Chapter 386

"You! I'm Principal Qiao's..."

The second half of her sentence stuck in her throat. Qiao Xinying closed her mouth and stared at the young man in front of her with a gloomy look in her eyes.

Hearing the young man speak in such a tone, as if instructing a child, a nameless anger suddenly surged within her.

The other party didn't take her seriously at all; instead, they treated her like a child who knew nothing.

She clearly doesn't understand her mother at all, yet she still pretends to be superior and belittles her mother's position in her heart.

"Ha, I guess I misjudged him."

Qiao Xinying casually slapped the young man's hand away and gave a cold laugh.

She misjudged him; she had thought she had met a friend with whom she could have a good conversation.

She never expected him to be a person who talked nonsense, which disgusted her utterly.

He has a decent-looking exterior, but his inner self is so shallow and narrow-minded.

"I said before, believe it or not."

Wu Liang was also somewhat displeased when he saw the girl's gloomy face, which looked as dark as ink.

He had already laid out the facts clearly in front of her, so why did she not only fail to appreciate it but also subtly mock him?

"Sorry, I don't need to believe someone who talks nonsense."

"Excuse me, it was the stupidest thing I did since I came back here that I asked you."

After saying those two sentences, Qiao Xinying turned and left without looking back.

Her previous good mood was completely ruined by this man. Damn it, she shouldn't have had any expectations in the first place.

"By the way, I have to remind you, the way you looked like you could see through everything just now was absolutely ridiculous."

Qiao Xinying suddenly stopped and turned to glance at the young man behind her.

I absolutely never want to see him again. This man is just as detestable as Wu Liang.

"That white guy..."

As Wu Liang watched the other person's departing figure, his eye twitched. How come in this day and age, speaking the truth gets you scolded?

Since this woman simply won't listen to anyone's explanation, why did she even ask about geoduck in the first place?

"This woman is alright looking, but her character isn't so great..."

Wu Liang stroked his chin and murmured to himself. He didn't want to see the other person a second time; it was quite unreasonable.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The One I Like

Su Qian sat at the table, staring blankly at the photo frame containing a picture of her nestled in her father's and mother's arms.

In the photo, she clings tightly to her father's arm like a spoiled child, refusing to let go.

Her father, meanwhile, was affectionately patting her head, holding hands with her mother and smiling kindly.

Thinking about it carefully, she realized that it had been a long time since she had seen her father and mother smile.

When exactly did my father and mother start looking worried and sighing all day long?

Su Qian gently stroked the photo in the frame, a hint of helplessness showing on her pretty face.

As she grew older, she had less and less communication with her father and mother.

She hadn't paid much attention to her family, focusing all her energy on the academy instead. So it wasn't until recently that she realized how heavy the burden her father carried was.

So Su Qian really wanted to help her father now, but there wasn't much she could do. Right now, all she could use was her extensive knowledge and decent looks.

"My father must have felt helpless too."

She gently stroked the photo frame and murmured softly, a hint of loneliness in Su Qian eyes.

She knew her father well; he had never treated her as a commodity, nor did he intend to give her away easily.

Moreover, the idea of a marriage alliance was proposed to her father by herself, because only in this way could she help her father and the family.

Her father wasn't as bad as Ning Shuang made him out to be, because the marriage was her own idea from the beginning, and her father only compromised under pressure from various parties.

Even so, her father made it clear that it didn't matter if she couldn't find a man who met her expectations, since he had never agreed with this approach.

"Phew... If it weren't for Wu Liang... I'd probably be on my way to the next blind date right now..."

Su Qian stretched out her arms and vigorously extended her graceful body.

I lay on the table, relaxing my nerves that had been tense lately, and enjoying this short break.

The promises Wu Liang had made to her earlier echoed in her ears, and the image of his handsome face involuntarily appeared before her eyes.

Is this what Ning Shuang once told her: that unintentional gentleness and a sense of security can capture a woman's heart?

"If it were me in the past, I definitely wouldn't have accepted his help, but now I can't help but want to rely on him."

Su Qian sighed heavily and then smiled helplessly. She didn't know why she had accepted Wu Liang's help.

She knew perfectly well that doing this would not benefit Wu Liang in the slightest, and would only be a burden to the Wu family, bringing them no benefit whatsoever.

But deep down, she desperately longed for Wu Liang to lend her a helping hand. Su Qian, why are you so shameless?

"Wu Liang, do I really still see you as a junior and a comrade...?"

Su Qian reached out and placed her hand on her chest, feeling her heart pounding wildly inside her chest as it murmured softly.

Since Wu Liang joined the student council, she has always regarded him as an excellent supporter and a trustworthy partner.

But exactly when did her trust in Wu Liang begin to...?

Knock knock knock...

"Sisi, your father is already in the study. Didn't you just say you wanted to talk to him about something?"

The beautiful woman slowly pushed the door open a crack.

Looking at Su Qian, who was resting on the table, a trace of heartache welled up in his eyes.

The child has been working so hard lately, and she really doesn't want to see her daughter getting thinner and thinner.

"Okay, I'll go find my father right away."

Su Qian, who was lost in thought about Wu Liang, stood up from her seat.

Even if she didn't deliberately approach Wu Liang, and even if she didn't have any romantic feelings for Wu Liang, she would gradually be attracted to him.

Perhaps, as Miss Milutin said, it is Wu Liang's own charm.

"Heh, I really don't believe you can win me over as easily as you did Ning Shuang."

Su Qian rubbed her slightly sleepy shoulders and smiled faintly.

She's not as easy to deal with as Ning Shuang and He Xue...

"Study"

"Have the funds become so scarce...?"

The man with slightly graying hair was staring at the documents in his hand with a worried expression.

His hands, clutching the documents, trembled, and several wrinkles appeared on his already aged face.

The company's foundation has been completely emptied, and he can no longer come up with new funds to keep the company running.

Sigh, I never expected it to end up like this. It's all his fault for being incompetent.

"It's all my fault for poor personnel management. If the business manager had discovered the loopholes earlier and reported them to me in time, the company wouldn't have ended up like this."

"The ship had a hole but no one noticed it until it was too late."

The man slumped into the leather chair like a machine whose battery had been completely depleted, muttering to himself.

This fatal mistake couldn't have been delayed for even a moment, yet it wasn't discovered until a full month later. It's as if the heavens are trying to destroy the Su Family...

"Father, may I come in?"

A soft murmur came from the doorway, and the disheartened man looked up.

Su Qian was standing at the door, holding a cup of black tea, hesitant about whether to come in.

"Su Qian, come in."

A bleak smile appeared on the man's stiff face.

"Father, I would like to talk to you about the marriage alliance."

She walked slowly to the man's side and placed the black tea on the table.

Looking at her father's aged face, Su Qian suddenly felt a pang of pain in her heart.

"Sisi, your father is so useless. I'm really sorry, but I just can't bring myself to sacrifice your happiness for the survival of the family."

"I've thought it through. If the family is gone, it's gone. But I only have one daughter, and I absolutely cannot let you marry a complete stranger."

The man clenched his fists and muttered to himself with a gloomy expression.

If he were any more useful, his daughter and family wouldn't be in this predicament.

He's even now trying to save the family business by sacrificing his daughter—it's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.

He couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his daughter to save his family; he was a beast.

"Father, I'm very happy that you care about me like this, but the reason I'm talking to you about this today is to tell you something."

Su Qian paused, then walked behind the man and gently massaged his shoulders.

Seeing her father's barely suppressed anger, she smiled slightly. The fact that her father would get so angry about an arranged marriage showed that he truly loved her.

"Father, I have actually found someone I like."

Su Qian spoke softly, and at the very moment she finished speaking.

She felt the man's shoulders suddenly stiffen; his body was as hard as a rock.

"Sissi... what... what did you say??"

The man asked in a stiff voice.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: My Ideal Man is Wu Liang

The sudden chill made the man feel completely cold from head to toe.

"Sissi, what did you say?"

The man swallowed hard to soothe his dry throat, then twisted his stiff neck to look behind him.

He couldn't believe it was true. How could his precious daughter have found someone she liked in such a short time?

It's a lie, it can't be true, he knows Su Qian very well.

Even if this marriage was arranged for the safety of her family, Su Qian would never casually fall for someone else.

"Father, I think I've made myself clear. Su Qian already has someone she likes."

Su Qian, with her hands behind her back, took two small steps back.

Looking at her father's pale face, she smiled faintly.

It's normal for her father to have doubts, after all, she was constantly changing blind dates just a few days ago, but now she suddenly says she has someone she likes.

Not only did her father not believe the truth of this matter, but even she herself did not believe it.