Chapter 556
Su Xiaoxiao listened to her brother’s words and fell silent. Eventually, under his gaze that seemed to see through everything, she dutifully recounted in detail everything that had happened over the past six months. However, she kept quiet about how they had schemed against Peng Huijing and Zhang Hanyu. It wasn’t that she felt they were wrong in those instances. After all, her brother’s status was a given, and it might be better for him not to know about certain things.
Su Hongchen watched as his sister’s eyes reddened while she spoke and tenderly reached out to rub her head. “Why are you crying? No matter who my real parents are, our parents are still my parents, and you will always be my sister.”
“That’s right! We grew up together. If you ever disown us, I’ll cry every day just to show you,” Su Xiaoxiao was amused and playfully clung to Su Hongchen’s arm, acting coquettish.
Jiang Yexun sat nearby, watching the siblings together, his eyes darkening slightly.
Once Su Xiaoxiao’s emotions had stabilized, Su Hongchen asked more seriously, “But when did you find out about my connection to the Zhang family?”
“It was this time when I came home for the New Year. I showed Yexun some photos from our childhood and realized that you looked exactly like the photo of the Zhangs that was on their table. If you hadn’t come to investigate the Pengs this time, I wouldn’t have mentioned it, but I think she’s targeting me possibly because of you. Even the dangers we faced before might be related to her.”
“But I actually don’t want you to acknowledge your relationship with the Zhangs at this moment. The possibility of the Pengs being spies is too high, and the Zhangs might get implicated. If your connection to the Zhangs is exposed now, I’m afraid it will affect your future,” Su Xiaoxiao pouted, reluctantly grumbling.
Her brother was so accomplished. He had risked his life so many times and had finally reached his current position. It would be such a waste if his entire future was ruined because of this sudden change in family background.
Su Hongchen was taken aback by her words, then playfully knocked her head, both annoyed and amused. “You’re overthinking this! You have to trust that our country will never let a guilty person go, but also will never wrong an innocent one. If the Zhangs are truly innocent, they won’t be implicated in the Pengs’ affairs, let alone us, who have been targeted for death by Peng Huijing.”
“Really?” Su Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected things to turn out this way, and her eyes brightened immediately.
“Of course, would I lie to you?” Su Hongchen smiled.
Hearing such a definite answer, Su Xiaoxiao finally felt completely reassured. After chatting for a while and seeing Su Hongchen out of the room, as soon as she closed the door, she immediately threw herself into Jiang Yexun’s arms.
Jiang Yexun quickly opened his arms and held her tightly. “Are you happy now?” He gently kissed his little wife’s smooth forehead.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at him with joy. “Yes! Everything turned out much better than I imagined. I believe my brother knows everything and will surely find evidence of Peng Huijing’s crimes. Most importantly, once she’s caught, our family will no longer have to live in fear.”
In her previous life, this woman had caused her family to be destroyed and led to Jiang Yexun’s tragic death. This life, it was finally going to be resolved completely. How could she not be happy? Now, all that was left was to get her mother-in-law to leave the Jiang family and resolve her brother-in-law’s crisis.
Although these seemed like two troublesome matters, compared to Peng Huijing, who had power, influence, and money, they were insignificant.
“You’re right. Once this is settled, you won’t have to worry about so many things anymore. Just leave everything inside and outside the home to me,” Jiang Yexun nodded in agreement.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at his face, which was resolute yet full of tenderness in the lamplight, and couldn’t help but kiss him. Their lips met, and their breathing quickly intertwined.
Jiang Yexun was stunned for only a moment before immediately loosening his lips and indulging his little wife as she took the lead. The sweet and fragrant sensation sent a wave of heat from his spine.
His “good friend” quickly pressed firmly against the girl in his arms. Su Xiaoxiao simply lifted her leg and tightly wrapped it around his strong waist, surrendering herself entirely to Jiang Yexun’s scorching embrace.
The sound of their love-making was particularly clear in the room, and then they tumbled onto the bed, still tightly entwined.