Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 303 - 272 Fire Pit, Slander (Update 6)_1

Chapter 303: 272 Fire Pit, Slander (Update 6)_1

On the way, nobody talked much; having taken the family photo in the morning and spending the afternoon at the Lu Family’s, everyone was indeed a bit tired.

Only Tang Feng and Tang Su were whispering quietly to each other, sharing some private words.

When they arrived back at Su Yangming’s place, the lights were all on in the house.

The parking space at the entrance still had the Shen Family’s car.

"Big sister hasn’t gone back yet this late?" Tang Shengyi was quite surprised; he really couldn’t bring himself to like Su Wanyi.

And he felt the same about his mother-in-law; though he wanted to be a dutiful son-in-law, repeated cold receptions eventually cooled his enthusiasm.

Su Ruoan was also surprised.

After the four of them got out of the car, Tang Shengyi told the driver to drive back slowly. He and his wife watched the car leave before turning to walk towards Su Yangming’s villa.

Tang Su was buried in her phone, checking a message from an editor in her QQ who hadn’t been active for a while but had recently lit up again and sent her a new message.

This editor had overseen her work on a reading website when she wrote the novel "First Love," which initially had very few readers. At that time, Tang Su didn’t care whether she had any readers or not.

She wrote purely for the love of it.

It seems that those who like writing novels all have a bit of an obstinate streak.

Regardless of whether there were readers or any income, she just wanted to write the story in her heart without expecting anything in return.

Her editor was named "Passion Fruit."

Passion Fruit: "Folding Waist Friend, are you there?"

Tang Su: "Yes, Chief Editor, it’s been a long time since I’ve heard from you. Where have you been hanging out lately?"

Passion Fruit: "I changed careers. I took some time off for childbirth and childcare, then entered the entertainment industry where the money comes faster. No choice, I have a little gold-gobbler to feed."

Hearing that the editor had a baby, Tang Su quickly congratulated her and asked if taking care of the child was hard.

Passion Fruit thanked her and made small talk with Tang Su, discussing the hardships and joy of childbirth, summing it up as "painfully joyful."

Like that, Tang Su chatted with her editor Passion Fruit for quite a while.

Eventually, Passion Fruit got to the point of her message, "I saw on your space that you’re in Beijing. I’m also arriving in Beijing tonight, do you have time? Could we meet?"

"I’ve agreed to quite a few gatherings recently, but no matter, I can make some time. Whenever you’re free, Chief Editor, let’s coordinate. If it wasn’t for Chief Editor, ’First Love’ wouldn’t have achieved its success today."

Tang Su was especially grateful to her. She could refuse the editors currently in charge of communication, but she couldn’t say no to the person who first discovered her talent.

Though the TV adaptation hadn’t been shot or seen by many readers yet, it was expected to air by the end of next year at the latest, which was a cause for regret and celebration.

Anyway, the adaptation fee was already in her pocket.

The key thing was, she didn’t have to worry about it at all.

She hadn’t told anyone about this money, which went straight into her ’little treasury.’

That included Lu Han.

As for the money, it wasn’t too much, but for a newcomer, it wasn’t too little either; she would save it for when there was an urgent need.

"Okay, once I get back, I’ll arrange it and send you a few possible times to meet for you to choose from," Passion Fruit replied.

"Alright, Chief Editor."

"I’m about to board the plane. Once I’m in Beijing, we’ll get in touch again."

"Alright, goodbye, Chief Editor."

"Goodbye."

After chatting at the door for a while, Tang Su went inside. As she bent down to change her shoes, she heard her grandmother berating Su Ruoan, "Su Laotian, I’ve told you before, Lu Maoyan is a scoundrel, and so is his son. What good can come from them?"

"You’re Tang Su’s mother, are you really in such a hurry to push your own daughter into a pit of fire?"

"Mom, Mom, let’s not get angry, alright? Can we talk about this calmly?" When Su Yangming saw Madam Su getting truly furious, he quickly went over to calm her down.

Su Ruoan’s smile completely vanished from her face.

When Tang Su was outside and hadn’t come in yet, she and Tang Shengyi were truly very happy. But as soon as she returned, they were doused with cold water by the elderly Madam Su.

Especially since today, they had accepted Lu Han’s kindness.

Without Lu Han, their family’s photo shoot today would not have gone so smoothly.

Having received such kindness, and with his parents having invited them to lunch, they genuinely felt that Lu Han’s parents were decent and genuine people.

Su Ruoan truly didn’t expect that this matter would enrage her mother so greatly.

She even called Lu Maoyan a scumbag.

And even assumed, subjectively, that a scumbag’s son couldn’t be any good.

A murderer can raise a good child. Besides, one can’t conclude about a murderer without considering his motives—what if it was someone who, after years of enduring domestic abuse, finally couldn’t stand it and accidentally committed murder?

In Su Ruoan’s view, such cases are forgivable.

This type of murderer deserves sympathy, not hatred.

"Hmph, just keep talking. The two families are about to become relatives, looking to match the children’s birth charts, picking out a date. What, is Tang Su so eager she’s getting on the train before buying a ticket?"

The elderly Madam Su was also infuriated and began to speak without restraint.

Thinking about how Tang Su, in front of so many elders these past days, had been making eyes at Lu Han at the dining table, she felt that Tang Su’s behavior was disgracing the Su family’s women.

It was a good thing her surname was Tang, not Su.

If her surname were Su, she definitely would have disciplined her right then and there.

How could a girl shamelessly flirt with a boy in public like that?

"Grandma, are you really my grandma?" Tang Su couldn’t stand what the elderly Madam Su was saying and, unable to restrain herself, burst out in retort.

It wasn’t that she disrespected the elderly, but the elderly Madam Su was really going too far, wasn’t she?

How could she say such things about her?

What does getting on the train before buying a ticket mean? What does her being so eager imply?

If she really looked down on their family so much, then could they not invite them to the family photo shoot?

"Of course, I’m your real grandma. I wouldn’t push you into the fire pit. Your mom doesn’t understand, but I do. Let me tell you, Lu Maoyan is a Chen Shimei, and the son of a Chen Shimei will most likely be a Chen Shimei as well."

"Have you ever tried to understand Lu Han? Do you know how many girlfriends you rank among? Also, his mother, she’s a homewrecker, a vixen. Do you even know that?"

"Grandma, on what basis do you slander them like this?" Tang Su’s eyes reddened as she instinctively felt that her grandma was slandering them.

Bai Wei was such an intellectual woman, beautiful, and moreover, her speech was refined and her every move elegant, reflecting the grace of a lady of a reputable family, someone with charm and poise, just like her mother.

How could such a woman possibly be a homewrecker?

And as for Lu Maoyan, despite his age, he carried himself with a dignity and solemnity that wouldn’t associate him anywhere near a Chen Shimei.

Instead, it was her grandmother who had always looked down on their father, always viewing them through tinted glasses. Being the poorest in the family, they were constantly berated with her words over the years.

As if by disparaging them, it would cause her parents to resign from their jobs and follow their aunt’s husband into business.

"Ha, slander? I think your mind’s clouded with lard, dazzled by their family’s facade. Lu Maoyan’s original wife was my benefactor. I met her much too late in life. The year I got to know her, she became seriously ill, and not long after that, she passed away."

"She never signed a divorce agreement. So, when Lu Maoyan was with that Bai Wei, he was still a married man, with a wife and children at home while fooling around with Bai Wei. Bai Wei is a vixen, and she did it knowingly."

"..."

Not only was Tang Su shocked, but Su Ruoan and Tang Shengyi were also so surprised that they couldn’t utter a single word.

They couldn’t dare to imagine that what the elderly Madam Su was saying could be true.