Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

Chapter 925 - 663: How Much Do You Know About Zhuge Ming?

Bai Sixian went to get the wine glasses.Soon, those who weren’t driving each poured a glass; Yin Shixiu, due to his injuries, couldn’t drink alcohol, so Su Xiaomeng poured him some lemon water instead.

Shuangshuang saw her mother pouring wine for everyone and eagerly handed her own cartoon cup over.

"Shuang’er wants to drink wine too?"

"I do!"

Shuangshuang nodded, giggling, and somehow she had learned to say, "Cheers!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone was amused by this naturally warm and lively little girl.

The meal, enveloped in various emotions, lasted over two hours.

Once everyone finally accepted the reality of Yin Shixiu’s return, they began to feel slightly hungry. Bai Sixian and Xiaomeng reheated the dishes that had gone cold.

The Yin Family elders stayed in the guest room that night and didn’t go back, while the others gradually left Xiaomeng’s home.

That night was destined to be a sleepless one.

Even the siblings, truly exhausted, didn’t sleep well.

Yin Shixiu’s return, while reassuring, also brought anxiety; it all felt like a dream.

When the news of Yin Shixiu’s death reached home, they could only hope it was a nightmare, wishing to wake and find him standing before them, safe and sound.

Now that Yin Shixiu was back, they feared that when they closed their eyes again, he might disappear once more...

Su Xiaomeng helped Yin Shixiu wash up and then asked her father to lift him onto the bed, while she tended to the siblings’ bedtime routine.

Yin Shixiu’s frame seemed to have been almost halved; Su Chengji found it almost effortless to carry him to the bed...

When the two men were alone in the room, the atmosphere was slightly awkward; Su Chengji had many things he wanted to say to Yin Shixiu, but at that moment, he couldn’t utter a word.

Instead, Yin Shixiu spoke first,

"Dad, is the injury on your body getting better?"

"Huh? Oh, much better, much better! Look, I can jump and hop around, absolutely fine!"

Yin Shixiu smiled,

"Dad, I’m sorry for making you worry."

This sentence brought tears to Su Chengji’s eyes. Sitting by the bed looking at Yin Shixiu, for a long while, he patted Yin Shixiu’s shoulder,

"Xiao Yin... I’m just a rural man... and don’t really understand any profound truths..."

"Don’t say that; in my eyes, you’re a wise man."

Yin Shixiu’s words were not flattery; he truly thought so.

He also believed that Su Xiaomeng’s excellence had much to do with Su Chengji’s genes.

"No, no..."

"Dad, I know what you want to say. Xiaomeng told me when she went to London... You feel guilty; perhaps you’ve never had such an unsettled sleep in your entire life as these past few months."

Su Chengji sighed.

"I haven’t accomplished much in life. If I did achieve anything, it was marrying a good wife... I’m already old, but you’re still young. You’re crucial to Xiaomeng, to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang..."

"It’s not good to compare like this..."

"Alright, Xiao Yin, no more talking."

Su Chengji looked at him,

"The mountain on my heart moved away the moment you returned, but if you hadn’t, I would never have been at peace."

"..."

"Don’t think too much, things are right as they are... the botanical garden you gifted me is almost finished. Soon, I’ll show you my achievements with plants and flowers."

Su Chengji said this, raising his eyebrows, looking quite pleased.

Yin Shixiu nodded,

"Alright."

Su Chengji’s hand rested on his shoulder...

"Do you... have something else to say?"

Yin Shixiu could sense more unsaid words in Su Chengji’s eyes.

At this, tears suddenly welled up in Su Chengji’s reddened eyes...

"What is it?"

"Shixiu..."

"Mm?"

Su Chengji’s emotions suddenly got out of control, which made Yin Shixiu a bit flustered....

"Meng Meng, she... she really... truly loves you..."

Yin Shixiu almost laughed at what he was going to say, curving his lips,

"I know that, I’ve always known."

Su Chengji shook his head, wiped his tears with his hand, "No, you don’t know..."

Yin Shixiu’s smile turned a bit stiff, instinctively knowing there was something he really didn’t know.

"Dad... during the time I was gone, Xiaomeng she..."

Su Chengji sniffled,

"During the time you were gone, she was incredibly strong. Yin Group was something you built from the ground up, so no matter how hard or tiring, she didn’t let it fall."

"Mm."

Yin Shixiu nodded. He knew all of this.

"Meng Meng... she made you a part of herself... upon hearing of your death, overnight, her hair turned white! Sob..."