"Despicable bastards, if they can't do it openly, they'll resort to underhanded tactics." Su An sneered.

"Don't worry, Yangyang doesn't seem to want to get married. I've looked into what happened to Yangyang in his early years," Jiang Hui sighed.

Jiang Hui originally didn't want to get involved in the two people's affairs, but his brother was too persistent, and Jiang Hui couldn't bear to let him go.

Actually, Tao Chenyang's childhood story wasn't a secret. Jiang Hui went directly to Wang Baoshan and explained the situation before asking.

After learning what had happened, she felt even more sorry for Tao Chenyang.

Su An clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with heartache.

"I never intended to cling to Yangyang. I like myself, and I'm not love-struck. I'm focused on my work right now," Su An said with a smile.

Jiang Hui didn't know what to say. Actually, someone had seen Tao Chenyang and Su An talking.

After Jiang Xuan's wedding ended, Tao Chenyang received a call from the team leader.

"Captain!" Tao Chenyang said respectfully.

"Tao Chenyang, we need you to protect Secretary Su An now," the captain said directly, without beating around the bush.

"Yes!" Tao Chenyang immediately replied.

"It was Director Wang who contacted me. Secretary Su An is an outstanding secretary who has recently been targeted. They tried to send people to protect him, but the other party avoided them. They then came up with another idea: to have a female special police officer pretend to be Secretary Su An's girlfriend. However, Secretary Su An is very averse to women getting close to him. It was only after seeing your interaction with Su An at the wedding banquet that he came to me for help," the captain explained.

"I guarantee I'll complete the mission." Tao Chenyang replied without hesitation.

This meeting clearly showed that Su An's feelings for her had not faded with time.

Tao Chenyang accepted the mission but didn't return to the army; he went straight home. Wang Chuntao was at Tao Ying's house and couldn't help but chatter when she saw Tao Chenyang.

"Yangyang, Mom knows a few nice young men..." Wang Chuntao was extremely worried about her daughter's love life.

"Mom, don't worry about my sister's affairs. Dad has retired, so you and Dad should travel more. Otherwise, Grandma will probably assign you a job." Before Tao Chenyang could speak, Yang Chenxi interrupted.

Wang Chuntao sighed.

"Do we have to get married?" Tao Chenyang asked Wang Chuntao.

“Mom didn’t force you to get married. What happened back then was my fault. I had poor judgment of people and I was weak. I protected us, but not everyone in the world is bad. Look at your grandfather and your father. Mom hopes you can try relationships. They’re not as bad as they seem.” Wang Chuntao’s eyes were a little red.

"Mom, I understand." Tao Chenyang nodded.

Wang Chuntao wanted to say something, but Yang Chenxi stopped her.

"Mom, you can't impose your ideas on my sister," Yang Chenxi whispered to Wang Chuntao after Tao Chenyang left.

“I’m not a good mother. If it weren’t for your maternal grandmother, Yangyang and I would have died long ago.” Wang Chuntao couldn’t help but shed tears as she whispered.

"Mom, let bygones be bygones," Yang Chenxi gently advised.

Tao Chenyang changed into some more casual clothes, slung his bag over his shoulder, and went out.

After thinking for a moment, Tao Chenyang dialed Jiang Hui's number. "Jiang Hui, how can I see Su An?" Tao Chenyang did not have Su An's contact information.

"You're not going back to the army?" Jiang Hui asked, somewhat surprised.

"I'll take on a mission," Tao Chenyang replied briefly.

"Understood, I'll take you there." Jiang Hui immediately agreed.

Suddenly, I felt that Su An might have a chance.