Chapter 543 - Where Are Your Manners? (1/2)

Liu Tongjia’s number was saved in Huo Jinyao’s phone, named as “Mother”. Seeing that word, Su Qingsang suddenly felt sad again.

The call was answered. She heard Liu Tongjia’s cold voice from the other side of the phone.

“What?”

Su Qingsang closed her eyes. She didn’t understand. What kind of mother would talk to her son like they weren’t related?

“Jinyao is sick. He’s calling you. Can you please come here and see him?”

Liu Tongjia stayed silent. Su Qingsang thought that she hadn’t heard her clearly, so she repeated her words.

“Is he dying?” Liu Tongjia sounded very cold. “Is he dying of illness?”

“You…”

“If he is dying, I’ll come, but if he’s not dying, I don’t think it will be necessary for me to come all the way.”

“Aunt, you’re really taking this too far. He’s your son.”

“I know that he’s my son. But sometimes I wish that he’s not.”

After saying that, Liu Tongjia ended the call. While holding the phone, Su Qingsang’s hand trembled.

She looked at Huo Jinyao. His fever was still very high and he was mumbling. It sounded like he was trying to restrain himself from expressing his emotions when he said “Mom”.

Su Qingsang would have missed it if she hadn’t been sitting by his side the whole time.

What did that mean? It could be a very strong sense of yearning that was buried deep down in his heart. He was still trying to repress it.

Su Qingsang’s chest heaved. She couldn’t help but call Liu Tongjia again.

“What now?”

“Huo Jinyao is really sick. Are you sure that you don’t want to come and see him? He’s calling you. And do you know why he’s calling you? It’s because he wants you here. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“I do. So what?” Liu Tongjia snorted coldly. “Do you really think of yourself as the daughter-in-law of Huo Family? I’m telling you now. Don’t play the role of a pitiful woman in front of me. That won’t work.”

Liu Tongjia ended the call again. Su Qingsang was so angry that her cheeks started burning.

She felt as if she was standing in the middle of a burning fire. She dropped the phone on the floor. She couldn’t control her temper anymore.

She quickly stood up, put on her coat, and prepared to go out. Before leaving, she called Yang Wenchang and asked him to come to look after Huo Jinyao for a while.

She also told Ms. Yu, who was preparing to go out to shop for groceries to remain at home for the time being. It was rather early anyway. She asked Ms. Yu to stay and look after Huo Jinyao.

After doing that, she picked up the car keys and left in a haste.

The fire in her heart was still burning even after she left home.

She couldn’t control herself. She couldn’t imagine what kind of mother would act so cold-blooded towards her son.

What kind of mother would ask someone if her son was dying? Did Liu Tongjia not think of Huo Jinyao as her son? It was like that, wasn’t it?

The intense anger which burned like a fire made Su Qingsang go insane. She wanted to see Liu Tongjia at that very moment and bring her back to Huo Jinyao.

She wanted to ask Liu Tongjia if she would finally be happy if Huo Jinyao really died. She wanted to ask her if she would be satisfied if he vanished from her life.

No one was in the living room when she arrived at the family house. Mr. Cheng saw her and hurriedly walked up to welcome her.

“Mrs. Huo, Old Master went out earlier today. He hasn’t come home yet.”

“I’m not here to see grandpa.” Su Qingsang slowed down before asking her next question. “Where’s Aunt?”

“Upstairs, in her room.” Mr. Cheng was a little surprised. Su Qingsang had a bad relationship with Liu Tongjia. That was not a secret and everyone in the family knew it.

The house workers knew about that as well, but they never talked about it openly. It surprised Mr. Cheng that Su Qingsang had come home today and asked to see Liu Tongjia.

That was unusual.

“Okay, thank you.”

Su Qingsang said that and then quickly rushed upstairs, straight into Liu Tongjia’s room.

Liu Tongjia was reading quietly in her room. The phone calls she had from Su Qingsang didn’t seem to affect her at all.

As Su Qingsang came in without knocking the door, Liu Tongjia raised her head and said with an obvious displeased look, “did your parents not teach you to knock the door before going into someone else’s room? Where are your manners?”

“Manners?” Liu Tongjia’s words made Su Qingsang so angry that she gave a sarcastic laugh. “You want to talk to me about manners?”

Liu Tongjia put down the book. Her narrowed eyes showed how displeased she was at the moment. “Why can’t I talk to you about manners? Look at the way you behave in someone else’s house. You are really not good enough to be a part of the Huo Family.”

“The way I behave? Mrs. Huo, I now want to ask you if you consider yourself a person with good manners? Your son is sick and you want him dead. Is that what you call having good manners? Mrs. Huo, is this the kind of manners you were taught?”

She didn’t even call her “Aunt”. She called her “Mrs. Huo” through clenched teeth. Her tone was filled with disdain.

“Are you questioning me?” Liu Tongjia raised her head and glared at Su Qingsang with a very sullen face. “Who gave you the right to talk like that? Get out!”

“Huo Jinyao gave me the right.” Seeing Liu Tongjia talk that way didn’t ease the anger in Su Qingsang’s heart but exacerbated it. “My sense of righteousness has given me the authority to talk like this.”