Su Guoxiong was dying to hold a great-granddaughter.
Su Hua had been kidnapped just a few months after birth and, after being rescued, had always been cold and distant, not particularly close to him.
Since Su Hua couldn't fulfill his dream of holding a soft and adorable granddaughter, he pinned his hopes on Su Hua's daughter.
Seeing how Su Hua was so averse to men that she seemed to want to stay eight feet away from them, he had feared that he might never get the chance to hold a great-granddaughter in his lifetime.
But then, out of nowhere, Lin Xuan appeared.
Su Guoxiong was determined to push them into having a child as soon as possible. Otherwise, if they broke up someday, Su Hua might revert to her cold, men-avoiding ways, and then what would he do?
Following that, Su Guoxiong grilled Lin Xuan with numerous questions.
Su Guoxiong couldn't help but nod in approval.
Not bad, not bad. Lin Xuan seemed to be a man of considerable insight and talent, and it was clear he genuinely cared for Su Hua.
Look at how the love in his eyes practically jumped out when he talked about Su Hua.
Su Guoxiong was quite satisfied with Lin Xuan.
Though his face remained stern, giving no hint of his feelings.
"Lin Xuan, you know what kind of influence the Su Family wields. If someday your relationship doesn't work out, we'll let you go without any trouble," Su Guoxiong said evenly.
"But if..." Su Guoxiong's tone turned threatening, "You dare to betray Su Hua, flirt with another woman, or do anything harmful to her, don't blame this old man for having you killed."
"The Su Family has the power to do that."
Su Guoxiong could tell that his granddaughter had feelings for Lin Xuan. His granddaughter's nature was such that once she loved someone, it was for life.
If Lin Xuan ever betrayed her, Su Hua would likely be devastated.
Lin Xuan nodded, "Don't worry, I will never betray her. We will be together for a lifetime, just the two of us."
"Good, very good!"
A smile appeared on Su Guoxiong's face as he handed Lin Xuan a red envelope. "Here, this is a meeting gift from me. It contains eight hundred million yuan, and the bank card password is Su Hua's birthday."
Lin Xuan's hand trembled.
Was it really this extravagant to give gifts amongst the wealthy?
"Keep the money as pocket money, and if you need more, just ask me," Su Guoxiong said gently, a stark contrast to his previous sternness.
"Thank you, Chairman Su," Lin Xuan responded with a nod.
"Why so formal?" Su Guoxiong chuckled, "Just call me Grandpa like Su Hua does."
"Lin Xuan, Grandpa has a favor to ask of you," Su Guoxiong's voice lowered. "Su Hua often has episodes, primarily because she has a deep-rooted trauma. Grandpa hopes you can find out what that trauma is someday, as it would greatly help her condition."
"Alright, I understand," Lin Xuan nodded.
"Good boy, I'm counting on you," Su Guoxiong said warmly. "You must be exhausted today. I've asked the chef to prepare some food for you. Eat, then get some rest."
Seeing Lin Xuan head upstairs, Su Guoxiong whispered to his assistant, "Old Li, prepare some things for me."
Upstairs.
As soon as Lin Xuan lay down on the bed, the sleeping woman beside him seemed to instinctively cling to him.
Her face pressed against Lin Xuan's chest, her arm tightly wrapped around his waist.
She nestled against Lin Xuan's body.
And so, Su Hua slept soundly, her head resting on Lin Xuan's chest, all through the night.
Early the next morning, Su Hua woke up. As she opened her eyes, Lin Xuan, half-asleep, absentmindedly stroked her hair.
Su Hua reflexively grabbed Lin Xuan's hand and twisted it, dislocating his wrist in the process.
"Ouch!"
Lin Xuan jolted awake from the pain with a pained grimace, "Su Hua, you're trying to kill your husband!"
It was her ah xuan.
Su Hua's expression stiffened at the sight of Lin Xuan's distressed look and the beads of sweat on his forehead. She felt a pang of heartache.
"I didn't realize it was you," she said.
In her dream, there was only fighting, and she had mistaken her ah xuan for an enemy.
"Bear with it," Su Hua said gently as she skillfully set Lin Xuan's dislocated wrist back in place.
Lin Xuan looked at his swollen arm.
He wondered if one day Su Hua might accidentally end up killing him...
Su Hua fetched some medicinal wine to apply to the injury.
As he watched the beautiful woman diligently treat his wound, Lin Xuan's earlier frustration melted away.
To die in Su Hua's hands might not be so bad...
"You had another episode yesterday," Lin Xuan said.
"Mhm," Su Hua's hand paused for a moment as she applied the medicine.
After a long silence, Lin Xuan could barely hear her voice, "Was I very terrifying during the episode?"
She knew that during her episodes, she became a demon possessed, with no sense of kinship.
She didn't dare let her ah xuan see her like that, wanting only to show him her best side.
But in two consecutive instances, he had witnessed her worst.
"You were quite terrifying," Lin Xuan nodded.
Su Hua clenched her fists tightly.
Her ah xuan thought she was terrifying too...
"But in my eyes, Su Hua, no matter what form you take, I will still like you, and I won't be afraid of you," Lin Xuan's voice had a soothing quality to it, easing Su Hua's troubled heart.
"Su Hua, I just wish you could be safe and sound. I want to know what you've been through in the past. Please tell me, okay?" Lin Xuan said softly.
Su Hua bit her lip.
Memories flooded her mind.
From the time she could remember, she had been immersed in medicinal fluids, treated as a test subject in a pitch-black laboratory, suffering the torment of those people, her body marked with countless needle marks.
Until she was nine, she was released from that laboratory, the sole survivor among thirty children.
She was a medicinal subject, a top-tier assassin.
Her kind, devoid of love, was despised. Her world was filled with blood, betrayal...
How could she ever tell her ah xuan about all this?
Su Hua seemed to plunge into extreme pain, her body trembling slightly, sweat forming a fine layer on her forehead, her face pale and sickly.
Lin Xuan immediately hugged her tightly, soothing her gently, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."
After a long time, Su Hua regained her composure.
They had breakfast at the old house, Lin Xuan feeding Su Hua just as he did at Ye Yuan.
Su Guoxiong watched the two of them so intimately, his eyes filled with joy.
Before Su Hua and Lin Xuan left, Su Guoxiong mysteriously handed Lin Xuan two gift bags.
"Listen to Grandpa, take these home with you and cook them according to the instructions. Oh, and don't mix them up. The red-colored one is for Su Hua, the blue one is for you."
Lin Xuan frowned.
Why did he get the feeling these weren't exactly good things?
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
