Chapter 17 What pains him most is this face.

The doctor scolded, "Nonsense! The skin on your face is delicate, and the nerves are extremely sensitive. It will hurt terribly without anesthesia. What if you struggle..."

Zhang Ying also tried to persuade her, but Su Youling insisted, so the doctor had no choice but to follow the patient's wishes and bring in a few more nurses to hold her down.

Zhang Ying covered her eyes, not daring to watch as the stitches were being made. She couldn't imagine how painful it would be to have a needle and thread inserted into her face without anesthesia.

The director isn't made of steel; he's far too tolerant!

Su Youling fainted several times from the pain, her head covered in sweat, which the nurses couldn't wipe away in time, and they couldn't help but admire her perseverance.

That's inhuman!

Even though it hurt a lot, Su Youling felt it was all worth it when she thought of her child. After finally getting her stitches done, she was like a fish out of water, on the verge of death. Zhang Ying was so scared that she thought she was going to die. "Director, are you alright?"

Su Youling shook her head, too weak to speak.

The doctor instructed, "After these two IV drips are finished, observe for another hour. If there are no problems, you can leave. Come back in a month to have the stitches removed. The nurse will explain the wound care instructions to the family in detail later."

After seeing the doctor off, Zhang Ying turned around and saw Li Tingxi standing in the corridor with a cold face, staring gloomily in the direction of the ward without going in. He exuded an aura that kept strangers away.

The passing nurses were infatuated with his face and figure, but none of them dared to get close.

"President Li." Zhang Ying shivered when she met Li Tingxi's icy gaze. It was too late to run; she could only timidly move closer and report, "The director's wound on her face is very deep, requiring five or six stitches. She refused anesthesia and is in so much pain she's almost fainting. Would you like to go in and see her…?"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Tingxi's expression changed. "No anesthesia for stitches? Does she have a death wish?"

He disregarded all pretense of saving face and strode into the ward. He appeared aggressive, yet his actions of pushing open the door were completely silent, revealing a deep contradiction within him.

Zhang Ying opened her mouth, thinking to herself, "These two..."

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Each one of them is more difficult to deal with than the last.

Mr. Li clearly cares about his wife, so why does he act like a scumbag and keep a mistress at the company to annoy everyone?

She wisely refrained from going in and disturbing their time together, and quietly left after sending a message to Shen Xiyue.

In the ward, Su Youling curled up on the hospital bed, her arm unconsciously resting on her flat stomach. She slept restlessly, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, and the pain was so intense that she couldn't help but shed tears even in her dreams.

This was a vulnerability and helplessness that Su Youling, usually as stubborn as a mule, would never show in front of Li Tingxi. Seeing this, his heart clenched tightly, and he approached with very light footsteps, afraid of waking her.

"You ran quite a distance to avoid me." Li Tingxi thought about how he had gone to the First Hospital and foolishly sent his assistant to take Lin Lexi for a check-up. He wandered aimlessly in the hospital lobby, but still couldn't find Su Youling.

Qin Heyi investigated and found out that she had deliberately gone to the Second Hospital, which was even further away.

To avoid him, Su Youling disregarded the severe injury on her face. She was ruthless to him and even more ruthless to herself, which made Li Tingxi feel increasingly uneasy.

He warned himself not to pay too much attention to this ungrateful stand-in, but his feet involuntarily led him to the Second Hospital. He originally wanted to question her harshly, but now that he saw her, he felt a pang of heartache for her.

Seeing her sweating from the pain and unable to sleep peacefully, and afraid that she might turn over and press on the wound on her cheek, Li Tingxi quickly sat down on the edge of the bed, carefully supporting her cheek with his large hand, while awkwardly patting the blanket with his other hand to coax her to sleep.

Su Youling seemed to sense something, feeling safe upon smelling the familiar scent, and subconsciously rubbed her hand against his palm.

He fell asleep peacefully with it as a pillow.

When the nurse came over, she saw this heartwarming scene and couldn't help but feel envious. Is such a handsome and considerate man a real person in the world?

"Sir, are you a patient? We need a family member to listen to our advice about wound care."

Li Tingxi lowered his voice and said, "I am her husband."

The nurse's eyes were full of envy. "Your wife is truly the strongest woman I've ever met. The pain of stitches on her face is ten times that of the skin on her body, yet she gritted her teeth and endured it."

Li Tingxi stared at Su Youling's pale face, lost in thought.

She is clearly very afraid of pain.

When she first married him, she was cooking to please him when she accidentally cut her finger. Not daring to complain in front of him, she could only hide in the bathroom and cry secretly, bandaging herself while crying. Her eyes were swollen from crying, but she still wouldn't admit it.

What kind of obsession made her insist on not using anesthesia?

After the nurse finished explaining the precautions, she left, looking back several times. Unconsciously, Li Tingxi raised his hand and ran it along the edge of the gauze on Su Youling's cheek, leaning closer as if he wanted to see it more clearly.

Warm breath fell on her forehead. Su Youling frowned, then suddenly opened her eyes and saw the man's handsome face magnified in her vision. Instinctively, she threw a punch.

Li Tingxi quickly grabbed her small hand, sat up seriously, and said as if explaining, "Why is your sleeping posture so bad? The gauze is all crooked."

Su Youling, smelling the disinfectant filling the room, gradually came to her senses and looked at Li Tingxi in surprise, "How did you get here?"

Shouldn't he be with his new lover, being pampered and adored by her in the hospital?

Li Tingxi's handsome face instantly turned cold. "What? You really don't want to see me? Weren't you acting so well before? We're not divorced yet."

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Are you so eager to unleash your true nature?

Su Youling knew that saying more would only make things worse, and to avoid upsetting him further, she simply shook her head and shut her mouth, not wanting to say anything. In Li Tingxi's eyes, this meant that she was now too lazy to even bother with the pretense.

What a heartless ingrate!

"Don't flatter yourself. I didn't come because I was worried about you." Li Tingxi suddenly stood up and looked at Su Youling coldly. "You were injured on duty this time, and out of humanitarianism, I should come and see if you are alive or dead."

Su Youling nodded. "I understand. Thank you for your concern for the employees, President Li. I'm fine, so I won't take up any more of your valuable time."

"You!" Li Tingxi clenched his fists in anger, but he forced back his temper as he looked at the bandage on her face and walked away with a cold expression.

He shouldn't have been so soft-hearted towards this woman!

If it weren't for that face...

Yes! His unusual behavior is simply because he's worried about his face!

After confirming that he had left, Su Youling breathed a sigh of relief and gently touched her lower abdomen. "Baby, don't be afraid. If we can't beat them, we can avoid them. Soon, Mommy will be able to take you away."

An hour later, Su Youling's wound was fine, and she left the hospital alone. As soon as she came out, she saw her family's driver waiting by the roadside. He waved to her and said, "Madam, the master instructed me to take you home. How is your injury?"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine now." Su Youling didn't refuse. To the outside world, she and Li Tingxi were still husband and wife, and she couldn't refuse such kindness.

Once in the car, Su Youling thought about Li Tingxi's unusual behavior today. After some consideration, she sent a message to Wei Ning to help her find a house, preferably close to the nursing home, so that she could take care of her mother in her spare time.

Once her mother's surgery is completed next month, she will have absolutely no connection with this city.