Chapter 555

The next afternoon, according to her agreement with her mother, Su Xiaoxiao made a call to her mother’s office. As soon as the call connected, she could hear her mother’s breathing, which sounded far more serious than usual.
“Mom?” Su Xiaoxiao called out hesitantly.
“I’m here,” Mrs. Su replied with a downcast voice. She continued, “I told your grandparents about what you mentioned earlier. I’ve already calmed them down, so you don’t need to worry about that. As for your brother, we think we should tell him. You two need to discuss everything and make decisions together, always keeping safety in mind. Do you understand?”
Although Su Xiaoxiao had already suspected this outcome, hearing her mother say it made her heart feel like it had dropped into an icy abyss. A sense of deep fear started to creep in.
But now was not the time for her to be overly emotional.
Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and said seriously, “Don’t worry, Mom. My brother and I will be extra careful.”
Mrs. Su gave her more advice before hanging up. Su Xiaoxiao stood stiffly, her face expressionless.
Jiang Yexun, seeing her like this, felt his heart ache.
However, since people kept passing by and they were in a public place, he couldn’t do much. He could only bend down slightly and whisper in her ear, “Xiaoxiao, don’t be sad. No matter what happens, the bond between you and your brother, having grown up together, will never change.”
“I know,” Su Xiaoxiao replied, her voice choked with emotion.
But seeing the worry in Jiang Yexun’s eyes, she managed to suppress the anxiety within her.
“Let’s go back and wait for my brother,” she suggested.
“Okay,” Jiang Yexun said, giving her one last concerned look before paying and leading her out.
Once back at the guesthouse, Su Xiaoxiao immediately wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her face deep into his broad chest. She said nothing, her lips trembling as her tears wet her face.

Jiang Yexun gently stroked her back, whispering comforting words, “Don’t cry, I promise you, you’ll always be your brother’s most beloved sister. If he ever dares to treat you badly, I’ll deal with him.”
“I know my brother wouldn’t treat me badly,” Su Xiaoxiao said softly, “I just don’t want our family’s relationship to change.”
She had come back to this life to catch the mastermind behind their deaths, but now that she had a suspect, her older brother, who had grown up with her, was going to become her cousin.
How would he feel about that?
He must be very upset too, right?
“No matter what changes, you two are still blood relatives, and you’ve been living together for over twenty years. That bond can’t change,” Jiang Yexun reassured, holding her even tighter.
He said many comforting words, and eventually, Su Xiaoxiao ended up sitting on his lap, resting her head on his shoulder, falling into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, she found that her brother had returned at some point. He was sitting across from her, staring down with a pensive look.

Su Xiaoxiao’s heart leaped into her throat, thinking Jiang Yexun had told him something. She instinctively glanced up at him.
Jiang Yexun shook his head, and Su Xiaoxiao let out a sigh of relief.
“You’re awake,” Su Hongchen noticed their movements and looked up.
“Brother, how did you come to our room? Are you done with work?” Su Xiaoxiao asked cautiously.
Su Hongchen shook his head. “Not yet, but it should be soon. But don’t you have something you want to say to me?”
Su Xiaoxiao felt a chill run down her spine, suddenly feeling guilty. She hesitated and asked, “Brother, do you know something?”
What had started as a mere suspicion for Su Hongchen had now become a concrete truth.
His brows furrowed tightly as he rubbed his aching temples.
“I found out that even before Peng Huijing came to steal your ginseng, she had already inquired about me several times. The woman who tried to assassinate us later had also been in contact with her. There’s also the fact that the Zhang family lost a child a while ago. If that child had survived and grown up, he should be about the same age as me. Most importantly, Zhang Zhiyuan’s ex-wife is our aunt—something our family has never mentioned.”
Su Hongchen listed everything he had uncovered.