Chapter 439 - : Who Could Share in Her Loneliness (1/2)

When Huo Jinyao had left with Su Qingsang, he only said that he was going to ask the airport staff about when the plane could take off.

Now it was past time for dinner, and they were still here and hadn’t come back.

Xiang Caiping had waited for the better half of a day in Huo Jinyao’s villa and still had not heard from the two of them, which made her worry a little.

Looking at the number on her screen, Su Qingsang had a momentary shock and started to feel conflicted all over again.

At this time, she inadvertently looked at Huo Jinyao. Li Qianxue sat next to her, and at a glance, she saw the name of the caller registered on the phone.

It was a very simple ID. Just the word ‘mom’.

Her hands started to shake a little, and she was barely able to resist the urge to snatch away Su Qingsang’s cell phone.

Su Qingsang was so embarrassed. She also knew that Li Qianxue had seen it. However, the phone just kept on ringing, and she had to pick up the call under everyone’s gaze.

Li Qianxue was right next to her. She really didn’t have the courage to answer Xiang Caiping’s call with the word ‘mom’ as she usually did.

Huo Jinyao took one glance at her, and then took her phone from her hand. While watching the others around him, he stood up and went aside to answer.

Su Qingsang felt like someone had just lifted a burden from her shoulders and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Turning her head, she met Li Qianxue’s eyes, which were full of pain. Her hands trembled and she could hardly keep calm.

The inexplicable guilt that built up inside her made her unable to meet Li Qianxue’s eyes.

From where he was, Huo Jinyao was able to see Su Qingsang’s reaction as he listened to Xiang Caiping’s concerned voice over the phone.

“Why haven’t you come back for dinner?” Xiang Caiping always had the company of her daughter and son-in-law all this time. Now that she was caught unawares and left to have dinner alone, she felt abandoned.

“Something came up here. Mom, have a bite first. We’ll come back after we’re done settling this.”

“Okay. Then make sure you drive carefully. You have to pay more attention at night. It’s still cold out there, don’t catch a chill.”

“Okay.” Huo Jinyao said a few more words, keeping his tone light. He hung up, went back to his seat and returned the phone to Su Qingsang.

Li Qianxue watched Su Qingsang pick up the cell phone. The call had ended, but she was still looking a little out of sorts.

Su Qingsang was a bit embarrassed, especially as three pairs of eyes were scrutinizing her.

It was a really bad feeling. She wanted to say something but felt like any words would have been quite empty of meaning.

Li Qianxue had stiffened up. She sat there and just kept looking at Su Qingsang.

Su Qingsang was very uncomfortable with the staring and felt like getting up and slipping away quietly. Li Qianxue suddenly got up and pulled her up along with her.

“Come. Follow me.”

“Mom? Where are we going?”

“Let’s go. Let’s clear this up with her once and for all.”

Su Qingsang froze for a moment as if she immediately understood what Li Qianxue meant to say.

She had pulled her hand away without thinking, and Li Qianxue turned around and looked at her. “Do you call her mother?”

Su Qingsang’s lips moved, and she was at a complete loss for words. “I…”

“Do you call her mother?”

Su Qingsang couldn’t answer. If anything of this was Xiang Caiping’s fault, she could happily and easily choose Li Qianxue.

However, Xiang Caiping was just as blameless as Li Qianxue.

“You didn’t call her mother, did you?” Li Qianxue stressed this point and insisted on an answer.

Su Qingsang couldn’t find an answer, but Su Yuxin couldn’t stand to watch this any longer. He stepped forward and stood in front of Li Qianxue.

“Mom, what are you trying to do here? Sister didn’t know about this before.”

“But she knows it now. She knows the truth now.”

Li Qianxue closed her eyes. It wasn’t supposed to go down like this, not like this.

She turned around and looked at Su Qingsang. “You haven’t told her, right? You didn’t plan to tell her at all, did you?”

Su Qingsang didn’t know what to say. She wanted to reunite with Li Qianxue with all her heart. However, it was also true that she did not want to hurt Xiang Caiping.

At this moment, she seemed to understand a little of what Su Chenghui felt. She was caught between a rock and a hard place.

“Why don’t you tell her? Do you want to be her daughter? Do you still want to continue living in a lie? Is that right?”

Li Qianxue was about to have a breakdown. She just could not accept it. How could it come to this?

This was her daughter, one whom she had overlooked and ignored this whole time. It was not easy for her to finally bridge the gap with this daughter. And now that it looked like things were finally getting back on track, it turned out Su Qingsang decided to acknowledge another mother.

“What are you doing back here then? Why did you come here?”

Li Qianxue felt so hurt. She put her hand over her heart, feeling terrible. “What did you come back for? Why have you returned?”