Chapter 352: Chapter 352

Seeing Chu Xi speak up, Sang Youming and Hu Zhi were very happy. They had assumed that after interacting online, Chu Xi would reach out to them privately, but their hope ultimately came to nothing.

Sang Ning knew the whole story, but she didn’t choose to comfort Sang Youming and Hu Zhi. There was no point in trying to ease their pain because she understood that while Chu Xi might have had a shred of sincerity in posting that video, it wasn’t much.

In any case, Sang Youming and Hu Zhi were cheerful people who could heal themselves with time; there was no wound they couldn’t overcome.

Just as Sang Ning expected, Sang Youming and Hu Zhi weren’t sad about the Chu Xi incident for long.

After all, Chu Xi was already an adult capable of living independently. Besides, although the Chu Family had fallen from grace, the wealth left to her was enough to cover her living expenses for a lifetime. They truly had no need to worry overly about Chu Xi.

Sang Youming and Hu Zhi moved on, but Chu Tian and Li Sulan spiraled into depression.

For whatever reason, someone seemed determined to antagonize them. Even though Chu Tian and Li Sulan were in prison, they somehow stumbled upon Chu Xi’s video explaining her retirement from the entertainment industry.

Seeing Chu Xi speak so emotionally and sincerely about the moments she spent with the Sang Family, Li Sulan felt an increasing urge to bang her head against the wall in regret.

Yes, Chu Tian had been right all along. Hadn’t she known the temperament of the child she had raised since childhood?

Just because of Chu Xi’s few defamatory words, she recklessly drove Sang Ning out of the Chu Family, refusing to listen to her explanations and even slapping her hard.

The pain in Li Sulan’s heart was unbearable; she wanted to cry but couldn’t shed a tear. If only she could turn back time.

She blamed Chu Tian—blamed him for failing to act as the head of the family and stop her!

Meanwhile, Chu Tian felt regretful that he hadn’t been decisive back then. If he had been more steadfast in dealing with Li Sulan’s tantrums and had firmly stood by Sang Ning, advocating for her, Sang Ning wouldn’t have left the Chu Family in frustration.

Had Sang Ning stayed, their collaboration with Hai Chuan Group would have been a sure thing.

Damn it! He should have beaten Li Sulan to her senses back then; that meddling woman had only caused trouble.

The mutual resentment between Chu Tian and Li Sulan had reached its peak. On the day of their trial, the hatred was so intense that both of them broke free from their handlers, rushing at each other and engaging in a fierce altercation with all their might.

The guards reacted quickly, and within less than thirty seconds, both were restrained again.

But in those brief thirty seconds, Chu Tian and Li Sulan each ended up injured, with bruises on their faces.

The couple had completely fallen apart; now, they desperately wished to destroy each other to vent their rage.

Aside from Chu Tian and Li Sulan’s altercation, fights between Duan Wenhu and Li Sulan were also inevitable.

Li Sulan and Duan Wenhu, these two sworn enemies, had been assigned to the same prison cell. Both blamed the other for their misfortune, sparring daily without fail.

Eventually, after severe punishments, they finally calmed down.

After the farce subsided, Sang Youming and Hu Zhi leveraged the wave of online attention to properly establish their livestreaming career. They were now considered influential lifestyle bloggers.

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Sang Youming’s social media account had officially been renamed from "Sang Ning’s Father" to "Little Carpenter Sang," and the themes of his videos transitioned to traditional woodworking craftsmanship.

After uploading several videos under the new theme, Sang Youming even secured an official collaboration to promote and preserve traditional woodworking techniques.

With legitimate work to focus on, Sang Youming found his life increasingly fulfilling. Ever since he promised Sang Ning to quit drinking, he occasionally felt the urge to have a few sips, but now, he spent his days thinking about how to refine his woodworking skills and improve his video production quality to make them more creative.

Hu Zhi wasn’t idle either. There were countless cooking-related lifestyle bloggers, making it extremely difficult to stand out. But her skill with crafting dough figurines was unparalleled, and with the immense popularity of her previous dough figurine videos, she decided to focus exclusively on that niche. Sure enough, she distinguished herself from the sea of cooking bloggers.

Seeing the countless likes, comments, and praises from online viewers every day, Hu Zhi felt a profound sense of accomplishment. She hadn’t realized there could be something more captivating than playing Mahjong.

Now, Hu Zhi was passionate about honing her culinary skills. She devoted herself to studying theoretical knowledge without Sang Ning’s supervision.

After relentless effort, Hu Zhi finally obtained her chef’s certification. But her aspirations didn’t stop there—she wanted to compete in the year-end culinary competition to see how she would fare against chefs from across the country and even the world.

Things were heading in a positive direction. Shortly after the dust settled on Doctor Zhou’s case, Sang Ning unexpectedly received a call from Qin Jiaxiang, inviting her to join the production team and participate in training as soon as possible.

Sang Ning was caught off guard. Ever since Qin Jiaxiang’s previous call telling her to rest for a while, he hadn’t reached out again.

Sang Ning had assumed her role in Qin Jiaxiang’s film was off the table, so she immediately verified: "Director Qin, as far as I know, the production team has been training for a while now. Are you serious about letting me join now?"

"When have I ever joked with you? Besides, your boyfriend has invested so heavily in this film; how could I dare to casually kick you out?" Qin Jiaxiang teased Sang Ning before speaking earnestly, "Let me be clear—you are destined to be the lead actress in this film. I wouldn’t want anyone but you!"

"Director Qin, aren’t you worried that joining the team so late might upset the other trainees?" Sang Ning asked.

Qin Jiaxiang chuckled: "Our preliminary training has mainly focused on martial arts and physical conditioning. Those rookie trainees combined wouldn’t even stand a chance against you in a fight. What grounds do they have to ridicule you?"

Later, Sang Ning learned from Qin Jiaxiang that his initial plan had been for her to train alongside the other trainees, providing them with free professional guidance in martial arts.

But during the training period, Sang Ning ran into multiple distressing incidents. Li Juezhou, feeling sorry for her, negotiated with Qin Jiaxiang to let her join the team later so she could rest properly.

Ultimately, given Sang Ning’s solid foundation, skipping the team training wasn’t a significant loss.

What truly surprised Sang Ning was Shen Yi’s visit to say goodbye the day before her training began. He said he was leaving for a world tour and didn’t know when they’d cross paths again. Before parting ways, he asked, "Can you give me a hug?"

Shen Yi opened his arms toward Sang Ning, but she responded with a solid punch. "Stop with the sappy clichés. You’re going traveling; not to your death."

Awkwardly rubbing his nose, Shen Yi realized he should have expected this outcome: "Just let me know when you get married someday."

Sang Ning laughed: "I haven’t even managed to figure out my love life yet, and you’re already so sure I’ll get married?"

"Your boyfriend is pretty exceptional. Only someone like him deserves you." Shen Yi offered only this, waving her farewell with a carefree demeanor.

If there was anyone willing to unconditionally give everything to Sang Ning, it was probably just Li Juezhou—there wouldn’t be another fool like him. Shen Yi certainly wasn’t that man.

Besides, Li Juezhou was so strong; he was the one capable of walking alongside Sang Ning through life.