Chapter 544: Your Legs Are Healed?
Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Your Legs Are Healed?
The child who told Su Mei where Li Wan worked was, in fact, arranged by Zhang Xiaozhen.
Zhang Xiaozhen had never given up on making Su Qing her sister-in-law. Even though her brother, Zhang Dahai, felt he wasn’t good enough for Su Qing, she refused to quit.
Her resolve only hardened after learning Li Wan’s identity. She believed that if she could just make Su Qing her sister-in-law, the Zhang family would be able to rise to prominence. She could even use it as a stepping stone to find a good husband for herself.
Even if it wasn’t for Zhang Dahai, Zhang Xiaozhen refused to give up so easily for the sake of her own future.
She wasn’t getting anywhere with Su Qing, so she shifted her focus to Li Wan. She had been trying to figure out how to get close to Li Wan, and that’s when she ran into Su Mei.
Su Mei hadn’t been idle while waiting for Li Wan in Xilin Alley. She had been asking the neighbors about Su Qing’s family. Unfortunately, Su Qing’s family rarely stayed there, so the neighbors didn’t know much. However, Zhang Xiaozhen found out about this. That’s why she came up with a plan: have a child tell Su Mei where Li Wan worked. She was hoping for a chance to swoop in and save Li Wan.
That way, wouldn’t she naturally be able to establish a connection with Li Wan?
Besides, based on Zhang Xiaozhen’s years of work experience, Li Wan would never welcome Su Mei. It was obvious Su Mei was an uninvited guest. If she were actually welcome, she wouldn’t have had to stake out Xilin Alley for a week without seeing a soul.
Zhang Xiaozhen had planned everything perfectly, but as the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.
She had intended to come and "rescue" Li Wan on the very first day. But for some reason, her supervisor at work went crazy and kept giving her tasks right as the workday was ending. She couldn’t refuse, or else who knows how her supervisor would make her life difficult.
As a result, every time she rushed over to the department store, she missed both Li Wan and Su Mei. Today, however, was finally the weekend. She hurried over early, planning to save Li Wan, only for Su Qing to beat her to the punch.
Zhang Xiaozhen was absolutely furious.
Seeing Su Mei get sent away, Zhang Xiaozhen knew her plan had come to nothing—a complete waste of effort. All that work, and she had nothing to show for it.
Su Qing exchanged a few words with Li Wan and saw her onto the bus before heading back to the state-run restaurant. She didn’t expect that in the short time she’d been away, Meng Chenghui would show up. The sight made Su Qing frown slightly.
’This Meng Chenghui still hasn’t given up?’
When Meng Chenghui saw Su Qing, he hurried to greet her with a smile. As if afraid she’d get the wrong idea, he quickly explained, "Miss Su Qing, what a coincidence. I was just in the area and ran into my cousin. I had no idea she was such good friends with you."
"Your cousin?" Su Qing’s gaze naturally fell on Meng Yanjing. Aside from Meng Chenghui, she was the only one there with the surname Meng.
Meng Yanjing looked a little exasperated. She nodded at Su Qing. "He’s my cousin—my second uncle’s son. My second uncle’s family was separated from ours over twenty years ago and ended up in Xiangcheng. We lost touch for all these years. Just last year, my uncle found my father and my eldest uncle, and we finally reconnected."
Meng Yanjing couldn’t believe this relative from Xiangcheng had actually shown up in Beijing. To be honest, she felt no deep affection for her cousin, Meng Chenghui. This was especially true after hearing the elders in her family discuss his love life; she thought he was a total womanizer. His romantic history was so colorful it left her speechless.
Su Qing nodded. She was surprised to learn that the Meng Family, a powerful clan in Xiangcheng, were Meng Yanjing’s relatives. Still, it was their family business and none of her concern. She certainly wasn’t going to stop being friends with Meng Yanjing just because she was related to Meng Chenghui.
Meng Chenghui grinned at Su Qing. "Miss Su Qing, you wouldn’t mind if I joined you for a meal, would you? Running into each other like this... it must be fate."
’Fate, my ass!’
Su Qing resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a pleasant, smiling voice from behind her. "I hope you don’t mind if I join you for a meal as well."
The moment Su Qing heard the voice, she whipped around. She saw An Zhihan standing not far off with A Feng, a gentle smile on his face. When he saw her turn, he smiled and nodded. "Miss Su Qing."
"An Zhihan, what brings you here?" Su Qing asked, looking at him with some surprise.
After returning from Xiangcheng, Su Qing had paid a visit to Mr. Gong’s residence. Following his recent treatments, An Zhihan’s legs had improved significantly. While he couldn’t yet stride or run like an ordinary person, he could walk normally without any issue. All that was left was a slow and steady recovery.
An Zhihan’s legs had recovered so quickly thanks to two things. First, there was the 800-year-old Purple Danshen. Second, Su Qing had kept the Purple Danshen in her special space for a while, allowing it to become infused with the green mist. On top of that, every time she visited Mr. Gong’s home, she had secretly given An Zhihan some of the Green Liquid.
Even Mr. Gong had been stunned by the speed of An Zhihan’s recovery.
Su Qing had assumed that once his legs were better, An Zhihan would be busy dealing with his affairs back in Xiangcheng. She never thought he’d be in the mood to go shopping.
With An Zhihan’s legs recovered, his men were overjoyed. In addition to their gratitude for Mr. Gong, they held a special reverence and respect for Su Qing. A Feng, who was standing behind An Zhihan, addressed her respectfully, "Miss Su."
Su Qing offered A Feng a small smile and a nod.
An Zhihan smiled. "I had some free time, so I decided to come out, do some browsing, and pick up a few things."
Su Qing’s eyes fell on A Feng, who stood behind An Zhihan holding a large bag. He had clearly bought quite a lot.
Su Qing wasn’t the only one surprised to see him. Meng Chenghui’s eyes went wide as he stared at An Zhihan. "An Zhihan? Y-your legs... they’re healed?"
Meng Chenghui stared at An Zhihan in disbelief. He knew a few things about the An Family’s situation. Even though Old Mrs. An had done her utmost to cover up the family’s scandals, adhering to the principle of not airing one’s dirty laundry in public, plenty of well-connected people in Xiangcheng knew the score.
There was no shortage of sordid affairs among Xiangcheng’s elite families, but sibling rivalry taken to this extreme was rare. As a result, many prominent families looked down on the An Family for what had happened. They never said anything to their faces, but behind their backs, they undoubtedly reveled in the spectacle of the An brothers’ feud.
While they mocked the An Family, many also pitied An Zhihan. He was a young master from a great house who lost both his parents in a single night, broke off ties with his family, and was left to struggle alone in the mainland. It was an undeniably cruel fate for a teenager, especially since the car crash had also left him paralyzed, supposedly never to walk again.
But Meng Chenghui simply couldn’t believe his eyes. The same An Zhihan who everyone said would never stand again was now standing before him, perfectly healthy.