Chapter 296: 296: I’ll Arrange Someone to Take You Home

Qin Youxuan raised her head and squinted her eyes.

Again, it was that oil painting full of splattered colors, looking like paint had been slung about at random. She couldn’t look at it and appreciate any artistic value in it. She didn’t know why he loved staring at it so much.

Hearing her footsteps, Dan Hanjie slowly turned his body and glanced at Qin Youxuan, who had changed her clothes. His eyes slightly flickered.

“I’ll have Yao take you home.”

“No need. I can take a taxi home by myself.” Qin Youxuan walked up to him, ensured he wasn’t angry, then tiptoed to kiss him on the lips before turning and running off.

“…”

Dan Hanjie watched as she disappeared from his sight, his long fingers touched the lips she had kissed, his eyes deep and understanding.

The calm expression on his face gradually froze over with coldness.

…

The Qin family mansion.

Reporters had surrounded it inside and out, each one eager to be the first to get the news of Jin Lan’s sudden recovery.

The moment Qin Youxuan got off the car, she realized how unwise it was to come back this way.

Just as she was about to pull back, she was thumped heavily on her shoulder.

“Xuanzi, you actually dare to show your face, you’re not even afraid of being picked clean by the media!” Ning Yanan held a microphone for interviewing in her hand. She recognized Qin Youxuan in the crowd, grabbed her, and quickly pulled her into a hidden corner, sighing.

“What’s going on with you? Your face looks terrible. Don’t tell me you just found out Jin Lan is awake.”

“…”

Qin Youxuan looked up into Ning Yanan’s concerned eyes and nodded stiffly, “I haven’t been home for two days.”

“Two days! Have you been living with Master?!” Ning Yanan’s eyes sparkled with excitement, filled with the gleam of gossip.

She moved closer to Qin Youxuan, nudging her shoulder forcefully, “Did something big happen? Tell me the truth!”

“I’ll tell you about this later. Right now, I want to go in through the back door, but I’m worried that someone is squatting there. Help me out, will you?” Qin Youxuan cast a glance at the reporters blocking the Qin family mansion and bit her lip.

“Alright, wait for me here and watch for my signals.” Without a second word, Ning Yanan moved towards the direction Qin Youxuan had pointed, reached the back door of the Qin mansion, and made sure there was nobody around before signaling.

Seizing the opportunity, Qin Youxuan swiftly dashed into the compound.

“Miss….”

The servants cleaning the back garden were all stunned when they saw Qin Youxuan.

“Where is my father?”

“The master didn’t go to the company today; he is in the living room now…”

Qin Youxuan’s footsteps faltered, and she raised her head.

Her father had not gone to the company…

It seemed Jin Lan really was awake…n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Qin Youxuan gripped her hand tightly at her side, biting her lip and walked in.

Just as she stepped into the living room, she caught sight of the voices inside.

Jin Chenye’s handsome face came into view.

He was standing by the window, his face to the side, his eyes filled with a light happiness, similar to Qin Mo’s. Their gazes were both fixed on Jin Lan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, her speech still stumbling and unclear.

As he heard the footsteps, Jin Lan turned his head and looked at Qin Youxuan.

Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned.

“…”

Qin Youxuan’s eyes dimmed as she followed everyone’s gaze to Jin Lan at the center of the living room.

Jin Lan was truly awake, the day after her mother’s death anniversary. What cruel irony.

Looking at the joyful scene unfolding before her eyes of a happy family of three, Qin Youxuan’s heart started to ache.

Rancor, which had taken such trouble to decrease, began growing again in the depth of her heart…

“Miss, you’ve returned.”

Spotting Qin Youxuan at the back door, the butler hesitated, then spoke in a respectful tone.

As his words fell, everyone in the living room simultaneously turned to look at her—