After my luck was stolen, I led my whole family to defy fate and change our destiny.

Su Xiuran snapped out of her thoughts; she certainly wouldn't dare suggest that Chen Boqing be her tutor.

Otherwise... her father would definitely say she has something wrong with her head.

Gu Ziming was getting restless in his chair: "Where's Brother Haozi? I want to go play with him."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su Zihao strode in with an air of indifference.

"Grandfather, Grandmother, Father, Mother, Aunt"

Su Zihao greeted everyone and sat down at the lower end of the table.

I had just picked up a cup of tea when I heard a soft, childlike voice.

"Oh, so this is my brother Mouse! He really is called Mouse, huh? He's stolen my grandmother and aunt's gold hairpin and is hiding it in his clothes right now, all for Lin Xiaoxiao."

In her previous life, her uncle Lin Xiaoxiao caused him to go to jail. But thanks to her brother Haozi who stole things for her, she had so much money to fight back against her uncle. She could have used her money to make amends, but her family was robbed out of their home by Haozi.

Su Zihao was suddenly startled. Who...who is speaking?

Whether intentionally or not, Lin Xiaoxiao put rats in her uncle's room, and her uncle contracted the plague and died in prison. Her uncle's life was truly ruined by rats.

My uncle's vast business empire was destroyed in an instant. My grandfather fell ill from anger, my grandmother went blind from crying, and my aunt committed suicide for love. Alas... being blinded by love is a terrible thing.

Su Zihao's face turned pale, and his gaze was fixed on Gu Linglong in the arms of Old Madam Su.

This is... my little cousin's true feelings.

She said... her father would die because of her and Lin Xiaoxiao?

How... is this possible?

He and Lin Xiaoxiao are going to get married in the future, and the jewelry belonging to his grandmother and mother will also belong to Xiaoxiao.

He just gave it to me in advance, how did that become stealing?

His little cousin must be scaring him. He knows exactly how much money his family has and what kind of business they run. How could it possibly collapse so easily?

She's exaggerating.

Su Xiuran already knew the fate of the Su family from her daughter's heartfelt words, but she didn't expect that her nephew had also played a part in it.

Her eyes reddened with anger, and she really wanted to beat him up.

Gu Ziming looked at his mother's red eyes, then at his brother Haozi.

Well, look what you've done! You've ruined my uncle's life so badly, and you've almost made my mother cry.

He rushed towards Su Zihao like a firecracker, causing Su Zihao to spill his teacup.

Gu Ziming covered his mouth, panicking, and said, "I'm so sorry, Brother Mouse, let me wipe it for you."

"Hey, what's that bulging thing? Take it out and I'll wipe it clean."

Su Zihao pushed Gu Ziming's hand away: "No need, no need."

In the scuffle, all the gold hairpins in her bosom fell out, along with a letter.

Su Zihao's heart skipped a beat.

He hurriedly squatted down to pick it up, not forgetting to glare at Gu Ziming.

He suspected that Gu Ziming did it on purpose, but unfortunately he had no evidence.

"Wait a minute"

The words of the old Duke Su sent chills down Su Zihao's spine.

Duke Su clearly recognized his wife's gold hairpin and jade pendant.

He got downstairs: "What are you doing with your grandmother's jewelry?"

Su Zhe: "What are you doing with your mother's jewelry?"

"Um...I...I...I think these pieces of jewelry are nice, so I'll take them to a jewelry store and have another pair made."

Duke Su looked at him suspiciously, his tone no longer as amiable as before: "You're going to have a goldsmith make another set of the jewelry bestowed upon you by the Empress Dowager? Are you crazy or am I? Which goldsmith would dare to make such a thing?"

Su Zhe also realized that his son's behavior was suspicious: "Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

"I...I...I didn't know it was a gift from the Empress Dowager, I just...I just thought it looked nice."

Gu Ziming said loudly to Su Zhe, "Yes, Brother Haozi must want to make another one for his maternal grandmother and aunt. Otherwise, why would he steal it to give to a girl?"

"..."

Gu Yu'an silently gave Gu Zimo a thumbs up. Only someone as innocent and naive as Gu Zimo could say such a thing.

This reminded Su Zhe, and he picked up the envelope from the ground.

Dear Xiaoxiao

It seems he really did steal things to give to the girl.

He ripped open the envelope, and Su Zihao pulled Su Zhe aside, saying, "Dad, how could you open someone's envelope? That's not right of you!"

Su Zhe pulled his sleeve back and took out the letter.

"father……"

Gu Yu'an and Gu Liyao rushed over immediately, each grabbing Su Zihao's shoulders and holding his hands: "Cousin, are you alright? Did you get burned?"

"Yes, cousin, how about I take you to see a doctor?"

Su Zihao was so anxious that he couldn't pull his hand back. When did these two become so strong? And yet, he couldn't even get angry.

If it weren't for the anxious expressions and concerned tones on Gu Yu'an and Gu Liyao's faces, he would have suspected that the two were doing it on purpose.

They deliberately confined him to prevent him from snatching the letter.

Surely students from the prestigious Tianxing Academy wouldn't be so shameless?

After reading the letter, Su Zhe's face grew increasingly pale.

Su Zhe kicked Su Zihao in the chest.

The timing of Gu Yu'an and Gu Liyao letting go of each other's hands was also quite opportune.

Su Zihao was instantly kicked away and fell to the ground.

"What's wrong? Why are you kicking people?"

See for yourself.

Su Zhe handed the letter to Zhuang He, who, after reading it, beat her son severely: "Which vixen has bewitched you like this? You stole this time, and you'll steal again next time!"

The Duke of Su and his wife, sitting at the head of the table, made no attempt to stop them.

That bastard needs to be taught a lesson!

Su Zihao: "Xiaoxiao isn't a vixen. I love her, and I want to marry her. You yourself said you'd leave all your jewelry to your daughter-in-law, so what's wrong with me taking it in advance?"

Zhuang He was so angry at her son's words that she was stunned and almost fainted.

"Who is Xiaoxiao? How could a girl from a respectable family possibly persuade you to give him money?"

"Xiaoxiao didn't ask me for money. I did it voluntarily. She's the goddaughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Zhuang He mentally went through all the unmarried daughters of officials, but it seemed there was no such person.

Seeing Zhuang He's bewildered expression, Su Xiuran could easily guess that her sister-in-law would never guess that Xiaoxiao was Lin Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiuran helped Zhuang He sit down: "Sister-in-law, please sit down. Could this Xiaoxiao be Lin Xiaoxiao?"

Su Zihao exclaimed with delight, "Yes, yes, Auntie, it was you who brought Xiaoxiao to the Su residence that we met. You must know Xiaoxiao very well; she really is a wonderful girl."

Su Xiuran: "..."

Zhuang He slumped into a chair, her chest heaving with anger. Her son had actually gotten involved with someone else's concubine.

Su Zhe patted Zhuang He's back, his eyes dim and unreadable.

[Tsk tsk tsk, being love-struck is truly terrifying; it ruins people and their entire families.]

Su Xiuran frowned: "But Lin Xiaoxiao has been Gu Minghai's woman for a long time, how did you get involved with her?"

Su Zihao: "Auntie, you've misunderstood. Second Master Gu just admires Xiaoxiao's talent, so he helped her a few times. She already explained that to me."

"..."

Su Xiuran took a deep breath: "It's not that I misunderstood; everyone in the Gu family knows."

Su Zihao: "Auntie, you actually believe what the servants are gossiping about?"

Su Xiuran: "..."

She seemed to understand what her daughter meant by "love-struck".

It basically means someone's brain is full of water!