Chapter 491 Don’t Address Me Randomly

Chapter 491: Don't Be So Familiar

"She wasn't mistaken. I was indeed with the gardener."

Wu Hang's words landed on Lian Xiangyu and Ning Yi's ears with the impact of a muffled thunderclap.

"How could this be?"

Ning Yi, playing the part of the innocent and kind heroine, still couldn't quite grasp how things were unfolding. Although she didn't believe everything around them was merely a false script, "Ning Yi" felt rather smug that the man she picked up was a CEO with amnesia who had fallen in love with her.

After all, a normal person wouldn't just bring a stranger home. Even a truly kind-hearted person would at most call 110 or 120. Ultimately, "Ning Yi" brought "Lian Xiangyu" home because this guy who had collapsed on the roadside was wearing an obviously expensive suit and was quite good-looking, right?

Every young girl has dreams. Even though Ning Yi was no longer a 'young girl,' after following the amnesiac CEO into such a luxurious villa, she naturally got carried away, believing she was the protagonist of a romance novel.

What's wrong with novels and scripts?

As long as she could be the protagonist, then this life would be wonderful. Even if the female supporting character was a stunningly beautiful young lady from a wealthy family, as a supporting character, she could only uselessly circle around her and Lian Xiangyu. Ning Yi felt that the moment she and Lian Xiangyu met, they had become the center of this world.

The entire world was just side dishes for her and Lian Xiangyu, and there would never be a side dish more delicious or stimulating to the palate than their main course.

Until...

Lian Xiangyu's father... her future father-in-law... and the gardener? Ning Yi felt her thoughts being jarred once again. At first, she couldn't connect these elements at all, convinced there must be some mistake.

Ning Yi's mind involuntarily pictured two elderly men standing together under the sunset. She found this scene so absurd it was unimaginable, even comical. However, when her gaze fell upon the "gardener," the "entire world" she had believed revolved around them seemed to rip at the seams.

After becoming the CEO's fiancée, Ning Yi had been immersed in the illusion of high society, believing she was already the story's protagonist. She had even overlooked some background characters in the villa, such as the gardener. Just yesterday, she had been sneezing incessantly due to too many flowers in the living room and casually asked Lian Xiangyu to instruct Butler Huo to have them removed. She had never truly paid attention to the gardener's appearance, considering him merely an irrelevant role.

Yet now, she lifted her head and cast her gaze upon that "gardener" for the first time. Ning Yi was momentarily stunned.

Their family's gardener... was such a person?

The gardener standing there was stunningly handsome, but in a way that was strong, not delicate. He was elegantly built with refined, picturesque features that held a cold, aloof detachment. He was so good-looking that she momentarily dared not look directly at him.

Ning Yi had to admit the "gardener" was far more attractive than her, than Shen Dong'er, than Lian Xiangyu. The other seemed to have a radiant aura. That face even made her instinctively take a step back. Just looking at him made one feel this gardener was absolutely no ordinary person. Moreover, merely standing there, he seemed to make the very air in the villa grow still, ripping a crack in the small world that bound Ning Yi and the others.

At that moment, the "Master" who had been sitting there looking deep in thought suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards the gardener.

Was Lian Xiangyu's "father" that tall? Shouldn't he be hunched with age? Why did the other's mere few steps make her feel like holding her breath?

The "father's" pace was slow, but not like that of an elderly father. Instead, it carried an aura so imposing it was hard to look at him directly. He was much taller than Ning Yi had imagined, his posture upright and powerful, completely without the hunch of age. He even carried a demeanor that seemed to survey the world from on high. At this moment, the "Master" no longer resembled that silent, elderly figure. Instead, he exuded a cold, oppressive force, crushing their presence, making them feel smaller and smaller.

When the "Master" reached the "gardener's" side and the two locked eyes, Ning Yi's inner conviction that "she and Lian Xiangyu were the center of the world" suddenly shattered. These "protagonists" seemed instantly pushed to the margins. They seemed to have become... very insignificant.

The two figures standing before them seemed shrouded in an indescribable solemnity and an unfathomable aura, as well as... a bizarre sense of compatibility. The fact that the "Master" and the "gardener" were together no longer seemed surprising at all. Ning Yi even felt she was no longer an important character, but merely a supporting role that could be cast aside at any moment.

"Maid outfit," Lian Xiangyu beside her suddenly muttered.

"What?" Ning Yi snapped back to reality and looked at Lian Xiangyu somewhat bewildered.

"I think I've seen him wearing a maid outfit before." Lian Xiangyu's gaze was now fixed intently on the "gardener," a strange look in his eyes.

Ning Yi took all this in. She couldn't help but look again at the "gardener." Was that man a gardener or a flower demon? How did he suddenly start bewitching people?

"Is that so? I think Mr. Su would look very good in a maid outfit," Feng Ling chimed in from the side, fanning the flames.

Lian Xiangyu seemed somewhat dazed but nodded instinctively.

"In the future... should we also address this... this Mr. Su as father? Or... mother?" Ning Yi asked haltingly.

"Better not," Wu Hang shot back.

Before Lian Xiangyu and Ning Yi could even sigh in relief, a voice came from beneath the cloak—

"After all, the two of you are not of my and Su Bai's bloodline. It's best not to casually utter titles like 'father' or 'mother.' It would cause misunderstandings."

Lian Xiangyu, who had originally thought his "father's" relationship with the "gardener" wasn't that close yet, instead felt his world crumbling. So the reason they weren't allowed to change their address was because they weren't worthy?

Lian Xiangyu stood rigidly in place, his heart feeling as if struck by a heavy hammer. Anger and confusion mixed together. Countless thoughts that made him want to both laugh and cry instantly flooded his mind.

Not worthy?

Lian Xiangyu silently questioned in his heart, seemingly doubting if he had misunderstood. Did Father really think he wasn't even qualified to address him? Could it be that Father truly intended to start over with the "gardener"...? Was his CEO title and all his assets not enough? Lian Xiangyu helplessly mocked himself: "Fine then. Father thinks I'm not outstanding enough, completely useless, so he's considering finding more 'suitable' candidates?"

The few who were still deeply immersed in their scripted roles now each had their own thoughts, their complex expressions revealing their inner turmoil. Yet, not a single one of them questioned whether two males, the "Master" and the "gardener," could possibly have a bloodline together.

"Talk about drama!" Feng Ling, standing to the side, covered her face. She had caused this trouble, yet even she didn't dare to watch.