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 63 His beloved girl is back
Professor Jin smiled and said, "Tingxi has already sent over all of your mother's medical records from the past few years. He has also arranged the best operating room and high-end ward at the First Hospital of B City. After I see your mother, she can have the surgery. You don't need to worry about that. He, as her husband, has planned everything for you."
Su Youling felt a mix of emotions. "When did he...?"
"He visited a day earlier than you, bringing with him the files of two patients." Professor Jin looked at Su Youling's face and said meaningfully, "Both of them are your relatives."
Su Youling didn't know what to feel. It seemed that Professor Jin knew everything. Li Tingxi hadn't hidden anything from him, including her and Shen Xiyue's identities.
That's true! After all, they look exactly alike.
Professor Jin always needs to know the condition of his patients.
"Thank you, Professor." No matter what, there was hope for her mother's surgery, and Su Youling breathed a sigh of relief. "After the surgery, Li Tingxi and I will be returning to City A. I'm afraid we won't be able to send you back to China then, but I will remember this kindness."
The implication was that she wouldn't bother Lance.
Professor Jin nodded, revealing his familiar kind smile once again.
After Professor Jin left, Su Youling wondered if she should thank Li Tingxi. She didn't know that Li Tingxi had made arrangements for her mother's surgery before he came, even though she had already escaped from the nursing home with her mother.
Before Su Youling could contact him, Li Tingxi sent a message using Qin He's number.
I'm going back to City A. Professor Jin has everything arranged. Su Su, please remove me from the blacklist.
Staring at the name 'Su Su', Su Youling's fingertips felt as if they had been burned, but her eyes turned cold—Li Tingxi's return this time was naturally for Shen Xiyue!
Why is he so keen on juggling two sisters who look exactly alike?
I don't understand!
He insisted that I go back.
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Now that Shen Xiyue has returned, she naturally cannot leave again. In that case, only one of the two of them can live openly in the sunlight.
So, is Li Tingxi planning to keep her as a mistress?
Su Youling thought that even if she kept her promise and went back this time, she would find another opportunity to escape completely once her mother recovered from the surgery!
Otherwise, once the baby is more advanced in the pregnancy, everything will be exposed.
...
Professor Jin, as expected of a leading figure in the medical field, conducted a thorough examination of Su Hong and devised a new surgical plan with a higher success rate.
The surgery was scheduled for two days later. Su Youling stayed by Su Hong's side for the past two days, comforting her. The mother and daughter, as if in sync, did not mention Li Tingxi's existence, as if they wanted to bury that unbearable marriage of the past completely.
The day before the surgery, Su Youling got up early and used the hotel's small kitchen to cook a hometown dish for Su Hong.
After this meal, she can no longer eat.
Su Hong was happy for the first time in a long time, and reminisced with Su Youling about how naughty she was when she was a child, driving the old potter to his wits' end.
As she smiled, her gaze towards Su Youling, though still somewhat bewildered, turned serious. She reached out and took Su Youling's small hand in hers. "You've lost weight! Lingling, you must be having a tough time lately!"
"Mom, as long as you get better, you'll feed me until I'm plump and healthy. I used to love your cooking the most." Su Youling's eyes reddened as she noticed her mother's unease.
Su Hong wasn't blind from the beginning; she became blind later due to illness that put pressure on her optic nerve.
He gradually lost his sight.
When Su Youling was a child, her mother was an excellent cook and raised her single-handedly. Even when Su Hong was devastated after losing her sight, she eventually rallied with her unwavering dedication to raising Su Youling. She always liked to try to cook for her, and she was happy even if she burned herself.
"Don't worry, Professor Jin is the most outstanding expert in the world, and the success rate of the surgery is very high. After you have a good night's sleep, our family will be able to live together healthily from now on."
“Lingling.” Su Hong touched Su Youling’s cheek and suddenly burst into tears. “These past few years, I’ve been a burden to you. If… if I can’t get out of this mess, promise me you’ll cut ties with the past! Don’t follow in my footsteps and become a man’s plaything, wasting your youth and being despised for the rest of your life.”
Her strength suddenly increased, as if she was determined to get an answer from Su Youling.
"Mom, I know." Su Youling looked at her trembling lips and knew that even if she hadn't said anything, her mother's keen mind had somehow noticed.
“I’m already going through the divorce process with that person! His beloved girl is back, and I’m finally free.” Su Youling hugged her mother, comforting her, “Don’t overthink it. I’m waiting for you to come out of the operating room safely.”
She didn't say much about the past to Su Hong, and silently cried with her mother, feeling utterly exhausted from the heartache.
Suddenly, a shadow fell from above, carrying a chilling and malevolent aura, and enveloped her tightly.
Su Youling's body stiffened instinctively.
Su Hong noticed and slightly loosened her grip. "What's wrong? Has someone come?"
Su Youling turned her head slightly and met Li Tingxi's eyes, which were filled with raging anger, as if he wanted to devour her.
It seems
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He heard everything she just said.
The overwhelming gloom above his head almost engulfed him; he looked extremely angry.
Why is she so unlucky?
"Lingling? Why aren't you saying anything?" Su Hong sensed the eerie atmosphere and nervously grabbed Su Youling's hand, while reaching out into the air with one hand, as if trying to eliminate any danger for her daughter.
Li Tingxi opened his lips, about to speak.
"It's nothing, just a doctor coming to check on you." Su Youling's eyes were still red, and she shook her head at him imperceptibly, her expression full of pleading and unease.
She dared not let Li Tingxi appear in front of Su Hong now, for fear of upsetting her or agitating her, as such emotional fluctuations would be detrimental to the surgery.
Now Su Youling is extremely grateful that Li Tingxi had been indifferent to her enough in the past and had never appeared in front of Su Hong, so her mother was not familiar with his presence.
"A doctor?" Su Hong's nose twitched, sensing the travel-worn look on this 'doctor,' and her expression turned somewhat suspicious.
Su Youling was nervous, worried that her mother would see through her act. With red eyes, she looked at Li Tingxi and asked, "Doctor, is there any new development in the surgery?"
Li Tingxi stared at her for a long time, and when the atmosphere became suffocating, he turned his eyes away indifferently. "Yes, I'm here to confirm the patient's preoperative physical data."
Su Youling breathed a sigh of relief and cooperated with Li Tingxi by telling him some physical data. After coaxing Su Hong to fall asleep first, she was coldly pulled by Li Tingxi into the corridor stairwell.
"What do you mean 'I'm free too'?" Li Tingxi pinned Su Youling against the escalator, gripping her slender waist tightly with one hand, so angry he wanted to break her.
After being threatened in vain, she had been thinking about running away ever since!
I absolutely have to tame her today!