"Yaoyao, what's the point of saying this now?" Her voice was filled with fatigue. "Your father is still in the hospital, and the doctor says he's not doing well. The bank is calling us every day to pay off the huge hole in the company's account. Those who used to call us brothers are now too busy to hide from us. The conditions Jiang Tingchen offered are our only way out."
"The only way?" Su Yao snorted and laughed, and the laughter sounded particularly unpleasant. "So, this way requires me to be sacrificed? Treat me as an unwanted pawn and throw me out to let the Jiang family calm down?"
She stood up suddenly, so quickly that her vision went dark.
"Who said I'm going to abandon you?" Su's mother's voice was a little louder, as if someone had hit the nail on the head. She was angry but helpless. "Isn't this the last resort? Jiang Tingchen said that as long as you apologize publicly and promise not to get involved in business again, he will let the Su family go and not pursue the matter."
"That's easy to say! Don't get involved in business? That would cost me my life!" Su Yao was furious. "Mom, have you been scared by Jiang Tingchen? Our Su family hasn't reached that point yet! We can go and beg..."
"Who should we ask for help? Tell me, who's willing to help us now?" Mother Su interrupted her, tears etched in her voice. "Which of those people didn't follow the wind? Now that the Su family's ship is about to capsize, who would be so foolish as to jump on board and perish with us?"
Mother Su felt upset when she saw her daughter's face changed with anger.
She reached out to pull Su Yao, but Su Yao pushed her away.
These words were like a bucket of cold water pouring down on my head.
Su Yao froze, the anger on her face slowly subsided, leaving only a gray look.
She understood that what her mother said was true. No matter how much she refused to accept it or hated her, it was useless.
Seeing that she was silent, Su's mother softened her tone. "I've already arranged for you to go to Country M. There's a sanatorium there with a nice, quiet environment, perfect for recuperation. You can stay there for a while, just as a change of pace. When this storm is over, your father's health is better, and the company is stable, I'll find a way to bring you back."
"Recuperate?" Su Yao repeated, her eyes unfocused, "Throw me out."
Mother Su didn't answer her. She took out the plane ticket and passport from her bag and placed them in front of Su Yao: "The plane is the day after tomorrow. I will find someone I trust to go with you and take care of you. Yaoyao, listen to your mother this time. This is the best way for you and the Su family right now."
Su Yao looked at the plane ticket without saying a word. She was silent for so long that her mother thought she was going to make a scene again.
In the end, she simply picked up her plane ticket and passport and said in a flat voice, without any emotion: "Okay. I'm leaving."
She was so calm that Su's mother felt even more uneasy.
Two days later, early in the morning, at Yuncheng International Airport.
Su Yao wore the most ordinary white T-shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap with the brim pulled down low. She also covered her face with a large mask that almost covered her entire face.
She was pulling a small suitcase and standing at the entrance of Area A of the International Departure Hall. People were coming and going around her, and she stood there alone, standing out.
Her mother said that she would arrange for a distant relative named Zhang to accompany her, and they would meet here at 7:30. Su Yao took out her cell phone and took a look. It was 7:45, and there was no sign of anyone.
Her heart skipped a beat, something was wrong.
After waiting another ten minutes, still no one showed up. The lobby announcement started urging passengers on her flight to go through the paperwork.
Su Yao bit her dry lips, took out her cell phone from her pocket and called her mother.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off." A cold robotic female voice.
She didn't believe it and tried a few more times, but the result was the same.
A feeling of being fooled and abandoned, as well as a frightening panic, suddenly overwhelmed her.
Her hands were shaking badly as she dug out the housekeeper's number from her address book and dialed it. The phone rang for a long time before someone answered.
"Hello, Miss?" The housekeeper's voice sounded a little panicked.
"Where's my mom? Let her answer the phone!" Su Yao's voice was a little shrill because she was holding back her anger.
"Madam...she went out early in the morning, saying she had something important to do, but she didn't say where she was going." The housekeeper stuttered.
"Important things?" Su Yao sneered, tears welling up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. "The most important thing for her is to get rid of her daughter like me, right?"
As soon as the phone hung up, Su Yao felt cold from head to toe.
After all this fuss, about arranging someone to accompany her and bringing her back later, it was all a lie!
Her mother, her biological mother, used this method to send her abroad alone!
The shame of being made a fool of and the pain of being sold out by her closest people almost made her unable to stand.
"Ma'am, please show me your passport and boarding pass." The security officer looked at her expressionlessly.
Su Yao took out the dark blue passport and the thin boarding pass from her small bag.
These two things were like two pieces of red-hot charcoal, burning her palms so much that they hurt.
She stared at her photo on her passport. The person in the photo once smiled happily with light in her eyes.
What about now? What is now?
A surge of evil fire suddenly hit her forehead.
The security guards and other passengers nearby were stunned. Su Yao suddenly raised the passport in her hand and tore it in half with all her might!
“Crash—”
The security guards and other passengers nearby were stunned. Su Yao raised the passport in her hand and tore it apart with all her strength!
The passport broke into two pieces and fell lightly to the ground.
"What are you doing!" The security officer raised his voice and rushed over.
"I'm not leaving! I won't leave even if the king comes!" Su Yao's voice was sharp, revealing a sense of reckless madness.
Her hat was askew, her mask had fallen off, her face was distorted, and her bloodshot eyes stared at the security officer.
The airport police officers arrived soon, one on each side, and twisted Su Yao's arms directly.
She was still yelling and cursing, but she was dragged away and her voice became quieter and quieter.
Later I heard that Su Yao was detained for disturbing public order.
Now, she couldn't leave even if she wanted to, and she couldn't go anywhere.
A few days later, Jiang Tingchen's apartment.
"Xue'er, the Su family's affairs finally have an explanation." Jiang Tingchen put a glass of lemonade next to Ning Nanxue and sat down next to her.
Ning Nanxue turned her eyes away from the design and looked at him: "What do you mean?"
"Su's core factories collapsed immediately and went bankrupt and liquidated as soon as their funding chain was cut off." Jiang Tingchen said calmly, "Huayun Group followed our advice and got all the good stuff for the least amount of money. For Huayun, this deal is a good one."
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