Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 493 - 358. Actually, I have always been envying you all (2 updates 1).
A sleepless night, and at daybreak the next day, Huangfu Huazhang got up to get dressed.
It’s no surprise that in the mirror, he saw a circle of blue under his pale face.
He frowned, considering using some makeup to cover it up. But he also knew that cosmetics could not escape Tang Yanqing’s eyes, it would be just a futile attempt, so he gave up.
He chose a suit and shirt himself, played classical music, and steadily helped himself with his tie and cufflinks.
There was still an hour before Jieyou usually got up, but he couldn’t help but enter her room.
Jieyou was sleeping soundly, holding a scarf between her fingers.
It was Shi Nian’s.
The scarf carried Shi Nian’s scent, which made Jieyou sleep very peacefully.
Huangfu Huazhang sat quietly by the bed, unmoving, silently gazing at his daughter’s sleeping face.
At this moment, the morning light was slightly rippling, and all was silent. His eyes had no worldly worries, only his little daughter in deep sleep. She slept sweetly, undisturbed; yet in fact, she still had tiny, delicate expressions on her face, each of which was a lasting scene in his eyes, making him unwilling to look away.
In fact, thinking about it, everything he once had couldn’t compare to this silent companionship now.
He even thought about wanting to trade everything he currently had for the present moment. He wanted to ask Tang Yanqing, or all those law enforcers, if they could make such a transaction?
But he also knew, it couldn’t be done. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
From the perspective of the law, even if he gave up everything he currently owned, he couldn’t erase the things he had done. So at this moment, for him, freedom was an invaluable luxury. And only freedom could allow him to stay by his daughter’s side, continuing to accompany her like this, even if it’s just watching her eyelashes flutter in her dream or her little mouth smile.
Time flowed silently and unnoticed, and half an hour had passed.
Little Jieyou lived a very regular life, and now she was vaguely starting to wake up.
He, however, stood up, not waiting for Jieyou to wake up, but instead quietly opened the door and walked towards the quiet hallway.
The servant waiting at the door was stunned. Stepping forward wanting to ask: Wouldn’t sir wait for the little miss to wake up personally?
Huangfu Huazhang put a finger to his lips, "Shh..."
The servant dared not speak, only staring blankly, watching sir walk alone towards the end of the hallway.
The corridor was so long, and although the morning sun was glimmering, sir’s back looked so lonely.
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Huangfu Huazhang reached the door, and both Xia Zuo and Senmu were surprised.
Clearly, it was still earlier than the little miss’s waking time, so early.
But sir calmly smoothed his sleeves and instructed, "Prepare the car."
Xia Zuo couldn’t help but step forward and say, "It’s too early, the police station isn’t even open yet."
Huangfu Huazhang only nodded slightly, "Go on."
Xia Zuo had to go prepare the car, and Huangfu Huazhang turned back to look at Senmu, "Half an hour later, Miss will come. You’ll take Miss upstairs to accompany the little miss. Let Miss decide on the clothes by herself. Whatever she wants to bring, let her bring it, and don’t force anything she doesn’t want to bring."
Senmu took a deep breath and bowed in acceptance.
Huangfu Huazhang got into the car, Xia Zuo looked back, "Is it straight to the police station?"
Huangfu Huazhang shook his head, "To Kangchuan University. It’s been some days since I last went, I don’t know when I’ll go next."
Xia Zuo’s heart trembled, but he instructed the driver to drive.
The car entered Kangchuan University, just in time for students’ breakfast. On campus, only the cafeteria and dormitory area were bustling; the library area was quiet and empty.
This early, there was almost no one in the library.
Huangfu Huazhang walked through the ancient halls, arriving at the seat where Shi Nian once sat, and sat down.
He leaned on his cane, raising his eyes to look at the century-old library dome, at the golden morning sun falling through the skylight.
Light gold, gentle warmth.
Just as that day, when he changed into a simple shirt and work pants, then looked down to see the sunlight glinting off her hair.
In his life, there weren’t many memories of warmth and softness, but it seemed every one of them was related to her. Perhaps that moment, that scene, to her and the other university students, was bland and unremarkable, yet it was his last bit of reluctance.
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This century-old university, this century-old library.
He leaned on his cane, watching the students who had finished breakfast walk in early to find a comfortable seat and begin their morning study.
Looking at such diligent students, he smiled.
As the owner of this place, even though he had once perused the extensive collection of the library, he had never actually set foot in it himself.
Or rather, throughout his life, even though he possessed much, he never really had the chance to live as any ordinary college student would, enjoying such ordinary campus life.
So from the perspective of others, they might be filled with awe and curiosity towards this mysterious chairman, but what they don’t know is that he is equally full of envy towards them.
More and more students came, and time subtly flew by.
Xia Zuo’s gaze came upon him.
He knew it was time to leave.
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He walked out of the library, passing by the students who had arrived earlier.
Although he had long been exposed to the media, no longer as mysterious as before, the students probably didn’t expect the chairman to appear in the library so early, so they didn’t pay much attention and just brushed past him simply.
Huangfu Huazhang had no regrets; instead, he smiled faintly.
Actually, what he wanted was not that lofty mystery. He also wanted, like any ordinary person, to walk freely in the sunlight, live amidst the crowd, without being stared at, nor looked down upon.
Just like this moment, it was very good.
He got into the car and only asked, "Did Jieyou cry when she woke up and didn’t see me?"
Xia Zuo had already quietly made a call to ask, so he answered calmly, "We had just left when Miss arrived, 20 minutes earlier than expected. So when little Miss woke up, Miss was already waiting by the bed."
"Little Miss didn’t see you when she woke up, although she looked for you, since Miss was there, she didn’t insist much. Now she’s happily dressed up, sitting nicely at the dining table waiting for breakfast. The breakfast was porridge cooked personally by Miss..."
Though such ordinary words, Xia Zuo almost spoke with tears.
But the gentleman always smiled quietly, turning his head away, looking at the world outside the window, gradually becoming brighter.
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Huangfu Huazhang accompanied lawyer Liu Qingtian, entering the police station together.
It was still early, with police officers gradually coming in, yet Tang Yanqing was already sitting in formal attire by his desk.
Walking down the hallway, seeing Tang Yanqing in this state through the glass partition, Huangfu Huazhang nodded slightly.
Xia Zuo followed beside, sighing softly in his heart.
Last night Shi Nian left with Tang Yanqing, so if Tang Yanqing spent the whole night, he wouldn’t be sitting in the police station so early, nor showing such a professional and cautious attitude.
Tang Yanqing’s current state silently exhibited his respect for the gentleman.
After exchanging a few words, the two entered the interrogation room.
Tang Yanqing sat down, his gaze calm, "Mr. Huangfu, go ahead."
At this moment, he did not jokingly call him "Cousin" or "Mr. Ford".
Huangfu Huazhang nodded and smiled slightly, "Duan Shengxuan is innocent. He is my private doctor; his coming to M Country and entering Deep Valley was all arranged by me. Don’t make things difficult for him."
Tang Yanqing nodded, "Mr. Huangfu, rest assured about that. Doctor Duan has a benevolent heart and skill, and he has been very cooperative with our police work. I also believe he wouldn’t use his medical skills to harm people."
Huangfu Huazhang raised his eyebrows, "The prescriptions he wrote back then were all at my request. He only prescribed according to my description; he thought the medicine was to save people, but didn’t expect I used it for another purpose."
Today Huangfu Huazhang was frank and open. Liu Qingtian frowned, reaching out to hold Huangfu Huazhang’s arm, "Huangfu, be careful with your words."
From a lawyer’s perspective, he knows best which testimony benefits his client and which does not. Huangfu Huazhang looked back and nodded, "I understand. But on this matter, I no longer wish to conceal."
Liu Qingtian could only sigh and let go.
Huangfu Huazhang raised his eyes to Tang Yanqing, "Back then, I never intended to hurt Rosa."
Tang Yanqing nodded earnestly, "I believe you."
Huangfu Huazhang shook his head sadly, "...But later, the old man discovered Rosa and made a request to me. At that time, I had just arrived in M Country, isolated and helpless in the Ford family. I know saying this is selfish, but I had no choice back then."
"All I could do was to minimize the harm that incident caused Rosa. I tried to make Rosa sleep deeply, wanting her to be unaware of it all; afterward, I erased Rosa’s memory, trying to completely remove that year’s experience."
Guilt flashed in his blue eyes, "Ultimately, that old man didn’t do anything concrete, so I thought if the memory could also be erased, then for Rosa, it might be as if nothing ever happened. Then I sent Rosa home."
At this point, Huangfu Huazhang paused. Tang Yanqing also lifted his head.
The critical point had been reached.
