radicalducati Chapter 55
Chapter 55
When Emma and her family arrived home, Su Yiheng's talent agency had just issued a lawyer's letter refuting the content of yesterday's live broadcast. It stated that Su Yiheng did not know the woman in the live stream and had no idea why she would falsely accuse Su Yiheng in such a manner. They reserved the right to sue.
Emma naturally saw the news alert.
With everything that had happened that day, she hadn't had the chance to focus on Su Yiheng.
She had genuinely thought the other party had become smarter, especially since Su Jingxuan was still in jail. Could it be that Su Yiheng also wanted to go to jail to accompany her brother?
It wasn't until Jason took the phone from her hand and casually glanced at it that he said, "I'll handle this matter."
Just half an hour after Su Yiheng's lawyer's letter was sent out, a digging post suddenly appeared online, revealing the relationship between the man who appeared in Liu Hui's live video last night to stop her and Su Yiheng.
Because Su Jingxuan had previously posted many photos of him and this driver.
After comparing the photos, it was clearly the same person.
The driver from her own brother's side appeared in Liu Hui's live video, and he was there to stop Liu Hui from continuing to speak. It was imaginable why he wanted to stop her.
Moreover, this driver was revealed to have been with Su Jingxuan for at least three years.
After such a solid piece of evidence was unearthed, Su Yiheng was completely discredited and subjected to various forms of mockery from netizens. She had already been affected by Su Jingxuan's drug use, and now her popularity plummeted even further. Even the official fan club began to lose members, with the official account proactively exposing several of Su Yiheng's major wrongdoings.
So, half a month later, Su Yiheng left the country quietly.
Before she left, elders from the Su family had come to the Jason family to plead for mercy. However, they were flatly refused by Zhong Lan, because the current public opinion was determined to discredit Su Yiheng, and it indeed had nothing to do with the Jason family.
Moreover, Su Yiheng had repeatedly targeted Emma, and she had already stated there would be no next time.
So this time, Zhong Lan directly expressed that she would not forgive, saying, "Your girl is young and made a mistake, right? But have you considered why our Jingxi has been hurt over and over again? Now that the media has exposed these things, you don't need to come to me for mercy."
The other side seemed to want to say something more, but Zhong Lan didn't want to hear it.
It was painful to admit, but Su Yiheng had once been her favorite girl, whom she had watched grow up from a young age, and now she was watching her make mistake after mistake.
But no matter what, Zhong Lan didn't want to hear any more reasons; no reason justified Su Yiheng's wrongdoing.
Subsequently, the Jason family officially began to sever ties with the Su family. In fact, they had previously sold Su's stocks, but it was on a small scale. This time, it was on a large scale, even with the intention of clearing out.
Even Grandpa Huo called to inquire about this matter. After all, the Su family and the Jason family had once been so close and friendly.
Jason's response was straightforward: "Someone bullied your granddaughter-in-law, so I have to help her get back at them."
The old man on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Not bad, you have the same domineering spirit as your grandfather back in the day."
Su Yiheng was going to study directing in New York this time. Now that she was full of scandals, no one dared to cooperate with her, who was so calculating. Even her talent agency could only say that she currently had no choice but to keep a low profile.
So she quickly left the country.
It is said that she will not return to the country for three years this time. Perhaps during her time abroad, she will gain some perspective.
As for Emma, she accompanied Ni Pingsen to the cemetery again because Gu Mingzhu's anniversary was approaching, and after Ni Pingsen's memory returned, he had always wanted to visit Gu Mingzhu.
This time, Emma and Jason accompanied Ni Pingsen up there and then quickly left.
Ni Pingsen looked at Gu Mingzhu in front of the tombstone, and suddenly a tear fell from the corner of his eye. He slowly knelt on one knee and gently wiped the photo on the tombstone.
He had liked the girl since he was eighteen, and even today, he still remembered what she looked like the first time he saw her.
She was wearing a的确良 (di qu liang, a type of fabric) shirt and a red skirt, such a bright and lively red, which was dazzling in his pale small-town life.
Such a clever and beautiful girl, like a little sprite, jumped into his heart.
He could finally remember such a Gu Mingzhu again.
Finally, Ni Pingsen leaned in and left a devout and persistent kiss on the tombstone. When the kiss ended, his cheek touched the photo and he whispered, "When I am gone, I will surely be with you again."
I have always loved you, my Mingzhu.
**Translation:**
When Emma and her family arrived home, Su Yiheng's talent agency had just issued a lawyer's letter refuting the content of yesterday's live broadcast. It stated that Su Yiheng did not know the woman in the live stream and had no idea why she would falsely accuse Su Yiheng in such a manner. They reserved the right to sue.
Emma naturally saw the news alert.
With everything that had happened that day, she hadn't had the chance to focus on Su Yiheng.
She had genuinely thought the other party had become smarter, especially since Su Jingxuan was still in jail. Could it be that Su Yiheng also wanted to go to jail to accompany her brother?
It wasn't until Jason took the phone from her hand and casually glanced at it that he said, "I'll handle this matter."
Just half an hour after Su Yiheng's lawyer's letter was sent out, a digging post suddenly appeared online, revealing the relationship between the man who appeared in Liu Hui's live video last night to stop her and Su Yiheng.
Because Su Jingxuan had previously posted many photos of him and this driver.
After comparing the photos, it was clearly the same person.
The driver from her own brother's side appeared in Liu Hui's live video, and he was there to stop Liu Hui from continuing to speak. It was imaginable why he wanted to stop her.
Moreover, this driver was revealed to have been with Su Jingxuan for at least three years.
After such a solid piece of evidence was unearthed, Su Yiheng was completely discredited and subjected to various forms of mockery from netizens. She had already been affected by Su Jingxuan's drug use, and now her popularity plummeted even further. Even the official fan club began to lose members, with the official account proactively exposing several of Su Yiheng's major wrongdoings.
So, half a month later, Su Yiheng left the country quietly.
Before she left, elders from the Su family had come to the Jason family to plead for mercy. However, they were flatly refused by Zhong Lan, because the current public opinion was determined to discredit Su Yiheng, and it indeed had nothing to do with the Jason family.
Moreover, Su Yiheng had repeatedly targeted Emma, and she had already stated there would be no next time.
So this time, Zhong Lan directly expressed that she would not forgive, saying, "Your girl is young and made a mistake, right? But have you considered why our Jingxi has been hurt over and over again? Now that the media has exposed these things, you don't need to come to me for mercy."
The other side seemed to want to say something more, but Zhong Lan didn't want to hear it.
It was painful to admit, but Su Yiheng had once been her favorite girl, whom she had watched grow up from a young age, and now she was watching her make mistake after mistake.
But no matter what, Zhong Lan didn't want to hear any more reasons; no reason justified Su Yiheng's wrongdoing.
Subsequently, the Jason family officially began to sever ties with the Su family. In fact, they had previously sold Su's stocks, but it was on a small scale. This time, it was on a large scale, even with the intention of clearing out.
Even Grandpa Huo called to inquire about this matter. After all, the Su family and the Jason family had once been so close and friendly.
Jason's response was straightforward: "Someone bullied your granddaughter-in-law, so I have to help her get back at them."
The old man on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Not bad, you have the same domineering spirit as your grandfather back in the day."
Su Yiheng was going to study directing in New York this time. Now that she was full of scandals, no one dared to cooperate with her, who was so calculating. Even her talent agency could only say that she currently had no choice but to keep a low profile
Standing at the bottom of the stairs, they looked up. Emma suddenly turned her head and said, "Will there come a day when you forget me?"
Jason turned to look at her, his gaze momentarily terrifying in its intensity.
Emma immediately raised her hands in surrender, "Alright, I shouldn't have asked such a silly question."
Jason still didn't smile, but he reached out and held her tightly, his brows furrowed with helplessness and heartache. He understood her thoughts, after all, she had witnessed how Ni Pingsen had forgotten Gu Mingzhu.
Emma had genuinely asked the question on a whim, but when she returned home half a month later and saw the decorations in the house, she momentarily thought she had entered the wrong place.
Because she saw every possible star decoration hanging in the room.
Huge crystal stars, paper-folded stars, and star balloons...
There were even star stickers on the floor, leading from the entrance to the staircase, seemingly guiding her direction. Until Emma reached the bedroom.
When Emma pushed open the bedroom door, she saw Jason standing by the window.
It was the same window where Emma's face had been blurry in her dreams. When she had told Jason about it, he had been annoyed with the window in the bedroom and had wanted to remove the curtains.
He looked at Emma and suddenly smiled, casually lifting his hand to unbutton his shirt.
As Emma approached, Jason had already undone all the buttons on his shirt.
She was still puzzled by his actions.
Then she watched as he slightly pulled open his shirt on the side of his heart, and there she saw a small star printed on his chest.
Emma's eyes widened.
Jason raised his hand and pointed to the star with his finger, whispering, "Star, I will never forget you."
"Because my heart will always guide me towards you."
Emma's eyes moistened, and she walked over to embrace him. Even if it was just an unintentional remark, he would respond with all he had.
So she truly believed.
Now she was not only the star in his palm but also the star imprinted on his heart.
In early October, the office was originally quite quiet, with only the sound of keyboards being tapped and no one talking much.
Until Xue Yujie entered and lightly knocked on the glass door with his fingers, he raised what he was holding and said with a smile, "Comrades, we have a great joy in our news department this time."
Everyone looked up with interest, until Xue Yujie said, "Congratulations to reporter Emma for winning the gold award at the World Press Photo in the Netherlands with the 'LIVE' photo."
For a moment, the large office filled with applause. Even though they were not the ones who won the award, the colleagues were still very happy.
Emma was still in a daze when Song Yu, beside her, gently nudged her and whispered, "Sister Jingxi, congratulations."
And a male colleague from afar also shouted, "Jingxi, congratulations."
Then the office was filled with congratulations, everyone smiling at Emma, until someone shouted, "Jingxi, remember to treat us."
Emma smiled and nodded, "Sure."
At this moment, the colleagues began to congratulate each other. They all knew about Emma's photo being submitted for the competition. Everyone was initially quite curious, but the selection process was lengthy, and over time many people forgot.
Now that such good news suddenly broke out, everyone was happy.
Emma was content with this, but in the afternoon, an internal email was sent to everyone in the newspaper office, congratulating reporter Emma from the economic news group for winning the gold award at the World Press Photo.
Even the notice board at the entrance of the newspaper office had added this announcement.
The newspaper's series of actions, in Xiao Yu's words, gave Emma too much face.
Xue Yujie also revealed another thing to Emma, that her photo had been submitted for the National News Award. Although the foreign award looked very prestigious, this award was not simple either. It was approved by the Ministry of Culture and is the highest annual news award in the country.
The award ceremony every year is broadcast globally by CCTV.
Once she receives this award, it will be the first qualitative leap in her journalism career.
Emma had never really expected to win any awards, as the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment if she didn't win. It was better not to expect anything from the start.
But this Dutch news award, she really didn't expect.
It really felt like a windfall.
**Translation:**
They stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up. Emma suddenly turned her head and said, "Will there come a day when you forget me?"
Jason turned to look at her, his gaze momentarily terrifying in its intensity.
Emma immediately raised her hands in surrender, "Alright, I shouldn't have asked such a silly question."
Jason still didn't smile, but he reached out and held her tightly, his brows furrowed with helplessness and heartache. He understood her thoughts, after all, she had witnessed how Ni Pingsen had forgotten Gu Mingzhu.
Emma had genuinely asked the question on a whim, but when she returned home half a month later and saw the decorations in the house, she momentarily thought she had entered the wrong place.
Because she saw every possible star decoration hanging in the room.
Huge crystal stars, paper-folded stars, and star balloons...
There were even star stickers on the floor, leading from the entrance to the staircase, seemingly guiding her direction. Until Emma reached the bedroom.
When Emma pushed open the bedroom door, she saw Jason standing by the window.
It was the same window where Emma's face had been blurry in her dreams. When she had told Jason about it, he had been annoyed with the window in the bedroom and had wanted to remove the curtains.
He looked at Emma and suddenly smiled, casually lifting his hand to unbutton his shirt.
As Emma approached, Jason had already undone all the buttons on his shirt.
She was still puzzled by his actions.
Then she watched as he slightly pulled open his shirt on the side of his heart, and there she saw a small star printed on his chest.
Emma's eyes widened.
Jason raised his hand and pointed to the star with his finger, whispering, "Star, I will never forget you."
"Because my heart will always guide me towards you."
Emma's eyes moistened, and she walked over to embrace him. Even if it was just an unintentional remark, he would respond with all he had.
So she truly believed.
Now she was not only the star in his palm but also the star imprinted on his heart.
In early October, the office was originally quite quiet, with only the sound of keyboards being tapped and no one talking much.
Until Xue Yujie entered and lightly knocked on the glass door with his fingers, he raised what he was holding and said with a smile, "Comrades, we have a great joy in our news department this time."
Everyone looked up with interest, until Xue Yujie said, "Congratulations to reporter Emma for winning the gold award at the World Press Photo in the Netherlands with the 'LIVE' photo."
For a moment, the large office filled with applause. Even though they were not the ones who won the award, the colleagues were still very happy.
Emma was still in a daze when Song Yu, beside her, gently nudged her and whispered, "Sister Jingxi, congratulations."
And a male colleague from afar also shouted, "Jingxi, congratulations."
Then the office was filled with congratulations, everyone smiling at Emma, until someone shouted, "Jingxi, remember to treat us."
Emma smiled and nodded, "Sure."
At this moment, the colleagues began to congratulate each other. They all knew about Emma's photo being submitted for the competition. Everyone was initially quite curious, but the selection process was lengthy, and over time many people forgot.
Now that such good news suddenly broke out, everyone was happy.
Emma was content with this, but in the afternoon, an internal email was sent to everyone in the newspaper office, congratulating reporter Emma from the economic news group for winning the gold award at the World Press Photo.
Even the notice board at the entrance of the newspaper office had added this announcement.
The newspaper's series of actions, in Xiao Yu's words, gave Emma too much face.
Xue Yujie also revealed another thing to Emma, that her photo had been submitted for the National News Award. Although the foreign award looked very prestigious, this award was not simple either. It was approved by the Ministry of Culture and is the highest annual news award in the country.
The award ceremony every year is broadcast globally by CCTV.
Once she receives this award, it will be the first qualitative leap in her journalism career.
Emma had never really expected to win any awards, as the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment if she didn't win. It was better not to expect anything from the start.
But this Dutch news award, she really didn't expect.
It really felt like a windfall.
Xue Yujie asked again, "By the way, the award ceremony is around October. Is that okay with you?"
Emma was taken aback and whispered, "You know."
Xue Yujie sighed and nodded, "I know, I know, it's your wedding. After all, you women have an incomparable obsession with weddings. I just didn't expect even you to be like this."
Emma was taken aback, looking down at herself. Did she seem very un-feminine?
But the wedding had indeed been postponed for too long. It should have taken place earlier, but on the bright side, that delay allowed her to finally wait for her father.
This time, she wouldn't have to walk down the aisle alone; her father would hold her hand as she walked towards the man she loved most.
The wedding was set for October 27th. Even someone like Jason wasn't immune to choosing a wedding date based on numerology. At the time, Zhong Lan had given them several dates to choose from.
Jason immediately picked October 27th.
When Zhong Lan asked him why, he was quite matter-of-fact.
He said, "27, isn't that 'love wife'?"
At that time, Zhong Lan put her hand on his forehead and couldn't help but ask, "Son, are you feverish? I suddenly feel like your brain is confused and you're not my son anymore."
The date was still chosen for that day.
When it came to selecting bridesmaids, Emma was in a dilemma because Jason's friends were all unmarried, and her college roommates, except for Ai YaYa, were already married. Ironically, she was the first to get married but the last to hold the wedding.
Zhong Lan told her that it was fine to invite married people, as that was the custom in Hong Kong.
If Emma really wanted to invite her roommates, she could follow that custom, since Jason's family still had an old house in Hong Kong and could be considered half a Hong Kong family.
Emma didn't expect Zhong Lan to have even thought of the reason, so she called Yan Han, Chen Chen, and Ai YaYa to tell them, and all three eagerly volunteered to be her bridesmaids.
Zhong Lan had already organized their wedding once before, so this time it was second nature to her.
A week before the wedding, the preliminary results of the National News Award were finally announced, and Emma was nominated for the top prize. The organizing committee invited her to Beijing for the award ceremony.
After Emma told Jason about this, he smiled and kissed her, "Go ahead, I'll be waiting for you at home."
Previously, when Ni Pingsen regained his memory, he moved back to the old house against Emma's objections.
For him, that place held memories with Gu Mingzhu, and he was familiar with it and wanted to live there. Emma was originally afraid that he would become obsessed with the past like she once was and strongly opposed it.
But Ni Pingsen continued to work at the porridge shop, occasionally went fishing with Huo Zhenzhong, and even joined their fishing association.
His life was not stagnant, and Emma finally felt at ease.
When Emma went to Beijing, Jason personally saw her off at the airport. If it weren't for his work commitments in the coming days, he would have accompanied her.
However, when she arrived in Beijing, she was naturally met by someone.
As soon as she came out of the exit, she saw a very tall man waving at her, and next to him stood a woman and a little girl.
"I'm Jiang Jingcheng, Shen Yan's cousin," the man said with a smile as he approached her after she passed the barrier.
Emma was taken aback for a few seconds and whispered, "But Shen Yan said you were his cousin."
The woman next to him finally laughed without holding back, grabbing the little girl's hand and saying softly, "Xiao Duo'er, say hello."
Yan Yu said with a low laugh, "Jingxi, don't mind. Both brothers are like that."
Then she put on a serious face and said, "Hello, Yan Yu, I'm Jason, Jiang Jingcheng's cousin."
This was clearly imitating Jason's way of speaking, and Emma laughed.
Yan Yu continued, "The first time I saw Shen Yan in our courtyard, he spoke to me in the same arrogant manner."
"It seems I'm not the only one who's childish," Jiang Jingcheng lightly tugged at the corner of his mouth, revealing a sneer.
But Yan Yu didn't give her husband any face, smiling at him, "But when Shen Yan said that, he was only seventeen."
Emma had heard a bit about Yan Yu and Jiang Jingcheng's story, a pair of childhood sweethearts who were separated for over six years and eventually ended up together after many twists and turns.
Zhong Lan had used this example to tell her that when she knew Jason and she were temporarily separated, she didn't feel panicked at all.
After all, those who were separated for six years could still be together, and they had only been apart for a year.
Jason's expression almost couldn't hold at the time because Zhong Lan's words implied that their separation wasn't long enough.
It was quite unexpected that after being married to Jason for several years, this was actually the first time she was meeting his mother's side of the family.
Jiang Jingcheng and his wife accompanied her to have a meal together, during which Emma couldn't take her eyes off their daughter, Tang Duo'er, because the little girl was just too adorable with her big, bright eyes and delicate features.
She even felt an impulse to take her home.
After the meal, they sent Emma to the hotel arranged by the organizing committee. During the dinner, Emma personally handed them the invitations.