234: Chapter 234 She Runs Away from Home 234: Chapter 234 She Runs Away from Home When Su He came out of the elevator, her phone rang.
She glanced at the screen; it was Jiang Yan calling.
As soon as she answered, a low and magnetic, bewitching voice came from the other end: “Still at the hospital?”
She hummed in confirmation and then asked, “What’s up?”
He said, “I’ll be at the hospital in five minutes.
Wait for me in the parking lot.”
Su He responded with an “Oh.”
Five minutes later, she got into Jiang Yan’s exclusive vehicle, a Rolls-Royce.
After getting into the car, she turned her head to look at the man beside her and asked, “How did you know I was still at the hospital?”
Jiang Yan said, “I called my uncle, and he told me that you just left his office.”
Well, okay then.
“What do you think about Tang Sirou’s situation?” she continued to inquire.
Jiang Yan looked at her calmly and said, “I’m not detective Yuanfang, how should I be able to tell, hmm?”
Su He: “…”
Seeing her speechless expression, the man curved his thin lips and asked with a smile, “Don’t believe me?”
Su He blinked, “That’s not it.”
“Then what does that expression mean?”
While he spoke, he extended his finger to lift her chin and said warmly.
Su He said, “Just wondering when you also learned to joke with me using memes?”
He countered, “Is what I said wrong?”
“I’ve said a long time ago that her affairs are none of my business.
I was taking care of her at Jing Chu’s request before, but there’s no need now.”
Her bright peach blossom eyes blinked, her curling lashes fluttering, and the teardrop mole beneath the corner of her eye grew increasingly enchanting.
Jiang Yan particularly liked her eyes.
Every time he looked into her eyes, his heart would feel an uncontrollable urge to escape.
Her eyes seemed to gather myriads of stars, dazzling yet as clear and flawless as a small creek in the mountains — cool but with a touch of warmth, always capable of making him lose himself in her gaze.
While watching, he said, “Close your eyes.”
“What for?” Although she verbally asked for the reason, she still obediently closed her eyes.
Then, the man leaned close and left a gentle kiss on her eyelids.
Su He’s lashes trembled slightly, somewhat surprised that he would suddenly kiss her like that.
Good thing she didn’t have the habit of wearing eyeshadow.
…
When they returned to Moon Gift Villa, Lu Zhiyang was waiting for them to come back.
To be precise, he was waiting for Su He.
Su He asked first, “Are you looking for me because of Xiaxia?”
Otherwise, she couldn’t think of any other reason why Lu Zhiyang would seek her out.
Lu Zhiyang’s gaze darkened: “She’s gone!”
Su He was stunned: “What did you say?”
“You didn’t know?” Lu Zhiyang retorted.
Su He frowned slightly, if she knew she wouldn’t be so surprised and confused!
Seeing her expression didn’t seem like she was lying, although he didn’t know Su He very well, he had some understanding of her character.
“Xiaxia hasn’t contacted me,” Su He said.
Not only that, but she hadn’t even revealed a word to her.
What exactly was she up to?
At this moment, she phoned Jing Xuan, only to be met with the notice that her phone was switched off.
Yet, yesterday, she was still exchanging messages with her, so why had she suddenly disappeared without a trace?
Then, she turned to Lu Zhiyang and asked, “What about Auntie?”
Speaking of this, Lu Zhiyang’s face showed helplessness: “Before she left, she left a message.”
Frowning in confusion, Su He saw him pull out a piece of paper from his pocket.
Su He took it, unfolded it, and glanced at it; it read: “I’m leaving my mom in your care.
After all, apart from listening to me, she listens to you too.
You guys should get along well!
Don’t look for me.
I’ll come back when I’ve had enough fun!
Moreover, now that you’ve married into the Jing Family, don’t waste your business acumen.
During the time I’m away, Jing Group is now yours to manage.
I will have someone liaise with you!”
“…”
Is this considered running away from home?
This kind of behavior didn’t seem like something Jing Xuan would do unless she really had reached her limit or was being stubborn, hence needing some time alone.
Moreover, since she left that message, it meant she was safe for now.
At least this was somewhat reassuring to her.
After all, she wasn’t alone now; there was still a child in her belly.
From the looks of it, Lu Zhiyang still didn’t know about the child’s existence.
The last time in X country, she had tested his reaction, which proved that the person he truly cared about was Xiaxia.
She cleared her throat and said, “There’s something you need to know.”
Lu Zhiyang’s brows slightly furrowed, he looked at her and didn’t speak, but waited for her to continue.
“The child in Xiaxia’s belly is still there,” Su He said.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Zhiyang’s pupils slightly widened in shock.
At the same time, Su He detected a trace of relief in his eyes.
She chose to tell him now because she was worried that if Xiaxia came back suddenly with a big belly, it would scare him to death.
It was also to avoid unnecessary embarrassment and misunderstandings later on.
Lu Zhiyang’s mood at the moment was a mix of complexity and helplessness; he was angry that Jing Xuan was avoiding him, yet happy that the child with her was still there.
Su He added, “The one who’s been keeping it from you wasn’t her, it was me, so you shouldn’t blame her.”
“…”
Jiang Yan watched him closely.
Even if he had an opinion, he could not express it now, as this man always prioritized romance over friendship.
…
At 9 p.m.
After Su He had finished washing up, she was sitting cross-legged on her son’s bed, while a certain someone was currently accompanying the little guy in the bathroom for a bath.
At that moment, her phone “dong dong” resounded.
It was their gossip group chat among a few of them.
Jiang You and Jiang Nanche were posting consecutively in the group, not with text but voice messages.
Looking at those voice messages that were fifty-some seconds, even a minute long, she lost all desire to listen to them.
She didn’t even want to bother converting them to text…
She simply typed out a message: “What are you two talking about?
Can you text instead?”
Upon seeing her message, Jiang You and Jiang Nanche stared at their phones blankly for a few seconds.
Ultimately, without saying anything, they followed her request and switched to texting.
Jiang You typed a message quickly: “Sister-in-law, do you know why Tang Sirou got stabbed?”
Su He: “…”
Why does it feel like the whole world is curious about this?
She replied with three words: “I don’t know…”
Jiang You: “I know, I know, sister-in-law, you could have just asked me.”
Su He: “…I’m not interested.”
The underlying meaning was: I don’t want to know.
And Su He understood her, even if she said this, Jiang You would still continue talking.
Sure enough, the next second, the message that popped out was:
“Sister-in-law, let me tell you, Tang Sirou was harassed by the director during her screen test, and it was an accident that it got out.”
“Tang Family has been afraid to speak out because the script Tang Sirou was trying out for wasn’t any decent script, and the director has a video of her audition.
The Tang Family is scared that the director would leak that video.
Since Tang Sirou already faced a boycott on the Internet last time, if this gets leaked, she’s truly done for.”
“I have firsthand information on all this, it’s more real than pearls ⊙∀⊙!”
Su He responded with a string of ellipses and a thumbs-up emoji pack, signifying a gesture of admiration.
The media couldn’t dig it up, but she managed to know; indeed, it’s pretty impressive.
Jiang Nanche posted in the group chat: “This is called reaping what you sow.
She’s got what she deserved, she brought this upon herself, you can’t blame others.”
After Jiang You finished typing all this, she then wrote another line: “Sister-in-law, be careful yourself, I’m worried she might take her anger out on you again.”
When Su He saw her message, she expressed her speechlessness: “Am I the scapegoat here?”
Jiang You replied: “Mainly because deep down they’re just so vile, always having delusions of persecution, even though the trouble is caused by themselves, they insist on blaming others.”
Jiang You’s concerns weren’t without reason, after all, there were too many previous lessons learned.
And Jiang Nanche also expressed strong agreement with the worries raised by Jiang You.
So, the next morning, when Su He went to the ICU to check on Mr.
Zhou’s condition, she happened to run into the Tang Family and An Xueyin right at the ICU’s door.
Su He directly ignored their presence; she wasn’t familiar with them to begin with.
Just as she was preparing to swipe her card to enter, An Xueyin rushed over.
Lan Yan quickly stepped in front of her, blocking An Xueyin’s approach.
Lan Yan’s eyes were slightly cold as she stared at her, speaking with a hint of warning: “What do you want to do?”
An Xueyin glared at Su He with resentful eyes, biting her teeth and said: “Su He, my cousin got into this state, it’s all because of you!”
Having heard this, Lan Yan directly rolled her eyes: “Miss An, when you open your mouth, does it really stink that much?”
These people must all be sick in the head, blaming everything on their boss.
Su He didn’t even want to bother with her, she just swiped her card and went in, completely ignoring An Xueyin’s words as if they were wind by her ear.
Lan Yan followed close behind.
“Boss, for them to slander you like this, it’s so infuriating.” Lan Yan said indignantly.
But Su He was in a very good mood, not at all irritated, and she calmly said: “Arguing with a bunch of brainless people makes you look just as low, doesn’t it?
It’s like, if a dog bites you, are you going to bite back just like it?”
Lan Yan thought about it, seems right.
“It’s still you, boss, who have a good mindset.”
Su He said with a playful smile: “If I didn’t have a good mindset, I wouldn’t be your boss.”
“…”
Su He went to see Mr.
Zhou, who was doing normal in all aspects, and had also awakened.
She asked: “Uncle Zhou, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
Mr.
Zhou shook his head at the sound, speaking a bit weakly at the moment.
“Thank you, Su.”
“It’s what I should do, you rest well, you can be transferred out of the ICU tomorrow.” Su He said.
At this time, however, Mr.
Zhou said: “Girl, can you not arrange for me to be transferred out?”
Hearing this, Su He immediately understood what he meant: “You don’t want to see them?”
Mr.
Zhou nodded: “Yeah, I want some peace and quiet for my ears.”
He definitely didn’t want to hear those upsetting matters right after having surgery.
Su He pondered for a moment and said, “The ICU beds are limited in availability, surely one can’t stay there for too long.
How about I secretly arrange another ward for you?”
Mr.
Zhou smiled and nodded, “Okay.”
“Alright, I’ll arrange it for you later.”
After saying that, she left.
Upon exiting, Lan Yan asked, “Boss, are you going to visit that person from the Tang Family?”
Su He replied without a second thought, “No.”
“Later, you arrange a ward for Uncle Zhou and tell all the nurses not to let the family members know about this yet.”
Lan Yan nodded, “Got it.”
…
As soon as Su He returned to the cardiac unit, she heard someone calling her from behind.
“Susu.”
She turned her head in response and saw Nan Jia, wearing a camel-colored coat and a pair of low-heeled boots.
Her long hair was pinned up with a hairpin, giving her a refreshing and gentle appearance, radiating a soft glow.
Her well-maintained, fair, delicate, and firm skin was indeed eye-catching.
“Auntie,” Su He walked a few steps forward and greeted her before asking, “What brings you here?”
Nan Jia, who was fairly tall for a woman at 1.66 meters, still looked slightly shorter next to Su He.
“Are you feeling unwell anywhere?” Su He continued.
Nan Jia replied with a gentle smile, “I’m fine, I came to find you.”
“Ah?” Su He asked, “Did Uncle’s family come looking for you?”
Nan Jia shook her head, “No.”
Su He asked, “Then what is it?”
Nan Jia looked at her with the same motherly smile, “Your uncle and I are planning to hold an art exhibition in Yue City, so we’ll be staying here for a while.
It’s also a good opportunity to spend more time with Old Madam.
Besides, I heard from that rascal Jiang Nanche that you can play the violin and piano, right?”
Su He had a pretty good idea of why Nan Jia was looking for her.
Jiang Nanche, what a gossip!
However, since Nan Jia brought it up, she wouldn’t refuse.
“Auntie, just tell me where you need me, no need to be polite with me.”
After all, Nan Jia had been really good to her.
Considering the gift she received that day, Su He felt the need to return the favor, as it was indeed very valuable; not something an average person would casually give away.
Nan Jia said, “In fact, we’ve invited other violinists and pianists, but they’ve just happened to be unavailable on those days.
I remember Nanche mentioned you before.
But if the timing doesn’t work for you, don’t force yourself, Auntie is just asking.”
Su He responded, “Auntie, it’s not a problem, just let me know the time and that will do.”
Nan Jia held her hand and with a bright smile said, “Actually, the reason I came for you today is for something even more important.”
Su He asked curiously, “Oh, what’s that?”
“Auntie would like to invite you to be the spokesperson for our charity foundation this time.
For every art exhibition your uncle and I hold, we organize a charity foundation gala, and each gala has an angel spokesperson.
We always choose different people, and your uncle and I think you are a perfect fit, especially with the added factor of you being a doctor.”
After speaking, Nan Jia did not insist on an immediate answer, telling her to think about it first.
“You don’t have to rush your response to Auntie, take your time, there’s plenty of time.”
…
When Su He returned to Moon Gift Villa that evening, she told Jiang Yan all about it.
After listening, he said, “You don’t have to feel pressured; it’s okay if you don’t want to go.
Uncle and Auntie are not petty people.”
Su He obviously knew this.
She said, “I’m not pressured.
I’m just worried about what if I screw it up somehow?”
He replied, “What’s there to be afraid of?
Your husband is here to support you from behind.”