Chapter 374 - How Can I Trust You? (1/2)

Su Qingsang’s tone was earnest. She repeatedly gave her word that Xiang Caiping and she would be nowhere near Lin City.

Looking at her expression, Li Qianxue immediately knew that what she was saying was trustworthy. She stood there motionlessly, the belligerent look in her almond-shaped eyes aimed directly at Su Qingsang in an unflinching manner.

What she had said made sense, but that was all there was to it.

“You mentioned that you were quite reluctant about relocating to Rong City before. Why are you willing to do that now? Do you think that I’ll believe you just because you told me that you’re willing to move? How would I know whether you will go back on your word if I let this matter rest now? What if once I walk away, you will immediately go and look for Huo Jinyao or your father to settle the score for you?”

“Auntie, if I had the intention to look for them, I could do that right now. If I am not really willing to move to Rong City, you will, after some time, also realize that I had lied to you. After all, you can find out where I am quite easily. Isn’t that so?”

Li Qianxue remained silent. The fact was that she indeed did not like Su Qingsang. Su Qingsang’s presence, to her, was like a thorn in her flesh. Su Qingsang was like a constant reminder of the reason Su Chenghui became her husband.

Su Qingsang was also a perpetual reminder of the fact that her husband did not love her, and loved another woman instead.

Shutting her eyes for a moment, Li Qianxue could feel her heart throb. She was afraid. She turned pale. She was not yet fifty years old, yet she was drawn to revisiting past memories.

Like in a recurring dream, she had questioned herself again and again: if time could be rewound and she could start over, would she have made the same decision?

It was a pity that there was no answer to that question because the time that had passed could never come back again.

She did not speak, and Su Qingsang did not know what the silence implied. She wondered if Li Qianxue planned to try her.

Honestly, if Li Qianxue insisted on physically assaulting her today, she would not be surprised.

Li Qianxue stared at Su Qingsang. The extent of her love for Su Chenghui was equivalent to the extent of the hate she had for Su Qingsang. However, no matter how much she despised Su Qingsang, she could not deny how this girl had excelled in life.

Over the course of more than twenty years, the negligence that Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue had subjected Su Qingsang to did not cause her to become rebellious or choose the wrong path.

Moreover, she became a professional in her field of work. Even if Li Qianxue chose to ignore the fact that Su Qingsang was successful in her career, privately she was grudgingly willing to acknowledge Su Qingsang’s excellence.

No matter how capable Su Qingsang was, however, compared to her own daughter, she felt that she still had some way to go. After all, Su Peizhen had joined the company at a very young age and had been assisting her with the management and handling of the company’s official ventures.

There was silence in the office. Su Qingsang took a glimpse at the time and recalled that she had a department meeting coming up in a short while…

“Junior?” There was knocking on the door and Zuo Hongchen’s voice rang out outside the office.

Su Qingsang was distracted. She gave Li Qianxue a smile, “Auntie, I’ll open the door.”

Li Qianxue remained motionless. Su Qingsang hurried to the door.

Outside the door, Li Qianxue’s personal assistant still persisted in blocking Zuo Hongchen from entering the office. Precisely due to the personal assistant’s presence outside the office, Zuo Hongchen, who was initially merely passing by, decided to find out what was going on in there.

“Junior, is everything alright with you?” Zuo Hongchen briefly scanned the personal assistant and then Li Qianxue. He felt that Li Qianxue looked somewhat familiar, but at that moment, he could not remember who she was.

“You are Dean Zuo’s son?” On the contrary, Li Qianxue was able to recognize Zuo Hongchen immediately.

Dean Zuo and Old Master Li had a deep-rooted friendship. Normally, they also got along fabulously. When they did not have any commitments, they would often go fishing together or engage each other in a game of chess.

“Yes.” At this moment, Zuo Hongchen also recognized Li Qianxue. “Oh, so it’s Auntie Li. Greetings, Auntie Li.”

“I did not expect you to already so grown up.” Li Qianxue looked at him, and then at Su Qingsang.

Zuo Hongchen addressed Su Qingsang as ‘junior’?

Zuo Hongchen recognized Li Qianxue and therefore grasped her status. He looked at Su Qingsang again. Even if he was worried that Su Qingsang would be at a disadvantage, he could not explicitly point that out at this moment.

“Junior? Do you have something to hand to me?”

“Something?” Su Qingsang was confused for a second. All of a sudden, she nodded. “That’s right. Please wait a moment.”