Chapter 61
Boats were shuttling along the river bank, and crowds of people were bustling about. Shanghai was further north than Licheng, and the cold came a little earlier. Many sycamore leaves had been blown off and spread on the asphalt road, which was a bit like the old times of the Republic of China. I was always happy every time I came here before, but this time I was worried.
As for Yan Jiayu, Rong Susu wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with him. She felt excited and expectant in her heart, but that was all. Otherwise, she would not have subconsciously avoided when Yan Jiayu kissed her.
However, when she arrived in Shanghai, she changed her mind suddenly. Instead of looking for Yan Jiayu directly, she contacted Guan Xuxu.
"Susu? You're in Shanghai!" Guan Xuxu said in surprise.
There was no surprise, just astonishment. Rong Susu was a little confused. Guan Xuxu shouldn't have reacted like this. He had been asking her to treat him to a meal some time ago.
"Yes, I want to ask if you are free at noon." Rong Susu also wanted to ask something.
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment and did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Mr. Yan, would you like to join us?"
Didn’t he praise Yan Jiayu as a flower before? Why was he so cautious when having dinner together? Rong Susu explained that it was just her, and the person on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief.
The two met at a restaurant not far from Guan Xuxu's company. The price was quite high, so there were seats available even if they made a last-minute reservation.
Rong Susu arrived first and sat by the window, looking at the high-rise buildings and the hustle and bustle of the CBD around her. She thought about Guan Xuxu's unusual reaction and couldn't help but wonder what had happened that made Guan Xuxu avoid Yan Jiayu so much.
"Ma'am, please enjoy your juice." The waiter, wearing white gloves, skillfully poured her a glass of lemon mint juice, which was refreshing.
After a while, Guan Xuxu arrived in a hurry, as impetuous as ever. He had been like this since college and had not changed even after so many years of graduation.
"Susu, are you here to see Mr. Yan?" she asked anxiously, looking embarrassed and hesitant.
Hearing her ask this, Rong Susu's first reaction was that something had happened to Yan Jiayu? Otherwise, why would Guan Xuxu be so nervous and cautious?
"I haven't contacted him yet, what's wrong?" she asked.
Guan Xuxu sighed deeply. If she had to choose between Yan Jiayu and Rong Susu, she would definitely side with Rong Susu. Seeing the nonchalant look on her old classmate's face, she judged that Rong Susu was most likely unaware of the situation.
"Susu, I'm sorry, I didn't know Mr. Yan actually had a fiancée!"
Fiancée!!!
Hearing this, Rong Susu was also shocked.
This morning at the airport, she received a call from Cheng Huaian. She did not greet Cheng Huaian when she came to Shanghai this time. She thought that the other party was here to call her to task, but she did not expect that this petty-minded man was not angry at all, and instead said some inexplicable words to her.
"You might not believe what I tell you, so why not go and see it for yourself?"
So Cheng Huaian asked her to see Yan Jiayu's fiancée with her own eyes? Had Yan Jiayu been lying to her all along?
Seeing her shock, Guan Xuxu held Rong Susu's hand and comforted her with concern, "Boss Yan has been on a business trip for several days. He just came back and a woman came to the company. It seems that her family is a family friend of Boss Yan's family. She was personally accompanied by a senior executive from the headquarters."
Yan Jiayu obviously did not go to Yicheng, but lied to her that she was on a business trip to Yicheng and never told her a word about her family background. Coupled with Cheng Huaian's ambiguous words, Rong Susu had actually become suspicious. Yan Jiayu had too many secrets, and what she hated most was dishonesty.
"Susu, I just learned about Mr. Yan's family background. The Cancheng Yan family has a huge overseas industry and also has the shipping rights of Cancheng. That woman's family is the Yan family's long-standing partner."
Guan Xuxu was particularly conflicted and distressed, thinking that she had harmed Rong Susu, so she told everything. Before this, she didn't know anything and only learned it from the senior secretary of the headquarters.
"Susu, I'm so sorry." Guan Xuxu felt ashamed. She had really screwed Rong Susu this time. The image of Yan Jiayu that was once as bright and pure as the moon and the wind in her mind had been reduced to mud under her feet. Now she wanted to step on her feet to vent her anger.
Rong Susu had never heard of the Yan family in Cancheng, but when Guan Xuxu said that the woman's surname seemed to be Wan, she immediately thought of the woman who bought her paintings, Wan Ling.
She was so happy, but she didn't know that they were here to demonstrate. In Wan Ling's eyes, she was probably just a joke.
The air conditioning in the restaurant was turned up high, and Rong Susu only felt a chill on her back. She could not hear what Guan Xuxu said anymore.
Adults' feelings sometimes begin and end in an instant, without even needing an explanation.
Rong Susu's honesty is the most important thing here. She has given Yan Jiayu chances, more than once, but unfortunately she didn't seize them. It seems there is no need to see her again in the future.
When I got home, I found someone was already waiting for me. I returned home exhausted, and knowing that someone at home cared about me, it seemed that all my fatigue disappeared.
"So soon, I thought you would take the 7 o'clock flight, and wanted to pick you up." Cheng Huaian curled his lips, his eyes full of confidence.
Rong Susu's early return meant that things were not going well over there, which was exactly what he wanted.
"You are gloating over my misfortune." She rolled her eyes at him, threw her bag into his arms in annoyance, and lay on the sofa, not wanting to move.
This bag seemed to be a limited edition from two years ago. It was made of white crocodile leather, heavy and ugly. Cheng Huaian didn't understand why women were so keen on such things. He never paid much attention to things women liked before, but since Rong Susu liked it, he naturally took it to heart.
In fact, if it is said that she was deceived and betrayed, then it is not the case. What she did was much more excessive than Yan Jiayu. After all, there was a male mistress in front of her who was hiding from the public.
Rong Susu was just tired, not uncomfortable.
"Don't you have to go to work?" She raised her foot to kick the person next to her. Recently, Cheng Huaian has become more and more lazy about his work. She has to supervise him well. After all, she holds 10% of the shares of the Liming Group and is looking forward to the dividends at the end of the year.
His slender fingers were skillfully peeling chestnuts, which had just been roasted. He knew that Rong Susu might not be in a good mood, so he went to her favorite nut shop and bought some freshly roasted chestnuts.
This nut shop is near Xiaotai Lane. When I went there, the previous batch of nuts had just been sold out. I waited there for a while and saw Rong Haoyu picking up Rong Cancan.
"Dad, it's my uncle." The child was sharp-eyed and greeted him happily when he saw him.
Rong Haoyu was both dismissive and wary of his presence. "What are you doing here?"
A bag of freshly roasted chestnuts was handed to Rong Cancan. Cheng Huaian lowered his head and touched the little girl's head, "Cancan, take it back and eat it."
Rong Cancan said thank you to her uncle sweetly, but Rong Haoyu asked her to return the things, "Cancan, if you want to eat it, dad will buy it for you. We don't want his!"
Cheng Huaian wasn't angry at all. Just then, the boss handed him another bag of chestnuts. He took it and said calmly, "I bought it for Rong Susu. She can't eat so much anyway."
Bought it for Rong Susu?
I had never seen him so diligent before the divorce, but now he is occupying a parking space and buying chestnuts, always waiting at my beck and call. I should have divorced earlier if I had known this would happen, Rong Haoyu thought, and felt secretly happy. Look, he regrets it so soon after the divorce, he deserves it!
Rong Susu sneered, poking Cheng Huaian's arm with her toe while eating the fragrant chestnuts, "You two are really incompatible. You have always disliked each other."
Their horoscopes are not compatible. Haha, it’s enough for him and Rong Susu to be compatible. No one else is suitable.
"You must have known about Yan Jiayu's affairs for a long time. You are really patient." This was not a compliment, but a clear sarcasm. The revenge had come to him, and Cheng Huaian knew that she would ask this question sooner or later.
"If you're angry, you won't listen to anything I say, and you might even think I'm trying to sow discord." When it comes to manipulating people's hearts, Rong Susu's skills are far inferior to his. He saw through it at a glance, but Rong Susu was still in the dark.
"It turns out that men are unreliable!" Rong Susu sighed. Cheng Huaian and Yan Jiayu taught her a lesson one after another. It is better to rely on yourself than on others.
"There's no need to drag me into this." Cheng Huaian smiled helplessly. If that were the case, it would really backfire.
"You also have Bai Yueguang, and you also hooked up with her behind my back!" Rong Susu righteously listed Cheng Huaian's ten crimes, but after thinking about it, it seemed that only this one was worth mentioning.
Hearing her say this, he stopped peeling chestnuts. Cheng Huaian put down what he was holding, wiped the crumbs from his fingertips with a tissue, and then slowly and methodically turned around, grabbed Rong Susu's elbow, and suddenly pulled her up.
With a scream, the tip of his nose almost bumped into the other person. Rong Susu's heart skipped a beat and he slapped him hard, "What are you crazy about!"
"I don't have the kind of white moonlight that you women are talking about, and I haven't hooked up with anyone else. Cui Ying is just my ex-girlfriend." It was rare for Cheng Huaian to be so serious. Rong Susu's habit of making random accusations against others had never changed. She believed whatever she thought and had no respect for factual basis.
"Tsk!" Rong Susu curled her lips, which was a typical look of disdain in Cheng Huaian's eyes. As expected of twins, her expression was exactly the same as Rong Haoyu's.
"I'm not hooking up with you two, why are you two secretly sending WeChat messages? Go pick her up and arrange an apartment for her!" Rong Susu's tone suddenly became higher, and she showed the momentum of a serious quarrel.
If this is not evidence of infidelity and not keeping a mistress, then what could be evidence?
Cheng Huaian pinched his eyebrows. When it came to this topic, Rong Susu became irrational and refused to listen to any explanation. He was helpless.
"When I returned from my hometown, my parents had just been transferred for work, so they entrusted me to Teacher Cui's home. Teacher Cui treated me like her own child. Last year, the old man's health was not good and he made a request, so it was neither moral nor reasonable for me to ignore him."
He rarely talks about the past. The past has nothing to do with Rong Susu. Some debts of gratitude need to be repaid by himself.
"What Teacher Cui? Don't you feel that marrying me will let Cui Ying down?" Rong Susu was angry. Cheng Huaian was so perfunctory in his excuses.
She didn't want to talk anymore, so she turned around and hugged the pillow, leaving the other person with only a stubborn back.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask my parents." Cheng Huaian tried to poke her ticklish spot, but ended up getting kicked. Unlike the previous kick, this one was obviously very powerful.
"When Cui Ying falsely accused me of faking a pregnancy, you believed it and divorced me without hesitation."
"Rong Susu, don't confuse right and wrong. It was you who filed for divorce." Cheng Huaian was also in a bad mood when he said this. At that time, their new energy project had just been launched, and before they had time to celebrate, he received a big gift, a divorce agreement.
He was so busy that he forgot to eat and sleep, while Rong Susu had already prepared the division of property for the divorce.
"You agreed quite readily!"
"What I care about is not whether you are pregnant or not, but that you and Fu Yingchen colluded to deceive me."
The child is secondary. No matter whether it is true or not, he will not let go of Rong Susu. He will not take this little trick to heart.
Fu Yingchen was the hurdle that Cheng Huaian couldn't get over. It was not until some time ago that he learned from Xie Yinhe that Fu Yingchen had no ill intentions and was willing to help. It was too late to regret it.
"I didn't mean to lie to you. I was just scared at that time." The muffled voice had a hint of crying.
This is also a scar in Rong Susu's heart. She doesn't want to get pregnant before marriage, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable to be pointed at by others.
But she was reluctant to have an abortion even though she was pregnant. It happened that Cui Ying came back at that time. No one knew that they had broken up a long time ago but were still urging them to get married. At that time, Li An's financing was blocked, and she was afraid that Cheng Huaian would go abroad with Cui Ying and leave her alone, so when Fu Yingchen asked her to force Cheng Huaian, she agreed.
Cheng Huaian hates being deceived by people around him the most. Li An could have obtained financing earlier, but his co-founder took the money and sold the business secrets to competitors, which led to their failure in the first financing. From then on, he hated those who deceived and betrayed him.
Last year was the most difficult year for their group. Diya Investment was eyeing them covetously, and their former partners were also trying to make a comeback. If the new energy transformation failed, all their previous efforts might be wasted and they might lose everything.
Another reason why he agreed to the divorce was to keep Rong Susu. At least he had to arrange Rong Susu's future life so that she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
It’s just that most of the time he’s used to carrying it all on his own, so there’s no need to say it out loud.
"Also, you said I was usurping your position!" If you want to bring up old issues, then just do it thoroughly. Don't hit me with a hammer today and a stick tomorrow. It's better to talk it out all at once face to face.
This was indeed what he said, Cheng Huaian did not deny it. He had always been a cautious person since he was a child, and tried to be foolproof in his words and deeds. This was the sentence he regretted most in his life. The two of them were arguing with each other at the time, and they were both angry, saying the most hurtful things.
"I'm sorry, I spoke without thinking, but that's not what I really thought." Cheng Huaian apologized, his voice like a beach washed by the sea. He had already paid a heavy price for this sentence.
"It's not that easy for me to forgive you." Rong Susu wiped her tears with the back of her hand and raised her head stubbornly. After crying for a while, her eyes turned red like a rabbit.
She needed an apology to make up for the emotional hurt she suffered at that time, but this apology could not change her current thoughts.
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