"Uh-huh, safe travels, thanks."
The substitute still maintained a ruffian demeanor.
After pulling a cartload of merchandise from the Medicinal Garden, the substitute handed over to Song Ting the recording of his conversation with Su Xiufeng along with the money.
Song Ting did not accept the money.
After listening to the recording, Song Ting said to the substitute, "Consider this money your remuneration, keep it. Your task is complete now; will you go back on your own, or should I arrange for someone to send you?"
"Uh, send someone to take me to the train station; I’d rather not get too involved with you all."
He didn’t wish to associate much with people who casually committed murder, fearing he might be silenced.
"Okay. Get ready, I’ll send someone to take you to the train station tomorrow morning."
The next day, after personally taking the cleanly charming substitute to the train station, Song Ting, accompanied by a few bodyguards, went to the Medicinal Garden to find Su Xiufeng.
Upon entering the house, he let Su Xiufeng listen to the recording, then calmly asked, "Why...Su Xiufeng? You were the one who insisted on marrying me and I believe I haven’t mistreated you since our marriage, so why do you want me dead?"
Su Xiufeng remained silent for a long while, just as Song Ting was about to lose his temper, she said, "Back then, I misunderstood and thought you fancied Xiuling."
"How could you think that?"
He had always seen Xiuling as a sister, and later... as a sister-in-law...
Su Xiufeng shook her head, "I don’t know why I thought that way at the time. To be honest, if you hadn’t lost your memory, I would have still harmed you."
Song Ting scoffed, "...you’re quite candid. So, you’re prepared for our divorce, then?"
Su Xiufeng bitterly smiled, "Would you not divorce me if I weren’t prepared?"
"That’s true," Song Ting scoffed, "Let’s do it now, then."
Su Xiufeng answered very straightforwardly.
She thought that her straightforwardness would lead Song Ting to not publicize that recording, considering the children.
As for Song Ting using it as leverage to leave her with nothing, she felt it was also unlikely.
Because Song Ting had never cared much about money.
Indeed, when it came to the division of assets during the divorce, it was so.
Although Song Ting secured the Song Family’s properties, not letting her take a single penny, he didn’t make her hand over all the household valuables and savings.
Nor did he say all of it was hers, he just said to take the portion that belonged to her.
Su Xiufeng felt she had always controlled those properties like they belonged to her, so she decided to not hesitate and take it all.
Besides the property, there was also custody of the children.
Although the children were all adults, none were married.
Married Song Ennan was no longer their daughter, hence not counted.
Su Xiufeng knew the three children wouldn’t follow her, but it still pierced her heart to hear them affirm it.
It wasn’t attachment to the children, but sorrow for her own bleak circumstances.
Su Xiufeng was already upset, but she didn’t foresee that just after their divorce, Song Ting would publicize that recording of her conversation with "Ding Jian."
Instantly, the whole city was abuzz.
Su Zhenguo was in a rage, immediately calling Su Xiufeng to berate her vehemently.
"Damn it, Su Xiufeng, how could you do this? Even I, who don’t consider myself a good person, never thought about killing anyone. And if you kill, you kill, but not only did you not succeed, you were exposed, why don’t you just die?"
Su Xiufeng lied to herself, saying Song Ting hadn’t made the recording public, merely informing her maternal family.
But Su Zhenguo’s next words shattered her illusion, "Song Ting is to blame too, damn it, broadcasting the recording publicly, is he prepared to sever ties with our Song Family? And Ennian and the others, don’t they know to stop him? This has driven me mad, really mad."