After all, it's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else.

Thinking of this, the woman stroked her flat belly and silently clenched the small cloth bag in her hand. So what if it smelled a little? For her son, she was willing to do anything.

Entrance to Shanghe Village.

Su Hua sat in the carriage and saw a figure standing under the sycamore tree in the distance.

The man was tall and slender, his handsome face, with its chiseled features, cast a faint shadow in the setting sun. A simple sky-blue robe, however, exuded the air of a refined gentleman.

Of course, this gentlemanly demeanor was just a facade; Su Hua knew very well that this man was far more cunning than she had imagined.

Su Hua knocked on the side of the carriage.

"Ah Cai, thank you so much for today. That's enough for now."

Ah Cai glanced at the man under the sycamore tree, "Miss Su, you flatter me. This is what Ah Cai should do."

Having said that, he pulled on the reins and stopped the carriage.

His young master had asked him to escort Miss Su and the eldest son of the Su family back. Now that they had been delivered, his mission was complete.

"Da da da—"

The rosewood carriage gradually disappeared from the village entrance until it became a tiny, indistinct dot.

Xiao Jinhan stepped forward, his cold and hard face softening slightly. "Hua'er, elder brother, you're back."

"Hmm." Su Dahu nodded slightly, without saying anything more, and walked towards the end of the village on his own.

Xiao Jinhan raised an eyebrow, a hint of grievance in his deep, cold eyes. "Hua'er, did I do something to upset Big Brother..."

Su Hua: "???"

This man is actually using the innocent girl/girl trope?!

She pressed down on her throbbing temples. "Zichen, let's talk."