Shen Xiaoyu's heart jumped, looking at Su Huan with worry, "What happened?"
She was fine when she left the day before yesterday, wasn't she? How could she suddenly be hospitalized?
"She accidentally ate chocolate that was left at the bedroom door."
Shen Xiaoyu's suspended heart was pulled tight, and she hurriedly asked: "Isn't she allergic to chocolate? Why would she eat chocolate?"
"Wait, where did the chocolate in the house come from?" She frowned, her gaze scrutinizing Su Huan as if doubting how credible her words were.
Su Huan was stung by her gaze, her heart blocked, and she smiled bitterly: "When I returned, Nian'an already had a rash. Everyone in the family knows about Nian'an's allergens and wouldn't buy those things for the house. Moreover, I checked the surveillance—the chocolate was deliberately left at the second-floor bedroom door."
As Su Huan spoke, her eyes glanced meaningfully at Shi Qiubai, "Only one person went upstairs on Nian'an's birthday."
Shen Xiaoyu followed her gaze to look at Shi Qiubai, her eyes filled with confusion and suspicion.
Shi Qiubai heard the implication in her words, her smile fading as she said seriously: "Director Su, you can eat carelessly, but you can't speak carelessly! What evidence do you have to prove that thing was left by me?"
"Qiubai wouldn't do such a thing."
Shen Xiaoyu believed that even if Shi Qiubai turned dark and became a villain, she wouldn't stoop to harming a small child now.
"Exactly!" Shi Qiubai chimed in, "I'm not the only one who could go to the second floor. Who knows who put it there trying to frame me."
She changed her tone, pretending to be confused: "Besides, your daughter isn't one or two years old. Since she knew it was chocolate, why did she eat it?"
Right, Nian'an was already six years old. Although her personality was sensitive and proud, she was somewhat precocious, sometimes acting like a little adult. So why would she eat chocolate knowing she was allergic?
Shen Xiaoyu's brow furrowed slightly, looking at Su Huan with displeasure, somewhat angry at her methods.
Regardless of whether Nian'an would actually eat the chocolate herself, even if she really did, it must be related to Su Huan.
Did she think she could threaten her using her daughter's life safety?
Shen Xiaoyu's face instantly turned cold, "I'll find time to visit An'an, but definitely not now, and definitely not under these circumstances."
She didn't say it explicitly, but Su Huan understood she had misunderstood.
She opened her mouth to explain, but Shi Qiubai had already interrupted: "I suggest Director Su go back and investigate more thoroughly. After all, I have a brain and wouldn't make such an obvious mistake."
She sneered, almost throwing the words "brainless" in Shen Xiaoyu's face.
How stupid must someone be to make their scheme so blatant? Shi Qiubai had originally thought Su Huan was smart, but judging from her performance over the past six years, she was undoubtedly an idiot.
Hearing that she was insulting her, Su Huan's face darkened, her eyes instantly turning cold.
Shi Qiubai didn't think it was enough and continued using Shen Xiaoyu to provoke her: "Sister, shall we go shopping later? We need to buy some daily necessities for you and get everything sorted out, since you'll be using them from now on."
"Oh, and we're going on a business trip tomorrow. We need to buy a suitcase. But there's no time to arrange separate accommodations now, so Sister will have to make do and stay with me." She hugged Shen Xiaoyu's arm, her eyes bright and sparkling, looking eager without a trace of reluctance.
Su Huan's expression grew darker and darker, staring deadly at Shi Qiubai, her dark eyes shooting cold, knife-like glares like ice. If looks could kill, Shi Qiubai would have been cut to pieces long ago.
Shen Xiaoyu quickly covered Shi Qiubai's mouth, laughing dryly: "Alright, alright, we'll go later."
Stop talking, she was worried Su Huan would fly into a rage and directly stab Shi Qiubai.
If that happened, her strategy mission would truly fail.
Shi Qiubai smugly raised her chin at Su Huan, then looked at Fang Jiong not far away, who was propping his chin and watching the show: "Brother Fang, we're leaving first."
Without waiting for Fang Jiong to speak, Shi Qiubai directly pulled Shen Xiaoyu away: "Let's go quickly. Let's have hotpot tonight. Can't let him hear, or we'll get scolded."
Fang Jiong had already heard and slowly picked up his phone to warn her not to eat too much.
Shi Qiubai's wailing could be heard from not far away—she had obviously seen the message.
Su Huan, forgotten at the door, pulled her face longer and tighter. She turned to glare at Fang Jiong and questioned: "Is this how you manage your artists?"
Fang Jiong lazily raised an eyebrow: "Beautiful, good personality, talented and fun, developing in both film and variety shows, independent and reliable without causing trouble, pays proper taxes, doesn't sleep with those she shouldn't..."
He paused, looking at Su Huan meaningfully: "Hasn't slept with anyone inappropriate yet either. Aren't these exactly the kind of artists we all want? So what's wrong with Qiubai? Director Su?"
Su Huan was also choked up and couldn't speak. She couldn't exactly say it was because Shi Qiubai had taken her person away, could she?
Su Huan was angered into laughter, nodded and said "very good," then slammed the door and left.
She wanted to have Fang Jiong fire Shen Xiaoyu, but looking at the current situation, Fang Jiong wouldn't agree. Moreover, she could see that Shi Qiubai wasn't someone Fang Jiong could control.
Shen Xiaoyu and Shi Qiubai had already made contact. Even if she fired her, it wouldn't change the result of Shen Xiaoyu and Shi Qiubai living together.
Thinking this way, Su Huan picked up her phone and dialed her former assistant, now her studio partner Li Xiang.
"Hello, Sister Huan." Li Xiang's voice came from the phone, "What's wrong?"
"Help me check Shi Qiubai's schedule for the next three months."
Li Xiang acknowledged and quickly replied: "Sister Huan, Shi Qiubai's recent schedule includes film shooting and a children's variety show. The children's variety show comes first."
"Then contact the program team and tell them I'll also participate." A dark gleam flashed in Su Huan's eyes.
Li Xiang's voice immediately got stuck, and after a long pause, she reacted: "Sister Huan? You... you you you... you want to participate in this children's variety show?"
No wonder Li Xiang was so surprised. When Su Huan took a half-year break to have a child, there were all kinds of rumors outside. Under Qin Miao's pressure, Su Huan's career plummeted.
When Su Huan had recovered, a Weibo post about giving birth burst aggressively into netizens' view, becoming unstoppable.
But regarding her childbirth, there were various theories online, yet Su Huan had never let Nian'an appear in the public eye. Over the past few years, countless children's variety shows had been offered, all rejected.
Li Xiang had thought Su Huan would always protect Nian'an like this. Why did she suddenly agree to participate in a variety show?
Su Huan said lightly: "Arrange things as soon as possible."
"...Okay."
After hanging up, Su Huan clenched her phone tightly. As Shi Qiubai's assistant, Shen Xiaoyu would definitely participate in the show together. She wouldn't give Shi Qiubai any chance to be alone with Shen Xiaoyu.
It's just that Shen Xiaoyu's public reputation wasn't good to begin with. Even though six years had passed, comments hating her could still be seen online.
Moreover, the people at the research institute said that the reason for Shen Xiaoyu's memory loss hadn't been investigated yet, and she couldn't be stimulated, or no one knew what would happen.
Su Huan closed her eyes, suppressing her impatience, telling herself she could only take things slowly. Right now, the urgent matter was to find out who really left that chocolate.
Su Huan opened her computer and watched the home surveillance footage again, still finding no answers.
That piece of chocolate appeared as if out of thin air, eerily making one's scalp tingle.
Su Huan unconsciously thought of the system—equally elusive, with strange abilities. So could this be related to the system?
What would be its purpose in doing this?
Suddenly a ringtone interrupted Su Huan's thoughts.
She picked up her phone—it was Shen Nian'an's number. She hurriedly answered, hearing heart-rending screams from the other end.
"Mommy, Aunt Tang, Aunt Tang is being taken away."
Something seemed to have happened on Shen Nian'an's end. In the background was Tang Tang's shouting: "Nian'an, don't be afraid. I'm fine."
"Aunt Tang! Aunt Tang!" Shen Nian'an called out anxiously, shouting into the phone: "Mommy, come quickly! They're going to—give me back the phone!"
Su Huan's heart skipped a beat in fear. She stood up and walked quickly outside, but when she heard the voice from the phone, her steps suddenly stopped.
"Don't worry, it's me."
A woman's smiling voice came from the phone: "I heard Nian'an was hospitalized, so I came to see her. This little face is so pale, she looks so pitiful."
Hearing the voice, Su Huan's heart instantly turned completely cold.
It was Ning Yu.
In the background was Shen Nian'an's shouting: "Don't touch me! Bad person! Let go of Aunt Tang! Give me back Aunt Tang!"
The noise in the phone rose for a moment, then after a while, sounds came again. Shen Nian'an seemed to have her mouth covered, with only muffled whimpering sounds.
"Shh, shh, shh." The woman's voice was light and gentle, "Little friend needs to be good and can't shout loudly. Your Aunt Tang is my girlfriend. We had a fight, so she chose to run away from home. I came this trip to visit you and take her home by the way."
"Now you know, so can you be good?"
The whimpering sounds—Su Huan couldn't tell if they were from Shen Nian'an or Tang Tang.
"Little ungrateful thing, I even held you before." Ning Yu sighed slightly, "Now fighting with me over a white-eyed wolf, such a waste of my affection."
The whimpering grew louder, unable to speak and only able to vent anger this way.
Su Huan's hand on the door handle tightened slightly, but her worried emotions didn't leak out, her tone revealing no emotion.
"Director Ning, please give the phone to Nian'an. Let me talk to her."
Ning Yu made a thoughtful sound, seeming to consider.
Probably because Shen Nian'an was too troublesome, Ning Yu lost patience and directly returned the phone to Shen Nian'an.
"Mommy." Shen Nian'an's aggrieved sobbing came from the phone, "The bad person wants to take Aunt Tang away."
"Nian'an, you can't say that. You should call her Aunt Ning. She's Aunt Tang's girlfriend and won't hurt Aunt Tang. So don't be afraid, okay? Mommy will be there soon." Su Huan comforted Shen Nian'an's emotions while walking quickly toward the elevator.
She wasn't sure if Ning Yu was listening on the other end and didn't dare say too much, afraid Ning Yu might do something to Shen Nian'an.
Su Huan could only comfort Shen Nian'an, telling her not to cry and not to be afraid.
But Su Huan never expected that while Shen Nian'an was aggrieved, she was quite bold, shouting 'You can't take Aunt Tang away!' and then rushing forward.
Su Huan couldn't hear what happened next—the call was hung up.
Su Huan's expression changed slightly as she anxiously waited for the elevator to reach the parking garage, then quickly rushed out to drive away.
When she hurried to the hospital, she got the news that Shen Nian'an had been taken away ten minutes earlier.
The person who sent the message was Ning Yu. In the background of the voice message, Shen Nian'an's shouting could still be heard: "Bad person, you took me away, Mommy definitely won't let you off!"
"Huanhuan, your daughter really doesn't resemble you at all." Her voice sounded somewhat troubled, "The little girl is too enthusiastic, so I can only bring her to my house as a guest too."
"But don't worry, I'll take good care of your daughter. You can come pick her up in a few days."
Ning Yu's voice carried laughter: "That's settled then! Work hard and don't disappoint my expectations of you!"
Su Huan looked at the time the message was sent—exactly when she arrived at the hospital.
She quickly ran upstairs and asked the nurses, learning that Ning Yu had taken the person away ten minutes earlier.
Ning Yu did it deliberately, timing the message perfectly. Even if Su Huan wanted to do something, she now had no idea where Ning Yu had taken Shen Nian'an.
Su Huan saw the trembling nanny nearby, almost in tears.
"I'm sorry, Miss Su. That lady brought too many people."
Su Huan made an acknowledging sound, no longer looking at the messy room, turning to walk outside: "I know, Auntie. You go back first. I'll find a way to bring Nian'an back."
Seeing that her employer really didn't intend to scold her, the nanny responded several times, packed up her things, and left.
Su Huan came out of the hospital and stood by her car, listening to Ning Yu's message again, her suspended heart unable to settle.
From the conversations between Tang Tang and the system, in the original world's plot, Ning Yu would forcibly take Tang Tang, even going against Tang Tang's will by imprisoning her. Eventually, Tang Tang actually developed Stockholm syndrome in this twisted relationship and fell in love with Ning Yu.
The awakened Tang Tang had been trying to stay away from Ning Yu, even cooperating with her to try to break free from the system's control and completely escape the entanglement between her and Ning Yu under the plot's influence.
Now it seemed the original plot was indeed trying to correct itself, with Ning Yu entangling Tang Tang again.
Originally, she didn't want to interfere in their affairs, but now Ning Yu had not only taken Tang Tang away but also taken Nian'an.
What she feared more was: if the plot continued to develop, what impact would it have on Shen Xiaoyu?
What she feared most was that Shen Xiaoyu would leave again. She absolutely couldn't tolerate such a thing happening.
Su Huan rubbed her temples with a headache. Getting Nian'an back from Ning Yu wouldn't be simple. If she used the wrong approach, she might anger Ning Yu and bring trouble upon herself.
Given the current situation, Su Huan didn't want to confront Ning Yu directly. The other party had a protagonist's halo while she didn't.
A direct confrontation would only lead to her walking toward the original plot's ending. She didn't want that. Shen Xiaoyu had finally returned, and she didn't want to ruin everything.
But she couldn't keep Nian'an at Ning Yu's place forever...
She suddenly thought of something, a dark gleam flashing in her eyes.
Half an hour later, Su Huan appeared at Shi Qiubai's front door.
She rang the doorbell and sent a message to Fang Jiong while waiting for the door to open.
Su: Thanks.
Fang Jiong didn't reply.
Su Huan didn't mind, waiting for the door to open and meeting Shi Qiubai's eyes.
The smile on Shi Qiubai's face instantly disappeared as she closed the door behind her: "Sister, don't look. There's a dog outside."
Su Huan: ...
She remained expressionless and rang the doorbell again.
The ding-dong sound kept ringing.
It gave Shi Qiubai a headache as she angrily pounded the sofa: "How is this damn thing so persistent? But how did she get in?"
While wondering, her phone rang.
Shi Qiubai looked down to see a message from Fang Jiong. After reading the content, anger rose from her heart: "Damn! I knew it was that traitor Fang Jiong!"
She threw her phone aside and looked pitifully at Shen Xiaoyu, who was sitting nearby in a daze. She pounced over, hugging her shoulders and nuzzling against her while whining coquettishly: "Sister, Fang Jiong gave my address to Su Huan and helped her fool the security guards."
"I'll slaughter Fang Jiong sooner or later and sell him to the slaughterhouse!" She gritted her teeth hatefully, then continued acting spoiled on Shen Xiaoyu's shoulder.
Qiu Ye, wearing a mask and hat, sat in the corner of the sofa, her gaze falling intermittently on them, her pupils slightly dilated as if lost in thought.
Shen Xiaoyu looked at the person on her shoulder: "What else did Brother Fang say?"
Shi Qiubai was still angry and didn't want to look at Fang Jiong's message, directly giving the phone to Shen Xiaoyu.
Shen Xiaoyu glanced at it. Fang Jiong only said Su Huan was looking for her for something, but he didn't know what specifically.
She put the phone on the table and listened to the doorbell with inexplicable unease, murmuring: "Could something have happened to Nian'an?"
Su Huan already knew her attitude. Even if she wanted her to return, she would definitely wait a while for her emotions to calm down before talking. But now...
Shen Xiaoyu looked at the time—all told, it hadn't even been three hours. If it wasn't because something happened to Nian'an, she couldn't think of other reasons.
Thinking this, Shen Xiaoyu cursed herself for being useless, but her body honestly stood up and walked toward the entrance: "I'll go take a look."
Before Shi Qiubai could speak, she had already reached the door and opened it.
Su Huan outside didn't expect it to be her. The accusatory words reached her lips but she swallowed them back: "Xiaoyu!"
She grabbed Shen Xiaoyu's hand, took a deep breath, and concentrated on listening to the conversation between Shen Xiaoyu and the system: "Nian'an was taken away by Ning Yu."
Shen Xiaoyu's movement paused: "Ning Yu?"
That female protagonist? Why would she take Nian'an away?
[Because of the plot.]
The system suddenly appeared, its tone disdainful: [Without external interference, the plot will always get back on track. Ning Yu and Tang Tang are both female protagonists. Under the influence of the protagonist's halo, the two will gradually come together.]
[What does that have to do with Nian'an?]
Shen Xiaoyu didn't understand, glancing at Su Huan, still feeling suspicious: [She wouldn't be deliberately tricking me, would she? Using Shen Nian'an to lure me back?]
Su Huan's heart ached, her lips turning white from pressing them together, softly refuting: "I didn't."
Hearing the voice, Shen Xiaoyu remembered that Su Huan could hear her conversations with the system.
She frowned and asked directly: "Why would Ning Yu take Nian'an away?"
"Because Tang Tang was taking care of Nian'an." Su Huan said, "When Ning Yu took Tang Tang away, Nian'an tried to stop her, so she directly took Nian'an too."
That lunatic!
Shen Xiaoyu cursed in her heart but leaned against the door, crossing her arms: "Then call the police! What are you looking for me for? I can't bring Nian'an back."
Su Huan had wanted to suggest having Shi Qiubai negotiate with Ning Yu to bring Nian'an back, but hearing this unexpectedly, she was stunned.
"Call... call the police?"
Shen Xiaoyu nodded, turned to get her phone, and directly dialed the police.
[Host, in the CEO world, the police are invisible.] the system said.
[Bullshit!] Shen Xiaoyu's mental voice was deafening: [Everyone is equal before the law! Even protagonists can't be exceptions!]
Thinking this, she glared at Su Huan standing at the door, then said to the connected call: "Hello, I want to report a case. Someone has kidnapped a child!"
Su Huan at the door suddenly realized—yes, she could still call the police.
Listening to Shen Xiaoyu's words, she couldn't help but cover her forehead. It seemed she had been affected by the protagonist's halo and lost intelligence too.
An hour later, Shen Xiaoyu and the others appeared outside Ning Yu's villa.
The police walked in front, knocked on the Ning family's door, showed their police badges, and got straight to the point: "We received a report that you're suspected of kidnapping a child. Come with us for questioning."
Ning Yu upstairs heard the commotion and was immediately restrained when she came out. The room door was kicked open.
Inside was Tang Tang, bound to the bed, disheveled, with tears streaming down her face.
Shen Xiaoyu and Shi Qiubai behind them: So exciting!
Seeing this scene, the police officers' expressions changed, gripping Ning Yu's hands tighter.
Unexpectedly, this person was also a pervert!
Tang Tang looked up at them, a flash of humiliation in her eyes. Because her mouth was gagged, she could only struggle and whimper.
The female officer's expression changed immediately as she stepped forward to untie the ropes binding her, covering her exposed body with clothes after her torn garments.
"Thank you." Tang Tang said quietly, lowering her head and pulling at her clothes, her watery eyes filled with hatred.
The voices in her head were giving her a splitting headache, making her want to split open her skull and kill that thing.
Her breathing became more and more rapid, her hands gripping her clothes until her knuckles turned white.
[Please complete the current plot point: Abusive love bed scene!]
[Please complete the current plot point—! Plot deviation detected, main storyline paused, initiating repair program.]
[Plot repair program starting—]
Tang Tang's angry voice kept flashing: [Get lost! Get lost! What right do you have to control me? I'm a person, not a tool for you to advance the plot!]
Su Huan, standing at the back, listened to Tang Tang's conversation with the system, her eyes narrowing, coldness filling their depths.
The female officer thought she was afraid and seriously comforted Tang Tang: "Miss Tang, no matter what happened, you can tell us. The law will do you justice."
Tang Tang kept her head down, her disheveled long hair falling to cover her face, making her expression unreadable.
The restrained Ning Yu looked dazed, a flash of disbelief in her eyes. She quickly recovered and angrily said: "What are you doing? Let me go! This is illegal entry!"
"Don't move! We received a report that you're suspected of kidnapping a child..." The male officer speaking glanced at Su Huan, "kidnapping women. This is a search warrant. Come with us."
Ning Yu looked up at the paper in his hand, smirking: "Fine, I'll come with you, but you better think clearly—once I go in today, it won't be so simple to let me out!"
Such arrogant words increased everyone's anger.
At this moment, Su Huan heard the voice again.
[System, I won't be manipulated by you—]
Tang Tang's voice stopped abruptly. At the same time, her cowering body imperceptibly relaxed.
As an electronic voice sounded, her tense emotions had completely calmed down.
[Plot repair program startup complete.]
[Detecting host emotions, adjusting to automatic mode. Repair system taking over host body to continue plot repair.]
[Automatic program adjusted, plot repair in progress—]
As the voice disappeared, 'Tang Tang' slowly raised her head to look at the female officer. Her eyes were calm and flat, like a stagnant pool without any ripples.
The next second, under everyone's gaze, 'Tang Tang' slowly revealed a smile, just like in front of cameras—gentle, quiet, and beautiful like a fairy from the ninth heaven.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine. As for the kidnapping you mentioned, it's all a misunderstanding."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, looking at her in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Ning Yu had already done that to her, yet she still said it was all a misunderstanding?
Could this 'Tang Tang' be a masochist?
Shen Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at 'Tang Tang' in shock. For some reason, she felt the current 'Tang Tang' was like a puppet—beautiful but soulless, with invisible strings controlling her behavior.
Shen Xiaoyu called out to the system in her mind, trying to get answers from the strategy system.
But the system pleaded ignorance: [Detection complete, no abnormalities found.]
She was very confused: [But the female protagonist's state looks very wrong. Are you sure there's no abnormality? Damn system, did you upgrade your brain wrong? Such an obvious problem!]
[Host! Please show me some respect! I've already checked, the female protagonist really has no problems.]
After being serious, the system said: [Maybe it's her personality? Anyway, these things aren't important! What's important is, leave quickly! Or Su Huan will discover us!]
Su Huan was nearby, listening to the conversation, her eyes looking toward Shen Xiaoyu.
This was Shen Xiaoyu's system speaking. Since Shen Xiaoyu returned, due to the signal blocker, she hadn't heard the system appear again.
Listening now, the strategy system seemed unaware of the correction system's existence.
Was it really unaware, or was it pretending?
Without more information, she couldn't judge.
Shen Xiaoyu sighed inwardly and looked up, unexpectedly meeting 'Tang Tang's' emotionless gaze.
Her heart skipped a beat, as if being watched by something, a chill running up her back.
She seemed to be looking at her, yet not looking at her. Her dark eyes showed no reflection, pupils dilated and unfocused, appearing to be daydreaming, but Shen Xiaoyu had an inexplicable intuition that she was looking at her.
Or rather, the puppet master was 'borrowing' 'Tang Tang's' eyes to look at her.
[Plot repair program in progress—]
[Bug detected! Warning! Bug detected!]
Hearing the system's alarm, Su Huan's expression suddenly tightened. She took three steps forward and grabbed Shen Xiaoyu's arm, shielding her behind herself.
Shen Xiaoyu was startled by her sudden movement, stepping back two paces. Shi Qiubai caught her to steady her. She looked at Su Huan's back, somewhat baffled.
What was wrong with this person?
Shen Xiaoyu moved aside two steps, distancing herself from her.
Su Huan didn't know what the person behind her was doing, staring steadily into 'Tang Tang's' eyes. She saw blue data streams flash through her eyes, her heart tightening with unease.
Had she been discovered? Or had Shen Xiaoyu been discovered?
What would this system do? Eliminate them?
Su Huan stared deadly at 'Tang Tang', holding her breath to listen to the system's electronic voice.
[Bug repair program starting—program startup failed—program restarting—program startup failed—]
[Plot correction program starting—plot correction in progress—]
Hearing this, Su Huan finally relaxed, though her suspended heart hadn't fully settled.
The system repair program was still continuing. 'Tang Tang' spoke: "Ning Yu didn't kidnap me. I willingly went with her. And the child next door also willingly came with me."
Her voice was light, her tone flat without emotion: "This is all a misunderstanding. Can you please release Ning Yu?"
The female officer frowned even more: "But according to the clues we have, when Ning Yu took you from the hospital, your condition at the time didn't seem willing."
'Tang Tang' clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, smiling warmly as she slowly uttered four words: "Just foreplay. Is there a problem?"
The female officer's expression instantly cracked.
Is there a problem???
What problem could there be?
Personal preferences—even police couldn't criticize them. But then again—
"Regardless, it can't affect social order. Come with us." The female officer's expression completely disappeared, her tone cold.
'Tang Tang' nodded and stood up, but the next second her legs went weak and she collapsed back onto the bed.
"Sorry, my body has no strength. It seems the drug effects are starting to kick in." She frowned, struggling to stand up, then fell into the female officer's arms due to her weak legs.
Hearing it was drugs, the female officer's expression changed drastically. She waved for someone nearby to help escort 'Tang Tang' out to the hospital.
But before they could touch 'Tang Tang', Ning Yu's eyes showed a fierce, sinister look as she suddenly went crazy.
"Get away! I'll see who dares touch her!"
Everyone was startled by her voice, their expressions dazed.
'Tang Tang' stepped aside, saying somewhat apologetically: "Sorry, I don't like people touching me. My girlfriend won't be happy."
The female officer's expression was indescribable: ...Crazy woman.
'Tang Tang' looked up at Shen Xiaoyu standing at the door, her mouth corners pressing down slightly, her expression somewhat strange, but her voice very gentle: "Miss, could you help me?"
Shen Xiaoyu met her gaze, her deep dark pupils like an invisible black night, seeming to want to suck her in.
Su Huan immediately stepped forward, blocking her path: "Sorry, we don't have time." She turned to Shen Xiaoyu: "Let's go find An'an first."
Shen Xiaoyu nodded. The two began searching for Shen Nian'an, and after searching over a dozen rooms, they finally found Shen Nian'an crouched in a corner.
Hearing the sound, Shen Nian'an looked up. Her red eyes met Shen Xiaoyu's worried gaze, and aggrieved tears immediately burst forth as she stood up and threw herself into Shen Xiaoyu's arms.
The little person in her arms fearfully hugged her neck tightly, crying silently, wordlessly expressing her fear and grievance.
Shen Xiaoyu heartbrokenly held Shen Nian'an tight, soothingly patting her back, softly coaxing: "It's okay, it's okay. We're leaving now."
Su Huan and Shen Xiaoyu brought the child out. Shi Qiubai immediately came forward to stand beside Shen Xiaoyu.
Shi Qiubai looked at Ning Yu earnestly: "Director Ning, the law is the bottom line. Even if you like to play..." She glanced at Su Huan in the room, who was as calm as if she wasn't the person involved, meaningfully continuing, "you should consider the impact and not corrupt the future flowers of our motherland, right? Look how scared our Nian'an is, crying so heartbreakingly."
As Shi Qiubai spoke, she reached out to pinch Shen Nian'an's hand but was dodged by the little girl, like a cat refusing to have its paws held.
She seemed interested and tried several times to grab the paws. Shen Nian'an got angry, raising her tearful eyes to glare at her.
Worried about really angering her, Shi Qiubai awkwardly withdrew her hand but stubbornly squeezed between the two, refusing to give Su Huan any chance to approach Sister.
Su Huan wasn't in the mood to compete for jealousy with her right now, only vigilantly watching Tang Tang, trying to hear more information.
Looking up at 'Tang Tang' being helped out by the female officer, their eyes met.
'Tang Tang's' black pupils were like a spread net, firmly locking Su Huan in and dragging her back into that darkness.
Su Huan quietly looked at the darkness, where desperate screams seemed to echo from the depths—someone calling for help, but unfortunately no one else could hear the rescue calls except her.
That was the suppressed Tang Tang.
Su Huan blinked, the darkness disappeared. 'Tang Tang' looked away and slowly walked downstairs leaning on the female officer.
The restrained Ning Yu also walked down calmly, as if this trip wasn't to the police station but to some high-end banquet hall, and she was an invited guest.
Su Huan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, suppressed her wildly beating heart, and turned to comfort her daughter nearby.
"Mommy! Hug!"
Su Huan took Shen Nian'an into her arms, patting her back while looking at Shen Xiaoyu.
"Thank you," she said softly.
Shen Xiaoyu waved her hand, not wanting to stay with Su Huan longer, only saying: "You take Nian'an back. We're leaving too."
Hearing she was leaving, Shen Nian'an immediately looked at her: "Don't go."
She looked pitiful, struggling down from Su Huan's arms and grabbing Shen Xiaoyu's hand, pleading: "Don't go."
Her eyes were red and swollen, tears quickly welling up, looking so pitiful it broke one's heart.
Shi Qiubai made a sympathetic sound, crouching down with tissues to wipe the tears from her face.
Shen Nian'an dodged left and right, refusing to let her touch, pitifully grabbing Shen Xiaoyu and burying her face in her palm: "Can you not leave? I'll be good and won't make you angry."
No matter how mature Shen Nian'an appeared, she was still just a child, and children's thoughts were always simple. Mama was leaving definitely because she wasn't good enough, wasn't obedient enough.
At kindergarten, teachers taught them this way—only well-behaved, obedient children could get little red flowers and be liked by teachers and classmates.
And she was the child nobody liked at kindergarten. Other children didn't like playing with her, and teachers weren't as gentle with her as with others.
But Shen Nian'an didn't care about any of that, as long as Mama and Mommy would like her.
She stubbornly gripped Shen Xiaoyu's hand, not allowing her to take a single step away.
Shen Xiaoyu felt heartbroken watching this. She crouched down and took the tissue Shi Qiubai handed her to wipe the tears from her face, wanting to explain that her leaving had nothing to do with her.
But this was too complex for a small child. Shen Xiaoyu thought about it and asked: "Then would Nian'an like to come live with me for a few days?"
She didn't want to go back, so she could only have Shen Nian'an come with her.
Shen Nian'an hiccupped from crying, not expecting this option. But she had never stayed overnight anywhere else before.
She turned to look pleadingly at Su Huan: "Can... can I?"
Su Huan nodded: "Yes."
"Thank you, Mommy!" Shen Nian'an broke into a smile through her tears, throwing herself into Shen Xiaoyu's arms.
Su Huan watched and smiled. She felt sorry for her daughter, and she also hoped her daughter could spend more time with Shen Xiaoyu. After all, in the future...
Su Huan didn't continue that thought, saying instead: "I'll have someone send Nian'an's things over later."
Shen Xiaoyu nodded. After Shen Nian'an said goodbye to Su Huan, she carried the little girl to the car.
Shi Qiubai patted Su Huan's shoulder with a big smile: "Don't worry, we'll definitely take good care of Nian'an."
Su Huan coldly glanced at her and brushed off her hand. Shi Qiubai didn't mind and turned to get in the car.
Su Huan stood behind watching them leave.
After everyone was gone, Su Huan finally let her suspended heart completely settle. She leaned against the car looking at Ning Yu's house, her gaze somewhat distant.
This was her first time seeing Tang Tang being controlled by the system, and her first time witnessing this system's terrifying abilities.
For the first time, she deeply realized how easily a living person could become a puppet of the system.
No wonder Tang Tang would resist so fiercely, even proposing cooperation with her.
Su Huan suddenly felt afraid. Did Shen Xiaoyu's system have this ability too?
Would she also be controlled by the system like a marionette?
No, she absolutely couldn't tolerate such a thing happening. Just thinking of Shen Xiaoyu being treated so cruelly made her heart ache almost to death.
There must be a way to solve all this. There must be.
Su Huan comforted herself with trembling heart.
But she couldn't help thinking despairingly—even if there really was no solution, this time she would die together with Shen Xiaoyu.
No one could take Shen Xiaoyu away from her side again.