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 690 You're Right No Matter What You Do
Hao Tianyi looked unconvinced and deliberately said, "Sister-in-law, you should take better care of your health. You're not young anymore, and long journeys can easily tire you out physically and mentally. I just didn't expect you to sleep so much. Lunch was already being prepared, and you only just got up."
Li Tingxi turned to look at her, wanting to say something, but refrained from speaking out of consideration for the two elders. Instead, the two elderly people in the video started to lecture her.
"Tianyi, who taught you to be so rude? You yourself always sleep until noon at home, and you can't even be woken up for breakfast," said Hao's mother.
Hao Tianyi blushed with embarrassment: "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever been so lazy?"
"Don't you know your place? We're giving you face in front of your brother and sister-in-law, so don't make trouble for yourself." Hao's mother glared at her. "Your sister-in-law is just tired from work, unlike you who usually sleeps in."
Su Youling smiled and said, "It's alright, Auntie. Tianyi is still a child. It's normal for her to stay in bed. We've all been that age, so we can understand."
Li Tingxi nodded in agreement: "Tianyi is just like at home here, she can sleep as long as she wants."
Hao Tianyi: "..."
Weren't we talking about Su Youling sleeping in late?
Why has the conflict suddenly shifted to me?
I've fallen for Su Youling's trick again!
I'm so annoyed.
After chatting for a while, Hao's mother hung up the phone and told Li Tingxi to prepare well for the wedding and record a video of the event for them.
After hanging up the phone, Li Tingxi was about to say a few words to Hao Tianyi, but he received a work call and had to go to the study for the time being.
As soon as she was out of Li Tingxi's sight, Hao Tianyi stood up angrily: "Su Youling, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"There are security cameras at home. Are you sure you don't want to install them a little longer?" Su Youling raised an eyebrow.
"You!" Hao Tianyi glanced instinctively at the security camera in the corner, then sat down angrily, though her voice was still trembling with rage. "You deliberately belittled me in front of my parents just to highlight your 'adult' image? A good image of someone as lazy as a pig?"
Su Youling suddenly picked up the knife, turned to look at Hao Tianyi, and asked, "What did you say?"
Hao Tianyi stood up abruptly, glancing at the security camera again instinctively: "What are you doing? Are you trying to hurt someone with a knife? There are security cameras in the house!"
“Yes, there are security cameras at home, so if you accidentally cut yourself again this time, I can’t take the blame.” Su Youling sneered, picked up the apple and started peeling it, saying word by word, “Things are different now, you’d better realize that sooner rather than later.”
Watching her peel the skin with incredible speed and dexterity, Hao Tianyi silently shifted her position, keeping a safe distance from her.
Su Youling's eyes and expression were very cold, as if she were peeling away not skin but her own flesh and blood. This frightened her so much that she couldn't help but recall that when they were newlyweds, she had argued with Su Youling and accidentally cut her hand in anger, causing her to bleed a lot. Li Tingxi happened to see this when he returned home.
When Li Tingxi first questioned Su Youling about injuring someone with a knife, she could have explained, but seeing how her brother Tingxi was protecting her, and thinking about what 'Chen Xiyue' had done to her brother Tingxi, she felt no sympathy for Su Youling back then. Not denying it meant admitting it.
At that time, no matter how Su Youling explained, Tingxi refused to believe her.
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But……
Hao Tianyi coughed guiltily, as if to explain: "I never said that you were the one who stabbed me. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for using Shen Xiyue's name. Back then, you were the target of everyone's anger in the family. When Brother Tingxi saw that I was injured, he subconsciously thought that you did it. Don't you reflect on your own character?"
Su Youling looked at her in surprise: "So, you're admitting that you lied and hurt people?"
"How have I harmed anyone?"
“It was the dead of winter, and I was forced to stand in the cold wind until the wee hours of the morning. I collapsed with a high fever and nearly died.” Su Youling threw the apple peel into the trash can, then suddenly cleaved the apple in two with a sharp knife. “Isn’t that considered harming someone?”
"It's not like I'm punishing you..." Hao Tianyi's voice gradually became very low amidst her cold gaze and the broken apple.
"If you don't even have the courage to admit this, it seems you know how hateful your actions are, which is why you're so pathetic trying to find excuses for your past misdeeds." Su Youling took a big bite of her apple, looked at Hao Tianyi's face, which had turned pale and then red, with satisfaction, and stood up to leave.
"Stop right there!" Hao Tianyi instinctively grabbed Su Youling's arm, but pulled too hard and ripped off her shirt, revealing half of her snow-white shoulder.
Red and purple marks crisscrossed her snow-white skin, creating an ambiguous scene that stirred the imagination.
"You..." Hao Tianyi realized something and her cheeks flushed subconsciously. She hurriedly and clumsily draped the clothes over her shoulders: "How can you be so shameless, in broad daylight..."
“Li Tingxi and I already have three kids, and we’re getting married soon to announce it to the world. What’s so shameful about these little marks?” Su Youling mocked deliberately. “Do you really think of yourself as a child?”
"you!"
"Weren't you curious why I woke up late?" Su Youling shrugged and gave her a matter-of-fact look. "Because adults have longer nights, it's normal that you don't understand. Just don't make a fool of yourself like that next time, I'm embarrassed for you."
She gathered her clothes and left casually.
"Ugh! Su Youling, you lunatic, shameless slut!" Hao Tianyi was utterly defeated once again, so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all aching.
She's always looking down on me. What kind of sister-in-law is that?
Su Youling, I will never let you get away with this!
Seeing Hao Tianyi jumping up and down downstairs like a child, Su Youling leaned against the wall at the corner, shook her head with a smile, and said, "I must be so bored that I'm arguing with a little kid!"
At this moment, Li Tingxi suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said abruptly, "She needs to be taught a lesson, you're right to do whatever you want."
Su Youling was startled and turned to look at her: "Were you eavesdropping just now?"
Li Tingxi said with a straight face, "I just saw that you were having a great time chatting, so I didn't have the heart to disturb you."
He paused, then suddenly hugged Su Youling and took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, I made you stand as punishment back then, and you suffered a lot."
Su Youling chuckled: "You think I brought this up to settle old scores? You've wronged me in countless ways, are we still getting married?"
Li Tingxi's expression changed. "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore! Let bygones be bygones. I will make it up to you in the future and help you completely forget these bad memories."
Su Youling smiled, quite satisfied with his current mental state: "Not bad, you're not getting stuck on things anymore, that's progress!"