Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 42

The car Xu Qingshan drove was unmistakably a luxury vehicle.

Su Qingya couldn’t identify the brand, but one glance was enough for her to know it was expensive.

Originally, she had packed numerous bags and boxes, preparing to bring everything with her.

However, after looking over her luggage, Xu Qingshan gently suggested that she only take her clothes and a few personal necessities.

“The rest can be bought again,” he said.

It wasn’t that Xu Qingshan didn’t understand what girls needed.

After all, he already had a daughter at home.

He naturally knew about cosmetics, handbags, shoes, dresses, and the countless other essentials young women usually owned.

In his eyes, the things Su Qingya used were simply too cheap.

At least…

That was how he saw them.

What he didn’t know was that almost everything had been deliberately chosen by Xu Nian.

She had always taken Su Qingya’s self-esteem into consideration.

If the gifts were too expensive, Su Qingya would treasure them too much and become reluctant to use them.

If Xu Nian constantly insisted that money didn’t matter or showered her with luxury items, Su Qingya would only become anxious and burdened by guilt.

Xu Nian understood her perfectly.

Su Qingya had never been someone who coveted expensive things.

Doing so would never make her grateful.

It would only become another weight pressing on her heart.

So Xu Nian had always maintained a careful balance.

The gifts she bought were neither cheap enough to feel perfunctory nor expensive enough to make Su Qingya uncomfortable.

At the same time, she relied on Su Qingya emotionally and accepted her care in return, ensuring that their relationship always remained equal.

After all…

A romantic relationship could only last when both sides stood on equal footing.

Su Qingya looked down at the piles of luggage.

After hesitating for a long while, she reluctantly put aside a few items that weren’t particularly important.

Many things inside those bags had been gifts from Xu Nian.

There were photos of the two of them together.

Small souvenirs.

Shared memories accumulated little by little over the years.

They were fragments of the life Xu Nian had quietly woven into hers.

She couldn’t bear to leave any of them behind.

Seeing the attachment in her eyes, Xu Qingshan said nothing more.

He had only made a suggestion.

Ultimately, he respected her decision.

Fortunately, the trunk was large enough to fit everything.

“Let me carry those for you.”

Xu Qingshan volunteered, hoping to use the opportunity to shorten the distance between father and daughter.

“There’s no need.”

“I can manage.”

The next moment…

He watched Su Qingya lift a heavy box with one hand while carrying several bags with the other, calmly walking downstairs.

Xu Qingshan was momentarily stunned.

He never expected his biological daughter to possess such incredible strength.

“She really has suffered…”

He subconsciously assumed it was the result of years spent working part-time jobs.

Turning toward the bodyguard beside him, he frowned.

“What are you standing there for?”

“She says she doesn’t need help and you just believe her?”

“Hurry up and carry the luggage.”

“Yes, Boss.”

Just as the bodyguard stepped forward, he asked another question.

“What about this apartment?”

“Keep renting it.”

“We can afford it.”

“In case she forgets something or wants to come back someday, leave it as it is for now.”

“Wait until she no longer has any attachment to this place.”

“Yes, Boss.”

Moving everything took little time.

The bodyguard served as the driver.

Originally, Xu Qingshan had intended to sit in the back seat, but before getting in, he deliberately moved to the front passenger seat instead, leaving the spacious rear entirely to Su Qingya.

As a result, she ended up sitting directly behind him.

The seat completely blocked her from view.

Even so…

She still felt terribly uncomfortable.

She quietly lowered her phone’s brightness until it was barely visible before secretly sending Xu Nian a message.

[Nian Nian, are you done showering? I’m so nervous.]

At that moment, Xu Nian had just finished bathing and was drying herself off.

Seeing the notification appear, a mischievous smile crept across her lips.

[Done. Haven’t put my clothes on yet. Want to see?]

Su Qingya’s fingers instinctively moved to type yes.

Fortunately…

She caught herself in time.

This wasn’t the right situation.

Then she suddenly realized something.

Why had that thought crossed her mind so naturally?

Ugh!

It’s all Xu Nian’s fault!

Tempting her every single day until even someone perfectly innocent would slowly become a pervert.

[No.]

Almost immediately afterward—

Xu Nian initiated a voice call.

The ringtone suddenly echoed through the car.

Su Qingya nearly jumped.

She had accidentally disconnected her Bluetooth earbuds earlier.

In a panic, she hurriedly reconnected them before the ringtone continued.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the bodyguard’s expression subtly change.

She didn’t even dare look at Xu Qingshan.

Her face burned with embarrassment.

A wave of anxiety quietly rose inside her.

[Nian Nian! Why would you suddenly call me? C-Couldn’t you warn me first?]

“Oh?”

“I just finished my shower and immediately called you.”

“And this is the thanks I get?”

[N-No! That’s not what I meant!]

[I forgot my earbuds weren’t connected! It rang so loudly… it was so embarrassing…]

“Pfft…”

“Trash Fish~”

“Trash Fish Qingya~”

“Trash Fish~”

Xu Nian’s teasing laughter came through the earbuds, making Su Qingya’s face heat up even more.

She almost wanted to drag Xu Nian over and teach her a proper lesson.

She was only this bold because she wasn’t standing in front of her.

“Was that a scam call?”

Since there had been silence in the back seat for a while, Xu Qingshan finally tried to break the awkward atmosphere.

He genuinely wanted to find some conversation.

“A-Ah…”

“Yes.”

“It was a scam call.”

“You actually called my call a scam.”

“How heartbreaking.”

[Nian Nian!!!]

Oddly enough…

After this little disturbance…

The tension in Su Qingya’s chest eased considerably.

She no longer felt nearly as nervous.

“So…”

“I heard you attend one of the city’s top high schools.”

Xu Qingshan continued awkwardly.

“As it happens…”

“Your sister studies there too.”

“You’re about the same age.”

“Maybe you’ve even met before.”

“Oh.”

“I see.”

Su Qingya answered politely.

But she clearly wasn’t interested in the topic.

Realizing the conversation had once again reached a dead end, Xu Qingshan wisely gave up.

There would be plenty of opportunities to talk later.

There was no need to rush.

Father and daughter simply needed time.

Silence returned to the car.

Since looking at her phone while riding made her dizzy, Su Qingya rested against the soft headrest, quietly listening to Xu Nian chatter through her earbuds until she gradually drifted asleep.

She only woke when the car finally came to a stop.

Opening the door…

The first thing she saw was a grand villa surrounded by an elegant garden.

This was one of A City’s famous wealthy districts.

She had never set foot here before.

The moment she stepped outside, she unconsciously became even more restrained.

“You all go help Miss move her belongings upstairs.”

Xu Qingshan instructed the servants.

“Yes, Boss.”

The bodyguard immediately called several household staff members over to unload everything from the trunk.

Su Qingya instinctively wanted to refuse.

Her lips even parted slightly.

But in the end…

She stayed silent.

Perhaps she wanted to carry everything herself.

Yet she was afraid refusing would make everyone think she was deliberately distancing herself.

“Come.”

“Don’t just stand outside.”

“Your mother and your sister have been waiting for you.”

“They’re both very eager to see you.”

“O-Okay…”

The nervousness on Su Qingya’s face was impossible to hide.

It felt as though someone suffering from severe social anxiety had suddenly been forced onto a stage before thousands of spectators.

Yet…

This was something she had to face.

She instinctively wanted to ask Xu Nian for a few comforting words.

Only then did she realize…

At some point, the call had already ended.

She froze.

Without Xu Nian’s voice accompanying her…

Her anxiety instantly multiplied several times over.

Fear quietly surfaced from the deepest corner of her heart.

[Fear Value: 71%]

Why did Nian Nian hang up?

Her heartbeat accelerated.

As a Fluxweaver of the Fear Pathway, she was naturally far more susceptible to feelings of fear than ordinary people.

Fortunately…

After yesterday’s experience at the amusement park, she had learned to keep those emotions under control.

Otherwise…

The fear accumulating inside her might already have begun leaking into reality and influencing the surrounding environment.

Following closely behind Xu Qingshan, she finally stepped through the doorway.

The spacious interior unfolded before her eyes.

Was this…

Her new home?