My Youth Began With Him

“I heard you saved my daughters from He Yongjun and Shen Jiani’s hands?” Qin Chu asked coldly.

“Uh, yes. It wasn’t planned, it just so happened that I bumped into them,” Zhang Manlin explained,

“Oh, then it looks like the police made a mistake. They thought you kidnapped my daughters halfway,” Qin Chu said intentionally.

Zhang Manlin shook her head violently. “No, it’s not like that. I’m not the bad guy, President Qin. You know me; you should know what I’m like. How… how could I ever do something like that to you? The car broke, and I couldn’t turn on my phone… If it weren’t for those circumstances, I’d have called you immediately to fill you in. But, as you may know, my phone has been bugged by him. So… I didn’t dare to call, because I was afraid he might know where we are before you do. If he got here first, it would be worse for Little Bean and Pudding, right?” seeing that the situation wasn’t hopeless, she immediately made up a lie on the spot.

Qin Chu knew the ‘him’ she was referring to was Huo Siqian, so he wasn’t surprised that she would come up with such an excuse.

“I see, I will tell the police to remove your wanted status,” Qin Chu said.

“Thank you, President Qin, for clearing my name,” Zhang Manlin said happily.

“My daughter said she had promised you something, correct?” Qin Chu continued.

Zhang Manlin didn’t dare to answer. Instead, she looked at Pudding who stood behind Qin Chu.

When they met for the first time during the whole situation, Zhang Manlin and Pudding did, in fact, have a negotiation. But… that was long before…

“Daddy, it’s true. You taught us from a young age that we must repay those that have helped us. So, I promised Miss Zhang that all the grudges from the past will be cleared. As long as she can come up with a way to get us out, I will grant her a wish,” seeing Zhang Manlin was too scared to make a sound, Pudding took Qin Chu by the hand and said innocently.

“Oh. So, Miss Zhang, what wish do you have?” Qin Chu scanned her face coldly.

“I…” Zhang Manlin opened her mouth but looked guilty at Huo Mian, who wasn’t too far from her. She knew, from the bottom of her heart, that Huo Mian wasn’t someone that she could easily mess with.

But, lady luck seemed to be on her side, as Huo Mian was busy wiping Little Bean’s face with a handkerchief and was not paying attention to the conversation they were having.

So, Zhang Manlin answered in a low voice, “To be honest, I’m not looking for any repayment. As you know, I want to have nothing to do with him for a long time now, because no one would ever want to be controlled forever. After all, I’m not a toy. So, I want to go to GK HQ, even if it’s just to be a secretary for you. That way, he wouldn’t easily dare to touch me, because after all, I’m someone close to you. So, he would be wary.” Zhang Manlin explained her intentions in a mellow manner, and she ultimately let Huo Siqian take the blame for her.

“Daddy, what do you think? It’s not difficult, right?” Pudding looked up at her father and smiled.

“Since my daughter had already made a promise to you, then I will fulfill it. After we get back, you may work at GK.”

“Really? As soon as we get back?” Zhang Manlin looked up, surprised by the good treatment.

“Yes,” Qin Chu answered and left without another word.

Pudding looked at Zhang Manlin, “No matter what, we did indeed escape those monstrous kidnappers because of you. So, I decided to repay you with our previous agreement. Going forward, you should stop being a spy for that bad guy, and be a good person,” Pudding said in a serious tone.

Zhang Manlin, on the other hand, wasn’t remotely suspicious of everything that just happened. If anything, it was like she just hit the jackpot without buying a lottery ticket. She truly thought the kid was simply having a Mary Sue moment, and that Pudding was letting kind emotions cloud her judgment.

Qin Chu received Gao Ran’s call while he was in the helicopter, on his way back.

“Chu, Something… happened on my end,” Gao Ran said in a serious tone.