Chapter 109: Nightmare

"Knock knock! Huo Huo?"

"Come in quickly!"

"Huo Huo, what's wrong?"

Liang Yan clung to Su Yu, crying bitterly, completely ignoring Zhu Xueheng, who was wiping her tears.

After crying for half an hour, Liang Yan's voice gradually softened, and they would even take a tissue themselves to wipe their tears.

Su Yu asked gently, "Huo Huo, what's wrong?"

Zhu Xueheng looked at Liang Yan worriedly.

Liang Yan choked, "I, I dreamed that I and my mom died!"

"Dreams are the opposite, don't be scared, don't be scared!"

Liang Yan leaned against Su Yu, softly letting out an "hmm".

Zhu Xueheng tried to reach out to hug Liang Yan, but Liang Yan refused. He could only silently hand over a tissue from the side.

He looked at Su Yu and Liang Yan with some resentment.

He's the adult, hey!

Why not come cry in his arms?

After Liang Yan stopped crying, Su Yu wanted to change clothes.

"Huo Huo, I want to change clothes; can you go wait for me outside with your dad first?"

Su Yu's clothes were all wet from Liang Yan's crying, making them uncomfortable to wear. She planned to change into a fresh set.

"No, I want to follow you!"

Liang Yan shook her head, clutching tightly onto Su Yu's clothes and refusing to let go.

Zhu Xueheng:???

Zhu Xueheng tried to reason, "Huo Huo..."

"Wow! I'm going to follow you!"

Liang Yan closed her eyes, opened her mouth and burst into tears, tears streaming down.

"Okay, okay, okay! Follow me!"

【What on earth is going on?】

As soon as Su Yu finished speaking, Liang Yan stopped crying. Her eyes, red from crying, stared fixedly at Su Yu, looking as if afraid she would run away.

Su Yu had Zhu Xueheng go out, and then had Liang Yan turn her back to her.

Liang Yan was unwilling, "I'm scared!"

"Then I'll call your name? I'll be done changing soon! You also change your clothes? Once we're both changed, let's go out and play!"

"Mm!"

Liang Yan turned her back, and Su Yu kept calling, "Huo Huo," until she had finished changing clothes.

"Huo Huo, have you finished changing clothes?"

"Changed already!"

Su Yu turned around, took Liang Yan's hand, and went out.

Zhu Xueheng held a lollipop in his left hand and a cup of water in his right hand.

"Sweetie, want some water or a lollipop?"

Liang Yan turned her head, ignoring him.

Zhu Xueheng: …

Su Yu took Liang Yan's hand and walked to the sofa to sit down.

"Why aren't you listening to your dad?"

Liang Yan clung to Su Yu and whispered, "In the dream, Dad disappeared, and there was another dad. He and an old witch hit me, and that bad great-grandfather even helped them!"

Zhu Xueheng, standing right beside them:!!!

Su Yu tilted her head, "Disappeared? Did your mom marry someone else?"

【Could it be something from the plot? That really is a nightmare—you two were schemed against to the point of losing your lives!】

"Mm-hmm!"

"Dreams are fake, it's fine!"

Su Yu stroked Liang Yan's back, 【Liang Lijiang has already left the Liang family, so she'll be fine. Moreover, when Zhu Xueheng goes berserk, he still has plenty of trump cards. Unless he dies, how could he possibly let you call someone else dad?】

Su Xi heard Su Yu's thoughts and had Meng Xianle investigate Liang Lijiang's ex-boyfriend.

Zhu Xueheng, who was trying to console Liang Yan, received a bill sent by Meng Xianle:???

Zhu Xueheng glanced at Su Xi and decisively sent a message.

Zhu Xueheng: "Brother, what are you doing?"

Su Xi: "I remember Liang Yan being bullied by that mother-son pair."

Zhu Xueheng: "How would I not know?"

Su Xi: "Ask Liang Yan if it's them."

"Sweetie, was that bad guy in your dream?"

Zhu Xueheng opened the photo Meng Xianle gave him. The photo showed Liang Lijiang's ex-boyfriend. Upon seeing the photo, Zhu Xueheng recalled this person. When he learned of Liang Yan's existence and went to the bar to look for Liang Lijiang, this man was harassing Liang Lijiang.

Liang Yan took a glance, nodded, and then squeezed herself into Su Yu's arms.

Su Yu, looking bewildered, gently patted Liang Yan's back, 【Why did Liang Yan choose me and not Zhu Xueheng?】

Zhu Xueheng gritted his teeth, and indeed it really was this guy!

Zhu Xueheng: "What did he do to my precious daughter?"

Su Xi sent the previous data to Zhu Xueheng, adding, "You find it yourself at your own pace," then organized the documents and prepared for the meeting.

Liang Yan was clinging to Su Yu, and Su Xi felt quite at ease.

"Xiao Yu, I'm going to the meeting; take good care of Huo Huo."

"Alright!"

【Eek, I also want to go! Qingshan's development is progressing poorly, I'm upset! I want to hear Uncle's snarky scolding to lift my spirits!】

Wulongcha nodded, 【Host, I can broadcast it to you.】

Wulongcha's snarky record book has already logged Su Xi's remarks these days: "You can only write Chinese but don't understand its meaning, right?" "After reading your report, I think you could go to freshman year," "You wrote well, I suggest deleting the whole text," "Do you think HR is too idle and want to test whether they can let you complete the resignation paperwork today?" "According to your plan's execution, I believe the company could go bankrupt in a month"…

【No way, when Uncle leaves me alone I can still chuckle, but now if I laugh inexplicably, Huo Huo will be upset. By the way, Uncle's snarky remarks are pretty normal, so why does he always have to talk to those people separately and not let me hear?】

Wulongcha also doesn't know, 【Maybe when he curses heavily, we can't hear it?】

【Is that so? Then it has to be really filthy for the system to block it?】

Always believing herself to be very gentle, Su Xi only turns snarky when hearing that Su Yu had Wulongcha eavesdrop, proving they won't lose their temper: …

Zhu Xueheng, who stayed in the office, saw his daughter's condition and paced angrily around the office!

Zhu Xueheng: As long as we uncover this person's issue, under legal circumstances we'll maximize the problem; we must never let him be comfortable! I'm not short of money!

Meng Xianle: Okay, we'll definitely satisfy you!

Zhu Xueheng originally despised Liang Lijiang's ex‑boyfriend. He hadn't objected before for fear Liang Lijiang would get angry when she found out, but now with this whole mess over his beloved daughter, old grudges mix with new, and Zhu Xueheng can't wait to crush the person to death!

All afternoon, Liang Yan stayed with Su Yu, never straying an inch.

Zhu Xueheng watched, his heart sour as if he'd eaten ten jin of lemons. Even Zheng Yongle's successful escape from Liang Chengwei's side, safely settling into the safe house they prepared, Chu Han Ya losing it at the Liang family press conference, Liang Chengwei being beaten into the hospital, and the Liang family patriarch fainting into the hospital from anger, none could lift his spirits.

Because Liang Lijiang could only return to Jingdu at midnight, and Liang Yan stubbornly refused to leave with Zhu Xueheng, insisting on clinging to Su Yu, Liang Yan got his wish and stayed at the Su family manor for a night.

……

Su Clan Group, Su Yu's office

The table was piled with dolls and doll accessories.

Su Yu stacked the dolls in front of Liang Yan, letting her choose herself.

Liang Yan pressed close to Su Yu, picking a few appealing dolls, "Why hasn't Mom come to pick me up yet?"

Su Yu handed a box of cosmetics to Liang Yan, "Maybe your mom took a night ride and is tired, so she's resting."

Liang Yan applied blush to the doll, "Why hasn't Mom come to pick me up yet?"

"Maybe she still has work to finish at the company!"

Liang Yan, dissatisfied with the heads of two dolls, physically swapped a head onto them, "Why hasn't Mom come to pick me up yet?"

"Maybe your mom fell asleep and hasn't woken up yet!"

Liang Yan dressed the doll in a skirt, "Why hasn't Mom come to pick me up yet?"

The indifferent Su Yu nodded, "Hmm!"

……

【Ah! Is our family's doctor not very skilled? Is Liang Yan really okay? Why does she keep repeating this line! When will Liang Lijiang come to pick her up? I can't stand it any longer!】

Watching Liang Yan through the screen, Zhu Xueheng asked: "Is your family's doctor reliable? Why does Huo Huo always repeat that line?"

Su Xi: "Reliable, but why hasn't Liang Lijiang come to pick up Liang Yan yet?"

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