I stared at Li Qinglan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
It was truly crocodile tears.
Where did she go, with that arrogant and domineering attitude she had when she was arguing with my grandma?
Now, fearing being taken away by the police, he's resorting to playing the victim to gain sympathy.
Of course, it's also possible that she cried on purpose to show Su Shenglin.
After all, she knew that the person who caused the Gu family to suffer this time was Su Shenglin.
To escape this ordeal or to secure a lighter sentence, one must persuade Su Shenglin to back down.
But she miscalculated; Su Shenglin is more principled than I am.
"You brought this upon yourselves by ending up in such a desperate situation. You don't even care about human life for profit. It's fortunate that your Gu family has fallen on hard times, otherwise it would be even more absurd and lawless." Su Shenglin remained unmoved, his tone authoritative.
Li Qinglan stared at him, stunned for a moment, then stopped crying and became furious: "Su Shenglin, how dare you, a junior, talk to me like that? It's not your place to lecture me!"
"You are disrespectful to your elders, so what's wrong with giving you a lecture? Fortunately, Jiang Wan's grandmother was unharmed today, otherwise it would have been more than just a few words of reprimand."
After saying this, Su Shenglin looked at the police and said, "Could you please take her away and give her a proper education?"
Watching the police car drive away, I turned my gaze to Su Shenglin, unable to suppress a smile.
He smiled and asked, "What's wrong? What are you laughing at?"
I said frankly, "It feels so good to have someone protecting me, but I hope I don't become arrogant and lawless because of this favor."
“You won’t,” Su Shenglin said with certainty. “If you were someone who could turn bad so easily, I would never have met you.”
I was taken aback, and at first I didn't understand what he meant.
After careful consideration, I understood.
What he meant was that if I weren't strong-willed, growing up in a place like the Jiang family would have ruined me long ago.
He might even end up in jail.
How could he possibly have another chance to run into her?
“That’s true.” I smiled narcissistically, then sighed and looked at him, “Since you’re already here, why don’t you come up and sit down? My aunt is here too.”
Su Shenglin looked surprised. "You mean, a formal meeting with the parents?"
"If you don't want to, then forget it."
It was quite sudden; I doubt my grandmother and aunt were prepared either.
They must have been quite surprised to see him so suddenly.
Actually, before the Lunar New Year, when I had that accident, my grandmother and aunt went to my place and met Su Shenglin.
However, the time was short.
But visiting my maternal grandmother's house today has a different meaning.
"Who said I'm unwilling?" Seeing that I had changed my mind, Su Shenglin immediately retorted, "I just feel surprised that you would bring this up so easily."
I pursed my lips, and I was indeed hesitant.
I also think it was too impulsive.
We could break up at any time, so there's really no need to meet each other's parents at this point.
Thinking about it, I pulled him toward the car and said, “My grandma was just frightened and needs to rest. It’s really not a good day to meet her. You should go back home. I’ll go upstairs and keep her company.”
Su Shenglin grabbed my hand. "The old man isn't feeling well, so I should go and check on him. Come on, let's go upstairs."
After saying that, he took my hand, interlocked our fingers, and led me towards the gate.
I panicked, "Su Shenglin, that... it's too sudden, my family will be frightened."
"I'm not a venomous snake or a ferocious beast, what are you scared of?"
He must have figured out what I was thinking, which is why he was so eager to meet my parents and let my grandma and aunt know about us, just to have an extra layer of protection.
The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. I kept trying to persuade him, but he only became more determined and dragged me into it.
Once inside the elevator, he saw my worried expression and instead smiled to comfort me, "Don't worry, I know how to please the elders, so don't be nervous."
“Who’s nervous? I’d love for you to not catch their eye.”
That way, I won't have to care too much about what other people think when I break up with them.
Although this idea is ungrateful, what can we do when there are so many conflicts and obstacles between us?
The elevator doors opened, and I deliberately dawdled, but he grabbed me and pulled me out.
I had my fingerprint on the door lock at my grandma's house, so I opened it directly.
In the living room, my aunt and grandmother were sitting on the sofa.
Hearing the door open, the aunt peeked out and exclaimed, "Wanwan's back—"
Before she could finish speaking, my aunt's face stiffened when she saw the man behind me. She immediately stood up, her whole body trembling with unease.
"Little Su is here..."
“Auntie, Su Shenglin… He knew that Gu Yanqing’s mother was coming to cause trouble, and he was worried that I wouldn’t be able to handle it, so he came over quickly. Just now, when the police took Li Qinglan downstairs, they happened to run into him, so… he came up to wish you a Happy New Year.”
I glanced back at the man, feeling a little awkward, and explained somewhat awkwardly why he had suddenly appeared.
Upon hearing this, the aunt quickly forced a smile and said, "Happy New Year, Xiao Su! Come, please have a seat!"
"Hello, Auntie, Happy New Year!" Su Shenglin immediately smiled and nodded, displaying impeccable manners.
"Thank you, thank you. Please have a seat, I'll go pour some tea."
As my aunt passed by me, she nudged me with her arm and whispered, "You didn't even tell me on WeChat beforehand!"
I:"……"
I really didn't expect that.
Grandma sat on the sofa; she was old and couldn't get up so quickly.
But they were very surprised to see Su Shenglin suddenly come to visit, and they were casual, polite and warm.
"Xiao Su, please sit down. The house is a bit messy because I haven't tidied up. I'm really sorry."
Grandma's face was full of wrinkles, but she was also smiling broadly.
"Grandma wishes you a Happy New Year and good health." Su Shenglin followed me to Grandma's side and continued to greet her politely.
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