Yan Huaye and Professor Liu Back Then (Revised)

Liu Chang'an went to Baolong Center Building One, killed the robot sent by Gold Coin, and then confirmed with Zhong Qing that Zhong Qing had indeed been unable to contact Su Nanxiu recently. He then rode a shared bicycle back to Juyuan Community.

An Nuan had changed into her sports pants and was practicing passing the ball against the outer wall of the community. A circle was drawn on the wall, and the volleyball bounced back and forth between the girl's clasped hands and the wall. The parabola left by the ball was as perfect as the little volleyball the girl had hidden.

Liu Chang'an ran over, grabbed An Nuan's bottom, and lifted her up. An Nuan screamed and turned around to see Liu Chang'an. She then smiled shyly and turned back to punch him with her fist.

An Nuan was still being held in the air when Liu Chang'an tossed her around a few times, then scooped her up in his arms. An Nuan laughed incessantly, playfully scolding, "Why did you suddenly come over like this? Have you finished your business?"

"Oh no, seeing how cute my little wife is, I couldn't resist giving her a hug," Liu Chang'an said with a smile.

"Who's your little wife? You clearly treat me like some kind of cat or dog toy, something you just play with." An Nuan grumbled, still feeling a bit surprised and satisfied. "You're really strong, which I like. Even though I'm so tall now, I can still have the illusion that I'm a little bird clinging to you."

"The image of a petite woman is relative; it's something that comes from comparing two people. What's the point of talking about a petite woman when you're alone? So as long as I'm here, you truly are a petite woman, it's not an illusion." Liu Chang'an tossed her onto his back, supporting her with one hand, his toes barely touching the ball as he lifted her up, holding her in his other hand, and walked towards An Nuan's house. "Has your mother returned yet?"

"Not yet... I don't know where she went, maybe she thought she had plenty of time this afternoon, or maybe she went to get her hair done." An Nuan pressed her cheek against his shoulder, giggling softly, "We... have some time alone together, you know."

"What do you want?" Liu Chang'an asked warily. "I'm not someone who does things casually."

"You're so annoying! I'm going to punch you!" An Nuan already liked to put her arms around his neck and knock him down. Now that he was carrying her on his back, she had a perfect opportunity to do so. She hugged his neck and shook him. Then, looking at his profile, she suddenly thought her boyfriend was very handsome. Feeling sweet inside, she opened her mouth and bit his earlobe, slowly kissing his cheek.

Back inside, An Nuan jumped off his back, put the volleyball away, and then told Liu Chang'an to stay in the living room while she washed her hands and face before going back to her room to change.

Liu Chang'an walked around the living room a few steps, then sat down on the sofa. Thinking about telling An Nuan about losing his phone later, he noticed a notebook on the coffee table with a rather vintage cover, so he picked it up and flipped through it.

It turned out to be Professor Liu's diary. Liu Chang'an had no intention of prying into other people's privacy, but the page he opened happened to have a bookmark on it, and this page recorded that Liu Yuewang had once met Yan Huaye.

"So it was you."

Liu Chang'an read an article that recorded a sentence Yan Huaye said to Liu Yuewang after Yan Huaye Liu Yuewang her.

Why Yan Huaye said those words to Liu Yuewang? Liu Chang'an had no idea, but it awakened some memories from his past. Yan Huaye's inexplicable pregnancy, and Professor Liu Jianshe's willingness to take the blame, were simply because he wanted to quell the endless speculation and investigation, and also protect Yan Huaye...

Liu Jianshe took the blame. So many years have passed, and the rumors and gossip have faded, but it has been confirmed that he was the one who did it. Perhaps only Yan Huaye herself would say to Yan Qingcheng: Professor Liu is innocent.

Looking back now, Liu Chang'an believes that Yan Huaye wasn't the kind of girl who would be so promiscuous as to get pregnant and be unable to admit the child's father. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a decision to protect her, even if it was in line with the situation, since he was already planning to leave Xiangtan University.

Was Yan Huaye framed and forced into a sexual relationship while unconscious and unable to control herself? He had suspected this back then, but there was no evidence or indication to further fuel that suspicion.

Now that Liu Chang'an knows about the existence of the special species Zhu Juntang, he can't help but wonder if Yan Qingcheng is also one? But Zhu Juntang stayed in Su Mei's belly for almost a century, while Yan Qingcheng's pregnancy was obviously a normal process.

"Are you looking through my mother's diary?" An Nuan came out after changing her clothes and saw Liu Chang'an holding a notebook. She inwardly cried out in dismay, "Oh no! How could I have been so careless?" Would Liu Chang'an appreciate the artistic young woman that Professor Liu had created in her diary, and the charmingly coquettish and infatuated allure she displayed?

"Here you go." Liu Chang'an closed the diary without hesitation. His girlfriend was incredibly perceptive, and every single one of her wits was used for jealousy and guarding against his mother.

"Ahem... It's not that I don't want you to see it. I'll help you look through it. My mother has some old diaries that record some things about your father." An Nuan carefully observed her boyfriend's expression, afraid of stirring up his longing for his father, but she still felt that he would want to know.

"I know pretty much everything about him, except that he never met Professor Liu back then. Otherwise, he would definitely have become good friends with Professor Liu," Liu Chang'an said with some regret.

"That's right, my mom admires people who are multi-talented." An Nuan's eyes sized up Liu Chang'an.

Liu Chang'an didn't reply. Just then, the door opened and Liu Yuewang walked in. She hadn't done her hair, but she had gone shopping and bought a few clothes.

"You're flipping through my diary?" Liu Yuewang threw down the clothes bag and shopping bag in her hands, quickly snatched the diary away, looking somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, glaring at Liu Chang'an and An Nuan.

"I just flipped through it randomly, saw a name I knew, read that one page, and then An Nuan it," Liu Chang'an explained.

"Which one?" Liu Yuewang asked quickly.

"The one where you met Yan Huaye."

"How do you know Yan Huaye?" An Nuan asked quickly.

"Yan Huaye is our classmate and Yan Qingcheng's mother. She told me that our elders know each other," Liu Chang'an said to An Nuan.

"Why did you only tell me this now?" An Nuan was shocked. It turned out that there was such a cunning little vixen hiding next to Liu Chang'an. She only found out today... No wonder she felt a strange sense of vigilance when she saw An Nuan Yan Qingcheng talking to Liu Chang'an during the Hundred Regiments Battle!

"This isn't important, you're the most important thing," Liu Chang'an quickly hugged his girlfriend to comfort her.

Being hugged like this in front of Professor Liu made An Nuan feel a sweet shyness, so she stopped letting her surging jealousy control her words and actions. She would make a fuss with him when they were alone in the room tonight, since he would stay anyway.

She was alone with him in the study... An Nuan looked at Professor Liu, wishing he had something to do tonight and couldn't go An Nuan, so she could chat with Liu Chang'an in the study for a while longer before obediently going back to her room to sleep.