Chapter 125: Universally Acknowledged Beauty
After several disputes and much exhaustion, they ultimately could not break the invisible shackles.
A tug-of-war about kinship and tradition lasted for days until the dust had settled and people’s lives slowly returned to tranquility, but that hidden pain lingered persistently, impossible to shake off.
Su Yu and Jiang Ziling, the two friends who once laughed and talked through all the storms, also chose to decline visitors behind closed doors, as if to isolate themselves from the world’s turmoil with their silence.
Ziling was recuperating indoors, his needles threading through the fabric as the sole of the shoe gradually took shape, each stitch carrying his belief in life’s resilience; while Su Yu carefully concocted formulas to nourish the skin, each spoonful of powder, each portion of the cream, was her determination to combat the ravages of time.
Exposed to the sun’s rays and assaulted by the wind and sand, her skin felt drier than ever before, and maintaining her appearance became a race against time because, in her heart, beauty was not just an outward shine but also a passion and respect for life.
As the turmoil in the Jiang Family began to subside, Jiang Xiehe mustered unprecedented courage, taking his daughter Jiang Yueyue, with her young and naive face, on a journey to seek help.
Su Yu, the woman who had made a promise, finally saw the chance to fulfill her kindness, to bring a change and hope to Yueyue’s expectant little face.
Before this, she could only wait silently, allowing time to heal the Jiang Family’s wounds and search for the right moment for her own promise.
Upon first meeting Jiang Yueyue, Su Yu was genuinely shocked by the unique condition on her face, a ripple of emotion stirring in her heart.