Although she knew that Ling Yunlong's heart was no longer with her, she still hoped that there was still room for reconciliation between them.
After much deliberation, Su Yu ultimately concealed her meager expectations of Ling Yunlong from Ouyang Bin, and instead chose a different explanation:
"Godfather, you don't know this. When I married Ling Yunlong, many of my colleagues were waiting to see me make a fool of myself. Even the wealthy ladies in the industry always laughed behind my back, saying that an actress like me could never hold the position of the matriarch of the Ling family."
My negative rumors are already widespread. If, at this critical juncture, news of my being kicked out of the Ling family were to spread, wouldn't I become a laughingstock?
Furthermore, I gave it my all to beat Shi Ying, and I really don't want all my years of hard work to go to waste.
"It's your own business, you can make your own decisions."
Ouyang Bin guessed Su Yu's thoughts but didn't expose them.
Ultimately, she was nothing more than a pastime for him when he had nothing else to do. If she wouldn't listen to his advice, he wouldn't mind finding a more obedient and clever woman.
Having said that, he was too lazy to continue the pretense with Su Yu, and using the excuse that Li Yuanyi was keeping a close eye on him, he hurriedly left.
"Godfather..."
Su Yu had planned to have Ouyang Bin accompany her into the house, but seeing him leave like that, her confidence instantly waned.
After dawdling for a long time, she finally steeled herself and walked into the Ling family's main hall.
When Sister Zhang, who was busy sweeping and mopping, saw Su Yu walking towards her looking lost and dejected, she exclaimed in surprise:
"Madam, you're back! Is your ear alright?"
Immediately afterwards, she grabbed Su Yu's hand and hurriedly led her into the dining room, addressing Ling Yunlong, who was sitting at the table reading a newspaper:
"Master, Madam is back!"
Ling Yunlong snorted coldly, a mocking look appearing on his gloomy face:
"Indeed, nothing is more venomous than a woman's heart. To protect herself, she wouldn't even let go of her old lover. I underestimated your ruthlessness."
Ling Mo, who was sitting opposite Ling Yunlong and seriously drinking the milk in his glass, remained relatively calm after learning that Jiang Fangshu had committed suicide out of fear of punishment during the night.
She glanced indifferently at Su Yu, who had once again escaped legal punishment, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on her lips.
With Jiang Fangshu's death, Su Yu has lost a vital asset, a devastating blow. Furthermore, with Ling Yunlong now aware that Ling Tian is not her biological daughter, Su Yu's future will only become more difficult.
With over forty days left until the registration deadline for the Super God Arena, she had plenty of time to play with Su Yu at her leisure…
Su Yumo glanced silently at Ling Mo, who was drinking hot milk with his eyes down, and suddenly rolled his eyes.
Why is Ling Mo pretending to be elegant for no reason?
In Su Yu's mind, Ling Mo, who had lived in the countryside for so many years, must be a country girl who couldn't be presented in public.
Suppressing the urge to criticize Ling Mo, Su Yu plopped down in the seat next to Ling Yunlong, ignoring the bystanders, and with a forced smile, softly apologized to Ling Yunlong:
"Yunlong, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time, okay? Shiying's death really has nothing to do with me. I only just found out that she didn't die from medical malpractice."
Ling Yunlong didn't bother to hide his disgust for Su Yu, and coldly said:
"Don't call her by her name in front of me, you're not worthy."
Su Yu's face instantly darkened, and her bloodshot eyes were filled with hatred.
After a long silence, seeing Ling Yunlong finish his meal and leave the dining room, Su Yu could no longer contain herself and followed closely behind him, explaining incessantly:
"Yunlong, believe me. Xiaotian is definitely your biological child, and so is the child in my belly. Jiang Fangshu was mentally unstable before his suicide; how can you take the words of a madman seriously?"
"I'm very busy with group affairs, so I won't be going home for dinner tonight."
Ling Yunlong did not respond to Su Yu directly, but instead hinted in this tactful way that there was still room for reconciliation between them.
"Okay, I understand. I'll have Aunt Tian make some nourishing soup and bring it to you in a bit."
Su Yu was overjoyed that Ling Yunlong was still willing to talk to her, and tears welled up in her eyes.
What she didn't know was that Ling Yunlong had already decided to sever all ties with Xie Xiao'ai ever since he learned last night that Su Yu had broken into her home and committed a crime, disfiguring her appearance.
In addition, Su Yu's persecution of Shi Ying back then was enough to make Ling Yunlong harden his heart and completely break with her.
The reason he pretended to reconcile was not because he still cared about past feelings; he simply wanted to maximize his own interests.
Currently, Ouyang Bin remains the second largest shareholder of Shijian Group, and Ling Yunlong cannot easily offend this powerful figure.
He figured that even if he wanted to take action against Su Yu, he would have to wait until Ouyang Bin flew back to Ozhou before settling old scores with Su Yu.
As for the fact that Ling Tian is not his biological daughter, he would never easily let outsiders know.
Ling Tian is about to take over the Liang family. Even if it's for the sake of profit, he will try his best to play the role of a father who dotes on his daughter.
After some time, once he has completely destroyed the evidence that Su Yu had in his hands regarding his illegal smuggling of prohibited medicinal materials, he can stage a scene of "putting righteousness before family," and publicly report the numerous crimes committed by Su Yu and Jiang Fangshu in collusion. He can then shift all the blame onto Su Yu, thus effortlessly clearing the reputation of Shijian Group.
After Ling Yunlong figured out how to squeeze the remaining value out of Su Yu, his mood finally improved.
Before leaving, she even turned back and gave Su Yu a cryptic smile.
Su Yu, bewildered and flattered, called out to Ling Yunlong in a coquettish tone:
"Yunlong, remember to come back early tonight."
"..."
Ling Yunlong was disgusted by her affected manner and almost vomited up his breakfast right in front of her.
By then, Ling Mo had already finished breakfast.
Just as she was about to go to school, she glanced at the newspaper that Ling Yunlong had left on the dining table and was surprised to see Lin Bao, who should have been serving his sentence in prison, in the newspaper.
Out of curiosity, Ling Mote stopped and carefully read the social news in the newspaper.
News reports stated that Lin Bao had already contracted severe venereal disease before entering prison. Yesterday evening, while prison guards were taking Lin Bao out to see a doctor, Lin Bao took advantage of the guards' inattention, broke free of the electronic shackles on his feet, and escaped.
At the end of the newspaper, a photo of Lin Bao with a buzz cut was attached, along with a high reward notice to encourage the public to report him.
"Utterly foolish."
Ling Mo shook his head, thinking to himself that Lin Bao's attempt to fight the entire judicial system single-handedly was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.
There are only two possible outcomes if you do this.
One option is to live a life of constant fear and uncertainty, while the other is to spend the rest of one's life in prison and never see the light of day again.
After listlessly putting down the newspaper, Ling Mo finally got into the car under Liu Zhong's repeated urging.
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