Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 457 Believe Me, or Believe Her?

Xiao Kai, who is already in elementary school, is almost as tall as Qingyan, and he is also very strong. He speaks like a little adult.

She gently grasped his shoulder, her eyes firm and bright. "Xiao Kai, remember, in this world, we can't rely on anyone, understand? Mom has you, and you have Mom, that's enough. As for Uncle Su Wen..."

A hint of hurt flashed in Qingyan's eyes, "He probably doesn't need us anymore..."

After careful consideration, she finally turned on her phone. The next second, a series of missed call notifications flooded in, followed by the phone vibrating.

It belongs to Su Wen.

Xiao Kai obediently went to the living room to do his homework. After hesitating for a moment, he pressed the answer button at the last minute.

"Where are you, Qingyan? Tell me!"

She said coldly, "You don't need to come looking for me. My things have been packed up, and I won't cause you any trouble later!"

"What do you mean 'any trouble'? Who told you not to cause trouble? You'd better take back what you said and bring Xiao Kai back right now, and listen to me!" Su Wen was extremely anxious on the other end of the phone.

She could easily say that her mind was made up. "I've thought it through. I'm sorry, Su Wen, for wasting four years of your youth. Your feelings for me are probably more pity than anything else, as I said at the beginning. You deserve the love that young people have!"

Su Wen couldn't help but growl, "What you're saying is bullshit! What did I do to you? Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground. If I did something wrong, shouldn't you tell me so I can die knowing why? What are you doing now? I'll die with my eyes open, I'll never let go!" "How about this, come to the bar now, I'll wait for you here, and we'll talk things out face to face, okay?"

"No, I won't go... Hello? Hello?"

Su Wen hung up the phone, leaving no room for retreat.

That evening, Qingyan still went to the bar. She felt it was necessary to meet with Su Wen again to clarify everything and then part ways without further entanglement.

When she arrived at the bar, the staff greeted her warmly, and she responded with a forced smile until she saw Jiao Jiao.

When Jiaojiao saw her, she looked as guilty as a mouse seeing a cat, and turned to run away.

She called out softly, "Jiaojiao!"

"Sister Qingyan!"

She walked over lightly and struck up a friendly conversation with her, "That amulet that Su Wen is wearing, was it a gift from you?"

Jiaojiao was taken aback, then said hesitantly, "That's right, it was a gift from me. Brother Wen helped me before, and I didn't have any other decent gift to thank him for, so I got him a talisman. It's not too much to ask, is it?"

"So, you like Su Wen, right?"

Jiaojiao looked panicked and helpless, as if her secret had been exposed. "No, I... I didn't..."

"Stop pretending. You bumped into me on purpose that day, and you deliberately dropped the amulet for me to see, so that Su Wen and I would misunderstand each other, right?"

"Sister Qingyan, I don't know what you're talking about?" Jiaojiao didn't dare to look Qingyan in the eye.

She spoke with a cool and composed demeanor, "You know, you know everything! Stop pretending!"

Jiaojiao's expression suddenly turned gloomy. She smiled smugly, "Since you've already figured it out, then I won't hide it anymore. You're right, I really like Brother Wen, especially since he stood up for me and showed me that there are such good men in the world. Brother Wen is kind, handsome, and responsible. How could I not like him? But you speak ill of me. I heard you're divorced and have a son, and you're even a few years older than Brother Wen. In my opinion, you're not good enough for Brother Wen at all. Why are you still bothering him? If you really like him, shouldn't you give him something better?"

Qingyan didn't react with the hysteria one would expect when facing a love rival; instead, she remained unusually calm. "You're right, he does deserve better, but definitely not you!" Jiaojiao frowned. "What do you mean by that?"

"A girl like you who plays mind games doesn't deserve him either!"

Jiaojiao sneered, "That's not up to you. Anyway, Brother Wen is treating me very well now. If you know what's good for you, you'll give him to me!"

Qingyan composed herself and said, "Let me put it this way, he's right there. Whether you can catch him or not depends on your own abilities!"

Jiaojiao opened her mouth as if to say something, but suddenly sat down on the ground with a thud, her eyes filled with tears of grievance. "Sister Qingyan, I'm so sorry. It's all because of me that you and Brother Wen had this misunderstanding. Don't worry, I'll resign and leave here right away. I'll never appear in front of you again. Please, don't be angry with Brother Wen anymore, okay..."

"Jiaojiao, what are you doing? Get up!" Su Wen happened to come out from inside and pulled Jiaojiao up from the ground.

Jiaojiao cried with tears streaming down her face. "Brother Wen, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Sister Qingyan wouldn't have run away from home. Please go and comfort her. Also, I won't be coming to the shop tomorrow. I feel really bad for causing you so much trouble these past few days!"

"What are you saying, Jiaojiao? What trouble? You're an employee of my shop. If I don't step in, who will? This has nothing to do with you. Don't blame yourself, and you don't need to resign!"

Qingyan glanced at Jiaojiao, then at Su Wen, and shook her head in shame.

She has lived for nearly thirty years, yet she is now not even as good as a girl in her early twenties.

“Qingyan, what’s between us has nothing to do with Jiaojiao. Her life is already hard enough. Why make things difficult for her? Is that really meaningful?” Su Wen shielded Jiaojiao behind him and reasoned with Qingyan.

It's as if Qingyan is an unreasonable tigress.

She tried to laugh, but couldn't manage it. "Su Wen, I'm asking you one last time, do you believe her or me?"

"Stop joking around and speak lightly. Let's talk about it when we get back, okay?"

This is his answer.

Qingyan glanced at Jiaojiao behind him and said, "So, you'd rather believe a girl you've only known for a short time than believe me, someone you've lived with for four years, right?"

"That's not the same thing..."

"Alright, you don't need to say anymore, Su Wen. I'm really disappointed in you!" With that, he left resolutely.

"Brother Wen, Sister Qingyan seems really angry. Hurry up and go after her to coax her!" Jiaojiao urged anxiously.

Su Wen made a tough decision: "Don't worry about her. That's just her temper. She'll be fine once she calms down!"

……

Su Ying rang the doorbell and was surprised to see Jiao Jiao open the door. "Why is it you?"

"I... I noticed that Brother Wen looked unwell, and I was worried that something might have happened to him, so I brought him back!"

Su Ying glanced at Su Wen, who was slumped on the sofa, and said coldly to Jiao Jiao, "You can leave now!"

"Then, I won't bother you any longer!"

After Jiaojiao left, Su Ying sat down on the sofa and nudged Su Wen, "What's wrong with you? Where's Qingyan? Where did you put her? Why is Jiaojiao here?"