Xiao Yaning, upon hearing Su Chen's words, couldn't help but hold on to him. She felt moved inside, especially since the other party was from one of the Four Great Families, the Lv Family.
Actually, Xiao Yaning had hesitated for a long ti before deciding to have Su Chen pretend to be her boyfriend; one major concern was precisely this.
Although the Second Young Master of the Lv Family was an uneducated and unruly scion, he was also a fanatic. Who could know what crazy actions he might take!
Xiao Yaning ultimately decided to let Su Chen pretend to be her boyfriend because she was literally driven into a corner, and secondly, because of the incident with Long Xiaobin kneeling at the clubhouse, which made her feel that perhaps Su Chen was no ordinary man.
Of course, there might have been another reason Xiao Yaning hadn't realized—she had an unclear feeling toward Su Chen.
"You little rascal, do you know what you're doing?" Xiao Dingguo's gaze suddenly turned sinister as he gritted his teeth, "You are courting death!"
"Is that so?" Su Chen glanced sideways at Xiao Dingguo, "Yet you betray your own daughter like this, do you even deserve to be a father!"
"I'm doing this for her own good!" Xiao Dingguo jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, "Marrying into the Lv Family would not only strengthen our Xiao Corporation but also allow her to be a wealthy wife, a person above others for life! What a wonderful life that would be! Would you rather have her endure hardship with you!"
"I would!"
Xiao Yaning declared, raising her head before looking at Xiao Dingguo with disgust,
"In the end, isn't it because you want to cling to the high branches of the Lv Family, all for the sake of your corporation's developnt!"
"What's wrong with that? Isn't a woman ant to be with a man? What does it matter which man she is with? As long as it cos with a good price!"
Xiao Dingguo humd self-righteously, without feeling there was anything wrong with his words.
"You!"
Xiao Yaning's face was filled with disbelief—she couldn't believe such filthy words could co from her father's mouth!
Hot tears stread down her cheeks. Was this her father? Perhaps in his eyes, I was just an item!
"Get out!"
Su Chen stood up and threw the hot water from his cup right at Xiao Dingguo's face, unable to stand looking at this man's vile face any longer.
"You little beast! How dare you!"
Xiao Dingguo imdiately beca infuriated. This nobody dared to splash him; his eyes emitted a fierce glint.
He pushed the chair aside and charged at Su Chen, his hands clawing at the air.
"Slap!"
Xiao Dingguo hadn't even reached Su Chen when Su Chen harshly slapped him, causing half of his face to swell up.
"I'll kill you!"
Xiao Dingguo roared and lunged at him again.
"Bang!"
Su Chen lifted his leg and kicked, sending him flying several ters back until he crashed into a wall and stopped.
Xiao Dingguo clenched his abdon in pain, glaring hatefully at Su Chen, but he knew that this guy was trained and he definitely was no match for him.
"You wait, I won't let you get away with this!"
Xiao Dingguo left angrily with one hand covering his stomach. Just as he pulled open the door, Su Chen's chilling voice rang out behind him.
"If it weren't for the fact that you raised Yaning alone for over twenty years, you'd be dead already."
Xiao Dingguo's body stiffened, then he closed the door and walked out.
Su Chen saw that Yaning was still tearfully upset, sighed softly, and said in a gentle voice:
"The first ti I t you, did you jump into the river because of this?"
Yaning wiped her tears and nodded:
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"At that ti, I really was utterly despondent. I just wanted to end it all, not wanting to suffer anymore."
Su Chen, feeling heartbroken, pulled her into his arms, whispering softly:
"Let take you ho."
"Okay."
Yaning didn't live with her father. Since falling out with him, she had bought a detached villa and lived there alone.
Xiao Yaning's villa complex was just ordinary, not like Lin Ruoxue's top-tier villa—it was closer to the suburbs, but at least it was quiet.
When Su Chen supported Xiao Yaning as they entered the courtyard, a woman in her fifties or sixties imdiately ca out.
"Miss, what happened to you?"
With a worried expression, the woman quickly took hold of the other side.
"Aunt Gui, I'm feeling a bit unwell. I'm just going ho to rest."
"Who is this?" Aunt Gui eyed Su Chen hesitantly.
"Oh, he's my boyfriend, Su Chen."
After she said this, Xiao Yaning's face turned slightly red.
Aunt Gui was startled for a mont, then scrutinized Su Chen from top to bottom.
"Hello, Aunt Gui!"
Being scrutinized by a middle-aged woman made Su Chen feel sowhat uncomfortable.
"Hello!"
Aunt Gui realized she had been a bit abrupt and responded with a smile.
After they went inside, Aunt Gui first accompanied Xiao Yaning to her room upstairs, helped her to bed, and then ca back down.
"Did Miss quarrel with his lordship? Oh, I an Miss's father."
Aunt Gui asked as she poured a cup of tea for Su Chen.
Su Chen didn't know what to say, so he just nodded.
"His lordship…" Aunt Gui shook her head and sighed, "The Miss has it tough!"
"Don't worry, everything will pass."
Su Chen reassured her.
"I hope so!"
"Oh, Aunt Gui, let leave you my number in case you need to call for anything."
Su Chen was also a bit worried about Xiao Yaning's condition.
"Alright, alright."
Aunt Gui pulled out an old-fashioned mobile phone and handed it over. Su Chen saved his number and handed it back.
"Alright, I must be going now."
Seeing that there was nothing more he needed to do, Su Chen took his leave.
Aunt Gui walked with him all the way to the gate.
...
On a tree-lined path in Jianghai, a BMW car was parked quietly on the roadside, with several cigarette butts scattered on the ground outside the window.
A sowhat gaunt figure sat in the car, the sunlight filtered through the trees on both sides casting shadows that made him appear lonely and forlorn.
The altercation today between Xiao Yaning and her father still had his nerves on edge; his cold, profit-driven father had made him think of the Su Family.
As one of Yandu's top families, the Su Family was not much different: everything was about profit!
They were even worse than Xiao Dingguo, hiding untold filth under their respectable facade!
Thinking of the Su Family reminded him of his parents. On the surface, it seed as though the dispute over position between his father's "uncle's" family and his own parents had led to his parents' deaths. Yet, the intelligence group led by Shadow had sniffed out so other clues from the tendrils of evidence.
The events of that year seed not as straightforward as they appeared on the surface; it seed that other Yandu families were also involved.
However, since these families were among Huaxia's top families, it was hard for outsiders to really dig into the intricacies.
Moreover, Su Chen had been too young at that ti to rember anything, so the investigation had not made any substantial breakthroughs.
The truth behind his parents' deaths had been like a massive rock pressing on his heart. If not for that, perhaps he might not have had the resolve to struggle back to the residence of the old man in the Kunlun Mountains after he had jumped off the cliff a year ago.
It was this obsession that had kept him going until now!
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