Chapter 723: Chapter 723: Can Su Hongxing’s position be replaced by any Tom, Dick or Harry?_1 Chapter 723: Chapter 723: Can Su Hongxing’s position be replaced by any Tom, Dick or Harry?_1 Su Hongxing carefully examined Liu Qingyin’s expression but found nothing unusual.
Looking at the photograph, she suddenly felt as if she was staring at a stranger, a sensation that was particularly eerie.
To be precise, ever since Liu Qingyin had returned, Su Hongxing felt that she had become rather odd.
“Su Su, heed my advice, it’s not safe to trust anyone too deeply — you’ll only end up hurting yourself. Remember, I’ve betrayed you once. Do you think this half-sister of yours, Liu Qingyin, who appeared out of nowhere, is trustworthy?” Qiao Qiao spoke earnestly, truly not wanting to see Su Hongxing get hurt.
“I do trust Qingyin’s character. But ever since the explosion incident three months ago, I’ve started to find her a bit mystifying.”
Qiao Qiao immediately understood what Su Hongxing meant. “What if Qingyin really does have feelings for Ye Qilan? You wouldn’t feel guilty enough to just hand Ye Qilan over to her, would you?”
If that was the case, it would be downright absurd!
Su Hongxing chuckled, closing the webpage, “If Ye Qilan was an object I could just give away, things would be a lot simpler.”
Ye Qilan was a domineering man, impossible for anyone to manipulate or control.
If he didn’t want to get close to someone, nobody could force him.
“Well, that’s true. I’m hanging up now, talking to you just gets me riled up…”
“Wait, how did your discussion with Ye Xiandong go?” Su Hongxing inquired anxiously.
“Don’t even get me started. I’ve tried to meet him several times, but he’s stood me up every time. He’s probably avoiding me on purpose. But he can’t avoid me forever, I’ll get hold of him eventually.” Having said that, Qiao Qiao ended the call.
Su Hongxing woke up Little Pudding, helped her get dressed, and took her downstairs for breakfast.
Ye Qilan and Liu Qingyin were already seated, but the atmosphere seemed a bit tense. Fu Yan kept giving her signals, and she looked questioningly at him, trying to figure out what had happened.
Upon seeing Su Hongxing, Liu Qingyin asked sarcastically, “Don’t you even feel guilty?”
“Guilty about what?” Su Hongxing asked, puzzled.
“You left your husband to be with another man on such an important day. If I hadn’t stepped in, how do you think he would have managed?” Liu Qingyin’s voice rose in pitch, sounding rather grating.
“Well, you said it yourself – you stepped in.” Su Hongxing’s retort left Liu Qingyin speechless.
“Sister, you can’t treat Brother-in-law . If you don’t have him in your heart, please set him free…”
“Liu Qingyin, when does our relationship concern you?! I haven’t even settled last night’s bill with you. Who allowed you to wear your sister’s dress, her jewelry? They are her belongings! How could you take it upon yourself to wear them?” Having seen the news report online, Ye Qilan had been holding back his anger for a while. He couldn’t believe Liu Qingyin had the nerve to complain about last night’s incident.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Fu Yan hurriedly clarified for Liu Qingyin, “Fourth brother, this has nothing to do with Qingyin. Didn’t I explain this to you last night? I thought it was a shame to leave the dress and jewelry unused, so I let Qingyin try them on. Since fourth sister-in-law wasn’t present, it seemed appropriate for Qingyin to take her place…”
“Is Su Hongxing’s place something any Tom, Dick, or Harry can take?!” Ye Qilan’s words changed the color on Liu Qingyin’s face again and again.
She clasped her hands tight, her eyes downcast, “This has nothing to do with Fu Yan, every single mistake was mine to own. I shouldn’t have stood up for Brother-in-law, shouldn’t have tried to save his face. Perhaps my very presence here is an intrusion…”