After dinner, Su Rongqi brought down Su Nuanyi's things. They were all the stuff left behind by Su Nuanyi when she was alive. There wasn't much, just some trinkets and a locked diary. These things were piled up in a cardboard box, taking up only about one - third of it.
"These are Nuanyi's things. Take them away," Su Rongqi said. "Otherwise, when I'm gone one day, these things might be thrown away."
"Grandpa, don't say such things."
"You two go back," Su Rongqi waved at them.
Su Rou sat in the front passenger seat, holding the cardboard box. As Su Yuze started the car, he rummaged through the box. "Is this all of Aunt's stuff?"
"I don't know." Su Yuze had never met his parents. He was told that they died in a car accident soon after he was born. She didn't know the exact situation either.
Su Rou took out the locked diary. It was obvious that this diary had some years on it. "Can I read it?"
"Sure," Su Yuze glanced at what was in her hand and then said, "But how are you going to open it?"
Su Rou rummaged through the cardboard box for a while but didn't see the key. Frustrated, she threw the diary back into the box. "Can't find the key."
"Let's deal with it when we get home," Su Yuze said with a bit of amusement.
...
At home, only Little Cutie was lying alone in its doghouse. When it saw the two masters coming back, it immediately ran over excitedly, licking and showing affection. Su Rou absent - mindedly stroked its fur, then put the cardboard box on the coffee table, took out the diary, and started to figure out how to open it.
Logically, the locks from that era should have been easy to open, even without a key. But this lock, made of some unknown material, showed no signs of rust after more than twenty years.
"Brother Ze, I can't open it," Su Rou handed the diary to Su Yuze.
Su Yuze took the diary, examined it for a while, and a hint of confusion appeared on his face. This was obviously not an ordinary notebook on the market. The lock was so precisely designed that it seemed only the corresponding key could open it. "This can only be opened with a key."
"Didn't you know about this before?" Su Rou asked.
"I didn't," Su Yuze felt a bit strange about this suddenly - appeared diary. He thought for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He stood up and walked towards the second floor.
When he came back down, Su Yuze was holding a small silver key in his hand. "I don't know if this is the right one."
"When did you get this key?"
"I wore this key around my neck when I was a kid. It was inconvenient when I went out for training, so I took it off and kept it at home. I just forgot about it over time," Su Yuze explained. In fact, he had been wearing this key since he could remember.
Su Rou inserted the key into the keyhole, and with a "click", the lock was opened. "It really is the right one!"
The pages of the diary were a bit yellowed. Su Rou flipped through it and found that there weren't many entries, just a few pages. Su Rou excitedly read the first page. After a while, her face changed slightly. Seeing this, Su Yuze sat down beside her. "What's wrong? Why do you have that expression?"
"This... is written for you," Su Rou handed the diary to Su Yuze.
Su Yuze took it and opened it. On March 14th, cloudy. When driving with Chen in Italy, a man suddenly rushed out, holding a baby in his arms. He stopped our car, stuffed the baby into the car, said "Take good care of him" and then left.
On March 16th, rainy. The news reported that a man died on the highway. It was exactly the man from two days ago. It was a murder. I think this child's background must not be that simple.
...
Su Yuze kept reading further. There weren't many entries, but he could clearly see what the content of the diary meant. On the last page of the diary, there was also a line: If you see this in the future, do whatever you want!
Su Yuze closed the diary. His face looked a bit solemn for a moment. Throughout the whole diary, the name "Su Yuze" was never mentioned. So Su Nuanyi must have thought that if this diary was seen by others, they would just think it was a novel she wrote out of boredom. But if it was seen by Su Yuze, he would definitely understand.
Su Rou looked at his face, leaned over, and put her hand on the back of Su Yuze's hand. "Brother Ze?"
"Hmm? What's up?" Su Yuze closed the diary and turned to ask.
"Are you... okay?"
"Yeah," Su Yuze gently shook his head. "It doesn't matter now. Let's just continue living our lives as before."
So what if he wasn't Su Nuanyi's child? So much time had passed. Arguing about this didn't make any sense. His real parents might have been dead for a long time. He had his own new life, so this fact didn't mean anything to him.
Su Rou nodded. "Okay. So, do you still want to keep this diary?"
"Burn it. We don't want others to see it," Su Yuze said.
Su Yuze locked the diary again. As the diary was closed, this secret might be buried forever.
"Hey, now we're even," Su Rou said with a smile. She wasn't from the Su family, and neither was he. Well... it was fair!
Su Yuze smiled and ruffled her hair. "Yeah, we're even."
Outside the house, Su Yuze and Su Rou burned the diary together. Watching the small flames, Su Yuze pulled Su Rou into his arms. Su Rou leaned on his chest and asked softly, "Do you feel a little sad?"
"Not really... To me, you're the most important."
Watching the diary being burned, Su Yuze then led Su Rou into the house. "This is just between the two of us. Keep it a secret for me."
Su Rou nodded. "Got it!"
"You didn't eat much at dinner today. Do you want something to eat tonight?"
"I'm not hungry..."
"What if I cook it?"
"Then I'll eat a little reluctantly."
"Okay."
Before entering the house, Su Yuze took one last look at the charred spot. No matter what had happened to him, there was one thing he was grateful for: Su Nuanyi had brought him back to the Su family, and that was how he met Little Rou'er. Now that Little Rou'er was pregnant, he was very satisfied with his current situation. Why stir up the old things?
He just hoped that no one would come to disturb their peace.