Mother's Keepsake

Qi Yingqiu turned back and waved to Su Luo and the Shen sisters.

"Auntie's leaving now. Xiao Luo, Xiao Yue, Xiao Yu, remember to drink the soup!"

With that, Qi Yingqiu left the backyard.

A flicker of struggle passed through Liu Yunyi's eyes.

Then, as though nothing had happened, she returned to training.

A day of training came to an end.

Su Luo went to the kitchen and found the refrigerator empty.

"I'm going to the supermarket. Who wants to come with me?"

Upon hearing that, Liu Yunyi immediately recalled her mother's instructions.

Find a chance to be alone with him!

"I'll go with you."

Su Luo was taken aback for a moment.

He had thought the three of them would still be like before, curled up in front of the television and leaving him to go alone.

He had not expected Liu Yunyi to be so proactive today.

"Alright, let's go!"

After getting dressed and putting on their masks,

the two took a taxi to the supermarket.

They entered the supermarket.

Whether employees or customers, everyone wore masks in perfect unison.

Su Luo pushed a small shopping cart, with Liu Yunyi beside him.

Talking and laughing, the two weaved through the shelves, picking out all kinds of goods.

Before long, the cart in front of Su Luo was filled with various items.

Just as they pushed the cart toward the checkout,

"Xiao Luo?"

The greeting forced Su Luo to stop where he was.

When he turned around, it was indeed Su Xiong.

He was still working as a snack promoter at this supermarket.

Su Xiong looked at Su Luo at a loss, his gaze also darting toward Liu Yunyi.

"Su Xiong? Do you need something?" Su Luo asked coldly.

Hearing Su Luo's icy tone, Liu Yunyi turned toward him in confusion.

It was the first time she had heard Su Luo speak in such a tone.

Normally, Su Luo's voice was always gentle.

Only in battle would his tone brim with pride and absolute confidence.

But this cold and icy Su Luo felt somewhat novel to her.

Hearing Su Luo's tone, Su Xiong awkwardly rubbed his hands together.

"Xiao Luo, I'm planning to sell that house to pay for Xiao Ming's treatment."

"While clearing out the basement, I happened to find something your mother left for you. Do you still want it?"

As he spoke, Su Xiong took a strangely shaped white stone necklace from his pocket and held it out to Su Luo.

At the mention of his mother, Su Luo could not help but freeze.

Deep in his distant memories, his mother's face had long since become blurred.

Only scattered fragments of memory allowed him to recall even a trace of what she had looked like.

Su Luo reached out and took the stone necklace, running his fingers over the patterns on the stone.

He could not sense any energy within it. It was probably just an ordinary stone.

He slipped the necklace into his pocket, then gave Su Xiong one final look.

Taking out a Tier 2 Crystal Core, he tossed it to Su Xiong.

"From now on, we owe each other nothing. Let's each live well on our own."

"Yunyi, let's go." With that, Su Luo turned and left.

Liu Yunyi hurriedly replied, "Alright."

Then she smiled and nodded at Su Xiong before stepping after Su Luo.

Watching Su Luo leave so decisively, Su Xiong gave a bitter smile.

He had thought about many things over the past few days.

He had carefully gone over everything in Su Luo's life, from birth until now.

He had wronged Su Luo. From childhood to adulthood, he truly had not fulfilled a father's responsibilities.

He had gone to the small room Su Luo used to live in and touched the ragged quilt on the bed.

Only then did he understand why Su Luo hated him so much.

He truly deserved to end up like this.

Ever since the night Su Luo had left home, they had no longer been a family.

Su Luo would never acknowledge him again, and he had no face left to ask Su Luo to acknowledge him.

This was fine. As long as Su Luo was happy, that was enough.

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Su Xiong stood there, thinking of many things.

He tucked the Tier 2 Crystal Core into his pocket.

Returning to his own stall, his voice choked and broken as he began calling out again.

"Snacks... snack gift packs... selling cheap!"

After paying, they left the supermarket.

Both of them carried two large bags of things.

Since he had help this time, Su Luo had deliberately bought more.

Standing on the bustling street, Liu Yunyi turned to look at Su Luo.

She asked tentatively, "Su... Su Luo, was that your father?"

"He used to be," Su Luo replied.

"Then... can you tell me why?" Liu Yunyi asked curiously.

Su Luo took a deep breath and began recounting his story.

The more Liu Yunyi listened, the angrier she became.

She had never seen such an incompetent father.

She did not even dare imagine how Su Luo had survived growing up in that kind of family.

If it were her, she would have stabbed that woman named Pan Yun to death with a single sword long ago.

She had not expected Su Luo to endure under that crushing pressure through sheer willpower.

And to become so mature, steady, and powerful.

At the same time, beneath her anger, she also felt a little delighted.

She had not expected that one trip out alone would let her learn about Su Luo's past. It seemed being alone together really was useful.

Just as the two chatted, a taxi arrived.

After getting home, Su Luo immediately began cooking.

After all, there were still two biological sisters at home waiting to be fed.

After eating, Su Luo lay down on the bed to rest.

He thought of that stone necklace.

After simply washing and drying it, he put it around his neck.

When he woke up, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

While Su Luo was brushing his teeth and washing his face,

a burst of urgent doorbell ringing suddenly sounded outside.

Su Luo had gotten up the earliest. The other three should still be asleep.

After getting dressed and putting on a mask,

he went to the doorbell's electronic display.

At a glance, he saw two guys holding bouquets.

Judging by their appearances, they were probably around his age.

Judging by their clothes, they were likely both rich young masters.

The two looked very alike, like twin brothers.

He opened the doorbell intercom and replied, "Who are you?"

Hearing a man's voice, the two brothers outside did not react for a moment.

They had investigated before coming. The male owner of this house had disappeared long ago.

There should only be the two Shen sisters left in the house now.

This sudden male voice left both of them somewhat at a loss.

Seeing that neither of them answered, Su Luo said,

"Hey! Why aren't you saying anything?"

At that moment, one of them said,

"I'm Miss Huaiyue's pursuer, and he's Miss Huaiyu's pursuer."

"We came specifically to bring flowers to the two young ladies today. Are they home?"

Su Luo frowned when he heard that.

Pursuers? They had chased them all the way to their home?

"Wait here. I'll go get them."

He knocked on their doors and woke them, telling them that their pursuers had arrived.

The moment the sisters heard their pursuers had come, they jolted awake from their dreams.

They hurried out of their rooms and rushed to the doorbell's electronic display.

Seeing the two men on the screen, both sisters ground their teeth in fury.

"Qian Hai! Qian Yang!"

"Let us tell you plainly: you two despicable people will never catch our eyes."

"Get lost, now."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for calling the police and having you arrested for harassment!"

Listening to the voices from the doorbell, the smiles on the two men's faces gradually vanished.

They had not expected the sisters to give them so little face.