Fighting is broken, but the heroine script.

Chapter 627 The Missing Person

With the help of Xiao Xiao's existence, Xiao Yan's status in the Xiao family also rose steadily. After a few years, he took over the position of the head of the Xiao family from his deceased father.

Therefore, although the Xiao family became more and more powerful, and there were even rumors that the Xiao family would rule the world, the Xiao family became more and more low-key, as if retreating behind the scenes.

Although the court officials had many doubts about this, no one took the initiative to bring it up. They all kept it a secret and acted as if the Xiao family's former glory had never happened.

"Daddy."

In Prince Qian's palace, Xiao Xiao, who was already a toddler, opened her arms and hugged the now increasingly mature young man when she saw her father coming back.

"Well - good girl."

How could Xiao Yan keep a straight face when facing that young girl? His heart, which had already melted into pieces, smiled and picked up his darling daughter.

"Have you been good and obedient today?"

"Ok!"

Seeing his beloved daughter nodding so adorably, Xiao Yan was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

It was as if all the smiles he had never shown in his life were now shown for her.

Although this is indeed a bit exaggerated, it is not wrong to say so. Since his daughter was born, Xiao Yan has smiled a lot more often.

"Xiao Xiao is so good."

"You are so well behaved in front of your father, but I don't know how much homework you have completed."

But before Xiao Xiao could be happy for too long, Cai Lin's voice was heard, causing Xiao Xiao to subconsciously shrink her neck, and then subconsciously curl up in Xiao Yan's arms.

"Okay, don't be afraid..."

There was a hint of smile on Xiao Yan's lips. He didn't know what was going on. Every time he secretly saw the mother and daughter getting along, they were always harmonious and warm. But he didn't know why, as long as he was around, Cai Lin liked to prevent Xiao Xiao from acting coquettishly to him, so she was dragged away pitifully every time.

Although Xiao Yan found it funny in his heart, he also knew that Cai Lin was probably considering Xiao Xiao's future, so it was inevitable.

As he spoke, Xiao Yan's gaze could not help but shift slightly to look at the beautiful lady in red clothes who was slowly walking towards him.

"I met my mother."

Looking at the cold beauty walking slowly towards her, Xiao Xiao no longer had any desire to act coquettishly. She curled up slightly. It was not difficult to see that she was more afraid of her mother at home.

"I don't see you studying hard all day long, so you try your best to please your father."

Cai Lin looked at Xiao Yan, with a hint of reproach in her tone.

"Okay - it's really no big deal if the child plays a little bit older."

Although he knew that Cai Lin was being so strict with Xiao Xiao for her own good, Xiao Yan could not bear it and could not help but plead for his daughter, which naturally drew a hopeful and grateful expression from Xiao Xiao.

It's a pity that even if Xiao Yan spoke, it might not make Cai Lin change her mind. She just snorted coldly, and then gave the right to choose to Xiao Xiao herself, and gave her a look, as if to say, it's up to you to do what you want.

Xiao Xiao naturally noticed Cai Lin's look. How could she dare to disobey her mother's order? She could only look back at Xiao Yan with a bitter face, and then turned her head away without saying anything.

"After all, she is your own flesh and blood. Why do you have to be so strict with her?"

Looking at his good daughter's back who had no choice but to go back obediently, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a little amused and helpless. He stood beside Cai Lin and couldn't help but whispered.

"There are so many problems that a future ruler will have to face. If he can't even accomplish this, how can I safely pass on the throne to him?"

Cai Lin snorted lightly, then glanced at Xiao Yan, as if she was quite resentful, and said: "Being a puppet in the hands of others is something I have experienced once, and it is enough."

Xiao Yan definitely didn't understand what Cai Lin meant. It was clearly a veiled attack.

However, he just chuckled and said, "Xiao Xiao at least has half of Xiao's bloodline, which will make it easier for her to control the weakened Xiao in the future."

"Speaking of which, I really don't know if Xiao Xiao's birth was also part of my father's calculations. After all, the bloodline of the Xiao family and the royal family has been born. It can be said that one of my father's goals has been achieved. When Xiao Xiao sees the power of the Xiao family in the future, with the help of the hidden chess pieces we left behind, he will naturally choose to further weaken the power of the Xiao family."

"But the result is that there is an 80% chance that nothing will change."

Xiao Yan said softly, causing Cai Lin to snort: "I never thought that bloodline was that important from the beginning to the end."

"If it weren't for this, there would only be aristocratic families in the world, not clans."

"What choice Xiao Xiao will make in the future will naturally depend on what choice we leave for her, not on some inexplicable bloodline in her body."

Cai Lin replied indifferently.

"That's true."

Xiao Yan then let out a long sigh and seemed to relax a little.

"But fortunately, at least there is still a lot of time."

"No matter how long the time is, you can't let yourself squander it like this."

However, Cai Lin was obviously not as optimistic as Xiao Yan. Instead, she frowned slightly and said, After all, she was lucky enough to meet Xiao Yan, but she could not guarantee that her daughter would be able to meet someone worthy of trust in the future. Putting her own fate on others was something Cai Lin could not accept.

Xiao Yan smiled silently. It seemed that there were still many things that needed to be done, but they were still young and there was always enough time to face them together.

The days that followed were peaceful yet filled with a different kind of thrill. As time went by, the power of the Xiao family gradually weakened. Xiao Yan knew that after him, the Xiao family would naturally become the biggest threat to his daughter. Although he cared about the Xiao family, he didn't want it to be a family of the same origin that would overthrow his daughter in the end.

As for which family his daughter would have no connection with after a hundred years, Xiao Yan naturally did not need to think too much about which one to choose.

As winter turned to spring and year after year, the traces left on Xiao Yan's body became more and more obvious, until one sunny day, Xiao Yan, who was already full of white hair, leaned quietly on the back of a chair, holding the person who would grow old with him in his arms, and suddenly stopped.

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When Xiao Yan came to his senses again, everything in the past was still vivid in his mind, but he was no longer in the Prince Qian's Palace.

And everything in front of him was equally familiar to Xiao Yan——

It’s the Xiao family, to be precise, the Xiao family of Wutan City.

Are you back?
A hint of speculation suddenly emerged in Xiao Yan's mind.

He couldn't help but look down at his clothes. They seemed to be the clothes he wore when he was fifteen or sixteen years old. Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of strangeness in his heart.

He immediately walked out, and when he opened the door, he saw an elf-like girl standing in front of his door. She was frightened when she saw him pushing the door open.

"Xun'er?"

When Xiao Yan saw that the person outside the door was Xun'er, he couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be Xun'er this time?

But something is not right...

If this is the fourth time, why do I still remember it?

"Brother Xiao Yan, do you feel better?"

When Xun'er saw that Xiao Yan was finally willing to open the door, she couldn't help but reveal a faint smile and visible worry, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

"I feel good... I'm fine. What's wrong, Xun'er?"

Xiao Yan was stunned. He didn't even know what was happening. He just felt a vague pain in the palm of his hand. He lowered his head and saw a glaring bloodstain on the palm of his hand which was bandaged with gauze. It was still painful.

Xiao Yan was startled, and immediately recalled that this was the bloodstain left by the divorce letter he wrote when Nalan came to cancel the engagement.

If that's the case...

"Xun'er, I have something else to talk to you about... I won't talk to you about it for now."

Xiao Yan remained silent, then suddenly spoke.

"Brother Xiao Yan?"

Xun'er was slightly stunned. How could she know what happened to Xiao Yan?
But Xiao Yan didn't care about Xun'er at the moment, and just ran all the way to the secluded guest room courtyard in the Xiao family.

"Wan'er——"

Xiao Yan pushed the door open without thinking, only to find that there was no one inside and a lot of weeds had grown in the corner of the courtyard.

A layer of dust accumulated on the door, which had not been opened for a long time, silently indicating that no guests had come here for a long time.

Xiao Yan now suddenly understood where this inexplicable sense of disharmony and uneasiness in his heart came from.

"What happened to Brother Xiao Yan? What happened?"

Looking at the empty courtyard in front of him, Xiao Yan remained silent. After a moment, Xun'er followed Xiao Yan's footsteps and caught up with him. She couldn't help but ask, feeling indescribable confusion and wonder in her heart.

"——Xun'er, do you know Wan...the girl who lives here?"

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time before he broke the silence. He held on to the last glimmer of hope in his heart, wanting to hear some news about Xun'er from her.

"Girl? Did Brother Xiao Yan make a mistake?"

However, Xun'er's reaction completely shattered Xiao Yan's last bit of fantasy.

Xun'er looked very strange, and there was no longer the anger she had when she mentioned the woman in her past memories. She said, "No one has lived here for many years, and there is no such thing as the girl that Brother Xiao Yan mentioned?"

"……No?"

Xiao Yan subconsciously repeated Xun'er's answer.

"How could it be...no..."

Xiao Yan frowned and refused to believe it.

"Brother Xiao Yan...did you have any strange dreams?"

(End of this chapter)