Chapter 227
Shang Qingmei had known Su Zhen for twenty years. Su Zhen treated her with appreciation and admiration. Most of the time, he was protective and respectful to her, even indulging her as he did with Rongxing and Rongyu. This was one of the reasons she was enamored with Su Zhen, always willing to nestle under his wing, to be pampered. Naturally, the one being pampered was happy, and the one doing the pampering was joyful as well. This probably also displayed his ability as a man.
But she was unwilling to be just a woman behind a man. She had her own ambitions and aspirations, which Su Zhen appreciated. Not only did he support her, but he also assisted her all the way, allowing her to freely display her talents and abilities. When she didn’t do well enough, he would criticize her and then guide her to become better.
However, tonight his gaze was no longer the same as when he used to guide her.
In his eyes, she felt the pressure, the harsh pressure, totally different from his previous critiques that were both as a mentor and a husband.
"Qingmei, you let me down!" This was his first sentence.
Just this sentence alone was too much for her to bear, and she felt wronged. Was he disappointed over something so trivial? In the past, when she once didn’t pay attention and lost him a ten-figure investment, he hadn’t even mentioned disappointment but only let her learn from it, gaining wisdom from experience. And now, over such a small matter, he was disappointed?
Su Zhen naturally noticed her defiance. "Qingmei, do you remember how I praised you back then?"
Shang Qingmei certainly remembered.
Twenty years ago, Su Zhen was only in his thirties, with a small success in his career and personally charming. She wasn’t the only woman who was infatuated with him at first sight. And at that time, she was recently widowed, with a child to care for. Although she had some beauty, she really couldn’t compete with those young and fresh girls. But Su Zhen chose to be with her, which surprised her. Back then, he praised her as mature, stable, capable, decisive, and wise in her actions.