Love You Till the End-Chapter 994 - 993: The Illusion of Being Kidnapped
Shi Aoju vaguely recalled that morning when he first saw her. After he insulted her with words, she had that resolute expression on her face, like a rose blooming in the desert, full of defiance.
Shi Aoju squinted slightly, a hint of an unfathomable meaning flowing in his eyes.
Over the years, Su Jiuyi was like a beast trapped in a cage, yearning for a life of freedom yet unable to break free. Life in the Su Family was like a never-ending rain, sticky and persistent, impossible to drive away, clinging to her causing discomfort. To survive, she had to learn to fight back with strength in the face of others’ sneers and ridicule.
Actually, Su Jiuyi didn’t mean to deliberately provoke him; it was just that she was angry at herself for repeatedly being so sentimental.
Knowing full well it was an abyss, she still plunged in without a second thought.
She didn’t want this kind of one-sided infatuation.
Shi Aoju withdrew his gaze from her and glanced at the bodyguards beside him: "You two, follow her."
"Yes, Young Master Jue!"
Su Jiuyi was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
Watching Shi Aoju’s departing figure, she glanced at the untouched food on the table and suddenly felt foolish. The things she meticulously prepared all morning, he barely ate any of it.
Had she known, she would’ve waited until he was almost done eating to bring it up.
Her earlier demeanor was just an act, because she had no real reason to be angry with him, nor could she genuinely feel angry.
Su Jiuyi stood there in a daze for a while, then sighed and resignedly cleared the dishes from the table.
Deciding to go out, she proactively called Ye Han to tell him about her plan to go hiking tomorrow.
Ye Han said he had no plans that afternoon and could teach her a few easy-to-carry desserts, with the time and place up to her decision.
She said she needed to think about it and would call him back, to which Ye Han readily agreed.
For safety’s sake, they arranged to meet at a bustling supermarket in the city center. Although Ye Han was a public figure, he wasn’t as famous as a TV star, so he wouldn’t be recognized everywhere he went, and thus only wore sunglasses.
Su Jiuyi dressed up especially when going out; the clothes she left at Ciaos were returned, and upon hearing she had little to wear, Qi Jingren brought over many new clothes for her.
Not having been out for a while, Su Jiuyi was quite happy.
However, she also felt Shi Aoju’s concerns were not unfounded. Even though she frequently read Ye Han’s reports and magazines, the true intentions of a person are hidden, and she couldn’t be sure what kind of person Ye Han really was.
Just like Xiao Chen, who on the surface was merely a playboy but actually harbored formidable power behind the facade.
They set the meeting time at three o’clock, just as the sun slowly rose from its lowest point on Earth, the summer weather as scorching as ever.
Having gotten used to air-conditioned rooms, Su Jiuyi found herself unaccustomed to the transition from cold to hot, feeling like she walked into an incubator, enveloped by endless heat.
When she left, Shi Aoju had arranged for a private driver to escort her, with two bodyguards also in the car. The atmosphere inside was so tense that Su Jiuyi felt as if she was being kidnapped.
