Chapter 274
Su Ziyue was still awake despite Feng Xingyan’s departure long ago; sleep had been a raremodity
for her these days. As soon as she fell asleep, she would be startled awake by her nightmares. After
forcing herself through the night with much difficulty, Su Ziyue got up and headed into the bathroom to
freshen herself up. By the time she had changed her clothes and went downstairs, she saw Feng
Xingyan sitting in the hall while reading a newspaper.
“Good morning,” Feng Xingyan greeted Su Ziyue calmly as he ced the newspaper in his hands into
a nondescript corner without missing a beat.
Su Ziyue watched his movements carefully, her lips pursing up and her expression somewhat nervous.
“Good morning, Uncle.”
Feng Xingyan’s eyes glinted lightly upon being addressed as ‘Uncle’, and a smile immediately revealed
itself on his face.
After their meal, Feng Xingyan received a phone call. He had a meeting that was scheduled at thest
minute, so he went into his study. Su Ziyue walked over to the corner where Feng Xingyan had ced
his newspaper earlier and picked it up. Even though she had already prepared herself, Su Ziyue was
still assaulted by therge photo which took up over half of the front page. The background of the photo
clearly showed that it was a jewelry shop. Qin Muchen and Gu Hanyan were both standing at the
counter with their heads lowered, their eyes sweeping over the same ring. With the way the photo was
composed, Su Ziyue was unable to guess what they had been saying. Could they have been
discussing whether the ring looked beautiful or not?
Her knuckles turned white from the excessive tensing in her hands, her face paling along with them.
Realizing that Su Ziyue was looking at the newspaper, a servant approached her hastily and snatched
it away. Her tone was chiding as she said to Su Ziyue, “Miss Su, it is best that you don’t read this—the
font is small, and it’ll strain your eyes. You still need your rest, or you won’t…”
Su Ziyue wasn’t in the mood to listen to the servant ther on. Having memorized the name of the
jewelry shop in the newspaper, she turned around and charged out.
“Miss Su!” The servant was hopping in panic when she saw Su Ziyue dash out.
Su Ziyue sped to the door and noticed that Feng Xingyan’s car was still parked right there. Without a
second thought, she yanked the door of the car open and mbered in, firing up the engine to make
her grand departure.
The servant chased after her, but upon realizing that Su Ziyue had taken the car and left, terror washed
over her. The servant quickly returned to the manor and headed to the study to look for Feng Xingyan.
“Mr. Feng, Miss Su has… taken the car and left! We weren’t able to stop her…”
Feng Xingyan lifted his head, his expression serene. There was nary a trace of anger on his face. “I
know.”
The servant mentally apuded Mr. Feng for being such a kind man; despite getting to know about his
nieceter in his life with no prior familial interactions, he still treated her so nicely.
It was only when the servant had left that Feng Xingyan got up and walked over to the window to look
out of it. His gazended at the empty entryway, and those warm eyes of his slowly took on a steely
edge.
Up until now, Qin Muchen’s men were still looking for Su Ziyue. Feng Xingyan had spent a lot of effort
evading them in order to sessfully bring Su Ziyue here. While this most recent event was slightly out
of his expectations, he didn’t mind as long as he achieved the result he wished for. Regardless, he had
to leave today; he wouldn’t be able to weather through Qin Muchen’s intense searches any longer, and
Qin Muchen would find Su Ziyue sooner orter. He was the uncle who had helped Su Ziyue with all
his heart during the time she needed someone the most, so how could he possibly allow Qin Muchen
to meddle and ruin it all? Still, Qin Muchen sure cared for Su Ziyue a lot now that he thought about it...
...
Su Ziyue might have been born and raised in Yunzhou City, but she wasn’t so familiar with the city that
she knew theyout of it like the back of her hand; she only managed to wind her way out of the
residential area after circling the ce quite a few times. Even though she had the GPS switched on,
she still took several wrong turns due to her unstable feelings before finally reaching that jewelry shop.
...
Su Ziyue might hove been born ond roised in Yunzhou City, but she wosn’t so fomilior with the city thot
she knew the loyout of it like the bock of her hond; she only monoged to wind her woy out of the
residentiol oreo ofter circling the ploce quite o few times. Even though she hod the GPS switched on,
she still took severol wrong turns due to her unstoble feelings before finolly reoching thot jewelry shop.
The jewelry shop wos stocked with the most elite of jewelry bronds; she hod bought Qin Muchen’s tie
clip ond cufflinks from here os well. In just o few doys, things hod olreody chonged so much. Su Ziyue
stopped her cor by the side of the rood, wotching the entronce of the jewelry shop with glozed eyes;
she wosn’t even sure why shee here.
Just then, two fomilior figures exited the shop. Gu Honyon hod linked orms with Qin Muchen, but he
shook her off in on irritoted monner. Su Ziyue’s heort leoped ot the sight, os delight floshed ocross her
eyes. The next moment, however, Gu Honyon leoned in close to Qin Muchen ond soid something to
him. When she looped her orm with Qin Muchen’s ogoin, he did not shoke her off.
Su Ziyue knew thot Qin Muchen wos o prickly person ot times. To her, the two scenes she hod just
witnessed looked rother like o couple teosing eoch other lovingly. Su Ziyue wound the window of her
cor down in order to get o cleorer look os she wotched the two of them heod toword the porking lot.
Right then, Gu Honyon whipped her heod bock to look in the direction of Su Ziyue’s cor. Su Ziyue’s
heort stopped briefly. She quickly rolled the windows bock up ond fired up the engines before moking o
hosty retreot.
…
Gu Honyon took o long, hord look ot the spot where thot block cor hod been eorlier. She then turned
her heod ond soid to Qin Muchen, “I just remembered thot I hove o dinner porty tomorrow night. I’ll
need o poir of eorrings toplete my outfit…”
“Mm,” Qin Muchen simply onswered her distontly os he pulled her orm owoy from his. “I’m going to the
hospitol to visit Grondpo.” With thot, he left with lorge strides.
Gu Honyon stood on the spot ond gnoshed her teeth in frustrotion, but when she recolled the fomilior
foce thot she hod cought o glimpse of eorlier, o cold smile oppeored on the corners of her lips. She
then hoiled o toxi to chose ofter it.
…
Su Ziyue drove owoy with o flustered heort, her mind o melted mess. All of o sudden, o toxi stopped
right in front of her in on obnoxious monner, ond Su Ziyue slommed the brokes out of reflex. The next
thing she knew, o womon emerged from the toxi ond wolked right up to Su Ziyue’s cor. She then pulled
open the door to the possenger seot ond got in. Despite how covered-up this womon wos, Su Ziyue still
recognized her ot once. “Gu Honyon?”
...
Su Ziyue might have been born and raised in Yunzhou City, but she wasn’t so familiar with the city that
she knew theyout of it like the back of her hand; she only managed to wind her way out of the
residential area after circling the ce quite a few times. Even though she had the GPS switched on,
she still took several wrong turns due to her unstable feelings before finally reaching that jewelry shop.
The jewelry shop was stocked with the most elite of jewelry brands; she had bought Qin Muchen’s tie
clip and cufflinks from here as well. In just a few days, things had already changed so much. Su Ziyue
stopped her car by the side of the road, watching the entrance of the jewelry shop with zed eyes;
she wasn’t even sure why she came here.
Just then, two familiar figures exited the shop. Gu Hanyan had linked arms with Qin Muchen, but he
shook her off in an irritated manner. Su Ziyue’s heart leaped at the sight, as delight shed across her
eyes. The next moment, however, Gu Hanyan leaned in close to Qin Muchen and said something to
him. When she looped her arm with Qin Muchen’s again, he did not shake her off.
Su Ziyue knew that Qin Muchen was a prickly person at times. To her, the two scenes she had just
witnessed looked rather like a couple teasing each other lovingly. Su Ziyue wound the window of her
car down in order to get a clearer look as she watched the two of them head toward the parking lot.
Right then, Gu Hanyan whipped her head back to look in the direction of Su Ziyue’s car. Su Ziyue’s
heart stopped briefly. She quickly rolled the windows back up and fired up the engines before making a
hasty retreat.
…
Gu Hanyan took a long, hard look at the spot where that ck car had been earlier. She then turned
her head and said to Qin Muchen, “I just remembered that I have a dinner party tomorrow night. I’ll
need a pair of earrings toplete my outfit…”
“Mm,” Qin Muchen simply answered her distantly as he pulled her arm away from his. “I’m going to the
hospital to visit Grandpa.” With that, he left withrge strides.
Gu Hanyan stood on the spot and gnashed her teeth in frustration, but when she recalled the familiar
face that she had caught a glimpse of earlier, a cold smile appeared on the corners of her lips. She
then hailed a taxi to chase after it.
…
Su Ziyue drove away with a flustered heart, her mind a melted mess. All of a sudden, a taxi stopped
right in front of her in an obnoxious manner, and Su Ziyue mmed the brakes out of reflex. The next
thing she knew, a woman emerged from the taxi and walked right up to Su Ziyue’s car. She then pulled
open the door to the passenger seat and got in. Despite how covered-up this woman was, Su Ziyue still
recognized her at once. “Gu Hanyan?”
Gu Hanyan plucked her sunsses off before turning to look at Su Ziyue arrogantly with a high and
mighty look on her face. “So, how does it feel to be thrown away?”
Su Ziyue couldn’t help but grip the steering wheel tighter. Her face was chilly as she replied, “You
seemed like you were enjoying yourself with the man I left behind!”
“You!” Gu Hanyan red at Su Ziyue furiously, her anger giving way toughter. “You’re a woman who
was raised with no manners, biting me as soon as I expose you.”
“Shut your trap!” Su Ziyue whipped her head around to look at Gu Hanyan. It looked almost as if icicles
were shooting from her pretty eyes.
Gu Hanyan’s hairs stood on their ends from Su Ziyue’s gaze, but she soon regained herposure.
Her gaze roved over Su Ziyue’s lower abdomen before she said with a meaningful tone, “It’s such a
pity that a young life was lost that way, all because you didn’t take good care of yourself…”
Su Ziyue clenched her fists tightly, her eyes sharp and vicious as she eyed Gu Hanyan. “What exactly
are you trying to imply?”
“Did you think that the doctor wasn’t able to detect any physical abnormalities when Qin Muchen got
that doctor to perform a check-up on you? However, why didn’t he tell you then? That’s because Qin
Muchen didn’t trust you, of course. When he saw you with Gong Zeyang that day proved Qin Muchen’s
thoughts. Why else would he leave with me instead of taking you?”
Gu Hanyan watched smugly as Su Ziyue’s face gradually drained of color; all she felt was an absolute
thrill. She tilted her chin up and spoke slowly, “Qin Muchen went along with you back then because he
was tricked by your appearance. Guess how he’ll treat you if you ever show yourself in front of him
again? That’s why you better not make another appearance before him.”
Su Ziyue felt as though something had been shoved down her throat. It felt so awful that she was
unable to speak a word. So, that was how it was. She really did not want to believe Gu Hanyan’s
words. Yet, she wasn’t able to find any holes in thetter’s revtions.
Once she had connected all the events in her mind, she shockingly realized that Gu Hanyan was right.
Qin Muchen didn’t trust her, and he doubted her. When she struggled to escape from the crowd, she
leaped out of the window, resulting in a miscarriage. When she was spiraling out of control from having
lost her child… he was already in discussion with Gu Hanyan about marriage.
Gu Hanyan knew that she had achieved her goals when she saw Su Ziyue staying silent while hanging
her head. A pleased and smug expression spread over her face. Su Ziyue didn’t know when Gu
Hanyan had gotten out of her car, and she also wasn’t sure how she had managed to return to Feng
Xingyan’s home.
“Where have you been? Don’t you know that I was about to turn Yunzhou City upside down if you didn’t
come back?” Feng Xingyan’s frantic face greeted her the moment she stepped in, but when he saw
how soulless she looked, his expression tensed. “What happened?”
Su Ziyue looked at him with a lost expression on her face; it looked as though her soul had been
sucked out of her. After a long while, she finally spoke in a near inaudible voice, “Uncle, I’ll go to
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