33: Chapter 33 You Are My Moonlight: The Substitute Male Supporting Character 32

"Boss, the surveillance video has been processed."

"And the results? Did you see it clearly? What exactly was on the phone?"

"Boss, I saw it clearly. The phone on the table was on a call, and it was on speakerphone."

"A call?"

"Who was it?" Su Qingxue asked urgently.

The assistant didn't understand the relationship between them and simply and honestly blurted out a name.

"He Jingjing."

The assistant was about to ask if there were any further instructions, but saw that the call had already been hung up.

On the other side, Su Qingxue called He Jingjing from Jinlan Mansion.

After a while, she finally knew the answer.

"He didn't say much, just confirmed the matter of you having a crush on him in the past, asking if it was true and if you had lied to him. He also asked about you finding a substitute to enter into a contract marriage."

"I know, of course, that you like Meng Zhu now, but you did indeed have a crush on him for many years back then. You were the one who mentioned the substitute yourself, and the contract marriage was also real."

"So when he asked me, I told him the truth. As for why he suddenly asked these things, I don't know."

"That's how it is. I feel like he must have hit a wall with you recently, so he lost his confidence, suspected that I had lied to him back then, and that's why he came to me for confirmation."

"Mm, that's all. There's nothing else. Actually, after he finished asking, I wanted to advise him to give up, since you like Meng Zhu now."

"But just as I was about to say it, he hung up directly."

Sitting blankly on the sofa, Su Qingxue wept with dull eyes.

He Jingjing's words just now echoed repeatedly in her mind.

She understood everything now.

Meng Zhu heard her best friend talk about the crush and the substitute with his own ears, and then when he got home, he saw the marriage contract, mistakenly thinking that Su Qingxue wanted to terminate the contract with him.

As luck would have it, at the end of the contract, he also saw the divorce agreement that even Su Qingxue had forgotten about, and it already had Su Qingxue's signature on it.

What man could tolerate that?

Moreover, she was the one who invited Meng Zhu to come home early, saying there was something important to discuss.

As a result, when such a huge misunderstanding occurred, she happened to be away, and her phone was turned off.

For a moment, Su Qingxue even felt that everyone was targeting her.

The gods themselves were sabotaging their relationship.

How could a person be this unlucky?

Fated to meet, but not to be together.

These four words suddenly appeared in her mind.

Perhaps this was all heaven's arrangement, but why did her heart hurt so much?

Looking at the documents scattered on the coffee table, Su Qingxue wished she could slap herself.

A crush, a substitute, a divorce agreement, not waiting at home, phone turned off, staying at The Old Mansion instead of coming home.

What kind of stupid things had she, Su Qingxue, done?

How could things have turned out like this?

The key was that these stupid mistakes could clearly have been avoided.

If she had confessed earlier, expressed her feelings sooner, or even if she had just come home yesterday.

Everything wouldn't be like this now.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

It was also at this moment that Su Qingxue noticed a half-drunk cup of tea on the coffee table.

It was a tea aroma she had never smelled before.

When Meng Zhu saw the documents on the coffee table, was it because of his sadness that he hadn't finished it?

Driven by some impulse, Su Qingxue gently picked up the teacup and took a sip.

An unbearable bitterness spread in her mouth, then down into her throat.

In a sense, it was no different from strong liquor.

So, Meng Zhu had been in such pain at that time.

Su Qingxue closed her eyes, completely lost in a daze.

Until He Jingjing's call came through, leaving the dull-eyed Su Qingxue somewhat dazed.

She didn't blame He Jingjing; just as she had said, those things were true to begin with.

It was she who had been afraid to confess all along.

"Qingxue, are you okay? Your call with Gu Qingyan made me feel that something was very wrong."

"What's wrong with you? Your mood was off just now; did something happen?"

Su Qingxue shook her head, but couldn't hold it in and burst into tears.

"Qingxue, are you crying? What on earth is wrong?"

"Jingjing, Meng Zhu has left. He went abroad. He doesn't want me anymore."

These words were like a key; Su Qingxue's emotions exploded completely, and she began to wail.

Under He Jingjing's persistent questioning, she went over everything again, recounting the whole process intermittently.

He Jingjing realized belatedly just how serious her call with Gu Qingyan had been.

"Oh my god, how could a person cause such a huge mess!"

Guilt filled her heart, and He Jingjing was filled with regret, never expecting that she had played a part in this.

After a long while, perhaps to make up for her mistake, He Jingjing began to encourage Su Qingxue.

Fortunately, Su Qingxue didn't give up either and slowly regained her fighting spirit.

"But I don't know how to explain it."

Su Qingxue's mind was still in a mess. Even if she mustered up the courage, she didn't know how to face Meng Zhu.

A crush might be acceptable, but what about the substitute?

How to explain the substitute?

And the divorce agreement that had already been signed long ago.

Thinking of these things made her scalp tingle.

"What are you afraid of?"

He Jingjing's voice came through the phone, sounding frustrated at her lack of resolve.

"You've already lost him; could it get any worse?"

"Go find him, explain Gu Qingyan's scheming clearly, clear up the misunderstanding, and as for the matter of the substitute, just confess, right?"

"Qingxue, you like him now; it's impossible for him to have felt nothing. Go use your sincerity to move him. Are you really just going to stay separated by distance and regret it for the rest of your life?"

These words struck right at Su Qingxue's heart.

She wiped away her tears and nodded.

"Okay... I'll go find him. I'll beg him to forgive me."

"No, no, no, that won't work."

Having confirmed the goal, and seeing that Su Qingxue had ignited her fighting spirit, He Jingjing began to play the role of the strategist again.

But honestly, whether this little girl has the skills of a strategist is one thing, but compared to Su Qingxue, she is indeed much stronger.

"Listen, you not only need to be sincere, you also need to pester him, be shameless, and do whatever it takes."

"Qingxue, do you know why you ended up like this?"

"Why?"

"Because you don't listen to me. You are always slow, always saying 'take it slow,' and always dragging things out."

"But this isn't because you are slow to warm up. You admitted long ago that you like him, didn't you?"

"The real reason is that you have a way out."

"That's why you were slow and couldn't see those details. Look at ancient warfare—understand the concept of 'breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats'? The reason why 'breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats' can win is not just because of the courage of losing your retreat."

"It's also because, without a retreat, you won't let go of any detail or opportunity for survival; you will grasp them tightly."

"It's just because you saw that you were married, and that time you tested him while drinking and confirmed that he liked you too, so you felt secure, were unhurried, and had no sense of crisis at all."

"You always felt that no matter what happened, at least you were married, living under the same roof, and would never separate. You thought you had plenty of time to take it slow or explain the misunderstanding."

"But love requires you to disregard everything, to charge forward, to be firm in your heart, even if it's like a moth to a flame."

"Listen to me. This time when you go, just pester him, be shameless, and insist that it must be him. It's not a matter of principle; believe me, he will forgive you."

"Re...really?"

"Yes, you have to believe your strategist. You didn't listen to me before and slept with him, and now it's turned out like this. You wouldn't still not listen to me, would you!"

"Fine, I'll try. If that doesn't work, I'll sleep with him!"

Biting her lip, Su Qingxue finally made up her mind.