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 387 Darling, you have to hold on.
Without Li Tingxi, she would have died long ago.
"Please comfort the kids for me and don't let them overthink things. Wenxi will pick you up when the plane lands." Su Youling calmly arranged everything, and originally wanted to talk to Yangyang.
Xingxing and Yueyue don't have such sensitive thought processes, so Su Hong was able to soothe them.
Given Yangyang's personality, he's probably coming back with a big surprise, and she'll likely need to personally appease him.
Unexpectedly, Yangyang refused to answer the phone, expressing his strong dissatisfaction and hatred about the assassination attempt with a tough and indifferent attitude.
Anyone who dares to touch his mother will pay a heavy price!
Su Youling was worried about the babies, but then the operating room lights went out.
Thump!
Su Youling's heart sank suddenly. Before she could even hang up the phone, she rushed towards the operating room door, leaving Qin He and Wen Xi no time to react.
She pounced on it like a whirlwind.
"Dr. Fang, how is he?" Su Youling stared intently into the doctor's eyes, her lips dry and numb. "Is he... still alive?"
Dr. Fang took off his mask, his expression grave.
Su Youling felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her, her body chilled to the bone. She wanted to escape and dared not continue listening to the doctor's announcement.
But reason and strength made her struggle to keep her grounded, staring intently at the operating room behind the doctor, her mind buzzing, momentarily unsure of what she was thinking.
"The patient has been rescued, but the traumatic brain injury is severe, and the damage from complications is difficult to estimate at the moment. He needs to be transferred to the ICU for observation for 48 hours." Dr. Fang sighed, "These 48 hours are critical. Whether he can survive depends on the patient's will to live."
"Can I go see him?" Upon hearing that he was still alive, Su Youling felt a surge of warmth, her voice hoarse as she asked, "Can he hear me?"
"Although he is still unconscious, he can hear sounds from the outside world, especially sounds he wants to hear. However, it is not visiting hours yet."
Dr. Fang understood the patient's concerns and looked at Su Youling's arm in a cast. "You don't look well. Go and rest for a while, and talk to the patient during visiting hours. He can sense your emotional state, so don't break down before he does."
"Thank you, thank you, Dr. Fang." Su Youling's body went limp. "It's good that you're alive. I will try my best."
As long as she has a breath left, she will try her best to wake Li Tingxi.
Wen Xi and Qin He supported Su Youling's shoulders on either side to prevent her from falling. The group went outside the ICU and looked through the window at the man on the bed with tubes inserted all over his body. His breathing looked very weak. He lay there quietly with injuries of varying degrees all over his body, and his legs and arms were still fixed with instruments.
During the rescue, Li Tingxi broke his leg and arm.
“He…” Wen Xi hadn’t expected Li Tingxi to be so badly injured. She could imagine that he had risked his life to save Su Youling.
Her throat tightened, and she hugged Su Youling, comforting her, "Even for your sake, he'll be alright. Baby, you have to hold on, understand?"
If Li Tingxi really did something bad happen to him while saving Su Youling, she couldn't imagine how Su Youling would be able to hold on.
Even if she would
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Living for the sake of the children, I fear I will live the rest of my life like a walking corpse, constantly blaming myself and feeling guilty, unable to eat or sleep.
She didn't want Su Youling to become like that.
This silly girl has suffered enough.
After this ordeal, even if Su Youling had many doubts and awkwardness about Li Tingxi before, she is now completely inseparable from him.
"Hmm, I think... I'll sleep for a while first." Su Youling's voice was very hoarse. "Wenxi, I'm leaving my mother and the children in your care. Don't let Yueyue and the others come to the hospital and find out about Li Tingxi. I'll go back once I've rested enough."
She took a breath, turned to Qin He and said, "Qin He, things are definitely turbulent with the Li family. The old man won't let this go easily. You need to keep a close eye on things. I absolutely will not allow anyone to touch Tingxi's things. When he wakes up, what belongs to him must be in his hands."
Qin He nodded solemnly, "Madam, don't worry. When President Li rushed to save people, he had already considered all the possible consequences and explained how to handle things. In case..."
“There won’t be any mishaps, he will definitely wake up.” Su Youling knew what he wanted to say, and at this moment she did not refute the title of ‘Madam’, but said sternly, “I have hands and feet and assets, I don’t need Li Tingxi to give me anything. He is just being presumptuous by doing these things.”
These words carried a hint of resentment and fear, and Qin He wisely refrained from refuting them, but inwardly he was thinking that this was the difference between true love and feigned affection.
From beginning to end, he never doubted Su Youling's feelings for the president like others did. Five years ago, when they were still entangled in their marriage, she had been giving herself to him without complaint.
“Madam, Chairman Li is a cunning man. He might use the president’s life or death to create a scandal to help him gain control of the Li Group more quickly. You and your family might be implicated.” Qin He, being an elite trained by Li Tingxi, sensed the ominous signs before the rumors escalated and reminded Su Youling, “You need to prepare early. I will send people to protect you closely at the hospital and prevent unrelated people from disturbing you.”
"Don't worry, no one can bother me at home." Su Youling was so confident. Putting aside everything else, just Yangyang's superb hacking skills alone meant that if anyone dared to break in, they would probably be accurately 'sniped' before they even stepped on the grass at the entrance of the community.
“As for me…” Su Youling looked at the man on the hospital bed, her fingertips curling up, “Let the public say what they want. Only by pushing me into the limelight can we buy Li Tingxi more time.”
Qin He moved his lips, but said nothing.
The documents left by the CEO stipulated that his wife would take over all his affairs, including his business, assets, and even his life and death...
Such legal constraints, which transcend romantic feelings, are naturally not objected to if the wife is still the president's legitimate wife, and any disturbances can only occur within the family.
The problem is that the lady is now using Rebecca's identity, and she previously made headlines for her feud with the president. The industry has speculated about their relationship in many unsavory ways, with rumors of her being a body double spreading like wildfire, making it a hot topic of conversation among netizens.
In this situation, the wife's power becomes somewhat illegitimate.
Chairman Li and his gang will definitely take advantage of this to manipulate public opinion and attack Rebecca, spreading rumors that the president is critically ill or even about to die, thus forcing the wife and the president to sever ties.
The lady deliberately exposed herself at this time to draw attention away from the main focus of attention, leaving the president with a quiet space.