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 670 Good Overcomes Evil
The seaside is cool at night.
After Su Youling and Li Tingxi finally got all four children to sleep, they were exhausted... It was just that Le Qing had too much energy; everything was new and interesting to her, like a walking encyclopedia of questions.
Whenever Li Tingxi became impatient, Su Youling would always think of how he had no mother since childhood and how his biological father was an unreliable fool, so she would always think of her own child's childhood without a father.
No matter how well she takes care of them, there are always some characters whose emotional needs cannot be met.
Moreover, she also wanted to learn more about the Yue Zheng family from Yue Qing, hoping to find out the secret of the ring.
Finally, Yangyang showed his prowess by artificially 'cutting off the power' and playing a horror movie, which scared Leqing so much that she hid under the covers and refused to come out.
At least he's willing to sleep now.
"I'm so tired. No wonder they say kids are seven or eight and even dogs hate them, they have so much energy." Su Youling sat on the edge of the bed, and Li Tingxi massaged her with a stern face. "You don't usually have this much time to spend with me and the kids, yet you're so considerate to an outsider. Aren't you afraid the kids will be jealous?"
“No way, I think Yueyue and Xingxing really like him.” Su Youling blinked. “Although Yangyang isn’t good with words, he held back for so long tonight before dealing with Le Qing, so it seems he doesn’t dislike this young man.”
Li Tingxi's face darkened, feeling deeply that he was fighting a lone battle.
Su Youling laughed at him for being stingy: "If I hadn't come on vacation, I wouldn't have run into this weird father and son. It's all your fault, so why are you acting like you're the one who's wronged?"
Li Tingxi couldn't out-argue her sharp tongue and pounced on her to kiss her, but at the crucial moment he was forced to stop abruptly, and his body immediately stiffened.
"You're here?"
"Hmm, didn't I tell you?" Su Youling rolled over and lay on the bed, openly seducing him with her eyes. "Don't even think about touching me these next few days. The weather's not cooperating."
She kicked Li Tingxi in the chest, "Mr. Li, you're getting on in years, you should take it easy. If you go on vacation and come back with a lot less energy, people will think I'm a vixen who's drained your life force."
Li Tingxi froze instinctively, looking at himself in the mirror. He had indeed lost a lot of weight: "Is it that obvious?"
"Your dark circles are really hard to ignore," Su Youling said worriedly. "Are you still having trouble sleeping? Can you tell me what you're worried about?"
He can even face his mental illness, so what other hidden dangers could make him worry so much?
Now, seeing the woman he had lost and regained, Li Tingxi said in a hoarse voice, "Su Su, Li Qidong is not the end."
He decided to stop hiding it: "The person who instructed Shen Xiyue to plan the cruise ship kidnapping and tried to harm you and me back then was not Li Qidong."
Su Youling had already sensed something was wrong, but she wasn't sure: "After all this time, have we still not found anything?"
“No, he seems to have disappeared in the past few years. It’s Shen Xiyue who has been doing all the work…” Li Tingxi took a deep breath, not wanting to put pressure on Su Youling. “However, Shen Xiyue and the child are currently in Mr. Yin’s hands. We have been keeping in touch. Once he shows even the slightest clue, I will be able to find him out completely.”
Su Youling wasn't as anxious as he had imagined: "Li Tingxi, we are a family in the same boat, and although the children are very young..."
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"But they're not ordinary children. I trust them and I trust you, so could you give us some trust too?"
"I……"
“I know that my previous encounters with danger have left a deep scar on your mind. Yangyang even wished he could create an indestructible body for me to carry with me.” Su Youling said with a wry smile, “You see, every time we experience danger, we become more vigilant and cautious, making it even more difficult for them to make a move.”
"What's coming will come eventually. Since we can't avoid it, we should do our best to prevent it from happening and strengthen ourselves... Evil will not prevail over good. We are already such a strong family that there are almost no means to defeat us, as long as we don't panic."
Her reassurance acted like a tranquilizer, gradually calming Li Tingxi's hidden unease and anxiety.
Although they all knew that these words of reassurance would not be very effective in this war without gunfire, they could at least keep them safe before danger struck.
at the same time.
Guanghua Hospital, City A.
"What did you say? Lingling took the child and went on a trip to an island with Li Tingxi?" Le Yixun's face darkened. "Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me come all this way for nothing."
The secretary said helplessly, "Li Tingxi is currently at the height of his power in the domestic business circle. Who would dare to inquire about his whereabouts? Since Li Qidong went to prison, the Li family has been completely reshuffled. Now there is no one who dares to be disloyal to Li Tingxi. It took me a lot of effort to find out where they went."
Le Yixun's face darkened. "Book me a plane ticket immediately..."
Before he could finish speaking, the secretary said hesitantly, "Young Master, it's the Second Young Master's phone call. You'd better listen to it first."
"Him?" Le Yixun frowned. "He won't listen. He's definitely going to force me to go back and take over the position of family head so that he can go find that woman from back then and live a carefree life. I don't even have a wife, how can I let him have her? He already has a son."
The secretary thought to herself: You two brothers love and hate each other so much, why don't you just live together as a couple?
Just then, a cynical voice came from the phone: "Le Yixun, you will pay the price for your heartlessness."
"Le Songming?" Le Yixun looked at his secretary's phone in shock. "Why didn't you say so earlier that you answered the call?"
The secretary looked confused: "...Didn't I say that?"
Having caused trouble, she quickly threw down her phone and ran away.
"I was just joking," Le Yixun said tactfully. "Once I win your sister-in-law back, you'll be free. I can even help you take care of your son. Besides, your sister-in-law has three children, and the four of them are all around the same age, so they'll definitely get along."
“You don’t need to work hard, I’ve already done it.” Le Songming sent him a photo of the children watching a horror movie side by side. “I was on the island where they were vacationing, and… we’re quite close.”
Le Yixun immediately stood up: "You ran into them? I'm coming right now..."
“If you dare to come, I’ll immediately send your location to the elders and have those old guys gang up on you,” Le Songming said quietly. “Le Yixun, you’ve been running away for so long, you’ll have to pay a price—the patriarch’s ring is on Su Youling’s hand and can’t be taken off.”
"What?" Yue Yixun was shocked.
“I am the current head of the family, and according to the rules, I am to marry Su Youling.” Le Songming was immediately rebuked as soon as he finished speaking, “You dare!”