The doors and windows of the private room were tightly closed, and the noise outside was vague and inaudible. The deathly silence in the room spread around the father and daughter.
Chen Su's hand moved away from his eyes, and the tear that fell was only fleeting. He turned into a gentle father again, and only his red eyes reflected his inner unrest.
Countless times in his dreams at midnight, he was grateful to God for blessing him and sending his lost daughter back to him.
He never imagined that it would take him two lifetimes to reach this road home.
He didn't want to think about what silence meant. Just thinking about it felt like thousands of needles piercing his heart, causing him a splitting headache and excruciating pain.
Would Miaomiao in the previous life blame him for not finding her? If Ruier were still alive, would she also blame him?
In the past, not being able to find his daughter was a hindrance to him. Now that he has found her, he still cannot let go after knowing the truth.
"Daddy."
A gentle call interrupted Shen Su's wandering thoughts, and he looked up at the little person in front of him.
"It's all over." Shen Huaixu said softly.
Chen Su looked at Shen Huaixu in front of him, and saw the relief in her eyes that only came after years of sedimentation. All his previous questions were answered.
It's all true.
"Sooner or later, if I can find you and save you, and have the chance to be filial to you, I will have no regrets." Shen Huaixu smiled lightly.
Her words were so light and disproportionate to the suffering she had endured, yet it was all she could say at the moment. Besides telling her father her secret, she also needed to make him understand the danger he was in.
After a long while, Chen Su finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Miao Miao, were the words we said when we met again from the bottom of our hearts?"
Shen Huaixu said seriously, "Dad, if I had known the inside story from the beginning, I would never have said those words to hurt your heart. I only blame my biological parents who I thought were indifferent to me, not you and mother."
Chen Su's face relaxed, and he suppressed all his emotions, "Okay, okay, Daddy got it."
His fluctuating emotions gradually calmed down, and Shen Su began to think about other things his little daughter had said.
"You mean to say that the medicine that cured me came from a room that no one else can see but you?"
The topic was finally on the right track. Shen Huaixu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes, there are only three bottles of life-saving potion. I drank one bottle to cure my muteness, and the rest were given to you and His Majesty."
"The strength in me?"
"That's another kind of medicine, three bottles too. The medicine for treating burns also came from that room." She took a deep breath and continued, "We'll talk about this later. There's another thing related to Hua Rong'er. Daddy, have you ever heard of Gu worms?"
Chen Su felt that the invisible house was more and more strange. Even he, who never believed in supernatural powers, thought it might be a miracle. Suddenly, when he heard Hua Ronger's name, he frowned slightly, but a hint of desire flashed in his eyes.
"I've heard of it. It's said to be the sorcery of witch doctors from the heart of the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the southwest."
"Hua Rong'er has put a Gu on you. The abnormalities you are feeling now are all caused by the Gu."
Lying was already a skill for Shen Huaixu, but she couldn't hide the guilt in her heart when lying to her father, so she had to avoid looking into his eyes.
Compared to something high-tech or black technology, calling it the insect tracing is easier to understand and will not reveal more about yourself.
Thinking of this, she then talked about the serious consequences that the "insect" might cause.
Chen Su's brows furrowed as he listened to this. Until the voices beside his ear stopped, a murderous intent flashed across his eyes, "Can killing Hua Rong'er solve the problem?"
Chen Huaixu immediately said, "No! We know very little about poisonous insects. It would be bad if we were to do something that would backfire."
Chen Su had no choice but to suppress his murderous intent towards Hua Rong'er, put away the coldness in his eyes, raised his hand and pressed his brows, revealing a hint of fatigue. "I asked the owner of Pan Fenglou who the owner of Pan Fenglou was. He never revealed it. He only said that Hua Rong'er relied on her reputation as a famous actress in Jiangnan and personally found the owner of Pan Fenglou, hoping to make a name for herself in the capital through Pan Fenglou.
Hua Rong'er didn't have many relatives, only a thirteen-year-old brother named Hua Bai, who was fostered with her uncle. Hua Rong'er would occasionally send some money back home, but the two siblings weren't close.
They were just some ordinary clues, but Shen Huaixu listened very carefully.
"Father, I'll figure out a way to deal with the poisonous insect. Just don't meet Hua Rong'er. She's living in the Marquis' Mansion now. While we can monitor her at all times, there are pros and cons. She'll definitely find a way to get close to you."
Shen Su stared at his daughter for a long moment before shaking his head with a helpless smile. "If there's anything you can't solve, come find Daddy. I can't handle poison, but I can investigate things in Jingzhao Prefecture."
Shen Huaixu nodded obediently.
The two of them talked until it was completely dark before returning to the Marquis' Mansion.
When Fu Yin woke up, the first thing he felt was the softness under him. In front of him was an ancient fragrance and dim lights, and he could faintly smell a light fragrance at the tip of his nose.
He propped himself up with one hand and lifted the curtain beside the bed with the other hand, and at a glance he saw Shen Huaixu sleeping on the small couch.
After watching quietly for a while, he got out of bed, endured the dizziness, and walked towards the small couch. When he was three steps away, the person on the couch opened his eyes alertly.
After seeing the tall figure clearly, the dagger that appeared out of thin air in Shen Huaixu's hand disappeared out of thin air again.
She sat up lazily, "Are you awake?"
Fu Yin nodded.
Chen Huaixu was furious and asked, "There's plenty of rooms on the cruise ship, why do you always snatch the operating table where the tools are sleeping?"
On her way back, she was keeping an eye on Fu Yin's condition. He was obviously tall, but he was curled up on an operating table that could only accommodate one person. His brows were furrowed in his sleep, and he looked so pitiful. After she came back, she had no choice but to give him her bed to sleep on, so that he could at least feel more comfortable.
Fu Yin pursed his lips and asked irrelevantly, "Are you angry with me?"
Shen Huaixu was stunned and looked up at him: "What are you angry about?"
"When you went out this afternoon..." Fu Yin whispered, "You seemed angry."
"..." Shen Huaixu thought for a moment and nodded, "I am indeed angry."
Fu Yin was about to continue asking, but saw Shen Huaixu rubbing his neck, "Sit down first, your neck is uncomfortable if you keep tilting your head back."
Sitting obediently on the chair, Fu Yin looked at the person opposite him seriously.
Chen Huaixu blinked doubtfully, looked at the almost perfect face that was a little close to him, then looked down at their knees that were almost touching: "...why are you sitting so close?"
"A long chat."
Chen Huaixu rolled his eyes speechlessly, leaned back, and sat cross-legged on the small couch by the window before speaking: "I was indeed angry this afternoon, but it was because you kept monitoring Hua Ronger without telling me."
Fu Yin was puzzled, "Why?"
He was clearly helping Shen Huaixu.
"Because you're stupid." Shen Huaixu didn't know what to say. "Hua Rong'er has maids following her during the day, and there are also old women secretly watching her. How can she have the chance to talk to herself? If others notice her unusual behavior, they might think she's possessed by a ghost. So, we have to choose the right time to monitor her."
Shen Huaixu looked at him: "You monitored her without telling me, and monitored her for two consecutive days until your mental strength was exhausted. Tell me, are you stupid?"
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