2 The Big Return

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than five years had passed. 

At the Imperial Capital International Airport, Qiao Shi was wearing sunglasses and a mask as she anxiously held onto Qin Xiao's arm as they paced back and forth. 

"Dear, we've already waited for five hours! Is your information accurate?" 

"Don't worry! There's absolutely no problem. I spent a lot of money to buy this!" 

Qin Xiao twirled his tie, he pushed away the impatience he felt and comforted Qiao Shi. 

"Dr. Celeste's assistant, Mr. Claud, is arriving in the capital today! Shi Shi, Master Qin has already said that whoever can treat Old Master Qin's illness will become his benefactor. Think about it, if we can contact Mr. Claud, with the Qin family's influence, wouldn't it be just a matter of time before we can invite Dr. Celeste through him? When that time comes, Master Qin would be eternally grateful to us! Then we can use his influence to go further!" 

Upon hearing that she could get on the Qin family's good side, Qiao Shi immediately became docile and no longer had the slightest bit of impatience in her demeanor. 

The Qin family was a wealthy family whose heritage could be traced to ancient China. Back then, she had taken a liking to Qin Xiao precisely because his family was a branch of the Qin family and was related to the Qin family by blood. 

Qin Xiao family's business had always been trying to get on the Qin family's good side to survive, and their business was doing well. 

It was a pity that Qin Xiao's family was still a branch family. They could not speak on equal terms with the head of the Qin family. And they had not been able to make any progress in doing so in the past few years. Otherwise, why would she need to plan Qiao Nian's assets? 

Dr. Celeste was a mysterious doctor who had risen in power internationally in the past few years. It was rumored that his medical skills were superb. He had cured many of the most complicated illnesses that afflicted the rich and powerful. 

However, the whereabouts of Dr. Celeste were a mystery. No one had seen his true appearance. Even the general public had not heard of his name. Even the few people who knew of his God-given medical skills could not be sure of who he truly was. 

Everyone tacitly acknowledged that he was a highly respected and revered male doctor. 

While she was deep in thought, Qiao Shi heard whispers from the crowd. "Wow! She's so beautiful! She's a celebrity, right?" 

"Oh my God, how can there be such a beautiful woman?" 

"That baby is so cute too! So sweet!" 

"She has to be the baby's sister, right? She's so young!" 

A mother and daughter walked out of the VIP corridor. The mother was young and beautiful. Although she was wearing sunglasses, it was hard to hide her beauty. She was tall and walked straight. She was wearing a limited-edition custom-made lace skirt, which outlined her curvaceous figure. 

The child beside her was wearing a matching outfit. The skirt she had on was a loose-fitting A-line skirt. She wore a pair of exquisite leather shoes on her feet and had a bow tie of the same color on her head. A pair of big eyes were looking around curiously. 

Hearing the words of the crowd, Qiao Shi could not help but turn her head to take a look. What she saw shocked her. 

"A ghost!" A scream attracted the attention of the crowd. They saw Qiao Shi, who was still standing demurely just a moment ago, step back in panic. She fell onto the floor and her body trembled like jelly. 

Even the calm Qin Xiao could not help but suck in a breath of cold air! 

There was no other reason why they were like this. The young mother of the mother-daughter pair, who was praised by everyone, really was the spitting image of Qiao Nian! 

"I'm afraid of ghosts, but ghosts haven't hurt me in the slightest. I'm not afraid of people, but people have hurt me deeply..." 

A song blared from a cell phone in the crowd, perfectly complementing Qiao Shi, who had fallen to the ground. It drew waves of laughter from the crowd. 

The mother-daughter duo walked up to Qiao Shi unhappily and the little girl said, "Auntie, my mommy and I are not ghosts. If you are seeing things, you can go see a doctor. My mommy is clearly a beautiful fairy, and I too, am a beautiful fairy. Auntie, do you have a guilty conscience after doing so many bad things or something? Shouting in public makes it look like you were raised in a barn!" 

"Where did this brat come from? How can she talk like that?" At this moment, Qiao Shi also reacted. Even if she was really a ghost, this ghost couldn't just walk around in broad daylight, so she pointed at the little girl and wanted to teach her a lesson. 

The little girl was small and delicate. She grabbed Qiao Shi's finger and forcefully twisted it, causing Qiao Shi to scream in pain. 

"Auntie, you're already so old. Didn't anyone teach you not to point at people and talk like that? You've really lived so long and learnt nothing!" 

"How am I old?" Qiao Shi stomped her feet. 

"Of course, you're old. Look at your pores. They're so big!" The little girl rolled her eyes. 

"Shi Shi! Let's get down to business!" Qin Xiao called out to Qiao Shi. He had carefully observed that woman. 

Although her facial features were very similar to Qiao Nian's, she was taller than her, and her temperament was also very different from hers. 

Qiao Nian had a timid and introverted temperament, but the woman in front of him was eye-catching. Her entire person exuded a pure and attractive aura. 

"Tsk!" The little girl rolled her eyes at Qiao Shi again. Then, she put on a particularly soft smile and said to her mother, "Mommy, let's go over there and wait for Uncle Claud!" 

"What? !" Qiao Shi and Qin Xiao exclaimed in unison. 

Qin Xiao pulled the little girl's arm and said, "Who did you say you were waiting for?" 

The little girl was in pain. She grabbed Qin Xiao's arm and bit down on it without holding back. 

"Ah—" the child's teeth were sharp. Qin Xiao let out a scream from the little girl's bite. He raised his arm and was about to throw the little girl to the side. 

A blond foreigner appeared at the entrance of the airport. He first looked left and right, then locked onto the direction of the little girl and her mother and ran over. 

The foreigner rushed to the little girl and caught her in his arms. Then, he pushed Qin Xiao away without hesitation and shouted at Qin Xiao in fluent Chinese, "Hey! What are you doing?" 

"It's just a misunderstanding. May I ask if you are Mr. Claud? I am Qin Xiao from the Qin family. I have heard a lot about you!" 

Qin Xiao's expression changed very quickly. At this moment, he did not care about the wound on his arm. Instead, he put on a smiling face and extended his right hand to get to know Claud. 

Claud turned his head to look at the little girl's mother and pretended to be confused, "Qiao Nian, who is this gentleman? He is so two-faced." 

How could Qin Xiao not hear the sarcasm in Claud's words? He was about to explain when the little girl's mother, who had been silent all this time, spoke slowly. 

"Just ignore him," the little girl's mother said to Claud calmly. She really was Qiao Nian, who was almost killed by Qin Xiao and Qiao Shi five years ago. 

"My sister, you really haven't improved at all after so many years. You're still living with the man you found in the trash?" 

Qiao Nian looked down at Qiao Shi and continued, "It really is as the saying goes, 'a cockroach is truly hard to kill.'"