"Dad, Jiang Youli said she could wake Jiang Zhao up. If we touch Auntie now and anger her, Jiang Zhao might really never wake up," Jiang Xing still tried hard to persuade his father.
Jiang Yangxu sneered, "Is that so? If she says she can wake Jiang Zhao up, then that's even better! As long as we take care of Zhang Susu, do you really think Jiang Youli won't obediently do exactly as she's told? Whether it's the poison in your system or whether Jiang Zhao wakes up, everything will be resolved!"
Knowing his father's absolute and uncompromising nature, Jiang Xing realized he couldn't stop him from going after his aunt, Zhang Susu, so he had no choice but to remain silent.
Jiang Yangxu looked at his eldest son, in whom he had placed such high hopes, with a sense of disappointment that he hadn't lived up to expectations. "The top-tier prosthetic expert I found for you has already arrived. Anyway, Starlight Entertainment will be officially handed over to Jiang Youli's management next month. Don't go to the company for the next few days; stay home and cooperate with the expert to get your prosthetic fitted."
Jiang Xing hesitated for a moment before expressing his thoughts, "Dad, even though my leg is crippled, it's not like I can't walk. If I get a prosthetic, I'll have to undergo an amputation..."
Jiang Yangxu interrupted him again, "I will not allow my son, the future heir of the Jiang family, to be a cripple! Since you've endured the poison Jiang Youli gave you for so long, you can damn well endure the little bit of pain from getting a prosthetic!"
Jiang Xing fell silent once more.
"Take these next few days to properly reflect on why you let a little girl like Jiang Youli do this to you!" After saying this, Jiang Yangxu ignored his eldest son. He walked toward the study while pulling out his phone, dialing the number of their former butler.
"Lao Zhao, I have a task for you. If you handle it well, I'll let you return to the Jiang family and work for me again..."
In the living room, Jiang Xing hesitated for a while before finally getting up and leaving the West District villa.
He would try one last time. If Jiang Youli was willing to put aside their grievances, cure his poison, and wake Jiang Zhao up immediately, perhaps his father's anger would subside, and he would abandon the idea of going after his aunt.
Stepping outside the villa gates, Jiang Xing took out his phone and dialed Jiang Youli's number.
During his anxious wait, fortunately, Jiang Youli answered the call.
Jiang Xing breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiao Li."
A cold voice replied from the other end, "What is it?"
Hearing Jiang Youli's indifferent tone, Jiang Xing's heart tightened, but he still patiently said, "Xiao Li, didn't you say before that you could wake Jiang Zhao up? Could I trouble you to go to the hospital right now and make him wake up quickly? As long as you can wake Jiang Zhao up, I'll agree to whatever conditions you have."
Jiang Youli sneered, "Jiang Xing, you've already lost your inheritance rights. What conditions could you possibly offer to satisfy my demands?"
Her question was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Jiang Xing's heart, leaving him momentarily speechless.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Xing gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Li, I'm doing this for your own good. You'd better cure my poison right now and wake Jiang Zhao up, otherwise..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Youli interrupted him.
She scoffed on the other end, "Otherwise what? Otherwise I'll end up miserably? After all this time, intimidation and threats are still your only tricks? Jiang Xing, let me tell you, I will wake Jiang Zhao up whenever I feel like it. It's not your place to order me around. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. And here I thought you actually had something new to say."
"Jiang Youli, why can't you just obediently listen for once! Consider it me begging you! This time, I'm truly doing this for your own good!"
"Oh, so that means all your previous apologies and so-called compensations weren't genuinely for my own good?" Jiang Youli scoffed again. "Forget it, Jiang Xing. You only think about treating me well now, but I couldn't care less."
With that, she hung up the phone.
Jiang Xing lowered his phone, looked toward the direction of the East District villa, and muttered to himself, "I tried my best, Jiang Youli. You're the one who refused to listen to me. If something really happens to Auntie, don't blame me."
...
After hanging up, Jiang Youli stared at her phone for quite a while.
Jiang Xing's call just now was very strange. He must have known something and deliberately called to warn her, right?
She suddenly recalled her conversation with Qi Huan at noon, and an idea popped into her head.
At this thought, Jiang Youli's eyes were instantly covered in a layer of frost, so cold it seemed capable of freezing the surrounding air.
She dialed her beautiful new mom's phone number.
The call connected quickly, followed by Zhang Susu's gentle, water-like voice, which was the same as always: "Youli, what's wrong?"
Hearing this familiar and affectionate voice, the coldness in Jiang Youli's eyes rapidly dissipated as if meeting the warm sun.
It was replaced by a twinkling, star-like hint of playfulness and affection.
"Mom, where are you right now?"
"What's the matter? Is there something at home you can't solve?"
"No, I just simply missed you~"
On the other end of the line, Zhang Susu couldn't help but chuckle softly and replied, "Is that so? I'll head home right away then!"
"Okay~"
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Youli's gaze turned incomparably cold once again.
Are they trying to touch my beautiful new mom?
She would let Jiang Yangxu and his family know that touching her beautiful new mom would result in consequences far worse than touching her!
...
After Zhang Susu hung up, she immediately turned to her best friend, who was carefully teaching her baking techniques beside her, and said, "That was my daughter calling. She's so clingy, saying she misses me. I need to hurry back~"
Hearing this, her best friend looked up at the undeniable joy on Zhang Susu's face, pursed her lips into a smile, and teased, "Susu, you're learning how to bake cakes from me just for this daughter of yours, aren't you?"
Zhang Susu nodded. "Yeah, her birthday is coming up in November, so I was thinking of making a cake for her myself when the time comes."
"Haha, look how happy you are. It seems you really, really love this daughter of yours," her best friend teased with a laugh.
Whenever Zhang Susu thought of Jiang Youli, a feeling of happiness couldn't help but well up in her heart. "Youli is truly a smart and outstanding child. She's generous and dares to love and hate, yet she also has a soft and delicate heart. It's hard not to like her."
Seeing her eyes grow softer and softer as she spoke, her best friend quickly smiled and urged, "Alright, alright. Since you miss your precious daughter so much, don't dawdle. Hurry up, pack your things, and head home!"
"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow to continue learning." After washing her hands, Zhang Susu took off her apron, picked up her bag, and walked toward the door. "I'll be leaving first then."
Looking at her retreating figure, her best friend couldn't help but sigh with emotion. To think that her good friend, who used to barely show any emotional fluctuations no matter the situation, now had someone she cared so deeply about in her heart.
Leaving her best friend's house, Zhang Susu got into the car and instructed, "Lao Zhang, let's head back."
After giving the instruction, she picked up her phone and started searching the internet for various birthday cake designs to use as references.
The car doors locked automatically, and the vehicle slowly began to drive off.
Tired from browsing the endless array of birthday cake designs online, Zhang Susu finally lifted her head, only to realize that the car was heading in the wrong direction. Confused, she said, "Lao Zhang, this isn't the way back to the Jiang residence..."
[I have mostly recovered health-wise, but taking care of a child still keeps me quite busy~ Therefore, I won't be able to guarantee two daily chapter updates~ I will try my best to release two chapters when I have enough time. Thank you all for your support!]
