Mutual generation
Headline News: The daughter of the Su family and the young master of the Bai family get married after a long-term relationship.
Su felt only irony upon seeing this.
Her engagement to Bai Lutong was a natural progression.
An Chi's college entrance examination results have also been released. For a child like him who transferred from a small town to a big city for education, it is a very good result, which is enough to get into a good domestic university.
On the day his results came out, a picture and the sentence "I will not go abroad" were displayed in the chat box.
Su wouldn't dwell on this matter; she was indeed busy preparing for the engagement banquet.
Although Bai Lutong was in charge of most of the work, Su did her best in other tasks that required her participation, such as entertaining guests and preparing dresses.
Shang Jiuqi teased, "Why don't we just get married? We're taking this so seriously."
"How can you fool someone if you're not serious? Are you sure you're done?" Su rolled her eyes at him.
He took out a black folder and handed it to Su Yao, saying, "Take a look for yourself. Everything is ready except for the final push."
She opened it, and inside were records of these days. Bai Lutong had been steadily gaining control of Su's shares, even more power than she had. Of course, Su Yao's encouragement had played a significant role in this. "Thanks."
The deep red cheongsam accentuated her graceful figure, and she still had to accompany other guests.
But uninvited guests always disrupt Su Yao's rhythm.
“You can’t be with him.” An Chi suddenly appeared and dragged her into the linen room.
She shook off his hand. "He can bring me what I want."
An Chi reached behind him, his face filled with helplessness. He hadn't expected the engagement she mentioned to happen so quickly, nor had he anticipated that everything would suddenly become so difficult and agonizing. He desperately hugged Su Yao, saying, "Then I'll leave. Don't stay with him."
The only thing he could think of was this, this thing that Su insisted on doing. He had to try it, regardless of whether it would work or not; it was his only hope.
Unexpectedly, An Chi agreed, but Su Yao wasn't stupid. Having been fooled once, she was wary and deliberately said, "Your departure won't solve any of Su's problems."
He slowly loosened his grip, tears suddenly welling in his eyes. He didn't understand why, why even his only hope couldn't be fulfilled, and he hung his head.
It had been a long time since Su Yao had been so close to An Chi. She noticed that he was now much taller than her, even though she was wearing high heels today. Boys do grow later, and with the previous financial difficulties and malnutrition, he had made up for it in the past two or three years.
Sobbing softly, An Chi collapsed, squatting down and hugging his knees. He hadn't expected that before he even grew up, Su Yao would already abandon him, completely and utterly abandon him.
Su didn't have much time to spare. She patted An Chi's head and sighed, "Let's go home quickly."
Just as she was about to turn and leave, her wrist was grabbed again. It was An Chi. He looked up at Su Yao, his voice still trembling with tears in his eyes, "Please."
She hadn't expected him to act this way. She thought that if she rejected him, he would back down and obediently go abroad.
But this is for the best; An Chi will only be thrown into a panic, and her plan will be completed smoothly.
Su made a phone call, "Have Tang Pai draft a contract and send it to the linen room, to An Chi."
Soon, Tang Pai delivered the contract.
Su presented the contract to An Chi, saying, "Sign this agreement, and I'll send you abroad. I'll also grant your requests."
Wiping away her tears, An Chi picked up a pen and signed her name. In her haste, she wrote the last stroke of her pen, which trembled violently.
Putting away the contract, Su said, "Alright, go back now." She was about to leave, leaving An Chi alone.
Tang Pai, who had been waiting at the door, took the black folder from Su Yao's hand and asked, "Have you arranged all the documents for going abroad?"
"Everything is arranged."
"Tell Ge Jin to cover for me in the trouble these next two days."
"How could this be..." Tang Pai murmured, unable to fathom what trouble would arise from Su Yao's engagement to Bai Lutong.
Su patted her on the shoulder and said, "Tang Pai, don't worry if anything happens. You will definitely have a job with a salary that is comparable to your current one. Go ahead."
She didn't say anything, just nodded and went back to report.
Bai Lutong searched for Su Yao in the hall and saw her standing with Tang Pai. He went up to her, but Su Yao turned and went to the balcony.
The openwork back, the casual yet detailed wrist hair, the cigarette butt faintly visible in her hand, the white smoke swirling around her, the boundless night sky in front of her, the empty background leaving only her crimson figure.
He hugged her from behind, asking, "Why are you all alone here? Aren't you cold?"
Su turned her head to the side and could still smell the nicotine. She didn't usually like this smell; it was suffocating and pungent.
"It's not cold. How can a banquet hall function without the main character? Let's go back." Su Yao pulled his hand away, and Bai Lutong sensed that Su Yao's attitude was not truly willing.
She walked inside, but he didn't move.
Sensing that the person behind her wasn't moving, Su turned around. "Aren't you coming?"
"If you don't want to get engaged to me, I won't force you, Xiao Yao." Her slightly curled fingers betrayed her tension and anxiety.
Su smiled and said, "What? You discovered at your engagement party that the person you love isn't me?"
"It's because the person you love isn't me."
"So what? Bai Lutong, are you going to abandon me again?"
"You know what happened back then, and there's nothing I can do about it."
"You have no choice but to abandon me and deal with all the guests alone without a word. You have no choice but to not tell me about your plans to go abroad. You have no choice but to book your plane tickets for our engagement banquet at the wrong time."
"Fine, you can go once, or you can go twice, I'll forgive you either way. Do you think I'm a joke?"
In the end, Su could only give him a mocking look and wanted to turn around and leave.
Bai Lutong stopped her again. "I'm sorry, I was torn back then. It was a good opportunity, but I was afraid you would be angry if I told you, so I didn't make a decision until the very end. And the day I made the decision just happened to be that day. I thought about contacting you and explaining, but by then you were ignoring me. Xiao Yao."
"Yes, I'm ignoring you. Then why did you come back? Wouldn't it be better to just leave me alone for the rest of my life, Young Master Bai?" Su Yao used her other hand to pry open Bai Lutong's clenched fingers, gave him a hard shake, and left.
They didn't even wait until the next day.
The evening's headline news was: The eldest daughter of the Su family was dissatisfied with the young master of the Bai family and left the engagement banquet on the spot.
When he got home, Shang Jiu was so angry that he kept making phone calls.
"Hey, what's up?"
"What do you think, Miss? What's wrong with you? We almost failed at the last minute, you know?"
The large red patch on her heel gave Su Yao a headache. "Almost? How could that be?"
"What? You still think it's a complete success?"
"I thought it wouldn't work." Su found two Band-Aids and stuck them on.
"Cough cough, what?" Shang Jiu choked on his saliva.
Su put the phone on speakerphone and set it aside, then put a band-aid on herself. "When I was arguing with him, he probably hadn't finished acquiring those shares yet."
"Let me check the time." Shang Jiuqi slapped his thigh. "Really! You've hit the jackpot, my friend."
"No, I guess he feels sorry for me." Su rubbed her temples. So much had happened today, and so many things were beyond her control.
"Well, he's not bad."
"Not bad my ass."
"You should understand, President Su. This man is either driven by his lower instincts or a heartless opportunist. He knows he can't have you, yet he still gets involved in this mess. He's a real man among men."
"And what about you?"
"Me? I'm not a man. I am a man, you know? I'm a person, after all."
Su ignored his nonsense and hung up.
Su Yao had to admit that Shang Jiuqi was telling the truth. She thought she knew An Chi and Bai Lutong very well; one was after her body, and the other was after her money.
But the choices these two made today didn't seem like their true intentions. Su felt unfamiliar with them, and most of all, she had a headache. She didn't want to get too involved with people whose fates were uncertain.
She can face changes head-on and feel the passion of challenges, but humans are animals without limits; she cannot gamble or bear the consequences.
But she forgot that things are made by human effort.
The engagement was over, and Shang Jiuqi was still dealing with the final touches. The Su family was in complete chaos. The problems she had initially anticipated were not going to arise at this time, but rather when the Su family changed hands. However, she hadn't expected that giving up the engagement would cause so much trouble.
She suddenly recalled that when she first got engaged to Bai Lutong, the Bai family was also in a state of utter chaos. She seized the opportunity to kick them while they were down, causing them to completely withdraw from politics. However, the Bai family's prestige was something she could never erase.
They reaped what they sowed.
Su had to handle company affairs, and although she was busy, she didn't neglect her plans to go abroad.
Once An Chi calmed down, he recalled the document, but there wasn't much clear information about it.
He continued to receive instruction, but it felt unreal.
The day he returned, he saw the news headlines: she had fulfilled her promise, which made him feel suspicious.
Standing downstairs at the Su family's place was a decision he made alone. This was An Chi's first time here, and he was holding a soup pot in his hand.
He hasn't told Su Yao yet, nor does he want to.
"Who are you looking for?" the receptionist asked him.
He said, "I...I'll send her a message."
In the end, I couldn't resist the urge to suddenly disturb her.
Anchi: Are you at the office? I'll bring you some soup.
Su Yao: Okay, I'll have Ge Jin go down to pick you up.
An Chi felt much relieved to receive the news, which was neither a blaming nor a rejection.
The first person to notice Ge Jin was the receptionist, who greeted him, "Hello, Assistant Ge."
Ge Jin came down, nodded to the receptionist, and greeted him, "Mr. An Chi, please come upstairs with me."
An Chi followed silently behind.
As the elevator ascended, the highest floor signified the immense prestige of the person he was about to meet.
Ge Jin led him to a large door, knocked, and a clear voice from inside said, "Please come in."
Ge Jin opened the door for him, let him in, and then closed it again.
An Chi and Su Yao locked eyes. He opened the thermos on the table, and the steam slowly rose, separating the two of them, creating a hazy yet dazzling atmosphere.
Su got up, picked up the spoon placed on top, took a bite, and said, "Not bad, your skills have improved."
After a few hasty bites, she asked again, "You need something from me, right? What is it?"
"Can I see the contract we signed last time?"
She glanced at his expression and said, "Okay, I'll call Tang Pai over."
Tang came in, handed over the contract, and then left.
Standing awkwardly in front of the table, An Chi looked like a child being punished. "Go sit on the sofa and watch."
"Hmm." His voice was soft, no longer as bold as before. Su needed to understand that all these changes were driven by these few pieces of paper, by the embarrassment of feeling that his sincerity had become worthless and could not be presented in public. Children are still too thin-skinned.
After reading the contract, An Chi understood that it was all in his favor. However, he also realized that Su Yao was not so kind as to give up anyone's usefulness, especially someone like Bai Lutong.
This is contrary to the norm.
Are you lying to me?
A signed contract cannot be changed, so Su was wary. "Lying to you? It's in black and white, how could I be lying to you?"
“You never intended to be with him at all,” An Chi replied firmly.
Su didn't know why An Chi was so sure of the correct answer, but she could only try her best to comfort him, "I was wrong, I did consider it, but I can change my approach and make a better choice, which will naturally prevent me from falling into the abyss."
An Chi, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly raised it, his eyes filled with a fanatical and ferocious glint. His gaze was fixed on Su Yao's figure, and he gritted his teeth, "Su Yao, what about me?"
"Go abroad."
To An Chi, those two words sounded only as sarcastic and calculating.
He was wrong.
He always believed that he was special in Su Yao's heart, as long as he treated her sincerely and took action.
But foxes are always cunning.
He heard his own voice, nasal, probably from the resonance of the marks on his face, "Okay."
After packing up the thermos, he left Su's alone. There was no Ge Jin to pick him up when he arrived, no envious glances from the receptionist, and only indifference as he left the office without even a look.
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