Chapter 595: It's possible!

Su Monong's lingering movements froze instantly.

Su Monong's heart jolted, and she hastily pushed Lin Yuan away……

The crimson on her cheeks had not yet faded.

"Is… is someone outside?"

Su Monong instinctively tidied her slightly disheveled collar and hair, then hurried toward the office door.

With a "click," Su Monong pulled open the office door……

But outside the door, there was no one.

Su Monong poked her head out and glanced both ends of the hallway……

The empty hallway had not a single person, only the lingering glow of the setting sun casting long shadows on the floor.

"Strange… could I have misheard?" Su Monong's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed, her heart full of doubt.

A thought flashed through Su Monong's mind.

Her heart gave a jolt—could it have been Zhi Yuan outside the door just now?

But when she called out "Zhi Yuan" twice, there was no response.

The hallway remained quiet.

By then Lin Yuan had also tidied his clothes and walked to Su Monong's side.

Lin Yuan's tone carried a hint of gravity:

"Director Su, work hours are over; we shouldn't linger here. The sound just now surely someone heard—if we're discovered again, it'll be trouble. Let's go home first."

After the little interlude, Su Monong also lost the mood.

Su Monong's pretty face still bore the unfaded flush; hearing Lin Yuan's words, she lightly nodded.

Su Monong's voice still a little hoarse: "All right… then let's go."

At this moment she also had no desire to continue being affectionate.

The two walked out of the office side by side, and Su Monong locked the door as she passed.

Along the way, the two hardly spoke……

Soon, the two arrived at the underground parking garage.

Lin Yuan opened the driver's car door, but didn't get in right away; instead he turned to Su Monong and said, "I'm waiting for Zhi Yuan here—you get in the passenger seat and rest a bit."

Su Monong nodded and got into the passenger seat.

She took out her phone, hesitated a moment, then opened the WeChat chat with her daughter.

Su Monong quickly typed and sent a message: "Zhi Yuan, work's over—come down quickly; Mom and Lin Yuan are waiting for you in the garage, let's go home."

After sending it, Su Monong put her phone on her lap.

Meanwhile, Su Zhiyuan was hiding in the safety passage at the end of the hallway.

Su Zhiyuan clutched the corners of her clothes with both hands, her cheeks still streaked with unshed tears.

After seeing that scene just now, she endured the intense pain in her heart and turned, running toward the safety passage……

Afraid of being discovered by her mother and Lin Yuan.

Su Zhiyuan leaned against the cold wall, her mind repeatedly replaying the image she saw through the office door crack……

Sharp pains throbbed in Su Zhiyuan's chest.

Her phone vibrated once, and Su Zhiyuan tremblingly picked it up.

She saw the WeChat message her mother had sent.

Su Zhiyuan sniffled and vigorously wiped the tears from her face.

Su Zhiyuan took a deep breath, striving to calm her emotions.

She knew she couldn't stay hidden forever, but the thought of facing Lin Yuan and her mother stirred a mix of feelings……

There was resentment, anger, and a hint of indescribable sourness.

After wavering for a while, Su Zhiyuan slowly rose, dragging her heavy steps toward the elevator entrance.

The elevator descended slowly, each second feeling extraordinarily long to her.

Upon reaching the underground garage, Su Zhiyuan immediately spotted Lin Yuan's car……

as well as Lin Yuan standing by the car and her mother seated in the passenger seat.

Su Zhiyuan bit her lower lip and walked step by step toward the car.

Seeing her approach, Lin Yuan proactively opened the rear car door, his tone gentle: "Zhi Yuan, get in quickly."

Su Zhiyuan said nothing, merely lowered her head and swiftly slipped into the back seat.

Lin Yuan then closed the door accordingly.

After getting in, the cabin fell into an awkward silence.

Su Zhiyuan leaned against the car window, her pretty face showing a complex expression, her eye sockets still slightly red.

Her whole being exuded an unmistakable air of dejection.

Su Monong turned her head from the passenger seat to the back seat and immediately sensed her daughter's abnormality.

Su Monong softened her tone and asked concernedly: "Zhi Yuan, what's wrong? Your complexion looks so bad—are you feeling unwell?"

Su Zhiyuan's body tensed slightly, and she instinctively avoided her mother's gaze.

Su Zhiyuan gently shook her head, her voice carrying a barely perceptible hoarseness, and replied softly: "It's fine, Mom—I just have a slight cold, nothing serious."

She dared not lift her head to look at her mother, fearing her emotions would leak out.

Su Zhiyuan could only bury her face even lower.

Upon hearing the words "cold," Su Monong immediately furrowed her brows.

Su Monong's eyes filled with worry: "You caught a cold? Why didn't you say earlier? You must have chilled from staying outside too long just now."

Su Monong hurriedly urged, "After you go back, quickly take some fever-reducing medicine, then rest well, you can't tough it out."

Su Zhiyuan nodded perfunctorily, without saying anything more.

She merely rested her head lightly against the car window, watching the scenery outside fly by in reverse, silent.

She furtively glanced at Lin Yuan in the driver's seat with her peripheral vision, then quickly looked away...

Su Zhiyuan's lips moved, as if she had many things to say.

But when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back forcefully.

Su Zhiyuan didn't know how to start asking,.

She also didn't know what answer she would get after asking...

Su Zhiyuan was even more afraid... of hearing those responses that would completely break her...

……

No words all the way.

Lin Yuan drove the car and smoothly arrived at the Safe House arranged by the police.

As soon as she got out of the car, Su Zhiyuan found an excuse and ran inside first.

She avoided direct contact with Lin Yuan and her mother.

Su Monong watched her daughter's hurried back, feeling that her daughter was a bit strange today?

Su Monong turned to Lin Yuan and gave an apologetic smile: "Sorry to have you see this, Zhi Yuan—this child doesn't know what's wrong with her today."

"It's fine." Lin Yuan lightly shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the direction inside the house.

Lin Yuan said in a flat tone, "I'll go check the kitchen; I'll cook dinner tonight, you two mother and daughter rest well."

Su Monong's eyes flashed with a hint of delight, then she gently nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."

Lin Yuan walked into the kitchen, skillfully opened the fridge and searched for ingredients.

The police had already stocked the Safe House with ample rice, flour, oil, and fresh vegetables and fruits.

Lin Yuan he thought for a moment, then decided to make a few home-style dishes.

Washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, heating the pan and oil...,

Lin Yuan's series of movements flowed like clouds and water...

Soon, the kitchen was filled with waves of aroma.

Su Zhiyuan in the living room smelled the aroma, her originally low spirits eased a little.

But when she thought of the scene she saw this afternoon...

Su Zhiyuan's heart felt as if it were blocked, making her uncomfortable.

Dinner was ready quickly.

Lin Yuan carried out three dishes and one soup and set them on the table, all home-style yet refined.

Su Monong helped bring out the bowls and chopsticks, smiling as she called her daughter: "Zhi Yuan, dinner's ready; Lin Yuan's dishes smell fragrant."

Su Zhiyuan trudged over to the table and sat down.

She picked up her chopsticks and ate the rice bit by bit, tasteless like chewing wax.

Su Monong eyed her daughter suspiciously?

She always felt that her daughter at this moment was very strange.

During the meal, Su Monong several times tried to find a topic to ease the atmosphere.

But they were all brushed off with a few perfunctory words from Su Zhiyuan...

Lin Yuan also just ate quietly, occasionally giving the mother and daughter a piece of vegetables with his chopsticks.

The whole table's atmosphere remained oppressive.

After finishing the meal, Su Monong voluntarily got up to clear the bowls and chopsticks.

Lin Yuan then helped wipe the table and tidy the kitchen.

After everything was cleaned up, Lin Yuan checked the time and said to the two: "It's getting late, you should rest early; I'm heading back first—call me anytime if anything comes up."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Su Monong's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, but she also knew Lin Yuan needed rest and didn't press him to stay.

Lin Yuan nodded, turned and walked toward the door, gently closing it behind him.

But just as Lin Yuan had gone down two flights of stairs, a hurried footsteps sounded behind him...

Immediately, a voice choked with sobs rang out in the hallway: "Lin Yuan! Stop right there!"

Lin Yuan's steps halted, he turned to look...

All that could be seen was Su Zhiyuan with red eyes, panting as she stood at the stairwell.

The little girl's eyes were full of resentment and anger.

Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat, his brows slightly furrowed, he asked suspiciously: "Zhi Yuan? How did you come down? It's so late, go back quickly."

"I'm not going back!" Su Zhiyuan strode forward and stood in front of Lin Yuan.

Her beautiful eyes coldly fixed on Lin Yuan, voice trembling: "I ask you, what exactly is your relationship with my mother?!"

Hmm??

Upon hearing this question, Lin Yuan's heart tightened??

Lin Yuan on the surface, yet still remained calm.

Lin Yuan avoided Su Zhiyuan's gaze and answered lightly: "My relationship with your mother is just boss and employee, and... friends. Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Friends? Boss and employee?" Su Zhiyuan snorted coldly, she raised her volume, tears instantly welled up: "You're lying! I saw it all! This afternoon in my mother's office, you... you were hugging and kissing!"

Swish~! Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's pupils constricted slightly.

Lin Yuan was a bit dazed??

Lin Yuan opened his mouth, just about to explain and deny...

Just then Su Zhiyuan suddenly pulled out her phone from her pocket.

After unlocking the screen, she thrust a photo into Lin Yuan's face!

The photo's angle was a bit off…… it was taken from the office door crack.

The photo clearly captured the scene of Lin Yuan and Su Monong embracing and kissing……

The sunset's light and shadow fell on the two of them, making their intimate pose especially glaring.

"Do you still want to deny it?" Su Zhiyuan's voice choked, the hand holding her phone trembling, "This is the evidence! Lin Yuan, I've always trusted you so much, admired you so much, why would you treat my mother like this? Why would you lie to me?"

Lin Yuan looked at the clear photo on the phone, then met the girl's red-rimmed eyes……

Lin Yuan was completely dazed, rooted to the spot.

He never expected that the brief intimacy in the office that afternoon would actually be witnessed by Su Zhiyuan, ……

He even less expected…… this girl would directly sneak a photo with her phone.

Lin Yuan's mind went blank in an instant……

All the excuses he had prepared beforehand failed at this moment.

Lin Yuan opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

He could clearly feel the grievance and anger in Su Zhiyuan's eyes……

That gaze was like a thorn, pricking his chest and making him feel suffocated.

Lin Yuan knew this matter had already gone beyond the realm of "explanation."

Especially in front of a little girl who relied on him wholeheartedly……

Such concealment and "betrayal" carried a destructive power far greater than imagined.

"I..." Lin Yuan's voice was hoarse, he had just wanted to say something to ease the situation……

But was cut off by Su Zhiyuan's hysterical wail.

The sound hadn't even faded……