Qin Shu saw that he did not answer and was minding his own business. She said again: “Are you a member of the Long Clan? My name is Qin Shu. I’m here to visit the leader of the Long Clan.”


  The man lowered his head and still did not answer. Instead, he took some things that she did not recognize and put them into the vessel. Then, he opened the bamboo tube and poured in the things inside.

  The moment the things inside fell in, Qin Shu saw it. It was a very large centipede. Countless feet struggled desperately as they fell as if they had guessed their fate.

  The man’s hands paused, and then he continued to work on the things in hand.

  It was the first time Qin Shu had met such a cold person. He did not like to talk even more than Han Xiao.

  “I was waiting in the pavilion for quite a while, but Second Master Long hasn’t arrived yet. I heard a voice coming from here, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity. What’s your name?”


  The man closed the lid and put the vessel into the cabinet. He stood up and walked out again.

  Qin Shu, who was ignored again, was stunned for a moment. Could it be that he was a and was unable to speak? Or was he deaf, so he could not speak?

  Then why did anyone not prepare a hearing aid for him to learn how to speak?

  She looked at the house again and suddenly thought that he might have been left here to fend for himself because his family did not like him and no one cared about him.

  Just like her, after her mother left, Qin Hai no longer cared about her. Even if she did not go home for the night, he did not think of looking for her.

  She collected her thoughts and followed him out. She saw the man pick up the drill and continue to drill.

  She walked over and squatted down in front of the man. She took out her phone and quickly typed a sentence before handing it to the man.

  The man’s eyebrows moved and his dark eyes looked at the sentence on the screen.

  [Can you hear me? My company has just developed a new hearing aid. If you need it, I can get someone to send a copy over to you.]

  After reading the content, the man withdrew his gaze and continued with his work.

  Qin Shu waited for a while. Seeing that the man did not even raise his head and did not respond, she thought to herself, could it be that he could not even read?

  Unable to hear, unable to speak, and unable to read.

  Unable to even communicate in the most basic way.

  Is the Long Clan that ruthless?

  Or is it because he was not a member of the Long Clan?

  “They treat you badly, so why are you still here? You might as well walk out of the Long Clan. You have arms and legs, so you won’t starve to death. At the very least, it’s better than staying here.”


  Qin Shu sighed. She knew that he could not hear her, so she was just saying. At this time, the man suddenly stopped what he was doing. He stopped the drilling machine, took out his phone from his pocket, started to type the message, and then handed it to Qin Shu.

  Seeing this, Qin Shu was a little embarrassed. So he knew how to read.

  She looked at the content on the phone screen. There were only two words, “No need.”


  After reading it, Qin Shu edited another piece of comforting words for him to see.

  “With a hearing aid, you can communicate with people normally. Why don’t you want it? Typing and chatting like this, how can it be as good as chatting face to face? Are you afraid of paying for it? It’s free for you.”


  After the man finished reading, he looked up at the woman opposite him. His dark eyes flashed with a hint of light. Then, he shook his head, lowered his head, and continued with his work.

  Qin Shu was stunned for a moment. When the man raised his head just now, although the time was short, she saw that the man was very good-looking

  There was a pattern on the right side of his face that looked like a tattoo. It was dark-colored and shaped like a flower.

  Because the man lowered his head too quickly, she did not see it clearly and did not know what it was.

  She did not forget the purpose of her visit to the Long Clan that day, so she edited another message and showed it to him while holding back her laughter.

  “I respect your opinion. If I try to persuade you again, it will make me look like I’m doing a sales promotion. You look like a consumer who’s afraid of being cheated. I still have something to do, so I’ll take my leave first.

  Bye.”


  The man looked up but did not have any reaction.

  Qin Shu put away her phone, stood up, and left the Heavy Wood Courtyard.

  The man raised his head and looked at Qin Shu’s back as she left. After looking for a long time, his dark eyes were dark and bright.

  At this moment, in Fuqing Courtyard

  On the rosewood-carved bed, a green curtain surrounded the bed tightly.

  A man and a woman stood in front of the bed.

  The man was Long Qingyue, the Second Master of the Long family. He said respectfully to the person under the curtain, “Father, I have good news for you. Although I haven’t found sister, I have found sister’s daughter, Long Xiao, and I have done a paternity test.”


  An old voice came from the curtain. Because of his serious illness, his voice was slow and heavy.

  “Let me take a look.”


  “Yes, Father.” Long Qingyue turned his head to look at Long Xiao. “Xiaoxiao, let Grandpa take a look at you.”


  Long Xiao was only in her twenties. She was pretty and fair, and her almond-shaped eyes seemed to be able to talk.

  “I got it, Uncle.” Long Xiaoxiao took a few steps forward and lifted the green curtain. She looked at Long Size who was lying on the bed. His hair was like silver strands, and his face was like a ravine. His face, which was covered with years, looked sickly. “Grandpa.” Long Xiao called softly.

  Long Size was old, and his eyes were not as good as before. In order to see his granddaughter clearly, he craned his neck to see if Long Xiao looked like his daughter. However, it was futile. He did not have enough strength and fell back onto the bed. Long Size opened his mouth and asked: “Ah Yue, do they look alike?”


  Long Qingyue replied, “Father, Long Xiao and sister look a little similar. You can take a good look when you recover from your illness.”


  “That’s good, that’s good.” Long Size’s nervous nerves had completely relaxed now.

  After returning to the gazebo, Long Qingyue finally arrived.

  “I’ve made Miss Qin wait for a long time.”


  Qin Shu’s lips curled into a faint smile. “It’s alright. Second Master Long is a very busy person. It’s already my honor for you to be able to come and see me.” He walked to the Stone Table and sat down. He instructed: “Make another cup of tea.”


  The Butler ordered someone to make another cup of tea.

  Long Qingyue looked at Qin Shu. Yesterday, when he saw the request for visitation, he knew she was someone he had never seen before. From the accent, he knew that she was a foreigner.

  “Miss Qin, is there anything important you want to see my father about?”


  Qin Shu said: “There are two things I want to discuss. The first is collaboration, I think Kua Yi Village can be developed as a tourist area, there will be a lot of benefits. The second is, I want to ask your Clan, the Long Clan to refine a Gu worm, feel free to raise your terms.”


  The moment Long Qingyue heard about collaboration, he felt that he could consider it. “We can discuss the cooperation slowly. As for making the Gu worm, Miss Qin, tell me what Gu worm it is first.”


  Qin Shu replied with one word: “Reverse.”


  It had been a long time since someone mentioned this kind of Gu worm. Now that he suddenly heard about it, Long Qingyue was stunned for a moment before saying, “Reverse, it has been many years since it appeared. I need to ask my father.”


  Qin Shu heard this, which meant that there was still hope. “Then I’ll have to trouble Second Master Long. I’ll wait for your news.”


  “Okay.” Long Qingyue instructed: “Send Miss Qin out.”


  “Miss Qin, please.” The Butler made a gesture of inviting her. “Okay.” Qin Shu nodded at him, stood up, and left with the butler.