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Chapter 631 - 638 Conspiracy Takes the Stage_1

Chapter 631: 638 Conspiracy Takes the Stage_1

The culinary skills of the Qin family’s kitchen were truly amazing. The desserts were practically works of art – crystal grapes, crystal oranges, crystal candied hawthorn, tiramisu, and all varieties of ice cream.

Every dish was sweet yet not cloying, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

Lin Xiangwan sighed in awe. If these desserts were laid out in her family’s restaurant, they would surely sell like hotcakes!

As she ate, she began to plan to chat with the chef for a bit and sneakily learn his techniques.

Qin Muchuan seemed to sense her thoughts. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "The chef is a peculiar fellow, don’t directly ask him how he makes these desserts, you need to appeal to his interests."

Lin Xiangwan leaned towards him and asked in a low voice, "Then what are his interests?"

Qin Muchuan shrugged, "I’m not sure."

"Really not sure? Or do you just not want to tell me?"

"Since I’ve never wanted to run a restaurant, I haven’t researched either. Isn’t that normal?" Qin Muchuan quietly replied.

Lin Xiangwan sighed, "That’s normal, but, I was expecting some inside information from you!"

"In every endeavor, you can’t always depend on ready-made solutions, you need to take it step by step through your own efforts!" Qin Muchuan said.

"Ok, you’re right, should I start putting in the effort now?" Lin Xiangwan was eager to start.

Qin Muchuan frowned again, " hold on, nobody’s finished eating yet!"

"Hmm..."

Lin Xiangwan really felt that Qin Muchuan was kind. Perhaps, certain things should be forgiven, right? Besides, she had never caught him in bed with another woman.

"The desserts are really good!" Qin Yechuan suddenly exclaimed, his comment revealing his food-loving nature.

Xu Feng’e frowned upon seeing her son act both silly and cool. Why couldn’t her son make her proud? "The dessert is delicious indeed. There will be something even more pleasing to the eye later!" she said out of the blue.

All eyes turned to her and the elderly lady asked, "What would be more pleasing to watch?"

Xu Feng’e had inadvertently spoken her mind and quickly corrected, "By that, I mean that the food here is both delicious and aesthetically pleasing. Surely, there will be even more beautiful dishes to come, right?"

This eased everyone’s doubts.

With his mouth brimming with food, Lin Haoran said, "Is it because of all the delicious food here that you’ve brought the relative who kidnapped a child into our home?"

The topic landed back on Xu Jingya, who reddened in rage. "I’m here to celebrate grandma’s birthday!"

"You’re our family’s enemy!" Lin Haoran accused openly. "The police will be here to arrest you soon!"

"I’m not, I..."

Lin Xiangwan couldn’t stand that. How was she not? "The Qin family are kind enough not to have you jailed. That’s the only reason you’re still here enjoying the food. But that doesn’t mean you aren’t a criminal. You’ve admitted it yourself, yet you dare to deny?"

Xu Jingya was once again left without a retort, with tears ready to roll down her cheeks.

Lin Xiangwan was rather satisfied.

The silent patriarch of the Qin family finally spoke, "Enough, let’s not talk about this any further! Don’t forget that today is your grandmother’s birthday, not an occasion for you to argue!"

The patriarch’s clear dissatisfaction was directed at Lin Xiangwan.

Lin Xiangwan’s heart trembled, suppressing her mood significantly.

The grandfather had always been kind and rarely blamed anyone. He probably raised his voice because he felt she had overstepped the mark.

Feeling guilty and embarrassed, Lin Xiangwan fell silent. She realized that this was not an appropriate venue for her to vent her anger.

Qin Muchuan held her hand gently, rubbing it to comfort her as he quietly said, "Don’t be scared. He wasn’t talking about you."

"Oh!"

Despite his comforting words, she wasn’t a fool. How could the patriarch’s words not be about her?

Fortunately, the grandfather did not continue to scold her.

Lin Xiangwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

’Ding——’

The old-fashioned doorbell rang, resembling the deep and storied history of the prestigious family.

The sound was pleasant, albeit stern.

But at this moment, who could be visiting? Everyone turned to look outside.

Soon, the servant entered from outside, holding something in her hand. "A child handed this to me, said if the elderly lady opens it, she will understand!"

Everyone was taken aback.

"What is it?" the elderly lady asked.

The servant shook her head.

Ever thoughtful and careful, the elderly lady replied, "All of you may leave!"

"Yes!"

All the servants left the hall.

At this point, Qin Muchuan took the box. "I’ll open it."

Qin Muchuan was worried, fearing that it might be something dangerous.

He shook the box, listening to the sound inside.

The box was quite large, but what was inside was small and not very heavy.

He could tell from the sound that whatever it contained was likely safe, and only then did he open it.

The elderly lady and the patriarch were visibly worried and called out anxiously, "Muchuan, maybe you shouldn’t open it. Just throw it away!"

"It’s fine!" Qin Muchuan replied.

Lin Xiangwan was also worried, and ran towards Qin Muchuan. "Be careful!"

In the days to come, Lin Xiangwan would always consider her action at that moment as somewhat naive.

She had been so afraid that there was a bomb in the box. In her mind, if there really was a bomb then she didn’t just want him to get hurt, she wanted to be there with him.

Even if there was an explosion, she could still protect him.

But actually, that was not at all possible. Qin Muchuan would surely make a correct judgment.

Qin Muchuan took a glance at her and smiled. "So you do care about me and are worried about me, aren’t you?"

Lin Xiangwan answered dismissively, "Don’t flatter yourself. I was thinking that the box might contain evidence of you having an affair. I’m worried that if it was, you might try to hide it from me."

Qin Muchuan smiled again. "That’s not possible!"

Then he opened the box, and upon seeing what was inside, Lin Xiangwan’s face changed.

It really was evidence! A flash drive and a stack of photos.

Xu Feng’e approached, and yelled loudly, "It’s **** photos!"

The two children overheard and ran over to see.

"No!" Lin Xiangwan, her mood sinking to rock bottom, moved to block the kids. "The two of you go play in the yard!"

"No!"

"Let us see!" Ranran pleaded.

"Out, don’t make me repeat myself!" Lin Xiangwan hardened her face.

The two children obediently left.

The elderly Madam Qin approached. "Let me see what it is!"

Qin Muchuan, who had excellent vision, had seen that the photos were of Lin Xiangwan.

He put the flash drive and photos away. "Grandma, it’s better if you don’t see these!"

"Let me see!" The elderly lady was insistent.

Xu Feng’e added fuel to the fire from the side. "Let’s see, what is it? Who is in the photos!"