Chapter 1147: Chapter 1147: It’s Too Late

She cared deep down, but there was nothing she could do.

Her words carried no weight; no one listened, and the decisions made by her eldest nephew couldn’t be changed by anyone. Only Little Brother’s words could be taken into consideration, and the mysterious death of her second nephew couldn’t be clarified even when she went back to her parent’s home.

Zhou Yan felt wronged inside, yet no one spoke up for her.

Without saying another word, Xu Xiaoxiao pulled her mother over, “Don’t talk about that now. Why bring these things up just as Little Uncle has come back?” What’s done is done; talking about it now won’t turn back time.

“Oh!” Zhou Yan obediently stood beside her son, but her eyes were still fixed on Little Brother.

“Shh! Keep it down, don’t wake up Hengguang,” Zhou Father cautioned carefully.

“Oh!”

It was then that everyone else quieted down.

Zhou Jihuai massaged his forehead with a headache and looked toward Big Brother, “Big Brother, you and Second Brother go back first! Everyone has a lot to do and precious time shouldn’t be wasted here.”

“I’m not leaving, why should I go?” Zhou Father refused to depart.

Second Uncle also indicated that if Big Brother didn’t leave, he wouldn’t leave either.

“We have asked for a holiday, a whole day off; we can stay with Hengguang until the evening.”

Zhou Hengxing couldn’t resist rolling his eyes. Was it really worth bragging about getting one day off out of three hundred sixty-five? With that one day, why not spend some time with Mother?

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Little Uncle and said leisurely, “Are you all staying because you want to see Zhou Hengyang?”

His words silenced the entire space.

Zhou Father looked embarrassed and shot his brother an accusing glance.

Why don’t you speak?

Zhou Jihuai couldn’t help but smile wryly. Wasn’t his intention to send them away obvious enough to lay blame?

“So, we’re leaving now?”

“It’s too late now; I bet that kid already knows,” Zhou Jihuai said, walking to the window and looking down from his vantage point. Below, a white sedan had started to depart slowly.

Once out of the hospital parking lot, it merged onto the main road and quickly disappeared from sight.

Zhou Jihuai shook his head with a smile not quite a smile, a hint of mischief gleaming in his eyes.

This kid was really quick on his feet, thwarting the intricate web he laid out on the ground. But you can run from the monk, not from the temple; let’s see where he can hide.

***

In the car, Su Wen, feeling confused, watched as the man beside her entered the hospital without a word, didn’t get out of the car, and just drove away. Hengyang’s expression had been so stern, it made her nervous as well, fearing something major had happened.

Or that they had encountered danger.

Thus, Su Wen was also on edge, not relaxing until they were far from the hospital. She glanced cautiously behind her and, seeing no suspicious vehicles trailing them, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“What happened just now? Could it be we were being followed?”

Zhou Hengyang looked at Su Wen and was amused by her nervous yet excited and mysterious demeanor; with a laugh, his earlier sternness vanished, leaving him as warm as a spring breeze.

“Yes! It was very secretive. They’ve been following us since we left home. A real expert, I didn’t notice until Su Qing got out of the car.”

“Ah?” Su Wen gasped coldly, asking nervously, “Who was it? Should we call 110? Wait, could Su Qing be in danger? If the bad guys can’t catch us, what if they go after Su Qing or Little Sister?”

“Don’t be scared, it’s not a bad person,” Zhou Hengyang hurriedly reassured her, “My little uncle has returned.”

At first, he wasn’t certain, but just now at the entrance of the hospital, he had confirmed it.

“Your little uncle?” She remembered that when she read the novel, she didn’t know the male lead had a little uncle.