Su Leyun could only swallow silently.
After drinking milk for two months, he wanted to eat something else too, but unfortunately, he did not have a single tooth in his mouth!
The two children started arguing again over whose food Su Leyun should eat first. Seeing that they were about to come to blows, Su Minghui, who had been smiling nearby, finally reached out and separated them.
"All right, all right. Keep these things for yourselves. Lele is still too little. He'll get sick if he eats them."
"And Beibei, don't eat that little cake. I'll have Auntie bake you another one later."
"Why?" Su Yibei asked in confusion. The teacher had praised his cake as being very well made!
What else could it be? I saw the building blocks in your cake! Am I going to be poisoned to death by you two before that scumbag dad gets the chance to kill me?
Su Yibei's little face fell. His younger brother had actually rejected him.
But Chu Yanxiao noticed the latter half of Su Leyun's words. His little face scrunched up—his little wife's father wanted to kill his little wife? No! He had to protect his little wife!
The result of making up his mind was that Chu Yanxiao refused to go home no matter what.
His nanny and butler came over several times to urge him, but Chu Yanxiao stayed glued to Su Leyun's side.
In the end, they had no choice but to call Fu Siwen and ask her to come pick him up herself.
But unexpectedly, even Fu Siwen could not do anything. When she tried to carry him away, he wrapped both little hands tightly around the foot of the crib. The crib was practically being dragged along, yet he still refused to let go.
Su Minghui laughed helplessly. "Dinner is ready. Why don't we eat first? Maybe Yanxiao will come around later."
Fu Siwen happened to be hungry, so she agreed.
"Sounds good."
Zhou Guomin had recently been busy courting several major shareholders of Su Corporation, often attending social engagements for dinner. Although Su Minghui did not want to dine with him, she still called as usual to ask him.
After Zhou Guomin refused as usual, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from Su Minghui's end. "Mrs. Chu is at our house too?"
Su Minghui answered honestly, "Yes, she and Yanxiao are having dinner at our house."
What perfect timing.
He happened to have a project he wanted to cooperate with Chu Corporation on. He had originally wanted Su Minghui to make the introduction, but Su Minghui disliked mixing personal relationships with business and would most likely refuse him.
But if they happened to run into each other at home, Su Minghui would have nothing to say.
He hurriedly said, "I'll be right back!"
Su Minghui found it baffling but did not think much of it.
The two women chatted as they ate. Halfway through dinner, Zhou Guomin actually rushed home in a panic.
The moment he entered, he headed straight toward Fu Siwen. "Mrs. Chu, what a coincidence!"
Before he had even made it halfway over, Chu Yanxiao had climbed down from his chair. Like he was facing a formidable enemy, he planted himself in front of Su Leyun, glaring at Zhou Guomin through gritted teeth like a little wolf cub.
"Don't come over!"
Zhou Guomin was actually stopped by his roar. His feet froze in place, and the ingratiating smile on his face stiffened.
Neither Fu Siwen nor Su Minghui understood what was happening. Su Minghui was the first to soothe Chu Yanxiao. "Yanxiao, it's all right. This is Lele's father."
At the word "father," Chu Yanxiao's gaze toward Zhou Guomin turned even fiercer.
"Lele's father is a bad man! You want to kill my wife, so you're not allowed to come over!"
Though it was a threat, coming from a child under three, it carried an unmistakable milky sweetness.
"If you dare touch my wife, I definitely won't let you off!"
As soon as he said that, the three adults present all stared at Chu Yanxiao in shock. Only five words remained in their minds: How did he know?
Zhou Guomin's secret plan had been exposed on the spot by a child. He immediately felt thorns at his back and carefully observed the expressions on the two women's faces.
What could a child possibly know? An adult must have said such things in front of him!
Could it be that they already knew about his plan?
Cold sweat broke out all over him. His probing gaze moved back and forth between their faces, hoping to find some clue, while countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Fu Siwen and Su Minghui exchanged a look and both steadied themselves.
Fu Siwen smiled and pulled Chu Yanxiao to her side. Ignoring his flailing struggles, she pretended to smack his bottom twice. "I never should have let you watch TV all day. You dare repeat anything you hear!"
Then she explained, "Yanxiao has been watching TV dramas lately. He learned a few lines and has been saying them everywhere. I apologize on his behalf. Please don't take it to heart."
Chu Yanxiao was still making a fuss. "I wasn't talking nonsense! Put me down, I want to protect my wife... Mm... Mmph, mmph..."
Fu Siwen truly could not bear to hear the rest. She directly covered his mouth, scooped him up, and tucked him under her arm. "It's getting late, so we'll be heading back now. Sorry for disturbing you today!"
With that, she carried Chu Yanxiao away at top speed.
A bead of sweat slid down Zhou Guomin's temple. Guiltily picking his nose, he forced a smile. "That child really says the funniest things, hahaha..."
"Children that age are all like that. Didn't our eldest and second child used to be the same?"
"But our eldest and second child never said I wanted to kill them!"
A little embarrassed and angry, he kept watching Su Minghui's expression as he spoke. Seeing that she appeared completely normal, he could not help wondering, Could it really have just been a coincidence?
If she really knew, with her personality, there was no way she could be this calm!
Su Minghui even smiled at him and told the aunt to add another set of dishes and chopsticks. "Why are you arguing with a child who isn't even three? All right, come eat."
She was even concerned about him.
It seemed she really did not know.
Zhou Guomin finally let down his guard and actually sat down to eat with his head lowered.
But what he did not notice was that the instant he lowered his head, Su Minghui's gaze turned cold. Her grip on the steak knife tightened until her hand trembled slightly. Zhou Guomin, just wait. One day, you'll pay for all the filthy things you've done!
Su Minghui tried her best to suppress the urge to stab Zhou Guomin with the knife when a phone call broke the tense atmosphere.
Su Minghui looked at the caller ID. It was a call from Su Yinan's school.
She hurriedly answered. The teacher on the other end sounded extremely anxious. "Mrs. Su, please come to First Municipal Hospital right away. Yinan just pushed a classmate down the stairs, and they're being resuscitated at the hospital!"
The news over the phone was like a bolt from the blue. Su Minghui shot to her feet in shock, her hand holding the phone trembling uncontrollably. Still, she forced herself to calm down. "All right, I'll be there immediately. Please help me keep an eye on Yinan."
After hanging up, she hurriedly instructed the butler to prepare the car.
It was rare for Zhou Guomin to see such panic on Su Minghui's face. He had vaguely heard words like "hospital" just now. Could it be that those two old fossils from the Su Household had finally died?
Nervous and excited, he asked, "What happened? Who got hurt?"
"It's Yinan! We have to get there right away!"
"Su Yinan?" Zhou Guomin's hopes were dashed, and he looked somewhat disappointed. "It's not the first or second time he's caused trouble. You don't need to panic..."
Before he could finish, Su Minghui shot him a murderous glare. Her worry for Su Yinan nearly made her unable to conceal her disgust for Zhou Guomin.
Zhou Guomin shut his mouth and followed behind Su Minghui like a quail. After Su Minghui instructed the nanny to take good care of Su Leyun, she was about to leave when she heard Su Leyun's inner voice.
I want to go too, I want to go!
My cheap older brother is taking the blame for something huge today. Not only will he be identified as the culprit, he'll be sent to juvenile detention! After that, someone arranged by that scumbag dad will kill him directly in there, and he'll be separated from Mom forever!
Su Minghui's face went deathly pale.
Take me with you. I can save my older brother!
Su Leyun knew how events would unfold and could find a way to prevent the tragedy. Su Minghui did not hesitate. She turned around and picked Su Leyun up. "I won't feel at ease leaving Lele home alone. Let's go together."