Chapter 52: This Time’s Reward Plot Is About Your Husband

Qin Haishan and Qin He hurriedly rushed to the backyard.
Lin Qingqing followed closely behind.
Yang Chun was too timid to go with them and waited on the living room sofa.

When they arrived at the backyard,
Qin Haishan and Qin He indeed saw people—lots of them.
But it wasn’t a corpse, and it wasn’t a murderer.
It was all the family’s bodyguards, housekeepers, chefs, and so on, including the guard dog.

They were lined up in five rows. In front of them was a chopping board, stained with blood. Beside it was a headless chicken.

“…”

So the blood in the house—and the blood on Lin Qingqing—must have come from this chicken.

As for why Qin Haishan couldn’t get anyone to respond earlier, the answer was clear: everyone had been gathered and controlled by the old lady, so no one had come.

Qin Haishan suddenly thought of the dramatic “family massacre conspiracy” he had just analyzed…
Was there any way to erase that “clever and composed” deduction from his son and wife’s memories?

He had completely embarrassed himself.

But honestly, he couldn’t be blamed. Given the scene just now, anyone would have assumed someone had been murdered.

Especially considering the social status of their family—someone trying to kill for money wouldn’t be shocking.

What puzzled Qin Haishan even more was, “Mom, why did you make such a big fuss just to kill a chicken? Why was there blood everywhere?”

At the mention of this, Lin Qingqing was speechless.
“Sigh, I had no experience. It was my first time killing a chicken. I didn’t do it properly. Who would’ve thought—even after I chopped off its head, it wasn’t dead? I let go too early, and it ran into the house by itself. Its neck kept spurting blood. I chased it down, but it sprayed blood all over me… Although the process was a bit chaotic, the result was still a success!”

Qin He and Qin Haishan: “…”

So it was just a minor issue.

Qin Haishan sighed. His face held only concern, with no sign of impatience.
“Next time, let someone else handle this kind of thing. You don’t need to do it yourself. Just look at you—got yourself all messy and worked up.”

“You don’t understand.” Lin Qingqing waved him off.

This was a real-life version of “killing a chicken to scare the monkeys”!

From the current storyline, the Qin family had a traitor, but she didn’t yet know who it was. That didn’t stop her from trying to root them out.

Lin Qingqing suddenly remembered how Qin Haishan had cried out “Mom” just now and asked, “Then what were you all yelling about earlier?”

Qin He: “We thought something bad had happened to you…”

Lin Qingqing: “Ha! You guys really scared yourselves.”

What Lin Qingqing hadn’t expected, though, was a surprising bonus—shock points!

The reason Qin Haishan’s family had been so shocked was likely because they saw her holding a kitchen knife, covered in blood, and assumed she had killed someone—fought off a whole gang on her own.

She didn’t have the guts to kill anyone! That would be illegal. She couldn’t do that. She just wanted to be the richest person, not end up in jail sewing uniforms.

Crisis averted, Qin Haishan’s family breathed a sigh of relief.

At breakfast, Qin Jingshu and Qin Yansen finally showed up.

Seeing the dark circles under Qin Yansen’s eyes, Lin Qingqing couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t sleep well last night?”

“Mm,” Qin Yansen nodded.

Lin Qingqing shook her head helplessly.
Ah, young people—always troubled by love.
She, as an older person, had it much better. No love affairs, no pressure to marry or have kids. Life was good.

Thinking this way, becoming an old lady really was a blessing.

But the reason Qin Yansen didn’t sleep well wasn’t because of love.

Last night, all he could think about was the recent changes in the old lady—why she kept saying strange things, why she seemed so youthful, and why her mental and physical states were completely unlike that of an elderly person.
Plastic surgery? But could it really transform someone’s entire mental state and body like that?

Obviously not.

So last night, he didn’t think about Mu Yiyi at all. All he thought about was the old lady.

In the past, before bed, the only person he would ever think of was Mu Yiyi.

Lin Qingqing then turned her head to look at Qin Jingshu.
He seemed to be in good spirits. Probably just came down late to avoid the rest of the Qin family.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Qingqing suddenly proposed, “Let’s go on a family trip for the next few days.”

A family trip might help build better bonds?

Qin Haishan put down his bowl and chopsticks and frowned.
“Mom, if we all go on a trip, what about the company?”

Lin Qingqing: “Ah, thanks for reminding me. You stay back and manage the company. The rest of the family can accompany me for a couple of days.”

Qin Haishan: “…”
Why him? Why not someone else manage it?
He really shouldn’t have opened his mouth just now.

Qin He said, “Grandma, the doctor said your body isn’t suitable for too much activity. Maybe we shouldn’t travel too far. How about we just go for a walk nearby? We’ll keep you company.”

Lin Qingqing: “Leave that to me. I’ll make the arrangements. You all just follow orders. By the way, when are the eldest and third sons returning from abroad?”

Qin Haishan glanced at his phone screen and calculated, “At the earliest, next week. The chip project still needs them there.”

“Alright, I’ll keep that in mind. That’s settled then. Everyone, off to work.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Jingshu suddenly said, “I can’t go either. I just started a new job. Don’t have time.”

Of course Lin Qingqing knew why he didn’t want to go—because he didn’t like being around the rest of the Qin family.
If it was just her, maybe he wouldn’t refuse.
But with the whole family going? Definitely a no from him.

Lin Qingqing patted his arm and smiled, “You can’t bail. If Grandma gets too tired to walk, I’ll be counting on you to carry me back home!”

Qin Jingshu raised an eyebrow, “Grandma, with your physical condition, I think you’d be more than capable of carrying me back instead.”

He’d heard about the chicken-slaying incident this morning, plus the backflips, the street dance championship, the car racing title—her energy was better than most young people’s.
There was no way she couldn’t walk.

Lin Qingqing: “…”

“Resistance is futile. You must go. My condition comes in waves—sometimes I seem fine, sometimes not.” Lin Qingqing quickly made up an excuse.
Otherwise, what if they started getting suspicious?

But she knew this kind of thing wouldn’t stay hidden for long.
Maybe she could get away with it for now,
But what about when she really turned eighteen again?
No way to hide it then—she’d definitely be exposed!

Maybe she should find a place to hide?

After saying that, Lin Qingqing got up and went upstairs,
hurrying to think of a countermeasure—and to receive the new reward plot from the system.

Her current physical age was already twenty-nine.

At this rate, in just three more days, she might return to being eighteen—three years younger than her original self. How amazing!

Excited but also worried.
Once she became eighteen, would her family still recognize her?
Would they think she was some kind of monster?
Would they send her off for lab testing?

Lin Qingqing pulled out her phone, hurriedly opened the world map, and began planning an escape route—
No! A travel route!

She’d run away under the excuse of going on vacation!

[System: Congratulations, Host, on collecting 100 Surprise Points. This time’s reward plot… is about your husband—]