Chapter 913: Chapter 917: Light of Life (16)
Gao Qianyu’s face instantly turned pale, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on the child, making the child cry loudly.
Gao Qianyu was someone who wore her emotions on her sleeve; her facial expression revealed some clues.
Those present more or less understood the situation, each either bowing their heads and fiddling with their fingernails, or turning to stare at the ceiling, or pretending to be thoroughly engrossed in studying the patterns of the flowers in the pot.
All their gazes drifted, deliberately avoiding looking at Su Li for fear of making her feel awkward.
Among those present, apart from Gao Qianyu and He Li, the rest were all rough men.
Just imagine if this happened to them, they’d probably explode. No man could tolerate the humiliation of a betrayal.
In all fairness, their understanding of Su Li’s resilience deepened further.
Brother Su truly has an admirable composure; even in such circumstances, he remains calm and composed, neither resentful nor angry.
If it were them, they definitely couldn’t manage to be like this; although they might not hit a woman, a bout of angry venting would surely occur.
Even Ah Zhen, who used to be critical of Su Li, now kept his mouth shut, displaying a look of extreme shock and astonishment.
He felt some affection for Gao Qianyu, drawn not only by her natural beauty but also by her resolute and unyielding nature.
A woman standing firm through her pregnancy, still insisting on finding her husband, such singular devotion stirred longing in Ah Zhen.
But now, reality told him that everything was his own conjecture.
No, it wasn’t that he was foolish; it was simply that this woman hid it too well.
In an instant, much of the vague, indescribable feelings Ah Zhen had for Gao Qianyu diminished.
He recalled his friend’s previous admonition: Gao Qianyu seems not particularly dutiful.
At that time, he had a big quarrel with his friend, thinking he was biased and that, no matter how much he disliked Qianyu, he shouldn’t disparage her like this.
But now it seems.....
Actually, saying Gao Qianyu is not dutiful is exaggerated; she’s just too accustomed to men’s kindness to her, unaware of the proper boundaries between men and women.
Yet now Ah Zhen is filled with indignation at being deceived, and at once, he stepped back quickly and said to Gao Qianyu, "Since you’ve found your husband, I’ll be going."
Having said that, as if being chased by a beast, he ran away swiftly without waiting for Gao Qianyu’s reply.
Men can be so realistic and heartless at times.
Gao Qianyu felt her heart soaking in bitterness.
But she also understood that no matter how excessive her husband might be towards her, she would still endure it, since she was the one who made mistakes, even though she’s also a victim.
The baby’s ear-piercing cries are bothersome, but seeing the mother’s expression, it seems she isn’t in the mood to comfort the child either.
He Li couldn’t bear it and gently took the child from Gao Qianyu’s hold, "Let me hold him for a while; the child is crying too severely."
Gao Qianyu forced a feeble smile and nodded.
Indeed, she currently doesn’t have much inclination to attend to the child.
Under He Li’s soothing, the baby soon stopped crying, pouted and fell back asleep.
Gao Qianyu raised her tearful eyes, mixed with pleas and affection, looking deeply at Su Li.
Everyone present felt awkward and didn’t know whether they should leave, or should they leave.
After all, what’s being confronted now is others’ extremely embarrassing, private matters that don’t wish to be known by outsiders.
Yet nobody knew how to start speaking.
Liu Zhang tentatively opened his mouth, "Brother Su, I... I suddenly remembered that the promise I made to help Mr. He with the herbs isn’t done yet, I...."
Su Li glanced at him, "Your memory is really poor; you finished off the last batch of herbs yesterday."
Liu Zhang: "....."
After a while, Xiao Bo awkwardly spoke up too, "Ah, I almost forgot, today I have to attend the government bidding, Xiao Liu... all of you come with me to prepare...."
Relief showed on the faces of Liu Zhang and the others.
Su Li turned sideways, blocking Xiao Bo and the others, and lightly said, "You got it wrong; today is only Tuesday, the bidding is on Friday."
Xiao Bo: "Ah.... hahah, yes, yes, I got it wrong....hahaha...."
The deliberately awkward laughter was funny yet speechless.
After several rounds, Xiao Bo and the others understood that Su Li seemingly didn’t want them to leave.
They were frustrated and sat down with resignation.
Alright, if the involved parties don’t feel awkward, why should they feel awkward....
But it’s really unbearably awkward.
Their seats felt like they had nails, causing Xiao Bo, Liu Zhang, and the others to squirm uncomfortably.
Time passed in an atmosphere of silent stagnation; Su Li remained calm and poised, while Gao Qianyu couldn’t fathom what her husband was thinking.
But the image of him loving her dearly remains deeply etched in her mind.
She’s confident that currently, her husband is just in shock, thus appearing indifferent.
Once he recovers, he will surely feel even more compassion towards her.
Gao Qianyu may not seem smart, but she has intrinsic acumen in understanding men’s feelings.
The original owner in the previous life did believe as she thought; compared to the betrayal, he was more distressed by what his wife experienced.
And he felt deeply guilty, remorseful for not protecting her better.
If he had accompanied his wife back then, these tragic events wouldn’t have befallen them.
But this time is different; Su Li won’t attribute all these causes to himself.
Firstly, she told Gao Qianyu early on that Chen Cheng had ulterior motives, yet she chose not to believe.
Secondly, she insisted on having Gao Qianyu accompany her, yet equally, Gao Qianyu held onto her own ideas.
Every person is an independent agent and should be responsible for their choices, whether good or bad.
Moreover, unlike the past life, Gao Qianyu didn’t meet her husband immediately after disembarking; there were more than half a year’s time.
If she wished, she could have aborted the child, recuperated before appearing before her husband, and could completely erase the whole ordeal; her husband would be utterly unaware, allowing her to return to a normal life.
Such an approach should be the subconscious decision of an average woman, rather than appearing before her husband with a rapist’s child.
Is she trying to disgust her husband, or is she trying to nauseate herself?