Chapter 21: Following the Clues

【Okay, host. 】

Under Su Lingyu's urging, the system "followed the clues" and told the story.

[He Chengzhou was exiled to a farm in a remote area more than ten years ago. The medical conditions there were very poor. Dong Hongxiu had a difficult delivery and almost lost both her children. Fortunately, the adult was fine, but the child could not be saved.]

[At that time, the pregnant woman in the bed next to Dong Hongxiu gave birth to a baby girl. Her family favored boys over girls and wanted to drown the baby girl. The pregnant woman then begged Dong Hongxiu to adopt her child.]

[Dong Hongxiu had lost her own child, and she didn’t want He Chengzhou to be sad, nor could she bear to see a baby girl drowned, so she agreed to adopt the child and kept it a secret for so many years. The baby girl was He Ying, and she actually knew her life story, but Dong Hongxiu didn’t know that she knew.]

Su Lingyu sighed: [So that's how it is... Then how did He Ying know about her own life experience? ]

[Dong Hongxiu gave her address to the pregnant woman. At first, the woman just wanted to keep it as a memory, but after giving birth to a son and knowing that the He family was well-off, she gradually began to have evil thoughts.]

[She felt that it was unfair that her daughter lived a good life in the He family while her son had to live with her and suffer, so she wanted to swap her son with her daughter. How could Dong Hongxiu agree to such a bizarre thing? Since she couldn't exchange the child, the woman used this incident as a threat to blackmail Dong Hongxiu, saying that if Dong Hongxiu didn't give her money, she would go to the capital and bring He Ying home.]

[Dong Hongxiu thought she had handled it well, but He Ying was a smart person. When the woman contacted Dong Hongxiu, she found some clues. She was worried that her mother was being entangled by bad people, so she followed the investigation and found out her own life experience. But she didn't want to hurt Dong Hongxiu's feelings, so she pretended not to know.]

Su Lingyu: [So, the only person who didn’t know about this was He Ying’s father? ]

System: [Yes.]

【He is really stupid. 】

【yes.】

He Chengzhou: “…”

Originally Dong Hongxiu and He Ying were holding each other's hands tightly and looking at each other with tears in their eyes, but they burst into laughter after hearing this.

Regardless of whether they share the same blood or not, the mother-daughter relationship of more than ten years cannot be faked.

Before, both of them had something hidden in their hearts and were afraid that if it came to light, it would hurt each other. But now that they have talked it out, they are able to see the light of day without any obstacles.

For a moment, both mother and daughter felt deep gratitude towards Su Lingyu.

After Su Lingyu finished eating the melon, she looked at Dong Hongxiu and He Ying with curiosity, but she saw that their eyes were red and they looked like they were about to cry. A look of confusion emerged on her pretty face.

【Why do they look like they are about to cry? 】

Everyone present suddenly felt nervous. Dong Hongxiu and He Ying, who were the ones being watched, were even more anxious and blamed themselves, fearing that they would arouse Su Lingyu's suspicion.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Su Lingyu's inner voice sounded:

[I understand. Going on a blind date with a fool like Huo Lang, seeing that bruised and swollen pig face, I can't help but feel a little disappointed.]

Everyone: “…”

Okay, that makes sense.

Holland: “……?”

How come he was the one injured again? !

Su Lingyu asked again: [Are there any more melons? ]

【There's more! 】

【Tell me about it.】

[Yeah! I also found that the place where He Chengzhou hides his private money is very strange, haha, host, do you know where he hides his private money? ]

Su Lingyu asked curiously: [Where? ]

[He hid his private savings in a wall clock and turned it on and off frequently, so the screws of the clock were worn flat and difficult to tighten, so they had to replace the clock every one or two years.]

Dong Hongxiu glared at He Chengzhou and said, "Well, it turns out there was a reason why the wall clock at home broke so quickly!"

He Chengzhou: “…”

Good, now it's his turn to get hurt.

…

Su Lingyu was so focused on eating the watermelon that he didn't notice other people's expressions.

She was unwilling to join the group chat. Seeing that Huo Yan was sitting at the edge because his wheelchair couldn't conveniently get close to the center of the sofa, she chose to sit on the imperial concubine couch next to him without any hesitation.

Of course, she didn't forget to step on his foot when she passed by him, and she even glanced at him with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, her eyes full of pride.

[I told him to bully me in the room and he wouldn't let go even when he hurt me. I want to bully him too.]

【Host, come on! Come on! 】

Huo Yan: “…”

Seeing the "friendly interaction" between her brother and sister-in-law, Huo Xiang chuckled.

Keeping in mind the mission, Huo Jianguo cleared his throat and changed the topic. As planned, he chatted with He Chengzhou and his wife about life and work, and then naturally talked about Zhou Fang.

But Su Lingyu listened with boredom, chatting with the system at the same time.

This made those who tried to test her true feelings secretly anxious.

It was not until He Chengzhou said that they had found a lot of evidence of Zhou Fang's collusion with the enemy and betrayal of the country in Zhou Fang's private residence and had already detained him, waiting only for his conviction and execution, that Su Lingyu's thoughts began to ring again:

[Wait, Xiao Tongzi, stop eating melons for now. Is Zhou Fang dead this time? ]

[Yes, he is definitely dead! But he got away with it. I just found another crime of his. He was involved in human trafficking. Among the people trafficked... Hey, there was He Ying's cousin?!]

【What?】 Su Lingyu exclaimed in her heart.

He Ying also exclaimed in surprise.