Chapter 25

Xiao Chen heard Su Xiaomeng's words and his heart stirred. Could it be that they have already left the Su family?

Something must have happened. Otherwise, Su Xiaomeng wouldn't have reacted this way when mentioning the Su family!

A feud among the wealthy? Or something else?

However, no matter what happened, since he was here, he would protect the Su sisters. Whoever dared to harm them, he would slay the gods if they came, and slaughter the demons if they came!

Then, he thought of the threat letter and the bug. Were these related to the Su family? Or did Su Qing know something but kept it from him?

Just as he was about to ask in detail, he heard Su Xiaomeng say coldly, "Su Yunfei is really heartless. My sister is in trouble, and he doesn't even come back?"

Xiao Chen frowned slightly, "Xiaomeng, you shouldn't say that about your brother... He wants to come back, but the army has a mission. As a soldier, he has to protect the country, and he has no choice..."

"Protect the country? He can't even protect his own sister, and he still talks about protecting the country? Ha, don't you find it ridiculous?" Su Xiaomeng sneered.

"Xiaomeng, soldiers must obey orders, you should have heard that before. Although he can't come back, he still worries about your and your sister's safety, so he sent me here..."

"If he really cared about me and my sister, he should have resigned and come back! Back then, he shouldn't have left Longhai to join the army when we needed him the most!" Su Xiaomeng's eyes reddened, and her emotions became agitated.

Xiao Chen was silent for a few seconds. He vaguely understood why Su Xiaomeng hated her brother so much!

But this little girl doesn't know that her brother is already dead and can never come back... No matter how great the mistake, once a person is dead, the mistake should be forgiven, right?

He really wanted to tell her, but he didn't dare; it would be too cruel...

He shook his head. Forget it, he would try to resolve this little girl's heartache first!

Also, whenever Old Su mentioned this little girl, his tone was always filled with guilt, saying things like he wasn't a good brother.

Perhaps this was also a heartache for Old Su. If he could help resolve the heartache between the siblings, Old Su in the other world would be comforted, right?

Thinking about this, Xiao Chen sighed. This little girl is stubborn, and unless he told her about Old Su's death, it would be a long and arduous journey to resolve her heartache!

"Alright, Xiaomeng, let's not talk about your brother for now." Xiao Chen looked at Su Xiaomeng's stubborn and red eyes, feeling a bit heartache, and changed the topic: "The trouble your sister is facing might not be from the Su family. Someone sent her a threat letter before..."

"Threat letter?" Su Xiaomeng's face changed, "Who?"

"I don't know. Your sister mentioned on the phone that the other party sent her another email..."

"Then, the bug in the house, was it also set up by them?" Su Xiaomeng asked, thinking of something.

Xiao Chen inwardly praised her. No wonder she was a super scholar who always scored 60 in every subject; her mind was sharp and she quickly connected the dots!

"It's not certain. The other party is hiding in the dark, and we can't find out! If it was them, that would be better, but if not... it means that more than one party is watching your sister!"

Su Xiaomeng's face changed again. Who was watching her sister? The Su family? Or hidden enemies?

"Xiaomeng, do you think it was the Su family who did this?" Xiao Chen thought for a moment and asked.

"It doesn't seem like it. If the Su family wanted to cause trouble, they would do it openly... They wouldn't play dirty, and they wouldn't stoop to it!"

Xiao Chen nodded. He had wanted to ask why they left the Su family, but he held back the question, deciding to ask Su Qing when the opportunity arose.

Su Xiaomeng didn't say anything more, pursing her red lips and looking out the car window, lost in thought. The car fell into silence.

After about ten minutes, the Maserati stopped in front of a seafood restaurant.

"Xiaomeng, don't worry too much. As long as I'm here, the sky won't fall!"

Xiao Chen got out of the car, opened the door for Su Xiaomeng, and said with a smile.

Su Xiaomeng looked at Xiao Chen's smiling face, her heart trembled. This was the first time she felt that this guy wasn't so bad... and even a little touched!

"Hehe, get out of the car! I'm treating you today, don't be polite, order whatever you want!" Xiao Chen said generously.

"Really? Then I want a five-pound Australian lobster, and a king crab..." Su Xiaomeng said deliberately.

"Sure, as long as this place has it, we'll eat it!"

The two entered the seafood restaurant. To ensure a better dining experience, Xiao Chen specifically asked for a private room and then called out to the waiter, "Do you have a five-pound Australian lobster? I want a wild one, don't try to fool us with a farmed one!"

"Um, sir, we don't have a five-pound one."

"Xiaomeng, how about a smaller one?" Xiao Chen looked at Su Xiaomeng and asked.

"I was just joking, a small one is fine." Su Xiaomeng shook her head; she wasn't in the mood to eat.

"Sir, we have a three-pound wild Australian lobster, air-freighted in..."

"Alright, bring the three-pound one. Do you have king crabs? And..."

Xiao Chen ordered six or seven kinds of seafood in one go before letting the waiter leave.

Soon, the seafood started arriving. Su Xiaomeng had wanted to drink beer, but Xiao Chen stopped her, knowing that she was in a bad mood.

"Xiaomeng, we'll go to the company to pick up your sister later. If she smells alcohol on you, she won't be happy."

Su Xiaomeng nodded and didn't ask for any more alcohol, just quietly eating the Australian lobster... The delicious lobster now tasted like wax, as she kept thinking about how to help her sister.

"Xiaomeng, your sister didn't tell you because she didn't want you to worry. So don't worry about these things... If you really want to make your sister happy, don't deliberately score 60 on your next exam!" Xiao Chen said, munching on a king crab leg.

Su Xiaomeng's movements froze, and she looked up at Xiao Chen, "How did you know?"

"Hehe, your sister mentioned it once. In my opinion, controlling your score to 60 every time is harder than getting a perfect score..."

"Does my sister know too?" Su Xiaomeng asked urgently.

"Um."

"..."

"Hehe, your sister isn't stupid. You can hide it for a while, but not forever. She'll figure it out eventually." Xiao Chen smiled, looking at the troubled Su Xiaomeng. "But I'm curious, everyone strives to be a super scholar, why do you, a super scholar, deliberately become a slacker?"

Su Xiaomeng opened her mouth, sighed, "Sigh, it's hard to explain in a few words. When you're in the world, you can't always do as you please."

"..."

Xiao Chen was speechless. Come on, a little kid, talking about being in the world and not doing as you please?

There will be more updates tonight... Don't worry, I will definitely make up for the missed updates. I have some credibility! Starting tomorrow, I will strive to update on time... After resting for a couple of days, I feel much better.