Chapter 29 I will not divorce her

Sensing the change in her son's aura, Li's mother turned pale.

For Shen Xiyue's sake, he didn't even care about his own feelings as a mother.

As expected, he forgot his mother after getting a wife, and Shen Xiyue's instigation must have played a part in this.

"The Shen family even made a scene at the old house, almost alarming your father, and you still tell me not to get involved?" Mother Li was even angrier. "Like mother, like daughter. Shen Xiyue is just like her mean and vulgar mother, saying one thing to your face and another behind your back."

She said with disgust, "These days you've been distancing yourself from the Shen family. When they can't find you, they go around tarnishing your reputation in the industry, making your father lose face. If I hadn't spoken up for you, he would have scolded you again."

Li Tingxi frowned.

The Shen couple only know how to use these underhanded methods. He had already witnessed them sending Su Youling to his bed back then.

He deliberately instructed that no one or anything related to the Shen family be seen, but he never expected that they would have the audacity to come to the old house and cause trouble.

How much harassment has Su Youling suffered from the Shen family these past few days?

He felt inexplicably anxious.

Su Youling was merely a pawn used by the Shen family to curry favor. She had no feelings or interactions with the Shen family. Over the years, she would only send them token gifts during holidays, and the Shen family never came to visit her.

She never told him anything about the Shen family, nor did she ever personally plead for anything on their behalf. Everything was obtained by the Shen family elders shamelessly selling their daughter.

He used to impose all of this on Su Youling in exchange for her even more excessive demands and indifference, and he has been enjoying it with a clear conscience until now.

"Tingxi? Are you even listening to me?" Mother Li looked at her son, who seemed lost in thought, and felt uneasy. "Now that you have Lin Lexi by your side and are even grooming her to become the design director, you should have divorced Shen Xiyue as soon as possible and given her a proper status."

Li Tingxi interrupted her, blurting out, "Impossible! I won't break up with her."

As soon as he said those words, the pent-up frustration that had been building up in his chest ever since Su Youling proposed the divorce suddenly cleared away, revealing a bright and clear sky.

His deepest desire was for her to stay and continue their peaceful life.

He was used to Su Youling's company and didn't want to break the peace, nor did he want to see her continue to disobey him and distance herself from him.

That's why he repeatedly crossed his own bottom line and pride, repeatedly indulging Su Youling's unbridled behavior in front of him, and even taking pleasure in it.

Li's mother was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to be so determined all of a sudden.

She knew her son well; his cold and proud nature meant that emotions were never a necessity in his life, and women and love were at best just a diversion in his life of expansion.

Even when he was deeply in love with Shen Xiyue, it was mostly Shen Xiyue's one-sided devotion and peaceful life that stimulated him, making him curious about this new field of love and wanting to give it a try.

At that time, he was like a child with lofty ambitions but still learning to walk in relationships. The more he couldn't learn about love, the more he forced himself to step into the secular world to learn what love was like. So both of them loved each other very hard and in a very formal way.

Later, when Li Tingxi got into trouble, Shen Xiyue first disappeared for a period of time without explanation. Then, after he woke up, she shamelessly climbed into his bed and tried to repair their relationship. At that time, she developed a strong dissatisfaction with Shen Xiyue.

This woman can only share wealth, not hardship.

Fortunately, after marriage, Li Tingxi treated Shen Xiyue not as well as he had when they were dating; instead, it seemed as if he was punishing her for abandoning him in every way.

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That finally made her breathe a sigh of relief.

It was thought that the couple hadn't had children for three years, and now that Li Tingxi had a new woman, their marriage should have come to an end.

Suppressing her displeasure, Li's mother tentatively asked, "If you don't want to divorce Shen Xiyue, then why did you provoke Lin Lexi? Don't you hate fickle people the most? You and Lexi have been together for so long. What if she has a child? Do you want that child to be like you, bearing the stain of being an illegitimate child and being criticized by others?"

"She won't have children." Li Tingxi had never touched Lin Lexi; what he missed more was the omnipresent charm of Shen Xiyue in her youth.

He initially thought he was tired of Su Youling as a stand-in, which is why he decided to bring Lin Lexi, a newcomer, under his wing.

But he was wrong.

Not only did he not tire of Su Youling, but on the contrary... he was unwilling to let her go easily.

Mrs. Li asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"Don't worry about this." Li Tingxi waved for Qin He to take his mother home. "Mom, if you're not feeling well, go home and rest. I won't let Li Qidong and the Shen family have another chance to bother you."

Li's mother was unwilling to leave like this, but she knew her son well and was probably unhappy now. Continuing to talk would only lead to nothing.

"No matter what your feelings are for Le Xi now, she is a young girl who has endured rumors and gossip and followed you without any status. Now she has even been injured for you. As a man, you should take responsibility and stay to take good care of her."

Li Tingxi frowned.

Li's mother said sadly, "Don't be like your father, who is so irresponsible. He made us suffer so much and endured so many scornful looks. When I see Lin Lexi, I think of my own miserable past."

"Mom, I understand." Li Tingxi didn't want to dredge up his mother's painful past, so he could only nod in agreement, and his mother left with peace of mind.

Li Tingxi didn't return to the ward immediately. He first checked his phone and found nothing except work messages and a long voice message from Li Mufeng that was probably a complaint.

It's getting dark. In the past, if he hadn't come home by this time, Su Youling would proactively call or text to ask if he was out socializing again and if he needed her to pick him up. If the weather was bad, she would even travel a long distance to bring him an umbrella and clothes. She was incredibly considerate and caring...

These few days felt like an eternity. Su Youling never sent him any more messages of concern or made a single private phone call.

She ruthlessly shed her role as a wife and became a cold stranger.

He subconsciously scrolled through Su Youling's WeChat Moments and social media accounts, and found that her accounts never posted anything related to her personal life except for work-related messages, which was very boring.

indeed.

For the past three years, her life has revolved around herself; it's dull and bleak. What is there to write about?

Li Tingxi started to feel inexplicably irritable again, and on a whim, he called Su Youling.

The first time, it rang twice before being hung up.

Li Tingxi's face darkened, and he continued hitting.

They've gotten really bold, daring to hang up on him!

The second time, the call could not be connected.

The third time, I simply shut it down.

Li Tingxi's eyes were practically spitting fire.

Su Youling really dares to do that!

Then I thought of all that dark, melodramatic stuff, the sleazy Chen Yu, and the menacing Li Qidong…

Li Tingxi couldn't help but feel worried that Su Youling might have gotten into trouble again.