Su Bei persistently brushed her presence to her father, not by lingering silently on the corner of the office, but by occasionally jumped in front of Mr. Qin, or lying on the wide sofa right before Mr. Qin's desk and made some casual chats.
Su Bei: "Dad, are you very busy recently?"
Mr. Qin put down the document and glanced at his daughter: "A few projects are in the final stage."
Su Bei replied, "Oh," casually and returned to her own desk to continue reading the book Mr. Qin gave her.
Half an hour later, she ran back to Mr. Qin again: "Dad, will you still be busy at the end of this month?"
Mr. Qin: "No."
Su Bei: "I heard that the temperature will get warmer by then. The weather forecast is also excellent."
Mr. Qin: "I see."
Su Bei: "Dad, do you have any work schedules during those days?"
Mr. Qin: "Not particularly."
...
"Dad, I like this bracelet. Can you buy it for me?" Su Bei opened a screenshot on her phone and showed it to Mr. Qin.
Mr. Qin took a look: "Alright."
Not only Su Bei, but Su Xiaobao also showed a 'rare' enthusiasm towards Mr. Qin. The boy took out a picture of a giant model in his phone and showed it to Mr. Qin: "What do you think of this?"
Mr. Qin stopped his work, took a look at the phone, then glanced at his son and asked: "Do you like it?"
"Yes, but just so-so." Su Xiaobao nodded reluctantly and said: "Can I get one to play at home?"
"Yes, you can. After we go home, ask Uncle Fu to empty a room for you. But you must not hinder your study."
Su Xiaobao grumbled for a while and finally forced another sentence out: "Then, you should buy it for me when you have time."
Su Bei and Su Xiaobao held Mr. Qin's secondary card and never lacked the money to buy anything they wanted. Even if they needed anything else, they only had to talk to Uncle Fu, and he would prepare it for them immediately.
Therefore, it was the first time the twins came to Mr. Qin and asked him to buy something. Regarding his children's abnormal behavior today, Mr. Qin saw it through at a glance but didn't reveal anything. However, an indiscernible smile was always on his lips today.
"Have you done your homework? After you finished it, bring it over for me to sign."
"Oh."
During the break, the twins were either going on the trip or busy with competitions. They only started doing their homework not long before the break was over. Fortunately, under Mr. Qin's supervision, the two were fast enough to finish their homework in a few days.
Mr. Qin carefully checked the twins' homework. Xiaobei's handwriting was nice and tidy, but Xiaobao's...looked very wild.
"Next time you do homework, write it properly." Mr. Qin reminded.
"Oh." Su Xiaobao replied carelessly.
The siblings' attention was focused on Mr. Qin's reaction. For a long time, Su Bei stared at her father unwillingly: Does he perhaps truly forget about their birthday?
How could Qin Shao forget their birthday? He had prepared a surprise for them long ago. However, seeing the twins restlessly tried to 'remind' him subtly, Mr. Qin smiled secretly and decided to keep the surprise a secret until the birthday.
—
On the 27th, it was Su Bei and Su Xiaobao's birthday.
As soon as Su Bei opened her eyes, she found an exquisite gift box beside her bed. Su Bei's eyes lit up. She jumped off the bed and took the box. Inside was a pink diamond bracelet in the shape of cherry blossoms. It was the one she showed Mr. Qin that day!
At the same time, in the room next door, Su Xiaobao was also busy opening a box of a model toy.
Mr. Qin did not forget their birthday!
Although at midnight yesterday Su Bei has received many birthday messages and gifts from her friends and Qin Jinguo couple abroad, nothing made her happier than Mr. Qin's gift.
After wearing the bracelet, Su Bei bounced around a few times before running downstairs, still in her pajamas.
Cooking a bowl of noodles for each other——this was Su Bei and Su Xiaobao's habit on their previous birthdays. Su Bei wanted to get ahead of her brother today. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the dining room, she saw Mr. Qin brought out two bowls of noodles from the kitchen, and obviously were made by Mr. Qin himself.
Mr. Qin actually cooked longevity noodles for them?
Su Xiaobao, who came downstairs one step later than Su Bei, also almost couldn't believe his own eyes.
Qin Shao: "Come and have a taste."
"Okay." Su Bei and Su Xiaobao replied in unison.
Su Bei was already touched enough having a bowl of longevity noodles personally made by Mr. Qin, and to be honest, didn't have high expectation about the taste. As a result, the two siblings were surprised by the noodles' deliciousness.
"It's delicious!" Su Bei raised her head and looked at Mr. Qin with gleaming eyes.
Su Xiaobao also took a look at Mr. Qin: He didn't expect this guy to have this skill.
Su Bei smiled sweetly at their father, "Thank you, Dad."
"Thank you, Dad." Su Xiaobao echoed flatly. The boy lowered his head so low until his entire face was almost buried in the bowl, mainly because he didn't want the guy sitting on the opposite side to notice the redness in his eyes.
The twins spent the morning of their birthday joyfully, but didn't know that there was even a bigger surprise waiting for them.
'The Dream Park'—it was a theme park built by the investment from Qin Group. The project took half a year to build, and was not a simple theme park, but a dream kingdom. There were a total of 15 distinct zones in the park, each with its own fantastical theme, interconnected to make a dream world separated from reality.
On the 27th, a total of 30 'Dream Park'—both across the country and overseas—held their grand opening for the public. The exception was the one in B city, which was open only to selected invitees.
Mr. Qin hosted a very grand birthday party for his two children here.
[Qin Group's chairman spent a huge sum of money to create a grand 15th birthday gift for his children!]
Immediately after being published, this news became an instant hot topic. After the opening, 'The Dream Park' got into the top list of most popular places. Even Chen De and the others didn't expect that Mr. Qin's sudden decision would ever bring such a massive return on investment.
However, these weren't all.
Lin Shaochi also gave the gifts he prepared for the Qin family's siblings. For Su Xiaobao, it was the latest drone developed by one of Lin Group's business partners.
For Su Bei, he gave a beautiful flower-shaped bracelet. This kind of gift adhered to the etiquette and was suitable to be given to a younger sister.
—
A week ago, Lin Shaochi went to a counseling clinic ran by a psychologist he knew. Wang Chen, who was also Lin Shaochi's friend, was very surprised at this unusual visit: "Now, Chairman Lin, speak up. Why are you coming to me? Are you planning to invest in my small counseling business?"
Lin Shaochi: "I need counseling."
Wang Chen: "Are you serious?"
"I'm serious." After a pause, Lin Shaochi said again: "I like a girl."
"Pfft——are you playing me?" If not for their disparity in strength was too great, he would already chase this guy out.
Who would come to a psychologist for this? Is he making a joke?
"If you like a man or even non-human, it's okay for you to come to me. But since you like a girl, why don't you just chase her? Instead of coming to me, go to the mall and buy a bag or lipstick or whatever. Why are you wasting time here?" He didn't have any advice on how to chase a woman either.
"The person is underage," Lin Shaochi said heavily.
Wang Chen: "..."
In Wang Chen's eyes, Lin Shaochi has always been mature and steady. He never expected that this friend of his would someday say something like, "I like an underage girl."
"Tell me, how old is she?"
"Fourteen, almost fifteen."
Wang Chen's eyes widened: "F*ck. Lin Shaochi, you beast, ah!! You dare to fancy a fourteen-year-old girl!"
"She is fifteen next week."
"Fourteen, fifteen, what's different? The problem is that you are too—"
"That's why I came to you." Lin Shaochi rubbed his throbbing temples and interrupted Wang Chen.
"So you actually fell that deep." Since Lin Shaochi was willing to visit a psychologist, it showed that he was unable to completely let go of his feeling, and it even made him so entangled that he has to seek professional help.
Wang Chen stared at his friend for a moment, then changed his attitude into a professional one: "Follow me."
The counseling room.
"Can you give me a brief talk about this?"
"If you want, you don't have to think of me as your friend. Just pretend I am a stranger you occasionally meet at the bar and have drinks together."
"We got to know each other because of a joint project..." Lin Shaochi didn't want to say much about Su Bei. Now that NST Company was in the limelight, and Su Bei has also entered the public eyes because of the 'Red Hacker Challenge,' Wang Chen could easily deduct her identity if he said too much. Therefore, Lin Shaochi didn't reveal too many details.
Wang Chen probably also noticed his friend's protectiveness towards the girl. Although he wanted to warn Lin Shaochi that it wasn't conducive for the counseling, he temporarily let it go after a brief contemplation.
"Can you tell me what makes you like her?"
"I admire her talent." Lin Shaochi said seriously.
Wang Chen was stunned. A fourteen-year-old little girl actually made Lin family's talented young Chairman, who had experienced many big wind and waves, to express such an admiration. What made this girl so great?
Wang Chen suddenly became very curious about the girl Lin Shaochi liked. If it wasn't for his capacity as a professional here, he would already pull Lin Shaochi closer to dig more juicy gossip from this good friend.
—
Lin Shaochi underwent psychological counseling twice a week with Wang Chen. He didn't know if it would work, but at least he knew that he should try.
After giving the gifts, Lin Shaochi retreated to provide the space for today's protagonists. He stood aside with Mr. Qin, discussing works while Su Bei, Su Xiaobao, Xie Minxuan, and their other friends were playing around not far away.
"Children at this age are indeed quite lively and noisy." Looking at the children, Mr. Qin suddenly sighed.
Lin Shaochi: "..." In any case, he and those 'children' were supposed to be the same generation. Hearing Mr. Qin's words, why did he suddenly feel old?
Mr. Qin's words weren't aimed at Lin Shaochi. It was merely a sudden flashing thought. At this age, children already had a lot of their own ideas. Sometimes, they showed a comforting mature side. Sometimes, they showed a childishness that made him laughed. Sometimes, they were so rebellious that he would grit his teeth in annoyance. Despite this, Mr. Qin was still thankful for each process. While having the headache of becoming a parent, he thoroughly enjoyed the happiness they brought him.
As a father, Qin Shao always looked forward to what kind of adults his two children would grow into in the future. But on the other hand, he also selfishly didn't want them to grow up so quickly