Chapter 463 - Are You Sure It Was Her? (1/2)
Seeing the word “Dad” sparkling on her phone, Su Peizhen pressed her lips together.
She hated Su Qingsang, but she now hated Su Chenghui the most, just like Xiang Caiping.
She hated him for switching her with Su Qingsang and failing to keep it a secret.
She also hated him for not speaking up for her in front of Li Qianxue.
What made her hate him the most was the fact that he had given her a princess dream and let it fall apart.
After some hesitation, she answered the call.
“Dad.”
“Peizhen, you finally answered my call. Where are you now?”
Su Chenghui had been calling Su Peizhen constantly, but Su Peizhen hadn’t answered his calls.
He had called Li Qianxue, but Li Qianxue had accused him of lying to her about Su Penzhen going missing. She said he had done that only to avoid signing the divorce papers.
He wanted to explain, but Li Qianxue had hung up on him. Su Chenghui had never thought that Li Qianxue would treat Su Peizhen so cruelly.
He had no idea that Li Qianxue already knew that Su Peizhen had accepted Xiang Caiping as her mother. Knowing that, she, of course, believed that he was lying.
Now that he had finally made contact with his daughter, Su Chenghui sighed with relief. He said, “Peizhen, where have you been these days? I’ve been looking for you everywhere. I’m so worried about you.”
“Worried? I’m an adult. It’s not like I could get lost. What is there to be worried about?”
Su Peizhen didn’t believe Su Chenghui. If he really cared for her, he would try to figure out a way to give her old life back to her.
“How can you talk to Daddy like that?”
Su Chenghui was frustrated by his daughter’s attitude. His face even paled a little.
Su Peizhen dropped her head. She knew that she shouldn’t take that kind of tone with him, but she couldn’t convince herself to apologize.
“Dad, why are you calling me?”
“I just want to know where you’ve been. Peizhen, some things have happened. I hope that…”
“Dad, can you make me a member of the family again?” Su Peizhen abruptly said seriously. “Can you make me Mom’s daughter again?”
Su Chenghui fell silent. How would that be possible? Judging by the last few conversations he’d had with Li Qianxue via phone, Li Qianxue was strongly against that idea.
She knew that Su Peizhen had gone missing, and she didn’t even care. How could she possibly see her as her daughter again?
“Peizhen, I’ve been thinking of you. The funds that you’ve received these years plus what the family has bought you are enough for you to live a very good life, even if you will no longer be the daughter of the Su family.
“Daddy will also give you a dowry when you get married. Why do you care so much about whose daughter you are?”
Her old life didn’t belong to her. Now she knew the truth, and she should give that life back to whom it belonged.
Su Chenghui had indeed thought ahead for Su Peizhen. As long as she didn’t spend money needlessly, what she had would be enough for her to live a comfortable life.
After all, Su Peizhen had used to work with him. She had a lot of funds and stocks under her name. Those would bring her a considerable amount of income each year.
Su Peizhen tittered coldly. In her eyes, family ground meant everything.
“Peizhen?”
“Since you can’t give me what I want, I have nothing to say to you.”
“Peizhen!” Su Chenghui was shocked by her attitude. “How can you talk like that?”
“What do you expect me to say?” Su Peizhen snorted. “You guys don’t want me anymore. You threw me out of the house. What can I possibly say?”
“No one threw you out of the house.” Su Chenghui didn’t want Su Peizhen to misunderstand Li Qianxue. “Your mother didn’t cast you out of the family. She just…”
“She just told me that I’m not her daughter anymore.”
“But you’re still my daughter.”
“All right. How about I move back to the family house to live with you?”
Su Chenghui didn’t know how to respond to her. He couldn’t tell her that Li Qianxue had cast him out as well.
“Peizhen, I have a house in Nanjiang District. Why don’t we stay there for now?”
“No need.” Su Peizhen didn’t want to hear that. “I have somewhere to stay. You don’t need to worry about that.”
“Peizhen, are you blaming me?”
“No, I wouldn’t dare blame you. I want to thank you, actually. As an illegitimate daughter, I lived like a princess in your family for free for over twenty years.”
Hearing that, Su Chenghui felt uncomfortable. He hadn’t expected the daughter whom he had loved for so many years to say something like that.
“Peizhen, Daddy was wrong. But your mother, your grandfather, and I all love you so much. You said yourself that you lived like a princess for over twenty years. Why can’t you now accept the truth?”