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Chapter 722: Speak With Your Conscience
writer:can.xin.yue      update:2022-07-04 15:51
  Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  Li Qianxue’s expression was extremely cold and there was uncontrollable anger in her eyes. However, she still tried her best to control her volume and not let her emotions get out of control. 

  Su Yuxin entered the study and was doing a project. He said that he would be free to accompany her for a walk in the capital after he was done. 

  She didn’t want her children to hear her words. No child could accept their parents’ carelessness and favoritism. 

  She was the only daughter of the Li family. Old Master Li had given her all his love. 

  After she became a mother, even though she spoiled and doted on Su Peizhen when she was young, she treated Su Yuxin the same, but what about Su Chenghui? 

  “Su Chenghui, do you dare? Do you dare to say that you didn’t mistreat the other two children against your conscience?” 

  Some things were already in the past, and she didn’t want to mention it. For the past twenty years, she had thought that she was blind and had misjudged him. 

  But the children were innocent. Now, he appeared in front of her every day. She knew that he treated her well and wanted to make things right. 

  But how could he make things right? What could he possibly do to make things right? 

  Su Qingsang had been mistreated by him for so many years, and they hadn’t even properly celebrated Su Qingsang’s birthday. 

  Li Qianxue’s questioning made Su Chenghui speechless. He wanted to say no, he wanted to say that he had never mistreated Su Yuxin, but Su Qingsang…… 

  “Qianxue……” 

  Li Qianxue did not want to talk to him. After glaring at him, she entered the room. 

  The door opened and closed. Su Chenghui stood in the living room and suddenly realized that the situation in front of him was more difficult than he had imagined. 

  Su Yuxin had been in the study room previously. He was highly regarded by the professor and had two projects that he wanted to help him with. 

  He did not hear the argument outside. When he was done with his work, he wanted to go to the guest room to see Li Qianxue, but he heard the door being slammed closed. 

  “Yuxin, mommy is tired. Go to sleep first. If there’s anything, we can talk about it tomorrow.” 

  Su Yuxin stood at the door. He was quite smart and immediately figured out the key point of the problem. 

  When he was in the study just now, half of his idea was to create some opportunities for Su Chenghui. Unlike Su Qingsang, who met him later in her life, his relationship with Su Chenghui were much deeper. 

  When there was an opportunity, he couldn’t help but want to help Su Chenghui. It didn’t mean that Su Chenghui had to get back together with Li Qianxue. 

  It was just that he couldn’t bear it. After all, he had seen Su Chenghui’s performance over the past year. 

  After the father and son washed up, they slept on the bed. This was also something rare. 

  The Li family was big and had a nanny and servants. After the two children were born, they were specially taken care of. Su Chenghui really didn’t have the experience of sleeping in the same bed as his son. 

  He turned over and looked at the night sky outside the window. He noticed that his son wasn’t asleep. He didn’t turn back. He just turned over and laid flat on his back while looking at the ceiling above his head. 

  “Yuxin, do you hate me too?” 

  Su Yuxin shook his head. “No.” 

  “Why don’t you hate me? I thought you would hate me.” 

  “You are my father.” 

  This was the answer. 

  Su Chenghui smiled bitterly. There was a hint of disappointment in his voice. “Do you really not hate me?” 

  “Father.” Su Yuxin didn’t know how to comfort him. He wasn’t good at comforting people. “Mother is just still angry. You just have to wait for her anger to subside.” 

  Just angry? It was hatred. 

  “I know I made a mistake in the past, and I have been trying to make up for it, but now I realize that your mom doesn’t want me to make up for it.” 

  He had always thought that what Li Qianxue hated was his lack of love and his deception. 

  Only today did he realize that what Li Qianxue hated the most was the damage he had done to the two children. The injury was on the child’s body, and the pain was in the mother’s heart. 

  To Li Qianxue, the two children were her weak points. 

  Su Yuxin didn’t know what to say. At this moment, it was inappropriate for him to say anything. Li Qianxue was such a proud woman. Why would she want Su Chenghui to make it up to her? 

  Not to mention Li Qianxue, even he and Su Qingsang had long passed the age where they needed a father’s love. 

  “Go to sleep.” Su Chenghui realized that he had said too much. In his eyes, his son was still young. He wasn’t willing to transfer this kind of pressure to him. 

  He turned over and went to sleep on the other side. Su Yuxin looked at Su Chenghui’s silhouette in the darkness. 

  “Dad, since mom won’t forgive you and doesn’t want your compensation, why don’t you change your method?” 

  Feeling that Su Chenghui had suddenly turned around, Su Yuxin spoke in a softer voice, “Back then, how did you make mom fall in love with you? Why don’t you just make mom fall in love with you again?” 

  Let Li Qianxue fall in love with him one more time? It was easier said than done. 

  That was simply an insurmountable Himalaya Mountain to him. 

  Su Yuxin also realized that his suggestion wasn’t very useful. He turned around, closed his eyes, and stopped talking. 

  However, Su Chenghui could not sleep all night because of his words. ……

  Li Qianxue did not sleep well. She was very picky and recognized the bed. 

  Most importantly, the bed that she slept on was the one that Su Chenghui had slept on before. Even if she didn’t want to, she could still smell the scent of Su Chenghui that was left behind on the bed. 

  It was very faint, but she had been married to Su Chenghui for so many years. She already knew everything about him. 

  The smell made Li Qianxue lose sleep. It wasn’t easy for her to fall asleep, but she had a nightmare of the past. 

  Yes, that past was really a nightmare for Li Qianxue. 

  She dreamed about Su Qingsang’s childhood. To her, she could remember very little about the things that happened before Su Qingsang grew up. 

  But she still had some impression of that incident. After she met Su Qingsang, she had been trying hard to suppress her thoughts. 

  However, the dream wasn’t under her control. 

  “Mom?” In the dream, Su Qingsang had turned into a four or five-year-old girl. From the perspective of a bystander, she saw Su Qingsang hiding in the corner of the living room and looking at Su Peizhen, who was pouncing on her, with envy. 

  Su Peizhen was four to five years old, and it was that time period when chldren liked to play. 

  She went to kindergarten and was exposed to many new things every day. She liked Li Qianxue and after school every day, she spent a long time telling Li Qianxue about what happened in school. 

  Today, their outdoor activity was playing with mud. This was absolutely not allowed in the Li family. 

  Li Qianxue was a germaphobe and did not like dirty and messy homes. However, Su Peizhen had a lot of fun. She was still young at that time and was only a child. 

  Li Qianxue had always been very patient with her daughter. She looked like a mud monkey and called the nanny to let her bring Su Peizhen to wash up. 

  At that time, the smile on her face was too gentle. Su Qingsang, who was watching this scene from the corner, felt inexplicably envious. 

  She took small steps and carefully approached her. At that time, Li Qianxue sat back on the sofa. She was reading a financial magazine in her hand. 

  “Mom?” Su Qingsang called out very softly the first time. Li Qianxue did not hear it. 

  Because she did not react, Su Qingsang became a little bolder and took another two steps forward. 

  “Mom?” 

  She swallowed her saliva. These two words had already used up all of her courage. 

  When Li Qianxue heard it, she suddenly turned around. When she saw that the person who came was not Su Peizhen but Su Qingsang, her expression changed. 

  “Who are you calling Mom?” 

  Su Qingsang bit her lip and was shocked by Li Qianxue’s attitude. She didn’t know why, but she was still so young and she just wanted to be close to Li Qianxue. 

  This was due to innate blood-related kinship, but unfortunately, Su Qingsang didn’t understand it back then. 

  “I, you……” she couldn’t speak clearly. When she met Li Qianxue’s exquisite and beautiful face, she couldn’t help but call out again, “Mom.” 

  She was also a child of this family, and her surname was Su. She could call Li Qianxue Mom, right? 

  Li Qianxue threw the magazine in her hand onto the coffee table. She stood up abruptly and looked down at the small figure with a gloomy face. 

  “I’m not your mother. Don’t call me mother.” 

  Her upbringing prevented her from abusing or hurting Su Qingsang, but it was impossible for her to accept Su Qingsang. She wasn’t that magnanimous. 

  Su Qingsang was frightened by her gaze, especially the moment she lifted her leg. She almost thought that she wanted to beat her up. 

  With a pale face, she turned around and ran away without looking back. 

  That was a memory from a long time ago. That night, she suddenly had a dream. 

  Li Qianxue remembered that after that, Su Qingsang always avoided her. 

  But at that time, she felt that it wasn’t enough. She didn’t want to see Su Qingsang. After all, every time she saw Su Qingsang, it was nothing more than a reminder to her that Su Chenghui didn’t love her. 

  So she found Su Chenghui. 

  “It’s fine if you want me to raise your illegitimate daughter. You know my temper. If you don’t want me to kick her out, you can tell her to stay away from me.” 

  What was Su Chenghui’s reaction at that time? He didn’t say anything. Not only did he not say anything, but he also made Su Qingsang, who was already afraid of her and would take a detour almost every time she saw her, to the back of the main house to live in the annex building with the servants. 

  If Old Master Li thought it was too harsh, and he eventually let Su Qingsang move back into the room. Su Qingsang might have ended up like a maid in the future. 

  Su Chenghui, for such a long time, just watched as her daughter became distant from her and became estranged from her. 

  With so many opportunities, he could have made things right and let everything go back to square one, but what about him? 

  She hated him. 

  She hated Su Chenghui as much as her heart ached for her daughter at that time. 

  Just like how there was no end to the world, her hatred for him also knew no limits. 

  Li Qianxue woke up from the dream. That strong emotion made her eyes bulge, and they were sore. 

  She blinked her eyes and couldn’t fall asleep anymore. She got up and looked at the time. She didn’t expect it to be only five in the morning. 

  Unable to fall asleep, she got up and went to the kitchen to get some water to drink. 

  However, the moment she stepped out of the room, she was almost frightened by the black shadow on the sofa. It was five in the morning. The sky was about to brighten. His facial features could not be seen clearly. She could only see a blurry shadow. 

  When she turned on the light and saw that the person was Su Chenghui, Li Qianxue’s face became frighteningly gloomy. 

  She had just woken up from a nightmare. Now that she saw the person who gave her a nightmare, she naturally didn’t have a good expression. 

  Li Qianxue glanced at him coldly, and went into the kitchen to get some water. 

  She had just poured herself a glass of water to drink when Su Chenghui came over. 

  He had always walked very softly and didn’t make much of a sound. Li Qianxue was caught off guard when she saw him appear again. The cup in her hand almost fell to the ground. 

  He was in the dream, and in reality. Li Qianxue’s expression was unsightly. “Su Chenghui, you aren’t sleeping in the middle of the night. Why? Did you have a nightmare?” 

  Su Chenghui didn’t answer her question. He glanced at Li Qianxue and thought about the decision he made after the entire night. 

  When he met Li Qianxue’s gaze, it was as if he had lost his memory and he couldn’t remember what he wanted to say. “Qianxue, did you have a nightmare?” 

  Li Qianxue sneered. “Aren’t you my nightmare?” 

  After drinking the water in one gulp, Li Qianxue didn’t want to stay any longer. She put down the cup and left. 

  Su Chenghui held her arm and stared at her face. 

  “Let go of me.” Li Qianxue’s voice was very cold. “Su Chenghui, let go of me.” 

  “Yuxin is still sleeping.” Su Chenghui reminded her in a low voice. 

  “Su Chenghui, don’t put on an act of caring about Yuxin in front of me. It’s disgusting.” 

  “Qianxue.” Su Chenghui really didn’t want to be at daggers drawn with Li Qianxue every time. He had been working hard to improve the relationship between the two of them. 

  It didn’t need to change much. As long as Li Qianxue didn’t look at him with such a mocking gaze and didn’t treat him with such an aloofness, it would be fine. 

  “Yuxin said that he doesn’t hate me.” When he went to Rong City to ask Su Qingsang, she said she didn’t hate him either. 

  Su Chenghui didn’t know why he said this, but Li Qianxue seemed to understand what he meant and pulled her hand back forcefully. 

  “Yuxin said that he doesn’t hate you?” 

  “Yes.” 

  “What a coincidence. Yuxin isn’t the only one who doesn’t hate you. Qingsang also said that she doesn’t hate you.” 

  Su Chenghui didn’t quite understand what Li Qianxue wanted to say. Li Qianxue stood up straight and stared at Su Chenghui’s face. 

  “Your son and daughter don’t hate you because you’re their father. No matter what you do, they will forgive you.” 

  She took a step forward and placed one hand on Su Chenghui’s chest. She didn’t use much strength, but her beautifully manicured nails almost pierced his chest. 

  “But I’m different. If they don’t hate you, I will hate you in their place. Su Chenghui, all those years, what you put me through was because I was blind, but I will never forgive you for what you did to the children for the rest of my life. If they don’t hate you, I will hate you for them.” ……

  When Su Yuxin got up, he found that the atmosphere between Li Qianxue and Su Chenghui was even worse. 

  Li Qianxue didn’t sleep well last night, so she went back to sleep again. This time, she didn’t have a nightmare, but when she got up, she still didn’t look good. 

  Seeing Su Yuxin standing there in a daze, she reached out her hand to ask him to go out with her. 

  “I checked yesterday. There’s a Cantong and Dim Sum restaurant that serves good breakfast. Let’s go.” 

  Su Yuxin wasn’t in a hurry to follow behind her. Instead, he looked in Su Chenghui’s direction. Su Chenghui sat on the sofa and looked over, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of getting up. 

  “Yuxin, let’s go. Let’s go have breakfast with Mom.” 

  Li Qianxue called out again. Su Yuxin couldn’t help but call out to Su Chenghui. 

  “Dad, want to join us?” 

  “No need, you guys go ahead.” 

  Su Chenghui’s expression was very calm. He knew that Li Qianxue didn’t want to eat with him. 

  “You guys go and eat. I’ll cook some noodles for myself later.” 

  “Did you hear that? Let’s go.” 

  Li Qianxue pulled her son and left. She had no intention of paying any attention to Su Chenghui. Su Yuxin was pulled to the door by her. 

  The moment the door was closed, Su Yuxin saw Su Chenghui sitting on the sofa. That figure was filled with loneliness.

  Chapter 723: Torturing Him For The Rest Of His Life Wasn’t A Bad Idea

  Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  Li Qianxue originally wanted to stay in the capital for a few more days to accompany Su Yuxin. However, he was nervous about his schoolwork, and Su Chenghui was also there. 

  It was no problem for Su Yuxin to accompany her, but every time he stayed by her side, she always felt that he could not bear to leave Su Chenghui behind. This made Li Qianxue feel annoyed. 

  Su Chenghui had clearly done so many wrong things, but the two children didn’t hate him. She increasingly didn’t want to see Su Chenghui. 

  She tried her best to control her emotions. After spending Su Yuxin’s birthday with Su Yuxin, Li Qianxue planned to leave for home. 

  But before returning to Lin City, she still planned to visit Su Qingsang in Rong City. Even if she had to video-chat every day, she liked Su Qingsang’s two growing fraternal twins very much. 

  She couldn’t wait to hold them in her hands from time to time and dot on them. 

  Su Yuxin also liked his two little nephews, but he didn’t have the time. After thinking for a while, he picked out some presents and asked Li Qianxue to bring them to Su Qingsang. 

  Li Qianxue went to Rong City for three days. Because she saw her little grandson and granddaughter, her depressed mood became much better. ……

  When Li Qianxue entered the company, she gave the gift that she bought in the capital to Yang Rong. 

  Yang Rong had followed her since she was young, and the two of them had a good relationship. 

  “Thank you.” Yang Rong took the gift and handed the calendar in her hand to Li Qianxue. “Even though I received a gift from you, I still have to say that you have three meetings and one social engagement today.” 

  “Okay.” 

  Li Qianxue had been gone for a few days and had a lot of work to do. She opened the calendar and looked at it. “Is that all for today?” 

  “Yes, but there’s a banquet tomorrow night. It’s Old Master Dong’s birthday. The Dong family gave a very generous gift for the Li Corporation’s anniversary last time. I personally think you should go there yourself.” 

  “Okay.” Old Master Dong had a personal relationship with Old Master Li, so naturally she would go. 

  “Next week, there will be an award ceremony for the top ten outstanding young people in the city. As I told you last week, as an outstanding President of a corporation in this city, you are also invited.” 

  “Yes, I will go.” After signing a few documents, Li Qianxue looked up at her. “Is there anything else?” 

  “Last one.” Yang Rong picked up the documents. “You should remember that 10 am tomorrow morning is the groundbreaking ceremony for City Star.” 

  City Star was the name of the project in the North District. The brand new smart community would become a landmark of Lin City. 

  Li Qianxue froze. 

  After celebrating Su Yuxin’s birthday, she left the capital. After that, she went to Rong City to visit Su Qingsang. 

  When she returned to Lin City, Su Qingsang sent her to the airport. At that time, Su Qingsang said a few words to her. 

  On Su Yuxin’s birthday, Su Qingsang called Su Yuxin and asked someone to send him a gift. Not only her, but Huo Jinyao also sent a gift. 

  She found out that Su Yuxin was with Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue. 

  She didn’t know what Su Yuxin said to Su Qingsang, but when Su Qingsang sent her to the airport, she brought up Su Chenghui. 

  “Mom, do you still hate Dad?” 

  Why are you suddenly mentioning him?” 

  “I don’t want to talk about him. I want to tell you that if you have a grievance with him because of me and Yuxin, and can’t to let it go, I don’t think it’s necessary. What has happened is already in the past. I don’t want to think about it anymore.” 

  “Qingsang, you……” 

  “Mom, the truth is, I really don’t hate Dad. I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage from being raised as an illegitimate daughter or anything. First of all, my family doesn’t lack food or clothes. No matter what, I’ve grown up safely.” 

  Su Qingsang meant what she said. She once read a book. It said that if you encounter unspeakable pain, if you encounter a difficult period in your life, then you should persevere and get through it. After another ten years, you would realize that the past wasn’t worth mentioning at all. 

  “Although there were some things that might not have been pleasant, it was also because of this that I got to know Huo Jinyao. You know, if I had really been raised by you and dad, I might not have had the chance to meet Huo Jinyao.” 

  Then, where was she going to find such a good husband? 

  “I’m doing very well now. So, I don’t hate anyone, and naturally, I don’t hate Dad either. I’m more willing to believe that these things were God’s test for me. I’m grateful for what I’ve been through. I really am.” 

  Li Qianxue didn’t know what to say. She had always known that Su Qingsang valued relationships too much, but she didn’t expect her to value relationships to such an extent. 

  “Qingsang?” 

  “Mom, I’m serious.” Su Qingsang didn’t want Li Qianxue to dwell on it. “If you hate Dad because of me and Yuxin, then there’s no need, because we don’t hate him.” 

  Su Qingsang paused, as if she was struggling with what to say. It wasn’t appropriate for a daughter like her to say this, but she really didn’t want to see Li Qianxue continue like this. 

  “Mom, if you hate Dad because he neglected you and lied to you all these years, then I don’t want to say anything more. This is your freedom.” 

  “But I still want to say that hating a person is very tiring. If you really think that it’s impossible between you and Dad, then why don’t you just let it go? Treat him as a stranger. Ignore him, don’t look at him, and don’t hate him. After all, you wouldn’t hate a stranger, would you?” 

  “I’m not asking you to forgive Dad, I just want you to have an easy life and be happy. I know you feel guilty towards me, and I know you always regret not recognizing me earlier and taking good care of me. But I’m already so old, and I don’t need you to take care of me. I’m a mother myself now. I understand how good you are to me and how much you love me, so I hope you can live well.” 

  In fact, Su Qingsang had wanted to say these words for a long time, but she knew that Li Qianxue couldn’t take it at the time. 

  “You don’t have to forgive dad, and you can continue to hate him. But I hope you can let go of yourself. You should live well and not care about what dad did in the past or what he is doing now. You just need to be happy. For example, find another man and fall in love again. 

  “Even if you don’t want to find a man for the time being, and if you don’t want to fall in love, it’s okay. Mom, the days in front of you are not what you hope or want. I hope that you are happy. I hope that your life in the future is what you want.” 

  But such a life definitely didn’t include hating someone. 

  Hating someone was too tiring. In fact, Su Qingsang had watched for more than a year. She really felt that the best punishment for Su Chenghui now was not at all for her to hate him, but to treat him as a stranger. 

  Ignoring him and not reacting to anything he did was the best revenge. 

  But Li Qianxue could not do it. She still hated Su Chenghui. She hated him very much. 

  “Mom, actually, you can ask your heart. Do you really hate Dad because we were mistreated? Or is it because you still can’t let go of the contempt, disregard, and lack of love he has shown you over the past twenty years?” 

  Li Qianxue was shocked when she heard this. Her lips moved and she wanted to refute. 

  However, Su Qingsang seemed to have seen through her thoughts. “Mom, don’t be in a hurry to deny it. I believe that part of the reason why you hate dad is because you think that he has mistreated us. But don’t you hate yourself? After so many years, you really don’t hate Dad for hurting you and for those things he did?” 

  “Of course I do……” She hated him for it very much. Li Qianxue’s words were interrupted by Su Qingsang. In her opinion, there were many reasons for this. There definitely wasn’t just one reason. 

  “Mom, no matter which one it is, you can think about it. What exactly are you hating him for?” 

  “I stand by what I said. If you hate him because of us, then let it go. Don’t look at him, and don’t pay attention to him. Treating him as a stranger is the greatest and best revenge. Believe me.” 

  “But if you’re hating him because of yourself, because you can’t let it go, I think you can try to give Dad a chance. Use the rest of your life to torture him. Take revenge for everything he’s done to you.” 

  “Mom, I’m not saying that you should get back together with Dad. I just think that it’s too hard for you. I don’t want you to suffer so much, so you can have a more relaxed life. Choose an outcome that you can accept the most and live the life you want.” 

  “Mom, I can’t be with you every day, but I really hope that you think about what I said. Think about it, is this really the life you want?” 

  “Is this kind of life, this way of living, what you want?” 

  “Mom, do you know? I used to admire you very much. I thought you were a strong woman. No matter what, you couldn’t be defeated or crushed. You were always very rational and detached. But the premise of all this is that you haven’t encountered anything related to Dad.” 

  “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but every time you encounter something related to Dad, you can’t stay calm.” 

  Su Qingsang had said so much, and although Li Qianxue couldn’t process all of it at the moment, she couldn’t help but want to retort, “How could I? I don’t care about him at all.” 

  “You don’t care about him? If you don’t care, why are you unhappy every time Dad calls me or Yuxin? You call him pretentious, and you call him a hypocrite.” 

  “He was always……” a hypocrite. Li Qianxue wanted to say this, but Su Qingsang asked back, “Then why is it that if didn’t he call me or come to see me, you would be even more unhappy?” 

  When she had just given birth, Su Chenghui didn’t come in time because Su Chenghui didn’t get the news. At that time, Li Qianxue’s reaction was very bad. Even if she didn’t show it on the surface, she told Su Yuxin afterward that Su Chenghui was indeed inhumane and didn’t care about her daughter. 

  If Su Yuxin hadn’t told her this in private, she wouldn’t have known. 

  However, when Su Chenghui came to visit her and her two children, Li Qianxue said that he was being pretentious and hypocritical. He only wanted to work with the Huo family. 

  “Mom, don’t you think that for the past year or so, your emotions have been fluctuating because of Dad?” 

  No, it should be said that in Li Qianxue’s entire life, when she interacted with Su Chenghui, ahe would always get emotional because of Su Chenghui. 

  Li Qianxue wanted to refute, but she was speechless. In the end, she couldn’t say anything. 

  Su Qingsang knew that Rome wasn’t built in a day, so later on, she didn’t continue to persuade her. 

  However, her words still left a mark in her heart. It made her think all the way on the plane back to Lin City…… 

  “President Li?” 

  Yang Rong’s words made Li Qianxue come back to her senses. She looked at Yang Rong and nodded. “Okay, I understand.” 

  “Then I’ll go out first.” 

  After Yang Rong left, the office became quiet. Li Qianxue turned around and looked outside the window. 

  Why did she hate him? Did she hate him? She had to treat Su Chenghui as a stranger, completely ignore him, and treat him as if he didn’t exist. 

  Or was she going to give him a chance and torture him for the rest of his life? 

  Li Qianxue instinctively shook off this answer. No, she didn’t want to. 

  The best revenge was to treat him as a stranger. Yes, she should do this. Treat Su Chenghui as a stranger. No matter what he did, she would completely ignore him. 

  Of course, this might be a little difficult for her, but it didn’t matter. No matter how difficult it was, she would work hard. 

  She pushed Su Chenghui out of her mind and focused on her work. As for Su Chenghui, he would be a stranger from now on. ……

  City Star’s groundbreaking ceremony. 

  At 9:30 pm, Li Qianxue had already arrived at the construction site. Those who had participated in the groundbreaking ceremony knew that this event wasn’t friendly at all. 

  It was just cutting the ribbon in a piece of mud that hadn’t been built yet, and then shoveling a few times on the groundbreaking stone. 

  It was fine when the weather was good, but when the weather was hot, the Sun could even make you dizzy. 

  It was already early summer, and the weather in Lin City was very hot. Li Qianxue felt the waves of heat as soon as she got off the car. 

  Li Junsheng, President Zhou, Secretary Li, and President Chen had not arrived yet. Yang Rong followed behind Li Qianxue and looked at the surrounding environment. 

  Li Qianxue looked at the balloons floating above and then looked at the attendant who was ready not that far away. She turned around and glanced at Yang Rong. 

  “We always do this every time we start work. Can’t the planning come up with something new?” 

  “President Li, although it’s always the same, the project is different.” 

  Li Qianxue didn’t say anything. Seeing that Wang Tao was already here, she planned to go up and greet him. She asked Yang Rong to give some instructions and had people check the surroundings again. 

  She went in Wang Tao’s direction. Before she took two steps, an umbrella appeared above her head. 

  Li Qianxue forgot to take the umbrella when she got out of the car. The main reason was that she had to cut the ribbon later and shovel the soil. Even if she really opened an umbrella, it wouldn’t last long. 

  When she turned around and saw Wei Ting, her face was filled with confusion. “Why are you here?” 

  “Your company’s groundbreaking ceremony is important, so of course I’m here.” 

  Wei Ting smiled and turned the umbrella in her direction. “The sun is shining. I’ll be your underling today. I won’t let you get a sun burn.” 

  “Thank you.” Li Qianxue thanked him, but her footsteps continued in Wang Tao’s direction. 

  Wei Ting moved closer to her. When she glared at him, he stuck out his tongue innocently. “Qianxue, you can’t blame me. I’m just afraid that you’ll get tanned.” 

  “Thank you, but can you please stay away from me?” 

  She wasn’t far from Wang Tao. However, before she could get closer, she saw someone get out of the car next to Wang Tao. If it wasn’t Su Chenghui, then who was it? 

  Now that she saw Su Chenghui, she was only stunned for a moment. She nodded her head slightly as a greeting. 

  Su Chenghui saw Wei Ting’s actions and also saw that Li Qianxue didn’t push him away. His gaze somewhat gloomy, he lowered his eyes. 

  Li Qianxue exchanged a few pleasantries with Wang Tao. Holding the umbrella for Li Qianxue dutifully, Wei Ting stood there with a smile. 

  Su Chenghui saw his actions and the way he looked at him with a smug expression. He narrowed his eyes, took a few steps to the side with his phone, and went to make a call. 

  When he made the call, Li Junsheng had already brought some of the city’s leaders and President Zhou over. 

  Li Qianxue couldn’t care less about Wei Ting anymore and went in the direction of Li Junsheng and the others. 

  Wei Ting just wanted to keep up, but his phone rang at this time. He ran to the side to answer the phone. She didn’t know what was said on the other side of the phone, but his expression changed drastically. He wanted to give Li Qianxue a heads up before leaving. 

  However, Li Qianxue happened to be talking to Li Junsheng, so he could only quickly get into the car and leave first. 

  After he left, Su Chenghui silently took out an umbrella from the back of his car and headed in Li Qianxue’s direction. 

  There were still more than ten minutes before the groundbreaking ceremony at 10 o’clock sharp. In addition to leaders like Li Junsheng, there were also some reporters from the mainstream media outlets in the city. 

  Yang Rong was dealing with the reporters while Li Qianxue was talking to Li Junsheng and the others about this project and the land next door. 

  While she was engrossed in talking, an umbrella was placed over her head. She thought it was still Wei Ting and didn’t think too much about it. She didn’t even turn around. 

  President Zhou smiled when he saw Su Chenghui behind her. He then looked at the others and revealed a look of tacit understanding. 

  Five minutes to ten, Li Junsheng was the first to speak. “Let’s go, it’s about to start.” 

  “Okay, this way please.” 

  As the main person in charge of this project, Li Qianxue bowed and gestured for the leaders to leave first. At this time, Wang Tao came over. She smiled and gestured for Wang Tao to leave first. 

  She followed behind Wang Tao. Wang Tao looked behind her and smiled as he took a few steps forward. 

  This side was a construction site that hadn’t been started yet. Even though the red carpet had been laid out, it was still a little uneven. At the end of the red carpet was the place where the ribbon was cut. 

  After the ribbon was cut, it would be the groundbreaking ceremony. 

  For the sake of her image today, Li Qianxue wore a pair of not-so-high heels. After taking only two steps, she bumped into something and turned. 

  Her body was about to fall down when a hand quickly supported her body from behind. 

  She instinctively took a step back, but she retreated into a warm chest. 

  She smelled a familiar scent. She turned around and widened her eyes when she saw Su Chenghui in front of her. 

  “Why is it you?” 

  Su Chenghui was still holding her waist with one hand and holding an umbrella with the other. She wanted him to take his hand away, but Su Chenghui looked at the stage. 

  “It’s about to start. They’re all waiting for us. Let’s go.” 

  Who was with him? Where did “us” come from? 

  Li Qianxue’s face didn’t look pleasant. She just planned to treat Su Chenghui as a stranger, but he had been by her side for so long. 

  Even if she wanted to flare up, there were so many guests today, and there were reporters. She couldn’t throw a tantrum even if she wanted to. When she thought about it, her facial expression turned even uglier.

  Chapter 724: Chapter 014: She Didn’t Want To Become That Kind Of Person

  Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio 

  “Let’s go.” Su Chenghui didn’t seem to notice the anger on her face. “Mayor Li is going to speak in a while.” 

  Li Qianxue forced a smile and looked at the umbrella on his head. “You also know I’m going on stage?” 

  Su Chenghui put away the umbrella and handed it to his assistant. “Of course. After all, I’m going on stage too, right?” 

  Li Qianxue glanced at him coldly and took the opportunity to go up to the stage. Su Chenghui held her hand from behind and said softly, “The road isn’t easy to walk. Let me help you.” 

  “There’s no need.” Li Qianxue pulled her hand back discreetly. “Don’t touch me, and naturally I’ll walk well.” 

  “Qianxue……” Su Chenghui was a little helpless, but Li Qianxue was already walking very fast. 

  It wasn’t her first time attending the groundbreaking ceremony. After so many years, how could the Li Corporation not have done many projects? She really didn’t need Su Chenghui. 

  One after the other, the two of them went up to the simple platform made of wood. The red carpet was all laid out on the stage. 

  Li Junsheng and Wang Tao stood in the middle. After the two of them went up the stage, they stood on both sides of Li Junsheng. Everything that happened next was done according to the procedure. 

  Li Junsheng spoke first on behalf of the city leaders, then President Zhou, and finally, it was Li Qianxue’s turn. 

  She had the draft that Yang Rong had prepared for her a few days ago, but her memory had always been good. Such a scene was nothing to her. 

  The sun was a little high. She was wearing a rose-red suit, which was neither ostentatious nor grand. It was also in line with the festive occasion needed for the opening of the business today. 

  She first thanked the city leaders for their support for the work of the Li Corporation. Then, she thanked the Tianyu Group for their role in this matter, as well as the results of the cooperation between the two companies in many aspects. 

  Finally, she talked about the concept of City Star, an all-AI residential area. 

  It was a long story, but it was short. Her speech was only five minutes long. There were countless cameras facing her from below the stage. She was already used to such an occasion. 

  After one round of speech, it was time to cut the ribbon. Su Chenghui, who had been standing on the other side of Li Junsheng just now, actually walked to her side at this time. 

  The etiquette lady carried a golden plate and a pair of red silk scissors on the stage. Su Chenghui stood beside her and turned his head to look at her. 

  This scene was really familiar. The two of them stood together, cutting the ribbon and laying the foundation for the project. Who knew how many times it had happened? 

  Li Qianxue ignored the overly heated gazes of the people around her. She placed all her attention in front of her. 

  A stranger. From now on, Su Chenghui was just a stranger. 

  She thought about Su Qingsang’s words that day for a long time. She thought that she didn’t want to be entangled with Su Chenghui for the rest of her life. 

  So what if she tortured Su Chenghui every day? If she tortured him, wouldn’t she become like him? 

  She didn’t want to. 

  She didn’t need to throw away her bottom line for a man who wasn’t worth it. 

  That night was Old Master Dong’s birthday banquet. Li Qianxue went as a representative of the Li family. In the past, for such banquets, Su Yuxin attending was enough. 

  She personally came to give Old Master Dong face. 

  This morning, the Li Corporation’s groundbreaking ceremony was on TV. Not only was it on TV, but the Li Corporation had also placed advertisements on the internet and on all the major print media. 

  When she entered, many people congratulated her. 

  Li Qianxue chatted with those people, but this wasn’ her home ground after all, so after chatting for a while, she picked a corner and sat down. 

  A message popped up on her phone. She was in a Wechat group with Su Qingsang and Su Yuxin. 

  Su Qingsang would occasionally post photos and videos of the twins. Li Qianxue’s biggest hobby after work was to look at the photos Su Qingsang posted. 

  The twins had been together for more than three months, and they could already roll around. 

  Nian Nian was slower, and she didn’t have enough strength. She tried hard to roll her body on the bed, but she could only roll her body sideways. She would need help to roll her body over completely. 

  The photos were of two people lying on the bed, and a video was sent over after a while. 

  Huo Jinyao supported Xiang Xiang’s tiny body and tried hard to roll him over. The little guy was talking in a language that adults couldn’t understand. He looked very funny and cute. 

  “So cute.” 

  The voice that suddenly sounded was very familiar. Li Qianxue quickly dropped her phone and looked up at the person. 

  She shouldn’t be surprised. If she could come, naturally Su Chenghui could come too. 

  She was going to stand up and leave, but when she thought of the things that she suddenly thought of in the morning, she sat there calmly. 

  Su Chenghui looked at her in surprise. Today, Li Qianxue didn’t seem to have that look of wanting to push him away, nor did she have that unconcealed disgust when she saw him. 

  Her expression could even be said to be peaceful. Su Chenghui’s surprise only lasted for a few seconds. He quickly thought of the reason for her expression. 

  He glanced at her and sat down on the sofa next to her. His expression was somewhat cautious. 

  “To think about it, Nian Nian is very cute, right?” Su Chenghui had gone to Rong City to see the two children before. The older they grew, the more delicate-featured they looked. They were very cute. 

  Li Qianxue glanced at him. Her lips moved, but she didn’t say a word. 

  “The last time I went to Rong City, the two little guys even smiled at me.” 

  Li Qianxue closed her eyes. When she heard this, she glanced at Su Chenghui. 

  “Su Chenghui.” 

  Su Chenghui was stunned when she suddenly opened her mouth. Li Qianxue curled her lips with a hint of mockery in her eyes. “When you go to Rong City, will you go to see Su Peizhen?” 

  Su Chenghui choked and looked at Li Qianxue. 

  Their eyes met. Su Chenghui looked at Li Qianxue’s eyes and lowered his eyes. “Yes.” 

  “How has she been recently?” Li Qianxue leaned forward and stared at Su Chenghui’s face. “No, or should I ask another question? Does she still hate me?” 

  After all, she was the one who announced that she had severed her relationship with Su Peizhen. With Su Peizhen’s personality, it should be difficult for her not to hate her, right? 

  Su Chenghui was silent for a few seconds. Just when Li Qianxue thought that he wouldn’t answer, she heard his soft voice. 

  “She is very good now. She doesn’t hate anyone.” 

  “Is that so?” Li Qianxue didn’t believe him. 

  “You have to believe that she is actually a good child.” 

  Su Chenghui’s words caused Li Qianxue to sneer. He looked up at her with a serious expression. “Peizhwn was raised by you. Even if she couldn’t take it and took the wrong path, she was still raised by you. If you reject her, you are rejecting your own efforts.” 

  Li Qianxue looked at Su Chenghui deeply because of her words. “Is that so? But I have long denied all my efforts for so many years. After all, I spent more than 20 years raising two ingrates. If it wasn’t a waste of my efforts, what else could it be?” 

  Su Chenghui was speechless, but Li Qianxue felt bored. She had just thought it through this morning. She wanted to treat Su Chenghui as a stranger. Since she wanted to treat him as a stranger, why would she say these things? 

  Just as she was about to leave, she heard Su Chenghui’s extremely low and hoarse voice, “No, it’s not.” 

  He was looking at her now with a burning gaze, “Your efforts weren’t in vain. Peizhen asked me to tell you that she’s sorry.” 

  “She said that she knows that you don’t need to and don’t want to hear it. However, she does owe you an apology.” 

  Silence. Li Qianxue sat there without moving. It was very lively outside the banquet hall, but in Li Qianxue’s area, it was deathly silent. 

  Staring at Su Chenghui, she sat there expressionlessly. 

  Su Chenghui didn’t avoid her gaze, and his voice was very soft. “Peizhen has indeed changed now. She even reduced her sentence for meritorious service. If you see her, you will know.” 

  Li Qianxue’s lips were tight and the back of her hand was a little pale. 

  She had raised Su Peizhen for more than 20 years. She had been carefully educated and nurtured since she was young. If Su Chenghui was the person who hurt her the most in this marriage, Su Peizhen was the second person. It wasn’t that she did not give her a way out, nor did she not give her a choice. 

  She could have had a better way, but she chose the one that hurt her the most. 

  When she targeted Su Qingsang, not to mention that she had already recognized Su Qingsang, even if she didn’t know Su Qingsang’s identity in the past, she wouldn’t have agreed with her methods. 

  She taught Su Peizhen to see the big picture and be long-sighted. In the end, she put her mind on those dirty tricks. 

  Su Peizhen paid the price, but to her, she also lost a daughter. Even if this daughter wasn’t born by her. 

  “What does it have to do with me? “Li Qianxue’s expression was very cold. “She is no longer my daughter. I don’t want to see her either.” 

  She had clearly said earlier that she wanted to treat Su Chenghui as a stranger, but his casual words had reminded her of those unpleasant things. 

  Even if she was the one who started it, it still made her uncomfortable. Li Qianxue couldn’t sit still anymore. She stood up and turned to walk outside. 

  Su Chenghui stood up, then followed behind her. 

  Li Qianxue greeted Old Master Dong and said that she had something to do at the last minute, so she left first. With Li Qianxue’s status, Old Master Dong was already very happy that she could come. He was very polite and asked her to do her own things. He also asked his son to send Li Qianxue off. 

  Li Qianxue refused. When Old Master Dong saw Su Chenghui behind her, he revealed a smile. 

  Li Qianxue didn’t see that smiling face. If she did, she would probably be even gloomier. 

  The night breeze was cool. There wasn’t a single star in the sky. It was clear that the sun was still shining brightly in the morning, but at this moment, dark clouds were gathering. It looked like there would be a rain at night. 

  The humidity in the air made the annoyance in Li Qianxue’s heart not only not disappear, but also increase. 

  Especially when she knew that Su Chenghui was following behind her, her footsteps became faster and faster. 

  She looked at the parking lot at the other end of the hotel, where Xiao Zhao parked his car. She could have called him to drive over, but now she would rather walk by herself and calm down. 

  When she was about to cross the road, the car in front drove quite fast. 

  “Qianxue?” 

  Su Chenghui, who was behind her, rushed forward at this time and pulled her back. 

  The impact made Li Qianxue’s body crash into Su Chenghui’s arms. He hugged her and took two big steps back before he stabilized his body. 

  “Be careful.” 

  Li Qianxue was thinking about something and indeed didn’t notice it. Now that she had reacted, she reached out and pushed Su Chenghui. 

  “Su Chenghui, stay away from me.” 

  If he hadn’t followed behind her, she wouldn’t have thought of walking faster. 

  “Qianxue……” 

  “Stop.” Li Qianxue took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. “What do you want to say?” 

  “Do you want me to forgive Su Peizhen? Or do you want me to forgive you?” 

  “Qianxue, I didn’t mean that.” 

  “I don’t care what you meant” 

  Li Qianxue thought of her previous plan. She had always avoided talking about it in the past. She thought that as long as she stayed away from Su Chenghui, it would be fine. But now, she wanted to make things clear with him. 

  “Su Chenghui, I just want to tell you. What you’re doing now is useless to me. It’s useless.” 

  “First of all, I hate you. I hate you very much. The best I can do is not to take revenge on you, but I can’t not hate you. I don’t want to forgive you or Su Peizhen. Second of all, Qingsang and Yuxin have grown up. They don’t need your fatherly love anymore. I don’t need your compensation, and neither do my two children. So why do you need to say anything about compensation?” 

  “Finally, if you really feel guilty, if you really feel that you’ve let me down, and Su Peizhen really feels that she’s let me down, then all you two can do is to stay away from us. Understand?” 

  Su Chenghui saw that she was about to turn around and leave, so he went forward and grabbed her arm. He was panicking, and suddenly understood that Li Qianxue suddenly wanted to draw a line between them. 

  “Qianxue, you know very well that this is impossible. Yuxin and Qingsang are both my children. How can I distance myself?” 

  “You still have Su Peizhen, while I only have Qingsang and Yuxin.” Li Qianxue refused. “I don’t want to stop you from accepting two children, but from what you said just now, you clearly made a choice. The same choice as twenty years ago. In that case, what do I have to say to you?” 

  “I don’t.” Su Chenghui held her shoulder. “You can’t wrong me like this. I never thought like that, and I never made such a choice.” 

  “You didn’t? Then why did you tell me just now that Peizhen is a good child? If she is a good child, then what are my two children?” 

  “I didn’t mean that. I just wanted to tell you that Peizhen has really changed. Moreover, you’ve raised her for so long, you should know her character.” 

  “Yeah, I’ve raised her for so long, but I couldn’t see through her. It’s like how I thought you were an honest person before, but what about your character? What about it?” 

  “Qianxue, it’s not fair to me for you to treat me like this. I was just impulsive back then, and I regretted it afterward.” 

  This was the first time Su Chenghui had pour out his heart in front of her. “I was a little angry at that time, but afterward, I regretted it. I really regretted it.” 

  Not only did he regret it because of the divorce with Li Qianxue, but in the past 20 years, as long as he thought about, day and night, there was no time that he didn’t regret it. 

  At first, it was impulsive, but later, he couldn’t explain it clearly. When he wanted to say it, he couldn’t say it anymore. 

  He couldn’t explain these things to Li Qianxue. He also couldn’t tell her that he had long given up on revenge. 

  It was only because of his ridiculous self-esteem that he couldn’t open his mouth.