In Lin Jingzhen's eyes, her face always carried an aloof and haughty expression, stunningly beautiful yet intimidating to approach.
Su Tingyan's laugh was just the same.
"I didn't graduate from Berkeley University, Su Qingqing did. So, when she said my mom couldn't wake up, you just believed her, right?"
"You're no longer the little brother Jingzhen who used to curse those scumbags with me. You've betrayed me, and you even slept with that scumbag. How does it feel? Does the taste of a scumbag match the obscenity of your curses?"
Lin Jingzhen's face suddenly darkened.
"Su Tingyan, how can you speak so vulgarly?"
"I've grown so beautiful, and it's all for you to see. If I don't speak a bit dirtier, I feel like talking to you is rewarding you. I am losing out a lot."
"You... you really have changed, Tingyan. You've been living in the countryside for so many years, and you've become as vulgar as those rural women..."
"I think you've developed a taste for wild chickens and changed your preference," Su Tingyan leaned against the door, looking at him. His just uttered cruel curses could no longer sting her, as she felt like a person who had lost all sense of pain.
"Su Tingyan!" He called out her full name.
"What now? No matter how many more years I stay in the countryside, deep down I'm still the legitimate daughter of the Su Family. If it were the past, Su Qingqing would have to kneel before me and call me 'Miss.'"
"Su Tingyan, that's enough." He looked at Su Tingyan, slowly growing more and more disappointed, "Qingqing has always spoken for you. When you weren't around, she personally took care of your mother, convinced me to move your mother to a hospital under Lin Yu Group for treatment by the best doctors, and she herself studied medical literature day and night. She would not choose to give up if there was even a slight chance of waking Aunt Gu."
"She also stole my childhood sweetheart and even got into your bed. Next time I see her, I'll make sure to thank her as well."
"Unreasonable..."
Lin Jingzhen, unable to bear it anymore, walked out directly.
Outside, Su Qingqing quickly stopped him.
"Look at what she has become now!"
Su Qingqing embraced him, "Jingzhen, Su Qi is Aunt Gu's heart and soul, and now with her own mother sick in bed, her heart must be in pain. Also... I really am the child of the other woman, it's understandable that she doesn't trust my diagnosis..."
"Qingqing, you're just too kind. Even though she treats you like this, you still speak for her. She doesn't trust you, acting as if she knows better. At least, you graduated from Berkeley University, what does she, a country girl, know?"
Su Qingqing sighed, "Initially, I didn't understand why Aunt sent her to the countryside either. Even if just attending a medical college in the Capital City would have been better, the Su Family would have been reassured to let her inherit it. Now that she's back with no education, who in the Su Family could respect her?"
Lin Jingzhen might not understand these things, but seeing her so sensible softened his heart.
"Your nature is just designed for being a doctor. I, a businessman reeking of money, feel like I don't even deserve you."
He hugged her with affection.
Su Qingqing smiled and leaned into Lin Jingzhen's arms.
Su Qingqing had long formulated a plan. The Su Family was merely running a hospital—no matter how large it was, it was incomparable to the Lin Yu Group. Their family's private hospital was ranked first nationwide, and their other businesses were countless. Deservedly, they were the number one family of Capital City.
Even though Lin Jingzhen was just a collateral relative, he still held a high position within the Lin Yu Group.
Entering Lin Yu meant truly stepping into the upper echelons of Capital City's society.
It was a pity that Su Tingyan did not cherish this chance.
Su Tingyan's mother, too, was misguided. Sending her daughter to the countryside—how could Su Tingyan maintain any value with only beauty to her name, but coming from the countryside? How could the Lin Family not disdain her?
As she embraced him, she did not notice Su Tingyan standing outside.
She seemed to be watching someone else's story, arms crossed over her chest as she watched the pair who seemed perfectly matched in each other's arms.
"Are you just going to watch them like this?"