After being forced into a marriage of convenience, a master of metaphysics manipulates a cold and al

After leaving the hospital, Ye Bai and the others went directly back to the Qin family manor.

The celebrations for Qin Wanqing and Tong Yan's lucky escape will be held at home, instead of going out for a big meal as before.

The reason is simple: today is the Cold Clothes Festival.

Ye Bai also had to accompany Qin Wanqing to pay respects to the Qin family's ancestors, and he also had to be wary of the assassins from Nanhuo Town launching another operation.

After all, the words "winter clothes" in the email were very clear, and no one could be sure whether yesterday's event could be considered as the implementation of the plan.

The main way of paying respects during the Cold Clothes Festival is to burn clothes for deceased relatives, symbolizing that they should have clothes to keep warm in the afterlife.

Although burning offerings at gravesites is now prohibited in various places, the Qin family's ancestral cemetery is located on their own estate, and there are complete fire prevention facilities nearby, so it doesn't matter.

"Dad, I've come to see you..."

Qin Wanqing placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone, a look of remembrance flashing across her delicate face.

The unexpected death of her father, Qin Shengjin, was not only a huge blow to the Qin family, but also had an even greater impact on her.

Her life would have been completely different from what it is now.

With her father at the helm of the Qin Group, she could live the life she wanted.

Putting everything else aside, at least in matters of love and marriage, one can make their own decisions and marry someone they love.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

What she felt most guilty about was that although the Qin Group had grown much stronger under her leadership, she had now lost her position as president.

From this perspective, I have clearly let down my father, who has always placed high hopes on me.

"Hmm, if I call you Dad, we don't seem that close yet. How about we call each other by our own names, and you can be my older brother?"

Just as Qin Wanqing was reminiscing, Ye Bai also came over, put down the flowers, and muttered softly.

Ye Bai didn't resist calling Old Madam Qin "Grandma" at all.

Because the other person was standing there alive, he truly felt the love of his elders.

Facing a tombstone now is certainly different.

More importantly, he always treated the Queen of Qin as his boss, not his wife.

So calling him "Dad" is something I really can't bring myself to say.

"...Ye Bai, get out of my way!"

Listening to Ye Bai standing there muttering to himself, Qin Wanqing felt both annoyed and amused.

Standing in front of his father-in-law's grave and talking about being buddies—only Ye Bai would do something so absurd.

But it must be said that Ye Bai's outburst actually improved her somewhat sad mood considerably.

No unusual situation occurred until the worship ceremony was completed.

From this perspective, Ye Bai's judgment was correct.

Although the assassins from Nanhuo Town are not afraid of death, they are not foolish enough to come to the Qin Family Manor to seek their own demise.

If you want to make a move against Qin Wanqing, you can only do so when she is out in public.

To celebrate surviving the ordeal, the old house prepared an extremely lavish dinner tonight.

Qin Wanqing didn't dare tell Old Madam Qin about the danger she had encountered yesterday, only saying that it was to congratulate Tong Yan on being promoted to deputy director of Jingzhou TV Station.

The reason was sufficient, and the old lady did not doubt it.

After eating and drinking his fill, just when Ye Bai thought he had passed the day peacefully, an unexpected message suddenly arrived.

On his way home, Qin Shengshui was assassinated!

He was shot twice and is currently in the hospital undergoing emergency treatment; his condition is unknown.

Upon hearing this news, Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing were both stunned. They sat there looking at each other, their heads buzzing.

While the mastermind behind hiring Nanhuo Town and Longxing Real Estate Agency has not yet been identified, the most likely suspects are clearly the upper echelons of the Qin family.

Qin Shengshui, the most central figure among the Qin family's high-ranking officials, practically had "I did it" written all over his face.

But now this Master Qin has been assassinated? How is that possible!

In terms of intelligence, both Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing are smart people.

But now he is still in a daze, feeling that this matter is full of inexplicable eeriness.

If Qin Shengshui had been assassinated at any other time, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but the fact that it happened on the day of the Cold Clothes Festival is clearly not a coincidence.

"Direct and act on your own?"

"A self-torture trick?"

After a long pause, Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing spoke at the same time.

Although they did not speak in unison, their meanings were essentially the same.

This method is not uncommon; Qin Shengshui is certainly intelligent enough to come up with it.

"Let's go to the hospital to see if it's fake or real. We'll find out then."

Ye Bai, not wanting to waste his brain cells, stood up and said.

Feigning illness or injury might work in front of ordinary people, but for a medical expert like Ye Bai, it would only lead to humiliation.

He could tell the other person's physical condition without even taking their pulse.

Moreover, although they were secretly fighting tooth and nail, on the surface they were still a loving family.

That's Qin Wanqing's third uncle. After this incident, as a junior, of course we should go to the hospital to visit him.

Old Madam Qin is still kept in the dark. Nowadays, the Qin family tells her almost nothing except for happy occasions.

Elderly people like this really can't handle the slightest stimulation.

Otherwise, Qin Wanqing wouldn't have been forced into such a restrictive position by the Qin family's higher-ups.

Her children didn't care whether the old lady lived or died, but her eldest granddaughter still wanted her grandmother to live out her old age in peace.

When Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing arrived at the hospital, there were already quite a few people in the corridor outside the emergency room.

They were mostly members of the Qin family: Third Aunt Qin Yuezhu, Third Aunt's husband Zhao Jianqiang, Fifth Uncle Qin Shengtu, Eldest Aunt Qin Yuemei, and so on.

However, Qin Shengfeng, the sixth son of the Qin family, and Qin Xiuzhao, the son of Qin Shengshui, were not seen.

Everyone's expression was solemn, and the famous actress's third aunt, He Manli, was crying so hard that her face was streaked with tears, making her a pitiful sight.

Putting everything else aside, He Manli is still quite impressive in terms of looks and figure.

Even though her son is already so grown up, her charm remains undiminished; on the contrary, she has gained a more mature and sophisticated allure.

While young girls and young women are certainly beautiful, mature women also have their own unique charm.

This wasn't said by Ye Bai; it was something his unscrupulous master kept repeating in his ear.

Although the old Celestial Master is indeed an old bachelor, it is said that he once had a glorious life surrounded by many women.

Lovers and lovers are found all over the world!

However, Ye Bai always suspected that the old man was bragging.

If this lazy, greedy, and incredibly lecherous old bachelor could find a woman, it would be an absolute injustice.

Qin Wanqing went to comfort her delicate third aunt, while Ye Bai walked over to Qin Shengtu and asked with feigned surprise, "Fifth Uncle, what exactly happened? How could Third Uncle be suddenly assassinated? Do you know who did it?"