The Emperor's men!
Su An's mind raced for a moment. Could it be that that damned emperor had blatantly stolen Fu Zhun's fiancée away?
This is practically blatant cheating on him in front of everyone!
But the next moment, Fu Zhun's words stunned her once again.
"My leg was so badly injured because of her trickery."
"..."
Su An opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but was too shocked and angry to speak.
"This is outrageous! This is utterly outrageous!"
He cheated on his wife and then tried to kill her!
She gripped Fu Zhun's hand tightly, her eyes blazing with anger, and said, "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you from now on. I'll never let that little hussy get near you!"
"Those kinds of people are too lenient; they should be made to roll on the ground with their thick skin!"
For some reason, seeing Su An so angry for him, Fu Zhun instantly felt the heaviness in his chest replaced by a warm feeling.
Even her hands were so soft they seemed to soothe the soul.
A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. He raised a finger and tucked a strand of Su An's hair behind her ear, chuckling softly, "Then I'll trouble you to protect me."
"Furthermore, I have no connection with her anymore, please don't misunderstand."
His smile, like a stream breaking through the ice in spring, flowed into his deep black eyes. Feeling his gaze, Su An's face flushed red, and he quickly turned away and coughed twice.
But just then, there was a noise outside the door.
Jian Yi strode in, followed by Su An's three younger siblings, including Su Jiang: "Your Highness, I have important matters to report."
"The misled people are gathered and won't disperse. Some people saw Miss Su being taken to the clinic, so now the crowd is surrounding our clinic."
"besides--"
Before Jianyi could finish speaking, Sanwa saw Su An by the bedside and rushed over anxiously.
"Big sister, waah! It's terrible! Mother has been kidnapped by that wicked messenger!" Tears welled up in Su Yue's eyes, and she threw herself onto Su An's lap, bursting into tears.
"This!" Su An's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and she looked anxiously at Jian Yi. "Wasn't my mother taken out? How could she—"
Fu Zhun's face instantly turned cold, and he looked at Jian Yi, asking in a deep voice, "What exactly happened? I ordered you to protect the Su family, and this is how you acted?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Yi knelt down heavily with a thud and reported with self-reproach: "After the envoy discovered that Miss Su had disappeared, he began to plot against the Su family. We fought against them, but fearing to harm the Su family, we dared not go all out, and they took advantage of the situation to kidnap Madam Li."
"I have failed in my duties and I humbly request to be punished!"
"It's not Brother Jian's fault, those people were too cunning, it was Brother Jian who protected us!"
Su Ting, standing nearby, hurriedly spoke up, her eyes bloodshot: "Those people are too fierce, we can't stop them at all... Mother told us to run and ignore her, but how can we ignore her! Sister, we have to think of a way to save Mother!"
Su An felt dizzy and swayed, but Su Jiang quickly caught her.
His dark eyes were also tinged with red, and he said hoarsely, "Big sister, don't be too anxious. I saw the direction they took Mother away; it looked like they went towards the east side of the city."
"As long as we follow the trail, we'll definitely find Mother. They kidnapped her to blackmail her; they won't do anything rash to harm her!"
"Yes, that's right!"
Su An took several deep breaths. Seeing Jian Yi still kneeling in self-reproach, she couldn't help but rush over and grab his hand anxiously. "Brother Jian, now is not the time for punishment. The most urgent thing is for you to help save people!"
Jian Yi was startled by Su An's sudden action. As if burned, he quickly withdrew his hand, then hurriedly kowtowed to Fu Zhun to beg for forgiveness with a tense face.
"Your Highness, I have offended Miss Su just now. Please forgive me!"
"..." Su An then realized his loss of composure, his brows furrowed, feeling both anxious and helpless.
Sigh! Even at a time like this, Brother Jian is still so rigid!
Seeing this, Fu Zhun sighed softly, feeling quite helpless.
Anyone with eyes could see that Su An was only thinking about his mother at this moment, and didn't care about so many formalities.
"Get up first. Don't delay any longer. Gather your men immediately to discuss the rescue." Fu Zhun's voice regained its composure, but his eyes remained cold and stern.
On the other side.
In a dark room in the east of the city, Li Guihua was tightly bound with ropes. Her white hair at her temples was slightly disheveled, and she had several wounds on her body.
He Cheng's plan failed, and he came to her with a face full of anger, his eyes filled with a complex and ruthless look.
"Aunt Li... Hehe, it really has been a long time!"
Li Guihua frowned and spat, "You envoy are truly laughable. What kind of kinship are you trying to claim? If you want to kill or torture me, then just..."
Before he could speak, he raised his hand and slowly removed the black cloth from his face.
The face she once loathed gradually came into view. Li Guihua's eyes widened instantly, and her body instinctively leaned forward, but she was tightly bound by ropes and could only make violent struggle noises.
What a success!
"He Cheng! You bastard, it was you! You're still alive!"
Shocked, Li Guihua was filled with anger, her voice trembling with rage.
No wonder, no wonder this envoy was so hostile to the Su family, and even wanted to kill her daughter, so that's why!
"Auntie, I'm not in the mood for reminiscing. I'm just here to tell you a fact." He Cheng looked down at her menacingly. "Do you know what Su An has done?"
"Haha, it's laughable. She's not Su An at all, not your real daughter! The current Su An is just a wandering ghost living inside, possessing Xiao An's body. It's ridiculous that you've all been kept in the dark!"
He Cheng's voice was tinged with hysteria as he said viciously, "So, why don't we cooperate and bring back the real Xiao An to drive that evil spirit out!"
After a moment of surprise, Li Guihua laughed out of anger, "He Cheng, do you think I don't know? I've known about Xiao An's situation from the very beginning."
Although her voice wasn't loud, it exploded in He Cheng's heart like a thunderclap.
He pointed at Li Guihua in disbelief, "You...you knew?!"
"Since you know this, why do you still help her and treat her like your own daughter? Aren't you afraid that Xiao An will be heartbroken?!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guihua flew into a rage and shouted, "How dare you say that? It was clearly you, you heartless man, who killed Xiao An!"
"That day, Xiao An was so seriously ill, lying on the bed on the verge of death, she kept calling your name, and kept calling it!"
"But what about you? You took the money to get into high school, enjoying all the glory, but you never even glanced back, never replied to a single letter, and never paid back a single penny!"
"It was you who caused Xiao An to die of illness in despair!"
Li Guihua had never been so angry; her usually gentle eyes were now bloodshot.
"Call my name...?" The ferocity on He Cheng's face gradually faded, and he murmured in a daze and astonishment.
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