Jilted by Day, Cuddled At Night-Chapter 578: Not Happy to See Her

Su Yao felt depressed and stopped talking because she knew if the conversation went on, her mother might lose her temper.

She was aware her mother had been competing with Su Wan for over twenty years. Su Yao never understood why her mother kept trying to compete when it was clear she was not a match.

Of course, she dared not voice these thoughts. If her mother heard them, she would definitely erupt in anger, and when her mother got angry, it was truly frightening.

Hoisting the hem of her dress, Su Yao turned and walked away down a side path, claiming she was going to look for Bai Li. She wasn’t really, as there were plenty of delicious foods at the evening’s banquet on Landis Star—far more than at their Insectoid Base.

Having finally made it here, she was determined to eat her fill!

Meanwhile, Su Wan had shaken off Su Man and entered a lounge. A domestic robot brought her milk tea, and as she sipped it, she called her mother, Lin Ranyue.

Lin Ranyue answered quickly, her voice gentle as she said, "Xiaowan, aren’t you supposed to attend a banquet today? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"Mom, Su Man came with her husband, the Insectoid Commander. She told me she wanted to visit grandpa, you, and my elder and second brothers."

Lin Ranyue’s lips twitched. "She still considers us relatives, huh? Ha, if you weren’t married to Commander Gu, and if Xiaochen wasn’t now the king of Landis Star, she definitely wouldn’t want to get close to our entire family like this."

Su Wan said, "She’s lowering herself quite a bit, probably with that exact idea in mind."

Lin Ranyue said, "I won’t see her, in any case. Now that your Uncle Lei is the chancellor of Empire University, I suppose we’ve become useful to her. But I just don’t want to see her. What happened back then was mainly orchestrated by Du Weiwei, but Su Man wasn’t innocent either. I will never be able to forgive that mother-daughter pair in my lifetime."

Su Zhen and Du Weiwei had passed away years ago, and while the dead were gone, Lin Ranyue felt no inclination to maintain a false rapport with the still living Su Man. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Lin Ranyue has always been frank by nature. Now that her husband was a student at Empire University, her daughter a Commander, her son-in-law the supreme Commander of Landis Star, and her grandson the king of Landis Star,

why should she have to make compromises?

Yet Lin Ranyue still harbored a worry, "Xiaowan, if I refuse to see her, could it affect our relationship with the Insectoids?"

"That won’t happen, you can rest assured. I’ll tell her not to bother you."

"All right then, that settles it. Oh, and as for your grandfather, make a call there first and check in. The old man’s living a life of comfort these days and is in great spirits every day. I’m not quite sure what he’s thinking, though."

"Sure, I’ll ask grandpa."

After finishing the call with her mother, Su Wan made another call to the Su Family’s ancestral home, to speak with Old Master Su.

Old Master Su’s past few years were indeed well spent. Although he and Meira were a late-in-life couple, the companionship between the two was solid. With a century of life ahead, no worries about children or daily needs, they were indeed living an idyllic life.

When Old Master Su received Su Wan’s call and heard about the situation, he was taken aback for a few seconds.

Su Wan suspected that the old man was trying to remember who Su Man was...

After a few seconds, Old Master Su said, "Why should we meet? Her intentions aren’t sincere. I’ve heard about the Insectoids sending exchange students to Empire University. They are trying to fully integrate with us on Landis Star. The next step might even be intermarriage."

It was a general direction that, if beneficial to both sides, the higher-ups of Landis Star wouldn’t reject.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have agreed to accept exchange students.

Did Su Man have any sentimental value to Old Master Su? Objectively speaking, despite Su Man’s few years with the Su Family and Old Master Su being fairly reasonable towards her, he was always wary of her.

Old Master Su’s mindset was very traditional. It was okay to treat an adopted daughter well, but he was adamant that she should never inherit everything from Su Family’s businesses.

After all, the Su Family was not without descendants!

Su Man had always known this: in the Su Family, Su Zhen had treated her the best, followed by Su Ni, and then Su Yun who was okay but too fake. As for the old Master of the Su Family, his kindness towards Su Man had always been discounted.

The old Master knew that Su Man was aware of this, so this time, he rejected her very straightforwardly.

Not seeing her!

Su Wan nodded, "Yeah, my mother doesn’t want to see her either. I’ll tell her later not to come and bother you guys."

"Actually, I’m fine. It’s just that I simply dislike that girl’s fake demeanor. But Xiaowan, with your current status and position, if the Insectoids want to get on good terms with the Landis people, I’m afraid Su Man will deliberately try to cozy up to you."

Just, quite annoying.

Su Wan laughed, "Grandpa, do you think I would be the kind of person to suffer a loss?"

The old Master thought about it and agreed. If his granddaughter were a pushover, she wouldn’t have achieved her current status. After all, not only had she held firm the Su Family’s restaurant, making it the number one restaurant on Landis Star, but she was also a Commander of a Starship Fleet!

This girl, her cooking was also particularly delicious!

Truly someone who was impressive in the hall and exceptional in the kitchen, excelling in every area.

After ending the call, the old Master sat in the wicker chair and sighed. Meira came over with the afternoon tea and curiously said, "Wasn’t that a call from Xiaowan? Why are you sighing now?"

"I’m just reflecting on how excellent Xiaowan is and wondering why Zhen was so blind back then?"

Zhen was his only son. Although, well, this son wasn’t particularly outstanding, aside from the Du Weiwei incident, he hadn’t made any major mistakes.

How nice it used to be when the family of five lived together.

What a pity...

Gently, Meira said, "He was also deceived, and in the end, he came to realize the truth, which shows that his nature wasn’t bad. It’s just that he was too gullible and ended up with such a result."

The old Master nodded.

He knew his wife was trying to comfort him, but such solace indeed allowed him to find a bit of relief in the long life after the loss of his son.

On the other hand, Su Wan did not call her older or second brother. Whether or not they met with Su Man was their own business.

If Su Man wanted to use them, that was also their own affair.

But they’d better not think of involving her through them.

She decided to find an opportunity later to go downstairs and tell Su Man not to bother her grandfather or her mother anymore. At that moment, Gu Yu pushed the door and came in, surprised to see his mother.

"Mom, it’s you. I thought it was Xiaoyan."

"Weren’t you just with your sister?"

"I was, we danced the second piece together. Then she said she was tired and wanted to rest. I was thinking of doing the same but ended up being pulled by Gu Ruanruan for a dance."

Although Gu Ruanruan was technically a junior to Gu Yu and had to call him ’little uncle,’ Gu Ruanruan was very assertive, older than Gu Yu, and most importantly, Gu Ruanruan’s Beast Transformation form was naturally intimidating to Gu Yu.