Meanwhile, on the other side...
Qin An woke up from her sleep. The events of the previous night had left her looking haggard and exhausted.
Looking at Su Yanche, who was still fast asleep beside him, Qin An's face darkened, and anger flashed in his eyes.
Bang!
"Ah!"
Qin An kicked Su Yanche away with one kick.
Su Yanche let out a scream on the spot and finally fell heavily to the ground.
Su Yanche was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
"Snort!"
Qin An snorted coldly, "So you still know how to wake up?"
After hearing this, Su Yanche was even more confused. "Wha... what's wrong?"
Qin An said coldly, "What's wrong? Have you forgotten what happened last night?"
What happened last night?
Su Yanche was taken aback, then began to recall what had happened last night.
He only remembered drinking with Su Chen; after that, he couldn't recall anything.
Qin An suddenly asked, "Did you go to see Chen'er last night?"
Su Yanche nodded quickly, "Yes."
Qin An frowned. "Then how come you were so drunk last night?"
Su Yanche looked blank. "What?"
Upon hearing this, Qin An clenched his fists involuntarily, a chill spreading through him.
Su Yanche shuddered instantly, his eyes filled with terror. "Wh... what's wrong?"
"Snort!"
Qin An snorted coldly, deciding not to argue with Su Yanche for now, and instead recounted what had happened last night.
After a moment, having listened to Qin An's words, Su Yanche said in a deep voice, "Impossible. With my current level of cultivation, it's impossible for me to get drunk."
Qin An said, "What? Do you think I'm lying to you?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yanche quickly shook his head, "No, no, no, I didn't say that, An'er, don't wrong me."
Qin An looked at Su Yanche without saying a word.
Feeling a chill run down Su Yanche's spine under Qin An's gaze, he said, "Don't stare at me like that, it's creepy."
Qin An angrily turned his head away.
Su Yanche breathed a sigh of relief, then fell into deep thought, "There's absolutely no way I could get drunk, unless someone drugged me..."
At this point, Su Yanche's pupils suddenly contracted, "Holy crap! Drugged! That brat actually dared to drug me!"
When Su Yanche realized what was happening, his eyes widened in shock, as if they were about to burst into flames.
Qin An looked at him, his brows furrowed, and asked, "You mean Chen'er gave you the drug?"
Su Yanche was panting heavily, clearly very angry.
He truly never expected that his own son would drug him.
It's still that same medicine!
Is this something a biological son would do?
Su Yanche forcibly suppressed his anger, "Yesterday, it was just me drinking with him. Besides him, who else could have had the opportunity to drug me?"
Qin An asked, puzzled, "Then why would he give you that kind of drug?"
Su Yanche smile, "How would I know?"
Qin An also somewhat angry and said, " Chen'er, really! How could you give your own father that kind of drug? It's utterly ridiculous!"
Su Yanche said, "Yeah, that brat is getting more and more outrageous. Let's go find him. Today I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"
Qin An nodded.
As Su Chen's mother, she knew that Su Chen wouldn't be so foolish as to give her own father that kind of drug, so she wanted to ask Su Chen why he did it.
"Master, Madam, something terrible has happened! The young master has run away!"
Just then, Yan Qingwu's anxious voice came from outside the pavilion.
Upon hearing this, Qin An and Su Yanche frowned simultaneously, exchanged a glance, quickly dressed, and left the attic.
Outside the door, Yan Qingwu was kneeling on the ground, head bowed, her face full of remorse.
Qin An came to Yan Qingwu and helped her up.
Yan Qingwu said remorsefully, "I'm sorry, Madam."
Qin An said softly, "Speak slowly."
Yan Qingwu lowered her head and said, "An hour ago, I had just finished lunch with the young master. When I came out after cleaning up the kitchen, I found that the young master was not there, and I found this on the table."
As she spoke, she raised her hand, holding a letter in it.
Qin An took the letter from Yan Qingwu and began to read it.
The letter read, "Father, Chen'er, I have some business to attend to outside, so I'll be leaving now. As for what happened last night, please don't blame me; I was forced into Chen'er..."
After reading the letter, Qin An was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Su Yanche asked, "What did this brat write?"
Qin An handed the letter to Su Yanche, "Read it yourself."
A moment later, Su Yanche angrily said, "What do you mean by 'forced into a corner'? What did we force him to do? Besides, even if he was forced into a corner, you can't drug your own father, can you?"
"Drug?"
Yan Qingwu was taken aback, her eyes filled with doubt.
Qin An glared at Su Yanche.
"Cough cough."
Su Yanche was a little embarrassed and coughed twice, feigning an apology. " Qingwu, that brat ran away, so be it. It's none of your business. Just go about your business as usual."
Yan Qingwu nodded. "Okay."
After Yan Qingwu left, Qin An said, " Xiao Chen said he was forced into it. What do you think?"
Su Yanche pondered for a few seconds, then said, "He wouldn't be saying we forced him to get married, would he?"
Qin An nodded and said, "It should be."
As she spoke, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, "But even if we forced him to marry you, why would he drug you?"
Su Yanche shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."
Qin An asked, "Do you know where Chen'er might run off to?"
Su Yanche said helplessly, "How would I know? I sent people to follow him before, but for some reason, that kid always managed to shake them off."
Qin An said, "You're a useless father; you don't even know where your own son is."
Su Yanche retorted, "You also..."
"Um?"
Qin An narrowed his eyes, "What about me?"
Su Yanche rolled over, "N-nothing..."
Qin An snorted coldly, "Let me tell you, I'm still angry about what happened last night!"
After saying that, she ignored Su Yanche and turned back into the attic.
Su Yanche wanted to follow, but before he could enter the house, Qin An slammed the door shut.
Outside the door, Su Yanche wore a wry smile. " An'er, I was wrong. Don't be angry."
Qin An's voice came from inside the attic, "Come see me when my anger has subsided. Don't see me until I'm done!"
Hearing Qin An's words, Su Yanche's face was full of bitterness, "What should we do now?"
He sighed deeply, then said angrily, "It's all that brat's fault! He dared to drug his own father! When he gets back, I'll give him a good beating!"
On the way, Su Chen paused, somewhat helplessly saying, "It's just a little drug, Dad, is it really that big of a deal?"
With a long sigh, Su Chen shook his head and said, "It seems I can't go back for a while. But it's alright, I'll just be forced into marriage anyway, so I might as well not go back."
With that, he took a step forward and disappeared from the spot...