Chapter Fifty-two: Supermarket Illusion

  He stared at the tea table, where there were several rabbit apples on a plate. He furrowed his brow and stared for a long time before slowly reaching out to pick one up. He looked at it for half a day before slowly putting it in his mouth and chewing slowly and steadily. However, his expression was too ferocious and made people wonder if he was eating an apple or poison! Just as he was about to pick up another one, he suddenly withdrew his hand as quickly as lightning and raised his head to stare at a certain empty space: "Wu Fang!" Suddenly, Wu Fang appeared with a straight figure, his hands clasped behind his back, and bowed: "I'm back, Master."

  Qizhao leaned back on the sofa. He asked casually, "What's up?" Wufang replied, "Su Cong is Su Yiqiang's youngest son." Qizhao raised an eyebrow: "The CEO of XX Group?" Wufang nodded, and Qizhao furrowed his brow: "Didn't he only have two sons? How come there's another younger one?"

  Wu Fang replied, "He is an illegitimate child. Su's mother was from B City. Two years ago, Su Yi Qiang's eldest son had a car accident and has been in a coma ever since, with unknown causes. The second son is a famous photographer and does not want to inherit the family business." Qi Xiu sneered coldly, "So, you brought back the illegitimate child and trained him as the successor?" Wu Fang did not respond, and the atmosphere fell silent.

  She said she would do it, and when they returned to the dormitory, Su Yin told Fen Er and Xiao Yu about her part-time job. The two were very supportive and promised to help keep an eye on the house. Just as they were talking, the dormitory door suddenly opened, and the three of them looked out in unison.

  Ji Huali returned, "Bang" a loud noise, clearly showing her bad mood. Ji Huali went to the bathroom by herself, and the three of them exchanged a glance before going their separate ways. The gloomy atmosphere enveloped, Su Yin didn't feel good. Fen'er and Xiao Yu had already showered, so only Su Yin was left in the dormitory who hadn't showered yet. Just as Ji Huali came out of the bathroom, Su Yin quickly grabbed her things and rushed to the bathroom, with only ten minutes left before the water and electricity would be shut off.

  In the instant she brushed past Ji Huali, a sentence pierced her ear, cold and venomous: "You're a cheat!" Su Yin was stunned on the spot, her heart sinking to the bottom. Turning back to look at Ji Huali, who seemed unaffected, had turned up the hair dryer to its maximum setting, shattering the silence of the dormitory. Su Yin took a refreshing shower, lay down on her bed and sighed. Tossing and turning, Su Yin found herself unable to sleep. The dormitory was very quiet, with only a few faint sounds of breathing audible.

  Staring at the black dot on the wall, Su Yin was stunned for a while, still very spirited. Suddenly, the pillow shook, and Su Yin was dazed, only to realize it was her phone. She took it out, flipped it open, and saw a brief message: "Dear, have a good dream, missing you!" Staring at the bright red lips symbol at the end of the message, Su Yin's face fell.

  Carefully getting out of bed, Su Yin slipped into the corridor staircase, pressed that number, and soon got through: "Hey? Su Yin, why are you still not sleeping so late? You'll have dark circles under your eyes!" Su Yin couldn't help but shudder violently, lowering her voice: "Hey, Su Cong! Don't talk like that! It's too disgusting!"

  Su Cong laughed out loud on the other side: "How could that be! What's wrong with a boyfriend talking to his girlfriend like this?" Su Yin suddenly became annoyed, her tone not very good: "Who is your girlfriend! Don't talk nonsense! You'd better tell the truth, what do you really want to do?"

  Su Zonghui lazily said, "What's wrong? I'm just chasing you, what's not right about that?" Su Yin was out of breath: "Not right! Not right at all! What do you want to do? Just say it directly, don't beat around the bush!"

  She saw her really angry, silent for a while before responding: "Want to know? Come find me! The day after tomorrow afternoon I'm free! Click! Doodle...". Su's voice was despondent as she hung up the phone, she didn't want to go, yet couldn't wait to go. Standing still for a while, silently returning to her room, lying down not long after, soon fell into a deep sleep.

  The next day, Su Yin told Zhi Yu about her plans. Zhi Yu was surprised and then invited Su Yin to live with her, but Su Yin refused. For now, it seems better for her to live alone. Seeing that Su Yin insisted, Zhi Yu didn't force the issue, and Qi Xiu secretly let out a sigh of relief beside them.

  After class, Zhiyu called out and ran off. Recently, Ge Lu has been busy, which also made her very busy. But in fact, Zhiyu was very happy. Standing in the middle of the road, Su Yin didn't leave, and Qi Xiu looked back. Su Yin smiled awkwardly: "I'm going to find a part-time job today, and then go for training this afternoon, is that okay?" Qi Xiu didn't respond, staring straight at her, making her feel uneasy, suddenly turned around and walked away directly.

  Su You stood there for a while, ruffling her hair, and then left. She found the school bulletin board, where various notices were densely posted, with many looking for tutors. After carefully screening for half a day, her neck was sore from leaning back, but she finally found a suitable one. It was to tutor an elementary school boy in English, not far away, just one stop on the bus, and the pay was negotiable.

  She tore off the note, Su Yun found a piece of shade and started making a phone call to confirm. The other party was a middle-aged woman with a warm voice, who asked her to go for an interview on Saturday. That day, she had planned to meet Su Cong, but after thinking about it, she agreed anyway. Time-wise, she should still make it.

  She found a part-time job and then carefully looked at the house, there were several postgraduate students seeking shared rentals, all of which were acceptable, but the problem was that they wanted to take the postgraduate exam, she was afraid of causing trouble for others, so she rejected them all. She found a few more listings for houses nearby, dialed the phone numbers according to the listings, and a few said they could go see the place in person. Su Yun went to the address, ran through several rooms, none of which were very suitable. Among them was one room, as soon as she stepped inside, she felt a chill all over her body, and a sense of discomfort welled up from the bottom of her heart.

  She hastily withdrew her foot, saying she still needed to think about it, and before the other person could respond, she turned and ran away. The other person was left bewildered, thinking that this girl was really strange. Walking to the side of the road, Su Yun sighed, it's not easy to find a place! In A city, housing prices are considered expensive, and rent isn't cheap either. It's hard to find a house that she can afford, with conditions that are acceptable, there aren't many options. Her stomach growled loudly, she was hungry.

  Looking at the watch, it's already past three in the afternoon, and she hasn't had lunch yet. Walking to the roadside convenience store, bought a bread to nibble on. While nibbling, thinking that recently money has been tight, need to be thrifty. Lifting her head to think, time to go for training.

  Although she's always being bullied, Qi Xiu's education method is completely Spartan-style. However, hehehe, Su Yin sneers, it's good that she can get free meals, and in this special period, she can save on food expenses! Oh yeah! Behind her sneer, Su Yin sheds tears, secretly resenting herself for not being even more shameless!

  Qizhao isn't someone who suffers losses, Su Yin had known that for a long time. That day, Su Yin was curious and asked: If he doesn't often let the five directions cook, then how does his refrigerator have such fresh meat? Qizhao glanced at her and said it was because of a housekeeper. Su Yin's eyes lit up, thinking she wouldn't have to serve a certain someone anymore, but unexpectedly, Qizhao directly said that he had fired the housekeeper, and from now on, if you want to eat, make it yourself! Su Yin went black, didn't say anything, lowered her head and ate her rice fiercely! The food made by oneself is indeed more fragrant than elsewhere!

  Su Yun asked Qi Xiu what he wanted to eat for dinner over the phone, and she offered to buy it on her way home from the supermarket. Qi Xiu didn't show any courtesy and listed a string of dishes, Su Yun carefully noted them down, asking Wu Fang for advice on the ones she couldn't cook, after all, as long as it was Wu Fang's cooking, no one could rival it!

  She suspected that Wu Fang's cooking skills were just polished by Qi Xiu. In the supermarket, Wu Fang had taught her several times how to pick ingredients, and although she was still not proficient, it was almost edible. After selecting vegetables and raw meat, Su Yin turned to the seasoning area, and the seasonings in the kitchen needed to be replenished.

  At this time, there were not many people in the supermarket, scattered here and there. Su Yun felt unusually relaxed, slowly picking out goods. Just as she was about to crouch down to pick up a bottle of soy sauce from the bottom shelf, she heard a "click" sound - why was the shelf getting closer and closer? Oh no!

  It's too late to think about retreating, and all of a sudden there was a loud crash. The entire supermarket shook. After the staff recovered from their shock, they immediately rushed over. This was a row of spice shelves over two meters high, with mostly glass bottles on top, extremely heavy, and the impact was predictable if someone was underneath, it would be even more dangerous!

  The sound comes from a startled reaction, extremely fast squatting, leaning against the shopping cart, with eyes tightly closed.

  A loud crash, the sound of shattering glass, a cool liquid splashing up, a mix of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy flavors. Amidst her chaotic thoughts, Su Yun was relieved that she had protected her face, otherwise it would have been disfigured. In the midst of the chaos, there were loud voices, someone shouted "There's someone below!" Not long after, all weight disappeared from her body, and she was pulled into a wide embrace.

  Just as Su Yun was about to open her eyes, her face was lifted up. The person's breathing was urgent, and they gently patted her cheek, calling out: "Su Yun, Su Yun, wake up..." Hmm? Familiar? She opened her eyes with a start, and a pair of beautiful eyes were imprinted in her mind, dark and deep, filled with urgency at this moment.

  The distance was too close, and the appearance couldn't be seen clearly. Su Yin exerted herself to pull back, only then could she see clearly: "You are...? Chen Ge?" Chen Lingqing originally saw her face turn pale, thinking she had fainted, but now seeing her suddenly speak up, he was stunned instead.

  The next moment, Chen Ling took a deep breath and gently stroked Su Yin's temples with one hand, while the other hand patted her back. Chen Ling's tall figure enveloped Su Yin in his arms, making him look even more like a child as he murmured, "It's okay, it's okay..." Su Yin was dazed, feeling hot and stuffy where she had been pressed against him, but the emotions welling up inside her left her speechless.