Chapter 174 - Sister, This Video Was Filmed Clear Enough, Right? (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Ms. Liang, I’m sure Chengzhi has his reason behind all his actions. Even if he wanted revenge and took it out on you guys, or it was because of business matters, I won’t ask him to stop for anyone. I would never comment on the way he deals with his work. I told you that I don’t blame you for the incident is because I think that it’s not worthy to hold a grudge on people like you. It’s not worth it to be angry with you,” Song Yu said. There were more people surrounding them, no one entered the elevator even though it arrived. All of them were watching their exchange.
Song Yu braced herself and tried her best to dismiss Liang Lihua, “I said that it doesn’t bother me doesn’t equate that I have to beg Qi Chengzhi to let you guys off. You guys brought it upon yourselves. If you think that anything can be solved by begging and crying, you’re idealizing reality. It’s impossible to take advantage of everything you come across. There’s no such good thing in life.
It’s useless for you to come to me regarding this matter. Please leave,” Song Yu said coldly.
“Song Yu, what should I do for you to forgive us? I’ll kneel down for you, is this enough?” Suddenly, Liang Lihua slammed her knees forcefully on the floor, making a loud “thump”.
Liang Lihua’s face turned pale as the surface below her knees was the cold, hard marble floor. It hurt so badly that her features were deformed.
“Song Yu, I hit you. If you want revenge, you can hit me back. I pulled your hair, come and pull mine too, okay?” Liang Lihua grabbed Song Yu’s hand and kept directing it at her face and head. “Just hit me! Hit me! If this can resolve your hatred, I’m willing to do anything!”
“What are you doing!” Song Yu was so embarrassed and attempted to release from her grip, but she could not fight against Liang Lihua’s strength. Her other colleagues were all standing beside them watching the exchange, no one wanted to leave.
“Liang Lihua, if you keep on harassing me, I’ll just tell Chengzhi and let him destroy your company completely!” Song Yu was desperate. She finally managed to escape from Liang Lihua during the brief moment when she was startled. “I’ve had enough of you harassing me like that! If you still keep coming to me again and again, disrupting my life, I’ll not hold back anymore!”
Liang Lihua’s pupil contracted instantly while her eye sockets enlarged. “Humph, Song Yu! You’ve finally shown your true colors!”
All of a sudden, she scanned through the crowd surrounding Song Yu while she used both of her hands and pointed them towards herself and said, “You guys should be the judge of this! I’m her aunt, her blood-related family! How can she treat me like that? I’m already kneeling in front of her but she remained emotionless. How cold-hearted can one be! I admitted my mistakes to her, but she wouldn’t listen, not even a chance to redeem myself. If you’re in her shoes, could you bear to be so heartless?
I’m her elder! Does she usually act all reasonable and considerate in front of you guys? This is her true color! You guys even heard that she threatened me just now!” Liang Lihua glanced towards Song Yu and said, “Song Yu, Qi Chengzhi must’ve been unaware of your true colors!”
“I’m the one who allowed her to use my name to make threats without any reserve. Who are you to doubt my wife’s actions?” Qi Chengzhi’s distant voice sounded suddenly.
Song Yu looked over and saw Qi Chengzhi walked out from the elevator. Who knew how long was he listening behind the closed door of the elevator.
The sound insulation of the elevator door was rather poor. People inside could hear all the conversations from outside.
He was all suited up, strode over with one of his hands inserted in his pocket. When he glanced at Liang Lihua, his deep-set eyes looked like a ball of black ice.
Liang Lihua’s face turned ashen the moment she saw Qi Chengzhi and fell back and sat on the floor.
Qi Chengzhi walked over and put his hand around Song Yu’s waist while he gazed at Song Yu ever so tenderly.
“How long has she been harassing you?” Qi Chengzhi asked.
Song Yu sighed and said, “It’s fine.”
Qi Chengzhi did not continue questioning. He stared at Liang Lihua icily and said, “I think you still don’t understand. I launched the attack on Donghua was for Song Yu’s sake. The reason was that you kept coming over to pester and harass her, even falsely accused her. If you stay put quietly, I was actually planning to let Donghua maintain it’s current state. Not to let it continue to grow, but also not go bankrupt, to say the least.”
Liang Lihua shuddered violently while her lips trembled uncontrollably.
“However, the stunt you pull today made me want to destroy Donghua completely,” Qi Chengzhi teased with his lips, “Go back and tell Yu Zidong that if a man wants to be successful, he got to find a good wife that doesn’t drag him down.”
“Young Master Cheng, I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake!” Liang Lihua’s face turned bloodless while she begged eagerly. She wanted to grab Qi Chengzhi’s pants, but her hands halted in midair after seeing his emotionless icy gaze.
“Director Zhao,” Qi Chengzhi called out coldly. Only then, the crowd noticed that Director Zhao was already there, standing right behind with sweat on his forehead.
Director Zhao wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and hurried over, “Young Master Cheng…”
“Please call security up and escort this lady out. She’s disrupting the order in the office. It’s rather inappropriate,” Qi Chengzhi stared at Director Zhao indifferently.
Instantly, Director Zhao rushed to the reception counter to call security.
Liang Lihua knew that she had failed her attempt to gain their forgiveness today. Even though she had completely embarrassed herself, she would not allow herself to be humiliated and thrown out by security.
She crawled up from the floor while she wiped away her tears. Then, with a pitiful expression, she said sobbingly, “Don’t need to call security. I’ll take my leave.”
After Liang Lihua entered the elevator and the door closed, Director Zhao started to chase away the rubberneckers. “Let’s go, move it. If you guys don’t go now, you’ll be late for lunch. Do you still want to have full attendance?”
Director Zhao dismissed the crowd and left only Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu. Only then, Qi Chengzhi led her into the empty elevator.
“Why are you here?” Song Yu held his arm.
She was unable to get rid of Liang Lihua’s harassment. Even when she threatened her, she did not budge since the person that the Yu family feared was Qi Chengzhi, not her.
When she was in despair, Qi Chengzhi appeared suddenly like a knight in shining armor.
Whenever he appeared, his aura was sufficient to silent Liang Lihua without the need to say anything.
She was also relieved by his presence every single time.
“I want to have lunch together, but we met instead.”
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Yu Keyao received a phone call from Liang Lihua. In the phone, Liang Lihua’s voice sounded muffled, as if she had just cried. Judging from her tone, it seemed like the world was going to end.
“Mum, I’m busy right now. I’ll call you back later!” Yu Keyao walked out of the karaoke room and said softly by the door.
“What are you busy with?” Liang Lihua could not control her anger. When Yu Keyao picked up the phone just now, she heard the noisy background through the phone. “Aren’t you having fun outside! Our family is in trouble and the company is almost collapsing. If anything happens, your dad would definitely blame it on me. I did it all for your sake and now I’m in trouble, you still have the mood to play!”
“Mum, what’s going on?” Yu Keyao still did not take her words seriously.
“Come back now at once!” Liang Lihua said harshly.
“Okay,” Yu Keyao went back to take her bag and bid her friends farewell before leaving unhappily.
When she got into the car and saw Liang Lihua’s swollen and reddened eyes on an ashen face, she started to feel anxious.
“Mum, what happened to you?” Yu Keyao asked nervously.
Looking at her daughter’s concerned expression, Liang Lihua could not hold it in anymore and tears started falling down her cheeks. She told Yu Keyao what happened, but she did not mention how she kneeled and begged for forgiveness. That was too embarrassing to tell.
“If your dad knows about this, he’ll definitely blame me. I don’t know what will he do,” Liang Lihua said. Yu Keyao 1 quickly retrieved the box of tissue from the storage compartment and passed to Liang Lihua.
Liang Lihua extracted a piece of tissue to wipe her tears while she said, “What should we do? Qi Chengzhi said that he already planned to let us go, but because of me going over to find Song Yu today, he would destroy our company. I didn’t know his original plan, but according to what he said just now, he’s letting me bear all of the responsibilities. If your dad knew about this, he’ll never forgive me.
From the way it looks, I don’t think he’s joking,” Liang Lihua sniffed her nose before continuing, “Your dad was already blaming me for the incident in the cafe previously. I was overwhelmed when I saw your eldest uncle was trying to please Song Yu. I went over to argue with her and tried to reason for your sake. You belong to the Yu family, how can he betray us? Song Yu had taken away your love and now she’s trying to steal your status in the Yu family. Why should you be bullied by her?
In the end, she went back and complain to Qi Chengzhi. Now our company is on the brink of bankruptcy because of what Qi Chengzhi did. Not only the company has issues, but we’ve also lost our entire family fortune on failed investments. That day, your dad rushed back home furiously as if he was going to kill me. If this time…”
“Mum,” Yu Keyao held Liang Lihua’s hand and comforted her, “Don’t panic, I have a plan.”
“You do?” Liang Lihua looked at her puzzledly. “What do you have in mind?”
“You don’t need to bother about that. Anyway, I have a way to make them stop targeting us,” Yu Keyao waved her hand. She had no intention of revealing her plan.
“Keyao, don’t do it rashly. Qi Chengzhi’s patience with you is running low,” Liang Lihua advised worriedly, “What if you pissed him off more…”
“I won’t, don’t worry,” Yu Keyao said.
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Song Yu and Qi Chengzhi took a stroll back to the company after they had their lunch nearby Chengshi. The restaurant was just a few streets away, that was why they did not drive and his Range Rover was parked at the company
Both of them walked past a toy shop. A rather extensive runway was displayed at the window.
There was a plastic mountain in the middle, it was crafted quite intricately. Even though it did not include realistic grass and trees, the color combination of the rocks and plants looked authentic from afar.
The runway was designed as the roads spiraling up the mountain before disappearing into the cave and extending out from the other side and continue circling upwards.