Chapter 1058 One Dares to Speak, One Dares to Believe

On this side, after Su Ran hung up the phone, she returned to the living room with her mobile phone.

In the living room, Tao Wanqing and Ye Zhichen were chatting enthusiastically.

Tao Wanqing was passing on her “Thirty-Six Strategies to Manage a Husband” to Ye Zhichen, and when Su Ran entered, Tao Wanqing was just talking about her thirtieth strategy.

Su Ran, hearing the content of their conversation: “…”

Mom and Zhichen… they are indeed exceptionally harmonious and loving.

One speaks earnestly, the other listens earnestly too.

These two really get along well!

“Is it really possible to do that?” Ye Zhichen swallowed and looked shocked.

Tao Wanqing nodded, her face full of the wisdom of someone who’s been through it.

“Of course, as the saying goes, to capture a man’s heart, you must first capture his stomach. The true meaning of this saying is to express love and care for your partner through food. When a man feels the warmth of home, he will naturally want to come back. I find this saying to be quite true. Let me tell you quietly, back in the day, your Uncle Fu was won over by my culinary skills!”

Su Ran: “…”

Please don’t lead the kids astray!

“Really? Auntie, I didn’t expect you to be such a great cook.”

Ye Zhichen’s eyes sparkled, filled with admiration and awe for Tao Wanqing.

Su Ran: “…”

Well.

One dares to say, another dares to believe!

Tao Wanqing confidently flicked her hair, “Of course, back in the day, your Uncle Fu would stick to me every day because of my cooking. He felt uncomfortable if he didn’t eat the food I made for just one day.”

“…”

Su Ran’s lips twitched awkwardly, she couldn’t help but want to facepalm.

Indeed, he would stick around.

Because Dad feared you might accidentally poison others.

“What do you think? Do you want to learn? Auntie has some signature dishes, if you want to learn, I can…”

“Mom!!”

Su Ran suddenly spoke loudly, interrupting Tao Wanqing’s words.

She quickly walked to their side and sat down between them, completely separating them.

Oh my god, please don’t teach anymore!

I’m really afraid Zhichen might learn your cooking skills and end up poisoning Chi Mu when she goes back.

“Xiao Ran, are you done with your call?”

“Yeah, I’m done with it. Mom, it’s getting late, how about we go to bed early?”

“What’s the rush? I’m still sharing my experiences with Zhichen.”

“But…”

“Xiao Ran, it’s still early. If you’re tired, go ahead and rest. I’d like to chat with Auntie a bit longer.”

Su Ran: “…”

Does she want to rest?

She wants to save your life!

Neither Tao Wanqing nor Ye Zhichen noticed the speechless expression on Su Ran’s face. They just continued chatting happily over Su Ran.

Su Ran didn’t end up going to rest. Instead, she joined in on their discussion about the “Thirty-Six Strategies to Manage a Husband.”

Because she really couldn’t trust leaving these two alone, she couldn’t figure out who was the more unreliable one, Zhichen or her mother.

The three of them were chatting like this, completely unaware that Qi Yuan and his father had already made their way to the hotel.

By the time they finished discussing all thirty-six strategies, it was almost eleven o’clock.

Su Ran was just about to remind them to go to bed when the hotel doorbell suddenly rang.

“So late, who could it be?” Tao Wanqing was puzzled, looking at the door being rung.

“Could it be room service?” Ye Zhichen said.

“I didn’t call for room service.”

“You all sit here, I’ll go check.” With that, Su Ran stood up from the sofa and walked towards the door.

As she approached the door, even separated by it, she could feel a strong sense of pressure from outside.

When the doorbell rang again, Su Ran squinted her eyes slightly, put her hand on the doorknob, and slowly opened the door…

Outside the door, a man in casual homewear had no expression on his exceptionally handsome face.

“Mr. Fu, how come you…”

Seeing Qi Yuan, Su Ran looked a bit surprised, the guarded look in her eyes quietly faded away.

Qi Yuan captured the girl’s reaction in his eyes, sighed softly, and his gaze also softened.

“I’ll deal with you later.”

“I…” Su Ran bit her lip guiltily and opened the door fully and only then did she see another figure beside Qi Yuan.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise, “Dad, why are you also…” here.

Upon seeing his daughter-in-law, Fu Beichen’s aloof and indifferent expression also softened.

“Where is your mom?”

Su Ran’s gaze drifted a bit, “Uh… Mom is… in the room.”

“Okay.” Fu Beichen nodded and then opened the door to walk towards the room.

Oh no, oh no, Dad looks like he’s not happy. Did Mom do something to upset Dad?

But that’s not right, Dad has always doted on Mom, endlessly tolerant. No matter what Mom does, Dad wouldn’t get angry, but he’s clearly upset this time.

So what on earth did Mom do?

“Mr. Fu, don’t you think something’s off with Dad’s mood?”

Mom said that women should always stand united, so she needs to probe a bit.

The air fell silent; the man didn’t reply to her question.

Su Ran looked up in confusion, only to see the man’s deep eyes staring at her unblinkingly.

Her heart skipped a beat instinctively, her eyes then guiltily darted around.

She forgot that she was an accomplice with Mom.

Seeing the girl looking both guilty and eager to cover up, Qi Yuan almost wanted to laugh in anger.

He reached out and tapped her forehead, “Go on, keep up your nonsense with Mom.”

Su Ran rubbed the spot that had been tapped, “We weren’t messing around.”

Qi Yuan squinted slightly, “So you feel you all were completely justified?”

“But we didn’t do anything.” Su Ran felt increasingly short of breath.

“Running away from home and staying out all night, and that’s not doing anything?”

“Didn’t I call and tell you? How can you call it running away from home? And didn’t I say I’d be staying at a hotel with Mom tonight? How’s that staying out all night?”

“You… Su Xiaoran, you’re going to be the death of me!”

Su Ran pouted, feeling utterly innocent.

“Tao Wanqing, you’re daring to run away from home, it seems your courage has grown considerably!”

From behind came Fu Beichen’s low, authoritative voice. The usually gentle and mild-mannered father-in-law was rarely angry.