Chapter 370 Lin Xiaoli, you just wait!

The moment Sheng Tingxiao hung up the phone, Sheng Chengjun and his wife were returning from outside, arm in arm.

He strode forward, his eyes chillingly cold as he stared intently at Sheng Chengjun.

"Xiao Li left, did you do it?"

Sheng Chengjun's face showed just the right amount of surprise. "Left? Where did she go? Wasn't she pregnant with your child?"

"Don't let me find out that this has anything to do with you."

Every word Sheng Tingxiao uttered carried a warning.

"Otherwise, you will lose me, your son, forever."

His anger had reached its peak.

"Xiao'er, how can you speak to your father like that?" Madam Sheng immediately protected her husband and shouted.

Sheng Chengjun patted his wife's hand, appearing understanding and reasonable.

"Perhaps she was self-aware enough to know she couldn't enter the Sheng family, so she left heartbroken. How long have you known each other? A little over a month, how deep could your feelings be?" He analyzed slowly and methodically.

Actually, he had received a call from the driver before he even arrived at Happiness Island.

Ms. Lin did not get on the car, but went to the airport instead.

Since she made her own choice, let her be.

As long as it doesn't interfere with her son's engagement and she can get rid of her vampire-like father, let her be.

However, to his surprise, she sent the check back to the secretariat intact.

This made him look at him with new respect.

"I will not give up on her." Sheng Tingxiao coldly uttered these words and turned to leave.

He went directly to the airport, boarded a private jet, and sped back to Haicheng.

By the time he returned to Haicheng, it was already dawn.

He pushed open the gate of the Imperial View and walked into the cold, empty room. A faint scent of roses still lingered in the air, her favorite fragrance.

He rushed into the master bedroom and flung open the wardrobe door.

It was completely empty inside.

All her clothes and all her belongings were gone, and the surrounding area had been swept clean.

She left no trace, as if she had never been there at all.

His heart skipped a beat, and his hands trembled as he pulled open the bedside table drawer.

The velvet ring box still lies there quietly.

He opened the box.

Empty.

There was only a folded piece of paper inside.

His heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't wait to begin.

Above are a few lines of neat yet resolute handwriting:

[Sheng Tingxiao, I'm leaving. I've said I'd never get married in this life, so I don't want to enter the cage of your marriage, nor do I want to be your kept canary. Don't look for me, and don't bother me. What's so great about wealthy families? I can't afford to, and I don't want to.]

I've taken the ring. If I'm lucky enough to have a child with her, consider it child support. If not... consider it for nutrition. No one owes anyone anything.

This is the end for us.

These three short paragraphs are all incredibly poignant.

Every word tore his heart to shreds.

He gripped the paper tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and the paper was deformed from his grip.

After a long while, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

This woman actually doesn't want him anymore.

He even ran away with his child.

This was the first time in his life he had loved a woman so earnestly, and this was the result.

Ding-dong.

The doorbell rang; it was Shen Sheng.

“Mr. Sheng,” he said, his voice full of exhaustion, “we’ve searched everywhere Miss Lin might have gone, but we haven’t found her.”

"After checking her exit records, it was found that she and her mother went to Country F together."

Sheng Tingxiao's tone was devoid of any warmth, chillingly cold.

"Then send someone to F country to search."

"Yes." Shen Sheng didn't dare to say anything more and quickly agreed.

Sheng Tingxiao walked to the balcony alone and lit a cigarette.

The cold wind was blowing on him, but he didn't feel cold.

My heart feels hollowed out, and the pain is excruciating.

But he still had to use a cold, hard shell to wrap up that brokenness and pretend to be strong.

No matter where she runs, he will bring her back.

He wanted her to tell him herself why she was so heartless.

Wasn't the love he gave her enough?

Does this woman even have a heart?

Were all those words of love you spoken to him before just lies?

He clenched his fist tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

He took out his phone and dialed a number.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Lin Xiaoli went to Country F, activated the system, and helped me find people."

On the other end of the phone, Bai Yu was sleeping soundly with his wife in his arms. When he was woken up, he only replied in a hoarse voice.

"Okay, wait for my message."

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Tingxiao's anger intensified.

Lin Xiaoli, you just wait!

At this moment, Lin Xiaoli was standing in a beautiful garden, filled with fragrance.

The sun was warm, shining lazily on her.

She was accompanied by two people, her mother and her grandmother. Her grandmother reached out and pulled her to the edge of the pool.

"Nuan Nuan, look! Xiao Hong Hong has gotten even fatter."

There was only one red koi in the pond.

According to the maid, these were a pair of red koi that the grandfather had raised before. They had many offspring, but after several days of heavy rain, the pond was full and all the offspring escaped.

In the end, only one remained, which Grandma raised and cherished dearly.

Just then, Si Nuan walked over.

"Sheng Tingxiao's men are looking for you everywhere. They've already tracked you down to F country."

Si Nuan stopped in her tracks, her eyes cold and aloof.

"However, as long as you stay here safely, they won't be able to find you."

How could he have imagined that Lin Xiaoli was living in his love rival's house!

"Okay." Lin Xiaoli nodded.

Lin Xiaoli never imagined that she would end up living in the Si family's home.

She never expected that her grandmother was actually the matriarch of the Si family.

Her thoughts drifted back to the day she first met Miss Si.

At that time, Miss Si took her into the car.

Suddenly, she got very close to the woman, and a wave of fear washed over her, thinking that the woman was about to punish her.

Unexpectedly, she only grabbed her own hand and then pressed her for answers.

"Where did you get that bracelet?"

Lin Xiaoli quickly replied, "It was given to me by a grandmother."

Si Nuan's face lit up with surprise, and she pressed for more information, "Where is Grandma now?"

"In the welfare home."

"take me!"

Si Nuan was overjoyed. After two years, she had finally found her grandmother's whereabouts.

If it weren't for the video of Lin Xiaoli and that married woman going viral online, she wouldn't have noticed the bracelet on Lin Xiaoli's wrist.

That was a phoenix-carved gold bracelet, a token of love that Grandpa gave to Grandma.

This is the only one of its kind in the world; a naturally formed phoenix is ​​inside the jade.

Grandpa bought this jade and specially made this bracelet before marrying Grandma.

Upon seeing the bracelet, Si Nuan immediately flew to Haicheng.

Later, the topic of the eldest son of the Sheng family and Lin Xiaoli sparked heated discussions online, and her father called her immediately.

She was to be married into the Sheng family.

She agreed.

Because she really needed a marriage, a marriage that seemed respectable but had nothing to do with her.

It can both strike at Li Zhengyang and act as a protector for himself.

Upon arriving at the welfare home, they immediately saw Grandma.

Si Nuan rushed over to hug her excitedly, but her grandmother didn't recognize her and instead hid in Lin Xiaoli's arms in fear.

"Nuan Nuan, who is she? Tell her to leave."

Si Nuan's heart was broken.

"Grandma, I am Si Nuan, I am your Nuan Nuan."

“You’re not, she’s my Nuan Nuan.”

Grandma held Lin Xiaoli's hand tightly.

At that moment, Lin Xiaoli realized that her grandmother was the old lady of the Si family, and the Nuannuan she mentioned was actually Si Nuan, the eldest daughter of the Si family.

She is the person Sheng Tingxiao wants to marry.

Later, Si Nuan took her grandmother away.

But Grandma got a little agitated and refused to leave.

So Lin Xiaoli coaxed her and said he would visit her in a while.

Before leaving, Si Nuan gave her a business card, thanking her for saving her grandmother and taking care of her for two years, and telling her to contact her directly if she needed any help.

However, getting Sheng Tingxiao is out of the question.

Because the Si family and the Sheng family had a verbal engagement ten years ago, and it is said that both old men had a strong obsession with the matter, though the specific reasons are unknown.

The day after Sheng Chengjun went to see Lin Xiaoli, Lin Xiaoli suddenly received a call from Si Nuan.

She said that her grandmother was in a bad mood and refused to eat, and if she was willing to take care of her grandmother, she would reward her handsomely.

Lin Xiaoli agreed without hesitation.

So she didn't go to the place Sheng Chengjun had arranged, but instead went to Country F.

She knew she would never be able to step through the gates of the Sheng family.

Si Nuan suddenly said something else.

"Mid-month is Grandma's 80th birthday. I will organize a birthday banquet for her. I have also invited Sheng Tingxiao. He will propose to me in person at that time."

"I will show you clearly that no man in this world can be trusted."

She gave a cold laugh and stared directly at Lin Xiaoli.

"Then you can give up."

After saying that, she left.

Lin Xiaoli was taken aback.

This heart no longer belongs to her; from the moment she left, she left her heart in Haicheng.

Now, all she wants to do is take good care of her grandmother, her mother, and the baby in her belly.

She no longer hoped for anything else.

On the third day of the wedding, the group happily set sail back to Haicheng.

Fu Beichen and Gu Xingnian decided to stay on the island for a few more days, treating it as a second honeymoon, and also to wean Yuyu off breast milk.

The atmosphere on the private jet was just right.

The Sheng family members, Qingning, Sheng Weiwei, Bai Yu, several other young ladies from Haicheng, and Huo Xin were all present.

Qingning's gaze was almost glued to Huo Xin.

She was looking at him from behind.

The man, wearing black gloves, slid his fingertips across the tablet, browsing the news.

That back view, that profile, that aura that keeps people at arm's length.

It's not just a slight resemblance; he's practically a carbon copy of Huo Shenyuan.

How did it become Huo Xin?

Besides, Fu Beichen's wedding is a huge event.

How could Huo Shenyuan, his best brother, not show up?

Is there any business that could surpass this brotherhood?

The more she thought about it, the louder her heart pounded, and the more uneasy she felt.

The plane landed.

Qingning didn't go straight home with the Sheng family. Instead, she made up an excuse and said she was going to see a friend.

She left alone and quickly hailed a car.

"Master, follow that Maybach ahead."

The car started and followed steadily.

Not long after, the black Maybach drove into a villa area with top-level security.

Qingning's heart skipped a beat.

She recognized this place.

That was the place where she and Huo Shenyuan first had intimate contact.

She even remembered that she had been in a serious car accident right at the entrance of this villa area.

If it weren't for her special ability to repair her body in time...

She has long since passed away.

Could Huo Xin also live here?

What a coincidence!

Or is Huo Shenyuan actually inside?

Qingning asked the driver to stop and paid him.

She got out of the car, and in a flash, disappeared into the roadside flower bushes.

The next second, she was already in the master bedroom of that familiar villa.

She heard footsteps approaching from afar, followed by the sound of the door being pushed open.

Qingning held her breath and quickly hid in the closet.

She peered nervously through the crack in the cabinet door.

The man walked in and stood directly by the bed.

He started taking off his clothes, seemingly preparing to take a shower.

First, he took off his black gloves and casually tossed them onto the bed.

Then came the coat, and then the shirt.

When the shirt slipped down, revealing the man's back and chest, Qingning was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.

His strong body was covered with crisscrossing scars, black in color, peeling skin, resembling burns and scalds...

Immediately afterwards, the man reached out and began to unbuckle his belt...

Qingning's cheeks instantly burned, and she quickly covered her eyes with her hands.

Do not look at what is improper! Do not look at what is improper!

She shrank back in a panic, but her elbow accidentally bumped against the inside of the wardrobe, making a slight noise.

"squeak."

The cabinet door was suddenly pulled open from the outside by a tremendous force.

Huo Shenyuan's pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at the woman curled up in the closet like a kitten.

He smirked, his tone full of sarcasm.

"I never imagined that Miss Sheng would have a penchant for peeping at men while they bathe..."