Qi Linhan's eyes grew red, and he immediately lowered his head to cover up his emotions.
Sui Yan clambered along the staircase railing, her little face peeking through the gap: "Mom!"
Liu Hua said to AhMan: "AhMan, entertain the guests well. I'll take Sui Yan to rest first."
AhMan nodded: "Yes, Madam."
Liu Hua turned around and walked towards Sui Yan: "Sui Yan, your teeth will grow worms if you eat too much chocolate."
Sui Yan hugged her mother's thigh tightly: "Mom is lying. Brother said teeth won't grow worms."
Liu Hua didn't know which brother had told the little girl this. She picked up the child and slowly walked upstairs: "Your brother was lying to you."
Sui Yan pouted sadly: "Moooommm~"
Liu Hua knocked on her forehead: "No whining."
The little girl covered her head aggrievedly: "Okay!"
Qi Linhan's brows and eyes softened as he watched the disappearing figures on the stairs.
Qiao Ze said coldly: "You should all rest early."
Qi Linhan came back to his senses: "Thank you for the reminder."
But he had no plans to sleep tonight, because he clearly remembered that Sui Yan's accident happened tonight. In Liu Hua's room, a big fire destroyed everything.
In the middle of the night, Qi Linhan pressed his eyebrows and carefully got up and walked out of the room.
In the master bedroom, Liu Hua had been watching the little girl sleeping in her arms. She gently touched the girl's fair little face and whispered: "Sui Yan, you won't leave your mother, right?"
Sui Yan wrinkled her cute little eyebrows in confusion and opened her eyes. She instinctively called out softly: "Mom."
Liu Hua's heart softened: "Sui Yan, mom is here, don't be afraid."
Just as Sui Yan was about to fall back asleep groggily, Liu Hua suddenly shook her awake and asked: "Sui Yan, do you love your mom?"
The little girl was sleepy. She pouted and burrowed into her mother's arms. But Liu Hua was strangely persistent for some reason, as if the restless feeling in her heart surged up again.
She shook Sui Yan awake: "Sui Yan!"
Sui Yan rubbed her eyes and opened them to see her mother's hideous expression. She was instantly scared to tears.
"Mom...wuwuwu ah ah ah wuwuwu..."
Seeing that the girl still didn't answer her, Liu Hua became more anxious: "Don't cry, Sui Yan don't cry!"
How could the little girl control herself? She cried even more bitterly.
"Wuwu ah ah ah ah..."
Liu Hua sat up directly and pinched the girl's shoulders: "Sui Yan, answer your mom quickly."
Sui Yan kept shaking her head: "Don't want to! Mom wuwuwu ah ah ah ah..."
Liu Hua's brows furrowed tightly. She finally realized she was hurting her precious daughter. She reluctantly let go of Sui Yan and turned to try and find something to help herself.
However, there was nothing around, only a small decorative lamp with a lit flame.
She instinctively reached out to grab that tiny flame, but in the process, she knocked over the lamp.
The lit lamp fell over, as if everything was pre-arranged. The lamp fell onto the books placed on the bedside and instantly ignited them...
The increasingly obvious flames scared the little girl. Sui Yan even forgot to cry. She looked at the ever-bolder flames with fear and silently shed tears.
"Mom..."
The girl's barely audible voice sounded. Liu Hua instantly sobered up. But the flames around were already beyond what a weak woman like her could control.
She hugged Sui Yan in a panic: "Sui Yan, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
But Sui Yan had a bit of a headache now. Her eyes subconsciously looked towards the bedroom door, as if someone would come and save her...
Just then, the door to Liu Hua's room was smashed open. Before passing out from the headache, Sui Yan seemed to vaguely see a youth stepping through the flames.
Qi Linhan paced anxiously in the corridor. Just as he was about to go back to his room, he vaguely heard a little girl's panicked cries.
He didn't hesitate much and immediately called his men over, telling them to break down the door of the master bedroom.
But it seemed they were still a step too late. When the door opened, the room was already filled with flames. The raging heat continued expanding outwards.
Qi Linhan was prepared. Although the flames were intense, they were still confined to the master bedroom for now.
He wrapped himself in a soaked blanket and rushed straight into the room. The master bedroom was large with the bed furthest inside.
Qi Linhan clearly saw the little girl he cared about so much. Her face was covered in tears, and her round eyes were filled with fear.
Qi Linhan's heart ached badly. He found the bathroom in the master bedroom, pulled out the water pipe in three steps, and turned on the tap to spray water into the room.
Seeing the situation, the people outside also immediately brought water to put out the fire. The raging flames were quickly brought under control.
By now, both Sui Yan and Liu Hua had fainted on the bed. Liu Hua was still using her body to shield Sui Yan from the big fire.
Sui Yu and Qiao Ze had not fallen asleep either. The sound insulation of the room was very good, but they realized something was wrong when they rushed out of their rooms and found the accident in the master bedroom had been resolved.
Sui Jinhong was woken up by the sound of knocking. When he walked out of his room, he immediately smelled a burnt odor.
Without even asking what had happened, Sui Yu pulled him along as they walked, saying: "Dad, Mom and Sui Yan had an accident. Go help quickly."
Sui Jinhong frowned as he followed his son: "What happened?"
Sui Yu briefly explained: "There was a fire in my mom's room. Mom and Sui Yan both fainted."
Sui Jinhong quickened his pace: "Are they okay?"
Sui Yu shook his head: "Don't know."
Although she was his ex-wife, Sui Jinhong still cared out of humanity.
Liu Hua and Sui Yan were moved to the living room. Liu Hua had minor burns on her back, but luckily Sui Yan was unharmed.
When Sui Jinhong walked over, Qiao Ze was treating Liu Hua's wounds.
He instinctively averted his gaze: "Sui Yan is okay, right?"
Sui Yu said angrily: "She's fine!"
Just as Sui Jinhong was wondering about his son's tone, he saw his precious daughter being held in a boy's arms.
He walked over and politely said, "Let me hold her."
Qi Linhan was also very polite. He shifted his body slightly to let Sui Jinhong assess the situation: "The little girl kept grasping my clothes and wouldn't let go. I was afraid of waking her up."
Sui Jinhong couldn't help but grit his teeth too.
When Liu Hua woke up, it was already afternoon the next day. As soon as she awoke, she anxiously cried, "Sui Yan...Sui Yan..."
AhMan, who learned of the situation last, said to her with sobs: "Madam, are you alright?"
Liu Hua grabbed her arm: "Where's Sui Yan, where's my Sui Yan?"
AhMan wiped her tears and calmed down: "Madam, Sui Yan is still sleeping. She's fine."
