Chapter 5 - Was There Still Time for Her to Escape the Marriage (1/2)
Huo Jinyao smiled and handed the bouquet to Su Qingsang. “For you.”
“…” Su Qingsang was very surprised to see the nearly perfect bouquet of roses, and could only gawk at Huo Jinyao. She had only wanted to provoke Wei Lenan with her impulsive actions yesterday. Additionally, she also wanted revenge. After she had proposed to Huo Jinyao, she left immediately; they didn’t even exchange phone numbers.
She completely did not think Huo Jinyao would actually show up. She had even thought of ways to deal with the consequences and reprimands from her parents and other people.
She never thought that not only would Huo Jinyao show up, but he also showed up just at the right moment. She didn’t even have time to digest the situation in front of her, especially when she made eye contact with Shi Mengwan, whose face was full of curiosity, eager for gossip.
“You, why did you come?”
“Didn’t you say so? Four Seasons Restaurant at 5:30. I should be early, right?” Huo Jinyao looked at the watch on his hand. “Don’t take offense. I wanted to come half an hour early to get see the place.”
Su Qingsang was speechless. Her finesse and fast reasoning skills were temporarily slowed down. The situation in front of her eyes was beyond her predictions. She stared at Huo Jinyao, who was smiling and appeared to be very relaxed. But from how he appeared so relaxed, she saw another part of him. When she thought of how easily he had accepted her marriage proposal, Su Qingsang had a feeling that this man definitely wasn’t as harmless or easy going as he looked.
Did she really want to marry a man like him?
Su Qingsang was very unsure, and her lips trembled. Her gut told her that she should reject Huo Jinyao.
He seemed as if he knew what she was thinking. He stepped forward and held her hand. “Our wedding ceremony is going to start in another half an hour. I think that you still need some time to get ready, so don’t take too long. We don’t want to make the guests wait because that won’t be good.” His words were out of consideration for Su Qingsang, but instead, she felt troubled. That was because Huo Jinyao’s words had unintentionally reminded her of another thing.
It was the fact that the wedding today was not just her own matter, but a matter of the Su family.
At the mention of the Su family, Su Qingsang’s face turned so pale that even the foundation and blush put on earlier couldn’t cover it.
The Su family that her father Chenghui represented was not a big deal in Lin City; however, the Li family that her “mother” Li Qianxue represented was very powerful.
The Li family had started to manage businesses from early on and had many years of experience. Although it couldn’t be said to be the best in Lin City, it was a big business not everyone could get be a part of.
With Su Chenghui’s strategies and tricks, his might towards outsiders, and his firmness towards his workers, after Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue got married, the Li family’s business flourished in his hands. The Su family’s business also became a topic worthy of mentioning in Lin City. Naturally, this caused the children of the Su family to be regarded highly.
Having grown up in this type of family, it wouldn’t be a big deal if the marriage failed. In addition, Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue were very forbearing towards their children. Their level of forbearing bordered on spoiling their children. But this type of leniency was only towards their children.
Su Qingsang also had the surname “Su” but she was the illegitimate daughter of Su Chenghui and another woman. Her existence as an illegitimate daughter in the Su family was very awkward. Especially because she was an illegitimate daughter that Li Qianxue strongly disliked.
These past few years, Su Qingsang had tried her best to minimize her existence within the Su family and become invisible. However, sometimes the more one was afraid of something, the higher the chance that something would happen. After she went to college, she basically lived outside her home all the time. Afterward, she used the excuse of studying for exams not to go home. When she found a job, she immediately found a one-person apartment near the hospital.