Su Mingfu responded and was about to walk towards the kitchen when Su Jianguo, who was sitting in the rattan chair, suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze went straight past his son and landed on his daughter.

"stop."

Those two simple words made Su Yuzhen freeze, as if she had been nailed to the spot.

She lowered her head, staring at the tips of her shoes, not daring to look up at her father.

Su Jianguo slowly lifted his feet out of the basin, and Wang Xiulan quickly dried them with a towel.

He put on cloth shoes and walked up to his daughter.

"What are you holding in your hand?"

Su Jianguo asked, his voice eerily calm.

Su Yuzhen then realized she was still clutching the Coke bottle. She had just finished drinking from it and, not wanting to throw it away, had brought it back with her. She never expected her father to see it.

She instinctively tried to hide her hands behind her back, but her father grabbed her wrist.

"Coca Cola?"

Su Jianguo took the bottle and twirled it in his hand.

Where did it come from?

"It was a classmate's invitation..."

Su Yuzhen's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.

Su Jianguo sneered.

How could he not know what kind of behavior his youngest daughter was in at school?

Even if all her good classmates were put together, they probably couldn't afford a bottle of Coke.

"Well done, Yuzhen, you're getting more and more capable. Now you even dare to lie to your father?"

Su Jianguo said sternly.

"I...I..."

Su Yuzhen's tears flowed instantly.

She didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Su Mingfu chimed in.

"Dad, I asked her, and she said it was Wang Xiaohong who hired them, but where would Wang Xiaohong's family get the money to buy this?"

Su Jianguo didn't speak, he just stared at his daughter.

In the moonlight, his gaze was icy as he carefully examined his daughter's face, her disheveled hair, and her slightly open collar...

Suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply.

He discovered a faint red mark on Su Yuzhen's collarbone.

"What's this?"

Su Jianguo's voice suddenly rose, and he pointed his finger at the mark.

Su Yuzhen looked in the direction Su Jianguo pointed and was immediately shocked.

She frantically covered her collar, tears streaming down her face.

"Mosquito bites..."

"fart!"

Su Jianguo roared in anger.

He ripped open his daughter's collar, revealing a clear hickey.

Wang Xiulan also saw it at this time.

As a woman and a mother of several children, how could Wang Xiulan not know what that was?

Startled, Wang Xiulan dropped the towel in her hand.

Su Mingfu's face turned deathly pale instantly.

Who did it?

Su Jianguo squeezed out these three words through gritted teeth, his grip on his daughter's shoulder tightening unconsciously.

Su Yuzhen winced in pain, but dared not break free.

She knew she couldn't hide it anymore, and sobbed as she spoke.

"Zhang, Zhang Qiang..."

"Zhang Qiang? That thug?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mingfu exclaimed in surprise.

"Is that the hoodlum who hangs around outside the hospital all day?"

Upon hearing that his daughter was not only in a relationship but also with a petty thug, Su Jianguo flew into a rage and slapped Su Yuzhen hard across the face.

A crisp "snap" rang out in the yard.

Su Yuzhen's face suddenly turned to one side, and five bright red finger marks immediately appeared on her fair cheek.

"brute!"

Su Jianguo squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth, his whole body trembling with anger.

"How old are you? You dare to fool around with random men?"

Su Yuzhen covered her burning cheeks, tears streaming down her face.

She suddenly raised her head, her swollen eyes flashing with a stubborn light.

"I'm not fooling around! We're truly in love..."

"Shut up!"

Su Jianguo grabbed his daughter by the collar and yanked her close to him.

Where did that thug touch you? Tell me!

Wang Xiulan came up and grabbed her husband's arm.

"Please be gentle, husband! The child is still young..."

"Small?"

Su Jianguo became even angrier.

"It's already been bitten so much it leaves marks, and you still call it small?"

He applied even more pressure.

"I'm asking you a question! Where did that bastard touch you?"

Su Yuzhen was being strangled and couldn't breathe, but she stubbornly refused to utter a sound.

Su Jianguo was taken aback by Su Yuzhen's behavior.

Probably not.

Immediately, Su Jianguo's voice changed tone.

"Do you...have any..."

"No!"

Su Yuzhen shouted it out loud.

"Brother Qiang isn't that kind of person! We just... we just kissed..."

Upon hearing this, Su Jianguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If, by some accident, his youngest daughter, who's still in high school, gets pregnant, it would be a huge joke.

He released Su Yuzhen immediately, and then said firmly.

"Starting tomorrow, you're not going to school anymore. It's pointless anyway; you're so young and you're already trying to find a man. Stay home and reflect on your actions!"

As he spoke, Su Jianguo picked up a broom from the side and slapped it directly on Su Yuzhen's calf.

"If you dare see that thug again, I'll break your legs!"

Su Yuzhen cried out after being slapped, but she retorted defiantly.

"Why should I?! Marriage is a matter of personal choice now! Qiang-ge said he would marry me!"

"Will I marry you?"

Su Jianguo was so angry that he laughed instead.

"What does he have to offer to marry her? A street urchin, always stealing chickens and dogs..."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuzhen suddenly stopped crying.

She wiped her face and looked at Su Jianguo very seriously.

"Dad, you don't understand him at all."

"Brother Qiang is much more capable than you."