Su Youli is forced to marry as a substitute, suppressing her true nature to become the obedient replacement that satisfies Li Tingxi—servicing him in bed at night and working tirelessly by day.
...Chapter 21 Don't Touch Her
The hotel the two had booked was not far from the factory and the conditions were quite good. However, no sooner had they checked in than they saw Li Qidong follow them in.
Su Youling didn't intend to pay any attention to it.
In the past, Li Qidong would only talk and make physical moves in front of her, deliberately trying to annoy Li Tingxi. I don't know why he has suddenly become more aggressive recently, paying excessive attention to her.
She wasn't narcissistic enough to think he was infatuated with her; ultimately, it was all because of Li Tingxi.
Sure enough, this persistent pest blocked the elevator entrance, saying, "Why are you hiding from me? You were able to get Yaosheng's order back, which is thanks to me. Aren't you going to say thank you?"
Su Youling readily complied, "Thank you. Now, can you get lost?"
Li Qidong's lips twitched, and he suddenly leaned closer, as if to hug her. "A little rabbit will really bite when cornered. To be honest, you're much more pleasing to the eye now than before. I like you very much."
"Boss, I'll protect you!" Xiao Han stood guard in front of her warily, as if afraid that Li Qidong would launch a sneak attack.
Having learned her lesson from being secretly photographed once, Su Youling quickly stepped back and retorted, "I can't compare to you, you're just as annoying as ever. If you want to deal with Li Tingxi, dare to be a man and be more open and honest? Stop trying to trick me behind my back, I'm not as important to him as you think!"
Li Qidong suddenly laughed twice and said sarcastically, "Shen Xiyue, since you are so self-aware, and you're being ridden around by a mistress, why don't you get a divorce? Is it because Li Tingxi is too good in bed, so you're shamelessly clinging on and unwilling to let go?"
"What are you saying!" Even Xiao Han, a man, got angry after hearing this; it was too insulting.
"Xiao Han, if a dog bites you, you can't bite back, because everyone has a sense of shame, unless it's not human." Su Youling suddenly called out in surprise to those behind Li Qidong, "Tingxi, what brings you here?"
As expected, Li Qidong turned around to look, but Su Youling gave him a hard shove from behind, pushing him out of the elevator. He stumbled and almost fell flat on his face.
"Chen Xiyue, you!"
"The air is finally clean." Su Youling pressed the elevator button, smiled and waved goodbye. Xiao Han was delighted and praised her for doing a great job.
Su Youling frowned. "Be careful. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that Li Qidong is in Chenzhou at this time."
Outside the elevator, the assistant rushed over to support Li Qidong, saying with difficulty, "Mr. Li, she dodged too quickly and was very sharp, so we couldn't take any ambiguous photos."
"Useless." Li Qidong stared coldly at the rising numbers in the elevator, then suddenly sneered, "No need for anything too intimate, even a fake photo will suffice."
“We’re both men. Even if Li Tingxi has a new love and has abandoned Shen Xiyue, she is still a woman he loved, and his possessiveness won’t be any less. Take more pictures of the two of us going in and out together, that will be enough to annoy Li Tingxi and that old hag.”
That old woman once tore his family apart, and he'll make sure Li Tingxi's family is in turmoil and chaos!
The next morning, while getting a beauty treatment at the old house, Li's mother opened her phone and received an anonymous email. Upon opening it, she found it was full of pictures of her daughter-in-law and Li Qidong together, with the background being a hotel, and each picture exuding an ambiguous atmosphere.
Mother Li disliked the obsessive and eccentric Li Qidong. She was initially quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law, Shen Xiyue, but after three years of marriage, she still hadn't had a child. Meanwhile, the Shen family had been like bloodsuckers, constantly exploiting Li Tingxi for their own gain. Over time, Mother Li began to harbor some resentment towards Shen Xiyue.
Now that she's seen this photo, she...
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Convinced that Shen Xiyue was being disrespectful, she immediately called Li Tingxi, asking, "Tingxi, where are you?"
"Abroad, on a business trip." It was still late at night for Li Tingxi. He had just finished entertaining overseas clients and was exhausted. He could tell from his mother's tone that his head was about to ache again. "Mom, nothing's wrong, I want to rest..."
"What rest? You just got back from abroad a few days ago, and all you ever do is travel for work. You're practically being cuckolded, and you still don't care about anything." Li's mother forwarded the email to him, clearly displeased.
"Shen Xiyue is indeed entangled with that bastard Li Qidong. No wonder I've seen the two of them lurking in the corners at several family banquets. They've probably been hooking up for a long time. I told you before, and you always sided with her."
“Mom!” Li Tingxi frowned unhappily. “She’s not that kind of person.”
In the past, Li Qidong always harassed and provoked Su Youling, but he didn't dare to confront her directly, so he started by targeting his 'beloved woman'.
He knew that Su Youling had suffered a lot of injustices in secret, and he had wondered when she would finally complain and cry foul, but each time she resolved the situation quietly and subtly on her own.
Perhaps she was never a virtuous wife and loving mother; it's just that he always projected the image of Shen Xiyue onto Su Youling, so he habitually overlooked the wildness and resilience beneath her gentle facade.
"You really trust her that much? Did she tell you about her private meetings with Li Qidong? They stayed at the same hotel and were always seen together. Did she explain this to you, their husband? These two are always hooking up; something bad is bound to happen sooner or later..."
The more Li's mother looked, the angrier she became. Suddenly, she heard a soft female voice on the phone, "Tingxi, I heated up a glass of milk for you. It's good for sleeping. Drink it and get some rest. You're exhausted today."
Li Tingxi looked at Lin Lexi, who had barged into his room in a sexy bathrobe, and asked with some displeasure, "How did you get in?"
Lin Lexi smiled faintly, her charm reminiscent of Shen Xiyue in her youth. "Assistant Qin just came out after delivering the documents. I... I'm sorry, did I disturb you?"
Seeing her nervously holding the milk and looking at him timidly, Li Tingxi pinched his brow. "Just leave it there. You don't need to worry about these little things in the future."
Lin Lexi felt a sweet warmth in her heart. "I just wanted to do something for you."
"Tingxi, it's so late, who is the woman next to you?" Mother Li was very perceptive. "I heard that a new secretary named Lin recently joined the company, and you personally appointed her. Could it be her?"
Li Tingxi had a headache. "Mom, if you're alright, I'm going to rest."
"Alright, alright, this Secretary Lin must be beautiful and capable, otherwise she wouldn't have caught your eye. You should have seen through Shen Xiyue's true colors long ago and found a new, obedient, and fertile wife." Mother Li said with double standards, "Since you're abroad, have fun. You two should have a child soon."
The night was quiet, but Li's mother's voice was loud again. Lin Lexi, who was standing next to her, subconsciously touched her lower abdomen when she heard this, and looked at Li Tingxi's strong body with a mixture of shyness and excitement.
She subtly pulled her bathrobe down a little, revealing her full and sexy cleavage.
"Mom!" Li Tingxi said unhappily, completely unaware of her little actions.
Mother Li snorted, "Don't protect that barren Shen Xiyue. She's been married into the Li family for three years and there's still no sign of her getting pregnant. She makes excuses to ask her to see a doctor."
His mother's sarcasm towards Su Youling was particularly grating. Li Tingxi had never liked to hear it before, but there was no need to refute it for the sake of a substitute like Su Youling, and he had never been as irritated as he was today.
"It's my decision not to have children; it has nothing to do with her."