The air in the living room was filled with the aroma of food. This made the environment feel more like a home.
Li Qianxue wasn't in the mood to enjoy the atmosphere. Her expression was cold. If Su Qingsang were here, she would know that Li Qianxue had been like this for the past twenty years.
She left the hotel early in the morning. After breakfast, she went to Su Qingsang's apartment.
She sat in the car and watched Su Qingsang get sent to work by the driver. She watched Huo Jinyao leave too. After they left, she sat in the car for nearly ten minutes before she got up.
Li Qianxue had taken over the Li Group recently. Although she was here to see her daughter, she was full of vigor.
She was wearing a classic Chanel black dress with a white suit on top. The perfect combination of black and white made her slender figure look longer.
Her long hair was tied up behind her head, and there was a delicate diamond necklace around her neck. Compared to Xiang Caiping, who only wore an apron and had some flour on her hands, she was from two different worlds.
Because of Su Peizhen, the two of them had fought each other once. However, because of what Su Peizhen had done, Li Qianxue didn't say much to Xiang Caiping.
This time, it was different. She stared at Xiang Caiping. Looking at her, she thought of the grievances she had suffered for more than twenty years, Su Chenghui, and Su Qingsang.
She could forget about Su Chenghui. She had divorced him and accepted it.
But Su Qingsang couldn't.
The atmosphere in the living room was still silent. She didn't move, and neither did Xiang Caiping. Li Qianxue looked around the room and finally walked to the dining table.
There was a lot of flour on the table, as well as stuffing and molds.
"Mooncakes?"
Li Qianxue turned to look at Xiang Caiping, her eyes cold. Xiang Caiping wiped her hands on the apron and didn't answer her.
"Good craftsmanship."
Li Qianxue picked up a mold. It was a very small mold with cute animal shapes on it.
Xiang Caiping took a few steps forward and stood opposite Li Qianxue.
"You don't have good eyesight."
Li Qianxue put down the mold and put her hands on the table. She leaned forward and stared at Xiang Caiping's face.
"Xiang Caiping, I want to ask you, where did you get the courage to stay here?"
Xiang Caiping frowned slightly. She didn't like Li Qianxue before because of Su Chenghui, but now because of Su Qingsang.
Su Qingsang was such a good daughter, but Li Qianxue had given birth to her. This made her feel very strange.
"Huo Jinyao invited me here. Qingsang asked me to stay."
Li Qianxue sneered. "You'll stay just because she asked you to? Where's your shame? "
"Li Qianxue." Xiang Caiping looked embarrassed. She didn't hear what Su Chenghui said to Su Qingsang when he came yesterday, but she could guess.
Today, Li Qianxue had come knocking on his door, and with such a rather rude attitude.
"Whether I stay or not doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?"
"How could it have nothing to do with me?" Li Qianxue raised her eyebrows. Her bright and beautiful face was full of arrogance. It's my daughter's home. It's the home of my daughter and son-in-law. Xiang Caiping, what identity will you use to stay? "
Xiang Caiping was a little unsure, but it was a fact that she liked Su Qingsang.
It was true that she had given birth to Su Peizhen, but it was also true that she had spent a few months with Su Qingsang.
She lived alone in such a big villa. It was inevitable that she would be lonely. Su Peizhen went to prison. Sometimes, she would sit for a whole day without saying a word.
No matter how good Aunt Zhao was, she was only there to help out. Most of the time, she stayed in that house and thought about her life for so many years.
It didn't matter to her to be alone in the past because she had never enjoyed the warmth of family by her side.
But later, she didn't want to be alone anymore. Su Qingsang wasn't her biological daughter, but she liked it here.
Su Qingsang respected her enough and was close enough. Except for the way they addressed each other, they were almost like mother and daughter.
Therefore, even though she knew that this situation was just a superficial peace brought about by Su Qingsang's pregnancy, she still couldn't help but cling to this feeling of home and was reluctant to leave.
Now, Li Qianxue's appearance had uncovered the layer of peace that she thought was on the surface, making her understand that this place didn't belong to her.
She was silent, and there was a little embarrassment on her face. Xiang Caiping hadn't taken care of herself all these years. Her hair had already turned gray, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes couldn't be hidden.
She looked at least ten years older than Li Qianxue. At this moment, showing such an expression made Li Qianxue feel like she was bullying her.
This made her feel even more uncomfortable. The weak had always been pitied. Was Xiang Caiping trying to say that she was bullying her?
"Say it. What identity are you using to stay here? "Li Qianxue's voice became more and more impolite." Are you a nanny? Or a chef? "
"Li Qianxue." Xiang Caiping seemed to have finally found her voice. There was a hint of anger in her stiff voice. "Don't go too far."
"Am I going too far? You stayed in my daughter's house and didn't leave. You wanted to steal my daughter. Who's going too far? "
"I didn't." Xiang Caiping couldn't defend herself. "It was Qingsang. Huo Jinyao asked me to come."
"You came just because he asked you to? To put it bluntly, you still want to steal my daughter. "
"I didn't. Qingsang is your daughter. I know very well. "
"Of course you know. It's because you know that that it makes it seem that you did it on purpose. "
She walked around the table and stood in front of Xiang Caiping. She was a little taller than Xiang Caiping. She looked down at Xiang Caiping's face.
"Because what you did was just to take revenge."
"Li Qianxue."
Li Qianxue sneered and looked at Xiang Caiping's expression. "You want to take revenge on me. You want to take revenge on me for stealing Su Chenghui. You also want to take revenge on Huo Jinyao for sending Su Peizhen to prison. That's why you're here now? "
"I didn't." Xiang Caiping had never thought about taking revenge. No. Maybe she had at the beginning.
When she first returned to Lin City, she really hated Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue. Even now, she still hated them.
However, she knew too well that she couldn't do anything.
"You didn't?" Li Qianxue pointed at the ingredients on the table and said, "Isn't this called revenge?"
"You treat Qingsang well. You take care of her and make her grateful to you. Then, she can't leave you. When that time comes, my daughter won't be close to me but to you. This is your revenge on me, isn't it? "
"I didn't."
Xiang Caiping had been running her own business for more than twenty years and had some success in her career. However, she couldn't compare to Li Qianxue, who had been the heir of the family since she was a child.
For a moment, her momentum was taken away by Li Qianxue.
Her hesitation and pause were the best explanation. Li Qianxue took another step forward and said in a colder voice, "You've already done this. Xiang Caiping. "
"You've lived here for a long time, haven't you? For such a long time, Qingsang didn't tell me about your existence. She didn't even mention you in front of me. She knew that what she did would make me unhappy, but she still let you stay. Why? Because her heart has unknowingly been biased toward you. "
"But what about you? All you're thinking about is revenge. "
"Li Qianxue, you're talking nonsense. I didn't."
"You said you didn't, but your behavior, everything you did, was to take revenge on me."
Xiang Caiping staggered and took a few steps back.
"Are you feeling guilty? Because I'm right? " Li Qianxue sneered and didn't hide the disdain on her face. "Many years ago, you couldn't compete with me and hated me for stealing your man. So many years later, you found an excuse to get close to my daughter. You wanted to steal my daughter. Xiang Caiping, you're really something. "
"If someone stole her, it means that she wasn't mine." Xiang Caiping finally calmed down a little. She looked at Li Qianxue and tried to suppress her anger. "You said that yourself back then, and I'm telling you the same thing now. If you think that I stole Qingsang, it only proves that she isn't yours. "
"You admit it?" Li Qianxue smiled and said, "Xiang Caiping, do you think I'm Su Chenghui? Do you think I'll believe that you're innocent and harmless? "
She suddenly brought her face close to Xiang Caiping's. Her penetrating gaze made Xiang Caiping feel as if she had nowhere to hide. "You may indeed be pure and kind, and I also believe that you do have feelings for Qingsang, but —"
She stretched out a finger and gently pointed at Xiang Caiping's heart. "It's also true that you want to take revenge on me."
Her voice was very soft, and she was very close to Xiang Caiping. At such a close distance, Xiang Caiping could see her expression clearly.
Xiang Caiping blinked and gently pushed the finger away. "So what if it is?"
Taking a step back, Xiang Caiping's voice had regained its calmness. "Can't I take revenge on you?"
"You know what you've done. You stole Su Chenghui from me. It's been more than twenty years, and you raised my daughter to be like that. If it weren't for you, if it weren't for Su Chenghui, how could Peizhen become like that? What's more, Peizhen only wants you to be her mother, so why can't I make Su Qingsang closer to me? "
"Sometimes, I really want, and I really hope, that Qingsang is my daughter. I don't think I did anything wrong. Just like you were when you were pregnant. You came to me and told me that you were pregnant with Su Chenghui's child. Do you still remember? You said that before, you didn't care. But after you had a child, you and I relied on our own abilities. "
"Li Qianxue, I'll say this back to you now. We rely on our own abilities. If you can make Su Qingsang kick me out and out of this family. Then I admit defeat. If you can't. I'm really curious. What method will you use to make me leave your daughter? "
Li Qianxue wasn't in a hurry to accept Xiang Caiping's challenge. She chuckled, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
"After so many years, Xiang Caiping, why are you still so naive?"
Xiang Caiping looked at her and frowned slightly. Li Qianxue's fingers gently tapped on the table. Then, she supported her chin with one hand and looked at her sideways.
"Back then, you couldn't win against me. What makes you think that you can win against me now?"
"Wake up," Li Qianxue said bluntly. "Qingsang is my daughter. If she had to choose between hurting you and hurting me, I can bet with you that she would definitely choose to hurt you. "
"If I were you, I would leave on my own. After all, it wouldn't look good if someone really chased you away. "
"I won't leave." Xiang Caiping was unexpectedly stubborn this time. "I told you, I was invited by Huo Jinyao. Qingsang tacitly allowed me to stay here. Why should I leave? "
"Your courage is commendable." Li Qianxue nodded, stood up, and stood in front of Xiang Caiping. "Then I'll wait here. When Su Qingsang comes back, we'll see if she chooses to keep you or me."
After saying this, she didn't look at Xiang Caiping. Instead, she walked to the sofa outside and sat down.
Xiang Caiping stood there, twisting her apron into a ball with her hands. It was wrinkled.
She forced herself to calm down, stood back in front of the dining table, and continued to make mooncakes.
She wrapped the prepared stuffing into the dough wrapper. Actually, it was really easy. It wasn't difficult. It didn't matter if she made it wrong.
After all, no matter what she did, the final result would be eaten by Su Qingsang.
She really wasn't picky in this aspect, unlike Su Peizhen, who didn't eat this or that.
Her eyes were a little hot, but Xiang Caiping just lowered her face and didn't even raise her head. In less than two minutes, two drops of hot tears appeared on the back of her hand.
The temperature made her hand feel as if it was being burned. At this moment, she was even glad that Auntie Yu had gone home first. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn't want others to see her like this.
Another drop of tears fell, and she didn't even raise her hand to wipe it away.
Li Qianxue was mostly right. She really liked Su Qingsang, but she also really wanted to compete with Li Qianxue.
It had been more than twenty years. She wouldn't forget how Su Chenghui abandoned her and married another woman. But she wouldn't forget it either.
At that time, Li Qianxue, who was pregnant, ran to her and asked her to quit. She said that she was pregnant with Su Chenghui's child. She said that if Su Chenghui really didn't like her, why would he touch her?
Xiang Caiping's appearance was average. When she was young, she was just a delicate and pretty girl. Her family background was also average. Her mother was a nurse, and she also learned to be a nurse.
However, before she could become like Nightingale, she was first taught a lesson by Li Qianxue.
At that time, she touched her lower abdomen and wanted to counterattack Li Qianxue by saying that she was also pregnant. But she couldn't say it. Yes, she was also a proud person. Why would she fight with a woman for a man?
Moreover, in addition to pride, she also had a faint sense of inferiority. Whether it was her birth or family background, whether it was her appearance or anything else, she admitted that she couldn't compare to Li Qianxue.
Such emotions accumulated to the highest point after Li Qianxue came to her, and then she easily gave up and gave up on Su Chenghui.
From this point of view, perhaps she didn't love Su Chenghui as much as she thought. After all, her pride was still above love.
But then? When she was about to have a child, she really began to hate Su Chenghui.
Why did she have to suffer like this? Why did she have to suffer like this? She was the one who grew up with Su Chenghui and even had an engagement with him.
But Li Qianxue snatched him away. Her child had no status, and her man wouldn't be responsible for her.
After comparing the two, Xiang Caiping made an impulsive decision that she would regret for the rest of her life. She threw the child to Su Chenghui.
At that time, she might have wanted revenge. After all, for a proud person like Li Qianxue, seeing her husband's illegitimate daughter swaying in front of her every day was enough to satisfy her hatred.
However, Xiang Caiping didn't expect that Su Chenghui would do something like changing the child. This directly led to the chaos in the next year.
Li Qianxue was right. At first, she only wanted to recognize her daughter and enjoy a good time with her. But later, when she found out about the matter of changing the child, her emotions changed.
Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue were both targets of her hatred.
Without Li Qianxue, there wouldn't be Su Chenghui's betrayal. Without Su Chenghui, there wouldn't be two children's messed up lives.
She really wanted to take care of Su Qingsang and accompany her to give birth to the child. But deep down, she really wanted to see Li Qianxue make a fool of herself.
Aren't you powerful? Aren't you capable? Aren't you omnipotent? Aren't you going to steal my man?
But now? Your daughter is closer to me, but she's estranged from you. If there's a problem, your son-in-law even asked me for help, but he didn't want to tell you.
With such a comparison, the distance between them was obvious.
She even thought that soon, when Su Qingsang was about to give birth, Li Qianxue would definitely come to Rong City. At that time, she could let her take a good look.
She, Xiang Caiping, could do things that she, Li Qianxue, couldn't do.
However, she didn't expect Li Qianxue to come so soon. She couldn't even wait for Su Qingsang's belly to get bigger and for her child to be born.
Leave just like that? Xiang Caiping was unwilling. She promised Su Qingsang to make mooncakes for her to eat. She couldn't go back on her word.
But what if she didn't leave? Li Qianxue was Su Qingsang's biological mother. Was there a need to ask who she would choose?
At that time in Lin City, as soon as she recognized Li Qianxue, she ran to her and made things clear. The current situation wouldn't be too far off.
Previously, her morning sickness was serious, so she needed her. But now that her morning sickness had subsided, she didn't need her anymore.
Xiang Caiping, if you don't leave now, when?
Are you really waiting for Su Qingsang to chase you away? But how could she leave? She liked Su Qingsang and liked living with her.
She also promised her a lot of things that she hadn't done. She really wasn't willing to leave just like that.
Tears blurred her eyes. Xiang Caiping's heart was in a mess. She swept the materials that were stained with tears aside without thinking and then swept them into the trash can.
She wiped away her tears and entered the kitchen. She should think about what to eat for lunch first.
Li Qianxue, who was sitting on the sofa, wasn't as calm as she appeared. She couldn't sit still when she saw Xiang Caiping continue to busy herself with the things at hand so calmly.
She calculated the time very well. It was now morning. Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao should be back in the afternoon.
She had a few hours to stay here and watch Xiang Caiping pack up and leave.
But now, looking at Xiang Caiping's calmness, she couldn't help but worry about another thing.
What if Xiang Caiping didn't leave? Would Su Qingsang tell her to leave when she came back, or would she tell her to leave?
Li Qianxue suddenly became uncertain. If Su Qingsang told Xiang Caiping to leave, it would be fine. Her pride and dignity would be saved.
But what if Su Qingsang couldn't bear to tell Xiang Caiping to leave? What if she asked her to stay? At that time, the person who would be embarrassed would be her.
Li Qianxue sat there motionlessly. She looked like an old monk in meditation, but her heart was far from calm. Especially when she saw Xiang Caiping actually walking in the direction of the kitchen, her expression became even more unpleasant.
What did this mean? Was she really going to pick a fight with her and not willing to leave?
Li Qianxue stood up suddenly. She almost had the urge to go up and pull Xiang Caiping away. But in the end, her reason and pride made her sit back down.
She forced herself to take out her phone to deal with some work. She had to leave the company for a few days when she came to Lin City.
She made a few calls and glanced in the direction of the kitchen from time to time, but she didn't see Xiang Caiping come out.
Her body moved and she almost stood up again, but she forced herself not to lower her head first. Whoever lowered her head first would be the first to admit defeat. Li Qianxue had always been a person who refused to admit defeat.
That year, Su Chenghui was drunk, and she was also drunk. The two of them didn't know how they ended up together.
In fact, at that time, she really liked Su Chenghui and really cared about him.
She even felt that such an accident was not bad. At least she still had a memory.
But she didn't expect that she didn't go home that day and that Old Master Li would come. When her father saw the two of them rolling together, his first reaction was to ask Su Chenghui to take responsibility.
In fact, at that time, Li Qianxue was unwilling. She knew that Su Chenghui had a woman he loved, and she also knew that they were childhood sweethearts and were about to get married.
Having a relationship with the person she liked, she treated everything as a memorial, a ceremony. In fact, it was also very good.
She persuaded Old Master Li to let him stay out of this matter. She told her father that it was all her own choice.
Old Master Li had always doted on her and had always granted her every request. Since she said to stay out of it, he wouldn't.
She thought that if she relieved Su Chenghui of the pressure, he would thank her. But she didn't expect that at that time, Su Chenghui, who was embarrassed and angry, actually blamed everything on her. Su Chenghui actually thought that everything was planned by her.
She deliberately got drunk, she deliberately had sex with him, and she deliberately attracted Old Master Li. And she deliberately pretended that it was just an accident, but in the end, it couldn't change anything at all.
Li Qianxue was such a proud person. So many charges were placed on her at once, and she was furious. She didn't have time to clarify things with Su Chenghui.
She found out that she was pregnant. At that time, she thought, didn't Su Chenghui say that I planned it? Didn't you say that I did it on purpose? I did it on purpose.
Li Qianxue, who was proud and couldn't bear the slightest grievance, went to Xiang Caiping and told her that she was pregnant.
She told her that if Su Chenghui really loved her, he would have been married a long time ago. What did she mean by drunk? If it wasn't for Li Qianxue in his heart, how could Su Chenghui be in a mess?
She told Xiang Caiping that Su Chenghui just treated her as a little sister and pitied her. He liked women like her.
Even if he wasn't now, he would be in the future. That time, she successfully defeated Xiang Caiping and made Xiang Caiping retreat.
What about this time?
Author's Words
。 PS: Some people don't quite understand the relationship between Xiang Caiping and Su Qingsang. Let me explain here. First, Su Qingsang and Huo Jinyao went to Rong City once, around the mid-autumn festival. Not long after that, Xiang Caiping came to Lin City. She stayed by Su Qingsang's side until the first lunar month. Nearly four months. The two of them really got along like mother and daughter, which was the foundation of their relationship. But not long after Li Qianxue met Su Qingsang, Su Qingsang returned to Rong City. Embarrassed. In terms of time spent together, Su Qingsang and Xiang Caiping had spent more time together. Second, Li Qianxue treated Su Qingsang very well, but for so many years, Li Qianxue had always given Su Qingsang the feeling of being superior. No matter how much she wanted to be close, the feeling of alienation for more than 12 years needed time to get rid of. Especially before, Li Qianxue had made things difficult for Su Qingsang again and again for Su Peizhen. Su Qingsang didn't mean that she would bear a grudge. But she would always be less casual. After all, Li Qianxue gave people the feeling that she was arrogant and superior. Secondly, from the beginning, Xiang Caiping's identity was in a state where she wanted to please Su Qingsang, so Su Qingsang felt pity and sympathy for her. This kind of mentality was actually very easy to understand. It was that you looked strong, and I felt that I might not have to pay attention to you all the time, because you were strong. But the other person was very weak, and that person was pitiful. Especially since Xiang Caiping's daughter was sent to prison by Huo Jinyao, in Su Qingsang's heart, Xiang Caiping was a weak person. People would instinctively sympathize with the weak. This was the same logic.
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