Yang Su felt that perhaps in the public consciousness of society, women are perceived as the weaker group, and men protecting women has become a matter of course.
But as a woman, you must first understand that in this world, regardless of gender, everyone is an independent individual. There may be differences between individuals, but that doesn’t mean women have to be weak.
Of course, if you yourself think you are weaker than others, then even if you could actually be stronger, you won’t be able to achieve it.
Like Chu Qing at this moment.
In the presence of Chang Linsheng, she is always the weaker party, excessively dependent on him on a psychological level, to the point where she’s lost her true self. In this way, the balance of power in their feelings is lost, and what does she face beyond loss?
Yang Su suddenly started to wonder whether Chu Qing’s feelings for Chang Linsheng were excessively obsessive, or whether they were not love at all?
Yang Su took a deep breath and said, "I’m sorry, Miss Chu. I don’t feel that I owe you, nor do I feel that Asheng owes you. So if you want to demand repayment, you’re really looking for the wrong person!"
"Looking for the wrong person?" Chu Qing sneered, "You think I’m looking for the wrong person because you don’t understand the true situation. Yang Su, I don’t rule out that Asheng is a good man, but all good and bad in this world are relative. I think Asheng is good because I’ve encountered the bad Xie Jialun. And you? Just because he treats you well? Spoils you? Protects you, so you think he’s good?"
Yang Su pursed her lips and said, "That’s enough!"
"Enough? Haha, you say it’s enough because you don’t understand what kind of man Asheng is!"
"Eleven years ago, it took less than four months from meeting Asheng to marrying him. I naturally fell in love with him at first sight, but the most Asheng felt was indifference. I thought his view on feelings was like that, and I didn’t force him to love me, because in my eyes, he wouldn’t fall in love with any woman. I was willing, truly willing, to be the woman closest to him in life beyond love.
That day was considered our second meeting. Grandpa invited him to Chu Family for dinner. I was very happy, wore what I thought was the most beautiful dress, dressed head to toe. He was still polite to me, without any waves. At that time, I was still not sure whether he agreed to be with me. I was anxious; our exchange didn’t exceed five sentences!"
"A few days after that dinner, news came from the Chang Family that Asheng had agreed to continue seeing and understanding me. Over the next almost four months, we met only twice. He was very busy, and I didn’t dare to seek him out actively. On the eve of the engagement, we met once, just once—had a meal, watched a movie, during which he answered two calls. Listening to this, isn’t it unbelievable? Because at the next meet, we were already engaged, and it was at that engagement party that I learned the reason he agreed to get engaged and even married to me!"
Yang Su’s eyes twitched slightly, the fingers grasping her cup tightened.
Chu Qing said, "If you know Asheng well enough, you should know that his family situation is very complex. There are many siblings, especially cousins, more so. Asheng isn’t the most outstanding in the Chang Family. He has a brother, several cousins, both legitimate and illegitimate, perhaps more than ten!
But the Chang Family patriarch loved Asheng’s big brother the most, because the brother was too outstanding, and in a family, having one so outstanding, even another equally excellent one is overlooked due to first impressions. Under such circumstances, if Asheng wants the patriarch to take him seriously, he must do something different from or impossible for the other siblings."
"The Chang Family has two companies. The branch in H City was just starting up at the time, having been in operation for less than two years. There was significant competitive pressure, combined with other reasons. Although the company showed progress, it was not easy to rapidly grow in H City. And under these circumstances, our Chu Family gave the Chang Family a big contract, causing Chang to quickly rise in H City as an industry newcomer. The person who signed that big contract was Asheng..."
Chu Qing smiled and looked at Yang Su, "Thus, you should be very clear. Asheng and my grandfather made a deal. The grandfather’s condition was for him to marry me, while his condition was that contract!"