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Su Qiao An slept on the bed and woke up to find that it was already dark outside.

When Alain came to call her down for dinner, Su Yun followed her downstairs. To his surprise, other than Chu Tianze and Chu Shixiong, no one else came to the house.

Knowing that no one else was coming, she secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Chu Shixiong laughed and said, "I think you don't like it being too lively. Moreover, you are still pregnant, so it's not appropriate for there to be too much noise.

"Thank you for understanding." Su Qiao An smiled calmly.

"Alright, sit down and eat." Chu Shixiong invited Su Qiao An to sit down, and Su Qiao An obediently sat down in his own seat.

The seat beside her was empty. She had not seen Zhu Jiangci ever since the plane had landed and had not shown up even after dinner.

Actually, even if the others did not say anything, Su Qiao An could roughly guess what Zhu Jiangci was doing.

The hospital he was going to check was exactly the hospital where Jiang Kerou was at. He estimated that after he finished checking, he would go to the ward to take a look at Jiang Kerou and accompany Jiang Kerou.

"Qiao An."

"Huh?" Su Qiao An absentmindedly lifted his eyes and looked at Chu Shixiong.

Chu Shixiong said, "After dinner, come to my study for a set. Dad has something to talk to you about."

"Oh, okay …" Su Qiao An obediently accepted it.

Chu Family instructors were very strict, they would not speak during meals, and during meals, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of chopsticks nudging against a plate.

Suddenly, Su Qiao An heard Feng Manli say, "Mama, go get a bowl of soup and bring it to Young Mistress to drink."

"…"

Su Qiao An was still a little taken aback. Feng Manli smiled gently, "This soup has been simmering for a few hours, I specially made it for you to mend your body. Quickly, try it."

Su Qiao An looked at Feng Manli, "Thank you mother."

"Look at you, child, why are you being polite to your mother? We are a family, so we don't know much about each other just because we said thank you! " Feng Manli pretended to look at her.

"Your mother knew that you were coming back, so she arranged for a servant to go grocery shopping and take care of the food. Don't let down your mother's kindness. Try it." Chu Shixiong spoke up for Feng Manli.

Without saying a word, Su Qiao An picked up the bowl of soup and drank in small sips.

In the past, not only did she intentionally replenish his body with hot pot soup, she even spoke to him in an amiable manner, asking for more than just a single sentence.

Feng Manli did this because of the child in her womb. It was sarcastic because of one of Chu Shixiong's decisions, making the unwelcome child in her womb a hot topic for discussion. Even her unfavoured mother had become the target of the Chu Family people's fawning.

Su Yun silently ate quietly, whether he saw through it or not.

After dinner, she followed Chu Shixiong to the study room.

Su Qiao An watched Chu Shixiong walk about in the room, watched him take down the fresco and open the safe in front of her.

After Chu Shixiong took out a kraft paper bag from the safe, he sat down in the office chair and said, "Qiao An, you know that Jiang Ci has a brother right?"

"Mm …" She had heard of it.

There was a young master in Chu Family who was Zhu Jiangci's older brother. However, an accident happened many years ago that caused something to happen to Zhu Jiangci's older brother.

"In the past, Jiang Yan hated me because of his brother. He always thought it was because of my disloyalty to the marriage that led to the tragedy. When he was fifteen years old and knew that I had an illegitimate child outside, he ran away from home, causing a foul atmosphere in the family." Chu Shixiong paused as he spoke, looking at Su Qiao An, "The reason why I said all these, is because I hope you can understand that Jiang Yan is not without emotions. It's just the opposite, he actually values relationships a lot, which is why he was willing to give up his own dreams for his brother and take over the family business."

"I know." She had always known that Zhu Jiangci was a person who valued relationships greatly. He wasn't an emotionless machine, it was just that his heart was not with her, and he had his own set of rules for living in this world. People he didn't care about wouldn't waste time figuring out what the other person was thinking, nor did he care about whether the other person was living a good life or not.

Chu Shixiong heaved a long sigh, "I originally wanted you and Jiang Yan to marry each other for your own good, I never thought that I would harm you two."

"Dad, don't say that." "I do not regret marrying Zhu Jiangci. Back then, I really liked him and also wished that I could marry him. It was because you fulfilled my wish, and I thank you very much."

She had chosen this path herself, so she had never resented anyone, nor had she the right to blame anyone.

Chu Shixiong thought for a while and gently pushed the folder over, "Open it, father has nothing to give you, treat this as father's compensation, all these years, you have suffered too."

Su Qiao An was startled, under Chu Shixiong's urging, she opened the sealed document bag.

After he clearly saw the contents of the document, Su Yun was fiercely startled, "Dad, I can't take this."

"Take it. Dad gave it to you, take it. Treat it as a gift from me to my future grandson." Chu Shixiong said, "I will hand over your Chu Family to the child in your stomach sooner or later.

He did this to protect Su Qiao An.

Chu Shixiong knew very well that he would not be able to control Zhu Jiangci. This son of his had a very serious mind, was shrewd and deep of heart, and was extremely decisive in his actions. He was afraid that once the child was really born, Su Qiao An would lose out.

"Why?" Su Qiao An asked.

She didn't understand why Chu Shixiong was so close to her, why he was initially willing to bring her back to the Chu Family, and even wronged his own son to marry a woman like her who had nothing good to do, and now he even gave her some chips. Could it be that he wasn't afraid of her taking all these things and doing something that would harm the Chu Family?

"Because Dad trusts you." Chu Shixiong laughed, "Father knows that you are a good girl, and that Jiang Qian has wronged you, so we cannot show that our Chu Family does not exist. Child, Father knows that you do not care about these things, and do not wish to mix into our Chu Family at all, but now it is different, your stomach already has the bloodline of Chu Family, it is impossible for you to stay out of it now. If you do not have any chips, not only you, I am afraid even your child cannot be kept."

Su Qiao An stared blankly and did not say anything for a long time. Chu Shixiong was right, ever since her pregnancy had been exposed, she had lost control of her life. Even if she did not want to get involved with Chu Family's family matters, it was impossible.

The child in her womb, in the eyes of some people, was a thorn in the flesh, a thorn in the side, ready to be removed.

Seeing that Su Qiao An was silent, Chu Shixiong continued, "You are a smart person, you should know what to do. The reason father made this decision, is because I hope that you can give birth to my grandson safely."

Most importantly, he wanted to hold Zhu Jiangci back so that his son wouldn't do something so bad.