Jiang Sui, clutching a bag of oranges, had intended to give them to Su Qing after self-study, but before he even finished, he received a call from Jiang Chenghua.
"Your mom's in Wuzhen. Go pick her up at the airport. I'm worried she might get lost."
"That's my mom?" Jiang Sui suspected he'd misheard and was about to hang up without a second thought, as if he'd heard a joke.
He was being asked to pick up Cheng Man at the airport.
"I'm too lazy to even go collect her body. No go."
The dark-eyed boy heard another line from the other end as he hung up.
"If you don't go, she'll probably go find that girl you like!"
Jiang Chenghua was also overwhelmed, looking extremely helpless on the other end of the line.
"Go find her first. I'm on the plane now and will be in Wuzhen soon."
"Jiang Chenghua, you can't even handle a mistress. Why did you bother with her in the first place?"
Jiang Sui's eyes were filled with anger, and the young man's chest heaved.
He closed his eyes deeply.
"Yes, you dared to scold your father? I told you, it's up to you to pick her up or not." Jiang Chenghua was clearly furious, and the old man's black hair turned white in an instant. He hung up the phone in anger and boarded the plane, grumbling.
After hanging up, Jiang Sui hailed a taxi and headed for the airport.
Wuzhen's airport was tiny, with only one exit and one entrance. Jiang Sui checked the text messages on his phone and flight schedule. He'd arrived just in time.
Perhaps it was late at night, so there weren't many people around.
Jiang Sui spotted Cheng Man right away. His stepmother, who looked just as young as he, was heavily made up, looking like a witch.
She particularly liked to wear black, and she wore a large black hat with a brim so large it was hard to miss her.
But she had no fondness for her stepson.
She merely glanced at him before heading for the taxi entrance. Jiang Sui's eyes darkened as he strode forward, grabbed Cheng Man's arm, and wordlessly led him toward the waiting car.
"What the hell are you doing, Jiang Sui? Let me go! Do you believe I'll scream you're molester!"
Cheng Man glared, refusing to leave.
"Cheng Man, if you want me to knock you out and carry you, I'll do that, but don't expect me to get you anywhere."
"Feeding the fish in the river is a good option, don't you think?"
The boy's sinister eyes, deep and piercing, locked onto Cheng Man like a venomous snake.
She was terrified, afraid to move, knowing that this stepson, when driven mad, was terrifying.
She obediently boarded the taxi, the initial rage she'd displayed having diminished considerably.
"Jiang Sui, I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything reckless, your father won't let you go."
Cheng Man looked at Jiang Sui with a hint of unease.
"I'm telling you, you're part of the Jiang family's business, too.
Forget about that little girlfriend of yours. Stay with Xu Miaoran."
"What's wrong with the Xu family?"
"Jiang Sui, if that's the case, I'll forgive you and live a good life with your father."
Jiang Sui rubbed his brow, not intending to talk to this psychopath, intending to hand her over to Jiang Chenghua.
Seeing Jiang Sui remain silent, Cheng Man began to grow a little frantic.
"Jiang Sui, don't think you can be with that what Qing? I'm telling you, it's impossible. If you do, I won't let her go!"
After these words, Jiang Sui turned his head, finally enraged.
"Cheng Man, don't force me. You'd better give up that thought in your head. Otherwise, don't blame me, I'll send you to a mental hospital, okay?"