A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 493 - 487: The Door Is Locked!

Shi Lingkang didn’t continue with Shi Su’s previous words, but suddenly said, "If there’s anything you want me to do, any compensation you want, you can ask anytime, as long as it’s possible for me to do."

"I want my mom to be alive, can you do that?" Shi Su retorted with undisguised sarcasm, her eyes carrying a slightly cold smile.

Shi Lingkang’s expression instantly darkened, and he poured himself another glass of wine, raising the glass, "Shi Su, regarding your mother’s matter, I indeed cannot shirk the blame. She followed me at a young age, and ended up with a tragic fate. I owe her, this glass of wine, Dad toasts to you, as a tribute to your mother..."

"Shi Lingkang, are you planning to absolve yourself of my mother’s grievance with just a glass of wine?" Shi Su suddenly placed the mineral water in her hand on the table, and looked at him coldly, "She thought of you until her death, and after more than twenty years, you only want to end this topic with a single glass? Her life, her brief love and hate, all in your one glass of wine?"

Shi Lingkang put down his glass, looking at her with a solemn gaze, and Shi Su stared back at him without flinching.

This conflict between father and daughter is not something that can be resolved overnight, no matter how much he does, it cannot erase all these accumulated grievances.

But he clearly doesn’t consider the people Shi Su cares about the most as something important.

His only purpose is to keep her, yet he has never been willing to give even a bit more emotion to her mother, for over twenty years, not even a sincere remorse, only wanting to mollify her with a mere glass of wine.

Shi Su really couldn’t stand his despicable face as an old jerk. If she continued to sit here, who knows what else he would say to agitate her.

She suddenly stood up, "I’m going to the restroom."

Jing Jihan didn’t let her go alone, he got up to accompany her.

Shi Su stood silently in the restroom for a while, dawdled in the powder room for a bit, thought of Mr. Shi advising her to be wary of the second uncle, then went out intending to indirectly probe what he thought about that matter, or if he knew anything.

Seeing Shi Su come out of the powder room, without actually having touched up, Jing Jihan pulled Shi Su’s hand intending to accompany her back, but suddenly paused, feeling a cold patch on her hand.

Shi Su tried to pull her hand back but couldn’t, turned her eyes away under his displeased questioning look, and said, "Just now, I was thinking about something inside, my hand was under the water for too long, the water was cold, so..."

"Conversation is conversation, don’t let it affect your mood."

"I know."

Just now, Shi Su indeed lost some control of her temper because of her mother’s matter. The person has been deceased for so many years, there’s really no point in pursuing it further, besides, she knows Shi Lingkang’s nature well, knew long ago he’s a heartless scoundrel, how can she expect him now to have any heavy thoughts of compassion or reminiscence for her mother? Back then, marrying Shi Yunyin’s mother was just to create a good family image and stabilize his status in the Shi Family, now his intention has shifted directly to her, his daughter. In his eyes, there’s only the Shi Family’s wealth, only profit.

Returning to the private room, opening the door to go in, finding Shi Lingkang was actually also not there.

The waiter outside said Mr. Shi had just answered a phone call, not sure if he went downstairs to meet someone or also to the restroom, told them to wait here for a bit.

The private room door was closed, Shi Su turned and returned to the dining table, seeing the entire table of dishes, she indeed felt hungry at this time, but the more she looked, the more her appetite disappeared.

A slight smell of something burnt lingered in the air, Shi Su just noticed the wrong scent, looking up to see Jing Jihan’s gaze falling outside the window.

This private room was in the central position of the hotel third floor, with only one glass window facing outside, but it was already dark outside, yet one could see what seemed to be thick smoke rising.

"What’s burning..."

Shi Su instantly intended to check, but just as the words left her mouth, Jing Jihan suddenly grabbed her wrist, leading her towards the door of the private room.

At that moment, only a click was heard on the private room door, then hurried footsteps rushing away outside.

Jing Jihan quickly stepped forward and pushed, the door was locked!

Shi Su immediately understood what was going on, incredulously raised her hand to push the door as well.

The door didn’t budge at all.

Shi Su cursed softly, pounding on the door forcefully, but it was obvious nobody was outside anymore; Shi Lingkang also had no idea where he went.

"Who the hell is it?" Shi Su pounded the door while her face darkened.

Could it be that Shi Lingkang locking her in here had another plan?

"It’s not Shi Lingkang. If you encounter any danger, it would be more detrimental than beneficial to him. The hotel catching fire is definitely not accidental, it’s man-made." Jing Jihan’s calm and cold voice was right beside her while he kicked the door hard with a thud.

Fire?

The smell of something burning was growing stronger, Shi Su’s temple throbbed violently.

This private room door was not an ordinary wooden door, especially solid, and the touch upon entering already felt a very thick and precious material, without any decorative carvings, indicating how sturdy it was.

Bam—

The door barely moved, the internal lock on the door trembled from Jing Jihan’s hefty kick, almost falling off immediately, yet it barely held in the center of the door.

Shi Su stared at that door lock, the thick smoke in the air mixed with a smell so terrifying it made her hair stand on end.

She said, "I smell it..."

Jing Jihan: "Gasoline."

Her eyebrows twitched.

No wonder the smoke outside the window was black!

The door clearly couldn’t be opened, Shi Su turned around to the window to look outside, only to see the fire indeed started from the first floor, the only route for escape outside the window was encircled by flames, impossible to escape through the window.

Jing Jihan kicked the door again, and even from so far at the window, Shi Su could hear the great bang, even with such force it didn’t move at all, probably besides the door being sturdy, the outside lock must have also been fastened with something even more secure.

Jing Jihan came back, opened the only bottle of mineral water on the table, poured it on Shi Su’s woolen scarf, and thrust it heavily into her hand, "Don’t inhale the smoke!"

"What about you?" Shi Su raised her eyes to look at him.

"I’m fine!" The thick smoke had already entered the room, Jing Jihan forcibly pressed the wet woolen scarf to her mouth and nose, turning to find a suitable escape spot at the window.

Shi Su held the woolen scarf, turned her head to see the black smoke seeping through the door crack, along with the sudden blackout, the suffocating darkness and the crackling sound of something burning outside the window felt like a death knell, frantically pounding on her fear-stricken nerves.