Chapter 203 Chess Pieces on the Chessboard
"Then why did you send Xiao Han home, saying you would handle this matter?" Mother Dan wasn't unaware of anything.
Dan Anwen was not surprised at all that their conversation outside Dan Garden had been overheard by Dan's mother. After all, this was their home, and it was not surprising that they had spies here.
Dan Anwen did not answer the question, but instead said calmly, "Mom, you probably don't object to their relationship, do you?"
The tone of the statement suggested that she already knew Dan's mother's answer, because Dan's mother had only said that she would not offer advice, but had not said that she would object.
Mother Dan put down her teacup, her attitude becoming more serious. "Yes, I don't object, because I know Shushu is deeply involved, and breaking them up might not be a good outcome."
Dan Anwen raised his thick eyebrows slightly and answered his mother's question, "I asked Xiao Han to come home to force Dad to make a decision."
If Xiao Han kneeling at the entrance of Dan Garden was to put pressure on Dan's father, then he would also panic if he left Dan's father, after all, he also had to consider Dan Shu's happiness.
By locking Dan Shu up, he was not without the intention of forcing Xiao Han to make a decision: to choose between Dan Shu and his profession.
If you want to date Dan Shu, you have to leave the military; if you want to pursue your career, you have to lose Dan Shu.
But people are biased, and Dan's father naturally hoped that Xiao Han would choose the first answer. He wanted Dan Shu to be happy more than anyone else.
But before he could make a choice with Xiao Han, Xiao Han left. Because he had to consider Dan Shu's feelings, Dan's father naturally lost his composure and inevitably revealed his flaws.
"Then you're helping Xiao Han." Mother Dan blinked slightly.
"I've just given him a breakthrough; whether he can seize it is up to him." A glint flashed in Dan Anwen's dark eyes, almost too bright to be seen.
"Besides, aren't you also helping Xiao Han and Dan Shu?"
Not objecting is, to some extent, a form of helping.
Dan's mother smiled but didn't say anything. She felt that the old fox in the family might not be able to outsmart the fox in front of her this time.
After Xiao Han left, Dan Shu was still not released from confinement. Her meals were delivered to her room by servants, and Gu Ji and Guan Xiang would visit her from time to time to chat and comfort her.
There was no movement from Xiao Han's side either, as if he was waiting for news from Dan Anwen. On the surface, Dan's father also seemed to be in complete control.
"Uncle Dan, does Uncle Xiao have any solutions?" Gu Ji would ask Dan Anwen about Xiao Han's situation as soon as he returned from Dan Shu's place.
In the past few days, Dan Shu has gone from crying with her face covered to facing things calmly, and everything at home seems to be as usual.
Dan Anwen stopped what she was doing, looked at Gu Ji with a smile, and said, "Believe me, Xiao Han has already taken action."
As a special forces soldier, his reaction wouldn't be so slow. He hadn't contacted Xiao Han to discuss Dan Shu's situation, so he should have already sensed the direction things were taking.
When he knelt at the entrance of Danyuan, he was only thinking about talking to Dan's father, and he obviously did not expect that the situation would be unfavorable to him.
Once they calm down, they won't be unable to deduce anything.
Moreover, Xiao Han hasn't contacted him in the past two days, which proves that he's making plans.
"But I didn't see him come to the house to rescue Shushu!" Xiao Han has been like he's vanished into thin air these past few days.
Dan Shu is now like a bird trapped in a cage, unaware of any news about Xiao Han.
Dan Anwen seemed to be thinking about something, and after a long while, he replied, "He is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity when his father shows signs of softening."
"Dad seems quite calm!" Gu Ji was puzzled. His father still spent his days playing chess with old friends or reading in his study.
"On the surface, whether in the business world or on the battlefield, people don't reveal their emotions, so it's difficult for opponents and enemies to guess what you're thinking."
"Do you think the time is almost here?" Gu Ji looked up at the man.
Dan Anwen gently patted her head, her tone indulgent, "Your husband isn't Sherlock Holmes, so I wouldn't know either."
"Sigh, I just want Dan Shu to come out sooner, otherwise she'll be depressed to death." Gu Ji's brows were furrowed with worry, as Dan Shu's mood had been getting lower and lower these past few days.
Dan Anwen remained noncommittal, "Don't you think Dan Shu is acting?"
"Ah!" Gu Ji's pupils dilated and his mouth opened slightly.
Dan Anwen analyzed calmly, "Dan Shu hasn't cried or made a fuss so far, so it's obvious that solitary confinement is part of her plan. She's trying to soften her father's heart."
He learned that the two had been dating for some time, and the news of their official announcement a few days ago caught Xiao Han off guard, which is why he lost his composure and knelt at the entrance of Danyuan.
It was clear that Dan Shu felt the time was right and wanted to be honest with her family, but she also wanted to handle the matter alone, so she didn't tell Xiao Han.
However, she did not expect that Xiao Han had been secretly protecting her. Upon learning that she had been confined by Dan's father, he immediately ran from the army to Dan Garden to have a talk with Dan's father.
Crying and making a fuss is not necessarily the best solution. Only by making Dan's father feel sorry for her will she have a chance to be with Xiao Han.
However, this hope is also very slim. Dan Shu is gambling that her father will soften his heart. After all, her father cares about Dan Shu's happiness, but he also cares about his nephew's last wish.
“I asked Dan Si, and he said that when Dad told Dan Shu to go home, Dan Shu went home without saying a word, obviously she was well prepared.”
"But she didn't expect Xiao Han to kneel at the entrance of Danyuan, which is what made Dad feel that there was a breakthrough."
Having been in the business world for a long time, Dan's father would find the most advantageous countermeasure in the shortest amount of time. His decision to imprison Dan Shu might have been made in a moment of anger.
Xiao Han kneeling outside Dan Garden gave him a plan.
Xiao Han knelt down hoping to get a chance to talk to Dan's father as an equal.
This became Dan's father's breakthrough point. He made Xiao Han kneel at the entrance of Dan Garden until he was satisfied before calling him in for a talk. At that time, he would have the initiative in his hands and Xiao Han would be at his mercy.
At that point, Xiao Han was left with only the choice between studying and pursuing a career.
But Xiao Han left, which is also a headache for Dan Shu's father, because he will definitely have a talk with Xiao Han for Dan Shu's happiness.
However, the opportunity to talk that Xiao Han asked for is different from the one he offered on his own initiative; whoever speaks first loses.
"Everyone is playing chess; it's just a matter of who can't hold back first, and then the winner will emerge." Dan Anwen explained the process to Gu Ji step by step.
Gu Ji was dumbfounded. Everyone was playing chess, but everyone was also a piece on the chessboard. In the end, who would win depended on their mindset.
"Uncle Dan, you're a chess player too!" Gu Ji exclaimed in surprise. He had analyzed the current situation so thoroughly that he must have been playing chess himself.
"I suppose so. I just sent Xiao Han home. If this move goes well, it will be the key for Xiao Han and Dan Shu to break through their father's defenses. If it goes poorly, the two of them will have no chance." Dan Anwen chuckled. Now it depends on whether Xiao Han has the foresight.
Only when Dan's father couldn't help but feel sorry for Dan Shu would he talk to Xiao Han.
But Xiao Han also felt sorry for Dan Shu and didn't want her to be locked up forever. He might even come to her father's house again and kneel down to ask for a chance to talk things over.
Dan Shu also had a plan in mind, which was to make her father feel sorry for her and give her and Xiao Han a chance to love and stay together. That's why she stayed in the room pretending to be heartbroken.
Now it all depends on the level of understanding between Dan Shu and Xiao Han, and whether the two of them can defeat Dan Shu's father.
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