Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 535 - 218: A Father and Daughter’s Promise

Yesterday was the third watch, so for those who missed it, please go back and read the previous two Chapters first. There’s also a new kind of vote which I’ve never seen before; I actually don’t know how it works, so I will go ask about it later. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Thank you Polemo, Little Grass, Shangguan’s Fans, and everyone else for your enthusiastic comments. I’m holding back tears here. Rubbing my chin, it seems like releasing extra Chapters is indeed a good thing, lesson learned.

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Following Sister Mu’s hand, Su Ziceng looked down the mountain.

Be it the skyscrapers, the low-rise buildings, or the affluent Zone 1 teeming with rich people and politicians, and the slum-like Sixth District—seen from this high mountain, they are all indistinguishable.

"From up here, looking down, everything seems insignificant," said Sister Mu, unable to stand any longer, she simply sat down on the muddy ground, her sweat soaked up by the damp earth beneath her.

Su Ziceng still gazed into the distance, from where she stood, she could see the sea, vast and boundless, a sea that could swallow everything.

"You and I, since the moment we were born, have been standing at the mountaintop," Sister Mu regretted not bringing along a bottle of wine, as her mouth was dry and her speech was faltering.

"Yes," Su Ziceng also sat down, the cold loneliness of high places, she had tasted that before.

"So, the feeling of climbing up from the bottom of the mountain like we did today, we would never have known it," Sister Mu rubbed her sore and swollen legs, thinking she wouldn’t want to do something crazy like this a second time.

"But today, we’ve tasted it," Su Ziceng mimicked Sister Mu, massaging her thighs and calves. If they were lucky, they could stop a car on the mountain; if not, they’d have to walk down with three legs and a steel frame.

"Don’t always look down on people and things from the heights, just think as if you started from the bottom of the mountain," Sister Mu’s words still echoed in Su Ziceng’s ears.

"You mean...don’t carry so many responsibilities, instead, change the attitude," Su Ziceng understood what Sister Mu meant.

"Standing on the mountaintop means you have the whole mountain under your feet, but now you’re just back at the bottom, don’t try to take the weight of the whole mountain on yourself," Sister Mu finished speaking and lifted her head to gaze at the night sky, dull yet peaceful in the absence of clouds or stars. A night without stars or clouds is still night, a life without wealth or love is still a life.

On the way down the mountain, the two were quite fortunate to catch a truck coming down at night. They bumped down the mountain together with the round logs.

All along the way, Su Ziceng was reflecting on Sister Mu’s words. Sister Mu, in turn, heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at Su Ziceng’s expression, it seemed she had understood and would no longer stubbornly obsess over minor things.

But the next morning, Su Ziceng still went to the Su Family villa.

She arrived very early, so early that even Pello had not yet left the house. After Su Qingzhang forced the Su Family into bankruptcy, leaving him in a flurry of activity, he had to fly to Bianjing City to resolve the issues behind the "Golden Coast."

When the guard mentioned Su Ziceng’s arrival, Pello was still having breakfast. The table for one appeared somewhat empty. Since Pello moved in, the dining table at the Su Family had only been used by him.

Since moving back, Su Qingzhang had made several suicide attempts, including breaking toothbrushes and forcing doctors to prescribe more sleeping pills. These endless tricks kept both Yang Wuxu and the housekeeper on high alert.

Just last night, Su Qingzhang had secretly taken a shard of a shaving razor and cut several gashes into his wrists. But no matter how he tried, Yang Wuxu always managed to find and stop him in time.

After Pello promised that as long as Su Qingzhang chose to live well, he would ensure she and her handicapped son would have no worries about food and clothing, Yang Wuxu put all his efforts into guarding Su Qingzhang almost every day.

Both Su Qingzhang, who continually attempted suicide, and Yang Wuxu, who kept stopping him, were struggling with their own fates.

However, after some contemplation, Pello, who was sitting at the dining table, decided to invite Su Ziceng in.

Upon seeing Su Ziceng, Pello shifted his feet under the table but showed no significant changes in his body language nor facial expression at the surface of the table, even greeting Su Ziceng with a warm tone to take a seat.

However, Su Ziceng clearly had no appetite for breakfast, but she still politely called her former "butler" to pour her a glass of milk.

When the milk was served, it came with a fried egg, cooked runny on one side and firm on the other, the breakfast style Su Ziceng ate most often.