Su Xueqiang's Visit

"Yes, Xiuxiu is right."

"Big sister, you haven't called me Xiuxiu for a long time."

"Then what did I call you?"

"Call me Su Xiu! You call me by my full name quite often, but occasionally call me Ah Xiu."

As soon as Su Xiu finished speaking, the courtyard fell into a strange silence. Su Qing and Zhou Hengyang looked at each other tacitly, but neither of them spoke.

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Su Wen started keeping a distance from Zhou Hengyang, an invisible gap. Zhou Hengyang was no longer as uncontrolled as he was at the door in the afternoon. He resembled a silent cheetah ready to attack, dangerous and lethal.

In the silence, some clues were discernible.

He was not smiling, and his eyes held an incomprehensible depth.

Just as they were having dinner, Su Xueqiang arrived. The moment he came in, he assumed the role of a master, directing Su Xiu to do this and that, asking her to move a chair and pour water.