Su family villa.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was quiet and harmonious. Su Huai, who was sitting at the first seat, had a pale face, dull eyes, a dead look in his eyes, and a stiff body. He ate as if he was out of his body.

Seeing that he was still eating without picking up any vegetables, Xu Yi put a piece of fish into his bowl.

"What are you thinking about? Hasn't the company's problem been solved? You've been busy lately, and you finally get to go home and have dinner with me today. Can't you put your work aside, have dinner in peace, and then think about things?"

Su Huai's eyes moved slightly and slowly turned to her, which made Xu Yi's heart tremble and she felt inexplicably eerie.

"You... why are you looking at me like that? Are you trying to scare me to death?" Xu Yi felt a little flustered and scared when he stared at her like that. She frowned and took back her chopsticks: "Why do I feel like you haven't been normal lately?"

Not only did he talk less, his behavior was also different from before, especially the way he looked at people...

It's like a living dead person without any life.

Last night she woke up in the middle of the night to drink water and accidentally woke him up. In the darkness, he looked at her with such eyes that she was so scared that she screamed repeatedly. Then she heard him say "It's me" in a very cold and emotionless tone, and then he turned over and continued to sleep.

Thinking back on it now, she still finds it terrifying.

"Are you exhausted during this period? Do you want to call a doctor or nutritionist to your home to treat you?" Xu Yi put down her chopsticks, acted like a good wife and mother, and asked softly with concern.

During this period, the company's crises were solved by him working hard day and night. She also knew how hard it was for him, so after knowing that the company's problems could be solved, she stopped making trouble and was very considerate.

Whenever Su Huai came back, he would be provided with hot meals and hot tea. Otherwise, if he was out for a social event, when he returned home, there would be hot sobering soup waiting for him.

It can be said that Xu Yi was quite considerate during this period, to the point of being meticulous.

"No need, I'm done eating. I'll go back to the study first. You eat by yourself." Su Huai put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up suddenly, looked at Xu Yi with cold and dull eyes, and walked upstairs with stiff steps.

Xu Yi glanced at his back, then glanced at the rice in his bowl, which was barely touched.

"Why has he been so abnormal recently? He seems to have lost his soul every day." She looked away, feeling that something was gloomy, so she muttered unhappily and called the servants, "Take his bowl and chopsticks away. After 8:30, send a bowl of lotus seed porridge to the study."

"yes."

The servant nodded slightly in response.

Around 8:30, Xu Yi was video chatting with Su Mo, who was filming in another city. Su Mo on the other end was talking excitedly about the interesting things that happened on the set, and she seemed to be having a great time.

Xu Yi was also happy to hear this. This time her daughter finally got a pretty good role.

Although she is the fourth female character with few scenes and dies in the end, this character has a good reputation. She died to protect the female lead. She will definitely win the sympathy and favor of netizens when the show is broadcast later.

Then her popularity will increase a bit, and she will be able to move forward.

"Madam, the lotus seed porridge is ready. Should we send it to the study now?" the servant came over and asked.

Xu Yi glanced at the time and nodded: "Well, it's almost time, let's send it over."

"Your dad has been acting really weird lately. I don't know if it's because of the pressure from the company or what. He's acting weird every day, especially the way he looks at people. It's scary. When I talk to him, he's also indifferent."

"Mom, Dad was so anxious about the company's affairs a while ago that he got angry. And you kept complaining about him. He works hard for the family every day. You should just say less and show some understanding."

"Of course I know how difficult it is for him. Haven't we been quarreling during this period? I just had someone send him some lotus seed porridge, because I was afraid he didn't eat much at night and was hungry!"

Xu Yi curled his lips unhappily and sighed: "When are you free to come back and see if you can make him smile. He has a stern face every day and looks lifeless, making the house gloomy and scary. It scares me."

"Okay, my scenes here will be finished next month, I'll be back after that."

"ah--"

As soon as Su Mo finished speaking, a very shrill and terrifying scream came from upstairs.

Xu Yi was startled by the sudden voice and almost let the phone fly out. Subconsciously, he turned around to look upstairs and recognized the voice of the servant who had just brought the lotus seed porridge upstairs.

"Mom, what's wrong? What happened?" Su Mo on the other end of the video was also frightened and asked curiously.

"Who knows what the hell is going on? They can't even deliver porridge in peace." Xu Yi snorted coldly and looked at the other servants who came to watch the fun: "Go up and see what's going on."

Upon hearing this, the two servants hurried upstairs.

In less than a minute, two more frightened and panicked voices were heard from upstairs, piercing the sky and breaking the tranquility of the night.

"ah--"

"What the hell, useless stuff." Xu Yi's heart trembled again, and she immediately became angry: "Momo, we finished work early today, so you should rest early. Look at yourself, have you lost weight again? Mom feels sorry for you. When you finish filming this drama, come back and I'll ask the kitchen to make you something delicious."

"Okay." Su Mo responded with a smile: "Then mom, go and see what's going on. I think it's time to reshuffle the servants at home. Many of them are just getting paid for doing nothing."

"Okay, I'm hanging up now, Momo."

After hanging up the video call with Su Mo, Xu Yi threw his phone on the table and went to the third floor. At the stairs, he saw that the door of the study was open. The three servants all sat on the ground, looking inside with horror on their faces.

"What are you doing?" Xu Yi walked over and asked angrily.

Upon hearing this, the three servants all turned their heads to look at her, their terrified eyes full of red bloodshot. They raised their hands and pointed inside the study, stammering, "Madam, the master... the master..."

Xu Yi frowned, kicked the broken pieces of the bowl that originally contained lotus seed porridge, walked to the door, and looked inside. The scene inside made her dumbfounded. Her pupils dilated unconsciously, and she took two steps back in fear.

“This…what’s going on?”

"We...we didn't know. When I came to deliver the lotus seed porridge, the master...the master was already like this." The servant quickly got up from the ground and supported Xu Yi, shaking his head with lingering fear.

Su Huai was seen sitting on a desk chair with his hands on the armrests, motionless, his head looking up at the ceiling, his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth all flowing with scarlet blood, his eyes staring like dead fish eyes, with only the whites left in them.

(End of this chapter)