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 246 My Wife Is Only One Person
However, Li Tingxi was destined to be disappointed.
Su Hong's health had actually been gradually improving under Su Youling's meticulous care, but neither of them showed it.
Su Hong can now see things faintly, and it is estimated that she will fully recover in less than two days.
At Su Youling's request, Su Hong was taken to the Li Mansion.
Li Tingxi spends most of his time at the Li Mansion, watching Su Youling like she's a prisoner. There are also bodyguards guarding outside the mansion.
Even as an observer, Su Hong felt suffocated and heartbroken for Su Youling, yet she didn't know what to do.
Su Youling noticed her worry and, after hesitating, told her that Grandpa Yin had visited her at the hospital before.
Su Hong remained unusually indifferent until she heard Old Master Yin say that he could help Su Youling leave Li Tingxi's side, at which point her eyes suddenly showed emotion.
Ultimately, her concern for her daughter prevailed. She pursed her lips, placed her hand on Su Youling's hand, and advised, "Silly child, you don't need to worry about me. Just agree to him. We have no other way out now. Mom doesn't want you to live such a hard life."
Li Tingxi doesn't know how to love at all; such a man will only bring endless harm to her daughter.
She had experienced that kind of pain herself, and naturally she didn't want Su Youling to go through it again.
Su Youling took Su Hong's hand in return, tenderly wiping away the tears that had involuntarily fallen from the corners of her eyes, and smiled at her: "Mom, I'll listen to you."
As she spoke, she took Su Hong's hand and gently placed it on her lower abdomen, letting her feel the little life inside. Her eyes softened as she said, "Everything will be alright after we leave."
Su Hong smiled, touched her face, and nodded, saying, "That's right, it will get better."
Su Youling immediately contacted Grandpa Yin.
Grandpa Yin was overjoyed and said he would make the arrangements as soon as possible.
After hanging up the phone, Su Youling calmed herself down, her mind still replaying Old Master Yin's words: "To eliminate future troubles and prevent Li Tingxi from getting involved..."
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Any doubts must be completely 'disappeared' from his sight.
So... how can we do that?
She won't be able to leave for at least the time being; this matter needs to be considered in the long term.
Since the last time Su Youling slapped Li Tingxi at the hospital, and after Li Tingxi threatened her with Su Hong.
Back at the Li Mansion, such tense scenes occurred almost daily.
Su Youling was always trying to provoke Li Tingxi, and she would mock him for doing anything for him.
Li Tingxi knew that she was deliberately trying to make him disgusted and force him to let go. He also understood that this couldn't go on forever. This endless mutual torment would only make the rift between them even more difficult to heal.
So he decided to take Su Youling to a different environment and change her mood.
Just then, Yitao Culture in City B was about to hold a celebration party, and Li Tingxi felt that this might be a turning point.
City B is where they rekindled their relationship, and it also holds a lot of Su Youling's hard work. She loves pottery so much, and the success of Yitao today is inextricably linked to her.
If they go to City B together this time, they might actually be able to rekindle their old romance and rekindle their feelings.
With this expectation in mind, Li Tingxi told Su Youling about the celebration party, saying, "As the president of Yitao, it wouldn't be right for you not to attend."
Su Youling coldly refused, and even deliberately mocked him: "You just officially announced your divorce from Shen Xiyue, are you trying to embarrass yourself by taking me with you?"
Li Tingxi gave her a deep look, his face full of seriousness: "For you, what does it matter if I lose face?"
Su Youling was not only unmoved, but also extremely disgusted: "I said..."
"I'm not going, and that's final."
Unfortunately, Li Tingxi only asked for her opinion symbolically, and she was eventually forced onto the plane.
When they landed in B City, Su Youling's expression could no longer be described simply as sour. "Li Tingxi, someone like you who can never learn to respect others, what makes you think you can expect others to obey you?"
Li Tingxi pressed her into the passenger seat, leaned over to fasten her seatbelt, and looked intently into her eyes, raising an eyebrow: "As long as you promise to stay by my side forever and give me a sense of security, I will naturally give you the respect you want."
Su Youling was too lazy to listen to his nonsense any longer, and irritably pushed her away.
When the two arrived at the celebration party, everyone had different expressions when they saw Su Youling next to Li Tingxi.
When Li Tingxi and Shen Xiyue officially announced their divorce, it caused quite a stir, and the stock price of their company, Yitao Culture, fluctuated for a period of time.
It was only then that everyone at Yitao Culture realized that Su Youling, the savior who had drastically reformed the company, was actually an alias of Shen Xiyue.
At that time, President Li and his wife both entered the company under pseudonyms. The president even condescended to serve as his wife's assistant and playfully teased her. They looked so affectionate.
I never expected that they would get divorced so soon!
I thought these two would never speak to each other again, but who would have thought they would come to the celebration party together?
Everyone was anxious and apprehensive, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces. They were all shrewd and immediately came forward to welcome Li Tingxi and Su Youling.
"President Li, President Shen, we really didn't expect you to be able to take the time out of your busy schedules to come over. Everyone wants to toast you. If it weren't for you, there would be no Yitao today."
These words came from the bottom of their hearts, and everyone's gratitude was palpable.
Although Su Youling was used to showing a cold shoulder in front of Li Tingxi,
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I couldn't help but smile when I saw these colleagues with whom I had spent a considerable amount of time and had developed some affection.
But because she was pregnant, she didn't dare to drink alcohol. She just took the glass and held it in her hand, smiling and exchanging pleasantries with people.
Some people saw this and teased her, insisting on urging her to drink.
Just as Su Youling was in a dilemma, Li Tingxi walked over, took the wine glass from her hand, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. He even waved the empty glass at the person who had been urging him to drink, saying, "President Su hasn't been feeling well lately and it's not convenient for her to drink. It shouldn't be too much for me to do it for her, right?"
At first, everyone just showed gossipy expressions, but after realizing what they had heard, they thought they had misheard.
"President Su?"
"President Li, did you misspoke? Everyone knows that President Su is your... is Director Shen of the company. There's no need to hide it from us anymore."
Su Youling also widened her eyes slightly in surprise, looked at Li Tingxi, and couldn't help but frown: Are you crazy?
Li Tingxi gave her a reassuring look, then, in full view of everyone, put his arm around Su Youling's shoulder and pulled her into his embrace.
Su Youling instinctively struggled a little, but fearing it would be too embarrassing to make a scene in front of so many people, she didn't dare to make any big moves.
Li Tingxi clearly understood her thoughts. His arm around her shoulder showed no sign of letting go. He said to the crowd who had lost all composure, "You heard me right. I call her President Su because she is my wife, Su Youling."
Everyone was a little confused, their minds unable to process what was happening for a moment.
Isn't Su Youling an alias for Director Shen?
Shouldn't her name be Shen Xiyue?
It would be incredibly foolish for Su Youling not to know what Li Tingxi was planning now.
Li Tingxi proved her guess with her actions.
“From beginning to end, I only have one wife, and that is the woman next to me named Su Youling.”