Chapter 150: The Growth of a Girl

Ye Xuan ignored Long Hanjie and instead embraced Su Mengli, saying, “Don’t worry Mengli, with me by your side, you don’t have to fear any monsters or demons!”

Su Mengli nodded vigorously and replied, “I understand.”

At that moment, Long Hanjie interjected, “Wait, Mengli, don’t you think there’s something wrong with what Ye Xuan said earlier? Your mother’s death might really be related to him. Don’t you want to investigate?”

Long Hanjie was a perceptive person, and his words were not meant to be hostile towards Ye Xuan. It was just that Ye Xuan’s statement made him doubt Ye Xuan’s character, prompting him to speak up.

Su Mengli looked at Long Hanjie and calmly said, “Even if it is related, so what? I don’t care.”

Long Hanjie was shocked by Su Mengli’s response. He gazed at Ye Xuan and Su Mengli, unable to calm his thoughts for a long time.

Soon after, he swiftly left the hotel and headed straight to his courtyard. He knew he had to thoroughly investigate the matter concerning Su Mengli’s mother.

If their parents’ deaths were indeed linked to Ye Xuan, and if Su Mengli was aware of it, then the situation would be extremely serious.

Whether it was Ye Xuan or Su Mengli, both were talented individuals of the same caliber. Such talents were the future pillars of the country and held significant importance.

If such pillars of the country had serious moral issues, it would be a major concern. In the future, this young couple could potentially not only save the world but also destroy it.

Therefore, Long Hanjie immediately sought the help of his father-in-law’s group to investigate the details about Su Mengli’s parents.

Soon enough, information regarding Su Mengli’s parents was compiled and presented to Long Hanjie.

Before their divorce, Su Mengli’s parents had treated her fairly well, fulfilling their responsibilities as foster parents.

After the divorce, they seemed to believe that since they had raised Su Mengli to adulthood, they had spent a considerable amount of time and money on her, and it was time for her to repay them.

However, in their eagerness for profit, they did not hesitate to push their daughter into a dangerous situation.

At that moment, Ye Xuan provided the greatest help to Su Mengli by paying four million to buy out the twenty years of nurturing from her parents.

Subsequently, Su Mengli’s talent was discovered, and she went to the Magic City University. It was believed that this couple would no longer cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, they still wanted to entangle Su Mengli and gain benefits from her.

Later, Lin Xu, who had a bad temper, arranged for Zhou Qiang to deal with this couple.

In retrospect, their deaths were indeed somewhat related to Ye Xuan. Without the four million, no one would have dared to harm them, despite their excessive demands based on their twenty years of nurturing Su Mengli.

It was precisely because of this four million that Lin Xu had no reservations and directly dealt with them.

After witnessing everything, Long Hanjie breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Su Mengli’s attitude towards her parents’ death was due to this reason!

Understanding the whole story, Long Hanjie decided that when he had the chance, he would apologize to the couple for his misunderstanding.

That night, Ye Xuan continued to accompany Su Mengli, sleeping in her room.

At ten o’clock that night, the familiar knocking sound resounded once again, three times as before.

Ye Xuan and Su Mengli immediately got up. Ye Xuan strode to the door and opened it.

Upon seeing who was standing at the door, Ye Xuan’s expression changed. It was Su Guodong!

Su Guodong had drowned while driving, and his current appearance was pale and slightly swollen, resembling his postmortem state.

Ye Xuan grabbed his shoulder and coldly said, “You’re already dead, can’t you rest in peace? What do you want with Mengli?”

Whether Su Guodong was alive or dead, Ye Xuan showed no fear.

At that moment, Su Guodong also spoke, his voice hoarse, “Come… with me.”

After speaking, Su Guodong attempted to leave, but Ye Xuan held onto his shoulder. He wanted to leave but couldn’t.

Ye Xuan then turned to Su Mengli and said, “Mengli, stay in the room. I’ll go with him to see what he’s up to!”

However, Su Mengli replied, “I’ll go.”

Ye Xuan was taken aback, “You’re going?”

Su Mengli explained, “Their target is me, they’re here for their daughter. Your presence might not be effective.”

Although Ye Xuan was worried, Su Mengli continued, “I was scared before, but now I’m not. At most, it’s just a corpse, nothing to fear. Besides, I have you.”

Su Mengli said as she touched the phoenix pendant around her neck.

Understanding her meaning, Ye Xuan realized that even in danger, the pendant could help her escape and ensure her safety.

Moreover, since the target was Su Mengli, she had to go to uncover the truth. To lure out the enemy, Su Mengli had to go herself. Therefore, to prevent future troubles and completely clarify the situation, Su Mengli had to go.

Ye Xuan naturally respected Su Mengli’s decision. Although he wanted to protect her, he never saw her as weak and helpless.

As the Red Lotus Empress, she needed time to grow.

From the panic she displayed when encountering Zhang Xiulan yesterday to her calm demeanor upon seeing Su Guodong today, even preparing to act as bait and delve into the lion’s den, Su Mengli had shown significant growth.

Therefore, Ye Xuan released Su Guodong’s shoulder and took a few steps back.

Subsequently, Su Mengli stepped forward, looked at Su Guodong, and said, “You want me to go with you? Fine, let’s go!”

Su Guodong’s face remained expressionless as he walked forward step by step, with Su Mengli following closely behind.

After leaving the hotel, they hadn’t walked far when they saw a black Mercedes parked with its doors open.

Su Guodong got into the car and sat in the passenger seat, while Su Mengli sat in the back.

Once inside the car, flames of the Flame Red Lotus appeared around Su Mengli’s body, protecting her without causing harm to anything inside the vehicle.

If there were toxins in the car or if someone tried to harm her suddenly, the Flame Red Lotus would react immediately to protect her.

With her hand seemingly resting on her chest to calm her emotions, Su Mengli was actually touching the phoenix pendant. In case of irresistible danger, she could teleport away to ensure her safety.

Since the target was Su Mengli, she had to go to uncover the truth. Therefore, to prevent future troubles and completely clarify the situation, Su Mengli had to go.

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