Chapter 244 - Modern Bonnie and Clyde

Back in the Qing's residences, the members of the family were left to their own devices. Qing Lok had busied himself with tracking the letters that they had sent out. Surely, it would look suspicious that they had sent out multiple copies. What they wanted to know was until where did the connections of The Zookeeper reach.

Wuming had busied himself with training in the bas.e.m.e.nt and ocassionally taking contracts. He even worked in the afternoon nowadays. He sometimes left in the early morning and had not come back until the following day.

Qing Chen had gotten busy taking care of The Underground auction and personally fixing the papers that Feng Xuan had already bought the Dai stock. The day finally came that she officially owned a part of The Kingly.

"You should go to work first tomorrow," she said to Qing Chen, twirling in front of the mirror in her walk-in closet. "I need to make a grand entrance."

Qing Chen smiled at her from the doorway. He had a cup of yoghurt on his hands. "Do you really have to do that?"

"Of course! I could only do that ONCE. It has to have impact. I need them scared of me. You know, I want that image 'I am so nice in the media, but I am your worst nightmare in real life.'"

Qing Chen's smile turned into a short laugh. "Whatever suits your fantasies."

"So which outfit best describes 'I am not here to play with dolls, I am talking about big money'?" She held up two outfits. One was a matching sleeveless collared top and an a-line skirt that reached her knees with black lotuses as the design. The other was an emerald green dress that had a matching jacket—she was a fashion brand owner, surely people would not expect her to take the professional dress code seriously.

"You'll look great in both of them," Qing Chen answered.

"You're not really helping. You know that, right?" Feng Xuan tossed the clothes to the growing pile on top of a circular seat. "Never mind," she said and rubbed her hands together. I know what just to wear."

"Uh-huh," Qing Chen answered. "I think I have heard of that phrase and you showed up extra."

Feng Xuan grinned and walked to pull up some shears from a drawer. "I may not know much about sewing. But I do know much about sharp objects."

"What are you going to do?"

"Magic," she said and pushed him out the door. "I'll let you see it tomorrow. If you'll be a good boy, maybe I'd even let you take it off once we're done at the office."

Qing Chen laughed out loud, he admitted he got a little excited with her proposal. "Alright, I'll wait for you in the bedroom. Take as much time as you need."

"I'm going to take some excess off. Thirty minutes max," she quickly said and closed the door shut.

Qing Chen shook his head as he walked to their bedroom and lay down. He took his phone and looked at the pictures his grandmother had sent today. Xie Changying had been keeping Qing Chen updated with what was happening with Qing Zihao.

They already got a few doctors on board and they were asking for different opinions regarding Qing Zihao's condition. She also took pictures of the place they had moved in. It was one of his father's newest properties. 

Today's pictures composed of the ocean, what they had for meals, and which doctor they had spoken to today. Qing Zihao got his own nutritionist and trainer to get him into the best shape he could achieve.

Qing Chen had sent the pictures to Wuming the moment he got them. Things had gotten slightly easier now that he could talk to Wuming about their father. Sure, he still sometimes got the feeling that he just wanted to lock himself up so he could cry, but he never felt it enough.

He knew his father was going to try his very best.

Wuming only replied with: "Glad that he was taking his health seriously now. Mom would've loved that�� and the ocean. It's beautiful there. Maybe we ought to visit once he's settled."

Qing Chen sent back: "Yeah, we really should. We should tell Lok soon. He would love to see father."

"I think it would be best if we just tell him on the way there."

"Want to bet who gets kicked out of a moving car first?"

"Ha-ha. Funny, Chen."

Qing Chen thought he would be the first one Qing Lok would literally push out the car. But the majority part of him agreed to just tell the youngest on the day itself. So he would not be an emotional wreck from today on like his brothers.

Feng Xuan entered their bedroom with a huge smile on her face. "I'm done!" Before Qing Chen could move to give her space, she jumped on top of him and pressed a wet kiss on his cheek. "What are you smiling at?" she leaned down and looked at the screen of his phone. "Aw, it's beautiful there."

"Yeah, I do hope that it would help him heal himself."

Feng Xuan pressed a kiss on top of Qing Chen's nose. "It's nice to see that you're smiling again."

"You make me happy," he said and brought her down to press his lips on hers. "Are you excited for tomorrow?"

"Definitely," she said. "You're going to like my outfit. You know…" she trailed a finger down his chest. "You can phone me to come to your office if you want to see it on the floor… I'll be right next door."

Qing Chen took hold of her hand and she laughed. "Now, why would I take off your clothes? That would be s.e.x.u.a.l harassment. You're going to get me in jail."

"I'm going to bust you out."

"I don't have a single doubt."

"We'll be modern Bonnie and Clyde."