Su Zhengyan continued speaking, his tone becoming serious: "Shaoyou has already told me the details of the situation outside."
He walked to Su Wan, and gently stroked his daughter's thin cheek with his rough hands. A trace of heartache flashed in his eyes, but more of anger: "Wan Wan, that Lu Shiyan may have some mediocre skills, but in this apocalyptic chaos, what can brute force do?"
Su Zhengyan's voice became heavier: "The most important thing is... does he really love you?"
Su Zhengyan turned to look at Yan Shaoyou, his eyes full of praise: "Look at Shaoyou, he has loved you like the apple of his eye since he was a child. In order to find you, he risked his life and went deep into danger. A man like this is worthy of my daughter, Su Zhengyan!"
"Dad, things are not what you think! Lu Shiyan has never hurt me. Instead, he has always been protecting me. If it weren't for him..." Su Wan wanted to explain eagerly.
"Protect?" Su Zhengyan sneered, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out, "He protected you to the point of getting you pregnant, didn't he?"
Su Wan's face flushed instantly. "No... no... it's me..."
Su Zhengyan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart: "I know that this matter has caused you great injustice. My precious daughter was actually defiled by that bastard. But now that things have come to this, since the child is already born, we, the Su family, must naturally acknowledge it as our own flesh and blood."
Su Zhengyan walked to the window, with his back to Su Wan, and said with a hint of helplessness and doting in his voice: "Don't worry, when the child is born, he will be my grandson, Su Zhengyan. I will love this child as much as I love you. As for that Lu Shiyan..."
"He is not worthy of you! He is even less worthy of being my son-in-law! Wanwan, your marriage with Shaoyou has been decided since childhood, and dad will never change it. Shaoyou is the one who can truly bring you happiness, do you understand?"
"I do not understand!"
Su Wan stood up suddenly, her chest heaving violently, "Dad, that was your unilateral decision, not my choice! I don't like Yan Shaoyou, I will never marry him! Besides, Lu Shiyan..."
“That’s enough!”
Su Zhengyan slammed the table hard, and the huge force caused the tableware to make a harsh collision sound, and several exquisite porcelain cups were almost shattered. His chest rose and fell violently, and it was obvious that he was really angry.
"This is simply nonsense. You personally agreed to your marriage! On your eighteenth birthday, you personally nodded your approval in front of Shaoyou and me. Why are you turning your back on me now?"
Hearing this, a look of hurt flashed across Yan Shaoyou's eyes.
Agree? Su Wan agreed herself?
She desperately searched for her original body's memories, but found that those memories were blurry and unclear, as if shrouded in fog.
Eighteenth birthday… When was that? Was that mentioned in the original book?
"I think you've really been bewitched by that man!" Su Zhengyan's voice was like thunder in his ears, "What kind of poison did he put on you to make you so devoted to him that you even disobeyed your own father?"
Seeing this, Yan Shaoyou quickly stood up, still with that flawless and gentle smile on his face, and said in a gentle voice, "Father, please don't be angry. It's not worth getting hurt. Wanwan was just confused for a moment and was a little emotional."
Yan Shaoyou walked to Su Wan and reached out to touch her shoulder, but Su Wan dodged him sharply.
His eyes dimmed slightly, but soon returned to their gentleness: "Wanwan has just returned home, her body has not fully recovered yet, so her mood will naturally fluctuate. Father, you must not scare her, after all, her body is special now."
Yan Shaoyou turned to Su Wan again, "Wanwan, father is also very thoughtful, it is all for your own good. Regarding Lu Shiyan's matter, we can discuss it slowly, don't rush to make any decisions, okay? The most important thing for you now is to have a good rest and take good care of your body, and other things can be considered in the long run."
Su Wan looked at the two men in front of her, one was so majestic and powerful that he could not be refuted, and the other was as gentle and elegant as a modest gentleman, but they both used a high-handed attitude of "I am doing this for your own good" to completely isolate her wishes and choices.
This feeling of having her fate decided by others made her feel deeply desperate and powerless.
Just at this moment, a guard ran in in a panic, even forgetting to knock on the door, with a look of fear on his face.
"Report... Report to the Commander! The base... The main entrance of the base has been violently attacked by unidentified armed men! The enemy has extremely fierce firepower and is well-equipped, and... and they specifically want you... they want you to hand over Miss Wanwan immediately!"
Su Zhengyan stood up suddenly, his face instantly turning ashen: "What did you say? Who is so bold?"
"The leader... the leader calls himself Lu Shiyan!"
Su Wan's heart suddenly tightened.
Lu Shiyan!
He is coming! He is really coming!
Yan Shaoyou gently adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and the eyes behind the lenses flashed with a barely perceptible hint of coldness.
Su Zhengyan laughed out of anger, a sneer of sarcasm appeared on his face: "Good! What a great Lu Shiyan! Do you really think that my Dawn Base is made of mud? I want to see what great ability he has to dare to act wildly in my territory!"
Su Zhengyan strode out, leaving behind a murderous remark: "Prepare the car! I want to meet this ignorant brat in person!"
Yan Shaoyou gave Su Wan a faint smile that seemed to comfort her but was actually confident: "Wanwan, don't worry. With father here, there will be absolutely no problem. You rest well here first, I'll go check out the situation outside."
After saying that, Yan Shaoyou also quickly followed him out, but before leaving, he looked at Su Wan deeply, his eyes containing complex and inexplicable emotions.
Su Wan stood alone in the empty restaurant. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, the garden was filled with birdsong and flowers. Everything seemed so peaceful and beautiful.
But she felt a chill running down her spine.
She was imprisoned!
Su Wan's hand unconsciously stroked her slightly bulging belly, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.
Outside the towering alloy gate of the Liming Base, the bleak north wind blew up dust. Lu Shiyan's off-road vehicle was like a silent beast, stopping in front of dozens of black gun muzzles. Xiao Han and Li Kui protected the car on the left and right, while A'mo and Jin Dongdong hid in the dark.
"Lu Shiyan! It's been a long time." On the city wall, Su Zhengyan's voice was like a loud bell. Beside him, Yan Shaoyou was still as gentle as ever, but when he looked at Lu Shiyan, the light under his gold-rimmed glasses came off a little cold.
"Su Zhengyan. You are living a really good life." Lu Shiyan's voice was not loud, but it was cold enough to penetrate everything, and it was clearly heard on the city wall.
In the restaurant, Su Wan rushed to the door, and as expected, two armed guards stopped her expressionlessly.
"Get out of the way! Open the door, I want to get out!"
"Miss Su, the commander has ordered that for your safety, please stay here for the time being." The guard's voice was calm.
"I order you to get out of the way!" Su Wan was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he also understood that these people only listened to the orders of Su Zhengyan.
The guard on the right looked calm, not even blinking. "Miss, we can't open this door either. The key is in the commander's hand. The door lock is specially made. Only the commander's fingerprint and password can open it. You should go back to your room and rest. The commander will handle the matter outside."
Su Wan turned around abruptly and paced back and forth in the room.
Time passed by minute by minute. Since absorbing the mysterious energy stone, her five senses have become abnormally sharp.
Suddenly, a dull roar came from a distance.
Then came the second sound.
The third tone.
The sound was deep and powerful, like the loud noise of a heavy artillery bombarding the ground, or like a huge metal object collapsing. Every sound made Su Wan's heart shrink.
"Bang--"
This time the sound was clearer and more piercing.
That was definitely the sound of gunfire!
Su Wan's face turned pale as paper in an instant. She hugged her shoulders tightly with both hands, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
Lu Shiyan…
He was really exchanging fire with Su Zhengyan's men!
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