The Villainous Celebrity Wife of the CEO - Chapter 136

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Why would her sister’s phone be lost here?…Could it be that she was in Australia right now?

Before Su Jishi could carefully process the thought, her hand acted on its own and took over the phone handed to her.

The phone was equipped with the most advanced facial recognition function. Unfortunately, even the most intelligent system couldn’t distinguish the subtle differences between the twins. Hence, the phone screen automatically was unlocked and jumped directly into the system page.

The main screen was empty, except for a few apps that came with the system. Su Jinqing did not install anything else. This way, the background picture on the main screen was unobtrusively displayed in front of Su Jishi.

The wallpaper was an old faded photo.

The photo was taken twenty years ago. In front of a beautiful flower bed, a young couple was standing there. The man was tall and handsome, while the woman was petite and beautiful. They were, without question, an ideal couple, but the two people’s smiles were remarkably forced, like a shattered mirror that was then strongly glued together. Anyone could see that they were estranged from each other.

In addition to the couple in the photo, there were a pair of identical twins; one wearing shorts and a white shirt, the other wearing a dress. They were evidently still young, but their features were bright and exquisite. They were unquestionably two beautiful kids, who were bound to shine in the future.

The two little naughty girls were playing like crazy, with long hair braids hanging down on their shoulders and sweaty curtains on their forehead. They clung to the woman’s side, holding their mother’s hands and wrapping their arms around their mother’s waist, falling over each other to act coquettishly toward her. Compared to the three of them, the man called ‘father’ seemed to be an outsider in the family, standing by their side somewhat distantly.

Outside the screen, Su Jishi lowered her eyes, her fingertips quietly rubbing the wallpaper photo

She recognized it.

She still remembered: one day when she was eight years old, her parents suddenly said they wanted to take them out to play after school. The day was obviously not a holiday, let alone anyone’s birthday, but Mom and Dad were very generous. Not only did they take them to eat at the recently opened KFC, but they also went to the park to play for an hour. When the sisters played to the point of forgetfulness, their mom suddenly told them —— they, the couple, decided to divorce.

The sisters looked at each other, totally unsurprised. Who said that children were little fools? Even though they were young, they knew what love was. Parents always arguing; Dad staying out at night; Mom crying all night… Whose home was like theirs, ah?

It would be wrong for the mom to live with their dad reluctantly for the sake of a ‘complete family’.

The sisters supported their mother’s decision to divorce with both hands. They naively thought, Great, there’ll be no more annoying Dad in the house. It’ll just be the three of us!

Unfortunately, their mother was just an ordinary primary school substitute teacher, and with her meager salary, she could only support one child after the divorce.

That being the case, one of the children must be left to the father.

One was the optimistic and outgoing little sun, and the other was the shy and quiet little moon. The woman pondered for a long time and finally chose to take Su Jinqing.

She believed that she had let Su Jishi ‘stay behind’. But Su Jishi thought that it was called ‘abandonment’.

After the divorce, the woman went to visit Su Jishi many times, but the stubborn Su Jishi kept avoiding her.

She stubbornly thought that if her mother didn’t want her, then she could also not want her mother.

…Twenty years had passed in a blink. Su Jishi grew up, had her own career, and finally left her family of origin. When she looked back and meditated on her mother’s choice at that time, she gradually understood why her mother chose her sister over her.

Nevertheless —— ‘understanding’ was easy, but ‘forgiveness’ was difficult.

Su Jishi did not expect to see this photo again after twenty years. The memories were cast like a giant net, making her unable to break free and fall into the vortex.

She didn’t understand why Su Jinqing set this photo as her wallpaper. What was the point of it?

With this in mind, a nameless fire surged up in Su Jishi’s heart.

Qin Qiu, who was next to her, noticed her indignation, so he scooted closer and asked her what was wrong.

Su Jishi was worried about him seeing the group photo on the screen, so she immediately pressed the phone screen and put it back in her pocket: “Nothing, I just remembered something unhappy.”

Australia was a vast and sparse place. Staying here to find someone was undoubtedly the next best thing. She did not have time to stay here now, so she’d better take the phone back and study it slowly. She believed that there would be clues left by her sister in the phone.

……

After some time, the boarding announcement echoed. The program group bought first class for all the artists and business class for the accompanying assistants, but Su Jishi was not short of that money, so she gave Xiao Xia an instant upgrade and switched her to her side.

Xiao Xia went crazy in the duty-free shops. She rushed onto the plane, carrying big and small bags with a pile of sheep oil and milk powder. People who didn’t know thought she was buying on behalf of others.

Su Jishi asked, “You bought so many things. Can you use them all yourself?”

Xiao Xia replied, “Who said I want to use it all by myself? These are all gifts to others.” She listed, counting on her fingers, “The PD’s of company A, B, C, D; the marketing team E, H, G, X, and Brother Fang, Ashan…”

She listed twenty names in one breath. Even Su Jishi’s house cleaning helpers were arranged clearly, and none was left behind. The gifts weren’t that expensive but everyone around them had a share. They also represented Su Jin’s regard for everyone.

Xiao Xia was worthy of being an ace assistant. She had arranged all of Su Jin’s interpersonal relationships clearly, saving Su Jishi a lot of work. Su Jishi thought, even if the person who replaced Su Jin was not her, but another orphan ghost, there was likely no mistake with Xiao Xia’s help.

When the plane took off, Xiao Xia took out her tablet again without stopping and began to code up resources for when she returned to the capital.

“Sister Su, I just had a phone conversation with Brother Fang. Because our shooting process this time was too turbulent, it has attracted the attention of many media and fans, so there will definitely be fans who’ll take notice of us when we land. Afterward, the media will definitely come. If you encounter reporters asking questions, don’t publicly criticize them like you did before. Just answer as many as you can. After all, everyone is curious about our experience this time.”

Xiao Xia looked at her tablet: “Eight other media outlets have sent in requests for interviews. Sister Su, look, the day after tomorrow…”

“Not going,” Su Jishi interrupted her, “I have another arrangement for the day after tomorrow.”

Xiao Xia: “Ah?” She asked blankly, “What arrangement?”

Su Jishi’s left hand was deep in her pocket, her fingers slowly rubbing her sister’s phone. The phone didn’t come with a case, and the shiny silver paint was dented at one corner, making it a bit rough to the touch.

“Xiao Xia, do you remember where my mother’s cemetery is?”

“…I do, ah.”

Su Jishi’s eyebrows frowned, covering the bleak and weariness between her eyes: “Good, I will go to her grave the day after tomorrow. You guys don’t have to follow, just arrange a car for me.”

Since her return to China, she has been intentionally avoiding this subject.

Shehad never asked what kind of illness her mother had; how her funeral was held; and where she was buried. Su Jishi even felt that she was indeed a heartless daughter.

But when she received her sister’s phone today, she suddenly realized that —— deep in her heart, she had actually been running away from the truth that her mother had passed away.

But now, she suddenly wanted to visit the place where her mother was sleeping.