Chapter 461: Chapter 461: Insufficient Status
“Chu Jinyu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head with a smile and said softly to the lady-in-waiting, “Let her in.”
Han Ying disagreed, “My lady, you’re too indulgent with her.”
As the First Lady, Chu Jinyu was even busier than the President himself. This Young Mistress of the Ning Family, taking advantage of the First Lady’s favor, came to visit frequently, which was a bit too thoughtless.
Chu Jinyu didn’t explain anything and simply waved her hand to dismiss her.
Han Ying had no choice but to leave the living quarters.
When Su Lianxi walked in, her eyes were still red and swollen. Seeing Chu Jinyu, her eyes immediately brightened up, and she even forgot about etiquette, running to Chu Jinyu and choking out, “My lady…”
“What’s the matter?” Chu Jinyu had her sit down and reassured her by holding the back of her hand, “Don’t rush; take your time to talk.”
“Yichen…he didn’t come back all of last night,” Su Lianxi said, and the tears began rolling down.
For one night, she had thought that Ning Yichen was just being impulsive, that when the drug took effect, he would surely come back to her side.
But she waited and waited, and there was still no word from him by dawn.
How could he be so heartless? Did he really not care about anything at all? Had he come to loathe her so much that he was willing to sit by and watch the Ning family’s misfortune?
These thoughts tumbled in her mind, burning her, making her restless. So as soon as the time came, she hurried to the President Mansion.
She thought fiercely, if Ning Yichen wasn’t afraid, then she was prepared to go all out, too—let’s see who would be scared!
“Ever since we married, he has been cold to me. I was so anxious to win his favor, but…” Su Lianxi cried out, “he refuses even to touch me, and is always ready to divorce me…”
Chu Jinyu’s brows furrowed slightly, “The Ning family threw a big feast to marry you; there’s no reason for them to treat you .”
At this, Su Lianxi felt even more wronged, “Yes, I thought Yichen loved me, but I didn’t expect him to dislike me so much, and the people of the Ning family are all unfriendly to me.”
Chu Jinyu’s face darkened slightly, and she looked into Su Lianxi’s eyes, speaking word by word, “Lianxi, tell me honestly, did you…force him into marrying you by leveraging a favor?”
Panic flashed in Su Lianxi’s eyes as she stammered, “How…how could that be?”
But Chu Jinyu, astute as she was, knew there was something fishy just by seeing Su Lianxi’s reaction.
“Lianxi, if the Ning family is unkind to you and you want a divorce, I will certainly help you,” Chu Jinyu said with a smile, “But when it comes to matters of the heart, I can’t force him to love you.”
“He…he was very nice to me at the beginning,” Su Lianxi said with a look of grievance.
“So, has he been unfaithful?” Chu Jinyu asked with a slight frown.
Su Lianxi’s heart sank a little, and she shook her head subconsciously, “No… that’s not it…”
If the First Lady started to think in that direction, Su Zixi’s existence could very likely be revealed. Then, the First Lady would surely have her suspicions.
“If that’s the case, then why?” Chu Jinyu looked at her intently, “Do you really not know why the Ning family’s attitude towards you changed after the wedding?”
Stuttering, Su Lianxi said, “Maybe… maybe they look down on my status…”
So, if she had an official status…
Chu Jinyu laughed and said, “If they really cared about your status, they wouldn’t have married you in the first place.”