turned around and were startled, quickly greeting, "Vice Chairman Qin, Director Qin."
"Has the chairman been away on a business trip these past few days?" Qin Yuchen looked at Qin Yan.
Qin Yan replied, "No, Miss Qiao's little brother had the college entrance exams these past few days, and the Young Master escorted her on behalf of him."
The assistants were dumbfounded, "Is there really a celestial being?"
After the final exam, Qiao Yi came out of the school, followed by a pretty female classmate who was talking to him.
Qiao Yi couldn't escape the reporters this time.
A microphone was thrust in front of him, and Qiao Yi could only answer.
Reporter: "Did any family members come to see you off for the exam?"
Qiao Yi hesitated, "Yes."
But everyone else had parents, family members, or friends seeing them off, while he...
The curious female classmate beside him asked, "Qiao Yi, did your family come from Yun City?" She looked towards the group of parents.
Reporter: "Are you from Yun City?"
Qiao Yi replied, "No," to the female classmate.
Female classmate: "What do you mean? I remember you're from Yun City. Did your parents move to the Capital City?"
Qiao Yi didn't want to bother with her. He wanted to leave, but the female classmate kept pestering him, even taking a flower from her own parent and giving it to Qiao Yi.
"This is for you."
"I don't want it."
Qiao Yi still didn't return home.
He saw Qin Hanyue, Qin Yan, Sack, and Bai Xiao in the crowd, along with the bodyguards, all looking at him.
Feeling extremely embarrassed holding the flower, Qiao Yi briskly walked towards them.
The female classmate caught up, "Qiao Yi, which university are you planning to apply to? Will you stay in the Capital City?"
The female classmate's attention was all on Qiao Yi, and only when she approached did she notice the group of tall men standing beside him.
She was startled and timidly looked at them.
"Qiao Yi... do you know... them?" The reporter noticed Qin Hanyue standing out in the group and rushed over with the microphone.
Qiao Yi handed the flower back to the female classmate and whispered, "Qin Brother, let's go quickly."
Qin Hanyue smiled, "Let's go."
The female classmate said, "Qiao Yi..."
Qin Hanyue teased, "Don't you want to say hello to your female classmate?"
Blushing, Qiao Yi lowered his head and didn't answer.
Qiao Yi noticed that the cars were parked in the same spots as the ones from the morning, just like a couple of days ago. They were all in the same locations.
Unable to help himself, Qiao Yi asked, "Qin Brother, didn't you return to the hotel?"
Then he looked at Sack and the others.
Qiao Yi thought that when Qin Hanyue mentioned "going home," he meant going to the villa where his sister Qiao Ying lived. However, they ended up going to Qin Hanyue's own home.
The car entered the estate, and Qiao Yi felt a bit restrained as he looked at the magnificent scenery unfolding before his eyes, with grand buildings nestled among it in an artful arrangement.
Occasionally, he could see bodyguards patrolling back and forth.
Having stayed in the capital city for over half a year, Qiao Yi understood that the wealthy in the capital were different from those in other provinces and cities.
And this villa area was undoubtedly the epitome of the wealthiest of the wealthy.
Qin Hanyue's elder brother lives here?
Qiao Yi couldn't help but wonder which building it was.
Qin Hanyue introduced them one by one, saying, "The one in front is where my eldest brother lives. The one next to it, which is closer, is where my eldest nephew lives. The building on the left is where my younger nephew lives. He's a year older than you and studying abroad. I'll introduce you when he comes back. The one further back is where my second brother lives..."
Qiao Yi couldn't help but look at Qin Hanyue, his breath catching.
He realized that this wasn't just a villa area; it was the Qin family's estate.
Qin Hanyue said, "My parents live over there, and the others—bodyguards and servants—reside there. Our living quarters are just ahead."
Qiao Yi remained silent.
Qin Hanyue added, "It's quite spacious at home, and what you see is just a fraction of it. So even if you don't want to go out during summer vacation, you won't get bored staying home."
The car circled around the artificial landscape lake in front of the villa and stopped.
Qiao Yi had seen fountains built in front of villas before, but it was his first time seeing an entire lake constructed.
