To My Dear Mr. Huo

Su Chenghui didn’t answer her question. He just stared at her with a burning gaze.

He was introverted by nature and at this age, he was naturally mature in his words and actions. It was rare for him to look at her so unabashedly.

Li Qianxue forced herself not to be angry. Any reaction she gave now could only make Su Chenghui even more proud, and she wanted to reject this.

“Su Chenghui, if you don’t want to talk about business now, then please leave.”

Su Chenghui wasn’t annoyed by her change of attitude. Instead, he sat up straight. “How is it? What do you think about the change?”

No matter how much Li Qianxue disliked Su C, ahenghui, she was still very calm and self-assured about the company’s matters. She pointed at the proposal with a cold face.

“It’s not a bad idea to add this idea of yours, but I’ve also done some homework these few days. I still have some other ideas.”

“What?”

“You have this water circulation system on there. You can collect rainwater and waste water for reuse. Then, why not change the installations on the roof to solar energy as well?”

“I’ve considered it and found that it would affect the aesthetics. That’s why I’ve decided to use air energy.”

“Yes, if the solar energy is placed on the roof, it will affect the appearance, but what if it’s placed on the wall?” That was the main point she wanted to talk about.

Li Qianxue found a pen under the coffee table and circled the key points. “I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days. Although what you said is good, it’s only relative. We can still improve it and do it better.”

“For example, what I said.” She didn’t look at Su Chenghui. She just looked at the proposal, and at the same time, she marked it with a pen. “Look, with the time and direction of the sun in Lin City, we can design the wall as a solar energy collection board. This way, it won’t affect the overall appearance, and it will achieve the effect you said.”

“What about the cost? Have you considered it?”

“I have considered it.” When Li Qianxue was immersed in her work, she was quite calm and rational. “I asked Wei Ting. He knows this area very well. According to what I said, the cost would increase at the beginning. After that, there would only be one maintenance fee. Of course, people who can afford to live in such a small community shouldn’t care about this small property management fee.”

“Yes, what you said makes sense.” Although hearing Wei Ting’s name made Su Chenghui uncomfortable, he forced himself to directly ignore that name.

“So I added something else after that.” Turning a page of the proposal book, Su Chenghui pointed it out to her. “What do you think?”

Li Qianxue looked at the words marked on it, and there were some changes. She couldn’t help but turn her head to look at it. Su Chenghui’s body was also leaning towards her.

Unconsciously, the two of them became a lot closer. She only stared at the proposal and didn’t notice Su Chenghui’s actions.

But Su Chenghui did notice. From his angle, he could see her beautiful side profile. Her facial features were bright and beautiful, and her nose bridge was higher than the average person. Looking at Li Qianxue, who looked like a person from a painting, he was moved.

However, at this moment, Li Qianxue didn’t notice his gaze. All her attention was on the proposal.

“Your idea indeed isn’t bad.” Li Qianxue was very confident in Su Chenghui’s ability. After seeing the two points that he improved, she turned around and asked, “Do you plan to –”

He was looking at her. When she turned around, their lips met.

Li Qianxue was suddenly stunned. Su Chenghui didn’t expect such an unexpected surprise to happen when he was close to her. He didn’t want to move back at all. Instead, he wanted to move forward.

Sensing Su Chenghui’s action, Li Qianxue suddenly moved back. She sat away from her seat in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

The two of them had been married for more than twenty years, but they had never kissed even once. In her memory, the two times they got drunk brought about two children. As for the process, Li Qianxue subconsciously chose to forget it.

She wanted to flare up, but she also knew that Su Chenghui couldn’t be blamed for what happened just now. Li Qianxue hated herself for being at this age and having suffering so much, yet she was still affected by him.

With that thought in mind, Li Qianxue’s voice turned cold. “Since your company has decided to participate in this project, then pick a time to sign the contract.”

“Okay.” Su Chenghui had already taken advantage of her today, so he had to stop now. Even his gaze was much more restrained. “However, have you spoken to the Tianyu Group?”

“I have. I spoke to Huo Jinyao on the phone yesterday. He will send the president of their branch company over to discuss this matter.”

Li Qianxue’s voice sounded extremely calm. “I will let you know when the time is set.”

Since it was a three-way cooperation, Su Chenghui naturally had to be present as well. Even if Li Qianxue was unwilling, she couldn’t avoid it.

“Okay. I will wait for your news.” Su Chenghui’s voice was gentle, and Li Qianxue could hear a hint of affection in it.

Looking down, she felt that she had had enough for today.

“If there’s nothing else, Let’s call it a day.”

Li Qianxue stood up and was about to leave, but Su Chenghui stood up as well. “Do you have any plans today?”

His gaze was very eager as he looked at her. Li Qianxue’s lips were pursed into a straight line, and there was a cold and fierce aura on her body for some reason.

“I don’t have any plans. I’ll just stay at home.”

“The weather is good.” The weather in Lin City was quite comfortable at the end of spring. This kind of weather was very suitable for going out. “How about playing basketball together?”

Li Qianxue turned around to face him. Her expression didn’t change. “Are you trying to ask me on a date?”

Su Chenghui didn’t deny his plans, but he felt that Li Qianxue had been a little tensed up recently. “I know you’ve been very busy recently. Wouldn’t it be good to relax at the right time?”

“No, I don’t think I need to relax.”

“How can you not need to?” Su Chenghui took two steps forward. Before Li Qianxue could react, he stood behind her.

He placed his hands on her shoulders and squeezed gently. “Look, you are very tense here. You’ve probably been too tired recently. I think that you haven’t gone to the beauty salon for a SPA in a long time, right?”

Li Qianxue’s body stiffened. She felt that Su Chenghui’s hands were still on her shoulders. He was using a moderate amount of strength to massage her shoulders. She quickly turned around and avoided his hands.

“Su Chenghui.” Li Qianxue’s expression didn’t change. She just stared straight at him. “I’m very tense because of your touch. I hate it when you touch me. If you don’t touch me, naturally I won’t be tense.”

The resistance on her face was too obvious. Not only was Su Chenghui not annoyed, but he even took a step forward.

“You mean, my touch makes you tense?”

“Don’t you even know that?”

Li Qianxue’s voice was cold and stern. Su Chenghui smiled faintly. “Qianxue, I’m very happy.”

His reaction was too sudden, but Li Qianxue almost instantly understood what he meant. Her expression changed slightly.

Su Chenghui didn’t seem to sense her struggle, and with a happy expression, he took another step forward. “I still have influence over you, so I’m very happy.”

No matter what kind of emotion it was, having an emotional reaction was a good thing. It was better than her being indifferent to him.

Li Qianxue’s expression was ugly. The smile on Su Chenghui’s face was quite glaring to her.

She could barely remain calm any longer. “I also have a reaction to cockroaches. When I see a bug appear in front of me, I also have a reaction. Su Chenghui, there’s nothing to be proud of. You don’t have to feel happy.”

“Disgust, hatred, disgust, they’re all emotions.”

“I know.” Su Chenghui’s voice lowered. “But compared to you ignoring me, I’d rather you hate me.”

At least, hate was also a kind of emotion, wasn’t it?

“Then congratulations.” Li Qianxue’s expression was cold. “With what you’ve done, I’ll hate you for the rest of my life.”

After saying this, Li Qianxue turned around and went upstairs.

Su Chenghui stood in the high living room for a long time with an ambivalent expression on his face.

..

Li Qianxue was really annoyed. This kind of emotion didn’t disappear until the evening.

When she was video-chatting with Su Qingsang at night, her face unconsciously revealed some emotions.

Su Qingsang knew that Li Qianxue liked the two children. Every night, she would video-chat with Li Qianxue and let her watch the two children.

But tonight, Li Qianxue was obviously not in a good mood. Su Qingsang held it in for a while, but she couldn’t help but speak.

“Mom, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

“No, I’m probably too tired.”

Li Qianxue looked at her daughter on the other end of the screen. After giving birth to a pair of twins, Su Qingsang had rested for a few months and looked much better in all aspects.

Huo Jinyao treated her very well, and now, even Liu Tongjia’s attitude had changed.

She was living a very happy life, with a smile on her face. Especially when she was with her two children, the happiness on her face was from the bottom of her heart.

“Qingsang?”

“Yes?”

There were some things that Li Qianxue had asked before, but now she couldn’t help but ask again, “Do you hate your father?”

Su Qingsang didn’t expect to hear this again after such a long time.

“Mom, why are you asking this? Yes, did dad come to look for you again?”

“Yes. There is a project in the company, and it might be a collaboration with your father’s company.”Although she was unwilling, but she had no other choice. “You know how I feel about your father. But because of the company, you, and Yuxin, we’ll always have the chance to meet.”

“Mom.” Su Qingsang didn’t think too much about it. “Since it’s a business collaboration, then do it.”

“Qingsang?”

“As for me, I don’t hate him.”

She had told Huo Jinyao a long time ago that she didn’t have any expectations for Su Chenghui. Without expectations, there would naturally be no hurt.

She had a mother-daughter instinct to want to be close to Li Qianxue. She also felt guilty, especially after giving birth to the child. She understood how Li Qianxue felt very much.

But with Su Chenghui… All the feelings she had for so many years had been exhausted.

She could now see Su Chenghui as a very ordinary elder. When he came to Rong City to see her and her two children, she wouldn’t feel particularly excited or surprised.

Just like towards an ordinary elder, she didn’t hate him and couldn’t get close to him.

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true.” Su Qingsang looked at her and thought of something. “Mom, do you know? Hatred is actually a very intense emotion. I don’t like to hate people. It’s too tiring.”

Really? Was it too tiring to hate people?

After ending the video call with Su Qingsang, Li Qianxue sat on the bed in a daze.

Hating people was tiring, but not hating them was more tiring.

Her pent-up emotions always needed a vent. Su Qingsang could be magnanimous and let it go, but she couldn’t.

Her daughter and son could let it go and not hate Su Chenghui because of their biological relationship, but she couldn’t.

Even if she knew that it would be very tiring. If it was tiring, so be it. She really couldn’t let it go. That was too difficult for her.

..

Su Chenghui’s plan for the North District was a large-scale, AI residential area.

It didn’t matter if they wanted to open a factory on the land next to it. But before the other party opened the factory, if they could build the project here first, and with such a unique concept, they believed that they could be one step ahead of the others.

As for the factory, it was much more difficult to go through the procedures and approval than their residential district.

To build a super-modern, fully-AI residential district a little distance from the city to meet the needs of more and more young people.

After the decision was made, it was time to contact the Tianyu Group. There was no other way. The land in the hands of the Li Corporation was taken over by the Tianyu Group. Speaking of which, when Huo Jinyao was in Lin City, it was because he knew about the plans there and knew that he had to build a business area that he took over that piece of land.

The current president of the Tianyu Group’s Lin City branch was called Wang Tao. He was the person-in-charge that Huo Jinyao transferred from the Rong City’s Headquarters after he left.

As one of Huo Jinyao’s confidants, naturally Wang Tao knew about the relationship between Su Chenghui, Li Qianxue, and Huo Jinyao very well. He treated both of them fairly politely.

There was nothing wrong with the contract, and the other party also agreed to the proposal. After Wang Tao asked Huo Jinyao for his opinion, he made the decision.

After communicating some of the details, the rest was to sign the contract. With such a big project, promotions had to be done. The three families finally decided to hold a grand signing ceremony as a publicity stunt.

No matter how much Li Qianxue disliked Su Chenghui, the number of meetings she had with him during this period of time had increased significantly.

The two of them often had the opportunity to meet. Although Wang Tao was present every time they met, Wang Tao had a sense of propriety. He tried his best not to occupy the home ground, but let Li Qianxue and Su Chenghui be the home ground.

This imperceptibly allowed Li Qianxue and Su Chenghui to communicate more often due to official business.

Li Qianxue obviously didn’t want to see Su Chenghui, but she had to see him even if she didn’t want to. For example, Su Chenghui was sitting in her office now.

“I’ve already booked the contract signing ceremony for next week. I’ve also asked President Wang for his opinion. I’ve decided to schedule the contract signing ceremony at the Blue Court Hotel. After the contract signing, there will be a small banquet. At that time, I will invite all the reporters to attend.”

“You can decide.”

Li Qianxue was unwilling to disagree with Su Chenghui on such a small matter.

The next part was all about business. Li Qianxue looked at the schedule and made sure that there were no problems before she planned to let Su Chenghui go.

“Qianxue.”

Su Chenghui looked at Li Qianxue with a flash of helplessness and regret in his eyes.

“Can I ask you to be my female companion at the banquet after the signing ceremony?”