"Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?" Zhou Siyu pulled Chu Yunmu and held his shoulders. "Do you want me to take you away?"

Chu Yunmu shook her head stiffly, tears welling up in her eyes, and anxiously pushed Zhou Siyu: "Uncle, let's go, hurry."

"You want me to take Uncle Yu away?"

Chu Yunmu nodded, pulled him to the window, pointed to the garden, and said, "The door, let's go..."

“Come with me.” Zhou Siyu grasped Chu Yunmu’s trembling hand. “I’ll take you with me.”

"No, you, go."

Chu Yunmu shook his head, led Zhou Siyu to the door, opened it, pushed him out, and immediately closed the door. "Go!"

"Okay, okay, I'll leave, I'll leave, alright?"

Zhou Siyu helplessly raised his hands, meeting Zhou Sijue's probing gaze without fear, and teased, "Brother, why are you still not restrained even though you're getting married? Look how tired Brother Yunmu is! He doesn't even want to talk to me anymore."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sijue visibly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly concealing her emotions. She pointed to the marks on Zhou Siyu's neck and said with a smile, "You still have the nerve to talk about me? You're on a mission, yet you don't even let Yu Wei go."

"Would you believe me if I said these were mosquito bites?" Zhou Siyu tugged at his collar, revealing more bite marks. "There are just too many mosquitoes in the Second Star Sector..."

"Alright, alright, look at you." Zhou Sijue rolled her eyes. "I know your Yu Wei is incredibly strong and brave, but come on, okay?"

"They just have to show it off."

"Tsk, why don't you believe me? It really was a mosquito bite." Zhou Siyu straightened her clothes, patted Zhou Sijue's shoulder with a smile, and instructed, "The gift is also in a black box, so remember to only open it at night."

"Oh, what treasure is it? Why are you being so mysterious?" Zhou Sijue smiled, his interest deepening. "Could it be something that won't stand the test of time?"

"Nonsense, of course it's good stuff."

Zhou Siyu leaned close to Zhou Sijue's ear and whispered something. Zhou Sijue's eyes lit up instantly, and a smile appeared on his lips.

This thing is definitely not suitable to be turned on during the day.

"Are you satisfied now? All the mystery is gone." Zhou Siyu pouted, patted Zhou Sijue's shoulder, and waved with his back to him: "Happy wedding, I wish you two a long and happy life together."

"call out!"

"Bang!"

A bullet pierced the glass, grazed Zhou Siyu's nose, and embedded itself in the wall.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Siyu turned her head, looking at Zhou Sijue with confusion, and complained, "Big brother, the security around here is terrible, even in broad daylight..."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A chorus of wails erupted outside the door. Zhou Siyu rushed out the door, dodged the incoming bullets, and quickly closed it.

"What the hell, a robbery in broad daylight?"

Zhou Siyu covered her head, bent over, and quickly ran down the stairs.

"It wasn't a robbery."

Zhou Sijue frowned, pulled Zhou Siyu upstairs and ran.

"There's an attic upstairs where you can take temporary shelter. There's food and water inside. Take Yunmu and hide well."

Zhou Sijue pushed Zhou Siyu into the room and turned to look for Chu Yunmu.

"Hey, no, bro, tell me what's going on, so I can be mentally prepared..."

“It’s a kidnapping!” Zhou Sijue shoved Chu Yunmu into the room, locked it from the outside, and took a deep breath: “Chu Sheng wanted to force Uncle Yu to hand over command of the army, but I didn’t expect him to make a move at this time.”

"I'm sorry, Siyu, I..."

"Zhou Sijue, you son of a bitch! If anything happens to my father, I'll never forgive you!" Zhou Siyu jumped up in anger, kicking the door. "Let him go right now!"

"You stay put. If Chu Sheng can't find you, he'll have one less handle to threaten Yu Zhen and Yu Wei."

"Zhou Sijue, I'll fuck your grandpa!"

Zhou Siyu kicked the iron gate again, with such force that he clutched his leg and howled in pain.

"sorry……"

Chu Yunmu gently embraced Zhou Siyu, buried her head in his shoulder, and sobbed softly.

“It’s not your fault. This has nothing to do with you. You’re innocent.” Zhou Siyu thought for a moment, then turned around and hugged Chu Yunmu, gently patting his back. “Uncle Yu won’t blame you, and Yu Wei won’t blame you either. They both know you’re innocent.”

"Yu...Wei, okay?"

Chu Yunmu raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Siyu anxiously.

“He’s fine, he’s back. He was supposed to come see you today.” Zhou Siyu gently tucked his hair behind his ear. “Can you tell me… what happened to you?”

Chu Yunmu suddenly became terrified, hiding in a corner, trembling, and constantly shedding tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't ask anymore." Zhou Siyu quickly apologized, took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, "Don't cry."

A sickly pale face appeared before her eyes. Zhou Siyu stared wide-eyed, completely unable to believe that this emaciated, pale-faced man with dark circles under his eyes was the gentle, refined, and peerless Chu Yunmu.

"Don't cry, it's okay, it's all over now." Zhou Siyu felt so heartbroken she could hardly breathe, and slowly pulled Chu Yunmu into her arms to comfort her. "It's alright, I'm here, no one can hurt you."

He initially learned boxing not only to protect himself but also to protect Chu Yunmu. However, Chu Yunmu was completely devoted to Yu Wei and simply treated him like a younger brother.

It's really frustrating.

"Look, this is Yu Wei now. He hasn't changed and is still very outstanding."

Zhou Siyu pulled out a screenshot of the news article, took off the necklace around her neck, and saw a photo of Yu Wei on the openwork silver plaque.

Chu Yunmu gradually calmed down, and his cloudy eyes slowly brightened. He pointed happily at the photo and then at Zhou Siyu.

"Yes, he and Lin Gu recently shut down an illegal underground market, and he also performed a great service on the way back escorting war criminals..."

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