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An Chi woke up first in the afternoon. He didn't call Su Yao, but just traced the outline of her face in the air over and over again.
She might have sensed something; when she woke up, she saw her fingertips trembling slightly and took them in her hand: "You don't even feel hot when you hug me to sleep in the summer?"
"I like it." He hugged her tighter.
Actually, there was air conditioning in the room, so it wasn't too hot for the two of them to be hugging. Su nudged him and said, "Are you planning to lie in bed this afternoon?"
"I didn't originally plan to, but I don't want to move while holding you like this."
"Don't talk nonsense to me, get up." Su said, but his body didn't move.
An Chi took the initiative and even helped Su Yao up.
Once in the car, Su asked, "Where are we going next?"
"See my dad," he said.
Su realized he was going to take her to the cemetery and remained silent.
After thinking for a moment, Su said to him, "Take me to buy a bouquet of flowers first."
"No need, we're family, we don't need to send flowers to two families." He had the nerve to say such nonsense.
The message, which had been arranged long ago, was placed on the back seat of the car. Without his reminder, Su Yao hadn't even seen it.
The cemetery is a bit out of the way. He explained that An's father originally didn't have a cemetery. It was only after she improved their family's financial situation that they were able to buy such a cemetery. However, at that time, they could only afford a small, remote cemetery.
The cemetery gate was rusty and hadn't been cleaned for a long time; even the old man who guarded the gate had become somewhat lax.
When they went in, they didn't ask any questions or register anyone. It was far worse than the place where Su Qingye was buried.
She asked, "Now that you have some savings, why haven't you moved your uncle to a new place?"
“My mom was the one who registered here. If we want to change locations, we need her permission… but she won’t agree.” An Chi stopped the car. We had arrived.
They took the flowers from the back seat and walked inside together.
Su followed An Chi and stopped beside a small stone tablet that read: An Chi, An Lan's father...
The person next to him squatted down, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and wiped the dirty parts of it: "Dad, I've brought our family's benefactor here."
Su Yao quickly said, "He's not a benefactor; it's all thanks to An Chi's own hard work."
He lowered his head and smiled, continuing, "Dad, I don't know if Mom and my sister have told you that the reason I haven't come to see you these past few years is because I went abroad to study. Su was the one who wanted to help me; otherwise, your son wouldn't have been able to do it. I'm doing well now... I have a car, a house, a job, and a degree. If you were still here, I could show you around, and..."
He silently said the rest in his heart, but Su couldn't hear him; she just stood there looking at the tombstone.
Su didn't know the details of An Chi's relationship with his father, but regardless, she remained silent beside him, waiting for him to finish speaking.
After a while, he stood up and put his hand on Su Yao.
Su tried to shake his shoulder, but couldn't shake him off. He gave him a warning look and a verbal warning: "Stand properly in front of your uncle."
He smiled at her, lifted one leg and swung it around: "My leg is numb, let me support you for a while."
Hearing this, Su Yao couldn't help but laugh, even though she was usually very proper. However, she realized it was inappropriate, so she covered her mouth with her hand and then gently tapped An Chi's hand that was supporting her. "That's what you get for squatting there and showing off."
"Is he handsome enough to impress our CEO Su?" His leg was gradually getting better, but he still didn't put his hand down, turning his face to look at Su Yao sideways.
Seeing that he was still acting so irresponsibly, Su took a step forward, causing him to miss his footing and stumble.
She crossed her arms and looked down at An Chi, who had stumbled and fallen slightly, from her high position: "Everyone says you're quiet, serious, and upright, but why are you like this in front of me?"
An Chi pointed outside, indicating that he could leave, "Because I just want you to know the real me."
In fact, the two of them spend most of their time on the road, and it takes a long time to get from one place to another. When Su got back into the car and fastened her seatbelt, she joked, "Will we have to eat at the next stop?"
An Chi started the car and headed into the city. He didn't answer, but only asked, "Are you hungry?"
"No." Su's diet was more regular than usual today, but according to her usual habits, she did not feel hungry.
“Then it’s not a meal,” he said.
But the car still stopped next to a dessert shop. He got out of the car and didn't let Su Yao follow him. Instead, he told her to stay in the car.
An Chi returned quickly, carrying two boxes of small cakes. He opened the passenger door and placed them in Su Yao's hands, saying, "If you're hungry, you can eat them. It might be a long time before our dinner."
Su hadn't eaten such a delicate and petite cake in a long time. For her birthday, she usually ordered large cakes with multiple tiers to accommodate the large number of people.
Holding it in my hand now, with the cool, refreshing feeling of the cake packaging, it suddenly feels unreal, and it's not just the small cake.
Rather, it was because she hadn't had such a relaxing day of fun in a long time.
Since Bai Lutong took over the Su family business, many people have been watching the Su family's situation unfold, and not many have been able to offer any help. Although the Su family still retains a portion of the shares in the Su family business, their influence is not as strong as Bai Lutong's.
Few people knew that this was a game Su was playing, and that she had gone from being a pawn to the player, so many people thought the Su family was doomed.
But what she emerged from was a completely new situation that overturned everything.
The company she owns can be completely attributed to her, Su Yao, and Su's is now, to her, just like those investors, a "money bag" to reap the benefits.
In this round, Su Ruo wasn't fighting against Su Qingye, but against everyone who looked down on the Su family. She gradually gained the upper hand, but she dared not say that she had won.
If Su loses her composure even for a moment, she fears she will once again become the defeated person those people talk about.
In fact, Su Yao has already stabilized the situation. Although she no longer has the Su family as her "backer," she can still fight for a piece of land for the Su family in the capital, where land is extremely valuable.
She's just putting pressure on herself.
Su looked at the empty message box on her phone and realized today that, whether she was there or not, everyone at the company was still doing their job as usual, and Ge Jin and Tang Pai could arrange everything perfectly.
Su thought about it and realized that she should thank the person next to her for everything she had today. Without him, she might still be a workaholic.
By the time the car arrived at its destination, it was already dark. He pointed to the small cake and said, "Take it with you; it'll melt in the car."
Su wanted to get off the bus with him.
A small tavern that is considered remote in City A.
He took her hand and pushed open the door.
The location is out of the way, but the place is packed with people.
An Chi pulled her to sit at the bar, and someone came over to ask them what they wanted to drink.
He looked at her with a smile, "Ask her, I'll listen to her."
That irreverent look appeared again, and Su rolled her eyes at him, "How can you drive after drinking?"
"Find a designated driver."
Su thought for a moment and said, "You see, I'm not familiar with this, so I'll drink some low-alcohol sweet wine."
"Then let's have 'Pink Love'," An Chi said. "Two cups."
Someone was singing in the tavern, and the soft melody flowed into every seat and into everyone's room.
Su wanted to look towards the stage.
"Would you like to sing a song?" An Chi looked in the direction of her gaze.
She raised an eyebrow at him, "You sing a song, and I'll sing one too."
They always seem to enjoy doing childish things when they're together, always comparing and competing with each other in everything they do.
An Chi smiled, stepped off the bar stool, and walked onto the stage. He said a few words to the people on stage, and the person who had just been singing looked at him with surprise. Then he said something to the person accompanying him, and An Chi smoothly took his seat to sing, and even picked up their guitar.
Su Yao thought An Chi would say a few words at the beginning, but An Chi didn't; he just started singing.
The rain kept falling.
The flowers just won't bloom.
...
How can two hearts that are closely intertwined say goodbye?
You know better than I do, why do I need to explain?
Love that runs too deep can drive a person to crazy courage.
I betrayed myself
Fulfill your expectations
..."
He was singing on stage when Su accepted the sweet wine she had just ordered. It was pink, and when she took a sip, the sensation of ice and bubbles rushed straight to her nose.
Her eyes were filled with the image of An Chi playing the guitar. She didn't know that An Chi was capable of so much. It seemed that she had never really understood him or gotten close to him, while he seemed to know a lot about her. No matter where he learned it from, Su needed to understand that she was indeed no match for An Chi in this regard.
Su didn't know how to put it. She had always had very complicated feelings for this "adopted son." It was as if morality was always telling her that she should end the relationship, but today, her heart was constantly hoping for anything related to him.
The last line, "As long as you're happy," ended the song. The unspoken emotions lingered in her mind. Applause and cheers reached her ears, and the image of him putting down his guitar and walking towards her flashed before her eyes.
The lights shone brightly between them.
Their eyes were fixed on each other.
That moment belonged only to them.
The phone rang abruptly, interrupting the two of them.
Su Yao answered the phone; it was a friend of Su Wenxie. The friend hurriedly told Su Yao that Su Wenxie had hit someone.
Upon hearing the news, Su Yao's expression turned serious. She glanced at her half-finished drink and An Chi's untouched wine, then said to An Chi, who was walking towards her, "Wen Xie is in trouble. Drive me there."
Upon hearing this, An Chi immediately pulled Su away.
As soon as Su Yao and An Chi got into the car, they received a location notification. Su Yao realized that their location was quite close to the nightclub, and she gave up her plan to bother Ge Jin.
But she still frowned, looking at her phone again and again with unease.
An Chi sensed her emotions: "You still owe me a song, how are you going to pay me back, sister?"
Her thoughts were immediately drawn back to when he was singing, and she remembered that figure, asking him, "When did you learn to play the guitar? You're so good at it!"
"When I was abroad."
"I'll sing you the song next time, but I'm not very good at it," she said self-deprecatingly.
An Chi said, "Really? I've never heard a song called 'normal' before."
Finally, Su was about to break into a smile.
An Chi liked to use these silly, youthful expressions to amuse Su Yao. Perhaps he didn't understand many things when he was a teenager, but now he understands a lot more, and he still likes to use this expression to tease Su Yao.
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