âWhat do I know? Let me tell you, I know a lot more.â Huo Yifan put down his hand that was lifted up to hit Su Peizhen. âI also know that heâs doing it for publicity. Heâs constantly donating resources to the disaster area, and heâs still staying there as a volunteer. Whatâs wrong? âSo what?â
Huo Jinyao knew how to play the good guy. What disaster relief? It was all because Su Qingsang was there.
âSo what?â Su Peizhen almost laughed at him. âAre you trying to tell me that deliberately youâre letting go of such a good opportunity when you know that Huo Jinyao isnât in Rong City?â
âWhat opportunity?â Huo Yifan looked at Su Peizhen with his eyes wide open. âTell me, what other opportunity do I have?â
He had already been kicked out by Old Master Huo. What opportunity did he have?
âHuo Jinyao is in C City. There was an earthquake in C City.â
Su Peizhen stared at Huo Yifanâs face. She didnât believe that he didnât think of it. âItâs true that you were kicked out of the Tianyu Group, but it hasnât been that long. Who knows?â
âWho knows?â Huo Yifan sneered. âPeople who should know all know. What do you think?â
Su Peizhen rolled her eyes. She took two steps forward and grabbed Huo Yifan by the collar of his shirt.
âNo wonder you canât beat Huo Jinyao. With your cowardice, youâd be dreaming if you wanted to beat Huo Jinyao.â
âOkay, okay, okay. Iâm cowardly. Huo Jinyao isnât cowardly. If Huo Jinyao isnât cowardly, why are you here? Go find him. But the problem is ââ
Huo Yifan glanced at Su Peizhen with contempt and sneered, âHe doesnât like you.â
Su Peizhen was annoyed and raised her hand to slap Huo Yifan again.
This time, her slap missed him. Huo Yifan grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms.
âDonât you simply want me to take over the Tianyu Group? You want to be the wife of the Tianyu Groupâs president, so you can get the best of Su Qingsang, right?â
âSo what if I do?â Su Peizhen looked him in the eye. âCan you give it to me?â
âOf course. But the premise is that Huo Jinyao dies first. Would you dare to do it?â
Su Peizhen laughed. She stared at Huo Yifan and said in a slightly cold voice, âHuo Yifan, I wonât harm myself just to harm my enemy. Let me tell you. Iâm a person who can do anything except anything illegal.â
This had happened before in Lin City.
âItâs true that I donât like Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao, but Iâm not willing to do anything just to get rid of them.â Huo Yifan. You have to understand that only when you have freedom will you have the chance to get Tianyu Group. If you donât have freedom... Even if you get Tianyu Group, you can only stay in jail.â
âThen what else is there to say?â Huo Yifan let go of her hand and pushed her away. âIf Huo Jinyao doesnât die, Iâll never have a chance. What else can I say?â
âThatâs not necessarily true.â Su Peizhen took a step forward and looked at Huo Yifan. âThe last time I went to the Huo family to look for grandfather, grandfather didnât pay much attention to me. But I heard something.â
âWhat?â
âC City is a good place.â Her eyes filled with scheming calculation, Su Peizhen looked at Huo Yifan. âIâm willing to do this personally. However, during this period of time, go to grandfather and do what you have to do, whether itâs crying or begging. First, ask grandfather to let you return to Tianyu Group. If that doesnât work, go and beg your uncle. Huo Jinyao doesnât have a good relationship with his parents. However, your uncle should still have a good impression of you. Go and beg your uncle. No matter what method you use, get them to bring you back to Tianyu Group. Leave the rest to me.â
âLeave it to you?â Su Peizhenâs words made Huo Yifan raise his eyebrows. âWhat exactly do you plan to do? If you didnât want to get rid of Huo Jinyao, then how could you achieve that?â
âIf you donât believe in my abilities, you donât have to do as I say.â
Su Peizhen brushed her hair behind her head. âIn short, your opportunity is right in front of you. If you canât join Tianyu Group, then all my previous efforts will be in vain.â
âAlright, Iâll wait and see.â Huo Yifan went forward and pinched her chin. âIf you can really make Huo Jinyao lose the desire to deal with the companyâs matters, then I have a way to get Tianyu Group. When that time comes, Iâll definitely marry you into the Huo family and make you the wife of the president of Tianyu Group.â
âAlright, Iâll wait.â As Su Peizhen spoke, she waved Huo Yifanâs hand away and took out a document from the bag she brought with her.
âHere.â
âWhatâs this?â
âItâs a gift for Old Master Huo to help you ask for forgiveness.â Su Peizhen narrowed her eyes. âYou didnât think that the Old Master would let you return without you doing anything, did you?â
Huo Yifan took out the document and looked at it. His expression immediately changed.
âHow did you get it?â
âYou donât have to care how I got it. No matter what, with this gift, youâll naturally be able to return to Tianyu Group. When you go back, keep a low profile. But this project must be done beautifully and well. Otherwise, you still wonât have a place in Tianyu Group.â
Huo Yifan sized up Su Peizhen from head to toe. He couldnât help but approach her and kiss her cheek lightly.
âWoman, I really feel that my brother was blind for chosing your sister over you.â
âOf course heâs blind.â Su Peizhen sneered. Her abilities and methods were far superior to those of Su Qingsangâs.
Only a man with no taste like Huo Jinyao would treat Su Qingsang like a treasure.
âHeâs blind, but Iâm not blind.â
As Huo Yifan spoke, he picked up Su Peizhen and pulled her clothes.
âWhat are you doing? You still have the mood for that at a time like this?â
âThe more I feel in the mood for that at a time like this. Donât worry, with this gift here, the Old Master will definitely agree to let me return to Tianyu Group.â
...
Staring at the lights in front of them, Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao held hands as they stood on a slope.
It had been more than twenty days since the earthquake. The two of them had also been helping out for a week.
The situation in the disaster area had basically stabilized, and the injured had all been taken care of. As for the lives that had already been lost, they couldnât control.
The higher-ups were very satisfied with the performance of their medical team. Now that the situation was stable, the local hospitals that were adjacent to C City had sent people over to help.
Now, their mission was considered to have been completed and arrangements had been made for them to leave.
The flight was scheduled for tomorrow morning. The airport in C City was damaged in the earthquake. It couldnât be used for the time being.
They had to take a helicopter to N City first. Then, they would transfer from N City to Rong City.
When the two of them boarded the helicopter the next day, they didnât expect that the person who came to pick them up would be Zhang Yichen.
âUncle?â
âUncle.â
Huo Jinyao looked at Zhang Yichen. A week had passed. Zhang Yichen seemed to have recovered from his injuries. His complexion had recovered to a healthy tan color. He looked much more energetic.
He was wearing a military green shirt. His sleeves were rolled up and his strong arms were exposed.
âUncle, have you recovered from your injury?â Huo Jinyao sized up Zhang Yichen carefully. He seemed to be in healthy spirits. He seemed to have really recovered.
âYes.â Zhang Yichen nodded, but his gaze didnât fall on Su Qingsang. âI just happen to be going to N City as well.â
âYouâve been here for a long time?â
âIâve been here for two days.â There were many things to do in the disaster area. As a soldier, he had his own responsibilities that he couldnât escape.
âIsnât your injury still unhealed yet? Why didnât you rest for a while more?â Huo Jinyaoâs voice was filled with concern. âDid great-aunt agree to you recklessly doing this?â
âIâve already recovered.â
With a slightly cold voice, Zhang Yichen gestured with his eyes for them to sit properly.
Other than Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang, there were also colleagues from Su Qingsangâs hospital who had come over this time. They knew that Huo Jinyao was very capable, but they didnât expect that soldiers would also know him.
Everyone boarded the helicopter. Very soon, the helicopter flew up.
Su Qingsang sat next to Huo Jinyao. She looked out of the plane.
Before they came, it was a beautiful and prosperous city. When she looked over now, she could only see ruins.
She wasnât in a good mood. Huo Jinyao shook her hand, and she turned to look at him. She shook her head slightly to show that she was fine.
In less than a month, she had experienced life and death, and she had seen through life and death.
Although she couldnât completely accept it, she was much calmer now than when she had just faced it.
Zhang Yichen kept his eyes on the front, as if he did not see Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang holding hands.
When they reached City N, the plane landed at the airport. Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao were the last to get off the plane.
Huo Jinyao went down first and reached out his hand to Su Qingsang. Su Qingsang jumped off the plane with her hand in his.
When she turned to face Zhang Yichen, Su Qingsang nodded very politely. âThank you, Uncle. Goodbye, Uncle.â
Zhang Yichen responded coldly. Su Qingsang turned around and left. Before she left, her gaze swept across Zhang Yichenâs wrist.
There was a scar that looked very new. That was something she hadnât seen before.
Huo Jinyao placed his hand on her shoulder in a timely manner. He also thanked Zhang Yichen. âThank you, Uncle. If youâre free, come to Rong City this week. Iâll treat you to a meal.â
âWeâll talk about it when the time comes. I reckon that weâll be very busy lately and I wonât have the time to go to Rong City.â
They all knew that Zhang Yichenâs unit was in C City. Before this matter was completely resolved, he was afraid that he wouldnât have the time to return to Rong City.
Huo Jinyao was just being polite. In fact, he really didnât want to see Zhang Yichen right now. Even if he was his own Uncle.
The two of them didnât return to Rong City with Sun Huiya and the others. Instead, they boarded the plane to Lin City.
Li Qianxue knew that Su Qingsang had experienced an earthquake. She was so worried that she almost followed them there.
If Huo Jinyao hadnât contacted her in time and told her that Su Qingsangâs condition was stable, Li Qianxue would have gone to the disaster area without caring about anything else.
When she heard that Su Qingsang didnât return to Rong City but stayed in C City, she was very worried.
However, Su Qingsang acted as if nothing had happened. She called her every day to tell her that she was safe. She didnât mention anything about the situation in the disaster area.
Just because she didnât say anything didnât mean that Li Qianxue wouldnât know. How many aftershocks had happened, and what changes would there be were reported on television, on the news, and on the internet every day.
Under such circumstances, Su Qingsang still had to stay there. How could Li Qianxue not be worried?
She followed the news every day, and after the communication was restored, she asked Su Qingsang to contact her every day. But even so, Li Qianxue was still extremely worried.
Now that she saw Su Qingsang standing in front of her unharmed, Li Qianxue hugged her and gave her back a couple of gentle smacks in mock anger.
âYou really have guts, and you donât even listen to me anymore. I told you to go home, but you didnât. Do you know that you scared me to death?â
When she found out that Su Qingsang had experienced an earthquake, she wanted nothing more than to have her come back right away. However, Su Qingsang didnât come back and even dragged Huo Jinyao along to recklessly mess around.
âMom, Iâm fine now, right?â
Su Qingsangâs eyes were slightly red. She was truly grateful that she had narrowly escaped death.
âYouâre not one to talk. Youâve already lost so much weight.â
Li Qianxue glared at Huo Jinyao as she spoke. She wanted to criticize him for not taking good care of Su Qingsang.
However, she realized that his complexion was even worst than Su Qingsangâs, and he seemed to have lost even more weight than Su Qingsang.
Knowing that he had accompanied Su Qingsang the entire way, she couldnât help but grumble, âYou too. Youâre already a grown up, yet you still let her recklessly mess around. Even if she wanted to stay, couldnât you have brought her home?â
âItâs my fault. I didnât try to persuade her.â
Huo Jinyao admitted his mistake with a very good attitude. Li Qianxue wanted to have an outburst, but she couldnât.
Her son-in-law had already followed her daughter to the disaster area as a volunteer. What else could she be angry about?
She couldnât help but smack Su Qingsang on the shoulder again.
âThis time, I donât care what you say. You have to stay for a few more days before you leave. Do you know that your grandfather was also extremely worried about you. When he found out that you were in the disaster area, he even went to Qingyuan Temple today and said that he wanted to pray for you. Heâs so old, so I asked Yuxin to go with him.â
No wonder she didnât see Old Master Li. Upon hearing that he was praying for her, Su Qingsang was very touched, even though she didnât believe in such superstitions.
âOkay, I will stay here for a few more days.â
Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao stayed at the Li residence. In the afternoon, Old Master Li and Su Yuxin came back.
Both of them were very happy to see Su Qingsang. They seemed to have endless questions to ask Su Qingsang.
Su Yuxinâs score was out. He was the top scorer in science in Lin City. He had also thought about studying at a university in the capital city.
Since he had made up his mind, Su Qingsang was quite happy for him. She suddenly thought of Bai Zhihan. No matter what, she and Su Yuxin were in a relationship. She wondered what her grades were like and which school she would go to.
She wanted to ask but now wasnât the right time, so she could only talk about it later.
At night in Lin City, it suddenly started to rain, accompanied by the sound of thunder.
Su Qingsang had been very tired recently, but she couldnât fall asleep because of the sound of thunder.
She tossed and turned on the bed. Huo Jinyao was about to fall asleep, but he couldnât sleep anymore because of her actions.
âWhatâs wrong?â
âNothing, I just canât sleep.â
âDo you think the thunder is too loud?â
âSort of.â The other reason was that she was thinking about Su Yuxin.
He decided to go to university in the capital city, which was far away from home. Although he could come back during winter and summer breaks, it was still more convenient to stay in Lin City.
Her grandfather was old, and Li Qianxue was busy with company matters every day.
Su Qingsang couldnât bear it, but she also knew that this was something that couldnât be helped.
There was also Bai Zhihan. She had just asked Su Yuxin and said that Bai Zhihan didnât perform well on her college entrance exam. Her results werenât particularly ideal.
She probably couldnât go to university with Su Yuxin in the capital city.
She could tell that Su Yuxin had genuine feelings for Bai Zhihan. But if they were separated during the four years of university, there would be too many unpredictable variables.
Bai Zhihan felt very insecure, but Su Yuxin was determined.
He had always known what he wanted, and he probably wouldnât compromise for Bai Zhihan.
She felt a painful sensation on her lips. Su Qingsang couldnât help but look at Huo Jinyao. âWhat are you doing?â
âArenât you tired?â Huo Jinyao gently bit her lips again. âArenât you ever tired? Arenât you tired from thinking about all sorts of things every day?â
âWhy not think about all sorts of things? Theyâre my family, of course I ââ
He sealed her mouth with a kiss, and she was unable to say anything else. Su Qingsang was a little annoyed. She was seriously worried, but he didnât care at all.
She reached out to hit him, but Huo Jinyao bit her lips and spoke very softly.
âYouâre not tired anyway, so why donât we do something else?â
As Huo Jinyao spoke, his big hand started to reach into her clothes.
Su Qingsang was so angry that she laughed. âWho said I wasnât tired? But the thunder is so loud, so how can I sleep?â
âWell, then youâre actually not tired enough. When youâre tired, naturally youâll fall asleep.â
Huo Jinyaoâs voice was muffled. Su Qingsang couldnât push him away. She could only let him do whatever he wanted.
When the two of them saw each other, Huo Jinyao suddenly stopped moving.
His hand instinctively reached towards the bedside cabinet, but he remembered that they were at the Li familyâs house, not in Rong City.
He gritted his teeth and rolled over to get off Su Qingsangâs body.
Su Qingsang hugged him at that moment. She met his eyes, and her gaze was clear.
âDidnât we agree to have a child?â
Huo Jinyaoâs expression was a little conflicted. He wasnât ready yet.
But how could Su Qingsang give him the time to prepare? She rolled over and took the dominant position over him.
Huo Jinyao had never had much self-control in front of her. He looked at her and spoke through gritted teeth.
âYouâve grown bolder.â
âNot as bold as you.â Su Qingsang went to bite his ear. âYouâre fat from failing to deliver your promise.â
She was accusing him of not keeping his word. Huo Jinyao looked at her slightly hazy eyes, then gritted his teeth and switched from the submissive position to taking the initiative.
Forget it. If she wanted to have a child, it was up to fate.
Before coming together, Huo Jinyao stopped what he was doing. He gazed into her mesmerizing eyes and his voice was firm.
âJust this once. If you get pregnant, then give birth. If you donât, then go back and do what youâre supposed to do, okay?â
If Su Qingsang wasnât in a bad state right now, she would have beaten him up. What did he mean?
She didnât agree, but Huo Jinyao had already made up his mind. He lowered his waist and gave himself to her.
Su Qingsang gritted her teeth. She felt a little shy, but in the end, she raised her waist.
She was a gynecologist, so she naturally knew what kind of circumstances would make it easier for her to have children.
Huo Jinyao knew what she was thinking, and he couldnât help but laugh. He really didnât know that Su Qingsang was so persistent about having children.
âHoney, since youâre acting like this, should I work harder today?â
Su Qingsang couldnât help but want to bite him again, but she didnât bite him and turned to scratch his back.
âDonât worry, honey. I will definitely work hard.â
Su Qingsang couldnât bear it anymore. She raised her head and bit his shoulder.
This guy was taking advantage of her yet still pretending to be aggrieved. How annoying.
... ..
âQingsang, youâre really bad.â
Su Qingsang stayed in the Li family for two days with Old Master Li and Li Qianxue. Today, she finally had time to ask Li Qianxue to let her go out.
As soon as she went out, she went to look for Shi Mengwan.
Shi Mengwan had come back from the competition in France, but she was very busy. This time, she didnât win the championship, but she got a most special design award.
This award was very meaningful, and it also made Shi Mengwan famous overseas as a rookie designer. More and more people came looking for her.
When Su Qingsang saw Shi Mengwan again, she realized that she didnât look well either.
âYour eyes have dark circles under them. Were you worried about me? Or were you busy with work?â
âYou heartless rascal.â Shi Mengwan went to pinch her arm. âOf course I was worried about you.â
She was really worried about Su Qingsang. If she didnât find out later that Huo Jinyao had accompanied her to the disaster area, she would have gone too.
Su Qingsang was touched. She hugged her waist tightly and said, âAlright, alright, Iâm fine now.â
She stepped back a little and looked at Shi Mengwanâs expression. âYou, donât think that I donât know. You definitely stayed up all night drawing again. I know that you want to earn money, but no matter how much you want to earn money, you have to take care of your health.â
Shi Mengwan didnât say anything. It was true that she wanted to earn money. It was also true that she wanted to prove.
Zhan Haoze and Chen Feifei were engaged after all. She was powerless to stop them, and she couldnât do anything either.
Zhan Haoze had come to look for her twice during this period of time, but she avoided him. When he came to the studio, she asked people to say that she wasnât there.
When he came to her house, she hid and didnât open the door for him.
Sometimes, Shi Mengwan didnât understand. He was already engaged, so why did he come to look for her?
Was he trying to turn her into a mistress?
Or was Zhan Haoze that confident? Confident in her feelings for him and that she would never be out of his control, so he had nothing to fear?
No matter what, Shi Mengwan felt tired. Even though she knew that Zhan Haoze was the big brother that she had been missing for more than ten years.
But this kind of relationship, this kind of relationship where she was a third party, was too tiring for her.
âMengwan, whatâs wrong? Are you really tired?â
âYes, Iâm very tired.â Shi Mengwan pursed her lips. âItâs not a big award, but the Internet is so developed now. Many people are bragging about that award. I donât even have enough time to take orders online these days.â
Su Qingsang looked at her with pity. âPoor you. Why donât you take a break for a while? Or stop taking orders temporarily, or hire some more people. Your studio is already large-scale now anyway, so you can also recruit a lot of people.â
âI want to, but there arenât many good designers who have styles similar to mine and agree with my aesthetics.â
Su Qingsang knew Shi Mengwan very well. She didnât continue to talk about this matter.
Shi Mengwan didnât think about Zhan Haoze anymore. She felt heartache when she thought about it that person, but she felt empty and anguished when she didnât think about him.
She only wanted to suppress the emotions in the bottom of her heart and get rid of those thoughts. Instead, she asked about Su Qingsangâs incident in the disaster area.
The two sisters went shopping, chatted, gathered, and drank tea together, just like when Su Qingsang was still in Lin City.
At the same time, a plane slowly landed in Lin City.
Su Peizhen wore a pair of Dior sunglasses on the bridge of her nose, and she was wearing Chanelâs latest summer design.
She slowly walked out of the airport with a subtle smile on her lips.
She, Su Peizhen, has returned to Lin City.