When Su Xian'er returned to the Su residence, she saw Su Hu standing in front of her with a gloomy expression, and Su Xian'er felt uneasy.
Su Hu glanced coldly at Su Xian'er, snorted, and turned his head away.
"Father..." Su Xian'er spoke softly, cautiously stepping forward and tugging at Su Hu's sleeve in a coquettish manner, "Please don't be angry..."
Snap—
Before Su Xian'er could finish speaking, Su Hu turned around and slapped her across the face.
Buzz—
Su Xian'er felt a ringing in her ears and it took her a while to come to her senses. She looked at Su Hu with a wronged expression and her eyes were slightly red. "Father, you..."
"You little brat, you actually sneaked out again and even dared to serve dishes for others!" Su Hu pointed at Su Xian'er angrily. "If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll probably sneak out again!"
Su Xian'er kept her head down and didn't speak, but she noticed the word "again" that Su Hu had just mentioned.
Did I really run away secretly before?
Su Xian'er suddenly remembered that Gu Liyan had mentioned that they had met five years ago, but for some reason, she couldn't remember Gu Liyan anymore...
"Look at you, you're all filthy, you don't look like a proper young lady at all!" Su Hu looked at Su Xian'er's greasy clothes with a disappointed expression.
Su Xian'er frowned slightly and remained silent.
"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and go back to wash and dress!" Su Hu said angrily. "You're getting more and more outrageous!"
Su Xian'er raised her head, glanced at Su Hu, and suddenly smiled, saying softly, "Father, this is the first time you've hit me since I was old enough to understand!"
After saying that, Su Xian'er turned and left, completely ignoring Su Hu who was still in a daze.
After a long pause, Su Hu sighed and muttered to himself, "I have no choice. Only by marrying you off can you be safe!"
Su Xian'er ran into her room and buried her face in her arms on the table, crying: How could Father hit me? Does Father not love Xian'er anymore? It really hurts!
Su Xian'er was sobbing when a pretty girl of about twelve or thirteen years old walked into the room and timidly asked, "Um... Miss Su, are you alright?"
Su Xian'er raised her head and wiped away her tears. Seeing the unfamiliar maid in front of her, she asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
"My name is Xiao Cui. I was sent by Master Su to serve you, Miss," Xiao Cui said timidly.
Su Xian'er paused, then asked with a puzzled look, "Xiao Cui? What about Xiao Ping? Where did she go?"
"This, this... I don't know either." Xiao Cui lowered her head and didn't speak.
Su Xian'er was still puzzled, but seeing Xiao Cui's avoidance of her gaze, she simply stopped asking and said directly, "Never mind, go and prepare for me, I want to take a bath."
"Okay!" Xiao Cui nodded and hurriedly retreated.
Watching Xiao Cui leave, Su Xian'er shook her head. "Although this girl is quick and efficient, she's still much more timid than Xiao Ping. She also has a pair of cunning eyes; to be so young and yet so scheming, not telling me Xiao Ping's whereabouts—it seems she intentionally stayed by my side to spy on me..."
Thinking about Su Hu's attitude towards her, Su Xian'er had already guessed most of it: "Father wants to use this girl to monitor my every move, then I'll let her see it clearly!"
But when she thought of Gu Liyan, Su Xian'er couldn't help but sigh, "But in that case, it will probably be a while before I can go back to find Gu Liyan."
Su Xian'er felt a pang of disappointment. Outside the window, snow was still falling heavily, but this winter seemed even quieter than in previous years...
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On the other hand, since Su Xian'er left, Gu Liyan and Xiao Linzi have had a very awkward relationship.
Xiao Linzi frankly told Gu Liyan that he liked Su Xian'er, which made Gu Liyan very unhappy, but he had no choice but to remember the kindness Xiao Linzi had shown him.
Gu Liyan has even decided to compete fairly with her. If Su Xian'er really falls in love with Xiao Linzi, he will withdraw without hesitation.
If we are not destined to be together in this life, then let us continue our bond in the next.
He will wait for her!
Watching the guests come and go, Gu Liyan let out a sigh that only he could hear.
"Aren't you going to stand here doing any work?" A gentle voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Gu Liyan stared in surprise at Hua Yuxian, who had changed into simple clothes and was tidying up the table with a rag in her hand...
Gu Liyan didn't react for a moment, and asked blankly, "Why are you dressed like this?"
"Making money, you know that humans all use money to trade. How can we continue looking for Xiao Bai if we're penniless?" Hua Yuxian smiled beautifully. "Once we've saved enough money, I'll go with you to find Xiao Bai!"
"Ah?" Gu Liyan blushed upon hearing this. Hua Yuxian was sincere to him, but he hadn't told her a single truth, which made him feel somewhat guilty.
"Waiter, bring the wine!"
"Oh, you're here!" Hua Yuxian replied, "I'm going to get busy."
Watching Hua Yuxian happily working, Gu Liyan seemed to see Su Xian'er, who was equally excited a few days ago. "No wonder they say sisters both like to serve others, and besides..."
Gu Liyan couldn't understand for a moment why they were so obsessed with making money.
Xiao Linzi glanced at the peach blossom mark at the corner of Gu Liyan's eye and couldn't help but smile. "Your charm is indeed not weak. There are many suitors, but only one catches your eye. I think this one seems to have a better temper and is more efficient. You can even say goodbye to your hard waiter's job. Why don't you consider changing your target? Let me have Su Xian'er?"
Gu Liyan glared at him. "You'd better not tell Su Xian'er about this, or I won't care about our past relationship anymore!"
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