“Su Ruoxue, you better not let me down.”
With a hefty sigh, Xiao Chen vanished into the air.
On the other end, Father Su hurriedly drove in a frenzy until he arrived at the pier.
Su Ruoxue had arrived long ago. As she waited, her skin turned pale.
Father Su didn’t park steadily before hopping out. He grasped onto Su Ruoxue’s arm and shivered as he cried:
“Ruoxue, Ruoxue! You must save me, I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!”
On the way there, Father Su had called up several colleagues in the business circle to confirm the news. Their words were exactly what Su Ruoxue had spoken!
He finally realized at this moment how much trouble he was in.
Su Ruoxue shook off her father’s hand in annoyance.
“It’s your fault for trying to sell me to those rich families. If you hadn’t interfered in my private affairs and even sent people to kill him, you wouldn’t be in this mess! I honestly don’t know what your brain is made out of. How can you be so cruel?”
Father Su didn’t dare be obnoxious as he cried and pleaded.
“Ruoxue, I’m wrong, I know my mistake! You can’t leave me to die, I’m your father!”
“Okay, okay, stop wasting your breath. I’ve called a boat for you to send you overseas. For the time being, you best not return to Jiangbei. Once Xiao Chen’s anger subsides, I’ll try to talk to him into forgiving you and letting you live.”
“Okay, I’ll follow you!”
Su Ruoxue turned away in annoyance, prepared to lead him away.
But just as she turned around, her eyes widened in surprise.
“Xiao… Xiao Chen!”
“My god!”
Father Su felt his legs buckle from the fear and knelt down.
Su Ruoxue’s expression was embarrassed and overwhelmed with guilt.
Xiao Chen had helped her a lot. And her father had wanted to kill him.
To be completely fair, she shouldn’t be standing here, protecting her father and going against Xiao Chen.
But here she was. And they had been discovered by Xiao Chen. She didn’t know what to say at this time.
In the end, a thousand thoughts could only form one sentence.
“Xiao Chen, I’m sorry. He’s my father. I don’t ask for anything else, but please, let him live. Okay?”
Xiao Chen’s expression was cold, as if he were facing a stranger.
“I thought we were friends. It seems like I was wrong.”
Su Ruoxue’s expression was ghostly.
“Xiao Chen, I’m sorry… It’s my fault!”
“I hate betrayal!”
Xiao Chen had been betrayed once before by his family. He ended up losing his wife and his entire family!
Today, he thoroughly believed that he’d been betrayed by Su Ruoxue.
Their friendship was a brief dream.
Father Su also spoke.
“Xiao Chen, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have committed such crimes and attacked you and your daughter! How about this, I’ll pay, I’ll pay you! I’ll give you money. And you like my daughter, right? I’ll give her to you! I’ll make her your wife! From now on, we are one family. Please, be generous and spare me!”
Xiao Chen laughed coldly.
‘When you have power and money, I was only a pig—no, a dog in your eyes, open for you to slaughter.’
‘Now that the conditions have switched, why should I let you off?’
If Xiao Chen wasn’t powerful, would Father Su still let him off if he begged him?
He watched Xiao Chen approach him with no intention of stopping. Su Ruoxue was terrified.
She gritted her teeth and spread her arms, blocking his path to her father.
“Xiao Chen! I know my father overstepped his boundaries. I don’t ask anything of you, but for you to let him live! Didn’t you say we were friends? If you kill him, then we will never be friends again. I won’t speak to you ever again!”
Su Ruoxue was gambling. She was gambling their friendship.
But she didn’t think that using their friendship as a bartering piece would hurt Xiao Chen so deeply.
Xiao Chen’s eyes looked pained, but he didn’t stop. His step lightened as he passed through Su Ruoxue’s body and directly punched father Su in the face.
A cloud of blood formed, and a strong bloody smell filled the air.
“No—!”
Su Ruoxue screamed as she fell to the ground.
Xiao Chen turned away from her and turned to leave.
“From now on, I’ll guard my place in hell, and you believe in your gods. The pugilist world is vast, and I hope we won’t meet again.”
“Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen!”
Su Ruoxue crawled, the delicate skin on her knees and hands torn up in the process, blood staining her skirt. She did not care though, as she continually shouted after him, heartbroken.
“Xiao Chen, wait for me! I’m sorry, it’s all my fault! Please don’t leave me, please… I like you… I like you!”
Her father’s death did not upset her.
What really hurt her had been Xiao Chen’s words!
‘The pugilist world is vast, and I hope we won’t meet again.’
When Xiao Chen had uttered these words, Su Ruoxue realized that her world had collapsed.
She didn’t care about the father who had no feelings for her and took advantage of her. Who she really cared about was Xiao Chen!
This man was like a guardian angel, breaking into her life and protecting her from harm.
Yet, she had never done anything for Xiao Chen.
This whole time, Xiao Chen had done more for her than her father ever did.
And he never asked for anything in return.
If he wanted to, he could have easily taken advantage of her. He could even obtain her for himself!
Yet, he never overstepped his boundaries and treated her with respect.
He should have been her first choice, yet she was stupid and let him go.
When she said she was never going to speak to him again, it must have hurt him deeply.
At this moment, Su Ruoxue hated herself.
Why was she so confused?
Why? Why was she so stupid!
If she had another chance, she definitely would have made the right choice.
Unfortunately, there were no redos.
…
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, did not feel any heartache—only disappointment.
Su Ruoxue was a good person and had great character. Plus, she was always so considerate of him and Ziyi.
Xiao Chen had always seen her as a good friend.
However, she had leaked his plans to her father and even confronted him on behalf of her father!
Xiao Chen could not accept this.
But he had no regrets either.
Su Ruoxue’s father’s methods were cruel and sometimes life threatening. If he didn’t kill him, he would have caused trouble sooner or later! Xiao Chen refused to let anyone who tries to kill his daughter remain in this world.
And he felt no guilt toward Su Ruoxue either.
He didn’t owe her anything.
The three formulas and shares for the Su Cosmetics Group were three kindnesses she would never be able to repay in her lifetime.
Perhaps, this was their fate.
They weren’t destined to be friends!