Chapter 449 - You Are My Most Precious One (1/2)
After throwing out this threat, Li Qianxue hung up the phone.
The fact was that she had raised Su Peizhen for more than 20 years, and she did think about what Su Qingsang had said before.
It would only be the last resort, as she did not want to destroy Su Peizhen. To have Su Peizhen become an illegitimate daughter, unable to hold her head high in Lin City.
However, Su Chenghui’s refusal to sign the papers annoyed her. In her opinion, Su Chenghui was simply way too greedy. He must have felt that he was getting too little from them, she thought.
Or did he think that his revenge had not been enough? Did he want it all to continue? No matter what it was, Li Qianxue was unwilling to compromise anymore.
Su Chenghui was stunned for a while at the sudden end of the call. His heart, which was still beating fast just now, started to calm down until it returned to its normal state.
He looked at his cell phone for a while and tapped the screen again to call Li Qianxue back.
“Su Chenghui, what else is it that you want?”
“Qianxue. I won’t sign the papers.” Su Chenghui seemed as if he had finally found his voice. He looked at the Li mansion before him. Listening to the sound of Li Qianxue’s breathing on the other end of the phone, he spoke very seriously and chose each word carefully.
“You are the most important person in my life.”
“You…” Li Qianxue didn’t expect to hear this. “What are you trying to do?”
“I don’t want to divorce you,” Su Chenghui said very earnestly. “I finally know now how precious you are to me.”
There were a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line, and Li Qianxue sneered, “Are you thinking of using this method to make me forget about what you have done?”
“No, I’m not.”
“I’m telling you, don’t even think about it.” Li Qianxue’s voice was, in fact, angrier than before. “Su Chenghui, put away your vile thoughts. If you think you can say a few sweet words and make me forgive you just like that, you can dream on. ”
Leaving it at that, Li Qianxue hung up the phone yet again.
However, after a few moments had passed, she still felt that she couldn’t let it go. It was too infuriating.
She couldn’t help but call Su Chenghui again. “The day after tomorrow, at the very latest. If you don’t sign, I will make sure that all of Lin City knows of Su Peizhen’s true identity. That’s it.”
After Li Qianxue said this, she ended the call and turned off her phone. As soon as she looked up, she found that Su Qingsang was standing at the door and watching her. She did not know how much her daughter had heard.
A little uncomfortable, she stood up and walked towards Su Qingsang.
“Why are you standing here so quietly? Weren’t you keeping your grandfather company downstairs?”
“I was.” Su Qingsang nodded as Li Qianxue took her hand. “Grandpa is playing chess with Yuxin. I didn’t know what was happening upstairs, so I came up to look for you. Just now Nanny Zhang said that the food is almost ready and asked me to call you down. ”
“Okay.” Li Qianxue had calmed down completely as she held Su Qingsang’s hand. Thinking that she might have overheard the phone call just now, she felt a little uncomfortable.
“Qingsang, you don’t blame your mom, do you?”
“Why should I blame you?”
“I was afraid you might blame me for being too harsh and for kicking your father out.” Su Qingsang and Su Chenghui were father and daughter after all, and Li Qianxue was afraid that she would blame her. “If you do blame me, I can’t help it. Your dad and I can no longer get along. ”
“I understand you. And I don’t blame you at all for that.”
It was quite incredible that Li Qianxue had managed to tolerate him up until now. If it were any other woman, this would have blown up much earlier.
“That’s good.” Li Qianxue headed outside, hand in hand with her daughter. “After this, your grandpa and I, along with your brother and sister, will just have each other to depend on.”
Su Qingsang glanced at her, biting her lip, and her expression seemed to show she was struggling with something.
“What’s wrong? Are you upset about living with your mother?”
Li Qianxue was really worried. She did not forget that she didn’t have the best of relationships with Su Qingsang before.
“No.” Su Qingsang decided to be honest. “Mom, I know you and I have just reconciled, and you can’t bear to see me leave. However, I am married to Huo Jinyao after all. He’s back at Rong City now, while I’m still here. This is not appropriate. I was thinking that maybe I should go to Rong City, perhaps a couple of days hence.”
“No.” Li Qianxue clenched her hand. “How can you go? I… I have only just gotten you back. I…”
“Mom. We have our whole lives ahead of us.” Su Qingsang thought of Huo Manzi’s words from before. “Huo Jinyao has his family back at his house. I have married him, and until now I have only been to visit them once. I haven’t gone back for the Chinese New Year, and now I won’t be there for the festivities. That really would not go down well.”
“That, that—” Li Qianxue managed a few words, but was unable to argue any further.
When she got married, she had a higher status than Su Chenghui. Su Chenghui’s parents had always had to accommodate her.
Later, less than two years after Su Yuxin was born, Su Chenghui’s parents had passed away. She didn’t even have a proper mother-in-law to bear with.
Even so, it didn’t mean she understood nothing about proprietary and respect. Huo Jinyao’s family background, the status he was born to… she had always known about this.
She used to think that Su Qingsang had scored a windfall when she married into a family like Huo Jinyao’s, and even believed that she could not take the responsibilities of being the daughter-in-law.
Now, listening to what Su Qingsang had to say about this, she started to feel uncomfortable again. However, no matter how terrible she felt, she also knew that Su Qingsang was laying out the facts.
She was married and no longer on her own.
Realizing this, Li Qianxue started to feel upset again.
“My darling, I have only just reconnected with you a few days ago. And you did say you would stay with me.”