Ch23.1 - Hello Uncle (23) — Bye-Bye

Su An became more and more dependent on He Xiran, to the point of being clingy. After such a day of grinding, He Xiran gradually began to soften.

He even allowed Su An to go out of the villa and take a walk around. But Su An held back. He held He Xiran and didn’t let go. Whenever He Xiran wanted to tear him off, Su An would show a weeping expression, pitiful, like an abandoned lamb.

When his symptoms became more and more serious, He Xiran held him to check the information on the computer, and the words “Stockholm” appeared on the computer.

Su An glanced at him casually, and lowered his head again. He leaned in dependence in He Xiran’s arms, and with a flushed face, he played with He Xiran’s fingers, completely dependent on him in both body and mind.

“Su An,” He Xiran called out, and met Su An’s sweet smile, “Uncle!”

He Xiran was silent for a while, then turned off the computer and went to bed with Su An.

When in bed, Su An became more shy. He often became overwhelmed and trembled all over because of He Xiran’s gaze, but he still tried to open himself up to He Xiran.

Such obedience and dependence satisfied He Xiran’s desire for control. Soon after, He Xiran took him to the studio.

All the employees in the studio still remember Su An, but the little student, who were obviously forced by their boss last time, are clinging to the boss this time. Even with the sight of others, he still uneasily circled himself in He Xiran’s eyes.

The staffs looked at each other in dismay. When the assistant sent the documents to He Xiran, he saw that the little student looked more wrong clearly.

The assistant glanced at Su An several times, and He Xiran noticed it. He retracted his hand and put it on Su An’s back to protect him, and looked at the assistant coldly, “Is something wrong?”

“Oh, oh, oh,” The assistant hurriedly put down the documents, but he still couldn’t help looking at Su An. Su An noticed his gaze, and shrank and hugged He Xiran, sobbing, “Uncle.”

This is obviously not normal.

The assistant couldn’t help but said, “Boss, this little student is in a wrong state, do you want to hire a Psychologist?”

He Xiran frowned in displeasure, and his suppressed aura hit the assistant. The assistant was trembling and said under pressure, “Boss, just take a look? Psychological problems are very important.”

He Xiran was about to refuse, when he suddenly remembered something, he stopped and asked the person in his arms, “Su An, do you want to see a Psychologist?”

Su An choked up and couldn’t say anything, his back trembled, and he clung tightly to He Xiran’s neck, as if he hadn’t heard him.

He Xiran changed his mind, “Go and get a doctor.”

When the doctor came, Su An was tired from crying and was carried to the lounge by He Xiran. As soon as Su An woke up, a big face with benevolent eyebrows came up to him, and asked kindly, “How is An-An’s sleep?”

Su An took a breath, and almost thought he had traveled to another world. But he quickly reacted, his dazed expression disappeared, and he looked around in a panic.

This is the lounge, but Su An is sure that He Xiran, this pervert, must be hiding behind a surveillance camera and watching there.

His desire to perform is growing.

The Psychologist quietly observed his actions and already had an idea, “Who is An-An looking for?”

When he found no one, Su An’s uneasiness and nervousness were beyond words. He ignored the doctor and lay back silently, covering his head with a quilt.

The Psychologist even asked several questions, but they were all ignored by Su An. There was no way to ask these questions, so the doctor had to go out first.

In front of the monitoring screen.

He Xiran was sitting on the black boss chair with his arms folded to support his chin. He saw the bulging quilt hiding on the bed on the screen, with his bangs covering his eyebrows.

The assistant sighed while watching, feeling distressed, “Why is this happening all of a sudden, what’s going on?” He glanced at the boss secretly, suspecting that the boss forced the person into this.

He Xiran stood up, his eyes were cold, and he warned: “Don’t talk about this in the future.”

He Xiyan reentered the lounge with the doctor, then lifted the quilt on Su An. Su An’s eyes were red, and they were full of panic. After seeing He Xiran, he pounced on him with a whimper.

He Xiran hugged him, and had the door closed. He touched the back of Su An’s head, “Su An, you need to answer the doctor’s words.”

“Good.” Su An responded obediently, trembling.

The Psychologist looked at the way they interact, and felt bad about it. As soon as Cheng Su’an stayed in He Xiran’s arms, he calmed down, he also looked up and smiled at He Xiran. He has no social experience and his smile still has a pure taste in it. A boy who should be sunny and healthy should not have psychological problems at such a young age.

The doctor asked a few questions and went out with He Xiran. After listening to the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment results, He Xiran calmly smoked a cigarette, “I see.”

His flat response made the doctor doubt his ears, and he reminded again, “Mr. He, don’t you understand what I mean? I mean that your child’s situation is very serious and needs to start psychological treatment immediately.”

He Xiran nodded calmly and shook the ashes, “Okay, I get it, you can go back.”

The doctor was taken away by the assistant with a stomach full of words. He Xiran finished smoking half a cigarette and threw the remaining half into the trash can. He went into the room and carried Su An into the office. While working, he stroked the back of Su An’s neck and suddenly laughed softly.

Su An scratched his back suspiciously and asked softly, “Uncle, what are you laughing at?”

He Xiran: “Baby, kiss your uncle.”

He suddenly said so, making Su An’s expression almost cracked. He barely stabilized, when he stood up and held He Xiran’s face, and gave a precious kiss on it.

Lip to lip, very simple.

He Xiran also lowered his eyes slightly. He looked at Su An’s fair nose bridge and pink lips, and closed his eyes with a smile.

That night, He Xiran took Su An to Cheng Suqing’s house.

This home was bought by Cheng Suqing with her own savings. When the two of them arrived, Special Assistant Chu was washing his hands and cooking in the kitchen, while Cheng Suqing was preparing fruits in the living room.

The atmosphere between the two was weird. Cheng Suqing laughed when she saw someone coming, “Mr. He, you’re here? Su An, why are you hiding behind Mr. He?”

She reached out to drag Su An, but Su An lowered his head, and ducked back, avoiding her hand.

Cheng Suqing was stunned.

Special Assistant Chu, who just came out of the kitchen, also saw this scene. He and Cheng Suqing looked at each other and called again, “Su An?”

Cheng Su’an acted conscientiously as a poor autistic person as if he hadn’t heard their words.

He has completely changed into what he is now after being sealed off by He Xiran for a month. He is completely dependent on He Xiran from his mind to his body, and he feels uneasy even in the face of his sister.

Only He Xiran, only he can bring a sense of security.

“Su An?” Cheng Suqing stretched out her hand again hesitantly, “What’s the matter? I’m your sister, why are you hiding from me.” Su An felt that it was time to expose He Xiran’s true face.

He abruptly pulled He Xiyan’s hand around his waist, and his whole person leaned over before letting out a sigh of relief, and his pale face finally had blood on it. Then he showed a soft, cute smile towards Cheng Suqing, whispering, “Sister.”

Cheng Suqing had a bad guess in her heart, the corner of her mouth gradually stiffened, and Special Assistant Chu walked to her side, his sharp gaze directed at He Xiran.

He Xiran hugged Su An without any difference, “Su An, say hello.”

Cheng Su’an said obediently, “Hello, sister.”

The faces of the two adults were even more ugly. Cheng Suqing couldn’t help it, and her tone was very aggressive: “Su An, come here! What’s the matter with you letting Mr. He holds you!”

She sharply rushed towards He Xiran, “Mr. He, my brother has been living with you, and you told me he was good, that’s how good he is?”

Special Assistant Chu waited for her to finish speaking before pulling her, “Ah Qing.”

From the corner of his eyes, he kept circling around Cheng Su’an. Special Assistance Chu couldn’t help but looked at Cheng Su’an. It is very strange for a child, who was originally lively and well-behaved, to become like this. Then he glanced at He Xiran calmly, “The meal is ready, let’s eat first. Isn’t Su An hungry too?”

Cheng Suqing reluctantly put away her anger. She turned around and walked to the dining table. The atmosphere in the guest dining room was depressing, with only the sound of the TV news broadcasting.

Then the news suddenly inserted a message, “Recently our agency received a news related to Shen’s Group Shen Zhangxiu’s murdered ex-wife…The police have verified the truth and have successfully arrested Shen Zhangxiu…Our agency will continue to report.”

Everyone at the table looked at the TV.

Su An suddenly realized that it was already time for the email he timed to be sent out. He handed over the recording to Special Assistant Chu, and it is estimated that Special Assistant Chu submitted the evidence in his hand together with it, that’s why it was handled so quickly.

In the news, Shen Zhangxiu was pressed into the police car under the watching crowd. This scene overlapped with the previous scene where Special Assistant Chu was taken away but the shock was even greater.

The crowd was densely packed, including employees of Shen’s Group, passers-by around, and news media swarming up.

Some people were dazed, while others were gloating. However, Shen Zhangxiu was still calm under the onlookers of these people, and even when a camera shot up, he still smiled gracefully at the camera.

A cold snort came from the side, and Cheng Suqing said, “You deserve it.”

Special Assistant Chu was relatively calm, but he also showed a relaxed smile, “Ah Qing is right.”

He handed Cheng Suqing a pair of chopsticks, but Cheng Suqing ignored it with a cold face, and took another pair for herself.

Special Assistant Chu’s face was bitter.

Su An lowered his head again, he tugged at He Xiran’s sleeve, “Uncle, I want to go home with you.”

The other two turned their heads to look at him. Cheng Suqing suddenly reached out toward Su An, Su An dodged late, and his clothes were dragged under his collarbones, revealing dense hickeys.

The sky was falling apart, and Cheng Suqing stood up abruptly, in disbelief, “Su An?”

Sunnyshies: Should I say trivia…well, not really. Just stating my opinion. Well, Stockholm syndrome is an emotional response when the victim gains positive feelings for their captor. I’ve read many novels/mangas about it, but I haven’t seen a real case yet–and didn’t dare to search for one. Because it’s tragic if it happened in reality. I always think that Stockholm syndrome is just the same as behavior conditioning. I’ve read a manga once, it’s one shot called “I am your Pavlov Dog”– Ivan Pavlov is a well known Psychologist, especially for his Classical conditioning. Anyway, this one shot was really spot on. It’s just that Pavlov’s experiments were used in other ways. Anyway, Stockholm syndrome, in any case, is the same as learned helplessness. Learned Helplessness is similar to trauma– lets still get that poor dog as an example. Because the dog thought that he would be electrocuted if he tried to get out of the cage, even with the cage door opened for him, the dog would not respond to it. It’s the same with Stockholm syndrome– but the difference is, Stockholm syndrome both has negative and positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement involves punishment and positive reinforcement are rewards. If a victim tries to escape his captor, he will be punished–but if the victim tries to stay honestly, then there comes the reward. If this happens, then behavioral conditioning occurs. The victim goes “he is so nice, as long as I don’t escape then, everything is happy!”

And so, Cheng Su’an, not Su An (I bet Su An was giggling under the blanket), psychological thinking here is just right. After being captured twice and punished, He Xiran’s “you won’t be able to escape” already carved into his brain, so instead of reaching out to get help from outsiders, he instead felt scared. After all, he thought, if any of these people rescue me, and be captured again, he will only be punished. Wahahaha.

OMG, why am I doing this…so that’s it! It’s just my opinion okay. Hahaha. And oh, did I mention that Stockholm syndrome will be followed by other underlying mental illnesses, such as Depression, anxiety and such. Mental Health Awareness~ “To Take An Enemy’s Heart” webtoon is really good. You guys should try it!