Chapter 39 - Trust (1/2)

Chapter 39: Trust

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After the signing event ended, Su Le rushed home the next day because her work was important to her as well.

Before she boarded the plane, she gave Wei Chu a call, but it was Chen Xu who picked up. He told her that Wei Chu was currently in a business meeting. Su Le didn’t complain and went through the boarding gate.

This time, Su Le had a window seat on the plane, but soon after, the passenger with the seat next to her also arrived.

“Ah, it is you, Su Le.” Mother Zhuang didn’t think that she would meet Su Le on the plane. She gave Su Le a friendly smile and asked, “You came to S City?”

Su Le politely smiled in return. “Auntie.” Someone once said that in life, there would be multiple melodramatic occasions, Su Le thought as she smiled. Just how bad was her luck to cause her to end up in such an awkward situation?

“Were you on a business trip?” Zhuang Wei’s mother saw Su Le was dressed formally, but she also appeared somewhat tired, so Zhuang Wei’s mother assumed Su Le was in S City for business matters. Her voice laced with concern, she asked, “Is your work very tiring?”

“It can be considered work.” Su Le massaged her forehead. “It’s alright. It’s just that I didn’t sleep very well last night. Auntie, did you come to S City alone?” She remembered that the 2 seniors in the Zhuang family had a close-knit relationship; if they wanted to visit a place, it was rare for Zhuang Wei’s mother to be going alone.

“I came to visit a friend, so I didn’t ask anyone to accompany me.” Zhuang Wei’s mother patted Su Le’s shoulder. “It seems like you have lost weight. Young lady, you shouldn’t just focus on your work and neglect your health. It’s not good for your body.”

“Thank you for the advice, auntie. I’ll take note of it.” Su Le used to call her ‘Auntie Zhuang’ but she thought it was no longer suitable for her to continue addressing Zhuang Wei’s mother by that title. Thus, by calling Zhuang Wei’s mother ‘Auntie’, Su Le was still being well-mannered while avoiding an awkward situation simultaneously.

Despite that, Zhuang Wei’s mother was still somewhat embarrassed. After all, Zhuang Wei’s mother was not born into a rich family. At the start, she had worked hard with her husband; she had experienced all sorts of hardships. Finally they managed to set up a small company and gradually expanded it. Even after all these years, Zhuang Wei’s mother kept to her roots and her attitude or personality did not undergo much change. She was proud of her son but he had never suffered many hardships or defeats. In life, she felt that it was inevitable for her son to regret his decisions one day.

She saw her son pursue someone else’s attractive daughter and successfully got her to be his girlfriend. Yet in the end, it hadn’t even been two years and he was already cheating on his girlfriend. Was there any difference between his behaviour and playing with others’ feelings?

At this point, mother Zhuang didn’t know what else to say so she remained silent as she sat beside Su Le. Su Le sighed in relief. In such a situation, she too did not know what the best thing to say was either.

Soon after the plane had taken off, Su Le began feeling drowsy but Zhuang Wei’s mother suddenly spoke to her.

“Su Le, the Zhuang family has wronged you. Evidently, I have not taught Xiao Wei properly since he has committed such acts.” When she thought about her husband, who had never left or wronged her for all these years, Zhuang Wei’s mother felt even more strongly about the fact she had not taught her child properly.

“Auntie.” By now, most of the drowsiness had left Su Le. She widened her eyes when she saw the guilt in Zhuang Wei’s mother’s eyes. Su Le looked away before she said, “Auntie, me and Zhuang Wei have split up because we were not compatible. This is very normal. There is no need for you to mention anything about wronging people.” Thinking back to the time when she and Zhuang Wei were still dating, Su Le’s feelings had definiely become more complicated ever since, but she was no longer angry. After all, things that belonged in the past would stay in the past.

Zhuang Wei’s mother smiled in response when she heard this, but it was clear that her smile was forced. She no longer carried on with the topic.

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When they alighted the plane, Su Le helped Zhuang Wei’s mother and carried her luggage. They had barely taken a few steps when Su Le spotted Wei Chu, who was standing close by, smiling at her.