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 475 I will never forgive you in this lifetime
Seeing the shock and pain in Li Tingxi's eyes, she suddenly felt a surge of vengeful pleasure. She tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "Li Tingxi, if I hadn't endured humiliation and hardship to save the child back then, do you think you would still be standing in front of me today speaking to me in this tone? Just because the child survived doesn't absolve you of your crimes. You don't deserve to be their father!"
She practically yelled the last sentence, and her eyes reddened the instant she finished speaking.
The pain of giving birth five years ago, the difficult situation of struggling alone from the beginning of junior high school, and the hardships she endured over the past five years still make it hard for her to calm down whenever she thinks about them.
When she brought up his deepest, most painful secret, the dull ache in the back of Li Tingxi's head intensified.
He released Su Youling's waist, instead using both hands to hold her shoulders, lowering his head to touch her forehead, and began to soften in a hoarse voice: "Su Su, I know I deserve to die for what I did in the past. I already knew I was wrong five years ago, and I promised you that I would spend my whole life making amends. Now that we have decided to start over, why can't you forgive me and let me prove to you with my actions that I can be a good father?"
"Li Tingxi, what makes you think you can easily get my forgiveness with a half-hearted 'I know I was wrong'?" Su Youling retorted, poking his chest several times with her index finger. "Your so-called 'making amends' is just imposing your ideas on me, then getting your self-pity and comfort in return. Li Tingxi, I thought you had changed after five years, and I tried to understand you. But now it seems I was just being delusional. Maybe we really aren't suited to be together."
She knew all too well how to stab Li Tingxi in the sore spot, and even though it was a double-edged sword, she could still force herself not to show weakness to Li Tingxi.
Li Tingxi's eyes were bloodshot, and his grip on her shoulders was so tight it seemed he wanted to crush her bones.
Su Youling didn't even blink.
"Not suitable?" Li Tingxi chuckled softly, then suddenly leaned down and bit her earlobe hard. "Then tell me who is suitable? Is it Lu Mingxuan, or that damn Mr. Bei?!"
Su Youling was taken aback, guessing that he must have overheard some gossip. Instead of refuting it, she went along with his words, saying, "It has nothing to do with you who it is."
A deep gloom settled in Li Tingxi's eyes. He suddenly grabbed her chin, pressed his thumb against her lips, and rubbed and ground it forcefully, a hint of madness in his expression. "What if I said I wanted to break your wings and tie you to my side forever? That has nothing to do with me either? Hmm?"
Su Youling felt like her lips were on fire from his rubbing. The slight stinging pain made her brows furrow, and she couldn't help but elbow Li Tingxi to force him to let go of her. "Li Tingxi, are you sick? I'm a person, not a pet you can manipulate!"
Li Tingxi was pushed away by her, which made him even angrier. With a forceful pull, he drew her back into his arms, this time holding her by the back of her neck and forcing her to look into his eyes. "I'm not sick, I'm being driven crazy by you. Su Youling, listen carefully, once the DNA comparison results between me and the children are out, I will use every means to bring the children back to my side."
"Li Tingxi!" Su Youling glared at him, trembling with anger. "If you dare to lay a finger on the children, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!"
Li Tingxi remained unmoved. "That suits me perfectly. Then you can entangle yourself with me for life. If I can't get what I want..."
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"Man, you'll never betray me."
After saying that, he finally released Su Youling.
Su Youling suddenly lost her support and slumped into the chair, her face pale as she watched him turn and leave without hesitation, feeling both frustrated and afraid.
She knew that Li Tingxi was serious this time, but she couldn't just sit and wait to die.
Regardless of whether Li Tingxi is a good father or not, as long as Shen Xiyue is brought to justice, she will never allow Li Tingxi to take the children away from her. This would be tantamount to pushing Yangyang and the others into a fire pit.
Li Tingxi came out of the coffee shop, but after taking only a few steps, he could no longer support himself, stumbled, and fell forward.
"President Li!" Qin He, who had rushed over to find him, turned pale with fright upon seeing the scene and quickly ran over to help him up.
Seeing that Li Tingxi had fallen into a coma, he immediately ordered several bodyguards to take Li Tingxi back to the Li Mansion and contact a private doctor to come to the door.
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Su Youling sat in the coffee shop for a while before leaving. Just as she arrived at the hospital entrance, she bumped into Wen Xi, who looked anxious.
Wen Xi caught her and launched into a tirade of complaints and scolding. Not only Li Tingxi, but Qin He was also subjected to a thorough and vicious verbal attack.
Noticing that Su Youling's expression was off, she pressed her for details and learned that Li Tingxi had actually used the children as leverage. She immediately became furious, her face turning red with anger, and couldn't help but feel annoyed: "Is he even human? It's all Qin He's fault, that bastard. If he hadn't stopped me, Li Tingxi would never have been able to see Yangyang."
Su Youling didn't hold a grudge against Qin He. She shook her head and said, "He's Li Tingxi's subordinate and is just following orders. If Li Tingxi wants to, he'll see Yangyang sooner or later."
The fact that things have escalated to this point is entirely her own fault for not being cautious enough.
Seeing her frowning expression, Wenxi was still annoyed: "They're all birds of a feather. Like boss, like subordinates."
Su Youling was already overwhelmed with her own problems and had no energy to continue speaking well of Qin He.
The two had already arrived outside the ward while they were talking.
Yueyue squatted there pitifully, while Rebecca whispered something to her beside her.
Upon seeing Su Youling, Yueyue immediately stood up and rushed towards her, burying her face in her arms and apologizing in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry, Mommy, Yueyue knows she was wrong."
Rebecca sighed beside her, "The little girl was upset for ages, and no matter how I tried to comfort her, she wouldn't listen. You had to come in person."
Su Youling was initially a little angry, but seeing her daughter so dejected, she calmed down.
She picked Yueyue up tenderly, stroked her little face and comforted her, "Now that you've realized your mistake, why should Mommy still be angry with you?"
"Really?" Yueyue looked up, her dark eyes still glistening with tears, probably because she had been crying secretly.
Su Youling was filled with endless tenderness and kissed her little face, "Mommy promises I didn't lie to you."
Upon hearing this, Yueyue sniffed and finally stopped wrinkling her little face.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Youling finally couldn't help but ask, "Yueyue, Mommy wants to ask you, if Daddy and Mommy can't make up and our family can't be reunited, would you agree to live with Daddy because you like him?"