Su Xiaoyu sat on the sofa, engrossed in her drawing, while Duan Sisi, who was constantly swaying around beside her, did not disturb her at all.

Duan Sisi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, clutching her phone tightly.

"Is something wrong with your mother? Could she really get herself killed while putting on an act?"

She paced back and forth for a while, then turned and walked to the sofa to lecture Su Xiaoyu about the matter.

"Xiaoyu, your mother is such a worry. When we grow up, we must never be like her, do you hear me? She takes advantage of her looks to do bad things! She's determined to put someone in jail."

After finishing her long explanation, Duan Sisi sighed heavily again: "Oh dear, this industry is really too dangerous!"

She kept talking to herself, and Su Xiaoyu didn't even spare her a glance.

But Su Xiaoyu wasn't idle either; she used her childish pen to record everything she said, keeping it as evidence.

After leaving the hospital, Su Yan hailed a taxi to go home.

Since the taxi couldn't enter the residential area, the two got off at the entrance and walked into the area side by side.

In the quiet of the night, under the dim yellow light, only two silent shoulders occasionally bumped together.

Yi An's eyes were pounding with panic, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

He wanted to end the awkward atmosphere, but his mind went blank and he couldn't think of anything to talk about.

Finally, Su Yan spoke first.

"Thank you so much today. I really don't know what I would have done without you."

When Yi An heard her calmly recount today's events, she felt as if even if she hadn't gone, it seemed like nothing had happened to her, and she could have handled it all herself.

"fine."

He uttered this dry, monotonous sentence before his sluggish brain slowly rebooted.

"By the way, why did they arrest you?"

Su Yan turned to look at him, "Because that victim was a PUA, I raided their hideout."

Such a nonchalant remark—that's typical of a big shot.

Yi'an then understood why they had tied her up; it would have been unreasonable not to.

"Is all your jobs this dangerous?"

"There are also safe ones."

Yi An looked at her with suspicion, waiting for her to continue.

Su Yan's eyebrows curved into crescent moons as she turned to look at him. The warm yellow light shone down from above, casting a starlight effect on her eyes.

"Like you."

Yi An was stunned, and it took her a beat to react.

He quickly looked away. "Oh, I forgot, I'm also one of your victims."

Su Yan took in his reaction and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

She looked into the distance, and her voice became hollow.

"Actually, after getting to know you, I found you to be a good person, not as bad as that Miss Sun described. You're actually a good man. So, you can't just listen to what people say; you have to see for yourself."

Yi'an was a little taken aback by her sudden sincerity.

He made a joke on purpose to ease the tension.

"I just saved you, and you think I'm a good person? Are you that naive?"

Su Yanqiao nodded with a smile, "Don't laugh at me, but when you saved me, I even had the thought of repaying you with my body."

Yi An was stunned, staring blankly into her bright eyes, forgetting to answer.

Su Yan shyly looked away and softly reminded, "We're here, it's time to go upstairs."

Yi An then realized her lapse in composure and quickly looked away.

There was nothing more to say between them.

The elevator went up to the next floor and then stopped with a "ding" at their floor.

"Then I'm going home."

Su Yan turned and opened the door. Yi An looked at her back and suddenly spoke.

"What you said... about repaying me with your body, is that true?"

Su Yan stopped opening the door, turned her head and smiled at him: "If you think things are progressing too fast, then it can be fake."

After saying that, she waved to him, "Good night, remember to take your medicine."

Yi'an didn't react until she walked into the house.

He walked blankly to his front door, opened it, and closed it.

He leaned against the door, his hand over his heart, feeling the frantic heartbeat inside. Then, remembering Su Yan's shy yet alluring manner of speaking, he couldn't help but let out a lecherous grin.

Duan Sisi heard the door open and hurriedly came out of the room.

Upon seeing that Su Yan was safe and sound, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"My dear lady, you've scared me to death! Why didn't you even make a phone call?!"

Su Yan patted her shoulder with a smile, "I was so busy with Yi An's matter at the hospital that I forgot to call you. It's nothing serious, don't worry about it."

When Duan Sisi heard her describe the kidnapping so casually and tell her to put her mind at ease, she immediately became resentful and started to scold her.

“My dear young lady, can you please stop with these nerve-wracking things! You’re even playing along! What if you hadn’t noticed someone was following you beforehand, or hadn’t prepared a location tracking device? How would the police find you? How would they rescue you? Have you thought about any of that?”

Listening to her rambling words, Su Yan understood that she was worried about her, so she comforted her by hugging her.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll never do that again. From now on, if I find someone following me, I'll call the police. Don't be angry, Sisi."

Duan Sisi poked her head disdainfully, "I've figured it out, you're really heartless, and you call yourself a mother!"

"Think about it this way: Teacher Xu went to jail for kidnapping me. This will free so many girls from his clutches. Isn't that a wonderful thing?"

Afraid that she would continue to nag about it, Su Yan quickly changed the subject: "Okay, where is Xiaoyu? Is she asleep?"

Duan Sisi: "I'm going to sleep. I waited for you for ages and you didn't come back, so I went to sleep."

Su Yan let go of Duan Sisi and tiptoed into Su Xiaoyu's room. Seeing her sleeping soundly on the bed, she couldn't help but smile.

"No matter how tired or miserable I am outside, seeing her makes everything better."

Looking at her motherly, doting smile, Duan Sisi couldn't help but ask, "Since Xiaoyu is your magic cure, why don't you bring her to live with you?"

Su Yan lovingly stroked Su Xiaoyu's face, her eyes filled with tenderness that seemed to melt into water.

"It's too dangerous. I can only do things with peace of mind when Xiaoyu isn't around. Like today, if Xiaoyu were here, I really wouldn't know what to do. So, it's best for her not to be around me; that's the best way to protect her."

Duan Sisi hesitated and said, "But how can a child grow up without their mother's company? Chenchen already doesn't have a mother, do you want Xiaoyu to grow up like that too?"

These words were like a knife stabbing into Su Yan's heart, causing her unbearable pain.

"Let's wait a while longer; it's not possible right now."