Chapter 619 - I Don’t Want Insincerity (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The shop clerk here was Wan Xianyang’s subordinate. Wan Xianyang was Huo Jinyao’s childhood friend.
Even if the other party only misinterpreted things, Su Qingsang didn’t want such a misunderstanding to spread to Huo Jinyao’s ears.
She explained too quickly and didn’t notice Zhang Yichen’s strange expression because of her words.
The shop clerk was a little embarrassed now. He looked at Zhang Yichen and then looked at Su Qingsang. Indeed, they didn’t seem to be boyfriend and girlfriend. It was his fault for not asking clearly just now.
“Young Master Zhang, forgive my faux pas.” The shop clerk slapped his face gently. The apology wasn’t directed at Su Qingsang.
Su Qingsang didn’t want to get entangled with this person anymore. She looked at the bracelet in his hand.
“Let me see it.”
“Okay. Look over here.” The shop clerk had made a slip of the tongue just now. He could only try his best to salvage the situation.
“Madam, look at this translucence. This is a type of glass from Myanmar. I’m not bragging, but with this bracelet of this color and this brightness on your wrist, you will immediately look like a high class lady.”
Su Qingsang glanced at that person and laughed.
Her gaze fell on the bracelet. It was indeed very beautiful. Even someone like her who didn’t know anything could see that this bracelet was extraordinarily beautiful and of excellent quality.
She had some impression of Liu Tongjia’s hand. It was very white and round. She was indeed very suitable for wearing such a bracelet.
“This one.”
“Okay.” The shop clerk had seen many straightforward customers, but Su Qingsang’s straightforwardness still surprised him.
Without thinking, he answered and took the bracelet to wrap it up.
Su Qingsang took out the card and handed it to him to pay. Because Zhang Yichen was standing at the side, once the waiter left, there were only the two of them left.
She felt a little uncomfortable being alone in a room with another man. She turned her face away and pretended to look around casually.
The furnishings upstairs were all very exquisite. Just the antique shelf looked like it had been around for a long time, not to mention other things.
Su Qingsang was interested. She glanced at the shelf on the side and was immediately attracted by one of the objects.
It was a jade sculpture, much more exquisite than the eight immortals crossing the sea downstairs.
On a rock that wasn’t much bigger than a fist, there was a pavilion, but inside the pavilion, there was an extremely small figure.
Upon her closer inspection, it turned out to be the twelve flowers of Jin Ling from the Dream of the Red Chamber. The twelve flowers each had their own movement.
There was a jade burial flower and a precious hairpin catching a butterfly. They looked small, but they were exquisite in terms of both form and spirit. Even though Su Qingsang had seen a lot of good things since she married Huo Jinyao, she was still amazed by the exquisiteness of this jade carving.
If not for the glass, she would have reached out to touch it.
What kind of craftsmanship could make the jade carving look so lifelike? If one looked closely, one could almost see the expression on Lin Daiyu’s face, a look of sorrow and distress.
Su Qingsang couldn’t help but stare at the jade carving for a long time. At the other end, the clerk had already wrapped the jade and swiped the card.
He handed the card and the small bag to Su Qingsang.
“Take it. There’s a certificate inside. Everything that leaves Bo Gu Zhai has an ID card. You’re welcome to find someone to verify it at any time.”
Su Qingsang didn’t respond. She was naturally willing to trust Wan Xianyang. Speaking of which, that person said that he wanted to follow Shi Mengwan to France last time. She didn’t know what happened after that.
Perhaps she could ask Shi Mengwan today.
After taking the things, she found that Zhang Yichen was still there. She nodded slightly at him.
“Thank you, Uncle. I’ve troubled you today.”
“You’re welcome.” Zhang Yichen’s voice was indifferent. “It’s also because Wan Xianyang isn’t here. I helped play host on his behalf.”
“Then, I’ll be leaving first.”
“Okay.”
Su Qingsang bowed and then walked forward. After she left, Zhang Yichen looked at the display she had seen just now and told the shop assistant to wrap it up.
He took the jade carving and picked out another gift for the Old Master. Zhang Yichen then left.
He thought that the few minutes he stayed behind was enough for Su Qingsang to leave. He didn’t expect that when he walked to Antique Street, he would find Su Qingsang still standing there.
“What’s the matter?”
Su Qingsang was a little embarrassed when she saw him. She had wandered around a small shop nearby just now. When she came out, she found that her car was gone.
“My car seems to have been towed away. I’ll hail a taxi here.”
Parking wasn’t allowed there, but Su Qingsang didn’t know. When she saw the faint white line on the ground just now, she thought it was a parking space.
She didn’t expect that it wasn’t a parking space. Now, her car was towed away. She wanted to take a taxi, but she didn’t know what was going on here. There wasn’t a single taxi.
“You can’t park here. You can’t park a taxi either.” Zhang Yichen’s voice was indifferent. “You’ve been in Rong City for so long, so don’t you know?”
It was a simple question, and it didn’t contain any criticism. However, it succeeded in making Su Qingsang blush.
There were only a few places that she went to. Most of the time, she would be with Huo Jinyao. She really didn’t pay too much attention to it.
“Let’s go. Where are you going? I’ll drive you.” As he spoke, he had already started walking forward.
“No need. I can walk to the front and hail a taxi.”
Su Qingsang’s words made Zhang Yichen turn around. He stood straight. His gaze fell on Su Qingsang’s face.
“Are you afraid of me?”
“Why would I be?” Su Qingsang was a little embarrassed. Speaking of which, the other party was not only Huo Jinyao’s uncle, but also her savior.
The corners of her mouth twitched, and her smile was a little stiff. “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Uncle.”
The word ‘Uncle’ made Zhang Yichen’s brows furrow imperceptibly. He lifted his feet and walked forward. Following him neither too far nor too closely, Su Qingsang was about a meter behind him.
After taking a turn there, Su Qingsang finally saw the sign of the parking lot. It was also her fault for only thinking about buying a gift for Liu Tongjia and being a little distracted.
He got into Zhang Yichen’s Hummer. He put the bag in his hand in the back seat of the car.
Su Qingsang saw him carrying the box just now. “Have you bought the things you want to buy?”
“Yes. Where are you going?”
Su Qingsang looked at the time. She wanted to go back to the old mansion first.
After looking at the time, she realized that Huo Jinyao was still at work. “Send me to Jinyao’s company. I’ll go look for him.”
When she mentioned Huo Jinyao’s name, even if she didn’t notice it, Zhang Yichen could hear the gentleness in her tone.
His expression didn’t change as he calmly drove the car to the Tianyu Group.
The car was very quiet. During this time, Su Qingsang received a phone call from Li Qianxue. She asked her how the gift-shopping was going, and Su Qingsang told her about the bracelet she had just bought.
Li Qianxue didn’t say anything. She only told her that she had to prepare for something like this in advance next time. Although the bracelet wasn’t to the extent of being un-presentable, it still wouldn’t seem sincere enough.
Although Li Qianxue didn’t like Liu Tongjia, Su Qingsang was already the daughter-in-law of the Huo family. Of course, she also wanted her daughter to live in harmony.
Su Qingsang chatted with Li Qianxue for a while. Because she was talking to her mother, her tone of voice sounded a little intimate.
“The hospital hadn’t been busy recently. It’s fine. There’s nothing else.”
“You video-chat with me every day. If something happened to me, you would have known long ago.”
Speaking of which, Su Qingsang was glad that although she was taken away by the police that day, she left quickly. Otherwise, Li Qianxue would have been worried.
“Mom, I’m already grown up, so why are you still talking about this?”
“I know. Okay. I will.”
Zhang Yichen didn’t know what was said on the other end of the phone, but Su Qingsang’s voice had a hint of mirth.
“Okay, I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry about me and Huo Jinyao. We’re on good terms. We even have a movie date tonight.”
However, she couldn’t go. She had to return to the old mansion to celebrate Liu Tongjia’s birthday. Upon hearing Li Qianxue’s words, Su Qingsang smiled again. “Yes, it’s okay.”
She acted endearingly. He didn’t need to care about what the person on the other end of the phone was saying. He just needed to look at her.
Her eyes curved into a smile. Zhang Yichen glanced at her and pursed his lips a little more. He looked forward again. When he saw the signal light turn green, he started the car again.
Not long after Su Qingsang hung up the phone, the expression on her face wasn’t as relaxed as she appeared to be previously.
Ever since Su Peizhen had lost so much face in Lin City after scheming against her, within the Li family, there was a tacit understanding that they wouldn’t mention Su Peizhen’s matter again.
This included Su Peizhen going to jail this time. She hadn’t told Li Qianxue about it either.
At this moment, she was a little conflicted. Forget about Li Qianxue and Grandpa. If they didn’t know, then so be it.
But should she tell Su Chenghui or not?
“We’re here.”
Zhang Yichen’s voice made her snap back to reality. Looking at the Tianyu Group building in front of her, Su Qingsang turned around and thanked Zhang Yichen before getting off the car.
“Qingsang, here’s your stuff.”
Su Qingsang realized that she had dropped her bag in the car. She really realized that she always seemed to be letting Zhang Yichen see her in an embarrassing state.
She quickly picked up the bag and headed towards Tianyu Group. Su Qingsang didn’t recover from the discomfort until she entered the elevator.