Chapter 501 - Maybe She Was Mistaken (1/2)

“Let’s not talk about them. Why don’t we go out and have dinner?”

While Su Qingsang was speaking, she took out her phone, called Huo Jinyao, and asked him if he had finished his work. If he was available, they could have dinner together.

Unfortunately, Huo Jinyao was attending a business dinner tonight. Su Qingsang hung up the phone and smiled at Shi Mengwan. “Sorry, tonight will only be us. Huo Jinyao has been very busy recently, and it seems that there’s a lot of work at the company. But don’t worry, I will let him take you to have a fancy lunch tomorrow.”

Shi Mengwan held Su Qingsang’s arm. “What? Are you afraid I am not happy? It’s great that Huo Jinyao is absent. Without him, we can have a conversation between just us girls.”

Su Qingsang told Ms. Yu that she didn’t need to cook for tonight, and then took Shi Mengwan to a restaurant near her home.

“One of Huo Jinyao’s friends owns the business. The dishes here are special and have unique names.”

Though it was only the two of them, when Su Qingsang showed her golden card, they were immediately led by the waiter to the VIP room upstairs.

“Great, Mrs. Huo.” Shi Mengwan stepped backward, looking at Su Qingsang. “Do you realize that you have started behaving like a rich lady after you married Huo Jinyao?”

“What nonsense! I’m not always like this.”

Su Qingsang rarely came to such places, and almost every time she came, she was with Huo Jinyao. Huo Jinyao’s friends were pretty generous. Wan Xianyang’s family owned this restaurant, and her card was a present from him.

They were taken upstairs. After discussing with Shi Mengwan, Su Qingsang ordered some of the restaurant’s specialties.

While they were waiting for the dishes, they talked to each other and kept each other updated on their lives.

Su Qingsang didn’t have much to say. Her life was just shifting between being in the hospital and home.

Since things were unpleasant between her and Liu Tongjia, Su Qingsang had only gone back to the Huo Mansion twice after Old Master Huo told her to come.

He Xuanyao was there every time. However, since Old Master Huo was there also, she viewed He Xuanyao’s purpose there as to keep Old Master Huo company. She didn’t usually stay there long after she had dinner.

During dinner, Liu Tongjia kept praising He Xuanyao for her thoughtfulness and her good manners. He Xuanyao not only visited her from time to time but also went out shopping with her.

Last time, He Xuanyao had also come with Liu Tongjia to the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and helped to contribute.

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce in Rong City was founded by the wives from old and wealthy families in the business circle. Their usual duties were to engage in charity and contribute to public service.

On the one hand, they helped others, but on the other hand, they looked at it as an avenue to advertise their husbands’ companies.

“Xuanyao is very competent. She has helped a lot in her family’s company. Whoever marries her in the future will have a good and supportive wife.

Even if Old Master Huo was present, Liu Tongjia didn’t mind speaking highly of He Xuanyao.

Everyone else could see Liu Tongjia’s concealed meanings. She was dissatisfied with Su Qingsang.

But Su Qingsang pretended not to acknowledge it. She continued to live with Huo Jinyao as if everything was perfectly fine.

For the second time, Liu Tongjia complimented He Xuanyao and expressed regret that such a good girl hadn’t married a Huo Family member. Huo Jinyao looked at Huo Yifan and his brother, who were both there.

“Yup, mom. There’s a saying that says do not let one’s own fertile water flow into others’ fields. Since you think so highly of Ms. He, why not let Yifan or Yiyang be with her? In that case, Ms. He can be considered as marrying a Huo Family member.”

Those simple words immediately changed Liu Tongjia’s, Huo Yifan’s, and Huo Yiyang’s facial expressions.

The person He Xuanyao liked was Huo Jinyao. However, he not only didn’t appreciate her affection but he also pushed her towards Huo Yifan and Huo Yiyang.

Did it mean that although Huo Jinyao was out of He Xuanyao’s league, she was suitable for Huo Yifan?

Liu Tongjia was even angrier at her son for refusing to respect her. She was going to lose her temper, and He Xuanyao couldn’t stay there anymore.

Even if He Xuanyao had a thick skin, she couldn’t bear being kicked around like a ball.

He Xuanyao left even before she had finished her dinner.

After she left, no matter how much discontent Liu Tongjia and Huo Yifan harbored, they didn’t let it show.

Since that incident, Su Qingsang felt her world quietening down again. At least for the past few days, Liu Tongjia hadn’t called to ask them to have dinner at the Huo Mansion.

Su Qingsang felt that she and Huo Jinyao could handle this by themselves, so she didn’t find it necessary to tell Shi Mengwan.

“I am pretty good. How about you?” Su Qingsang noticed the slight dark shadows under Shi Mengwan’s eyes.

“I am not at Lin City now to watch over you, so please don’t overwork yourself. You run a studio on your own, so it’s okay for you to have fewer appointments. Your health matters more than your job.”

“I don’t overwork. It’s just that after I joined the design competition, I had two more orders come in. Don’t worry. I’ll relax after finishing up these orders.”

Shi Mengwan partially lowered her head. Afraid of being caught in a lie, she drank water to conceal it.

Su Qingsang had been friends with her for many years. If Shi Mengwan behaved a little bit differently, Su Qingsang could notice it immediately.

“Mengwan, why don’t you come and work in Rong City?” Su Qingsang proposed seriously. “Look, your work is your studio. You can work anywhere. If you come to Rong City, we can be together again. What do you think?”

“Nope,” Shi Mengwan said without thinking. “I have clients in Lin City. I don’t want to leave them.”

“You don’t need to leave them. You can take Lin City as your headquarters and open a branch store here. And you don’t need to worry about your business. With Huo Jinyao’s help, your studio will thrive by all accounts.”

Su Qingsang believed that Huo Jinyao would be willing to help.