Because I Cannot Hurt You

Zhiyuan kept the file on his desk. His brows knitted into a furrow. "It's impossible. Mrs. An Yueqin was at Grandiose the same day?"

Yunru said, "It's what Uncle An says he saw."

They were discussing it at Zhiyuan's office in Han Corps.

"What about CCTV?"

"I checked that, but I didn't see her anywhere."

"Mrs. An Yueqin had passed away soon after she gave birth to Caihong. How can she be alive?"

"That's a puzzle. Uncle An is sure that he had seen her, but at the same time, he is skeptical about it too."

Zhiyuan sighed. "I understand that. Suddenly seeing your dead wife out of nowhere one day can be so shocking. You cannot be sure if you saw her or if it was a hallucination."

He then asked, "What about Huang Rong? Is she really not involved in this?"

Yunru shook his head. "I didn't get any evidence against her."

Zhiyuan combed his hair in frustration. "But she is the only one with the motive. She suddenly becomes Liao Yuan's assistant. I don't buy it's a coincidence."

"It could be any other rival company. But indeed, I didn't see any suspicious movements."

Zhiyuan pursed his lips. "Was it really an accident? Somehow, my heart doesn't feel it. It felt purposeful."

Yunru said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. We will get into the root of it until we are satisfied."

Zhiyuan nodded. He checked the time. "Ah, I gotta go. I need to pick up Siying. It's an early off for them."

"Where is sis?"

"Out shopping with Ah Cy," he chuckled. "By the way, how is Zizi after talking to Uncle An?"

Yunru smiled. "She is alright and taking it well. I am glad she is doing this. It's better if they could improve their relationship."

Zhiyuan agreed. "Whatever happened is in the past. It shouldn't affect their relationship as a parent and child. You need to work hard, Yunru. Proposing Zizi for marriage won't be easy now with two fathers by her side."

Yunru raised his brow. "I will be fine, won't I? After all, I have you and sis by my side."

He laughed out loud. "Maybe I will be on their side. Zizi is my precious sister, after all."

Yunru smirked. "Well, if you don't want sis to make you sleep in some other room, then you are pretty much on my side."

His mouth twitched. "You…"

He shook his head and got up. "Anyway, I will be waiting for your party, Chief Soo Yunru. I will change my name if I don't empty your pockets that day."

Yunru grimaced.

Why does everyone want to squeeze me dry of the little money I have?

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"Dada!"

Siying jumped into Zhiyuan's hug, and the father twirled his son in the air. "Hey, champ. How was school today?"

"It was good! I drew many pictures today!"

Zhiyuan chuckled. "Show me all of them once we are back home."

"En!"

"Where are Chyou and Leina?"

"Uncle Liang and Aunt Caihong came earlier. Dada is late!" He pouted.

Zhiyuan held his ears. "I am sorry, I am sorry. I was talking to your Uncle Yunru, and it got a bit late."

Siying's eyes brightened. "Dada, you made me wait, so I want to eat pastry as your punishment!"

"Ho...You are becoming more and more sly, huh?" He ruffled his hair and kissed his cheek. "Alright. Let's have pastries. But don't tell your Mama, okay? You had two ice-creams last week, and she said no desserts till she would give her permission."

Siying sincerely nodded. "It will be our secret!"

Zhiyuan put Siying on the passenger seat and put the buckle on. He got on the driver's seat and started the car.

Along the way, Siying remembered an important thing, and he seriously stared at his father. "Dada, how long I have to wait for my little sister?"

Zhiyuan choked. Then he burst into laughter. "You are that eager to meet her?"

Siying nodded hard. "En! Today, my friend in class showed me a picture of his baby sister! She was so cute. I want to have a cute sister too."

"Just like your Mama, right?"

"En. Mama is cute, so my little sister will be cute too. And I will protect Mama and my sister!"

Zhiyuan smiled. "Well, you will have a sister soon, I promise. Your Mama and Dada are working really hard."

His watery eyes sparkled. "Really?"

"Yes. But you will still have to wait for a few months before you can see her."

Siying's shoulders slumped.

Zhiyuan found his expression too adorable. "Don't give up. Good things happen to those who wait. The fruit is sweeter when you are patient. Trust me, your Dada can hardly wait either."

Siying giggled.

It was a merry atmosphere in the car until a car suddenly came into Zhiyuan's view from the right side. The signal was red for the cars coming from the left and right turns. But the car broke the signal and was coming rapidly towards Zhiyuan's car.

He immediately pulled the clutch and took a sharp turn to avoid the collision. But the other car still drove in a zig-zag manner, about to crash onto Siying's side.

With his left hand on the steering wheel, he grabbed Siying with his right hand and ducked his head in his chest. Siying's seat buckle almost loosened up with the impact as the car struck the door.

Protecting Siying momentarily made Zhiyuan lose his control over the steering, and the car faltered. He quickly regained control but it still crashed into a pole when his car got another strike from the other car. The front window glass shattered, and Zhiyuan hid Siying in his embrace to protect him from the shards.

Siying froze and was confused as to what was happening. He saw Zhiyuan's head bleeding due to the glass, and his eyes teared up.

"D-Dada…"

Zhiyuan was dizzy, but he didn't let go of Siying. Instead he hugged him tighter and whispered, "Don't move, Siying…Don't be scared, okay? I will protect you...Don't move…"

Siying burst into tears. "Dada. Dada…"

From afar, Siying saw the car that crashed into him. His gaze fell on somebody in the driver's seat of that car.

The figure stared back at Siying before pulling the car away from the site.