"What are you worried about? Worst comes to worst, I'll just move back to the dorm." Su Yinuo could tell at a glance what was worrying Su Zihan.
She'd already made up her mind.
When Mom came, she'd go back to the dorm.
When Mom left, she'd come back to stay with Dad.
Mom couldn't control her~~
Su Zihan wasn't as quick-witted as she was. She already felt guilty for finding Su Chen behind Mom's back this time.
If Mom came all the way to the Imperial Capital and forbade her from keeping in touch with Su Chen, she'd have no choice but to listen.
She wouldn't dare disobey Mom.
She didn't want the Mom who had raised all five of them to be hurt and upset.
Suddenly, an ingenious idea occurred to her.
She grabbed Su Yinuo's arm, her beautiful eyes full of hope. "Nuonuo, what if—what if we got Dad and Mom together? Then we wouldn't have to worry about this, right?"
"Dad's single now, and he doesn't have any other children."
"Mom's single too, and she only has us five daughters."
"There's no reason Dad and Mom can't be together!"
Su Yinuo paused, then nodded. "Mm!"
"But..."
She glanced toward Su Chen's room. Seeing that he hadn't come out yet, she lowered her voice. "But Mom doesn't like Dad!"
"Dad doesn't even know we exist!"
"He doesn't even know Mom's name!"
"Maybe Mom got pregnant with us after a one-night stand with Dad."
"Mom might even hate Dad."
"So, do you really think they could develop feelings for each other and start a family under those circumstances?"
Every one of Su Yinuo's points hit the mark.
Su Zihan's excited head drooped again.
That was true.
If Mom liked Dad, why hadn't she ever gone to look for him?
And if Dad liked Mom, why hadn't he asked her for Mom's current phone number, even after they'd been reunited for so long?
Reality really was much harder than she'd imagined!
But—!
No matter how hard it was, she still thought Dad and Mom were a perfect match. They even looked like a married couple.
They could definitely be together!
Only when Dad and Mom were together would their family of seven truly be reunited!
With that thought, Su Zihan immediately lifted her little head. Her eyes shone as she declared, "I don't care. I'm going to get Dad and Mom together!"
"And I believe they'll develop feelings for each other!"
"Maybe they don't have feelings for each other yet, but I'm sure that once they meet, sparks will fly!"
"Dad's so handsome and capable, and Mom's beautiful and capable too."
"They're a match made in heaven!"
"And Dad likes us so much. I'm sure he'll love Mom too—the woman who quietly gave birth to his five daughters and raised all of them!"
"Back then, Mom chose to have all five of us and raised us to be successful. She never dated anyone herself. I think that must mean she likes Dad!"
"There must be some misunderstanding between them. As long as we clear it up, they'll definitely get together!"
"Then our family of seven will finally be reunited!"
Su Yinuo was taken aback by those words.
She could almost picture Dad and Mom together, with the five of them trailing behind.
Their family of seven, climbing a mountain together.
It was such a warm, wonderful picture. She longed for it!
"Ding, ding, ding..."
Su Yinuo's phone rang.
It was a call from her roommate, Shen Dandan.
"Nuonuo, I need to tell you something. Don't get mad, okay?" Shen Dandan had ended up being the one to call Su Yinuo after a rock-paper-scissors playoff against the other two roommates.
Earlier, they'd acted on impulse and taken a bet with Xia Zhu in the classroom on Su Yinuo's behalf.
At first, it had felt satisfying. But after they got back to the dorm and calmed down,
the three of them had started pacing around anxiously, clutching their heads.
They even regretted how irrational they'd been, taking that bet with Xia Zhu.
If they'd made the bet for themselves, that would've been one thing. But why had they made it on Su Yinuo's behalf?
If Su Yinuo didn't come first in her accounting program's final exams, wouldn't they have ruined things for her?
The three of them had agonized over it in the dorm before finally deciding to tell Su Yinuo.
But who would make the call?
None of them dared.
They were afraid Su Yinuo would beat them up...
In the end, they'd used rock-paper-scissors to decide. The loser had to make the call.
Shen Dandan had lost...
So she was the one calling.
Lu Yan and Wang Shanshan were right beside Shen Dandan, straining to listen.
The call was on speakerphone, so all three of them could hear Su Yinuo on the other end.
They'd also decided that if Su Yinuo failed to come first in her accounting program, they'd be the ones to post under their real names on the forum, calling themselves 'trash and good-for-nothings.'
They'd agreed to the bet, so they couldn't make Su Yinuo pay for it.
Shen Dandan honestly told Su Yinuo all about the bet they'd made after she left the classroom that day.
After hearing her out, Su Yinuo was about to give her roommates a piece of her mind.
Then she suddenly saw Su Chen come out into the hallway.
Her face flushed, and her neck stiffened.
She coolly lifted her chin, looking cocky and dismissive. "That's it?"
"I thought it was something serious."
"Fine, I know."
"Don't worry. I'll prove with my skills who the number one girl in the accounting program is!"
"Okay, it's late. I'm going to bed. Bye."
Ignoring the three roommates on the other end, who were so shocked they'd gone numb, Su Yinuo coolly hung up.
Then she stood up and said to Su Chen, "Dad, I'm going back to my room to shower and sleep."
"Okay." Su Chen turned to Su Zihan. "Hanhan, it's late. You should head back to your room and get some sleep too."
"Okay, Dad."
As soon as Su Yinuo returned to her room, her expression changed.
"Ahhh! Damn it, you three idiots!"
"Why'd you make that bet?!"
"First place!"
"Damn it, first place in the accounting program!"
"I only came twentieth in the midterms, and I thought that was already pretty good!"
"Now I have to come first..."
"Damn, damn, damn!"
"Acting cool in front of Dad feels great for a second, but afterward it's a funeral..." "..." "What am I going to do!!!" Su Yinuo freaked out in her room.
"Looks like I can't sleep tonight. I'll stay up cramming questions and studying..."
"Ahhh! On my first night in the new place, I'm actually staying up all night cramming and studying!!! I should've been sleeping soundly in a big bed and having sweet dreams!!"
"This is so awful~"
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