Chapter 9 He Held Her Hand

An Xueyin did not expect Su He to be so violent.

She went straight for her and gave her a slap.

She was stunned by the slap.

Su He's slap was so forceful it turned her head to the side.

"Su He!"

"You slut, how dare you slap me!?"

An Xueyin sharply turned her head, covering her slapped cheek with one hand.

Her eyes were filled with anger and shock as she glared and hissed furiously.

Su He's beautiful, peach-shaped eyes clouded with a touch of cold disdain as she glanced at her.

Suddenly, she raised her eyebrows, smiled knowingly, and feigned surprise:

"Oh my, my hand, it tends to tremble and misbehave, truly sorry~"

Su He rubbed the wrist that had just exerted force and clicked her tongue lightly, "You know, my hand normally doesn't hit people."

In other words: Too bad, you're not a person!

At this moment, An Xueyin could only feel her cheek burning with pain.

She covered her cheek with one hand, clenching her other hand into a fist.

Her whole body was tense with rage and jealousy.

Just as she was about to strike back, her hand was firmly caught by Su He in mid-air.

Su He was gripping her wrist, making her completely immobile.

For a second time, she felt the power of Su He.

Su He's smile faded as she leaned in slightly and whispered coldly into her ear, "Lin Xueyin, I have a short temper, so stay away from me. Although I don't know why you see me as an enemy, let me tell you that I am not a good person, so you'd better keep out of my sight!"

The overwhelming presence of Su He sent a shiver down the spine, instilling fear from within.

Su He straightened up, pushed a little, and tossed Lin Xueyin toward a door on the side.

An Xueyin was originally surnamed Lin, but after following her stepmother Lin Yue into the An Family, she had changed her surname to An.

Su He didn't look at her again and left the restroom directly.

Inside the private room.

Jiang Yan was worried she had run away it had taken her so long.

But what he asked was, "Why were you gone for so long? Stomachache?"

Su He glanced at him, "No, I just happened to discipline someone ill-bred for her parents."

Jiang Yan: "..."

The two assistants: "..."

"The meal is finished, can I go back to the hospital now?" Su He said, "I still have surgery to do this afternoon."

Jiang Yan stared at her hand for quite some time, without letting on his thoughts.

Her fingers were slender and pretty, and the nails were neatly trimmed.

It was hard to imagine how those beautiful hands would look holding a scalpel.

"Yeah, I'll take you back," the man said as he stood up.

Su He was about to refuse when she met his deep eyes and swallowed back her words.

All she wanted to do was get a divorce, why was it so difficult?

Couldn't he, as a man, be a bit more straightforward?

Jiang Yan, of course, was unaware of her inner grumblings.

...

As they stood waiting for the elevator, a sweet and delicate female voice came from behind.

"Brother Yan?"

Su He was familiar with this voice, so she didn't need to turn around to know who it was.

She turned her head slightly and whispered to Jiang Yan on the side, "I'll go ahead then, if you're busy with something you go ahead, no need to see me off, I can just take a taxi back."

She was just fretting about how to avoid him.

And here, someone had brought her the opportunity on a silver platter.

'Ding Dong!'

Right at that moment, the elevator arrived.

And at this moment, Tang Sirou also briskly walked over, "Brother Yan, it really is you, I thought I was mistaken."

Su He didn't hesitate and was about to step into the elevator, but—

She had barely taken a step out when she was abruptly pulled back.

Jiang Yan reached out to grasp her slender wrist and lightly yet forcefully pulled her toward his side.

The residual warmth of his palm covered her skin, sending an inexplicable electric current through all her veins.

This sudden physical contact made her quite uncomfortable.

Su He subconsciously tried to break free, but the man coldly spoke, "Don't move, I've said I'll take you back."

But what could she do? This damn man was too strong.

Tang Sirou was completely ignored on the side.

Her clear eyes watched as Jiang Yan held Su He's hand, a trace of viciousness flashing through them, but it vanished quickly.

Su He stopped moving, but she glared at Jiang Yan.

That look clearly said, "Are you stupid? Miss Tang is watching, why are you grabbing me?"

Regrettably, the man had no desire to understand, nor could he comprehend her indication.

Jiang Yan saw that she had settled down and then turned to look at Tang Sirou with a tone that was neither cold nor warm, but a hint of gentleness could be detected, "What's up? Is there something wrong?"

Yet these six words sounded extremely polite and distant.

Tang Sirou looked at Su He, who responded with a faint smile and said nothing.

Mainly because she couldn't be bothered to explain; after all, he was not her shining moonlight, she was not that kind-hearted.

Truth be told, Tang Sirou was somewhat embarrassed.

Very few people outside knew that Jiang Yan and Su He had been married for four years.

Mainly because there hadn't been much fanfare at the time, and the reasons were unknown.

But she knew.

Thus, she couldn't question why he was dining with Su He.

And since their return to the country that day at the City First Hospital, when she ran into Su He, she had been worried, and now they had appeared together for a meal.

She smiled pleasantly, not exposing Su He's identity.

"No problem, I just didn't expect to run into you and Dr. Su dining here. Had I known you and Dr. Su were here, Mr. Yan, I would have come over for a free meal. Whenever you, Jing Chu, and Beiyan had a meal together, I would always shamelessly tag along, but then again, you and Jing Chu would always take me with you."

Her agency had crafted her an image that fluctuated between innocent aloofness and playful buoyancy.

At this moment, she upheld the etiquette of a wealthy heiress, composed and measured, yet managed to convey her intended message.

But what she didn't realize was that Su He was not interested in any of this.

Right now, she just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Jiang Yan didn't pick up her conversation, merely commenting, "Uh huh, if there's nothing else, then we'll be leaving first."

At this moment.

Another voice echoed, calling Su He's name.

"Susu, is that you?"

Lin Yue strutted over in a Chanel light V-neck dress, exuding an elegant and intellectual air.

Su He simply gave her a brief glance before shifting her gaze away.

Lin Yue looked at her, a mixture of surprise and delight on her gentle and nurturing face.

"Susu, you're back; why haven't you come home to see your dad? He's been talking about you often, and ever since he found out you went abroad suddenly, he's been worried sick about you, hardly able to eat or sleep."

"You haven't called home in years; how have you been living abroad?"

"I heard you chose to study abroad because you failed to get into a domestic university. Had I known you'd be away for so long, I would have asked your dad to pull some strings to get you into Xueyin's school, so you sisters could look out for each other."

"Xueyin just graduated from her master's degree and has successfully started working at City First Hospital."

"Have you found a job since you came back? If not, Aunt Yue can have your dad help you arrange something."

"Or if you don't want to work, that's fine too. After all, the An Family can certainly afford to support you, come home, spend more time with your dad."

Su He completely ignored her words.

Lin Yue's concern wasn't something she found very flattering.

While these words seemed not to demean her at face value, each sentence veiled a cutting irony.

Wasn't she just trying to say that Su He was a worthless person, suggesting she become a 'parasite' and depend on the An Family?

And meanwhile, she took the opportunity to boast about her own daughter's excellence.

Before, Su He had respected her because she had been her mother's good friend.

Back then, she would obediently call her "Aunt Yue," but now, she felt nothing but loathing and disgust for her.

Because Lin Yue betrayed her mother and climbed into her father's bed.

"Jiang Yan, let go, I have to go back to work!"