100: Chapter 100 Ms.
Su is Tempted 100: Chapter 100 Ms.
Su is Tempted Su He shifted upon hearing this, attempting to climb off him.
But the moment she moved, he gripped her waist, rendering her immobile.
“Be good, don’t move, let me finish talking.” His voice was low and husky, “If you keep moving, even my self-control will break down at some moment.
Do you really want to make a scene in your uncle’s office, huh?”
Su He could feel his restraint and forbearance, so she dared not move again.
“Please clear your dirty thoughts!”
She glared at him impatiently, “Hurry up and speak!”
The man cleared his throat, “Those words you heard were indeed spoken by me, but they were read on behalf of Jing Chu; they were his suicide note to Tang Sirou.
At that time, she said she didn’t dare to read the letter Jing Chu left her, so she asked me to read it, and I had no choice but to do so.”
After finishing, he looked at her with a face full of innocence, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
If it weren’t for Jing Xuan telling him today, he would not have remembered this incident.
Previously, when she told him she heard him say he liked Tang Sirou, he was utterly dumbfounded and innocent.
Until this afternoon, before Jing Xuan mentioned this, he had been brooding over the matter, finally coming to a realization.
Who knew that what she was referring to was this incident.
He never took this seriously because it truly had nothing to do with him.
But who could have expected that because of this incident, Su He had always believed that the person in his heart was Tang Sirou, which he felt was very unfair.
“What I say is all true, I have no reason to lie to you.”
Jiang Yan saw her silently watching him, suddenly feeling somewhat panicky as if she wouldn’t believe him.
Su He stared at his handsome face and suddenly felt it was funny.
Everyone says that Fifth Young Master Jiang is cold-hearted and ruthless, and ideally, such a person shouldn’t show panic and grievance, as it doesn’t fit his persona.
But just now, she saw a look of grievance on his dignified face, and panic in his deep and narrow almond eyes.
Outside, he is the esteemed President of Jiang Corporation, the helmsman of the Jiang Family.
He was truly born a golden child, destined to stand at the peak, making everyone bow at his feet.
Yet, paradoxically, such a person always lets go of his dignity and pride in front of her, even showing her the tender and delicate side hidden under his cool exterior, all of which she can deeply feel.
She slowly spoke, “Yeah, I know you have no reason to lie to me.”
Earlier, she had learned from Jing Xuan about his friendship with Jing Chu.
Indeed, he had no reason to deceive her with such an excuse.
“Do you believe what I said?” Jiang Yan still seemed uneasy and asked again.
Su He blinked, “Are you planning to concoct stories to deceive me?”
While speaking those words, she was not even aware that her tone carried a hint of playfulness.
“I would deceive anyone but you,” he said with a steady gaze.
Su He thought, since these matters have been put on the table, might as well clear them up all at once to avoid misunderstandings and troubles later.
She recalled what Jing Xuan told her, glancing at him, “You previously said, your care for Tang Sirou is due to a promise, that promise was made by Jing Chu, right?”
Jiang Yan paused slightly and uttered, “Mmm,” at the mention of Jing Chu, his deep eyes immediately dimmed a bit.
The guilt and pain that flashed through his eyes were evident to Su He.
“Some things, I won’t overly comment on, as I wasn’t involved in your relations.
But since Jing Chu was willing to take that bullet for you, it shows that your friendship was more valuable than familial ties, he was willing to use his life to save yours.
Conversely, such events are mutual, I believe if Jing Chu had been in danger, you would’ve risked your life to save him too.”
“So, actually you don’t need to feel guilty, if he saved you, he surely wouldn’t regret it.
Actions taken in the most dangerous moments are the truest.
Moreover, he wouldn’t want to see you plunge into darkness and guilt because of him, or become the source of your nightmares.
This wasn’t his initial intent.”
“He saved you, hoping that you would live well, not for you to dwell in a dark, painful corner.
Living well is the best way to honor those who have passed.”
Su He’s words were like a beam of light, piercing through layers of obstacles, shining into that long-buried dark place within him, giving it a chance for new life.
Because back then, almost everyone believed that Jing Chu saving him had an underlying motive, after all, he was the heir to the Jiang Family, and saving him naturally made Jing Chu the Jiang Family’s lifesaving benefactor.
Some even thought that as a matter of course, Jing Chu saving him was expected.
His arms around his waist subconsciously tightened.
“But—”
Suddenly, Su He lightly coughed, changing the direction of the conversation.
“What’s wrong?” The man looked at her, puzzled.
Su He spoke unhurriedly, “The promise to Jing Chu to take good care of Tang Sirou was made by you, not me.
So, if one day she crosses my bottom line, I won’t look at anyone’s face before letting her off.”
Her peach blossom eyes stared at him, “Including you!
I must make this clear to avoid future accusations of me being arrogant and unkind.”
She had her principles of conduct!
Jiang Yan stared at her delicate, fair face, reaching out to pinch her cheek, his narrow almond eyes full of indulgence, his thin lips slightly parting, “Alright, whatever you say goes, and no one would dare say you’re unkind.”
Su He felt quite pleased seeing him agree so readily.
She added another sentence, “Also, I’ve made it clear, I won’t touch her if she doesn’t provoke me, but otherwise, don’t blame me.”
The man’s eyes were full of indulgence, “Alright, I know.
Whatever you want to do, go ahead without considering me.
Even if something happens, I am here to back you up.”
Su He felt uncomfortable under his intense and affectionate gaze, coughed lightly, and moved her gaze away.
Just then, the office door cracked open, and a head peeked through.
She caught the gaze of Su Yimo who had been secretly watching for who knows how long.
Thinking of how she was ambiguously sitting on someone’s lap, she impulsively pushed Jiang Yan and hurriedly jumped off him, standing up properly.
Then Susu’s tender childish voice rang out: “Mommy, are you done talking?
Did you forget there’s a cute little one standing at the door?
Baby is hungry, and my legs are weak~”
Su He’s face turned embarrassed: “…”
Truthfully, she really did forget for a moment.
“Sorry, Mommy will take you to eat right now.”
After saying that, she picked up her bag and headed for the door.
Jiang Yan sighed, stood up, and followed closely behind.
In the car.
The atmosphere in the backseat became somewhat eerie.
Susu sat between the two, looking left and right.
His mom on the right and his dad on the left, he never thought he’d see this scene in his lifetime, but unexpectedly, he got the chance.
Neither Jiang Feng nor Jiang Qi expected to witness this family of three reunite so soon.
Susu seemed to think of something and suddenly climbed onto Su He.
Seeing this, Su He immediately hugged him.
“What’s wrong?”
She slightly bent down to look at the little guy on her lap.
Susu stretched his little arms around her neck and whispered in her ear, “Mommy~ you won’t leave me with this Old Antique and not want me anymore, right?”
Su He laughed and said, “How could I?
You’ll always be Mommy’s most beloved baby.”
Susu thought for a bit, then murmured quietly, “So you really aren’t mad about baby meeting with the Old Antique secretly?”
Su He hugged him with one hand and rubbed his little head with the other, “Not mad.”
She knew that although the little guy said he didn’t acknowledge Jiang Yan, deep down, he still longed for his father’s affection.
It’s just that he was too sensible.
She did admit she had been selfish before, and had deprived him of the fatherly love he deserved.
Now that the misunderstandings were resolved, and Jiang Yan did not dislike the child, she felt reassured and no longer worried that the little one would get hurt.
Regardless of her and Jiang Yan’s future, she had no reason to prevent father and son from being together.
At this moment, Su He thought about what he previously mentioned about a child model part-time job, guessing that too was likely a sham.
She pinched the little one’s nose and asked, “So are you going to honestly explain that child model thing to me, hmm?”
Susu sheepishly explained.
After listening, Su He had a moment of speechlessness.
This little guy daringly scammed Jiang Yan because of their father-son relationship; otherwise, who would bother with getting scammed if they didn’t think they had money to spare?
“You are pretty impressive, never missing a chance to make money,” she said helplessly with a smile.
Susu blinked his round eyes, “That’s because Mommy teaches well.”
Jiang Yan, watching the whispering mother and son, felt a bit bitter in his heart, not sure whose flavor he was tasting.
At least, this scene was very warm.
Long ago, he had imagined what it would be like if he and Su He married and had a family and children of their own; isn’t this moment exactly what he wanted to see?
Over the past four years, he hadn’t been a part of their world, but from now on, he would be, every day.
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The next day.
Jiang Family Mansion.
Old Madam Jiang stared at the child who looked exactly like her grandson for a full minute, before reacting with joy and excitement.
“Xixi, say hello,” said Su He as she gently rubbed the little one’s head.
Susu stepped forward obediently and called out in a milky voice, “Great-grandma hello.”
“Ai, good good good,” Old Madam laughed heartily, so excited she couldn’t find words to say, “Come, let great-grandma take a good look at you.”
Zhong Min had previously urged the couple to have children, but now, lo and behold, a great-grandchild of this size had appeared directly.
But it’s better than not having one at all, and she didn’t delve into why Su He had kept the child a secret originally.
As Susu was naturally sweet-talker, in no time at all, he had charmed his great-grandma into blissful forgetfulness, with all the messy matters thrown out of her mind, seeing nothing but her little great-grandson.
The couple was naturally left out on the side.
The pair of grandparents and their grandson chatted for a while and found that they both shared a common favorite color; green.
“Wow, you really are great-grandma’s well-behaved great-grandson, even your favorite color is the same as great-grandma’s.”
Hearing this, Su He felt that the issue that had troubled her for so long was finally resolved.
She had never understood why her son was so fond of green things – clothes, hats, shoes, socks, anything associated with green, he liked it.
It turns out it was genetic, though the trait had skipped quite a few generations, who would have guessed?
She had never really interacted much with Old Madam before, so naturally she didn’t know Old Madam’s preferences.
Because of Su Yimo’s arrival, the entire old mansion was enveloped in a festive atmosphere.
This news quickly reached the ears of the oldest son of Jiang Family and his family.
At dusk.
Jiang Zhongzhen arrived at the old mansion with his wife and son.
Just as the family entered, without seeing anyone yet, they could already hear Old Madam’s laughter and the sound of children from the living room.
Jiang Zhongzhen’s face instantly darkened; he hadn’t seen Old Madam so happy since his father died.
He composed his facial expression, a trace of smile coloring his serious features, and called out to the living room, “Mom, we came to see you, what’s making you so happy?”
Their arrival abruptly stopped the laughter in the living room.
Upon entering, they saw a child standing next to Old Madam, bearing a striking resemblance to Jiang Yan.
That face alone was enough; no need for a DNA test.
Before coming, Jiang Zhongzhen had his doubts, but now—
He had always thought Jiang Yan wouldn’t have descendants, yet here was a child appearing so suddenly.
Several people called out to Old Madam.
Old Madam, seeing the appearance of the oldest son’s family, was neither angry nor particularly happy, “You came without telling me first?”
Cheng Wan, Jiang Zhongzhen’s wife, smiled at Old Madam and said, “Mom, we heard Ah Yan brought a child back and rushed over excitedly, we didn’t have time to inform you.”
Old Madam gave her a deep, inscrutable look and indifferently said, “Hmm, you’re quite well-informed.
I haven’t told anyone yet, but the oldest daughter-in-law already knew.”
Cheng Wan’s face stiffened instantly.
Jiang Zhongzhen glanced back at her, signaling that if she couldn’t speak well, she shouldn’t speak at all.
Old Madam didn’t give her a chance to explain herself and then turned to Jiang Zhongzhen: “Since you’re here, stay for dinner.”
Mainly, she was too lazy to listen to her excuses.
Jiang Zhongzhen did not expect that he would meet Su He, whom he had been trying to contact for such a long time, at the old mansion.
Jiang Yan looked at him emotionlessly and called out, “Uncle, Aunt.”
Su He also called out.
Following that, Old Madam with Su Baobao obediently greeted Jiang Zhongzhen’s family.
“So this is Ah Yan and Su Su’s child, isn’t he adorable?” Cheng Wan looked at Su Yimo affectionately and even reached out to him, “Child, come, let grandma see you.”
Unfortunately, Su Baobao, possessing social butterfly cells, suddenly hid behind Old Madam and refused to go over.
This made Cheng Wan quite embarrassed, and she could only laugh it off, “This child is quite shy.”
Jiang Yan and Su He watched this scene and tacitly kept silent, without responding to her words.
Although Su He hadn’t interacted with the Jiang Family in four years, with Jiang You and Jiang Nanche around her, who couldn’t keep their mouths shut, even though she didn’t directly deal with Jiang Zhongzhen’s family, she knew exactly what kind of people they were.
Jiang Yan reconsidered the night before, about where the slip happened in keeping the child a secret.
She asked Jing Xuan; it wasn’t something Lu Zhiyang had said.
Then she summed up the strange actions lately of Jiang You and Jiang Nanche, who had been avoiding her, suspecting it was linked to them, and regretted trusting them so much, only to be betrayed in the end.
Seeing the child ignoring her, Cheng Wan turned to Su He, still smiling, “Susu truly is Jiang Family’s greatest merit-holder, quietly giving Jiang Family a great-grandson.
We were worried about Ah Yan’s health since you’ve been married for four years without any news.
Your uncle was also worried about you two, so he took over some of the company’s responsibilities to let Ah Yan rest and recuperate.
We never expected that you already had a child, and now we can rest assured, having a child is better than none.”
Reminded by Cheng Wan, Su He recalled that in everyone’s eyes, Jiang Yan was a person not expected to live past thirty.
Her words clearly hinted at Jiang Yan’s poor health, fearing he would die without leaving a son.
Su He originally had no intention of getting involved, but since they had brought the topic to her, she couldn’t ignore it.
She cleared her throat and replied in a clear, lukewarm voice, “Aunt, you don’t need to flatter your niece-in-law too highly.
Since I married Ah Yan, I naturally have the obligation to bear descendants for Jiang Family.”
Then, she seriously made up a story: “After all, Aunt, you said yourself, Ah Yan is frail.
It wasn’t easy for us when we conceived this child, we were always worried about complications, so we didn’t inform the family about it, fearing to give grandma false happiness.
When the baby was born, he was weak and had some problems; at the time, we didn’t know if we could save him, so we kept it a secret.
Only after the child was nursed back to full health did we dare bring him back.”
Jiang Yan quietly listened by the side, hearing that there were problems when the child was born, he felt a twinge in his heart but it wasn’t the moment to ask.
After Su He finished, she rolled her eyes inwardly: this man’s health weak?
It was spot on, strong as ever!
Su Baobao thought: didn’t my aunts say he was born as sturdy as a calf?
Cheng Wan didn’t know how to respond after hearing her story.
At that moment, her daughter-in-law Chu Yanan stepped in, “Children are their parents’ treasures.
Now that the child is fine, everything has turned out well.” She glanced at Su Baobao and added, “Seeing the child now plump and tender, he will surely grow up healthy and strong.”
Su He smiled faintly, a touch of worry in her voice, “Thanks, sister-in-law, this child, his constitution is also weak, always catching fevers and colds, quite delicate indeed.”
From Su He’s words, it was evident that the child’s health was not good.
However, they did not know, all this was intentionally orchestrated by Su He.
Susu thought quietly in her heart: My constitution is weak?
How come I didn’t know that?
After dinner.
The Jiang Zhongzhen family didn’t stay long and left shortly after.
Jiang’s Mansion.
“Husband, actually we don’t need to worry, Ah Yan won’t live long, and this little one’s health is also poor, moreover he’s so young, there’s no way he can compete with us for the Jiang family’s assets.
Besides, Su He, a woman without Jiang Yan, what can she use to compete with us?” Cheng Wan said on the side.
Jiang Zhongzhen: “Don’t forget, Su He has the Su Family behind her.”
And, he didn’t think Su He was just a vase.
Not only backed by the Su Family, but also the First Research Institute, maybe even the Yuan Family and Qi Family are supporting her from behind.
He clearly remembered the attitude of the old masters from Qi Family and Yuan Family towards Su He last time.
Seeing that Cheng Wan wanted to say something else, he immediately interrupted her sharply: “Enough, you a woman need not fret about these matters!
If you have this spare time, hurry and have Yanan conceive a child, they’ve been married so long with no signs, Old Madam originally wanted to hold a great-grandchild, now look, Jiang Yan beat them to it!”
“If you were a bit more capable, letting Old Madam hold a great-grandchild sooner, she wouldn’t have given her shares to my favorite nephew!”
“Married someone whose background can’t compare to Su He’s, and even conceiving a child is as slow as a snail!”
After saying that, he waved his hand irritably, stood up, and went upstairs with a troubled face.
Cheng Wan was scolded by him and felt extremely depressed.
“Old fool, they can’t conceive a child, and it’s my fault?
Can’t you be reasonable?!” She shouted angrily at the retreating figure of Jiang Zhongzhen.
“…”
Jiang Family Mansion.
Since tomorrow was the weekend, and Su He didn’t need to go to the hospital, she agreed to bring the child and stay overnight at the old mansion.
With wife and child both present, Jiang Yan had no reason to go back alone.
After the little guy had his bath, he went to Old Madam’s room.
After Su He had her bath, she leaned against the headboard, head down, looking at her phone.
Until, the other side of the bed sank suddenly, she realized that Jiang Yan had already showered and come out.
“What happened when you gave birth to Xixi?”
Suddenly, a man’s deep and magnetic voice sounded by her ear.
She didn’t look up, knowing what he was asking, she directly answered him: “Nothing happened, I made it all up, your son’s body is as strong as a fierce tiger.”
Right after she finished, the phone was snatched away by someone.
“Jiang Yan, what are you doing?”
“Ah…”
The man grabbed her phone, clasped her hand firmly, pulled her into his embrace, and pinned her directly onto the bed.
His dark eyes reflected her fair and delicate face, almost tempting him to bite.
He leaned down and gently bit her wet lips.
Su He glared at him, warning, “Jiang Yan, let go of me, Xixi is going to come back soon!”
The man did not let go, instead, he leaned even closer.
“Where did you know I’m as strong as a fierce tiger, hmm?”
The man looked at her, his thin lips slightly curved, a charming smile playing, “Or let’s change the question, where am I strong, hmm?”
Su He faced the extremely handsome face before her, really not wanting her thoughts to wander off course because of his damn pleasing voice, which was absolutely gut-wrenching.
But dead on she got the gist of his words.
A fake smile appeared on her face, “President Jiang is strong everywhere.”
“Oh?
Is that so?” He was obviously not satisfied with the answer.
“There must be one place that’s the first though, right?
Mrs.
Jiang might as well share, hmm?”
His warm breath on her face, the elongated tone like a beautiful violin, intoxicating and mesmerizing, each note of his penetrated every pore of hers, seeping into her heart.
Su He’s hand on the bed unconsciously clenched the bedsheet.
Her whole body felt a tingling sensation, as if an electric current was roaming inside her.
She was constantly suppressing the strong desire inside her, gritting her teeth, “Jiang Yan, you better stop while you can!”
“If I don’t?
Could Mrs.
Jiang actually eat me, hmm?”
At this moment, Jiang Yan was like using his charm, leveraging his advantages, tempting Su He to commit a sin.