Chapter 55: Chu Sheng Kneels

Everything in the room behind Chu Sheng had been smashed to pieces by her.

She stared at Chu Xuanming; Chu Sheng had long known her father was a mercenary villain, but she never expected he could say such heartless words.

Chu Sheng covered her face; seeing her get hit, Jiang Chenxue hurriedly stepped forward to stop Chu Xuanming: "Why are you hitting the child!"

She had spent the whole day upstairs in fear and trepidation, only to be met with this result.

Chu Xuanming wanted to sacrifice her to extinguish Gu Tingyan's anger.

Gu Tingyan was clearly doing this to vent for Qin Shu!

Chu Sheng covered her face and looked at Chu Xuanming with trembling, her eyes revealing disbelief: "Dad..."

"You want me to go kneel to Qin Shu; are you trying to make me die?"

She could kneel to anyone, but kneeling to Qin Shu was absolutely impossible!

Chu Xuanming's expression was terrifyingly gloomy: "If you don't go apologize, you are dragging our Chu Family to die with you!"

Chu Sheng's eyelashes trembled violently.

Old Madam Chu also knew about this matter; she had spent the whole day at home cursing Qin Shu, and she rushed over only to see Chu Xuanming hitting Chu Sheng.

Chu Yu stood to the side with one hand in her pocket, eating a snack; she was quite surprised that her father would lay a hand on Chu Sheng.

From childhood to adulthood, among the three sisters, Chu Xuanming loved Chu Sheng the most and gave her the best of everything; Chu Yu was jealous of Chu Sheng being in the middle, but she also enjoyed the glory and wealth of the Chu Family.

Qin Shu was just a lowly, humble weed by the roadside.

Seeing her grandmother arrive, Chu Sheng threw herself over and began to cry: "Grandma!"

Liu Cuihua felt sorry for her, but she felt even more sorry for the Chu Family's money evaporating so much in one day!

"Sheng, listen to Grandma's advice, don't be at odds with your father."

"Our family can't fight Gu Tingyan; go apologize to that dead girl Qin Shu."

"Once Gu Tingyan is no longer angry, everything that follows will be easy to handle."

"Don't fight for this moment of pride; look at the long term."

Hearing this, Chu Sheng's heart turned cold in an instant.

Liu Cuihua said: "You are still the daughter of the Chu Family in the future; once Qin Shu is swept out of the Gu Family, you can vent your anger however you want!"

Chu Sheng naturally understood this logic, but she was unwilling to accept it.

Chu Sheng looked at the faces of the Chu Family members before her, as well as her mother Jiang Chenxue; no matter how much Jiang Chenxue loved her, she could not be more stubborn than Chu Xuanming.

Jiang Chenxue cried: "Sheng, listen to your father."

In the Chu Family, Chu Xuanming had the final say, and he cared most about the prosperity and future development of the Chu Family.

Chu Sheng's fingernails sank into her flesh, her gums were almost bitten until they bled, and her eyes surged with endless hatred and unwillingness.

She had fought a secret battle with Qin Shu for so long, but in the end, she had still lost to her.

Chu Sheng gritted her teeth tightly and squeezed a word out from the crack of the door: "Fine."

"I will go apologize to her."

At 21:00 in the evening, the Chu Family's stock market value evaporated by 1.5 billion.

Qin Shu was already preparing to sleep when her door was knocked on.

"Who is it?"

Qin Shu had just finished applying a facial mask; her skin was bouncy and delicate, white and glowing, so tender it could drip water.

She spoke, but no one responded; through the peephole, Qin Shu saw Chu Sheng standing alone outside the door.

Qin Shu paused, her phone subconsciously opening the emergency call.

Seeing no one open the door, Chu Sheng knocked and sneered: "Qin Shu, I know you are inside."

"Don't hide inside and not come out."

Qin Shu: "It's the middle of the night, what is it?"

Chu Sheng: "Open the door."

"I've come to apologize to you."

Hearing this, Qin Shu felt that Chu Sheng's brain had been kicked by a donkey.

"What kind of trick are you trying to play again!"

"Open the door, I won't do anything to you."

Qin Shu pressed the recording function on her phone before opening the room door; seeing Chu Sheng's ferocious appearance, she was startled.

Chu Sheng had always been noble and very careful about her image; now her hair was messy, and although her makeup was exquisite, the red bloodshot veins in her eyes almost covered her entire eyeballs.

It seemed she had suffered some huge blow and stimulation.

With a "bang," Chu Sheng knelt straight down toward Qin Shu; her back was straight, her expression carried forbearance and restraint, and she said coldly: "I'm sorry."

Qin Shu was startled by her and took a few steps back: "Are you crazy?"

Chu Sheng's fingers sank into the flesh of her palms; her arrogance absolutely would not allow her to shed tears in front of Qin Shu under these circumstances.

The brief pain allowed her to regain her reason.

"I apologize for stealing your identity to be with Gu Tingyan back then; I'm sorry, please forgive my actions."

Qin Shu was silent; she knew that it was absolutely impossible for Chu Sheng to come and apologize to her.

This person, even if she were dead, her mouth would definitely be the hardest thing about her.

Qin Shu subconsciously guessed it was Gu Tingyan; it was he who made Chu Sheng come.

There was no expression on Qin Shu's face; she looked at Chu Sheng kneeling before her door, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

Gu Tingyan was actually willing to let her come and kneel to apologize to her.

Qin Shu said indifferently: "I will not forgive you."

Chu Sheng sneered: "I know."

"I never expected you to forgive me."

She looked up at Qin Shu: "Since I've finished apologizing, can I leave now?"

Qin Shu leaned against the doorframe and shrugged: "As you wish."

Chu Sheng stood up with one knee bent and her leg straight; from beginning to end, she always held her head high and never once lowered it to Qin Shu, maintaining her only remaining dignity and pride.

The elevator opened, Chu Sheng walked in, and the elevator door closed.

She entered the elevator and sent a message to Gu Tingyan: "I apologized to Qin Shu, just as you requested."

"Tingyan, let the Chu Family go."

"No matter what mistakes I've made, I did save your life back then."

Gu Tingyan replied to her concisely: "Mm."

Seeing that message, Chu Sheng leaned against the elevator door, her body gradually sliding down until she crouched on the floor, covering her face and weeping bitterly.

Her identity was fake, but she loved Gu Tingyan with all her heart; for him, she was even willing to give her own life.

Otherwise, when things spiraled out of control back then, she wouldn't have thrown herself at Gu Tingyan regardless of the consequences.

She loved him so much.

Yet he was so heartless toward her, showing not a shred of mercy.

The man she loved was truly cold-blooded and ruthless, so indifferent it chilled the heart.

Qin Shu, my today will surely be your tomorrow.

It must be.

Chu Sheng did not believe that a man like Gu Tingyan, who stood at the very top, would only ever have one woman like Qin Shu in his life.

Men will always stray.

She would wait for Qin Shu's retribution!

The elevator door opened; Chu Sheng stood up tremblingly and staggered away, and Chu Yu, who was standing by the car, saw her come out of Qin Shu's home and went to meet her: "Sister."

Chu Sheng looked up at her, her eyes cold and gloomy: "Are you here to see me make a fool of myself?"

Chu Yu shrank her neck: "I was worried something might happen to you, so I followed."

Chu Sheng placed her hand on her arm: "Let's go home."

"Mm."

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Qin Shu watched Chu Sheng's departing back and saw Chu Sheng kneel to her, yet she didn't feel all that happy or gloating in her heart.

She stood at the doorway for a while, closed the door, and sent a message to Gu Tingyan: "Did you make Chu Sheng come here?"