Just then, Huo Junyu's phone rang.
He paused slightly, his footing weakened, and the name on the screen was the one he had been most worried about seeing these past few days…
Before Sue.
Huo Junyu took a deep breath and went outside the room to answer the phone.
He greeted her in as casual a tone as possible: "Auntie."
Su Ai unconsciously called out "Little Huo" before quickly correcting herself, becoming cautious and hesitant.
"Young Master Huo... Hello."
"Auntie, don't be so polite with me, just call me Xiao Huo. Why didn't you and Uncle tell me you left Yangcheng the other day?"
"Oh," Su Aiqian said with a forced smile, "I don't want to trouble you. It's not like we can't walk... Oh, um... how is Mianmian?"
She hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question.
In fact, she had been agonizing over this phone call for two days. The moment she learned that Jiang Mianmian was actually the only daughter of the Lu family and a true heiress, Su Aiqian knew that she should gracefully withdraw.
But after so many years of raising her, she had long regarded Jiang Mianmian as her own daughter.
After returning to Jiangzhou, she looked through Jiang Mianmian's photos from childhood to adulthood again and again. As she looked through them, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
She tried her best to stop thinking about her daughter, but one time she couldn't help herself and secretly called Jiang Mianmian, just wanting to hear her voice.
However, no one answered the phone.
She was somewhat surprised. She knew her own daughter, whom she had raised, well enough that she wouldn't have cut off contact with them for no reason.
The only possibility is... she has no choice in the matter!
The moment this thought popped into her head, Su Aiqian's heart pounded wildly. Forgetting that she was still receiving treatment in the hospital, she pulled out the IV tube and ran out like a madwoman.
Jiang Youcai caught up with her breathlessly, telling her not to jump to conclusions. He said that Mianmian was the daughter of the Lu family, and her parents doted on her. They wouldn't let her have a choice.
So Su Aiqian desperately suppressed those bad premonitions.
She had been holding it in until today, but she couldn't sit still any longer and finally called Huo Junyu.
"Young Master Huo..." Su Aiqian said humbly, "Is Mianmian with you? Could you please let her answer the phone?"
Huo Junyu stammered, unsure of how to respond.
If it were someone else, he could make up a lie without batting an eye.
But when faced with Su Ai, who was so devoted to her daughter, he suddenly seemed to have lost his speech and couldn't say anything.
"Young Master Huo? Little Huo?"
“Uh…Auntie.” Huo Junyu’s throat tightened. “Mianmian…she’s busy right now.”
There was a long silence on the phone, followed only by Su Aiqian's disappointed "Oh".
"No time?" Su Aiqian forced a smile. "I know, she must be very busy... She didn't receive a very good education from me when she was young, so she must have a lot to learn now."
"I'm fine, as long as she's alright, tell her not to worry about me..."
"Okay, I understand." Huo Junyu didn't dare to say more, afraid that if he said too much, his choked voice would give him away.
"Oh, right, Xiao Huo, there's also... this old house and supermarket still need to be transferred to Mianmian! I know the things aren't worth much, they can't compare to her biological parents, but it's my sentiment... could you see when she has time to come back and complete the paperwork?"
Huo Junyu felt a pang of sadness and took a few deep breaths.
He answered softly in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
Su Aiqian smiled with relief on the other end of the line.
"Xiao Huo, our Mianmian... is now in your care. Please take good care of her! If she has any trouble adjusting to her parents' place, please comfort her and give her some encouragement, and..."
However, before the words were finished, a shrill scream suddenly echoed through the empty corridor.
Huo Junyu was startled, hurriedly hung up the phone, and turned around abruptly!
The sound was coming from inside the room; even though the door was closed, it could still be heard.
Huo Junyu was stunned for a few seconds, then heard a commotion in the room. He rushed in, and several prison guards restrained the nearly insane Lu Ming, slamming batons into his head and body.
Lu Lishan watched coldly, his gloomy eyes burning with endless hatred.
Despite being covered in injuries, Lu Ming continued to utter inappropriate remarks to provoke Lu Lishan!
"Let me tell you... your daughter is probably having a good time under some man's body right now! Hahaha... Huo Junyu! Congratulations, even if you find Jiang Mianmian, she's just a used slut! Hahaha..."
"Enough talk, let's go!"
Several prison guards dragged him back, the iron gate slowly closed, and Lu Ming's ghostly screams gradually disappeared.
However, at that moment, Huo Junyu's phone rang again.
"Xiao Huo?" Su Ai's voice was panicked. "What...what just happened? Who was shouting? Did it have anything to do with Mianmian?"
Huo Junyu pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, Auntie, it wasn't Mianmian. I'm outside right now; I was just passing by."
"Why were passersby making such strange noises?"
Huo Junyu was in a state of utter confusion and could not utter a single word.
After a long silence on the phone, Su Ai had a very bad feeling.
Even though she's not her biological daughter, they've developed a deep bond like mother and daughter over the years.
These days, she has been unable to eat or sleep properly for no reason, and she can't get through to Mianmian when she calls her. Su Aiqian has already concluded that something might really have happened to Jiang Mianmian!
“Xiao Huo…” she asked in a trembling voice, “You…you tell me the truth, what happened to Mianmian? Don’t scare me, my eyelids have been twitching for the past few days, and my heart is in turmoil…”
"Auntie." Huo Junyu spoke softly, but it was as if a stone had been thrown hard into Su Ai's heart.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
