Chapter 75

Su Xiyan was brought all the way back to the room by Yan Moci; on the way she endured all kinds of looks—curious, gloating, and most of all, sympathetic.

Yes, everyone thought that such a country-bred substitute fiancée would be harshly dealt with by Yan Moci and then outright kicked out of the Yan Family's gate.

But they never would have imagined,

After the door slammed shut with a bang—, Yan Moci directly pressed Su Xiyan against the door and pulled her into his embrace.

Su Xiyan froze, knowing Yan Moci was in a bad mood, she remained perfectly still.

"Yan Moci, are you alright?" she asked softly.

Yan Moci did not answer.

Su Xiyan reached out and gently patted Yan Moci's back.

"You don't need to worry, Grandfather will be fine.

"When I was little, if I was especially scared, Grandma would call me 'jiao jiao'.

"I'll call you 'jiao jiao' too,

"Ci ci is home, hula hula mao, no longer scared."

Hearing Su Xiyan coax him like a child, Yan Moci couldn't help but chuckle.

"Yan Yan, do you think I'm such a fragile person?"

Su Xiyan blinked, "Isn't that so? Overbearing CEOs always have a tragic childhood, appearing outwardly rebellious and ruthless, but actually they're just innocent boys afraid of thunder."

Seeing Su Xiyan's serious expression, Yan Moci's finger twitched involuntarily; he was about to reach out and gently stroke her cheek.

But then he heard Su Xiyan ask:

"Yan Moci, everyone in the Yan Family now knows I'm not the real Xiwei—should I leave?"

Yan Moci's hand paused, he slightly furrowed his brows, his gaze fixed on Su Xiyan, as if trying to discern whether her words were sincere or a test.

But Su Xiyan's gaze remained clear, as if she were merely asking a perfectly ordinary question.

Yan Moci felt a faint disappointment.

He pressed his lips and coldly snorted, "As long as I don't let you go, no one in the Yan Family dares to drive you out."

"You will forever be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yan Family."

Su Xiyan nodded, "But let me correct that—I am the Yan Family's eldest daughter-in-law only for these three months."

Su Xiyan didn't think there was anything wrong with her words, but Yan Moci's face darkened considerably.

Seeing Su Xiyan's carefree attitude, he couldn't help but clench his back teeth.

Su Xiyan counted on her fingers, "Speaking of which, our Three-Month Agreement is almost up."

"When the time comes, Yan Moci, I'll have to leave."

Lately she's been tangled up in Yan Moci's affairs and still hasn't been able to properly investigate the Su Family matter.

As soon as Su Xiyan's words left her mouth, Yan Moci narrowed his eyes dangerously, "No!"

Su Xiyan widened her eyes in surprise, "Huh? Why?"

Yan Moci made up an excuse on the spot: "Although I've woken up, I haven't been to the Yan Clan in a long time; the company has been out of my control for years, so there must be many problems."

"Moreover, Grandfather's health is poor, and Yan Zi Xin and Yan Fanqing are eyeing the Yan Family hungrily; I need an assistant."

Su Xiyan glared, "Don't you have enough helpers? Dongzi, Liu Guanjia, and your old confidants."

"And today's incident—don't say you didn't arrange it on purpose!"

"I saw Zhang Ma secretly gesturing to me from the side at the time!"

Yan Moci shook his head solemnly, his face grave, "This isn't enough; the Yan Family's system is vast, with deep-rooted complexities that cannot be untangled in a day."

"Even if I employ thunderous tactics, auditing many accounts cannot be done overnight."

"Furthermore, having been away from the company for five years, when I return the old shareholders of the Yan Family will surely interfere; I need someone to help me coordinate family affairs and care for Grandfather, so that Liu Huanyu and Yan Zi Xin cannot take advantage to harm Grandfather."

Yan Moci spoke with righteous conviction; after finishing, he stole a glance at Su Xiyan, finding she had indeed been drawn in by his words and began to think seriously, whereupon he couldn't help but secretly curl the corner of his mouth.

Indeed, she was a pure and kind little girl.

Although Yan Moci's words sounded reasonable to Su Xiyan, she still felt something was off.

At the bottom of it, how did her relationship with Yan Moci suddenly reach this point?

Su Xiyan looked at Yan Moci with a puzzled expression, "I always feel you're teasing me."

Yan Moci furrowed his brows, "Such a nice girl, always saying weird things."

Su Xiyan pursed her lips,

"Forget it; anyway she'll be staying in Jingdu lately, and Grandmother's health can't withstand long-distance travel."

"Besides, she must also find a chance to personally investigate her birth parents, the Su Family, and the daughter who was suddenly found."

Seeing Su Xiyan finally nod, Yan Moci's face showed aloofness, but his heart relaxed with a hint of gladness.

After all, Su Xiyan does not lack any affection for him.

However,

Su Xiyan said, "To avoid outsiders' suspicions, from now on when we're out in public you should still be a bit cold toward me."

"Don't worry, I'll cooperate with you, playing the role of a poor, helpless, dependent little daughter-in-law well."

"Also, I have some personal matters to attend to in the coming time, so I may occasionally leave the Yan Family."

Hearing Su Xiyan mention the poor, helpless, dependent little daughter-in-law, Yan Moci couldn't help but chuckle,

he really could never fit that image onto Su Xiyan, no matter what; as for leaving the Yan Family,

Yan Moci pressed his lips and said, "Speaking of that, you might as well go study at Jingdu University; that way you can go out anytime without having to explain to anyone."

Su Xiyan frowned, "No way—I just caused a huge stir at Jingdu University; if I go back to study, wouldn't all my aliases be exposed?"

Yan Moci couldn't help but laugh, "The library incident that day didn't spread that widely, and back then you left many excellent research results at Jingdu University—don't you miss them at all?"

Su Xiyan nodded, "If you put it that way, then I guess I do feel a bit nostalgic."

However.... 」

She had just slapped Principal Zhou's face, eh, and thinking of the especially emotional Zhou Zhengguo, Su Xiyan couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.

Yan Moci had long seen through it, he said firmly: "Don't worry, as long as you're willing to go, even if you now want to be the principal of Capital University,

Zhou Zhengguo definitely resigned overnight to let you take over, without a hint of hesitation."

Su Xiyan glanced dubiously at Yan Moci, always feeling his words were too exaggerated.

But Su Xiyan didn't know that, when leaving that day, Zhou Zhengguo had secretly slipped him a note.

Because he was afraid of annoying Su Xiyan and didn't dare to look for her himself, Zhou Zhengguo could only look for him.

Their only wish was for Su Xiyan to return to Capital University and lead it to a new glory!