Su Yicheng looked back, and sure enough, it was Su Hongyuan and Jiang Xueli.
Su Hongyuan had a serious illness in the other year. Although he retired from the Su Enterprise after leaving the hospital, he didnât seem to be recovering very well. His face still looked very bad right now.
However, this bad state of his didnât affect the ferocity that he accumulated in the business world for many years. While he stood there, his look was still sharp, and his whole being alone exuded an inviolable spirit.
Su Yicheng didnât say anything. Luo Xiaoxi naturally wouldnât greet them without his permission.
In the end, Jiang Xueli broke the awkward silence. âYou donât even know how to greet your elders. How can you serve todayâs guests with this kind of politeness?â She didnât name anyone, but still scolded Su Yicheng and Luo Xiaoxi with her words.
Although Luo Xiaoxi had never dealt with such a middle-aged woman who liked to make trouble, she wasnât afraid. She smiled and retorted, âWho are you, big sister? The hotel isnât open for the public today, are you on the list of the wedding guests? If you come in without an invitation, youâre more than being ill-bred.â
Since Jiang Xueli showed up with the identity of an elder, she planned to play rough with Luo Xiaoxi, her new daughter-in-law. However, Luo Xiaoxi didnât show any respect to her at all.
In fact, Luo Xiaoxi even asked the right question. She and Su Hongyuan werenât invited to the wedding, butâ
âDoes a father still need an invitation card to attend his sonâs wedding?â Jiang Xueli turned her face away with disdain as she sneered sarcastically. âIâve never heard of it.â
Luo Xiaoxi didnât beat around the bush. She said without hesitation, âThatâs because youâre ignorant.â
Jiang Xueli came from a remote town. And after marrying Su Hongyuan, she became the object of everyoneâs envy in her homeplace. In the eyes of old neighbors, Jiang Xueli, who once went abroad, was an experienced spokesman.
So now, the last thing that Jiang Xueli could stand was the contempt of others, especially when it came from the younger generation.
She turned around and glared at Luo Xiaoxi. âYou...â
âWhat about me? Letâs talk about you.â Luo Xiaoxi didnât bother to hide her disdain at all, she lightly looked at Jiang Xueli. âBig sister, next time when you treat yourself as an elder, pay attention to whether others regard you as an elder or not. Or else, youâll be nothing but a joke.â
The implication behind her words was that Jiang Xueli was nothing in her eyes.
Jiang Xueli was so angry that her cheeks puffed out. âIâve long heard that the daughter of the Luo family is different from ordinary rich young ladies. She would even dare to do anything. Well, to see is to believe! Itâs true that Miss Luo is really different, since youâre cultivated by both Mr. Luo and Mrs. Luo!â
âYou think Iâm different from ordinary people? You mean Iâm not ordinary?â Luo Xiaoxi smiled as she walked to Jiang Xueli. âBig sister, youâre really good at seeing things. However, if you mention my parents again, Iâll make sure youâre thrown out into the trash can outside!â
Jiang Xueliâs face changed. âWhat do you mean?â
âDonât misunderstand, Iâm not aiming at you.â Luo Xiaoxi emphasized each word that came out of her mouth. âWhat I mean is that women like you who only knows how to destroy other peopleâs family are all trash.â
âYicheng!â Su Hongyuan, who was on the side, growled unhappily. âDid you marry such a woman?â
Su Yicheng protected Luo Xiaoxi beside him. âJudging from your current wifeâs manners, youâre not qualified to question my taste of choosing a wife.â
â...â Luo Xiaoxi resisted the urge to burst into laughter, she couldnât help but silently applaud for Su Yicheng.
His words not only countered Su Hongyuan, but also attacked his vision and the quality of his wife.
Su Yicheng and Su Jianan... they really were brother and sister, werenât they? When they scolded people, they never used dirty words, but they could still make people mad.
Su Hongyuan gave a long and hard look at Su Yicheng, he stared at him for a moment. He suddenly calmed down. âIf I didnât come, were you not going to tell me about your marriage?â
Su Yicheng didnât deny his words. âI never planned to inform you of anything.â
â...â
â...â
Su Hongyuan sighed, his tone became a little sad. âYicheng, do you still hate me so much?â
âIn the past, I really did hate you. However, in the past two years, you didnât seem to be very well. You even lost your most beloved daughter. The company that you managed for so many years was also slowly getting out of your control. The woman who is accompanying you is someone who will divorce you and divide your family property before you go bankrupt...â Su Yicheng smiled. âMr. Su, I have no interest in hating such a poor person.â
â...â
Su Hongyuanâs eyes gradually darkened, he didnât say anything anymore. On the contrary, Jiang Xueli became emotional.
Jiang Xueli looked at Su Hongyuan incredulously and asked a-mile-a-minute, âWhat did your son mean? What did he mean that the company is out of your control? Isnât the company getting better? What happened? Can you handle it or not?!â
âShut up!â Su Hongyuanâs patience was on the verge of breaking, and he suddenly roared, âYou wonât understand even if I told you the story!â
â...â Jiang Xueli was shocked. After a while, she came back to her senses and patted her chest. âWell then, answer my question. Will you go bankrupt?â
Thatâs right. Jiang Xueli didnât care about what happened to the company, even whether Su Hongyuan was in trouble or not. She didnât care about whether Su Hongyuan could cope with the companyâs situation due to his current physical condition.
She only cared about whether the Su Group would go bankrupt or not, whether or not she could continue to be a rich wife.
Luo Xiaoxi looked at Jiang Xueli. She sadly found that although this woman had beautiful makeup on, but beneath her looks, it was as ugly as it could get.
However, no matter how hard Su Hongyuan tried to hide his feelings, the helplessness in his eyes still revealed his weakness and regret.
Perhaps, after so many years, Su Hongyuan finally realized that his cheating on his wife was a wrong decision. Even if Su Enterprise wouldnât be destroyed by Kang Ruicheng, Su Hongyuan was still doomed to live a sad life in his old age.
Luo Xiaoxi suddenly understood why Su Yicheng didnât hate Su Hongyuan anymore.
Indeed, there was no need to hate a poor person who brought disaster upon himself.
âSince youâre here, please go in. The banquet is about to begin.â Luo Xiaoxi changed into a polite tone as she greeted Su Hongyuan. Anyway, Su Hongyuan was still Su Yichengâs father. He was her elder.
Su Hongyuan threw a look at the hotel, but didnât step forward. He took out an old but very clean jewelry box and said, âI came here today to hand this to you.â Then, he handed the jewelry box to Su Yicheng. âThis is what your grandmother gave to me when I married your mother. I heard that it was handed down from your motherâs family. After your mother left, I kept it for you. Today, itâs time to give it to you.â
Jiang Xueliâs face greatly changed, she then pretended to grab the jewelry box. âSu Hongyuan, that woman has already been dead for so many years, and youâre still keeping the things when you were married to her!?â
Su Hongyuan dodged her hand and protected the jewelry box. He didnât let Jiang Xueli grab it. However, he truly didnât expect that this would enact this kind of reaction from Jiang Xueli. Seeing that Jiang Xueli was about to make a scene, he roared, âShut up!â
Su Yicheng took the box, his gloomy eyes were filled with ferocity. âJiang Xueli, when you talk, youâd better pay attention to your words. Otherwise, please get out of here.â
Jiang Xueli looked at Su Hongyuan, who was furious, and then looked at Su Yicheng who was about to get angry. Her eyes suddenly turned red. She turned around and hit Su Hongyuan hard. âYou have been staying in that dusty room often recently. Did you think of that woman who died early? After so many years, that woman...â
Su Yicheng narrowed his eyes. When he was about to ask someone to throw Jiang Xueli out, he suddenly saw Su Hongyuan raise his hand and slap Jiang Xueli in the face.
âPa!â
The sound of the slap was crisp and loud. It wasnât hard to imagine how heavy the slap was.
Jiang Xueli covered her burning and painful face; she couldnât believe that Su Hongyuan really slapped her. She kept staring at Su Hongyuan, despite her eyes turning redder, she couldnât cry.
Su Hongyuan didnât even spare a glance at Jiang Xueli. He waved his hand and said to Su Yicheng, âI just want to give you the box. You guys go in.â
Su Yicheng didnât say anything anymore and took Luo Xiaoxi into the hotel.
After walking for quite some distance, Luo Xiaoxi looked back and found that Su Hongyuan and Jiang Xueli were still entangled with each other. She pulled Su Yichengâs hand and asked, âIs it really okay?â
Others might not know what Luo Xiaoxi meant with her question at the moment, but Su Yicheng understood what Luo Xiaoxi implied.
âIt doesnât matter anymore, for a long time now,â Su Yicheng said, âI used to hate him to the extreme, but I didnât know when I have forgotten to hate him.â
Luo Xiaoxi asked curiously, âWhy?â
She insisted on chasing after Su Yicheng for more than ten years, this was why she knew very well that whether he loved or hated someone, it was impossible to stop. Unless something particularly important happened that directly changed his life view.
Su Yicheng stopped and stared directly into Luo Xiaoxiâs eyes. âItâs because I have you now.â
Luo Xiaoxi pointed to herself in confusion. âWhat does it have to do with me? I didnât do anything!â
Su Yicheng said, âAfter you truly fall in love with someone, you wonât have extra feelings and the strength to hate another person anymore.â
Because all his emotions were now concentrated on Luo Xiaoxi. Su Hongyuan wasnât even worthy of his hatred. This was the reason why. The mind was so simple and unpolished.
Luo Xiaoxi smiled as she held Su Yichengâs hand. âIâll give you full marks for this reason!â
The haze brought by Su Hongyuan was swept away, and the two of them walked into the hotel hand in hand.
This hotel belonged to Lu Enterprises. In the downtown of the city where an inch of land valued an inch of gold, it had a garden of nearly a thousand square meters. The white European building, like a well-dressed noble standing in the center of the city, had become one of the most beautiful landmark buildings nearby.
Ever since the hotel was open, it had been regarded as the most popular five-star hotel among all countries. Whether it was the experience of staying in the hotel, or the hotel service. All the other hotels found it hard to follow.
Today, the hotel accepted their reservation. They only served the guests who were attending Su Yichengâs wedding.
Su Yicheng looked at the decorations in the hotel. On the basis of luxury and elegance, it was being decorated with fresh air-luminescent flowers, it was full of fresh joy. The wedding photos of him and Luo Xiaoxi alongside the blessings which were written in different languages, were all hung in a place where the guests had to pass by. The whole hotel was both luxurious and vigorous...