Chapter 580 - You Won’t Leave Me, Right? (2/2)
Su Chenghui wanted to explain, to keep talking, but now the other passengers were boarding the plane, so he did not manage to say what he wanted to.
When Su Chenghui alighted from the plane, he missed Li Qianxue who had gone to the airport restroom as soon as she could.
When Li Qianxue divorced Su Chenghui, she knew that he would end up with Xiang Caiping.
The woman he had loved for so many years suddenly came back one day. Why wouldn’t he? He never forgot about her.
As for what Su Chenghui had said to her, he only said that because of Li Family, or the Li Corporation.
Su Chenghui’s appearance in Rong City had confirmed her assumptions.
Su Chenghui did not love her and the one he wanted to be with was Xiang Caiping. Li Qianxue had nothing else to say to him.
They were divorced, so they were no longer related. It would be none of her business, even if Su Chenghui ended up together with Xiang Caiping, and eventually married her.
But she didn’t feel like letting go of Su Qingsang.
Xiang Caiping had always been in between her and Su Chenghui all these years. And she had already been loved by Su Chenghui for over a decade.
Was she also going to take her daughter away from her now? Was that what she was trying to do?
Li Qianxue felt very horrible just thinking about that.
Why was such a thing happening to her?
Why should she allow that to happen? If Su Qingsang ultimately loved Xiang Caiping more, what would happen to her in the end?
Would Su Yuxin end up going with Xiang Caiping as well?
Su Chenghui and Xiang Caiping could still start a new family together. And there was even a father, a mother and three children to complete this family.
Was that how it was going to turn out?
Li Qianxue had never been a pessimist, but she couldn’t bring herself to be optimistic when it had to do with Su Chenghui.
Li Qianxue hugged Su Qingsang tightly like she was holding on to a drifting wood in the waters. Is she going to lose her daughter again when she had finally got her back?
“Mother?”
Li Qianxue was not particularly strong but right at that moment, Su Qingsang felt like she was being strangled.
“Mother? You—”
“Qingsang! Don’t leave me, alright?”
“Mother…what?”
“Qingsang, don’t abandon me, please?”
Su Qingsang was a little confused about these two requests. Her lips moved haltingly as she raised one hand to pat Li Qianxue’s back gently.
“Mother, what are you talking about? I am your daughter, why would I do that?”
“No! You got to promise me. You have to make a promise first! You cannot leave me, and you cannot abandon me. Do you understand?”
Su Qingsang could feel the curious stares from the people walking past. It was late evening now even though it was still very bright outside.
It was going to be dinner time soon so many people were going in and out of the hospital. Many family members of the hospital’s patients were visiting at this hour.
“Mum, can you let go of me first?”
“No! You have to promise me first. Then I’ll let go of you.”
The overwhelming emotions that came with losing someone precious to her made it difficult for Li Qianxue to let go. Su Qingsang had to reassure her first for her to relax from all the anxiety that had built up since she watched the video.
“Alright. I promise you, Mother. I will never abandon you, and I won’t ever leave you either.”
“Really?” Li Qianxue finally retreated a little. But she continued to stare intently into Su Qingsang’s eyes, hands gripping her arms firmly.
“Of course!”
Su Qingsang had no idea what made Li Qianxue say all this so suddenly. But from the past few months of interacting with Li Qianxue, Su Qingsang got to know her mother’s personality better.
“You are my mother, and I am your daughter. Why would I ever abandon you?”
They were related by blood. They were a mother and a daughter, they had the closest relationship in the world, didn’t they?
“But—” Li Qianxue looked at her, and she stopped herself from saying what she had come to her mind just then.
“But what? Mother, what’s going on?”
“It’s nothing.” Li Qianxue started to become aware of the people around them, and the way they were staring.
She smiled and she tamped down all her emotions.
She cleared the desperate expression she had on her face within a few seconds.
“Look at me. I got muddled from the flight. Have you eaten?”
“Not yet. I am just about to go home. You have not eaten as well, have you?”
“No. The in-flight meals were not very good.”
“Let’s go home. Ms. Yu cooks quite well.”
“Okay. I have heard you say that several times. Let’s go.”
Li Qianxue took a step back and Su Qingsang saw a suitcase behind her.
That was how she realized that Li Qianxue came to look for her as soon as she reached the airport.
She didn’t know how to feel about that. Where they were right then was not the right place to talk, so she took over wheeling the suitcase from Li Qianxue.
“Come, Mother. Let’s go.”
By the time they had reached Su Qingsang’s car, no one could tell that Li Qianxue just had a mental breakdown.
She was back to her usual confident and elegant self.
“Qingsang. How have you been recently?”
“Mother, don’t you get to see me when we video call every day? Why are you still asking me that? I am doing well, going to work and getting off work as per usual. You know well about my relationship with Huo Jinyao too. Anyway, everything’s good.”
“I know. I just wanted to ask you something. Recently, did you meet up with Xiang—”
“What?”
Su Qingsang was putting the suitcase away and slammed the trunk shut.
Li Qianxue’s gaze was intense and probing. “It’s nothing much. I just wanted to ask if you met—”