The young ladies were all quite shocked.
Given the butler's stingy nature, if they had been caught in such a humiliating manner, it usually meant he had insider information and things were a done deal.
But no matter how they searched, they couldn't find what they were looking for on the extremely thin, yet petite and childish-looking young lady in front of them!
Moreover, while being searched, Luo Xiao Le even proactively and voluntarily spun in circles, constantly babbling. She said the water temperature here was just right, that it would be even better if the grapes were a little sweeter, and that she liked all the jewelry and accessories she had just seen.
Her rambling was driving them mad!
How could this possibly be the person they were looking for?
How could such a chatterbox keep anything hidden when faced with trouble?
The few of them, unable to bear Luo Xiao Le's incessant chatter any longer, fled like they were escaping, rushing towards the butler by the door and getting into the car.
The butler's heart was also in turmoil.
His young master's tone had been so confident, yet not a single person here had anything!
And they all looked so infuriatingly indifferent, how could he, after so many years as the "first elegant butler" of the Qin family, possibly maintain his reputation!
His usually composed face was now unable to hold back his composure.
Squeezing out a word, "Go...", he was about to lead them to the car.
Qin Ming Yang, however, arrived with his people.
"How is it, did you break through?" His eyes were filled with impatience.
Since the person was hiding in his Qin family, did that mean he could get his hands on two of the most powerful rings today?
To his surprise, the butler shook his head with a look of embarrassment.
"Completely naked... their belongings and spaces were all searched... not even a shadow of the ring..."
Over the years, he had never once barged into the room of a guest who was bathing, but today he had done it almost ten times!
Even the master would probably exclaim at the absurdity of this if he heard about it!
Had his young master lost his mind in his pursuit of the rings?
He secretly cursed Qin Ming Yang a hundred times in his heart, but still maintained a devout servant's expression, "Young master, perhaps that person is not among these few? Perhaps they are hidden somewhere in the house?"
Qin Ming Yang's expression shifted from cloudy to clear several times. "But the ring appeared in the Qin family right after he sent me back today. Don't you think this coincidence is extremely strange?"
"If it's not these few of them... or rather, if I only activated the map today, then that person has been hiding in my Qin family for a long time, and has only been concealing their identity?" He suddenly had another terrifying thought.
"Keep a close watch on those experimental personnel, reconfirm the location of their families. I will be focusing my investigation on this group of people next. Even if I have to interrogate them, I will find that person!" His heart was filled with vexation. If it was indeed one of his own researchers who had been secretly hoarding the ring behind his back, playing the victim while being the perpetrator, he would surely skin that person alive!
As soon as Qin Ming Yang left, Luo Xiao Le's eyes gleamed with a playful smile. After confirming that there were no more surveillance around.
She slowly pushed her tongue forward and took the ring out of her mouth.
This was her little secret skill, unknown to others.
When she was often hungry in the past, she would act like a little hamster, hiding food in her mouth. When her aunt wanted to check if she had eaten anything, she would open her mouth wide and say "Ah" for her to see.
In reality, she would secretly hide small pieces of food in a very hidden spot under her tongue.
This way, she could avoid her aunt's inspection, leave the kitchen, and swallow the food.
Who would have thought that a small habit born out of necessity would be useful to her at a time like this, allowing her to escape successfully?
Life is truly unpredictable...
...
On the other side, just a few hours later, a report was neatly placed on Qin Li's desk.
"General, please take a look." A common paternity test would not yield results this quickly, but with the Qin family's laboratory and all the latest equipment operating at full capacity, obtaining these results was not a time-consuming matter.
Qin Li's hands trembled slightly. He wiped the sweat from his palms, took a deep breath, and abruptly turned to the last page.
Matching degree... 99.99... the words appeared before his eyes!
"!!!"
Qin Li felt his head was about to explode!
"This...!" That handsome boy... was truly his long-lost eldest son?
He looked at the family doctor in disbelief.
"Master, please rest assured, our experimental results will never be wrong!"
"Good... good..." At this critical juncture when my Qin family is about to control the world, my son has successfully returned. He is the chosen one of my Qin family!"
"It seems even heaven is on our side..." Qin Li revealed a smile of deep satisfaction.
"You may go," he beckoned, and the doctor retreated with his medical kit. The butler, being observant, stepped forward.
"Old Jia," Qin Li called out the butler's name, "Do you think heaven still acknowledges me? My son, he's actually alive! I want him to shoulder the Qin family's long-standing legacy and inherit the new world that I, Qin Li, have created!"
The butler's fake smile finally broke, revealing a hint of a relieved smile. "Master's aspirations are indeed grand. Although the world does not understand now, they will eventually comprehend..."
"But this old servant has one matter he does not understand..."
Qin Li was in a very good mood now. "Speak."
"But after all, the young master has been by your side for so many years, have you never acknowledged him? The moment the virus broke out, didn't you immediately send someone to pick up the young master?"
Unexpectedly, Qin Li let out a scoff. "Ming Yang was my only son then, and his reputation preceded him. But things are different now. Li Xuan has returned. Although his mother is no longer with us, the first wife is always the first wife, do you understand..."
When Qin Li mentioned Mo Chen's birth mother, his face was filled with extreme grief...
The butler stepped forward to comfort him, "The Madam, in the netherworld, will surely be very pleased..."
Qin Li wiped away the tears that welled up in his eyes. "I hope so... after so many years, I still miss her dearly..."
"Old Jia, it's too late today. Tomorrow morning, bring Li Xuan to the main hall. We will hold a proper welcome banquet for him. It's time he knew his true identity."
No one knew that at that moment, outside Qin Li's room, Qin Ming Yang had quietly overheard everything...
His eyes were bloodshot, and he felt an indescribable rage and unwillingness surge directly upwards. His fists were clenched tightly, his fingernails digging deeply into his flesh, blood dripping down...
"Father... you're forcing me..."
"If his existence is your excuse for not looking at me properly, then I will make him completely disappear from this world...!"