Su Nanyin secretly read Shen Chongchong's diary and finally understood why the child had broken off her engagement with Gao Lingwang.
She must have been furious about it.
After all, twenty years ago, a certain rascal was already Du Yaoyao's fiancé.
Shen Chongchong had fallen hopelessly in love with him, to the point of breaking off her engagement with Gao Lingwang. What was that supposed to be?
But Su Nanyin couldn't speak out.
It was one thing for family shame not to be spread outside.
The crucial point was that Du Yaoyao's temper back then was nothing like her current easy-going nature.
If Du Yaoyao found out that Shen Chongchong, known as the most useless of the Shen family, dared to wield a hoe against her, she would surely introduce Chongchong to a "white knife in, red knife out" situation!
Moreover.
Su Nanyin didn't dare to confront Shen Chongchong easily.
She was truly afraid that her most unpromising daughter, upon discovering the biggest secret, would be so ashamed that she wouldn't know where to hide and would take her own life.
With no other choice.
Su Nanyin could only rack her brains, hoping to find the best solution.
It was at this time that Su Nanyin learned Shen Chongchong had actually joined Qingyun Ziyu's fashion department.
She immediately understood that Shen Chongchong's love for Li Qianfan was incurable.
Su Nanyin could only consider from Chongchong's perspective, on how to ensure she received the greatest security from Li Qianfan.
It was one thing for a girl to actively pursue a man.
It was another matter for a man to actively harm a girl through crude means.
After much deliberation, Su Nanyin entrusted Shan Jian Ya Qing to go to the Gao family in the northwest and, pretending not to notice the foolish Gao Lingwang, said those words; Gao Hanhan, upon inadvertently overhearing something, took the opportunity to come to Tiandong for a blind date and told Li Qianfan.
After planning this, Su Nanyin still felt it was not foolproof.
So she decided to disguise herself as Ruohua and add Li Qianfan as a friend.
At first, Ruohua repeatedly emphasized that she was a woman.
Alas, Li Qianfan didn't believe her.
Helpless, Su Nanyin had to sacrifice her legs.
After all, it was online. As long as she didn't show her phone to anyone, who would know that Ruohua was actually the famous Su Nan Guanyin?
And so.
Su Nanyin, under the guise of a close friend, gradually guided Li Qianfan, and finally, on a dark and windy night, quietly slipped into Shen Chongchong's dormitory.
In this way.
Shen Chongchong, who was originally passively pursuing Li Qianfan, easily gained the upper hand.
"After helping Chongchong succeed, I originally planned to let Ruohua retire completely."
Su Nanyin said this, then looked at Li Qianfan: "But I became infatuated, getting more and more addicted to the feeling of freely letting go online with you."
Hmph.
Li Qianfan scoffed: "Besides being shameless, you also wanted to use the Ruohua account to pry into my true thoughts, right? As long as you understood my true thoughts, you could make the most beneficial plan for yourself, and then guide me to act according to your plan. This way, you could forever keep me firmly under your control."
Sigh.
Su Nanyin nodded, sighing faintly: "Brother, you are truly smart."
Ugh—
Li Qianfan immediately made a gagging sound.
But it was strange.
He should have felt nauseous due to the shameless affectation of a certain empress.
Why was there no discomfort at all?
Su Nanyin ignored his contemptuous behavior and asked: "Tell me the truth. Since you moved to the middle courtyard, have your sleep quality and the like shown any significant difference compared to when you lived in the back courtyard?"
Yes.
Since Li Qianfan moved to the middle courtyard, he could no longer sleep until he naturally woke up as he did in the back courtyard (he couldn't wake up unless his ears were twisted or he was splashed with cold water).
He would stay up until past midnight and wake up around five-thirty in the morning.
Even though he was clearly exhausted, he couldn't fall asleep.
This kind of poor sleep quality typically occurred in people around fifty years old.
Yet, Li Qianfan, after moving to the middle courtyard, had seemingly become several years younger in just a few days.
"I'm not sleeping well either," Su Nanyin said softly. "Even though I know you're still in the Su family, just moved from the back courtyard to the middle courtyard, I still sleep very late every night and wake up very early in the morning. In a daze, I always feel empty and unsupported. I'm also afraid of the cold. This is something I never experienced even when I had insomnia before."
Li Qianfan nodded.
He believed Su Nanyin was telling the truth.
After all, there was no need for her to lie about such a small matter when they were being so honest and trying to resolve things.
Su Nanyin added: "Even when I finally fall asleep, I always have auditory hallucinations."
Li Qianfan casually asked: "What kind of auditory hallucinations?"
As Su Nanyin spoke again, her voice suddenly became ethereal: "Guanyin, Guanyin. Come, come to my brother."
Li Qianfan froze.
He saw Su Nanyin close her eyes, her face filled with pain, yet she still said: "Guanyin, come to my brother."
Ching.
Goosebumps suddenly appeared on Li Qianfan's arm.
He saw tears streaming down from the corners of Su Nanyin's tightly closed eyes: "This voice, I can't resist it. Several times, when I was suddenly woken up by a cold wind, I found myself sleepwalking in the courtyard, wanting to go to the middle courtyard to find you."
Was this uncontrollable phenomenon of Su Nanyin a pathological form of sleepwalking?
No!
It was 209 calling.
Her veins flowed with over a thousand milliliters of Li Qianfan's blood.
This blood was rich in primordial 209!
When Su Nanyin made up her mind to completely separate from Li Qianfan, the primordial 209 in her veins was like a child abandoned by its mother.
This would cause Su Nanyin to instinctively experience uncontrollable auditory hallucinations, which would transform into sleepwalking phenomena where she would go to the middle courtyard to find her "mother."
"Do you know?"
Su Nanyin wiped her eyes, opened them, and looked at Li Qianfan, smiling: "When I took Yaoyao out to buy clothes on the weekend, I actually went to Meng Yue's. I had my blood analyzed. My blood was completely full of primordial 209."
This was normal.
209 was originally something that could replicate at high speed.
After Su Nanyin was infected by Li Qianfan's blood, 209 would rapidly replicate in her blood in massive quantities, which was a natural outcome.
Otherwise, how could her wounds and bruises have healed so quickly?
"But you don't know at all."
Su Nanyin slowly sat up, looking down at Li Qianfan: "The primordial 209 in my blood is no longer your male counterpart. Instead, it's like Li Wujiang, who was only loyal to Li Xiao, it's the most primitive female 209!"
What!?
Li Qianfan was shocked this time, and he quickly sat cross-legged.
"My veins are all filled with female primordial 209 loyal to you."
Su Nanyin took Li Qianfan's hand and placed it on her chest.
Thump thump thump.
Her heart was beating exceptionally fast.
Li Qianfan stared at her blankly.
"In other words, the male 209 from you, after transforming into female 209 loyal to you in my veins, also affects my thoughts, my aura, my entire being! Even though I repeatedly told myself that I would never fall in love with you."
Su Nanyin smiled sadly and beautifully: "But I ultimately couldn't overcome the primordial 209. Li Qianfan, congratulations. You have finally successfully captured Su Nanyin."
Li Qianfan stared at her blankly.
His thoughts slowed down: "Why did I give her a blood transfusion in the first place?"
"Most importantly, I now finally understand why I aged several years in just a few days, while you became several years younger."
Su Nanyin said: "My aging is the punishment given to me by the primordial 209! Because I was wholeheartedly trying to expel you from my heart! As long as I resolve to expel you from my heart, I will age regardless of whether you are in the middle courtyard or the back courtyard, or even if we sleep in the same bed. Conversely, as long as I allow you to reside in my heart, I will retain my youthful beauty even if you are thousands of miles away."
"Is that so?"
Li Qianfan asked blankly.
"It must be like that."
Su Nanyin said softly: "Li Qianfan, you and Su Nanyin actually share a life. You get younger, she gets older. She gets older, you get younger. This is why Ye Tianjiao suspected Su Nanyin of using dark arts to steal youth. In other words, you and Su Nanyin are currently a single destiny. As long as she has you in her heart and you have her in yours, you will exhibit masculine spirit and hope she remains youthful and beautiful. Then Su Nanyin will remain youthful and beautiful. Conversely, the effect will be the same. If Su Nanyin no longer has you in her heart, why would you care if she is beautiful?"
Li Qianfan tilted his head slightly, still staring at her intently.
"Li Qianfan."
"I'm here."
"Do you wish for Su Nanyin to remain young and beautiful?"
"No."
"Thank you."
"Why do you thank me?"
"Because Su Nanyin doesn't want to become a bitch in reality too."
Su Nanyin removed her hand, which had somehow found its way to a beautiful arc.
Her gaze became noticeably clearer: "I've confessed everything I needed to. Now it's your turn to confess."
Li Qianfan flicked his left hand, then tucked it under his butt, asking confusedly: "Confess what to you?"
Confess that if you want to live, you need me to wear the shackles for you!
Su Nanyin exclaimed inwardly.
But she said aloud: "Since you have nothing to confess, let's sleep."
Li Qianfan got out of bed: "I'll go book another room."
Su Nanyin pulled the covers: "Good riddance."
Li Qianfan put on his clothes and quickly walked to the door when he suddenly remembered something.
He turned back and said: "Oh, right. While you were bathing, my wife called and said the蛊 has been successfully planted. I'm returning to Qingyun tomorrow, and she'll come to find me. I'll leave after dawn. I won't say goodbye then."
Su Nanyin's eyes flickered—
She smiled and nodded: "Okay. Congratulations, you've finally halted your aging."