Chapter 166
Chapter 166
No matter how much Liu Hua asked, Sui Yan refused to tell them.
After asking repeatedly, Liu Hua felt both pained and helpless: "Alright, mom won't ask anymore."
Sui Yan remained silent, tightly embracing Liu Hua.
Sensing her daughter's unusual clinginess today, Liu Hua's heart ached unbearably, devoid of joy.
After a long while, Sui Yan mumbled: "Mom, I want to visit Lu Yunling."
Liu Hua's gaze deepened: "Okay, mom will take our little one."
Xu Mo pursed his lips, observing his sister's demeanor, starkly different from usual, his eyes involuntarily darkening.
He lowered his head and sent a message to Sui Yu.
Xu Mo: What did you do to my sister
Xu Mo's nickname was given by Sui Yan herself. Originally, he found it too childish and didn't want it, but he ultimately yielded to his sister's tantrums and accepted it.
Sui Yu, who was rushing over, froze upon receiving the message. His eyes flickered, and it took him a long time to reply.
Sui Yu: We wronged her
Xu Mo: So it does have to do with you guys
Xu Mo: You'd better not show up in front of my sister, she doesn't want to see you right now
Sui Yu: Okay
Sui Yu's fingers trembled as he sent the last message.
He looked ahead at Sui Zhi, who was driving: "Xiao Zhi, let's not go there for now... let's stop somewhere else first."
Sui Zhi slammed on the brakes: "What's wrong? Did Sui Yan message you?"
Ye Anning also stared at Sui Yu, bewildered.
Sui Yu smiled bitterly: "No, it was Xiao Mo."
Qi Linhan's car pulled up beside them: "What happened?"
Sui Yu took a deep breath: "Xiao Mo says we shouldn't appear in front of Sui Yan for now."
Qi Linhan showed no reaction: "I didn't plan on running to her right away anyway. I just want to catch a glimpse of her, even if it's secretly."
Qiao Ze rubbed his brow: "Let's just go. There are other places to stay near that villa."
Sui Zhi restarted the car: "It's not like they can just sentence us to death, right?"
His tone grew lighter until he couldn't continue speaking.
The six of them set off again. Sui Yu gently stroked Ye Anning's recently dull hair: "Have something to eat."
Ye Anning shook her head, lips pursed: "You haven't eaten anything either. I don't have an appetite right now."
All of them were restless these days, visibly thinner. Sui Yu and Qiao Ze felt sorry for the girls, but there was nothing they could do.
This was probably their own fault.
Meanwhile, Sui Yan and the other four were preparing to visit the prison.
Sui Yan sat in the backseat with her mother and brother.
Leaning against Liu Hua's embrace, she said softly: "Mom."
Liu Hua gently stroked her daughter's long hair: "What is it, Sui Yan?"
Sui Yan spoke quietly: "Mom, I had someone give Lu Yunling drug number 37."
Drug number 37 referred to the one Sui Yan had Sui Yu give to the prison guard before they moved to the Capital.
Liu Hua frowned slightly, and Sui Yan felt inexplicably tense. But the next second, she heard her mother say: "Sui Yan, you're still too young. Using drug number 37 on Lu Yunling is a waste. I think your lab's latest failed product would be better to try on Lu Yunling - I guarantee it's more potent than 37."
She intended to lighten the mood, hoping to cheer up her precious daughter.
But upon hearing this, tears welled up in Sui Yan's eyes.
She looked at Liu Hua pitifully: "Mom, I'm not good at all."
Xu Mo, overhearing their conversation, was fuming: "Are you stupid? After what he's done to you, you gave him some drugs - so what? How is that not good! Bullcrap!"
Liu Hua nodded reflexively in agreement but then slapped him: "How dare you speak to your sister like that?"
Xu Mo resented her lack of sternness: "I have to tell her!"
Sui Yan rubbed her eyes: "Mom, why do you never think I'm not good?"
Liu Hua glared at Xu Mo before speaking gently: "Sui Yan, I hope my little one is a kind person. But more importantly, I hope she can protect herself first. Of course, if possible, I want her to be able to shamelessly act spoiled in my arms and let me help her beat up anyone who bullies her."
"After all, nothing is more important than our little one. So how could I ever think my little one is not good?"
Xu Mo was so angry he nearly fainted. He desperately wanted to shout at his sister: He never thought she was not good either!
Forced to sit in the front passenger seat, Ti Zi shook its head helplessly, but its wolf-like eyes were full of laughter.
It knew this would happen...
By then, Sui Yan could no longer hold back her tears, her voice growing choked with sobs: "M-Mom, you promised, so you can't lie. You have to keep protecting me from now on."
Liu Hua gently tapped her head: "Silly child, one day I'll have to leave you."
"I don't care, I don't care! I don't want that! Waaah aaah aaah..." All the pent-up emotions overwhelmed her, and she finally broke down, hugging Liu Hua and crying uncontrollably.
Through the rearview mirror, Xu Yi met his wife's gaze. He wordlessly drove to a more secluded spot, allowing Sui Yan to cry her heart out.
Sui Yan's wailing was heart-wrenching. Liu Hua felt pained but also relieved.
It was good to let it all out; bottling everything up would inevitably become too much to bear one day.
Xu Mo had intended to berate his sister further for her foolishness. But as soon as she started crying, he couldn't think of anything else.
He fussed about, trying to comfort Sui Yan, but Liu Hua shoved him away, finding him a nuisance.
No one knew how long Sui Yan cried, but by the time her sobs subsided, the sky outside was nearly dark.
Liu Hua forced a lighthearted laugh, wiping Sui Yan's tears as she asked: "Does our Sui Yan still want to visit Lu Yunling today? Our little one doesn't seem very imposing right now."
Sui Yan instinctively retorted like a petulant child: "I still want to go!"
She was already twenty years old, but in that moment, she reverted to her spoiled, defiant self.
Liu Hua finally smiled from the bottom of her heart: "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you."