Free Web NovelChapter 1561: Chapter 1570: Their Objective (Part 1)
Central Star, Su Family
In a tea room exuding an elegant and delicate fragrance, an old man and a young girl sat across from each other.
The old man’s face was lined with wrinkles, and his cloudy eyes showed the inevitable signs of aging, but when he suddenly looked up, his eyes flashed with a sharpness, faintly revealing the decisiveness and coldness of his youth.
"Have you found out yet, is the person from our family?"
The girl, with her eyes lowered and silent like a statue, moved slightly at the old man’s abrupt voice and said coldly, "Granddaughter has investigated, and the Su on the new star list is not from our Su Family. For the past five generations, no family member of the Su Family has been lost outside and not found." Recently, the only family member to leave home was her father, but five years ago, he couldn’t resist her pleading and returned to the family.
No one understood the situation within the family better than Su Huaiwei, the head of the family. He was only holding on to a faint trace of hope.
But hearing the result from his granddaughter, he wasn’t very disappointed.
After a moment of silence, Su Huaiwei said firmly, "Make arrangements, first get someone to contact that Su, and spread the word to attract Su’s existence towards our Su Family."
The pretty girl showed a hint of hesitation on her face, and said worriedly, "What if this angers Su..."
Su Huaiwei laughed heartily, "A fledgling child couldn’t possibly threaten our vast Su Family, could he? If he’s smart, he’d know how fortunate it is to rely on a giant like the Su Family."
"Besides..." Su Huaiwei looked steadily at his granddaughter, both as guidance and admonition: "Do we have any confirmation that this Su belongs to our Su Family? Isn’t it just rumors spread by others, what’s it got to do with our Su Family?"
Upon hearing this, Su Lin still felt a slight discomfort but silently nodded.
Su Huaiwei could easily see the issue with his granddaughter and said seriously, "Su Lin, you need to get used to it."
"You’re not like your father; you are the heir I’ve chosen, and the Su Family will eventually be handed over to you."
Sighing deeply, Su Huaiwei continued, "Your father has already become useless, the only right thing he did was giving birth to you."
Su Lin retorted, "Father is doing well."
Su Huaiwei snorted coldly, "Doing well? If he were really doing well, he wouldn’t have let you live on your own for over ten years."
Su Lin couldn’t argue with that.
This matter had also left a thorn in her heart.
She knew her birth was not honorable, that it was through her mother’s manipulation that she came to be, and that before she contacted her father, he didn’t even know of her existence.
But when he found out, he took on his responsibilities and brought her back to the Su Family.
The life she led now felt like a dream compared to before.
"Alright, you’re about to turn eighteen soon. I’m preparing to formally introduce you as the heir of the Su Family. Be ready."
Su Lin was overjoyed, a faint smile gracing her usually indifferent face, she responded, "I’ll do as Grandpa says."
After five years of effort, she finally earned her grandfather’s recognition.
This joy, Su Lin only wished to share with her closest father.
But... upon seeing Su Chang’an holding and rubbing a small wooden doll, all the joy vanished.
With a complicated feeling, Su Lin called out gloomily, "Dad."
"Ah, it’s Su Lin." Su Chang’an suddenly snapped out of it and silently put the doll into the drawer.
Su Lin couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, "Are you thinking of sister again?"
Su Chang’an’s just risen smile suddenly fell, "I wronged her."
Su Lin: "Sister, having entered the Fifth Prison, is probably...."
"But if she knew father is now living without worries, she surely wouldn’t regret it."
Seeing Su Chang’an remain silent, Su Lin thought for a while and said, "Dad, don’t blame Grandpa, he also has a lot on his plate. Sister’s potential was too poor, so Grandpa didn’t want the family to know of her existence."
Su Chang’an pulled a wry smile, unable to genuinely smile.
Indeed, his father had always been so cold-blooded and unfeeling, and having inherited his bloodline, he also inherited this cold gene.
He personally severed the last tie between himself and Ah Lee.
Seeing Su Lin close to tears, unlike the cold and noble demeanor she showed in front of others, Su Chang’an’s heart found a little solace.
He had already wronged one daughter, and this one seemed like a savior sent by heaven.
Su Chang’an, with gentle features, beckoned to Su Lin, "Ah Lin, come over and tell Daddy about your academic progress."
The father and daughter of the Su Family shared a tender moment, while elsewhere on Shuimu Star, Su Li and her group were unaware of the impending trouble.
The residents of the planet continued to live their monotonous and unchanging lives as usual.
A large number of people gathered outside Su Li’s dormitory.
Ouyang Lie, Nangong Ming, Shui Wuyu, and Xuanyuan Yi stood tensely like gate gods at the dormitory door, arms spread to resolutely block the intrusive gazes of the thugs in front from peeping inside.
Ouyang Lie: "What do you want? I’m telling you, if you want to trouble our boss, you’ll have to step over our dead bodies first."
Nangong Ming stuttered and echoed, "That’s right, as long as we’re here, don’t even think about doing anything to our boss."
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Jingang touched his nose sheepishly and defended himself, "We didn’t want to do anything to Su Li, just wanted to express our thanks to her."
"And what about your attitude towards your seniors?" Jingang suddenly raised his voice, scolding the four little brats in front, "Hurry up and make way."
Ouyang Lie trembled in fear but stubbornly said, "Such a strange request, do you want to thank our boss for beating the sense out of you?"
Jingang felt suffocated, considering whether he should just beat these little punks to death.
Unlike Jingang’s straightforwardness, Ming Lan seemed much more gentle, saying with a smile, "You might not understand since you’re new, but students at Yu Guangzhong Academy have always been united and caring."
If he hadn’t seen their fierce looks at the welcome party, he might have believed Ming Lan’s lies.
Yun Jieyu got beaten up badly by them, it still hurt to think about it.
But they were beaten up worse by Su Li.
Thinking about it this way, Ouyang Lie suddenly felt these people weren’t so scary.
Just as Ming Lan and the others were running out of patience, considering whether to take down these four lackeys, the dorm door suddenly swung open under everyone’s gaze.
Su Li came out listlessly, her eyes drooping, "You guys are a bit noisy."
