Chapter 257: The Black Range Rover Was Still Parked Downstairs
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yu Keyao returned the cheque back on him. “I do not want this money, it gives the impression that I am a prostitute. You know that I am not, I gave you my virginity, not sold it. I ca here today as a friend, not mixing business and pleasure. Maybe I anticipated too much that our so-called friendship was rely social climbing too. Keep your money, I do not want to relate my virginity with cash. I gave you my virginity based on my affection to you, and I do not want to feel disappointed towards a man I like. Maybe you think that I have a price, but to , I am priceless.”
She wiped off the tears that were sprouting out from her eyes and inhaled forcibly with her reddened nose. “I do not wish to make this sweet mory unbearable. I like this job so I will not quit. Don’t worry, I will not speak carelessly.”
Mu Huaisheng glanced down at the cheque she returned and did not make any statent.
Yu Keyao turned and walked out, even if she accepted the cheque, five million dollars was just a drop in the ocean for Dong Hua. She once pondered the lack of desired result when she kept bugging Qi Chengzhi, it was because of inappropriate technique, in contrast, Song Yu pretending to be aloof beca attractive to n.
Mu Huaisheng was concerned of her before because of being aloof too.
So this ti, Yu Keyao did not appeal to him and left the office.
Mu Huaisheng smirked, he tore the cheque to shreds and threw it into the wastepaper bin.
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At night, Mu Sisi went to the sa bar where she t with Yu Keyao, just that this ti, Yu Keyao was waiting for her in the bar.
“Keyao, what happened, why the rush?” Mu Sisi sat down and noticed Yu Keyao appeared dispirited and lost the happy look she had last ti they t.
“Sisi, your big brother... wanted to break up with ,” Yu Keyao said with reddened eyes and drank a sip of beer.
Mu Sisi gave her a blank stare and deep down she sneered. Mu Huaisheng never even thought of starting a serious relationship with her, it was rely a simple one night stand, but Yu Keyao ntioned it like a formal break up, as if they started the relationship before.
“Why? I thought all was good last ti?” Mu Sisi asked insincerely, and she stopped Yu Keyao’s attempt to continue drinking.
“I have no idea how he knew that I went to my aunt and uncle to tell the truth about Song family’s bankruptcy. I think they must be so mad at Qi Chengzhi when the truth is revealed, and problems in his marriage with Song Yu may arise, so he complained to your brother and now your brother wants to break up with ,” Yu Keyao rubbed the tears off. “Sisi, you must help , I really like your brother and I know your brother has the sa feelings as well. This relationship cannot just... just end like that because of this, this relationship can be saved.”
“This...” Mu Sisi relaxed her hands, feeling vexed. “How am I supposed to help? Outsiders cannot really help solve relationship problems, this is between you and him. Even if I persuade my brother not to break up with you, what makes you think he will listen?”
“Sisi, I thought you said you will help , you said I am going to be your sister-in-law. You said you will give support even if they recomnd your brother to other won,” Yu Keyao hold Mu Sisi’s hands firmly. “You ntioned before, you wanted to be your sister-in-law.”
“Yes, I have ntioned this before, but if the mutual affection has vanished then I cannot possibly force my brother to be with you, right? What I ant before is I wanted you to be my sister-in-law, but if things do not go well then it cannot be demanded,” Mu Sisi explained, wanting to pull her hands off Yu Keyao’s grip but her grip was firm and steady.
“But you told you were going to help ,” Yu Keyao’s grip grew stronger.
“Keyao, what I ant was, deep down, you are the best candidate as my sister-in-law, even if you are not his wife. I can only give you my support and encouragent, but I cannot ask the sa for my big brother. My big brother is a very independent man, he is not my puppet where I can coerce him to do as I please, do you understand?” Mu Sisi explained to her, although her patience was growing thin.
“I don’t understand! You ntioned very clearly that you were going to let married off to Mu family. How can you break your promise?” Yu Keyao raised her voice louder than than the soft music played by the bar, which attracted the looks from the custors in it.
“Yu Keyao, are you out of your mind?” Mu Sisi stood up and shook her hands off with great force, her tone changed. “Since when did I promise you that you will be married off to Mu family? Are you crazy imagining to marry into the purple? I rely gave you my support for you and my big brother to be together, it doesn’t an I am responsible for you marrying off into Mu family. What can I possibly do if you cannot get my big brother’s affection? You want to take a knife and stick it up his throat and demand him to marry you? Can you please be reasonable, listen carefully to what we say, and don’t keep thinking of unrealistic fantasy? The Mu family is not just mine alone, you think I can persuade my brother to marry whoever I prefer? Don’t be ridiculous!”
“You said before that you will help , but look at you now, you want to disassociate yourself from this matter and leave be?” Yu Keyao stood up and got a firm hold on Mu Sisi’s arm across the table to prevent her from running away.
“How am I supposed to help? What do you want to do? You want to call my brother saying you want him to marry you? Can you please be reasonable and make so sense?” Mu Sisi took out her cellphone. “Can, I will call my brother now saying you are here bugging off and want to demand him to marry you, do you want to do that now?”
“Mu Sisi, you ungrateful b*tch!” Yu Keyao worried that Mu Sisi will speak to Mu Huaisheng about this, if she did then she will lose her chance forever.
Yu Keyao quickly lowered Mu Sisi’s arm, preventing her from making the call while another hand still grabbing on Mu Sisi’s wrist firmly. “Don’t forget the reason why your brother wanted a break up. I went to find my aunt and uncle to give you a helping hand, he wouldn’t break up with if it was not for this issue!”
“Yu Keyao, you are being ridiculous,” Mu Sisi still attempting to shake Yu Keyao’s hand off, but to no avail. Yu Keyao’s strength was strong despite appeared soft and delicate, Mu Sisi’s wrist felt pain from her firm grip, and she could not shake it off. “How does it matter to if you talk to Song Yu’s parents or not? Did I force you to talk to them about this?”
“You begged !” Yu Keyao exclaid, she got pissed off at Mu Sisi’s current hostile attitude.
She was aggrieved at Mu Sisi, her generosity was reciprocated by animosity.
She helped Mu Sisi, and now Mu Sisi bite the hand that feeds her, turning hostile all of a sudden.
“I begged you? Please, I rely asked you for help, I did not demand it, you could reject if you did not feel like it at that ti!” Mu Sisi smirked. “It was you who already thought of yourself as my sister-in-law and wanted to give a helping hand, am I supposed to reject your offer that ti? You thought I wouldn’t know that you were just wanting to ingratiate so that you can marry off into the Mu family? To sum it up, you were just using , don’t even attempt to ntion anything about ‘help’ when we were just gaining benefits from each other. You were rely doing yourself a favour by helping so that I can help you marry off into the Mu family, so there was no need to be pretentious like you were the victim here. It was very unfortunate that I had decided not to be used by you for benefits, what can you do about it?”
“You...” Yu Keyao shivered in indignation. She would not get involved in this issue if it was not for Mu Sisi. She already gave up for Qi Chengzhi and did not want anything to do with Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu. She did this for Mu Sisi but that ingrate betrayed her.
Now Yu Keyao realized that Mu Sisi was using her for her benefits all these while, she never planned to open her heart for her. Yu Keyao yelled, “Mu Sisi! You ingrate! I treated you earnestly and sincerely, and this is how you repay my kindness?”
“What are you shouting for? You seriously thought you can be my friend based on our status difference? Your family faced bankruptcy and now it was just an empty shell, you really thought you can marry off into the Mu family? If my brother were to marry soone, she would be a lady from a notable family. Not to ntion your family current pitiful state, even if your family was at its glorious and prosperous mont, you were still a normal lady from middle classes. Please stop your fantasy on social climbing.” Mu Sisi finally pulled her arm off Yu Keyao’s grip when Yu Keyao was still in a furious state where she could not focus on her grip.
She massaged her painful wrist and said, “I had shown you benevolence, I helped you by recomnding a job to you when we were strangers, so you could consider this as repaying my kindness. Don’t worry, I will not force you to resign, but from now on, we do not owe each other anything, so next ti don’t find for help.”
“I never owe you anything,” Yu Keyao growled.
Mu Sisi smirked and left, leaving Yu Keyao alone.
Yu Keyao sat back on the chair, poured the beer into her glass and wrapped her fingers around it. Her beautiful nails, polished pink in color, appeared normal, but her knuckles were turning white, the tendons and veins were prominent on the back of her hands.
She treated Mu Sisi with utmost sincerity, but when problems arose, she was left alone. Ingrate!
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Grandmother Qi told Song Yu that Yu Qianying softened her attitude, to Song Yu at least, after coming back from the Song family.
So Song Yu had decided to return ho and visit on Saturday. She wanted to go alone, but Qi Chengzhi insisted on following.
“I cannot run from this forever, I have to plead for your parents’ forgiveness sooner or later,” Qi Chengzhi explained.
Song Yu drank a sip of milk and put the glass down. “I dreaded they may behave awfully at your presence, just like on that day when you-”
Qi Chengzhi remained silent and hold Song Yu’s hands firmly, his gaze soft but steady.
In the end, Qi Chengzhi followed Song Yu back to her ho.
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Qi Chengzhi parked his Range Rover and went up the apartnt with Song Yu. He insisted on accompanying Song Yu back ho because he wanted to plead for their forgiveness, and he feared Yu Qianying had not forgive Song Yu completely and may result in an emotional catastrophe in Song Yu just like the other day, so he followed to prevent any possible accidents.
The two of them stood at the doorstep and Song Yu knocked, then she heard a yell, “Who is that?”
“Mom, it’s ,” Song Yu replied, her tone raised.
The door opened after a few seconds, Yu Qianying’s face appeared calm, but as soon as she saw Qi Chengzhi, her face darkened instantly. “Why was he here?”
Qi Chengzhi appeared restless and anxious, as if this was the first ti he t her spouse’s parents, even Song Yu could feel his distress.
Qi Chengzhi called, “Mom-”
“Do not call ‘mom’, I feel overwheld,” Yu Qianying interrupted. “Song Yu, you can co in. You are still my daughter, I cannot truly disregard that fact. Grandmother Qi was right, you went through and suffered the most compared to us, so we do not have the right to interfere and argue with your choice to forgive him, but we will not forgive him. The door will always open for you and you alone, and as for him-”
Yu Qianying shot a glance at Qi Chengzhi, her face flat. “I do not want to see him. From now on you co here alone, he should be nowhere near this house. Now if you want to enter the house, you enter alone, or else you can leave now.”
Song Yu opened her mouth but no words were coming out. She lowered her head, her voice soft. “Then I-”
She felt her hand squeezed for a brief mont by Qi Chengzhi, then she heard his llow and steady voice. “You go in.”
Song Yu raised her head and looked at Qi Chengzhi, his angle of the mouth slightly raised. “Let know when you are leaving, I will co and fetch you.”
Song Yu carefully peeked at Yu Qianying and pulled Qi Chengzhi to a corner. “Then you straight away go back ho and rest. I will call Chang Lai when I am done, you don’t need to co.”
Qi Chengzhi remained silent, his gaze soft but firm, indicating that he did not plan on following her instructions.
Song Yu was not sure if he obeyed or not so she added, “Promise .”
Qi Chengzhi stared at her for quite so ti, after monts of silence only then he mumbled. “Okay.”
Now Song Yu felt assured, she held his hands and said, “Be careful on your way back, give a call or a ssage when you reached ho.”
“Okay,” Qi Chengzhi peeked at Yu Qianying and noticed her annoyance, he urged her. “Go in.”
Song Yu felt sorry to see him had the door slamd in his face, in her reluctance she did not move.
Qi Chengzhi spoke softly, “Faster go, your parents finally forgive you, don’t start bickering with them because of . I did those awful things so I don’t feel wronged here.”
Song Yu nodded and stared at his handso and calm face, his gaze always soft and loving when facing her. Song Yu wanted to give him a goodbye kiss but she did not want to make Yu Qianying furious.
She lowered her head and looked at his hand, elegant as always. She gently squeezed his hands and advised again. “Be careful on your way back.”
Qi Chengzhi watched Song Yu entered the house and Song Yu watched the door slowly closing on Qi Chengzhi, and she felt extrely sorry for him.
“You can leave with him now if you feel sorry for him.” Yu Qianying said coldly.
“Mom, what can he do to repent so that you can forgive him?” Song Yu asked.
Yu Qianying remained silent and walked into the kitchen.
Song Donglin slowly walking across and gently tapped Song Yu on her shoulder and brought her to the living room. “Give her ti, do not be hasty on this.”
“Dad, you-” Song Yu noticed that Song Donglin appeared normal, as if not angry at all.
All these while whenever Song Yu and Yu Qianying quarreled, Song Donglin was always there to solve their conflict. When Song family faced bankruptcy, the one who took the most damage should be Song Donglin.
Now looking at him, it appeared as if he accepted his fate.
“I am fine, there is no use crying over spilt milk, plus you suffered more than we did. If you already let go of this matter, no point for to continue clinging to it. After resting at ho these past few years, I had let this issue go. I admit, when I first heard the truth, I was furious, but after a while, I cald down, all was well,” Song Donglin shook his head and let out a wry smile. “Perhaps your mother was exasperated because she added my anger to hers too, so now I am alright.”
“Dad,” Song Yu’s eyes reddened, she needed soone to support especially at this mont of ti.
Song Donglin smiled and tapped Song Yu on the back. “Your mom is a short-tempered person who believes in justice. She will be alright when she sees Qi Chengzhi treat you well with unconditional love as ti goes by.”
Song Yu nodded and saw Yu Qianying walking out of the kitchen towards the living room, her tone and facial expression was flat. “Stay for al since you are here.”
Song Yu nodded. Yu Qianying then asked with a flat tone, “How are you feeling? Better?”
“Chengzhi applied a two-months leave for to rest at ho, so I feel much better now,” Song Yu answered quickly.
Yu Qianying pursed her lips, face appeared grim after hearing Qi Chengzhi’s na, then she went back to the kitchen.
Song Yu estimated the ti, wondering why Qi Chengzhi had not gave her a call or a text ssage, then suddenly sothing flashed through her mind. She hurried to the balcony and looked down, and saw the black Range Rover was still parked downstairs.
This was what Song Yu worried. He may have promised her but he was stubborn as a mule, he would still wait for her.
Just like the first ti when he ca here to et her parents, he had already left the house but he waited for her in the car, insisting on going back together.
Yu Qianying was serving the dishes when Song Yu dialled Qi Chengzhi’s cellphone number while walking back to the house. Yu Qianying felt distasted at Song Yu’s reaction and scorned, “If you cannot let it go, then just leave.”
“Mom, I feared that he is still waiting for downstairs,” Song Yu explained.
“What is the aning of this? Pretending to be miserable and pathetic so that we can feel pity for him? His presence here is to urge you to go ho at an earlier ti because he knew you will feel sorry for him and will not stay for long, is it?” Yu Qianying complained bitterly, now she could not see any good in him. “Does he think that I will let him in our house if he stayed?”
“No, mom, he was just worried because I nearly had a miscarriage that day. He postponed all the business entertainnt these past few days, and he rushed ho after office hours just to accompany . There would be a couple phone calls during his office hours asking for my health status. He was astonished that day, I had never seen his eyes so bloodshot and almost shedding tears. He was just worried that if sothing bad really happened and he was not there, the two of you may not be able to get the necessary help that I may need,” Song Yu quickly explained.
Yu Qianying groaned in disdain, she returned back to the kitchen to serve more dishes. Song Yu saw that Yu Qianying cooked a lot of dishes because of her, so she did not dare to leave without eating.
Yu Qianying sat down and said, “Let us eat.”
Song Yu held the phone, unsure of what to do. Song Donglin walked over and gestured to Song Yu, hinting her to sit down and eat, because Yu Qianying will be in wrath if she missed this chance.
Song Yu had no choice but to sit down, but her mind was full of Qi Chengzhi during al. She did not know if he will go and get sothing to eat. What if he starved himself waiting for her?
The problem was the restaurants around here were not very nice and clean. Qi Chengzhi had the attitude of a high-born, he rather starve himself than to simply find a restaurant to fill his stomach.
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