Chapter 443: They're All Deceiving Me

So you and your father are together deceiving me.

Jiang Cheng looked wounded, sighed and said, "You and I are the closest people, yet you and your father just deceived me like that, right? I've figured it out." Jiang Cheng lay back with a dejected look, throughout appearing as if he felt terrible.

Seeing Jiang Cheng unhappy, Su Manyao instantly felt guilty and hurriedly apologized: "I really didn't intend to deceive you; all this was my father's bad idea. Otherwise, should we go settle accounts with my father now?"

"He's the one, acting too excessively! He actually just casually brought me along to deceive you into inheriting his company!" Su Manyao looked at him with an indignant face, angrily slamming the table.

At that time, Jiang Cheng kept holding back laughter but pretended to be calm: "I don't care, it's just the two of you deceiving me together, I've kept it all in mind!"

"I trusted you so much usually, yet in the end you two played me around like a fool?" Jiang Cheng remained troubled, looking utterly hopeless throughout, even letting out a heavy sigh involuntarily.

At that time, Su Manyao, seeing Jiang Cheng's wounded look, felt guilty to death.

He explained: "I really didn't intend to deceive you like that!"

"Can you give me a chance? A chance to make amends and even reform?" Su Manyao looked on the verge of tears, the more she thought, the guiltier she felt; if she had known, she wouldn't have colluded with his father to deceive Jiang Cheng like that.

Is it okay now?

Seeing Jiang Cheng so angry, he kept urging him from the side, but Jiang Cheng still seemed angry, as if he had strong objections to this matter.

And he was almost about to cry.

What should we do now?

He felt torn inside, looking very upset.

Jiang Cheng said: "What's the point of giving me a chance now? You've already treated me like a fool and deceived me, and now everything's over—what's the use of bringing this up again?"

"I just feel upset; we two were obviously the most trusting of each other, yet in the end you played me around like a fool—I never expected you to join your father in deceiving me, and only now have I suddenly realized; it's a pity it seems a bit too late now."

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.

Su Manyao was almost about to cry at that time.

He shouldn't have done that!

He kept apologizing sincerely in front of Jiang Cheng.

"Tell me what I need to do for you to believe me? I'm truly wrong, truly, from now on I will never do this again!"

"I beg you to give me another chance, okay?" He kept speaking earnestly to Jiang Cheng, just hoping Jiang Cheng would give him a chance.

At that time, Jiang Cheng wore a wistful expression, looking at his girlfriend: "I feel that if I bring up those things now, it would be too pushy, and since things have already come to this point, bringing them up again would be inappropriate; otherwise, let's just stop here—there's no need to say more."

"Just like that."

Jiang Cheng seemed unwilling to discuss it further, so he beat around the bush.

Su Manyao was anxiously waiting beside him.

"No, today no matter what, I must have the matter explained clearly to me."

"If you feel angry, you can scold me however you like; I hold no grudge, and this time I really was wrong. If I hadn't deceived you from the start, things wouldn't have turned out this way." Su Manyao began reflecting on her behavior and apologized to Jiang Cheng.

He knew he was unsuitable, and also knew this time he had indeed acted outrageously.

Jiang Cheng getting angry is a completely normal thing.

So, he now only wants to apologize properly to Jiang Cheng and obtain his forgiveness; as long as Jiang Cheng is willing to forgive him, everything can be discussed.

Seeing Su Manyao's sincere attitude, even with a worried look, Jiang Cheng then felt he had been excessive, as if he shouldn't have casually deceived Su Manyao like that.

But it was also Su Manyao who initially chose to deceive him.

Although Jiang Cheng felt it was wrong, he silently swallowed his discomfort.

Then.

In front of Su Manyao, he said with a serious face.

"I just hope that from now on, whenever you have something, you tell me right away, and you won't keep fooling me by joining your father and them."

"If you discuss this kind of thing properly with me, I will definitely agree, but if you use this method, I will inevitably feel uneasy." Jiang Cheng explained seriously there, and Su Manyao quickly nodded.

"Rest assured, I will absolutely never let this happen again, and I will absolutely never do such a thing!"

Su Manyao, after deep self-reflection, now really dares not pull this stunt.

Just thinking of Jiang Cheng's sad and angry face makes him feel suffocated inside.

It's him who owes Jiang Cheng an apology.

Look, everything he did this time is the Southern Gate Child's doing?

From the start he told his father, this behavior is very bad, but his father put on a pitiful act in front of him, so Su Manyao was thus deceived into going along.

He now, his conscience is uneasy.

Jiang Cheng has been holding back laughter.

He knows his current behavior is inappropriate, but seeing Su Manyao's worried look, Jiang Cheng also feels a bit guilty, yet ultimately he still kept silent, choosing not to explain.

Meanwhile.

Jiang Cheng said: "Your father indeed trusts me a lot, actually choosing to entrust the company to me to handle, not worried at all, and in the end I annexed that company."

"Actually my father had this plan before, but I was afraid it would put too much psychological pressure on you, so I kept advising against it; but as he's gotten older, this time I didn't stop him either."

"Also, my father is already over sixty, he should have retired long ago, but my focus has indeed always been on my entertainment company; as for bringing along my useless brother, although he has some brains, he never pays attention to company matters."

"The tasks I entrust to him, he always manages to mess them up completely."

"I now have good reason to suspect him; all this was done just to break into the entertainment circle, deliberately fabricated!" Su Manyao is very sharp, hit the nail on the head, and guessed it right away.

"With that guy's little acting skill, having lived together with him for over twenty years, how could I not know what's on his mind?"

They've grown up together since childhood; Su Peng's intentions, Su Manyao can see through at a glance. (End of chapter)