Chapter 423 Uncle, I really can't.
"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help you, but..."
"Don't say anything more. I know how difficult this is for you. Even if the Liu family didn't give up easily yesterday, I think I can still hold on."
Xiao Yunfeng's tone hardened, his face filled with a sense of tragic resolve.
Su Jin no longer knew how to describe her current feelings.
Didn't he think about the impact?
Although they are not related by blood, they have become closer than family over the years.
Everyone in the residential compound knows that he adopted her, an orphan girl, out of consideration for his relationship with her parents. Now, if rumors of an affair between them surface, how will people view him?
All his past efforts will become a joke.
These are all things she cannot ignore.
"Alas! It was truly wishful thinking on my part. How could I let you solve such a huge problem for me!" Xiao Yunfeng sighed.
Su Jin looked at him with a complex mix of emotions. "Uncle, I really can't."
Xiao Yunfeng clutched his heart, looking heartbroken. "In the end, it's because I'm too old. You wouldn't even pretend to be me."
Su Jin shook her head vigorously, "It has nothing to do with age..."
Seeing him like this, she felt a deep sense of guilt.
Moreover, she felt that he seemed to be doing it on purpose, trying to make her feel guilty.
"Brigadier General Xiao, Xiao Jin, what are you arguing about?"
Wu Ma's voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them, and Su Jin realized that they had arrived home.
When Xiao Yunfeng saw Wu Ma, his face showed even more worry and disappointment.
"It's nothing, I'm tired, I'm going back to my room."
After saying that, she walked slowly towards her room, leaving Su Jin alone to face Wu Ma's questioning.
This was the first time Wu Ma had seen Xiao Yunfeng like this, and she immediately felt uneasy and apprehensive.
"Xiao Jin, I think I just heard Brigade Commander Xiao ask you for help? Brigade Commander Xiao has been so good to us, if you can help him, please do so?"
Wu Ma felt that since Xiao Yunfeng had already spoken, it must be something Su Jin could do, which was why she said that.
Su Jin was completely baffled. "Aunt Wu, you don't understand the situation. I really can't help with this."
“I don’t know the situation, but we owe Commander Xiao a huge favor. This is the first time Commander Xiao has asked you for help, so please help him out. Or tell me what it is, and I’ll be happy to help if I can.”
Wu Ma was more than happy to have the opportunity to repay Xiao Yunfeng's favor.
Su Jin looked at her, both amused and exasperated; there was no way to explain it.
"Aunt Wu, let me think about it some more."
She needs to find a quiet place to sort out the mess that has happened these past two days.
For the entire afternoon, Su Jin stayed in her room, feeling anxious and unable to make up her mind.
It wasn't until evening that Aunt Wu knocked on Xiao Yunfeng's door and asked cautiously.
"Brigadier General Xiao, dinner is ready. Would you like to come out for dinner?"
She wondered if Xiao Yunfeng was angry because Su Jin refused to help, which was why he hadn't come out.
Xiao Yunfeng, who was fast asleep in his room, opened his eyes almost reflexively upon hearing the noise outside the door.
Two seconds later, the sharpness deep in his eyes disappeared without a trace, and then he stretched, relieving all the fatigue from staying up all night.
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