Chapter 426 - Do You Still Want to Acknowledge Her? (1/2)

Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao went home. Earlier that day, she asked Sister Lu to clean the apartment.

“I asked Sister Lu to clean mom’s room. She will be released in a few days, and we can take her home and look after her.”

“Sure,” Huo Jinyao agreed.

“I thought about moving into your villa since it is roomy and it will be more convenient for mom to do her exercises.”

“No problem. It’s up to you.”

“And—” Su Qingsang has talked for a while and discovered that Huo Jinyao did not express any opinion of his own. “What happened? Don’t you have any ideas?”

“You decide,” Huo Jinyao pulled her to his side and sat down. “It’s small stuff. You don’t need to ask me.”

“I was just talking,” Su Qingsang turned her head to look at him. “What happened to you today? There’s something wrong with you.”

Huo Jinyao shook his head. “The Lantern Festival is coming. Do you want to go back to Rong City with me to visit Grandpa? We could make an arrangement and bring Mom there.”

Su Qingsang bit her lip. They decided it a long time ago, and she felt fine with it.

“Okay. I’ll ask my mom and consult with Doctor Jiang. If he says there’s no problem, we will take her back to Rong City.”

Huo Jinyao reached out his hand to touch her hair gently. “Great. Let me know once you have consulted with the doctor. You can leave the rest to me.”

“Sure.” Su Qingsang was always at ease with Huo Jinyao. He was productive and efficient, and even more thoughtful than she was.

It was believed that Xiang Caiping would also agree to return to Rong City. However, Su Qingsang was suddenly silent, with a hint of mixed feelings showing on her face.

“What’s wrong?”

Su Qingsang looked at him, her lips pressed firmly.

“Do you think she will come back before we leave Lin City?”

Huo Jinyao saw the struggle in her eyes, and his heart ached for her.

He reached out to hug her, holding her tightly in his arms.

“Do you want to see her?”

With her face buried in his chest, Su Qingsang found Huo Jinyao smelled clean and fresh. “A little bit. If we leave for Rong City, we will rarely return here. I want to see her before we leave.”

Huo Jinyao didn’t speak. Su Qingsang looked up at him. “You don’t think I should?”

“I don’t see why not,” Huo Jinyao held her tightly around her waist. “If you really want to see her. You can even fly to the U.S. to visit her. You don’t have to wait for her to come back.”

Su Qingsang looked down. She seemed to be contemplating something. “Forget it. It’s better for me not to see her.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to see her?”

“No, I don’t want to.” Su Qingsang shook her head. “She must have been in a bad mood recently. I should not bother her.”

Su Qingsang heard that Li Qianxue suspected Su Chenghui of cheating on her, and she also suspected he fell in love with someone else. She must have been through a rough time.

Su Qingsang thought that if she appeared again, it would doubtlessly burden Li Qianxue even more.

Huo Jinyao stared at Su Qingsang. She could seem a little detached, but she had a warm heart. As long as people approached her and got to know her, they would understand her kindness.

“I told you, if you want to see her, just do it. You don’t need to have too many concerns.”

“All right.” Su Qingsnag thought about it and said, “Let’s set a date for leaving for Rong City. If she comes back before that time, I will see her. But if she doesn’t come back before the day we leave…”

She didn’t finish her sentence. If it went that way, she’d take it as their karma.

Huo Jinyao enfolded her whole body in her arms and lowered his head to kiss her cheek.

His kiss was gentle like the touch of a feather.

“Do you miss her very much?”

“Not very much,” Su Qingsang shooked her head. “If I had known the truth earlier in my life, I probably wouldn’t be as cool as I am now. But right now, I am a grown-up, and I have my mom. So I feel calm.”

Suddenly Su Qingsang became serious and looked at Huo Jinyao with a straight face. “You know what? When I was little, I always saw her hugging Su Peizhen and talking to her in such a gentle voice. I knew she was a strict and tough person outside the house. But she was so gentle to Su Peizhen that I couldn’t help but imagine if I had a mom, she would also treat me like that.”

Su Qingsang always wanted to be close to Li Qianxue, but none of her attempts succeeded.

Huo Jinyao nodded. Looking at the tranquil expression on her face, he felt she was too calm. “Do you still want to acknowledge her?”

“No,” Su Qingsang said, “I don’t want to acknowledge her. I just feel that, if possible, I want to see her. Just seeing her will be enough.”

She would consider it as a closure of an old wish buried in her heart. It was silly to have such an idea, though.

“Don’t worry. All I want is to see her. I won’t tell her anything.”

Since she made the decision, she would not go back. But before she could let it go, she needed time and composure to digest.

Without a word, Huo Jinyao hugged her more tightly. His deep-set eyes squinted slightly, and he seemed to have decided something.

It never occurred to Su Qingsang that she would meet someone else before she went to see Li Qianxue.

Since she was going to Rong City, she had to prepare some gifts to bring to Old Master Huo, as well as to Huo Jinyao’s Great Uncle who settled in Rong City and Huo Jinyao’s other uncles and aunts.

Su Qingsang went shopping with Shi Mengwan that day.

Judging from snippets of information she heard from Su Qinngsang, Shi Mengwan knew Huo Jinyao had a large family.

“Huo Jinyao has so many relatives. Qingsang, do you think you can handle it with your reserved personality?”