83: Chapter 83 Speaking Blatant Lies with Eyes Open 83: Chapter 83 Speaking Blatant Lies with Eyes Open Before I knew it, the day before the medical summit had arrived.
Although the organizing committee had sent her an invitation, she had not replied to confirm her attendance.
But the people from the organizing committee still hadn’t given up, they had been contacting her for days.
However, it wasn’t her being troubled, but Ella.
“My dear grandma, why don’t you just agree to them, my phone and WeChat are about to explode from their constant messaging!”
“I’ve talked myself hoarse and they’re still persistently asking me to persuade you to attend, saying you don’t even have to speak if you don’t want to, just showing up is enough.”
“Why not just go for the ‘humble’ sake of the organizing committee one more time?”
Ella had never seen the medical summit’s organizing committee be so shamelessly persistent, bombarding Su He’s every social platform just to get her to participate.
Nevertheless, she had to admire their persistence.
Su He was somewhat troubled at the other end of the phone, she lifted a hand to rub her forehead, “I can go, but I heard they’re planning to live stream the event, and I want it to be clear upfront that I won’t show my face.”
When Ella heard that she was acquiescing, she too breathed a sigh of relief, her own ears could finally have some peace.
“Don’t worry, they said as long as you agree to attend, they can meet any condition, this shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Fine, let them confirm it and then let me know, I’ll go to the venue myself when it’s time.”
“OK, OK, no problem.”
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In the afternoon, after Su He finished her last surgery and made sure the patient had no major issues, she instructed her staff and then left work.
Today she had promised Su Yimo to take him to see a movie.
She had Su Heng take the little guy to the cinema first to wait for her, and she needed to pick up Jiang You first.
Once Jiang You got in the car, Su He was stunned, “What’s with this disaster of a look?”
Hat, mask, sunglasses, she was wrapped up as tightly as Su Baobao when going out.
Once Jiang You got in the car, she pulled everything off and then gasped for air, “I’m being killed by the heat, this mask is way too suffocating!”
“It seems it’s not easy being a public figure, having to wrap yourself up like a zongzi on such a hot day when going out.”
Su He remembered that Jiang You had shot to sudden fame with an advertisement for a clothing line under Jing Group, and she had already become a bit of a celebrity.
With her sweet looks and lively charm, she perfectly matched the style of the new clothes launched by J.S, and with Jing Xuan specifically instructing his team to promote her, she quickly attracted a lot of fans, and now she was an artist under Jing Media.
Watching her buckle up, Su He started the car, “I heard you’ve taken on a new role recently?”
Jiang You responded, “Yeah, it’s a costume drama, the third female lead.
I’m getting familiar with the script and should be joining the crew in about half a month.”
“Who’s playing the lead actress?” asked Su He casually.
“I don’t know, it’s a mystery.
They said she would only appear at the script reading, so she must be a big shot considering that the lead actor is Sheng Xiao, known as the national heartthrob in the entertainment industry.”
Su He wasn’t really interested in show business, and didn’t know who the national heartthrob she mentioned was, simply uttering an “Oh” in response.
Jiang You was quite interested in Sheng Xiao, as he was once an idol in her eyes.
“But I’m quite happy to play siblings with Sheng Xiao this time; he’s handsome and gentlemanly, and his acting is quite good too, I should be able to learn a lot.”
Su He chuckled lightly, “Is he as handsome as your brother?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang You immediately answered, “Not at all.”
“With my brother’s looks, if he entered the entertainment industry, he would be an instant sensation.
But though he’s handsome, he’s also truly cold.
With my brother’s powerful aura, he’s not cut out for showbiz; he belongs in the cutthroat world of business.”
“Besides, my brother is someone with double standards; usually cold and impersonal, but towards you, sister-in-law, he is tender and considerate.”
Although she was practically raised by her brother and he treated her well, he was never tender towards her.
Jiang You had always seen her brother as a “strict father.”
He controlled almost everything about her since she was little.
He only started to let go when she turned eighteen, yet he laid down rules for her: she could do as she wished at home, but outside, she wasn’t allowed to cause trouble or touch things she shouldn’t.
But then again—
The sentence that left the deepest impression on her was: If you’re wronged, as long as you’re in the right, you can fight back, and he will be there for you for anything.
Su He didn’t respond to her; mainly because lately she had moved back to the master bedroom to sleep, and when she first moved back, she was on tenterhooks every day, fearing something might happen.
Thankfully, that damned man did keep to his word and didn’t do anything to her.
He had said he would respect her, which was actually quite rare, given that he indeed had the right to require her to fulfill her marital duties.
Jiang You raised an eyebrow and changed the subject: “Sister-in-law, I see you’ve been getting along quite well with my brother lately.”
Su He didn’t contradict her, “It’s alright, I guess.”
“Do you have feelings for my brother?”
Feelings?
Su He silently repeated these two words to herself, “It seems not.”
Their interactions were indeed harmonious, but occasionally he would say something that left her speechless, and she had no idea how he could say those things.
Aside from the incident with Lou Ruozhi last time, she indeed felt some pity for him, but beyond that, she really didn’t feel anything else.
“Forget it, if my brother heard that, his heart would probably shatter into pieces.”
Jiang You sighed, shook her head, and felt sorry for her brother for a second.
Then, Su He asked another question: “What does it mean to have feelings for someone?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang You immediately opened her knowledge repository; although she hadn’t seriously dated anyone, as the saying goes, you don’t need to eat pork to see it being chased down.
She hadn’t put it into practice, but she had the theory right.
She knew that her beautiful sister-in-law had emotional barriers, so she would help her out with this puzzle.
Jiang Yan was incredibly lucky to have her as a sister.
She cleared her throat and began to explain seriously, “When a woman has feelings for a man, she usually shows the following signs: She pays a lot of attention to her makeup, and then, she gets jealous over trivial matters, deliberately acts nonchalant while caring for him, and can’t help but rely on him.
She doesn’t resist physical touch, takes the initiative to understand the man, and tries to get into his heart.”
After listening, Su He’s expression remained indifferent and she murmured a response, “I’m sorry, Youyou, none of what you mentioned fits me, except that I don’t mind your brother touching me.”
Jiang You: “…”
Su He turned her head slightly, and with a slight apology said to Jiang You, who looked dazed: “So, I don’t have feelings for your brother.”
“No problem, there’s still more than half a year left.
I believe that with my help, my brother will be able to win over sister-in-law’s heart.”
Jiang You said this with a sense of righteousness.
She felt sad for her brother again, it had been so long without any progress.
She thought that by managing to bring someone back to the master bedroom, he had already succeeded halfway, but she hadn’t expected…
“…”
The two of them arrived at the cinema entrance and met up with Su Heng and Su Baobao.
Su He went to buy tickets for the next available show, and the group headed towards the screening hall.
After watching the movie the little guy wanted to see, the four of them went to have dinner.
By the time they finished dinner, it was nearly ten o’clock.
They had just left the private dining room of the restaurant when they encountered several people.
These people were none other than Tang Sirou, Lin Liu, and Tang Kai’s mother Chen Cuilan among others.
Due to Tang Kai’s incident, Chen Cuilan hated Su He to the bone.
Now, Tang Kai had been sentenced by the court to eight years of fixed-term imprisonment in the first trial.
Eight years, how could she accept her son spending eight years in prison?
He was still so young yet had to bear these criminal charges.
It was too cruel!
Therefore, tonight she had pulled some strings to invite those who had sentenced her son out to see if there were any solutions.
Su He looked indifferent and didn’t pay any attention, leading the others away.
But the moment Chen Cuilan saw her, she could no longer control her rage and hatred.
However, as Su Yimo walked by her, she deliberately raised her high-heeled shoe and viciously kicked towards Su Yimo.
The little guy, caught off guard, was struck squarely and fell to the side, exclaiming, “Ah, it hurts…”
“Crazy old hag, what are you doing!”
Su Heng was following right behind him and saw who she kicked, but he wasn’t quick enough to pull Su Yimo away.
Jiang You and Su He turned around abruptly and saw Su Yimo sitting on the ground.
The two of them rushed to the little one’s side in an instant.
Chen Cuilan said with a smug and sarcastic tone, “Oh dear, sorry about that, I had a bit of a leg cramp just now, I stretched my foot without thinking and kicked him.”
“Xixi, are you okay?” Jiang You asked anxiously.
Since Su Baobao was wearing a mask and a hat, his expression could not be seen.
“It hurts…”
The little one touched the waist area with his hand, frowned slightly and cried out softly.
Su He immediately lifted his clothes and saw a bruise and swelling on the side of his waist.
The skin of children is very delicate as it is, any bump or bruise would result in such marks, and in her eyes, besides the flash of heartache, there was also an intense flame burning.
“Fuck!”
Jiang You looked at the bruise and got instantly furious.
She stood up and cursed at Chen Cuilan, “Old witch, are you sick?
Huh?
He’s just a child, how dark is your heart, to actually harm a child, are you even human?
I think you don’t deserve to be human!
No wonder your son is in prison, with a black-hearted mother like you, your son couldn’t be any good!”
Chen Cuilan didn’t recognize Jiang You, but seeing her and Su He together, she automatically classified them as a group.
“Shut up!” Chen Cuilan said with a dark face and a sharp tone, “I think the ones who don’t deserve to be human are you guys.
My son is innocent, it’s that bitch Su He who wrongfully accused him, it was her medical incompetence and she shifted the blame onto my son, making him take the fall for her!
You poisonous woman, you won’t die a good death!”
Lin Liu and Tang Sirou, who were standing by, also did not expect Chen Cuilan would physically harm a child.
“Big sister, let it go, calm down,” Lin Liu stepped forward and tried to pull her.
But Chen Cuilan shook her off.
In her fit of anger, she was not open to listening to anyone’s advice.
“I’m telling you, Su He, I will not let this go with regards to my son’s case!”
“You seem very anxious about this child, could it be that while hiding from the Jiang Family, you went out and had an illegitimate child with another man?”
She glared at Su He with a cold and malicious gaze, speaking in a biting and venomous tone.
That time in the hospital, she found out from Tang Sirou that Su He had married into the Jiang Family, but as far as she knew, the heir of the Jiang Family had no children yet.
Hearing her words, the one who reacted most was Tang Sirou, a hint of strangeness flashed in her eyes, looking towards the child on the ground, but unfortunately blocked by Su He.
The next second, a crisp slap rang out in the corridor.
“Slap!”
“Ah!”
Su He stood up without a word, lifted her hand, and slapped Chen Cuilan across the face.
The slap was so forceful that it knocked Chen Cuilan to the ground.
People around were startled and took several steps back.
She had just examined Su Yimo’s injuries, thankfully it wasn’t too serious, but it did genuinely hurt, after all—
She looked icily at Chen Cuilan’s shoes, the tips of which were so sharp, she dared to kick her son with them!
“Su Heng, take Xixi to the car and wait for me.”
“Okay, sis.”
Su Heng responded and left carrying the little one.
Only after the two had left did Su He look towards where Chen Cuilan was.
Having been slapped by Su He, Chen Cuilan felt dizzy and her head buzzed.
Finally getting her bearings, just as she was about to question Su He why she had hit her, she met Su He’s terrifyingly cold gaze.
Her heart trembled.
Su He looked down at her with a cold gaze, her red lips slightly parted, “You said just now that your leg had cramped, right?”
Her calm tone was chilling.
Tang Sirou spoke up, “Dr.
Su, there should be mercy where it can be afforded, I…”
Su He turned to look at her.
As soon as she met Su He’s dark and icy glare, she felt like a cicada in winter.
At this moment, Su He was surrounded by an intense chill that instantly made people’s hands and feet icy and spine shiver.
Su He didn’t bother with her and redirected her gaze towards Chen Cuilan.
With determined steps, she raised her foot without hesitation and stamped it down on Chen Cuilan’s calf, pressing down with force.
Instantly, a scream resounded through the entire private room’s hallway, and the patrons inside all came out.
“Ah, Su He, you lowlife, how dare you trample on me…”
Su He let out a cold laugh, “Mrs.
Tang, didn’t you say your foot was cramping?
I was just helping you relax a bit!”
As she spoke, the pressure from her leg intensified, not only did she press down harder, but she also kneaded back and forth.
Chen Cuilan lay on the ground, sweating profusely from her forehead due to the pain.
None of the bystanders dared to step forward and intervene, primarily because Su He’s aura was too overbearing.
She felt that it was about time, and just as she lifted her foot up, without giving her a chance to recover, Su He kicked Chen Cuilan viciously towards the side of her waist.
The entire person was flung several meters away…
“Ah…”
“Ah!”
One was Chen Cuilan’s scream!
Another was the gasp of the onlookers!
Chen Cuilan fell to the ground, emitting a sorrowful wail.
Judging by Chen Cuilan’s pitiful wail, Su He had been quite heavy-handed.
What surprised people even more was that Su He’s delicate body could actually send a woman stronger than herself flying with a single kick; such strength was absolutely shocking.
Everyone: She must have been trained!
Lin Liu and Tang Sirou were both stunned, covering their mouths with their hands.
“Big sister-in-law.”
“Great aunt.”
The mother and daughter duo regained their senses and hurried over.
“Su He, you’ve gone too far!” Tang Sirou looked up at Su He and accused righteously: “Although my great aunt did wrong, she didn’t do it deliberately…”
Jiang You’s eyes turned slightly cold as she glared at her, “Hmph, Miss Tang really knows how to tell lies with eyes wide open.
Whether the old woman did it on purpose or not, you and I both know the truth.
My sister-in-law is merely giving a taste of her own medicine!”
She glanced over at Chen Cuilan on the ground, “This is called reaping what you sow!
An old witch over fifty years old, laying hands on a child of a few years old, you all even have the nerve to argue in her defense!”
“Don’t forget, there are cameras here!”
After saying that, Jiang You pointed towards the cameras not far from the corridor.
“Whether it was intentional or not, we’ll know after checking the footage!”
Tang Sirou’s gaze darkened, and suddenly she looked behind Su He and called out, “Mr.
Yan.”
Su He frowned.
Tang Sirou naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
Hmph, she wanted Jiang Yan to witness her evil deeds and brutality.
Su He frowned, but it wasn’t because she was afraid of being seen by Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan and several business partners happened to be dining here, just finished.
He didn’t pay any attention to Tang Sirou at all.
He walked over to Su He, and his gaze was full of tenderness: “What happened?”
Jiang You also didn’t expect to encounter her brother, but fortunately, Xixi wasn’t here.
Jiang You pointed at Chen Cuilan on the ground and preemptively complained, “Brother, it was this old hag who insulted sister-in-law; even though it was her own son who committed the crime, she shamelessly tried to dirty sister-in-law’s name!”
“She also cursed sister-in-law and me, saying we don’t deserve to live in this world, and she wanted to have someone kill sister-in-law and me.
Sister-in-law couldn’t bear it and acted against her.”
Upon hearing this, the man’s brows knitted slightly.