It turns out that Su Yu met Lan Wenyu and Du Ci two and a half years ago.
At the time, Su Yu was on a mission when he encountered Lan Wenyu and Du Ci, who had been kidnapped to a ravine by their family's enemies. Before they got involved in the family business, the two had been well protected, but they were kidnapped shortly after they started.
The two were close in age and inexperienced in the ways of the world. They fell into a trap set by their rivals, who then used this to blackmail their families, demanding that they relinquish the business that the two sides were competing for. Otherwise, they couldn't guarantee that the two young men would return home unscathed.
A few hours later, the two boys ran away, running wildly through the mountains. They accidentally fell into Su Yu's hunting pit. The pit was too deep, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't climb out. Having shaken off their enemies, the two endured three days in the pit, starving and shouting.
However, the mountain was very steep and remote, and large animals roamed there. Normally, no one would dare to come in. It was Su Yu who found the two of them when he came to check the traps, and it took a lot of effort to pull them out of the pit.
Lan Wenyu was so excited that he cried, hugging Su Yu and repeatedly calling out, "Dad is still alive!"
Su Yu was on the mountain because he was being chased and was injured, so he hid there to recover before leaving. He didn't expect to hunt down two living people. Afterwards, he got them some food.
Because he was injured and unable to descend the mountain temporarily, Lan Wenyu and Du Ci were worried that he might encounter dangers on his own, so they decided to wait until Su Yu recovered before they could travel together.
So the three of them spent more than half a month together in the mountains. Unexpectedly, the two young masters were completely unskilled and had never lifted a finger. This almost made Su Yu vomit blood. Despite his injuries, he still had to take care of them. Otherwise, he couldn't bear to watch them starve to death.
Lan Wenyu and Du Ci felt that Su Yu was taking care of them and were very grateful to him. The relationship between the three of them also progressed rapidly in half a month.
Half a month later, when they came down the mountain, the Lan and Du families still hadn't given up searching. Su Yu sent them down the mountain and then left quietly.
After returning home, Lan Wenyu and Du Ci used their connections to look for Su Yu, but they could not find any such person.
During his time on the mountain, Su Yu did not use his real name but a fake one, although they left him the room's phone number.
Just when they thought they would never see Su Yu again in this lifetime, five months passed. One early morning, a phone call came into Du Ci's room. The caller was extremely weak and gave an address before falling silent.
Du Ci recognized Su Yu's voice immediately, and after notifying Lan Wenyu, she personally led a group of people to the scene.
When they arrived, Su Yu had already collapsed in a secluded alley, covered in blood, barely breathing, and his wounds were still bleeding. He didn't respond no matter how they called him. Du Ci took him to the hospital that his family had invested in.
After a thorough examination, it was discovered that Su Yu had been shot eight times and had numerous other sharps wounds. The doctor issued six critical condition warnings throughout the night. Later, Lan Wenyu's grandfather invited a retired old friend to perform surgery over two nights, managing to save Su Yu, who was teetering on the brink of death.
About half a month later, Su Yu finally woke up. However, he only rested for less than three days before asking to leave because he had an unavoidable mission. Before leaving, he told Du Ci and Lan Wenyu his real name.
Because of their shared bond, he believed that these two boys would not do anything to harm him.
This separation lasted for more than two years.
Su Yan burst into tears after hearing this.
She leaned on Su Yu's shoulder and sobbed softly.
Su Yu remained silent for a while, offering no words of comfort, but gently patted her back to console her.
Su Yan knew that her brother's body had been depleted during the mission, but hearing his experience firsthand made her completely break down.
Seeing her crying like this, Du Ci suddenly guessed Su Yu's identity.
"Brother Yu, are you a soldier?" He sat up straight, his eyes filled with uncertainty.
Su Yu nodded. "Yes, I was still on my mission when I met you. It only ended recently."
Lan Wenyu immediately knew where Su Yan's tears came from and hurriedly said, "Little sister, don't cry. I didn't know that Brother Yu was a soldier, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have said anything."
Su Yan suppressed her sadness, wiped away her tears, and said with a mix of crying and laughing, "I'm fine, I'll be alright in a bit. Sorry for making you laugh."
"We're all family, no need for such formalities." Lan Wenyu scratched his head and said, "Brother Yu, your sister is Du Ci's and my own sister. You don't need to say so much today. As long as the two of us are here, we guarantee that our sister will be safe and sound in Guangzhou!"
The Du and Lan families are among the top three in Guangdong's elite circles. Both are families with deep roots, so protecting someone would be incredibly easy for them.
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The dinner didn't end until 10 p.m.
Lan Wenyu was completely drunk. He clung to Su Yu's arm, refusing to let him leave, and kept telling him how much he missed the two weeks he spent on the mountain. He cried his eyes out and kept drinking one glass of wine after another.
Finally, Du Ci had his bodyguards come in and drive him to the car, and only then did the private room quiet down.
Su Yu's lips twitched. "It's been so long, how come he hasn't improved at all? He still cries so much."
During the two weeks they spent together, Lan Wenyu would cry almost every two days, and then cry a lot every three days. He could cry even more than a woman. He had never seen a man who cried so much.
Du Ci smiled gently, "He only acts like this with those close to him. Outside, he's known as the hot-tempered Little Lan, and he has a whole set of methods for managing the business."
Su Yu glanced at him. "You seem to have become more calculating than before. Have you not been doing well these past few years?"
When he first met Du Ci, the other party was a gentle and kind young man with clear eyes. Now, he looks more profound and gloomy.
Du Ci's smile faded, and she pinched the bridge of her nose, saying, "It's all because my family pressured me too much, otherwise I wouldn't have been willing to be so ruthless."
As the sole heir of the family, when do I ever have so many moments of freedom and ease? I can't even choose my future partner based on my own preferences.
The reason why Lan Wenyu hasn't changed much is because the Lan family has a small population and doesn't have as much infighting.
The Du family was different. The family was large and deeply intertwined, and each of his elders wished they could tear a piece of his flesh off.
Or make him a puppet before he becomes powerful enough. If he doesn't become ruthless, how can he protect what he has?
"You've had it tough too." Su Yu patted his shoulder, then handed him a pre-prepared contact list from his pocket. "This is my workplace and contact information. If you need anything, just call me. I'll definitely help if I can."
Du Ci took the note, read its contents, and raised an eyebrow.
Su Yu, political commissar of the 61st Regiment, address: 61st Regiment, xx District, Beijing. The following is Su Yu's office landline phone number.
He hadn't expected that Su Yu was not only a soldier, but also held such a high position.
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