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 252 This kind of love is too suffocating
Shen Xiyue, slightly agitated, recounted many old stories.
Li Tingxi felt nothing when she mentioned the past.
Shen Xiyue changed the subject and asked him, "You don't love Su Youling at all, do you? You only married her because she was pregnant."
Li Tingxi immediately frowned. "I had no idea she was pregnant when I decided to marry her."
“But my dad told me that the child wasn’t yours at all, which is why you forced her to have an abortion.”
"Shut up!" Li Tingxi roared in anger. "If it weren't for my mother's interference, I wouldn't have misunderstood Su Su and caused her to lose her child."
After a moment of silence, Shen Xiyue said, "Knowing Su Youling as I do, she can't possibly forgive you."
Li Tingxi was hit where it hurt and didn't want to continue the topic. His voice grew cold: "Where are you now? The experts told me that the treatment plan has been finalized. If you still want your leg, you'd better go back and get treatment."
Shen Xiyue said self-deprecatingly, "Don't lie to me. Even if I receive treatment, my legs will never be like a normal person's again."
Li Tingxi's tone softened a bit: "How do you know it's impossible? As long as you're willing."
Shen Xiyue cautiously probed him: "If I'm willing to go back, will you let my parents go?"
Li Tingxi narrowed his eyes and said reservedly, "I can promise you that I will take good care of your parents."
The "care" he mentioned at most meant giving Shen Cong and his wife some special privileges in terms of food and lodging.
Shen Xiyue's attitude suddenly hardened: "I want you to release them."
Li Tingxi's tone also turned cold: "They have been convicted of crimes and are now subject to the law. I can't help you."
"Then we have nothing more to talk about." Shen Xiyue, abandoning her previous weak and pitiful demeanor, immediately hung up the phone.
When Li Tingxi called back, no one answered. He asked Qin He to check, but the number was disconnected.
Shen Xiyue's call made him feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out her intentions.
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Li Tingxi's concerns were not unfounded.
The online discussion did not stop after the press conference, and more people continued to come out with further revelations.
First, someone revealed that Su Youling was two-timing, and that she was pregnant with another man's child. After Li Tingxi found out, he forced her to have an abortion. Then, someone else came forward and said that Shen Xiyue's leg was crippled by Su Youling and Li Tingxi working together.
Photos of Su Youling and Shi Yan appearing in the obstetrics and gynecology department were also posted online.
Some resourceful netizens uncovered Shi Yan's identity as an illegitimate child, and even found out that he was Su Youling's first boyfriend. By putting these facts together, they instantly imagined a melodramatic soap opera.
That's why they say the world of the wealthy is incredibly chaotic. Those who said Su Youling was innocent have been proven wrong. You can't have two kinds of people from the same mother. The younger sister betrayed her husband and eloped before marriage, and the older sister is no less wicked.
From this perspective, Li Tingxi is actually the most pitiful one. He was abandoned by his younger sister and then cheated on by his older sister. Tsk tsk, Su Youling has already cheated on him, but he still insists on marrying her and is even willing to give up his position as president of the Li Group. Su Youling is quite something.
All I can say is, keep those scumbags and bitches locked up so they don't go around hurting other people!
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Su Youling's reputation, which she had finally managed to turn around, plummeted to rock bottom once again.
Li Tingxi knew this must be Shen Xiyue and the person behind her.
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If the same tactic of holding a press conference to clarify is used again, netizens may not be so convinced.
So, under Li Tingxi's behind-the-scenes manipulation, all the partners who had previously worked with Su Youling came forward to speak up for her.
These are all prominent figures in the business world, and their public image has always been highly praised by netizens.
With so many people speaking up for Su Youling, netizens initially thought they were being paid by the Li family to do their bidding, but such voices were quickly drowned out.
Yi Tao's colleagues also stood up to praise Su Youling's outstanding professional skills.
Words are powerless, so they also uploaded videos online of Su Youling and Zhao Xinning making pottery in the Yitao Factory.
Whether it's Su Youling's exquisite, almost divine, knife skills, or the ethereal energy and confidence she exudes while making pottery, everyone who watched the video was utterly captivated by her coolness.
Even though most netizens are novices, they can still see how amazing Su Youling's skills are.
The fact that Su Youling is Master Ai's last disciple completely refuted those netizens who thought she was a gold digger who climbed the social ladder by relying on men.
Su Youling's work ability changed most netizens' opinions of her, but many people still raised doubts, saying that ability does not equal character.
So Li Tingxi instructed the official Weibo account of the Li Group to release all the evidence at this time. First, they released Su Youling's pregnancy test report to prove her innocence, and then they posted a handwritten letter from Li Tingxi.
In the letter, Li Tingxi confessed that the child was lost because of his arrogance and suspicion, and said that he would spend his life paying for his mistakes.
The official Weibo account also released a video of Shen Xiyue being hit by Zhao Xinning's car. Li Tingxi also explained the situation at the time in his letter, as well as the grudge between Zhao Xinning and Su Youling.
Upon learning that Zhao Xinning had been sentenced to prison, netizens exclaimed that she deserved it. As for Shen Xiyue, some said she was innocent and pitiful, while others believed that Su Youling indirectly harmed her. However, these extreme views were in the minority.
In short, the bad reputation and infamy that Su Youling had been carrying all this time were completely cleared away at this moment.
Even more remarkably, because of her status as a disciple of Master Ai, Su Youling's videos of pottery competitions were recognized and praised by top figures in the pottery world, making her an overnight sensation and turning her reputation into that of a goddess in the eyes of netizens.
Li Tingxi fared much worse. In this public opinion battle, his various controversial behaviors led netizens to label him a "scumbag."
Li Tingxi is such a scumbag. Putting aside his identity as the president of the Li Group, even if he had a face that would make people want to hate him, I wouldn't pick him up if he were lying on the street. It's already outrageous enough that he misunderstood his wife's infidelity, but he even forced her to have an abortion. He'll be blacklisted by men for life!
Am I the only one who thinks it's despicable to make an innocent woman marry in place of his girlfriend in order to protect his career?
My dear goddess Su, Li Tingxi is simply not worthy of her. To do things that hurt her in the name of love is suffocating.
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Su Youling originally ignored the online opinions, but Wei Ning insisted on telling her about them.
While reading the netizens' comments with great interest, Wei Ning exclaimed in surprise to Su Youling, "I didn't realize Li Tingxi would sacrifice so much. He deliberately put himself in a bad reputation to save you from this predicament."
Su Youling couldn't help but sneer.
Is it considered a great sacrifice for him to get a little scolding?
Seeing her reaction, Wei Ning raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you even a little bit moved?"