Chapter 435 - Believe Me, She Is More Nervous Than You
Chapter 435: Believe Me, She Is More Nervous Than You
He was completely shocked and looked at Li Qianxue with disbelief. He could not understand how and why she would know about this.
“Qianxue. You… you really know.”
“Do not use my name.” Li Qianxue said sharply, though her heart was faltering. “Why? Did you think that you could keep your secret forever? Did you think no one would ever find out about what you did? Did you think you could play me a fool for an entire lifetime?”
“No, I didn’t.” It was but a moment’s impulse that had led to all of this today. Su Chenghui had regrets about it much earlier on. He truly regretted it.
However, the more remorse he felt, the less he could talk about it. The more you regret he harbored, the more he felt he needed to hide. He knew that he could not ever earn Li Qianxue’s forgiveness and only thought to conceal the matter to the end.
Old Master Li couldn’t stand it. They all knew what was going on, except him.
“Explain to me clearly, what on earth has happened here?”
Li Qianxue sneered again. Su Chenghui dared to do the deed, but she didn’t dare to own up to it. She closed her eyes, and it was then that she recalled something.
In this house, the person that doted on Su Peizhen the most, next to her, was Old Master Li. The thought of this made her hate Su Chenghui even more. She felt as if she wanted to destroy him completely.
“Have your say, Su Chenghui. Tell Dad all about the great things you have done, explain it to him.”
Su Chenghui lowered his head, not daring to face Old Master Li and his daughter.
He was a picture of guilt and anyone who looked at him would know there was a problem. Old Master Li turned around and looked at Su Yuxin.
“Yuxin, what in the world is going on? You tell me.”
Su Yuxin thought to speak, but his cell phone rang. It was Su Qingsang who was calling.
“Sister?”
“Yuxin, where are you?”
“I…” As soon as Su Yuxin said the word sister, Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue had both turned to look at him.
“Is that Qingsang on the line? Is it her?”
Su Yuxin nodded and put the call on speaker mode: “Sister, I’m at home. You…”
“I am coming over. You all wait for me. I’ll be right here.”
Su Qingsang had just arrived home and found that Su Yuxin and Li Qianxue were not there. She panicked at once. She thought that Li Qianxue had left with Su Yuxin.
It was only at this time that Su Qingsang was willing to admit that she really and truly wanted to meet with Li Qianxue.
“Don’t fret, maybe your mother is out there trying to find you.” Huo Jinyao took out her cell phone as he spoke. “Call Su Yuxin and ask them where they are.”
On hearing Su Yuxin say that he was ‘back home’, she could not help but try to clarify again. “Which house are you in? Is that the Su mansion?”
“Okay, I’ll be right here. Ask mom to wait for me.”
Su Qingsang didn’t want the conversation to drag on, and just hung up the phone and ran in the direction of the elevator.
Huo Jinyao took hold of her hand and hugged her gently when he saw that she was anxious. “Don’t worry. Don’t panic. She is there and she will not leave.”
Su Qingsang did not speak but just kept nodding.
“Huo Jinyao.” Su Qingsang suddenly raised her hand and grabbed the front of his shirt. “I… I’m so nervous. What do I do?”
Huo Jinyao touched her face, and there was love in his eyes. “Don’t be nervous. Believe me, she is more nervous than you are.”
What? Su Qingsang froze for a moment. Huo Jinyao put his hand on her shoulder, which gave her a boost of strength and confidence: “Trust me, she is really more nervous than you are. So you can’t be nervous right now. You have to calm down. Otherwise, you will scare her.”
“Okay. I’m not nervous.” Su Qingsang tried her best not to be, but she couldn’t help it. She was starting to breathe a little harder.
Huo Jinyao saw that and lowered her head to kiss her.
With each kiss, her nerves seemed to calm down. She breathed easier with each kiss.
When the elevator came, Su Qingsang buried her face in his chest and said softly, “Thank you, Huo Jinyao.”
“Don’t thank me, it was my pleasure.”
When Su Qingsang heard this, she could not help but roll her eyes. This guy was really…
“Let’s go. Let’s go meet her.”
“Okay.” Su Qingsang tried to calm down. She only wanted to see Li Qianxue now. As for Xiang Caiping and the Huo family in Rong city, she couldn’t think about them at this time.
…
“What did you say?” Li Qianxue rushed to Su Yuxin. “Say it again.”
“Mom. Sister didn’t get on the plane. She is on the way here now.”
Li Qianxue’s body froze, and she placed her hand on her heart. It was beating furiously.
“She… is she really coming over now?”
Li Qianxue couldn’t believe it. Didn’t Su Qingsang get on the plane?
“Yes. She is making her way here now.” Su Yuxin stepped forward and held on to Li Qianxue’s shoulder: “Mom, calm down. Sister does not hate you, you see. Isn’t she coming here to see you now?”
Li Qianxue could not speak, only nodded.
Old Master Li looked at the mother and son who were hugging in front of him, and then looked back at Su Chenghui, who now hung his head as if he was defeated.
“What on earth is going on here? Who will tell me?” He looked at Su Yuxin. “Yuxin, come tell me. What is the issue here?”
Sister is coming? Was that Su Peizhen? Wasn’t she in the United States? Has she returned? When did this happen?
Su Yuxin glanced at Li Qianxue, who was still very agitated at this moment, and looked past Su Chenghui coldly. His mother was able to speak quite calmly.
“Go ahead and tell your grandpa. He’ll know about it sooner or later.”
Su Chenghui closed his eyes weakly. He couldn’t face the scene that was coming. He had always tried to evade this confrontation, but eventually found himself unable to escape.
Su Yuxin glanced at Su Chenghui. His lips were compressed into a straight line, and he remained silent for nearly a minute, looking at Old Master Li.
This matter was in fact quite difficult to start explaining. Su Yuxin now realized that it was far harder to talk to Old Master Li about this matter than it was to bring up with Li Qianxue.
“Grandpa, you are old. No matter what you are about to hear next, I want you to please watch your health.”
“I am a bag of bones. What can’t I handle at this age? Just say it straight out. What’s the matter?”
Su Yuxin glanced at him and turned to get the medicine that Old Master Li frequently used.
During this whole time, Su Chenghui had not spoken a single word. When he saw Su Yuxin make a move to take the medicine, he finally took action.
He walked over to the old man, his shoulders hunched.
“Dad. It’s better if I explain this.”
As he spoke, the corner of Li Qianxue’s lips was raised in a mocking smile.
Su Yuxin had now walked to the old man and put the medicine in his hand.
Su Chenghui closed his eyes, then turned to look at Li Qianxue one more time.
She stood there, her features as striking as ever, beautiful as the first day he had met her. That was after more than a dozen hours of long-distance flight, plus being crushed by the news that Su Peizhen was not her biological daughter.
The impact of all of this made her look a little disheveled as if she had lost her usual aura of elegance. She scrunched up her lips and looked at him mockingly.
That gaze stung his heart. The way she moved her lips, and how at this time she couldn’t even utter a word.
Turning away from her, he faced Old Master Li once more, and his head hung low the whole time.
“Twenty-five years ago, the day Qianxue gave birth… Dad, you did not happen to be there at the time. Qianxue had slipped into a coma…”
Li Qianxue had slept for a whole day and night. Many things happened during that period of time.
Xiang Caiping also had a baby then. She just happened to give birth to a daughter. It was as if he was possessed, and he had done something unforgivable.
That moment of impulse had given him a lifetime of regrets. However, the more regret he felt, the more he wanted to keep every single detail under wraps.
Li Qianxue had heard Su Yuxin tell the whole thing once before. However, when she heard the story repeated from her own husband, she was trembling with anger, thinking about how the man she loved did this to get back at her.
She had to constantly remind herself to breathe normally, to keep herself calm.
Old Master Li was dumbstruck. His body was shaking with anger, and he was clutching his chest where his heart was.
“Grandpa. Pay attention to your health.” Su Yuxin stepped forward first and helped to hold up Old Master Li. “Do you want to take one of the pills first?”
Old Master Li waved away the suggestion and looked at Su Chenghui, who stood before him. He had a cane in his hand.
He suddenly pushed Su Yuxin away and raised the cane. He used it to take a hard hit at Su Chenghui’s shoulder.
As Su Chenghui’s body was struck, he fell to his knees.
When he didn’t get up, Old Master Li raised his cane again and struck him a second time. Su Chenghui did not shy away from the punishment but endured the strikes.
As Old Master Li poised to hit him for the third time, he stumbled a little and fell backward as he failed to maintain his balance.
“Grandpa!”
“Dad!”
Su Yuxin and Li Qianxue stepped forward at the same time, helping him up and trying to keep him from falling.
Old Master Li was pointing at Su Chenghui, he was panting hard but could not manage to speak a word.
“You, you…”
He could not manage another word. Old Master held his hand over his heart as if he couldn’t take it any longer.
Su Yuxin was anxious, and quickly took a pill and stuffed it into Old Master Li’s mouth. Li Qianxue patted his chest constantly.
“Dad, calm down.”
“Grandpa, please, your health…”
Old Master Li’s hand trembled as he pointed a finger at Su Chenghui. He wanted to curse and swear, but he couldn’t seem to find any words.
“Grandpa,” Su Yuxin’s face was full of worry.
Li Qianxue was angry beyond belief, but this time she had the coolest head among them. She patted the old man’s back to calm him down.
“Dad. This thing has happened, and it is now in the past. Now we will think about how we can make up for it in the future.”
The old man made a lot of effort before he could finally ease up a little. He looked at Li Qianxue, his eyes full of guilt. “I have hurt you, I have hurt my granddaughter. I should have stopped you, kept you from marrying him. I should have stopped you. I—”
“Dad.” Li Qianxue wanted to cry. She took hold of herself and shook her head. “Let’s not bring it up, OK? We won’t bring up the past again. We just need to look forward and think about what to do in the future. Can we do this? We’ll think about how we can treat Qingsang better in the future. Can we?”
Old Master Li had also experienced much in his life. He nodded and accepted his daughter’s suggestion. “Okay. Okay. I will listen to you. I’ll do what you say.”
He could listen to his daughter, but he just couldn’t accept the fact.
“Divorce. I support your divorce, Qianxue. This time, I will not stop you.”
“Dad.” Su Chenghui looked up at Old Master Li. “I don’t want a divorce.”