Chapter 416: Why Don’t You Divorce Her?

Why were her words nonsense to him? Su Qingsang was a little speechless to hear what Su Chenghui said.

“That’s a fact.” She believed she said nothing wrong. “My mother really doesn’t want to see you, so please leave.”

Su Chenghui was busy on New Year’s day too. He needed to go back to the Su Family soon, but still, he made some time to come and visit Xiang Caiping.

Little did he think that Su Qingsang wouldn’t even let him see her.

“Qingsang, you have no right to make decisions for your mother.”

“Don’t I? I’m pretty sure that my mother doesn’t want to see you.”

“You know that you’re not…”

“No, I’m not,” Su Qingsang interrupted him and said, “Whose daughter am I then? Are you sure that you want to argue with me about that on the first day of the year right in front of my mother’s door? Are you sure?”

Su Chenghui fell into silence, looking at the door.

“Dad,” Su Qingsang looked at Su Chenghui and said, “I have a question. Can you answer it for me?”

Su Chenghui silently looked at her.

“Since you dislike Aunt Li so much, why don’t you divorce her?” Su Qingsang raised her eyebrows. Her face, which looked a little similar to his, wore a confused look.

He really didn’t like Li Qianxue, and he never forgot about Xiang Caiping, so, why didn’t he get a divorce?

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Su Chenghui changed his expression.

“You may think it’s nonsense. However, if you were living such a miserable life, if you suffered so much, you could have divorced her. You could have left her. You are a capable man. I believe that you’d be able to build a successful career without the help of the Li Family.”

“If you were single now, I would never try to stop you from seeing my mother. However, Dad, you are a married man. You have a wife, a family, yet still, you come here to see my mother. Don’t you feel that this is very inappropriate?”

Su Qingsang was going to use the word ‘shameless’, but couldn’t. The man who was standing in front of her was her father after all.

“You… What do you know? You know nothing.”

Su Chenghui, of course, believed in his own capabilities as well. He believed that he would be successful, even if the Li Family hadn’t been helping him.

“You are right. I know nothing. Perhaps I’m still too young,” Su Qingsang sighed silently and said, “But if Huo Jinyao was thinking about another woman while he was married to me, I’d never accept it. That’s all I know.”

“It’s not like that.” Su Qingsang wouldn’t believe what Su Chenghui was going to say, but he said it anyway. “I, I only want to know that she’s doing well, I just…”

Ever since the accident that Su Peizhen caused, he had been feeling guilt and regret. He had those feelings restrained, though.

“She’s good. You don’t need to come here,” Su Qingsang let out a long breath, then continued with, “Dad, I know that it’s hard for you to believe me, but I still want to tell you that even though I’m not my mother’s biological daughter, I will take good care of her. Don’t worry.”

After saying that, she turned and went back into the room to see Xiang Caiping.

Su Chenghui watched her leave in steady and firm steps. Su Qingsang, his daughter, had grown up. Suddenly, a strong feeling of guilt attacked him. That was even worse than the guilt he had for Xiang Caiping.

He turned around, glanced outside, then started walking slowly. It was the first day of the New Year, and the weather was great. Basking in the sun, he was supposed to feel warm.

He didn’t feel warm, though. Wearing a confused look, he walked out of the hospital and then saw someone familiar.

It was Li Qianxue. He didn’t know when she arrived. She was standing at the gate of the hospital, staring at him coldly.

Su Chenghui stopped moving.

He froze at the exit of the building while she stayed at the gate of the hospital. Across the lawn, they looked into each other’s eyes.

He saw Li Qianxue curve her lips in a sarcastic smile. Her cold stare was laced with disappointment.

He thought Li Qianxue would rush at him, question him, scold him. None of that happened. She only spent a short while looking at him, then got into her car and left.

Su Chenghui raised a foot but didn’t manage to take a step forward. The sunlight of the New Year somehow became dazzling.

…

The next day, Su Qingsang visited a few hospital managers together with some other doctors and then paid a visit to s.h.i.+ Mengwan’s place.

She planned to visit the Su Family on the third day of the New Year. Huo Jinyao would be back that day. She didn’t know when exactly he would arrive, though. If he couldn’t be back until the afternoon, she would go alone.

Su Qingsang was really surprised to see Huo Jinyao in the hospital room.

“Why are you back?”

“Em,” Huo Jinyao offered her a smile. “What? Aren’t you happy to see me?”

Su Qingsang shook her head, then abruptly stepped forward to embrace Huo Jinyao. “I thought you wouldn’t be here until tomorrow.”

“I missed you, so I came back early.”

He was so bored dealing with all those guests. This year, Huo Yangyuan was at home, so the Huo Family was expecting many more guests than usual.

He had no patience for that. Therefore, he flew to his great-aunt’s place to wish her Happy New Year early in the morning, then booked a ticket back to Lin City after lunch.

He held her tightly. They had been apart for over ten days. He really did miss her.

Su Qingsang missed him too. Sensing his familiar scent, she suddenly wanted to cry.

Her eyes turned red as she choked on her words. Before, she was always fine being alone at the New Year, but this year, she missed Huo Jinyao so much and wanted so much for him to be with her.

“I missed you too,” Su Qingsang blinked, pulled herself together, and buried her face in his chest.

Huo Jinyao put both arms around her and kissed the top of her head. She wasn’t going to let him go until she heard the laughter in the room.

Only after that did she realize that she was in the hospital room. Apart from Xiang Caiping, Xiao Yu was there too.

She instantly blushed scarlet. She quickly freed herself from Huo Jinyao’s arms, but her cheeks were still pink.

She gave Huo Jinyao a fierce glare. He hardly minded, though. He directly pulled her back into his arms.

“Mom,” he brought Su Qingsang to the bedside, and said, “Happy New Year.”

“Happy New Year,” Xiang Caiping was happy to see her son-in-law. “I’m glad to have you back.”

“Mom,” Huo Jinyao turned and picked up the gifts. Earlier, he put those gifts on the floor when he saw Su Qingsang.

“I brought you some gifts. You’re going to need these.”

Looking at the pile of gift boxes, Su Qingsang felt touched by how caring Huo Jinyao was. He clearly knew that Xiang Caiping wasn’t Su Qingsang’s real mother, yet still, he was so nice to her.

“You don’t need to bring me gifts. I’m just happy to see you home.”

Xiang Caiping meant it. She had savings, and she didn’t want her daughter and son-in-law to spend too much money on her.

“Mom, just take them. These are all good stuff, very hard to buy.”

Huo Jinyao added, “I’ve talked to the doctor. These can help you with the recovery.”

Xiang Caiping knew how capable her son-in-law was, and also understood that those gifts were nothing for him. Still, she was touched by his thoughtfulness.

She asked Su Qingsang to put the gifts into the cabinet, then told herself that she needed to recover as soon as she could after the hospital discharged her. She did not want to become a burden to Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao.

Xiang Caiping was in high spirits to see Huo Jinyao. She spent a long while talking to him.

Huo Jinyao patiently listened to every word she said.

At last, Xiao Yu gave Xiang Caiping a sign to remind her that her daughter and son-in-law hadn’t seen each other for over ten days.

“Alright, alright, just leave me alone,” Xiang Caiping said, pretending to be impatient. “Just go back, do what you have to do. You two haven’t seen each other for about two weeks. Go and spend some time together if you want to.”

“Mom, what are you talking about?” Su Qingsang blushed.

“Did I say something wrong?”

“Mom, I’ll keep you company.”

“I don’t need your company. I have Xiao Yu. Just go,” Xiang Caiping waved at her and said, “You are so noisy.”

“Alright,” Huo Jinyao accepted Xiang Caiping’s kindness. He walked to Su Qingsang’s side, wrapped his arm around her waist and said, “I’m taking Qingsang home then.”

“Go, drive carefully.”

Su Qingsang couldn’t help but pinch Huo Jinyao’s arm. However, his arm was so well-muscled that she could barely pinch it.

Huo Jinyao dragged Su Qingsang into his arms once they got back home. He turned, pressed her against the door and then leaned in to give her a deep kiss.

Su Qingsang wasn’t expecting him to be so impatient. She automatically raised both hands to push him away. However, he grasped her hands and pinned them to her sides.

He carried her into the bedroom. Their lips never parted.

“I… I haven’t showered yet…” Su Qingsang grew anxious as she watched her clothes fall onto the floor piece by piece.

“You can do that later,” Huo Jinyao didn’t give her any chance to escape. He easily pressed her on the bed and lifted one of her feet.

“What are you doing?” Su Qingsang gave a start. He had his back to her, so she couldn’t see what he was doing.

Abruptly, she sensed cold around her ankle. It felt like some kind of metal.

Huo Jinyao moved backward, raised her foot and said to her with a wicked smile, “Do you like it?”

It was a platinum anklet, thin and exquisite, with a tiny, leaf-shaped pendant.

The leaf pendant was beautiful. In the middle of the anklet, there was a small bell. Su Qingsang heard the bell ringing once she moved her foot.

“You…”

“This is a New Year gift. Do you like it?” Huo Jinyao’s finger gently brushed across the tiny bell.

Su Qingsang’s skin was snow-white. The anklet made her foot look even prettier and more delicate than it originally was.

“Doctors aren’t allowed to wear jewels,” Su Qingsang said awkwardly.

Huo Jinyao slightly pulled on her ankle and leaned over her.

“It’s okay. You can wear it at home.”

He put his mouth near her ear while speaking. His deep voice sounded especially charming. “I mean in bed.”

Su Qingsang felt as if her entire body was burning. She bit her lip, looked at him and complained shyly, “What are you thinking about?”

“You,” Huo Jinyao said, pinching her chin gently. “Could I be thinking about anyone else?”

“Who knows?”

“Get off me.” She pushed him slightly. She thought he was too impatient.

Huo Jinyao got off the bed. Su Qingsang blinked with surprise. She didn’t push him hard, did she?

Soon, Huo Jinyao returned with the underwear set that Su Qingsang bought in j.a.pan.

“I’ve given you your New Year gift. Now it’s your turn to give me mine.”

“No.” She had already given him that kind of gift once, and she refused to do it again.

However, she had no chance to escape from him.

Soon enough, Huo Jinyao successfully caught Su Qingsang, who dressed like a bunny girl.

Apart from the sounds of herself and Huo Jinyao, the noises made by that anklet were the only sounds that Su Qingsang could hear that night.

The little bell was ringing all the time.

…

It was the third day of the New Year. The weather wasn’t as good as it was in the last two days. It was cloudy.

Su Qingsang woke up in the morning and recalled what happened last night. She felt a little awkward. It must have been hard fo Huo Jinyao to restrain himself for so long.

He was so heavy-handed, not gentle at all…

Su Qingsang patted her own face to calm herself down. She had a mission to accomplish today.

She got up from the bed and talked to Huo Jinyao about visiting Su Family.

Huo Jinyao didn’t object. “Alright. I’ve prepared the gifts anyway. We can go straight there.”

Su Qingsang nodded. She was not excited about this visit.

Seeing the look on her face, Huo Jinyao rubbed her head, making her hair messy.

“We don’t have to go if you really don’t want to. It’s fine.”

“How can I not go?” Su Qingsang blinked and added, “It’s going to be okay. We’re just going to wish them Happy New Year. We’ll be back very soon.”

Huo Jinyao said that he had prepared the gifts, and Su Qingsang believed him.

By the time they arrived at the Su Family home, Old Master Li was playing chess with Su Yuxin. Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue hadn’t gotten up yet.

Old Master Li gave a sigh when he saw Huo Jinyao. The outstanding young man could be counted as a family member. However, he married Su Qingsang instead of Su Peizhen.

He certainly regretted that. However, he did understand that a relations.h.i.+p could not be forced. The world had its own rules.

“Grandpa, Happy New Year.”

Su Qingsang greeted Old Master Li together with Huo Jinyao, then said Happy New Year to Su Yuxin too.

“Happy New Year,” Old Master Li looked at Huo Jinyao and said, “I’m glad that you’re here. Come and play chess with me.”

“Yuxin, go upstairs and tell your father to come here.”

“Alright,” Su Yuxin glanced at Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao, then quickly went upstairs to wake Su Chenghui up.

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