"Yaoyao? You're back, the party..." In the living room, Su's mother was holding a glass of water. When she saw her daughter like this, she stopped talking.
Su Yao acted as if she didn't hear anything and went towards the stairs.
"Stop!" Su's mother said in a louder voice, with a bit of authority, "What are you doing? What happened?"
Su Yao stopped on the stairs and sobbed, and even her shoulders began to twitch.
Mother Su put down the cup and walked over, patting her on the back and soothing her distressedly: "Okay, okay, tell me, who offended you?"
Su Yao turned around and looked at her mother with tears in her eyes. Her voice was aggrieved and angry: "Mom! It's Jiang Tingchen! He...he bullied me!"
Mother Su frowned, pulled her to sit on the sofa, and handed her a tissue: "Tingchen? What did he do to you?"
"I... I went to see him at the banquet," Su Yao's voice choked with sobs, her emotions so overwhelming that she couldn't speak clearly. "I wanted to talk to him properly. Our two families have been friends for so many years, and our business is also connected. I just wanted him not to be deceived by Ning Nanxue! But he... he didn't listen!"
As she spoke, her tears fell even harder: "Not only did he not listen, he also told me... to stay away from him in the future! He said that our two families were just ordinary business dealings! He told me not to look for him again, let alone bother Ning Nanxue! Mom, why did he treat me like this? Does he still have our Su family in his heart? Does he still have the love we had since childhood?"
When Su's mother heard what her daughter said, her face suddenly darkened.
She originally thought that Jiang Tingchen was a good kid, steady and a good match for Yaoyao.
Now listen, for the sake of Ning Nanxue, you don’t give the Su family any face and even ignore the basic principles of being a human being?
"That's outrageous!" Su's mother was quite annoyed.
"Who does Jiang Tingchen think he is? How many years have we had a relationship with the Jiang family? How can we just break off the business relationship? Would his grandfather agree to him doing this? Stupid!" She patted Su Yao's hand, "He treats you like this for a woman he has only known for a few days?"
"Mom, it's all that vixen Ning Nanxue's fault!" Su Yao gritted her teeth, "She must have said bad things about me to Tingchen! Tingchen wasn't like this before! Mom, you have to help me! Go talk to the Jiang family and talk to Grandpa Jiang! I can't let him be ruined by that woman, and I can't let him bully me like this!"
Seeing her daughter crying like this, Su's mother felt both distressed and had a headache.
Judging from Jiang Tingchen's attitude, he might be serious. Besides, forcing him is useless. If he doesn't like Yaoyao, what can he do even if she goes to the Jiang family to make trouble?
"Yaoyao," Su's mother slowed down her tone, "Tingchen, this kid... I think he's made up his mind. Besides, there are many good men in the world, many who are better than him. Why do you have to hang yourself on him?"
"I won't!" Su Yao raised her head, her eyes full of stubbornness. "I've liked him for so many years! We grew up together! Why did Ning Nanxue snatch him away as soon as she came? I won't accept it! When have I, Su Yao, not gotten what I wanted? Mom, you have to help me! I can't swallow this!"
Seeing that her daughter was determined not to turn back, Su's mother knew that she could not persuade her.
Su Yao has been spoiled since she was a child and has a stubborn temper. She knows everything clearly in her heart.
Jiang Tingchen's situation was hanging in the balance, but seeing her daughter crying like this, her heart softened again.
"Alright, alright, Mom gets it." Mother Su stroked her daughter's hair. "You're crying like a little cat. Go upstairs, wash up, and have a good sleep. I'll find a way for you to deal with this. I can't let you suffer this injustice."
Hearing her mother say this, Su Yao felt better. She wiped her face, nodded, and went upstairs.
Su Yao went upstairs and disappeared around the corner.
The living room became quiet, with only Su's mother left.
She stood facing the stairs for a while, her brows furrowed, and picked up the water glass, her fingers unconsciously stroking the wall of the glass.
She put down the water cup and made up her mind. It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to go to the Jiang family and ask them clearly.
But in the resort hotel's garden, there is a completely different atmosphere.
The night is shrouded in darkness, and the wind carries the faint fragrance of flowers and plants.
Jiang Tingchen held Ning Nanxue's hand and walked on a path covered with white rose petals, dotted with twinkling lights.
At the end of the road, the ground was covered with a thick layer of fresh champagne-colored roses, mixed with a few red roses.
There was a small round table in the middle, covered with a white tablecloth, with flickering candlelight, and red wine and tableware placed next to it.
There was a soft cello music coming out from the speakers next to her, it was Ning Nanxue's favorite tune.
"Tingchen, you..." Ning Nanxue looked at all this, her heart filled with warmth. The bad things at the banquet and Su Yao's entanglement seemed to be washed away by this moment of tranquility and care.
"Do you still like it?" Jiang Tingchen let go of her hand, took a half step back, bent down slightly, and extended his hand, "Beautiful lady, would you please do me the honor of dancing with me?"
Ning Nanxue laughed at his serious look and put her hand on him: "It's my honor, sir."
The two of them moved slowly in the area covered with flower petals to the music.
Jiang Tingchen's arm was firmly wrapped around her waist, his eyes fixed on her, focused and gentle. Ning Nanxue looked up at him, the moonlight reflecting the clear lines of his jaw.
As she danced, the smile on Ning Nanxue's face faded a little, and became a little apologetic.
She lowered her head and her voice became softer: "Tingchen, I'm sorry."
Jiang Tingchen didn't stop and looked down at her: "Huh? Why do you say that?"
"These days... my mind has been on dealing with Fu Chen's affairs," Ning Nanxue's voice was a little bit tired and guilty, "it seems that I haven't been able to spend much time with you. Today at the banquet, I saw Su Yao... I came to my senses. It seems that we haven't been like this for a long time."
She thought that she had come here on vacation with some intention of setting a trap for Fu Chen.
Although it was a blessing in disguise that she now had the opportunity to be alone, her starting point was not so pure. Faced with Jiang Tingchen's thoughtful arrangements, she felt heavy in her heart.
Jiang Tingchen stopped, put his hands on her shoulders, and looked into her eyes: "Xue'er, look at me."
Ning Nanxue raised her eyes and looked into his understanding gaze.
"Don't say sorry," Jiang Tingchen said softly and confidently, "I like you, all of you. Not just the Ning Nanxue who needed protection before, but also the Ning Nanxue now, who plans step by step, even resorting to some trickery, to get back what's hers and make those people pay the price."
He raised his hand and gently touched her cheek with his fingertips, with warmth: "Your persistence, your refusal to give up, even your refusal to give up until you achieve your goal, all attract me. Go do what you want to do, and I will always be behind you. Seeing you rush forward for your goal, I am happy for you, how can I feel left out?"
His words were like warm water, slowly soothing the injustice in Ning Nanxue's heart: "I am willing to do anything for you, Xue'er, so don't feel burdened, just do what you think you should do."
Ning Nanxue felt a little sore at the tip of her nose, and her eyes became hot.
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