It's still popular among wealthy families to hold the wrong child ~ chapter 12

 Chapter 12

When Su Qingxu walked out of the dormitory, the rain was still falling, and there was a tendency to get bigger and bigger. She held an umbrella, broke into the rain, and moved forward through the promenade next to Huaqing Pool, and she couldn't help but stop.

The entire corridor is made of stone pillars. Wisteria sylvestris climbs on it, and the branches climb high. When it reaches the top, the purple buds are embossed and hang down gently. The rain is attached to the buds, the rolling light overflows and the breeze slowly rolled the curtain of purple

Su Qingxu stood for a long time, and slowly let out a breath. The rain entangled the soil and gave out a unique taste, and her mood eased a little. Although she had known that everyone had the same temperament, she was still a little worried about Cui Xi, and she was really relieved when she saw it today. Sure enough, as she expected, Lin Yu was deliberate, but after Cui Xi and Su Che broke up, everything was no longer important. Whether it is Lin Yu or Su Che, these unimportant people are not worth her further thoughts.

When she walked to the school gate, behind the rain curtain, Su Qingxu vaguely watched a person holding an umbrella and standing in front of her car, as if waiting for someone. When she came closer, she saw a boy wearing gold-framed glasses. He was standing in the rain with an umbrella, but he was not embarrassed. It reminded her of the words 'Maolin Xiuzhu'^[1].

Su Qingxu took out the car key and pressed it. The car made a "didi" sound. At this time, the boy had walked up to her with an umbrella, "Qingxu, I am Xu Qingli, your cousin."

Xu Qingli? cousin? Su Qingxu probably got to know the personal connections in the family these days, and suddenly remembered that he is Shi Zhuyun’s son, Su Qingxu politely yelled, "Cousin."

The phone rang, it was Su Yibo who called, "Dad.”

"Did you see Qingli?"

Su Qingxu glanced at Xu Qingli. It turned out that Dad asked him to come, "Well, I saw it."

"You come back with him."

Su Yibo said, "A visitor is coming from home." Then hung up the phone.

"Get in the car." The visitor at home should be Xu Qingli's parents, that is, her nominal aunt and uncle. Tomorrow is the banquet, and they came to visit today as expected.

It is just after get off work, even rain cannot stop the mighty traffic. The car stopped in front of the longest red light intersection, Xu Qingli took out a gift that had been prepared, which was a wooden box, "This is a meeting gift for my sister. My sister will open it and see if I like it or not." He has opened the box.

Su Qingxu glanced at it. It was a purple jade bracelet. The jade was very transparent. Even a person like Su Qingxu who didn't understand jade knew that this jade bracelet was not ordinary. "Thank you, cousin."

For so many years, hitting a wall with Yang Li has created a character that Su Qingxu is neither compelling nor accommodating. For people she doesn't like, she has never wronged herself for doing enough. The first time she saw Xu Qingli, she felt inexplicably familiar and close. This cousin was much better than her nominal brother. It would be nice if the two of them could change.

"Miss is back." Wang Dacheng took the car keys and umbrella handed over by Su Qingxu,

"Master Biao^[2] is here too."

"Long time no see, Uncle Wang." Xu Qingli had heard about the initiator of the change of position of Su family daughter. But he did not expect that his uncle would call Uncle Wang back to take care of the Su family.

The two walked to the living room, and Su Yibo sitting on the sofa asked, "Qing Xu, haven't it been rained?"

Su Qingxu shook her head, but Su Yibo was still a little worried. His daughter was too thin. "Dacheng, let the kitchen cook two bowls of ginger cola^[3] and bring them up." One bowl is for Xu Qingli.

Wang Dacheng replied, "Okay, sir."

The ginger cola is within the scope of Su Qingxu's permission.

Su Yibo, "You two, come and sit here."

Su Qingxu and Xu Qingli agreed and walked over. They both sat next to Su Yibo.

On the sofa in front of Su Qingxu’s right, Shi Xiangyun and Su Che are sitting, and on the sofa in front of the left are a pair of strange men and women. This strangeness is not only because Su Qingxu feels that the faces of the two of them are unnatural, but also because they both look at each other. The relationship between them is unfamiliar, not like a couple, "uncle, aunt." This should be Xu Xiuyuan and Shi Zhuyun.

Shi Xiangyun, who was sitting on the side, saw her daughter and Xu Qingli sitting side by side with Su Yibo, like a family, feeling very uncomfortable, and frowned subconsciously. Compared to Su Qingxu, she prefers Lin Yu. She don’t know if it’s the reason because she didn’t raise her. Su Qingxu’s character is more like Su Yibo. No, to be precise, she is more like her sister. Shi Zhuyun.

"It looks Qingxu likes Ah-Li’s^[4] meeting ceremony." The speaker was Shi Zhuyun. Because of her illness, her face was pale all year round, and her voice was weak. She had a natural temperament all over her body. Su Qingxu knew that it was the temperament drenched in calligraphy and ink. It is often said that there are poems and books in the belly, and this is the case.

Xu Xiuyuan also agreed, "You brothers and sisters are very close to each other." The purple jade bracelet that Su Qingxu wears is a treasure that Xu Qingli bought at a high price at an auction. It is very precious.

Su Qingxu didn't know what to say, smiled, and exclaimed in her heart, the beautiful phoenix eyes, when they laughed, they looked more like an evildoer. He and Shi Zhuyun are two extremes, one is ink painting with profound artistic conception, and the other is ink painting with deep ink and color.

Listening to them talking and laughing, Lin Yu was never mentioned in the whole process, Su Che felt that the laughter was extremely harsh, "Dad, can you let Xiaoyu stay? Didn't the Qin family before also leave both daughters behind?" The huge Su family can hardly tolerate a little girl like Lin Yu?

The laughter stopped abruptly, Su Yibo did not speak, as before, his face was expressionless.

Xu Xiuyuan subconsciously looked in Su Che's direction and frowned, "We'll leave first, and come back tomorrow." The family of three got up and said goodbye. When Xu Qingli got up, he glanced at Su Qingxu who was sitting, her expression and Su Yibo is exactly the same.

"Dacheng, send them off." Su Yibo said.

Wang Dacheng responded.

After they left, there were only three people left in the living room in an instant.

Su Che looked at Shi Xiangyun who was silent on the side, and begged, "Mom, don't you like Xiaoyu too? Let her stay, OK?"

Shi Xiangyun was silent. Although she liked Lin Yu, she couldn't ignore the feelings of her own daughter. What's more, there is already a thorn firmly embedded in her heart, "Su Che, shut up."

Su Che still want to fight for something, "But mother, what should Xiaoyu do after returning to Lin's house?"

What to do? Shi Xiangyun has understood that although the Lin family is not rich, but the conditions are not too bad, "Su Che, Qingxu is your sister." Something in this world must belong to whoever belongs to her. Shi Xiangyun is able to understand his son. Mood, after all, it was his sister who had been with him for twenty years. But these words cannot be said in front of Su Qingxu.

"It's finished?" Su Yibo gave Su Che a cold look.

He didn't understand how Su Che grew crooked like this. "It is impossible for Lin Yu to stay in Su's house. Even if it is you today, I will let you go without hesitation." He said this unceremoniously, and Su Che's face suddenly turned pale.

"Su Che, don't say anything like this in the future." Shi Xiangyun said watching her husband get angry.

Su Qingxu said with some regret, "I wanted to leave some leeway."

Su Che didn't quite understand what she meant.

"Dad, mother, wait for me." After she finished speaking, she got up and went upstairs. After a while, she walked down the stairs with a box in her hand.

Su Che's expression suddenly changed. If he let his parents know about the photo, then... Su Che didn't dare to think about it anymore, got up and stood in front of Su Qingxu.

"Get out of the way." Now he know he was anxious, it's too late.

Su Che didn't move, Su Qingxu bypassed him, walked to Su Yibo's side, and sat down.

Su Qingxu opened the box, a box full of photos, she picked up a few photos and handed them to Shi Xiangyun, and then handed the remaining photos to Su Yibo together with the box.

Su Che, who was standing stiff, knew that he was unable to return to the sky, silently returned to his original position and sat down.

Su Qingxu saw Shi Xiangjun frowning, but she was not surprised. Did she already know that? Did she discover it herself, or was someone told her? As she was thinking, she saw Su Yibo throwing the photo on the table angrily, "Did you know it a long time ago?" He asked Su Che.

Su Che didn't speak, even he didn't speak, it was already the answer.

"Go back to your room." Su Yibo said. Although he has always ignored Su Che, he never expected Su Che to be like this.

Su Yibo was angry, Shi Xiangyun gave Su Che a look, and Su Che had no choice but to return to the room.

Seeing him leave, Su Qingxu continued, "Lin Yu asked a private detective to follow Su Che and took these photos. Dad, the girl whose face is painted off is Cui Xi."

Su Qingxu mentioned Cui Xi to Su Yibo, Su Yibo nodded and motioned for her to continue, "Lin Yu stalked Cui Xi that day, and had to let Cui Xi break up with Su Che, Cui Xi pushed her away, and then her head knocked on the flower bed. Dad, Cui Xi's strength is not strong."

She meant that Lin Yu was deliberate, and her purpose was to make Su Che and Cui Xi break up.

"No way." Shi Xiangjun understood Lin Yu and was self-willed and spoiled, but there was nothing wicked.

Shi Xiangyun’s questioning was expected by Su Qingxu. As far as she knew, Shi Xiangyun still loved Lin Yu very much. In addition to the photo, she had known it for a long time. The reason for not saying it was probably for Lin Yu’s feelings.

Su Qingxu didn't care about Shi Xiangyun's attitude. What she cared about was Su Yibo's attitude. "They have broken up. The other day Cui Xi went to the hospital to see Lin Yu. Lin Yu told Cui Xi that she did it on purpose."

"Dad knows."

Su Yibo said, "Su Che, don't worry about him." Taking a step back, even if Lin Yu didn't do anything wrong, even if she didn't like Su Qingxu so much, after learning the truth, Su Yibo will still do the same. Lin Yu certainly didn't know, but she was not innocent. The one who was really innocent was Su Qingxu.

Shi Xiangyun was afraid that Su Qingxu's grievances would affect the relationship between their brothers and sisters, "Qingxu, don't blame your brother."

Su Qingxu did not admit that Su Che was her brother, "I can understand Su Che." The so-called understanding only refers to accepting the existence of a certain thought or behavior. It does not mean approval, let alone support and forgiveness.

 

Note:

• ^[1]Maolin Xiuzhu is a Chinese idiom which means dense and tall bamboo forests, and often describes elegant and beautiful scenic spots. From Jin Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface ". 
• ^[2]The terms of calling relatives for cousins on father’s side all start with the character 堂(táng) followed by the word for older/younger brother or sister, depending on the cousin’s gender and whether they are older or younger than you. Then for cousins on your mother’s side, the terms follow the same pattern, but they all start with the character 表 (biǎo). 
• ^[3]Ginger cola is a drink made with ginger and cola. It has a sweet and spicy taste, which can increase calories, warm the stomach, prevent cold and remove phlegm. It also has miraculous effects on sore throat and tonsillitis caused by colds. It is most suitable for winter. Drinking ginger cola has become habit for Chinese people since decades ago, many restaurants also adding it in their menu. In 2017 also, Coca - Cola launched Coca - Cola with ginger flavored.
•  ^[4] 'Ah' in front of name is Chinese prefix used with a shortened form of people’s given names to express familiarity. This prefixes usually uses in Cantonese regions and other southern Chinese subculture. When “Ah” is used in front of names, the name after it is shortened to one character so as to become a nickname. 

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