He slowly took a step back, his heel hitting the cell doorframe, almost causing him to fall: "Xiao An, Xiao An, she..."
"Shut up! You don't deserve to call her that!" Li Guihua interrupted him mercilessly. "You were so cruel to Xiao An, and now you're back stirring up trouble. What are you up to? You've ruined my Su An like that. You beast shouldn't even be here in front of us!"
He Cheng lowered his head, his hands hanging limply at his sides, clenching into fists and then letting them fall back down as if deflated.
"I just... I just want to avenge her!"
As he spoke, his voice suddenly turned fierce again.
"Revenge? Is this revenge or harming others? You're just selfish and indiscriminate!" Li Guihua continued her angry rant, panting, before finally sneering.
"If you really have any conscience and want to wrong Xiao An, then go and kill yourself to atone for your sins! Stop pretending here!"
He Cheng looked slightly haggard, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions, including guilt and pain.
His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but Li Guihua's glare, like she was looking at an enemy, forced him to stop. "Xiao An... I, I didn't even know, she..."
He staggered, turned around, and walked step by step towards the outside, muttering to himself in a demonic and sinister tone, "I did nothing wrong, I just want to avenge Xiao An, I want to avenge her, I can't let wandering ghosts possess her body!"
"I did nothing wrong..."
Looking at He Cheng's dejected figure, Li Guihua spat on the ground and said, "What a hypocritical bastard! He's still putting on an act. Bah!"
He kept saying it was for Xiao An, but he never cherished Xiao An from beginning to end!
As she recalled all that her biological daughter had gone through, tears welled up in Li Guihua's eyes and streamed down her cheeks, wetting the ground beneath her feet.
"Xiao An, mother-in-law Xiao An——!"
...
All around was a hazy mist, like a light veil swirling around me, dreamlike and ethereal.
Amidst the mist, a slender figure gradually emerged.
Su An recognized himself at a glance!
No, it's the real Su An!
The original owner's face looked slightly pale, but it still couldn't hide her gentle and delicate temperament. In the mist, she wore a plain-colored long dress and quietly smiled at her, like a serene fairy who stepped out of a painting.
A surge of intense shock welled up in Su An's heart. He stared wide-eyed at the person in front of him in astonishment, "You, you are!"
She was clearly asleep; was this a dream?
The original owner slightly parted her lips, her voice soft and ethereal, as if coming from a distant horizon: "Su An, I came to thank you, thank you for helping to take care of the family, and for everything you have done."
Su An was taken aback at first, then scratched his head, "Um... no, don't you care that I've taken over your body?"
A hint of guilt flashed in the original owner's eyes. She lowered her eyes gently, and a few strands of hair fell onto her cheeks, adding to her bitter and tender beauty.
"Why did I become such a heartless man, abandoning my widowed mother and three younger siblings to die? This is the greatest act of filial impiety. Now that you have come here to start a new life in my place, perhaps it is a kind of fate in the dark."
"I don't ask anything of you, I only hope that you can fulfill my filial duties and make up for my past mistakes."
Looking at the original owner's sincere yet sorrowful eyes, Su An opened his lips and smiled reassuringly: "Don't worry, since I've taken over your body, I should take on this responsibility. I will take good care of them. Now, I already consider them all my family."
The original owner slowly raised her head, revealing a gentle smile on her face, like the warm spring sun, dispelling the gloom on her face.
Su An was so mesmerized that she felt her vision blur.
"Thank you..." she whispered, her figure gradually blurring and finally disappearing into the mist.
"call!"
On the bed, Su An suddenly exhaled deeply and woke up. The morning sunlight shone through the cracks in the window and fell on her face, creating dappled light and shadow.
She opened her eyes blankly, feeling somewhat dazed, her mind still filled with the scene of meeting the original owner of the body in her dream last night.
Was it real or fake? Was it a dream from the legends?
"Sigh! The original owner of this body was such a gentle and kind girl, but she was ruined by a scumbag... What a terrible tragedy!"
Su An frowned and touched her chest, feeling a deep sense of regret.
After she got up and washed up, she went straight to Fu Zhun's room to check on the situation.
Fu Zhun was leaning against the headboard, his face still somewhat pale, but much better than yesterday.
Seeing Su An enter, a gentle and profound smile appeared in his dark eyes, "Up so early."
Su An nodded and walked to the bedside to wipe his limbs with hot water. But after hesitating for a moment, she told him about her dream from the previous night.
“Fu Zhun, actually I had a strange dream last night. I saw the original owner of this body, Su An.” She said with a sigh, her eyes lowered.
Even though Fu Zhun had heard Su An recount these bizarre events, he couldn't help but be taken aback.
His eyes were fixed intently on Su An as he gently took her hand. "Oh? What's wrong?"
Su An then recounted the conversation in her dream to him in detail. Finally, she sighed deeply: "Perhaps it's because I've been thinking about it during the day that I'm dreaming about it at night. I've always been thinking about taking good care of Mother and my three younger siblings, but now that Mother has been kidnapped, I might be preoccupied with these thoughts."
Even so, Su An still had a feeling that the original body she dreamed about last night was real.
Fu Zhun frowned upon hearing this, then gently stroked her cheek, the touch delicate and warm.
"Don't worry, I will take care of them with you."
His deep voice flowed into Su An's heart like a gentle stream, causing her cheeks to flush red.
Yet, unable to resist the warmth of Fu Zhun's palm, he rubbed against it with a smile.
"Your Highness, Miss Su, your subordinates have located Madam Li's whereabouts; she is in the eastern suburbs of the city."
The secret guards' investigation network was dense and professional. Just as Su An helped Fu Zhun into the wheelchair, An Yi returned and respectfully reported.
"However, that place was surrounded by layers of walls, like an iron barrel, and the defense was extremely tight, making it difficult to sneak in for a rescue."
Upon hearing this, Su An immediately stood up straight with anxiety. "Damn it!"
Fu Zhun pursed his thin lips, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It seems that a forceful attack is inevitable."
"When midnight comes, set fire to create chaos, and order the sword guards to disguise themselves as government officials and go to rescue people. This way, we can catch them off guard."
Upon hearing this, Su An's heart tightened. "No!"
"The other party is ruthless. What if they sense something is wrong and harm my mother?"
Fu Zhun knew her concerns and looked at her, softening his voice to reassure her: "At that time, the sword guards will be responsible for attracting their attention, and then the secret guards will sneak in from behind to rescue your aunt. She won't get hurt, is that alright?"
Su An couldn't help but bite her lip. Fu Zhun had thought things through thoroughly. After considering it, she realized that although the plan was risky, it was also the most feasible. She could only suppress her unease and nod in agreement.
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