Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 498 - 362. I always believe that you will push open that window yourself (3 updates, 3).
When the child is awake, the three of them seem like a family; but once the child is asleep, he and she ultimately have to part ways.
Shi Nian lowered his head: "Sir, although I also love Jieyou, I never wanted to take her away from you. This is Jieyou’s home, you are Jieyou’s daddy, and she will be happier staying here, staying by your side."
She could never forget that period when she first came to M Country. Although Xiang Yuan’s house was also very beautiful, it was ultimately unfamiliar, not her own home. And this feeling might be even stronger for a child. Letting Jieyou stay in a familiar environment might provide her with a more secure sense of safety than any deliberate so-called protection.
"Is that so?" he took a deep breath. "But Tang Yanqing is also very good to her. If in the future... maybe you hope Tang Yanqing becomes her daddy."
"How could that be?" Shi Nian shook his head: "Sir will always be Jieyou’s daddy, an irreplaceable one. Although I trust Mr. Tang will also love Jieyou very much, neither I nor he will ever deliberately try to replace your position in Jieyou’s heart."
Huangfu Huazhang lowered his head, that feeling of fullness in his heart again.
"...Actually, regarding that day at the police station, don’t you want to ask me?"
Shi Nian thought about it: "Although I really want to know what you think, I respect your decision. If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you."
Huangfu Huazhang averted his gaze, his heart surging even more.
Shi Nian then lowered his gaze to look at Jieyou’s sleeping face, speaking softly: "Actually, having such an adorable child like Jieyou, who would be willing to leave her, right? So I think you were not deliberately avoiding the crime, you just... don’t want to go too long without seeing Jieyou."
Once you plead guilty, the sentencing in court would not be entirely in your hands. If the murder charge is upheld, the possibility might be death. Even if not death, there would be a significant amount of prison time. As a father, how could he bear to miss so many moments of his daughter’s growth?
Huangfu Huazhang raised his eyes: "I thought you would blame me, be disappointed in me. Tang Yanqing specifically mentioned Sean’s case, mentioned that blood handprint, saying I was declaring love for you—it’s a pity, I did not admit it."
Shi Nian smiled a little: "But I still understand your feelings. Because in your heart, there is not only me but also Jieyou."
And at this moment, she was no longer his; all he could still have was Jieyou. Jieyou’s existence could be the force that ultimately brings him back to the light, but at the very beginning, it might also make his heart hesitant.
Shi Nian stood up: "Sir, I’ll be leaving now."
Huangfu Huazhang also stood up. Because of his leg, his movements were a bit slow. Shi Nian couldn’t help but glance at his leg.
Because of his nature, he always kept things to himself. So even though Shi Nian knew his leg had polio sequelae, she couldn’t really understand its current state. She only knew that he had once, in Huatai Hall, when she was hurt by Lu Zhao, kicked open the door without hesitation to save her; and now, even standing up was slightly delayed.
Shi Nian quickly moved forward to assist him.
He smiled, but looked out the window: "I think Tang Yanqing is right downstairs, isn’t he?"
Although he hadn’t directly driven the police car downstairs, Huangfu Huazhang knew he wouldn’t just let Shi Nian come alone.
Shi Nian’s cheeks blushed slightly: "Yes."
"Then you should go." Huangfu Huazhang put away his smile, withdrawing his hand from her palm.
Shi Nian’s heart also trembled, but she still forced a smile: "Sir, please stay."
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Shi Nian drove her own car, so Tang Yanqing could only follow behind her in the police car.
The two of them talked through Bluetooth headsets, this near yet distant companionship felt quite mystical.
Perhaps it was this kind of near but distant distance that allowed Shi Nian to think more clearly, to express her thoughts to Tang Yanqing more objectively.
"I have a gut feeling: the case of Tong’s wife wasn’t his doing."
Tang Yanqing wasn’t surprised: "Is it because of Jieyou’s existence?"
Shi Nian glanced in the rearview mirror, slowly nodding: "Yes. He loves Jieyou, he completely unmasks himself in front of her. Such a person makes me unable to believe he would do those things to harm girls."
"But this logic isn’t meticulous," Tang Yanqing reminded: "Many serial killers in real life are good husbands, good fathers, but they also kill innocent victims like wives and children."
"I know." Shi Nian cautiously said: "What I just said included personal emotional elements, I admit. But my reasoning isn’t only about Jieyou. There’s also Xia Zuo, Lu Zhao, Spicy Girl... They were orphans too, talents recruited from Huangfu’s Orphanage and carefully nurtured, now part of his team."
"Although we see these people in their respective roles, if we trace back their past, they were just orphans from orphanages. If not for meeting Huangfu, their lives might have scattered into dust. So I think this reflects Huangfu’s attitude towards orphans—he’s searching for talent, yet it’s as if he’s looking for a lost part of himself, cultivating them with the abilities he later acquired. And this attitude and practice are fundamentally contrary to Tong’s wife’s business."
"Can you imagine him simultaneously seeking out and cultivating orphans while doing harmful things to little girls? These two things are contradictory."
"But you must understand, having grown up in a long-term oppressive environment, his mental state might have undergone some fracturing. As we often say in reasoning: a person’s logic may appear insane to another. What seems impossible from our perspective may be quite possible to him."
Shi Nian nodded: "I understand. But it’s just a gut feeling. I think among the clues we have now, perhaps there’s a thread connected incorrectly."
Tang Yanqing inexplicably felt a bit agitated, couldn’t help but light a cigarette, softly laughed: "What, you’re believing he’s a good person again?"
Shi Nian was taken aback for a moment, then turned on her signal lights, indicating for the car behind to pull over.
The car stopped, Shi Nian first got out herself, walked to the police car, and opened the door.
The surroundings were empty, the mountain road silent.
Shi Nian couldn’t help but laugh with her hands on her hips: "What’s wrong, Mr. Tang, getting jealous for no reason?"
Tang Yanqing felt a bit embarrassed: "... Who asked you to speak well of him."
Though he prided himself on having a strong mentality, just after getting a title, Huangfu brought Jieyou along, threatening to lose her again; and now, after half of Huangfu’s confession, she’s speaking well of Huangfu, how could his heart not be all over the place.
Shi Nian reached out and pulled him out, leaning against the police car, fell into his arms. Standing on tiptoe, she hugged his neck, gently biting his earlobe: "You, stop overthinking. Once I’ve given you a title, it won’t be taken back."
She bit him so his soul wanted to fly, so he grabbed her small waist.
She laughed breathlessly: "Stop fooling around. I told you, the police car... it won’t do."
He raised his long eyebrow mischievously, glancing at her little Beetle in front: "But that one, is not a police car."
Not allowing Shi Nian to refuse, he bent down and carried her onto his shoulder. Taking long strides into the back seat of the car, he pushed her down.
The car was still a bit small, his long legs sticking halfway out, but he couldn’t care less.
She smiled and sighed in response, still not forgetting to gently bite his ear: "... But this car will emit a green light, you know."
He suddenly paused awkwardly, raising himself up to gaze at her with a smile.
Forgot, this is a green car.
