"Ling Qiao, I don't mind if you go through life and death at such a young age, but I know that this girl is very kind. But, after a hundred years, if I see your grandfather, your great-grandfather, how can I be like them? "I forced my grandson to marry an illegitimate daughter …"
Shu Shu's heart went cold. Her grandmother was very concerned about her illegitimate daughter's identity. She lowered her head, as pain flashed past her eyes. This was an unchangeable fact. The elders could not accept it, and could only accept it.
"Grandmother …"
Granny Ling extended her hand to indicate for Ling Qiao to stop talking, but the old man shook his head and resentfully said, "Why are you still beating people up? Although my daughter-in-law doesn't have a good mouth, she won't argue too much with others. Over the past thirty years, she has served me well behind my back, and I understand her. Everything she does is for the sake of the Ling Family, and it's all for the sake of her son.
She looked at Ling Qiao, and then looked at this man she loved deeply. She wanted to work hard again, "Grandma, please forgive me, but I know I was wrong. I was reckless, and did not understand anything. Please give me a chance, I will definitely show you filial piety." For Ling Qiao, he had to say something no matter how humble he was.
Granny Ling sighed, "Little girl, your mouth is still as sweet as ever, making people happy. But ah, I'm old, and have seen all the ways of life, you and Ling Qiao can be considered my match, you two can do whatever you want, it's up to you, Grandma doesn't care, but you don't have to greet us when the New Year comes in the future. Our family has a lot of guests, so it's not good to see it."
Ling Qiao took a step forward, unyielding as he said, "Grandma, what is the meaning of this?" What do you mean there's no need to say hello during the new year holiday? What do you mean it's not good for the customers to see? Aren't they all from the same family? How can this be compared to a family?
"Ling Qiao …" ShuShu grabbed his arm and said timidly, "Grandma, I know. I will do it."
"Shu Shu, you …" I don't want you to feel even the slightest bit wronged. I promised your mother that.
What a shrewd person her grandmother was. The words she said today definitely did not come from her mind today. She had already made up her mind long ago that she would not reject her and divorce them like Hu Xin did. She was already very grateful and satisfied.
Since his grandma had already said so, and ShuShu was holding onto him, he didn't want to say anything more. "Grandmother, rest well. The weather is cold, take care of the warm weather. ShuShu and I still have things to do, so we'll be leaving first."
She was too familiar with her grandson's inner grievances. Looking at the incomparably haggard Shu Shu Shu, this child was also someone who had a bitter life. She slowed down her tone and said, "Go, go. Grandmother still wants to carry her great-grandson as soon as possible."
With tears in her eyes, Shu nodded. "Yes, I know, Grandmother."
When he walked out of the Ling family mansion, the sun was still shining brightly, but the northwest wind was even fiercer than before. It felt as if a knife was slicing across his face.
As the car drove onto the private road, a black coloured sedan came into view. It was the Tang Clan's car.
Ling Qiao stepped on the brakes and stopped, and so did the person opposite.
Tang was sitting in the back seat of the car. She had an operation that morning, and it was a success. She picked it up in the afternoon and took it home.
She rolled down the window and stuck her head out. "What a coincidence. Where are we going?"
What a coincidence! Shu Shu rolled her eyes at her. She turned her head and looked directly at the scenery outside the window.
Ling Qiao turned around and looked at her, "Mm, I just saw Grandmother, so I'm going back now." Is the operation successful? " It should be a success, or else he wouldn't have returned. This could be considered a form of courtesy.
"The operation was very successful, so I'm afraid I'll have to spend a lot of time walking when I get home to recuperate. You guys have to come see me more."
You? You shouldn't welcome me to disturb you and Ling Qiao! Shu Shu played with her fingers in her hands. Although she could not see her eyes, but her ears, she could not ignore them.
"Alright." Ling Qiao also smiled, but his hand silently held onto Shu Shu's hand.
Tang Thirty-Six looked past Ling Qiao at the passenger seat and greeted, "Shu Shu, don't be too concerned about the comments from the outside world. Your own happiness is the most important thing. Ling Qiao values you very much."
How could there be such a perverted dragon in this world? It was too hypocritical. She turned her head and expressionlessly said, "Miss Tang, if your legs aren't good, you can stay at home and rest, don't run around and fall down somewhere else. You still need to find a husband to send you to the hospital."
Not only did Tang Thirty-Six's expression change, so did Ling Qiao's. How could Shu Shu, who had suffered in front of her grandma, change so easily to someone else? Could it be that she was still feeling jealous?
"I know that I troubled Ling Qiao, but in the future, I won't trouble him anymore …"
"That's for the best. Also, don't have any ideas about Ling Qiao. He's my husband." Shudder wouldn't let him.
Ling Qiao furrowed his brows. One had to know how to be jealous. He said, "Fasten your seatbelt, we're leaving …" "Qingqing, let's go. I'll see you when I have time."
Tang Thirty-Six said, "Yes, that's good."
Shu Shu held her breath as she pulled on her safety belt. She muttered, "Hubby, don't look at her weak and weak appearance. Her scheming mind is heavy. She …"
Before she could finish, Ling Qiao interrupted his and said, "I know her better than you do! Shu Shu, if you continue to doubt what's going on between her and me, that means you don't trust me. She just finished her surgery. How can you say that about her? Something happened to you, and she even advised me to be considerate towards you. I didn't expect you to treat her like this, but don't hurt her either. " Seeing that Shu Shu remained silent, his voice became softer. "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. I need to go to the company. Come with me."
Shu Shu looked in front of her, neither saying nor saying anything, feeling conflicted. In Ling Qiao's heart, he had never been able to let Tang Xiuqing go. Otherwise, how could such a brilliant person like him not recognize this perverted dragon?!
When he arrived at the company, the reporters had surrounded him. Ling Qiao was too lazy to call the police and too time-consuming to turn around and enter the company through the back door of Ling Bai Group.
"Shu Shu, stay in my office and don't go anywhere. I have a meeting with the PR department to discuss policy. Wait for me."
After Ling Qiao finished speaking, he hurriedly left. Shu Shu sat on his seat, surfing the internet and listening to songs.
The secretary knocked on the door and came in, "Hello, Mrs. Ling. This is milk tea that the CEO had instructed me to brew for you. Warm your hands."
"Thank you."
Shu Shu's heart warmed as she accepted the cup of milk tea from her secretary. However, she still couldn't help but feel uneasy. People who weren't confident enough would always suspect something and worry about something.
Many times, she would tell himself that as long as Ling Qiao stayed by her side and said that he loved her and would never leave her, that would be enough.
She could laugh off the words of those who did not understand the situation online, but Ling Qiao's family was something she could not ignore.
Recalling what Hu Xin had said yesterday, telling her and her mother's jokes in such a smooth manner, she couldn't help but hit him down. She hated those who made sarcastic remarks, those who insulted others at will. However, Hu Xin was Ling Qiao's mother, so it would be difficult for Ling Qiao to compare their hearts to hers. Maybe she should try to get along with his mother.
Grandma said that there was no need to greet her during the new year, so she could go to her house on normal days. She would not need to go home to accompany her mother for the next weekend, so she could go back to the Ling family to accompany Grandma.
Grandma said that she wanted to hug her great-grandson earlier, so she would give birth to one. She was willing to give birth to a child for Ling Qiao.
After reading many of the comments, they were all scolding ShuShu or the Liu Family. No matter how strong their hearts were, they would not be able to take it anymore. ShuShu sighed and turned off the computer.
ShuShu went to the bookshelf at the back, looking for a book to read. Her fingers slid across a row of books, but were blocked by a thick notebook.
She casually took it off and opened it. It turned out to be an album. Inside the photo album were pictures of Ling Qiao since childhood. Why would this man keep such an important thing in his office? It should be at home.
However, as he flipped through the photos, there was an additional girl in a ballerina dress. Her eyes were bright, her teeth were white, and she looked very natural. Just from her tiptoe posture, one could imagine her elegant dancing posture.
Shu Shu froze for a moment. So these were their memories.
Flipping through it again, Tang and Qing's pictures occupied most of the space, recording her every frown and smile.
ShuShu closed the photo album with a blank expression, then returned the photo album to its original place. The wound that had slightly healed in her heart was torn apart again.
Since he isn't going to lose it, then I will keep it. So what if I keep it?
Ling Qiao did not have much time for this meeting. At six o'clock, his secretary came in with a hot snack. "Mrs. Ling, this is the snack dish. I've already heated it up for you. Also, I'm off work now, you …"
"You should get off work. It's hard to work overtime, so go back quickly if you don't work overtime. I'm here by myself. It's fine." Everyone was busy as it was almost the new year.
"Alright, then I'll be leaving first."
The secretary left again. ShuShu opened the snack bar and took two bites, but felt that she couldn't eat anymore, so she left it there.
The phone in the office suddenly rang. Originally, the secretary outside could have answered it, but once the secretary got off work, there was no one to answer it. Who would have called during work hours?!
Shu Shu walked over to take a look. The number looked familiar, so she picked it up. "Hello."
The other end of the line paused for three seconds before saying, "Are you Shu Shu?"
"Yes, Sister Qing. What business do you have now?" ShuShu knew the moment she heard the voice.
"You're still here? Ling Qiao said he'd call me after work. He might be too busy to remember, so I called to take a look."
"Why are you looking for him?"
"I'll look for him again. It's something between the two of us, so it's inconvenient to tell others."
"Tang Shuiqing, don't be too arrogant. Aren't you afraid Ling Qiao will notice your petty tricks?"
"Hur hur, calm down. Be a good Madam Ling for a few days. I'm hanging up."
"You … "Hey, hey, hey!" ShuShu hung up the phone heavily, silently saying to herself, don't fall into the trap, don't fall into the trap, don't fall into the trap.
She took out her phone and sent a text message to Ling Qiao, "Hubby, did the meeting end?"
Ling Qiao replied quickly, "It's almost done."
She stood up and walked to the window ledge. Nightfall had fallen outside, and in the boundless darkness, other than the street lamps, there were also a variety of red lanterns. There were also a variety of colored lights hanging on the trees. It was almost New Year's, and everyone was busy preparing for the new day. Usually, at this time of the year, she and her mother would also be busy cleaning the house, the house, and the house.
Thinking of this, Shu Shu's tears once again flowed down. If she lost her mother, why would she struggle?