chapter 15 I can not

"Old Master Liu, you don't need to be here." After Levi Liu informed Mia Su's uncle and the gate guard allowed the visitor in, Nick Jiang spoke again, politely but firmly. "Alright." Originally, Levi Liu wanted to use this opportunity to talk to Nick Jiang and see if there was any chance for reconciliation. But when he heard Nick Jiang's words, he realized that Nick Jiang had made up his mind and wasn't giving the Liu family another chance. He nodded with a disappointed expression and then left. Huh? Two minutes later, on his way back to his place, Levi Liu saw the person from the Su family and froze in place. He recognized the person – Richard Su, the head of the Su family and Mia Su's grandfather! Besides, Levi Liu noticed that Richard Su looked much older and weaker than when he saw him nine years ago. "It seems Richard Su already knows about Nick wiping out the Zhen family last night," Levi Liu thought after his surprise. He approached Richard Su and said, "Richard, I didn't expect you to come in person!" "Why? Can't I come?" Richard Su stopped, looking at Levi Liu expressionlessly, not hiding his displeasure. He had long known about the feud between the Zheng and Liu families and how they pressured Mia Su to marry Philip Zhen. He was also well aware of the actions of the Liu family in recent times. "Richard, what happened?" Levi Liu was puzzled. "Hmph!" Richard Su coldly snorted, no longer paying attention to Levi Liu. With the help of a middle-aged man, he slowly walked toward Mia Su's room. Seeing this, Levi Liu opened his mouth as if to say something but eventually gave up. He watched Richard Su leave. In the morning light, Richard Su walked with some difficulty, his face slightly pale, and sweat beads forming on his forehead. "Mr. Su, should I carry you?" The middle-aged man, who was also Richard Su's driver and bodyguard, asked with concern. He knew that Richard Su was seriously ill, weak, and had been hospitalized just before arriving in Guishan. "No, it would be embarrassing if Harper and the two kids saw," Richard Su said, stopping and waving his hand to decline the offer. He wiped his sweat and continued walking after catching his breath. Five minutes later, with the help of the middle-aged man, Richard Su arrived at the door of Mia Su's room. Creak! The door opened, and Nick Jiang, Harper Liu, and Mia Su appeared in front of Richard Su. At that moment, none of them said a word. "It seems you don't want to let this old man in," Richard Su said with a wry smile, then gestured to the middle-aged man by his side, "Gabriel Zhong, you step back for now." "Okay, Mr. Su." The middle-aged man nodded, looked at Nick Jiang and the others hesitantly, and finally left without saying a word. "Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. Harper, you've aged quite a bit, and Mia and Nick have grown up," Richard Su's gaze moved from Nick Jiang to Harper Liu, and he smiled as he spoke. "Mia looks even more beautiful than in the photos, and I haven't seen a picture of Nick, but he has grown into a young man." "Do you... do you still remember Mom, my younger brother, and me?" Mia Su's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, her voice filled with grievance and resentment. Grief because she had been treated as the Su family's precious granddaughter and protected by Richard Su in the past. Resentment because eight years ago, she had stolen a valuable medicine to give to Nick Jiang, resulting in Richard Su severely punishing her and expelling their family from the Su family. Since then, including Richard Su, all the Su family members had ignored them. "Ah... Mia, you silly girl, Grandpa thinks of you three every day... cough... cough..." Richard Su said, unable to hold back a couple of coughs, and his breathing became heavier. "Dad, please have a seat and talk," Harper Liu, despite her grievances towards Richard Su and the Su family, was a kind-hearted woman. She approached Richard Su and supported him. Nick Jiang, seeing this, didn't intervene and instead looked at Richard Su with suspicion. He could tell that Richard Su's health was not good, possibly suffering from a lung disease. Moreover, he sensed genuine emotions from Richard Su earlier – there was guilt, remorse, and joy. That joy seemed to come from seeing his family of three. But logic told him that the Long Country Armed Forces had blocked the news from last night, so it was impossible for Richard Su to know about Nick wiping out the Zhen family. In this situation, Richard Su's arrival with his illness and his genuine emotions upon seeing the three of them made Nick Jiang feel something was off. At the same time, he was curious about Richard Su's purpose. "Mia, I came to Guishan this time because of the matter of the Zhen family pressuring you into marriage." Then, under the skeptical gaze of Nick Jiang, Richard Su sat on the sofa and looked at Mia Su with a heartbroken expression, surprising everyone. "For my sake?" Mia Su was taken aback. Yesterday, Harper Liu had suggested calling Richard Su for help, but Mia Su had vetoed it. She believed that Richard Su and the Su family had ignored her and her mother for the past eight years and wouldn't risk offending the powerful Zhen family just to protect her. "Yes, I arrived yesterday," Richard Su nodded. "But... I didn't see you yesterday?" Mia Su said instinctively. "I had planned to come this morning to take you away." Richard Su sighed gently, "To be precise, I'm waiting for the Zhen family to come here this morning to cancel your engagement and then take you away." "Cancel the engagement?" Mia Su was completely stunned. She hadn't heard anything about this from the Liu family or the Zhen family. "Mia, I'm aware of what happened between the Zhen family and the Liu family, and I knew it from the very beginning. I know the efforts you made to protect the Liu family's business and how they used you as a bargaining chip with the Zhen family for their own benefit." Richard Su's expression darkened, and he didn't hide his anger as he continued, "When I learned all of this, I decided to take you and your mother away from the Liu family. Of course, before that, I needed to find a way to cancel your engagement with that scoundrel from the Zhen family." "Your cousin Carter Su works in the Sujiang City Armed Forces. I asked him to arrange a meeting with Bart Jiang, the person in charge of Sujiang City Armed Forces. I offered Bart Jiang a formidable martial art technique. Your father left it behind, and though I don't know its specific name, he told me it was extremely valuable, a priceless treasure in the world of martial arts." "After seeing this technique, Bart Jiang was thrilled and agreed to help me. He was supposed to return to Guishan and convince the Zhen family to cancel your engagement with that worthless son of theirs." "But then, I received a message last night that Bart Jiang had been investigated by the Jiangnan branch of the Armed Forces, and the Zhen family had been implicated. Over a hundred people from the Zhen family were taken away!" "This news both shocked and delighted me. I didn't expect the Zhen family to run into trouble all of a sudden, but I knew that with the Zhen family in such a predicament, there was no need for you to fulfill your engagement." "So, I decided to change my plans. I didn't come to see you all and went straight back to Sujiang..." "Why?" Nick Jiang, after hearing this, couldn't contain his growing suspicion and interrupted Richard Su. "I... I dare not." Richard Su trembled as he spoke, tears streaming down his face. These three words had been suppressed in his heart for eight years!