Chapter 422: Chapter 423 Another Misunderstanding
âYou didnât lie? Then why do your parents think that I am a rich person?â Before Shu Tong finished speaking, I interrupted, âAlso, now your parents are obviously wondering whether the relationship between us is really fake or not. Donât tell me that you didnât see it!â
âIâŠâ Shu Tong was speechless. She stomped her feet lightly and said to me in an annoyed tone, âSo what if I can see it?! Do you think I want to be misunderstood by them?! I told them that you are Liusuâs colleague, your dad is a teacher, and your mother runs a fast-food restaurant. I also told them that your monthly salary is the same as Liusu, but they donât believe it at all! They even asked me if you were really just an ordinary white-collar worker, and why do you have a secretary? Moreover, how can you afford BMW and Rolls Royce?
âThe clothes you bought for them cost thousands of Chinese yuan, and the hotel rooms they are living in now are also paid for by you, and they cost more than 6,000 yuan a day. Is this the consumption level of the working class?! Also, who would use a tiger whip which is worth more than one million to please a small employee? If you were really a commoner, would Liu Xiaosheng, Zhang Mingjie, Guo Xiang, and that Miss Li take you seriously? Chu Nan, not just me, if I asked you the same questions, would you be able to answer them?!â
I was at a loss for words, âYou⊠You can tell your parents that these are all arranged by Min Rou on her own initiativeâŠâ
âThen what does Min Rou do? Why does she want to help us?â Shu Tong interrupted me.
âShe is⊠She is working for the Third LadyâŠâ
âWhat does the Third Lady do, and why does she want to help us?â
âThe Third Lady is⊠How the hell do I know? !â I was so frustrated by her questions that I even cursed. If it was really such a way of asking questions, I really would not be able to explain this clearly.
âSee? You also canât explain it clearly. So what do you expect me to do?â Shu Tongâs eyes were slightly red, and she stared at me with a grievance, âAnyway, I didnât lie to my parents. I told them everything, but they donât believe me, so what can I do?â
âYou told them everything?â I was dazed, âIncluding my relationship with Liusu..â
âMhm,â Shu Tongâs face flushed, âBut they still didnât believe me. They think that Iâm lying. They said that if there was really nothing going on between us, why would you spend so much money to please the family of a woman who is not related to you? They also said that you definitely⊠have feelings for me⊠We may not be officially going out, but we must be very close. That was the reason why you tried so hard to please themâŠâ
Sure enough, Father Shu was hostile to me because Shu Tong had told him about the relationship between me and Liusu. He may not completely believe it, but he also didnât disbelieve it entirely. What was more important was that, like Mother Shu, he also thought that I had feelings for Shu TongâŠ
He was also a man, so he understood the nature of menâs fickleness. His daughter was both dumb and beautiful. She who was careless was indeed easy to become the prey of most men. The better I treat them, the more they would think that I had ulterior motivesâŠ
Shu Tong turned her slightly flushed face away, stopped looking at me, and whispered in a slightly shy voice, âI also donât understand what you are thinking these days. Leaving Min Rouâs material help aside, your attentive attitude towards my grandma and my parents even made me blush. When my grandma wanted to go to the toilet, you would help her to get to the bathroom, and then wait outside. My mother said that youâve added 500 yuan credit to her phone, and called her at least three times a day, asking if she needs anything. It was so caring that it was many times better than me, their own daughterâŠ
âLiusu said that you are about to be promoted, right? But since my family came to Bei Tian city, you only went back to the company yesterday. Even if I am a fool, I can still see that you spent all your energy on my familyâs visit. You are just being forced to act as my boyfriend, is it really necessary for you to do this for an irrelevant woman like me?â
As people often say: âSpectators tend to see the situation more clearly than those who are involved.â Both Liusu and I didnât seem to realize it. But I didnât expect that Shu Tong this dumb woman would notice it. I didnât know how to respond to her doubt. I couldnât just tell her the reason why I was so attentive was that her grandma would not have many days left to live, right?
Shu Tong was dumb, but she was not a fool, and so was I. How could I not tell why this embarrassed woman was suspicious of me?
âHow can you be an irrelevant woman? You are Liusuâs cousinâŠâ
âDo you really not know about our family situation?â Shu Tong smiled bitterly, âOur families are only distant relatives. In fact, to my mother, Liusu is just an outsider who is currently living with me. She doesnât believe that Liusu would agree to let her boyfriend act as my boyfriend, and she doesnât believe that Liusu would support you to spend so much time and money on a stranger like me even moreâŠâ
Shu Tongâs voice became lower and lower; it had a trace of self-deprecating sadness in her words. There was a crystal teardrop in the corner of her eye, but it was held back by her drooping eyelid, stubbornly refusing to let it fall. Her pitiful appearance shocked me a little. Only now did I realize that what I said was not very appropriate. It was indeed very hurtful.
âEr⊠Donât say that,â I tried to comfort her, âEven if you are not Liusuâs close relative, but you are still my friend, so I still have a reason to help youâŠâ
Shu Tong obviously didnât believe what I said. Not fearing that I would laugh at her, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and murmured, âYou donât need to lie to me. When I first begged you, you were still reluctant to help me. I know that I am nothing to you. At best, Iâm just your little sisterâs teacher. I am a foolish woman who loves to deceive others and is often deceived by othersâŠâ
Not bad, at least she was very clear about her image in the eyes of others⊠I secretly shook my head and regretted that I had agreed to their request. If I had refused to help, probably the Third Lady would not send Min Rou to cause trouble to me. And if I didnât know about Grandma Shuâs health condition, I would not feel so tight-chestedâŠ
Thinking of Grandma Shuâs condition, I couldnât help but stretch out my hand to stroke Shu Tongâs head. She was lying to her family, but she didnât know that her family was also doing the same thing to her. Although this woman did not know it yet, she would bear more self-blame and guilt than me in the future. With her simple personality, I really didnât know if she could bear it, âIt doesnât matter if you believe it or not. I am willing to help you, and I will be willing to bear all the consequences with you.â
Shu Tong was stunned for a few seconds after hearing what I said. When she finally reacted, she lifted her leg and stepped on my feet fiercely. âYou sweet-talking rascal! I know you have ulterior motives! You already have my cousin, but you still want to go after me! Donât even think about it. I wonât be fooled by you easily!â
Seeing her blushing and running away hurriedly, I didnât know whether to laugh or cry.
What I meant was to bear the consequence of deceiving an old woman, and what she would have to bear was the selfless love of her grandma. But clearly, she had misunderstood what I meant.
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