"What's going on? We just parted yesterday, and you miss me already?" Chen Ziming approached Su Yue, leaning down to look into her eyes with a smile.
Su Yue looked at his handsome smiling face, and for a moment, she didn't know where to begin.
Before coming, she had fleetingly resented him for not telling her about the matter.
But now, she somewhat understood his reasons for doing so.
It was truly useless to tell her, it would only bother the other party.
"Hmm? What are you thinking about?" Seeing her remain silent, he moved a little closer and asked.
"There's something..." Su Yue bit her lip, pondered for a moment, and finally decided to tell him.
After all, Chi Yiran was interested in him, so it was better for him to know these things so he could understand the enemy and prepare for similar situations in the future.
So she picked up her phone and showed him the video secretly filmed by a classmate.
Next, Su Yue watched as Chen Ziming's handsome face clouded over, eventually displaying a fierce expression.
"The matter this afternoon?" After finishing, he asked in a low voice.
"Mm."
He returned the phone to her palm, placed his hands on his waist, lowered his gaze, and took a few shaky breaths.
Su Yue felt a little worried but remained silent.
After a long while, Chen Ziming finally regained his composure, raised his eyes, and said, "Yue Yue, don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen again."
His tone was serious, laced with danger.
"What are you going to do?" Su Yue felt a chill and suddenly became nervous, afraid he might do something irrational out of anger.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Seeing her expression, his face softened slightly. He paused his hand in mid-air for a moment, then gently ruffled her hair.
She ultimately didn't ask, only nodded softly.
She had to believe him.
Absolutely.
...
Chen Ziming had to be on duty that night. Su Yue didn't mention her mother's birthday to him. Instead, she bid him farewell and went home alone.
Su Minghua was indeed there.
Su Yue hadn't seen him since their last encounter at the hospital. Seeing that his complexion had improved significantly now, she figured that wave of his temper had passed.
She placed the cake she bought on the way onto the dining table and cheerfully wished Jiang Ling "Happy Birthday."
"Thank you, my dear daughter~" Jiang Ling was extremely pleased. "You go have some tea with your father first; I'll cut some fruit for you."
Su Yue frowned, not wanting to be alone with Su Minghua, but at that moment, his amiable voice came from the sofa:
"Come over, Yue Yue, let's have a chat about your going abroad."
Jiang Ling, from the side, cooperated by giving her meaningful glances.
She rolled her eyes internally but eventually walked over.
A chat was fine, anyway.
She was no longer afraid of him.
In the living room, on the sofa.
Su Minghua looked at the girl in front of him, and a flicker of anger ignited within him.
Especially seeing how much more beautiful she had become and how much more splendid her life was, his heart ached even more intensely.
The girl who once depended solely on him.
Now she had found a much bigger patron.
Not only had she betrayed him, but she had also worked behind his back, leading to his current predicament.
However, on the surface, he still put on a cordial smile and poured her a cup of tea.
"Are the tickets booked? When are you leaving?" Su Minghua feigned concern.
"Yes, the fifteenth of next month," Su Yue replied indifferently, not touching the tea.
Su Minghua chuckled and looked at her, his gaze filled with a veiled malice. "It hasn't been easy for you to reach this point."
Su Yue's heart trembled slightly, and she offered no response.
"Once you leave, you'll be successful and will never see me again. So, let's have an open conversation today."
Su Minghua lowered his voice and glanced towards the kitchen where Jiang Ling was.
If he didn't call her, she wouldn't come over.
This was something he had arranged beforehand.
"What do you want to talk about?" Su Yue still instinctively felt guarded.
"Let's talk about how you dealt with me, little Yue Yue," Su Minghua said, a smirk playing on his lips, and continued:
"Everything was in your plan, wasn't it? Using your skills of deceiving men, you had Chen Ziming wrapped around your finger, not only protecting you but also making a move against me."
He ignored the shocked expression on Su Yue's face. "Take off that act, I truly underestimated you."
"How did you embellish and slander me behind my back? To the extent that Chen Ziming went to great lengths and used his connections to seize my position?"
After saying this, he paused slightly.
He panted, his face contorted with malice.