236: Chapter 236: I Won’t Let You Go 236: Chapter 236: I Won’t Let You Go Su He looked up and met the man’s deep, dark eyes.
Jiang Yan’s slender fingers pinched her chin, gently hooked it, and he leaned in to press his thin lips against her rosy ones.
Instantly, a wave of astonished murmurs arose around her.
Su He was so shocked that she didn’t even close her eyes, which were wide open.
She had never imagined that he would kiss her in front of everyone.
“Oh my goodness, my brother’s possessiveness is really something!”
Jiang You commented, quickly took out her phone, and recorded the moment.
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“Second Aunt, about that ten percent of the shares, I…”
Before she could finish, Nan Jia interrupted, “The gifts given by Second Aunt are not to be taken back.”
Su He: “But…”
Nan Jia: “There’s no ‘but’.
You should just accept it with peace of mind.”
Having said this much, if Su He continued to refuse, it would be pretentious, but there was another matter…
“Second Aunt, but I really don’t have time to be the vice-chairman,” she said.
Nan Jia smiled gently and said, “Don’t worry, Second Aunt knows you don’t have time; I just want you to hold the title, no need for you to manage anything.
Just go on with your own affairs.”
At this, Su He didn’t know what to say anymore.
Honestly, what Nan Jia had said earlier had truly moved her, and she hadn’t expected Nan Jia to be so kind to her, so kind that she didn’t know how to respond.
“Susu, Second Aunt has no daughter, and it’s always been my regret, so I’ve always wanted a daughter like you.
If you hadn’t married Ah Yan, I would have definitely made you my goddaughter,” Nan Jia said.
At this moment, Jiang You chimed in, “Second Aunt, didn’t you just say you wanted my sister-in-law to be your daughter-in-law?”
Nan Jia gave Jiang Nanche a disdainful glance and said, “This kid in no way deserves such a wonderful girl like Su.”
She was sincere in her words; she knew her son well, and he truly didn’t deserve such a perfect pearl.
Jiang Nanche: “…”
Jiang You said, “It seems that my brother and my sister-in-law are the best match after all.”
“Yes, indeed, Ah Yan and Su are the perfect match.”
On this, Nan Jia completely agreed.
Particularly at that glimpse a moment ago, she was so thrilled; the two were simply made for each other.
Su He: “…”
She glanced around and did not see Jiang Yan.
Nor did she see Lou Ruozhi.
She frowned slightly, then turned to Nan Jia and said, “Second Aunt, I’ll go look for Ah Yan.”
Nan Jia nodded, “Okay, go on.
I have Xiao You and Ache here with me.”
Tonight’s charity dinner was held in a seven-star hotel owned by Jiang Group.
The banquet hall was on the first floor, with two entrances: one main and one back.
Exiting the back door led to a grass lawn resembling a backyard garden, planted with lots of greenery and flowers, and a small fountain rock pool, including an outdoor swimming pool in the middle.
The light outside was somewhat dim.
Just as Su He was passing by the rock pool, she heard Lou Ruozhi’s voice, stopped in her tracks, and stood still.
Only to hear Lou Ruozhi say, “Jiang Yan, must you be so ruthless?
I am your mother, without me giving birth to you, do you think you would be here today?”
Jiang Yan stood there, his deep black eyes glazed with a layer of coldness.
He tugged at his thin lips and let out a cold laugh, sounding exactly like a devil from Hell, making him seem even more terrifying in this dim setting.
Lou Ruozhi instinctively swallowed.
The man slightly lifted his gaze and said in a sharp, cold voice, “Is that so?
Then I really wish Ms.
Lou hadn’t given birth to me.
Do you really think I’m eager to be in this world?”
Lou Ruozhi’s face stiffened: “You…”
She paused before completing her sentence, “If you persist in being so heartless, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?”
Jiang Yan’s lips curved into a slight smirk, and from deep within his throat, he let out a cold laugh: “Heh, compared to you, I’m far behind.
How you treated us siblings and yet aren’t afraid of being struck by lightning, why should I be?”
For a moment, Lou Ruozhi felt as though a fishbone was stuck in her throat, the pain was so sharp that she couldn’t utter a word.
Jiang Yan didn’t plan to argue with her for too long, otherwise, Su He would be looking for him soon.
Immediately, he was about to turn around and leave.
But at that moment, Lou Ruozhi suddenly called out to him, saying, “Don’t you want to know why I hate your father so much?
Do you really think I wanted to give birth to you?”
The man’s sword-like eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and he stopped in his tracks.
And Su He, standing behind the rockery, also suddenly frowned.
What did Lou Ruozhi mean by this?
Jiang Yan, who had just turned halfway around, turned back.
Though he didn’t speak, his intentions were clear—he was waiting for her to continue.
Looking at his face, so similar to Jiang Zhongyu, Lou Ruozhi couldn’t feel happy; all she felt was resentment.
The hatred in her eyes was unmistakable to Jiang Yan, but his heart remained calm.
For Lou Ruozhi, he had long given up all expectation, naturally, she couldn’t affect him.
“Your dad tricked me!”
Speaking of this, the hatred in Lou Ruozhi’s eyes deepened.
Jiang Yan’s expression remained unchanged.
“He clearly promised me that marrying him was just a delaying tactic, and that he would let me go after a while, but he despicably got me pregnant with you and wouldn’t let me abort you!”
Jiang Yan’s eyebrows tightened, and a hint of cold light hid in his deep black eyes.
“He knew I didn’t love him, he had promised me, yet he went back on his word, how can I not hate him?”
Facing Lou Ruozhi’s angry interrogation, Jiang Yan just frowned, his face grim.
Then, he heard her crazily and smugly laughing, “His untimely death was well-deserved!”
At her words, a chilling aura intensified around Jiang Yan!
Initially, the marriage between his father and the Lou Family was something he was aware of; it was a marriage alliance.
The financial crisis back then had plunged many companies into great peril, including the Lou Family.
It was his grandfather, Mr.
Lou, who decided to form a marriage alliance with the Jiang Family by marrying Lou Ruozhi to the youngest son of the Jiang Family, his father.
These were all things he had heard from his grandfather, but the intricate details were unknown to him.
But as to what kind of person his father was, he was clear—he was definitely not the despicable and shameless person she described; there must be something else going on.
His gaze darkened as he stared at her, his voice cold as the piercing winter wind, “Do you also know that it was your Lou Family who pushed you to the Jiang Family for money?
If you should hate, it should be your own Lou Family people!”
“Additionally, wasn’t my father’s death orchestrated by Lou Guohui?”
At his words, Lou Ruozhi’s heart skipped a beat, her pupils contracted.
She denied vehemently, “No!
It was heaven that couldn’t stand it anymore and took your dad away!”
Jiang Yan’s austere face carried a faint smile, though it didn’t reach his eyes.
He slightly squinted, speaking in a deep, magnetic voice, “Then you better hide the evidence well, don’t let me find it.”
Lou Ruozhi: “…”
After dropping these words, Jiang Yan turned around and left without hesitation.
When he bypassed the rockery, he saw that familiar silhouette under the night sky.
Their eyes met.
In Su He’s bright eyes, he saw a look of pity—as if she had heard everything just now.
Looking into her eyes, he slightly curled his lips, seemingly quite fond of seeing her pity and care for him; didn’t this imply that she cared about him?
After a few seconds, he resumed his steps towards her.
Approaching her, he reached out to embrace her slender waist and pulled her into his arms.
Su He’s chin rested on his broad shoulder, saying nothing, just letting him hold her.
Her hand also encircled his sturdy waist.
The man’s other hand gently clasped her neck, giving a squeeze, his deep and magnetic voice resonating by her ear, “Heard everything?”
Su He, not very cheerful, hummed in response.
“Do you feel sorry for me, pitying me now?
Hmm?”
“Mm.”
In a place she couldn’t see, the man’s thin lips curved slightly upwards.
Then, he gently kissed the side of her ear and continued, “God is quite fair after all; seeing how pitiful I was, he sent you to my side.
With you, I have the whole world, so I can’t really say I’m pitiful.
It would truly be pitiful if even you didn’t want me.”
Su He blinked, her tone much gentler, “Mm, I won’t ever not want you.”
Jiang Yan grinned, tightening his arm around her waist even more, wishing he could meld her into his body and carry her with him at all times.
“Let’s go home, our son is still waiting for us,” said Su He.
“Okay.”
Afterward, the two of them spoke to Jiang Zhongqian and his wife before leaving first.
The news that Su He owned 10% of the QJ Charity Center spread quickly in the circle, and it also stirred up quite the buzz online.
Moreover, when she returned to the hospital to work the next day, people kept staring at her from time to time.
Su He had gone to bed early the previous day, so she hadn’t been aware of what was happening online.
She glanced at Lan Yan and asked, “Did I do something again?”
Otherwise, why would everyone be looking at her like that?
Lan Yan said, “Boss, did you forget what you did last night?”
Su He immediately replied, “What could I have done last night?
I was at home.”
She had just finished speaking when she remembered, oh right, she had also attended the charity banquet hosted by her uncle and aunt the previous night.
And because of that, she had gained another income…
10% shares, which given the worth of the QJ Charity Center, were worth billions.
She wondered if she had poked the Wealth God’s nest, as money seemed to flow continuously towards her without much effort.
Seeing her realization, Lan Yan knew she remembered.
She leaned closer, joking with a smile, “Boss, your little treasury is expanding more and more; you could comfortably live out your life just lying down.”
Su He curved her red lips slightly and nodded lightly, “You’re not wrong.”
Then she shifted the topic, “But, your boss here still prefers earning money through my own efforts.”
Lan Yan: “…”
She muttered, “If I had so much money, I’d just lie down at home and live my life.”
“What did you say?” Su He didn’t hear her clearly.
“Oh, I said, I need to learn from you, boss,” Lan Yan said seriously.
After speaking, Lan Yan remembered something.
“By the way, boss, Tang Sirou’s issue seems to have been leaked, but because of what happened last night, her news got overshadowed by yours.”
Upon hearing this, Su He said somewhat speechlessly, “So, did I end up helping her?”
Lan Yan nodded, “Mm, yes.”
Su He suddenly felt quite annoyed; she didn’t want to be Tang Sirou’s shield.
“Is there a way to push her news to the forefront?” Su He asked.
Lan Yan replied, “There definitely is, but it might cost some money.”
In this world, there’s nothing money can’t solve; anything that can be solved without money isn’t a problem.
But the thought of spending money made Su He hesitate, mainly because spending it on Tang Sirou wasn’t worthwhile.
She asked, “Is there a way to do it without spending money?”
Lan Yan answered, “Yes, getting Master to use his influence and give the media a nudge should probably not cost anything.”
Hearing this, Su He nodded, “Alright, let’s go with that.”
“…”
Su He was quick to act; right after talking to Lan Yan, she turned her head and sent a message to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan replied with a “Okay” almost immediately.
Seeing this message, she curved her lips, put away her phone, and went to work.
Meanwhile, at DK Building.
Jiang Feng saw his Master holding his phone and smiling, and asked curiously, “Master, is something making you happy?”
Jiang Yan lifted his eyelids slightly, his ink-black eyes fixed on her as he said, “Go notify all entertainment media and platforms to remove the hot topic about your Young Madam, and then quietly highlight the Tang Family’s situation.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng immediately responded, “Yes, I will handle it right away.”
After receiving the order, Jiang Feng turned around to make a few phone calls, and within five minutes, it was all settled.
City First Hospital.
Though media reporters hadn’t been swarming the hospital day and night these past few days, there were still people closely following the incident where Tang Sirou was stabbed.
It was just last night, an anonymous netizen leaked information, originally exploding as an entertainment hot topic.
However, due to the overwhelming publicity of Su He’s charity gala event last night, the public grew more interested in Su He, which allowed the Tang Family to quietly suppress the heat surrounding Tang Sirou.
Within a certain VIP hospital room.
“Mom, this matter absolutely can’t be leaked out, or else, my life will really be ruined.”
Tang Sirou lay in the hospital bed, her eyes brimming with tears, looking at Lin Liu with eyes full of fear.
She was truly scared…
Previously, after Su He’s exposé, she had already lost her public persona and a large portion of her fans, and even the company wanted to give up on her.
She couldn’t accept this outcome, so she established her own studio, but there were no endorsers or directors approaching her for roles.
Eventually, she had no choice but to audition for Director Chen, but who knew their film would be…
Once the video in Director Chen’s hands was leaked, she would never be able to recover.
The thought of everything she had worked so hard for disappearing overnight filled her with panic and fear.
“Cousin, all of this, it was Su He’s fault.
If not for her, you wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
An Xueyin, who had been sitting aside, suddenly interjected.
A strange gleam momentarily flashed through her eyes, unnoticed by anyone.
When Su He was mentioned, not only fear but also hatred flickered in Tang Sirou’s eyes.
An Xueyin continued to add fuel to the fire, “Cousin, we can’t just watch Su He live so freely and comfortably while you suffer here, it breaks my heart to see you like this.
You were supposed to have a good life, but Su He shattered it all.”
Lin Liu, listening on the side, felt more and more that something was wrong, and interrupted her, “Enough, Xueyin, your cousin has only just healed from her wounds; she shouldn’t worry about so much.
You should go back first and let her rest properly.”
An Xueyin didn’t seem to feel anything wrong, and with a sad face, she added, “Okay, then cousin, you rest well, I’ll head back first and come visit you later.”
“Then, auntie, I’ll be leaving first.”
She said, then repeated herself to Lin Liu.
Lin Liu nodded expressionlessly.
After An Xueyin left the room, Lin Liu finally said to her daughter, “Sirou, don’t take what Xueyin said to heart, don’t think too much about this matter, your dad and I will sort it out.
Don’t do anything foolish again, just focus on healing your wound, alright?”
Tang Sirou didn’t seem to take it in, but she nodded and then fell silent.
Lin Liu continued, “I’m telling you, child, can’t you tell?
Xueyin is inciting you to seek revenge.
You haven’t recovered yet, and I don’t want to see you doing something foolish again.
I’ve come to terms with it now, some things, some people, are just fated not to be associated with our family, so let’s not think about them anymore.
I just want you to live well, you are my only daughter after all.”
An Xueyin didn’t leave immediately after exiting the hospital room.
Instead, she stood by the wall near the doorway, eavesdropping on the conversation between her aunt and cousin.
Her sinister eyes narrowed slightly, listening for a while before she turned and left.
She was deliberately inciting Tang Sirou to seek revenge on Su He, after all, others hated Su He just as she did, so why not use others to take revenge?
That afternoon.
The entire entertainment platform crashed once again.
The reason being none other than the leak of Tang Sirou’s bed scene video, which was unmosaicked.
With this, her remaining image of a pure lady was utterly destroyed.
“Ah!”
“Get out, all of you get out…
I don’t want to see any of you!”
“I’ve clearly told you, whatever it takes, you had to suppress this video, but what about you?
Completely useless, all of you get out!”
In the hospital room, Tang Sirou was furious at her parents, continuously yelling and screaming hysterically as her state verged on madness.
She threw and smashed everything she could find.
Mr.
and Mrs.
Tang looked on at their daughter, who seemed crazed, feeling completely helpless and heartbroken, but powerless to do anything.
They had used every method and spent the money they could, but nothing had made any splash, instead, the situation had gone even further beyond their control.