Chapter 61 His obstruction and domineering declaration

Su Wanqing, pulling her suitcase, stood beneath the towering sycamore tree at the compound's gate. The morning sunlight filtered through the branches, casting dappled shadows on her. She tilted her head slightly, feeling the breeze against her cheeks, trying to dispel the lingering, cold, stagnant feeling in her chest. The decision to leave was resolute, but even as she stepped through that door, her heart felt hollow, a dull ache.

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to stop thinking about the cold, empty house, the hurtful words she had said the night before, and those red, furious eyes. It was over, everything was over.

In the distance, a familiar red car was speeding towards them. It was Xia Xiaoran's car.

Su Wanqing felt a little more at ease and was about to raise her hand to signal.

Just then—

A black SUV with military license plates rushed out of the compound like a wild horse, with a sharp brake sound. It made a sharp turn and stopped precisely in front of her! The huge body of the car almost blocked all the way, and the dust it kicked up danced in the sunlight.

The car door was pushed open suddenly!

Huo Tingxiao's tall figure stepped out of the car, with a terrifying low pressure and lingering hostility. He slammed the car door with a bang and walked in front of Su Wanqing in a few steps!

His face was ashen, his jawline tense, and his eyes bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night. His eyes were frighteningly sharp, staring at her and the suitcase beside her. That look seemed to penetrate her and the suitcase together!

Su Wanqing was so startled by his sudden appearance and terrifying presence that she took a step back. Her face paled instantly, and her heart began to beat uncontrollably. Why was he here?! Shouldn't he have gone to the headquarters long ago?!

"Where are you going?" Huo Tingxiao's voice was low and hoarse, with a suppressed and impending storm in it, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

Su Wanqing gripped the handle of her suitcase tightly, her fingertips cold. She forced herself to meet his intimidating gaze, trying to keep her voice calm. "Leave. As you wish."

"As I wish?" Huo Tingxiao's lips curled up in a cold and dangerous arc, as if he had heard a huge joke. He took a step closer, and a huge sense of oppression instantly enveloped him. "When did I allow you to leave?! Huh?!"

His roar echoed in the empty doorway, making Su Wanqing's eardrums buzz.

"Permission?" Su Wanqing's heart trembled with anger at his overbearing words. The grievances and chills of the past few days suddenly flooded her heart. She raised her head, her eyes red, but her voice was cold and stubborn. "Commander Huo, I'm a human being, not your property! I don't need your permission! You said it yourself, I'm an eyesore! I'm leaving now, isn't that exactly what you want?!"

"You!" Huo Tingxiao was choked by her words, his chest heaving violently. The rage in his eyes intensified, yet mixed with a hint of indescribable panic and... panic? He suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist with such force that it almost broke her bones!

"Let me go!" Su Wanqing felt pain and struggled to shake him off. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"Come back with me!" Huo Tingxiao grabbed her wrist tightly and ordered without question, trying to pull her into the car.

"I'm not going back!" Su Wanqing resisted with all her might, her voice filled with tears and determination. "Huo Tingxiao! Let me go! There's nothing more to say between us! I'll sign the divorce agreement and send it to you!"

The word "divorce" once again irritated Huo Tingxiao's sensitive nerves! He turned his head sharply, staring at her with scarlet eyes, and almost roared, "Don't even think about it!"

"Why?!" Su Wanqing also gave up, looking up at him, tears finally falling, "Don't you think I'm embarrassing? Don't you think I'm causing trouble? Don't you wish I'd disappear?! I'm everything you want now! What else do you want?! Do you have to make me kneel down and beg you to humiliate me before you're satisfied?!"

Her cries were like knives, stabbing Huo Tingxiao's heart, making him hurt and angry, but unable to refute! His nonsense last night had become her most powerful weapon to fight back against him!

"I..." He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that all words were pale and powerless in the face of facts. He looked at her tearful face with a resolute look, and the panic in his heart spread like wild weeds!

He can't let her go!

Absolutely not!

An almost instinctive, intense possessiveness and panic overwhelmed all rationality! He no longer tried to reason with her (in fact, he was not in the right at all), but directly used the most domineering and arrogant method, snatched the suitcase from her hand, and roughly threw it into the back seat of the SUV!

"Huo Tingxiao! What are you doing! Give it back to me!" Su Wanqing was shocked and angry, and rushed forward to grab the box back!

Huo Tingxiao suddenly turned around, his arms like iron clamps, holding her tightly in his arms without any explanation! His arms were hard and cold, with an irresistible force, firmly holding all her struggles!

"Let me go! You bastard! Let me go!" Su Wanqing struggled desperately in his arms, beating his chest, tears streaming down her face.

Huo Tingxiao seemed to feel no pain, but simply hugged her even tighter, his chin resting on the top of her head. He breathed heavily, his voice hoarse and overbearing, and with a kind of almost paranoid madness, he declared word by word in her ear:

"Don't leave!"

"Su Wanqing, listen carefully!"

"You are my wife! For life!"

"You are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission!"

"Divorce? Don't even think about it!"

His words were extremely overbearing and unreasonable, without any tenderness or apology, only naked possession and declaration!

Su Wanqing trembled with anger at his bandit logic, but her heart palpitated shamefully at his words, "You're my wife," before being overwhelmed by even greater anger and sorrow! What right did he have?! After hurting and humiliating her like that, he could still speak so confidently?!

"You bastard! Huo Tingxiao, let me go!" She cried and struggled even harder.

At that moment, Xia Xiaoran's car finally arrived and abruptly stopped to the side. Xia Xiaoran jumped out of the car and, seeing the scene, her eyes red with anger. She rushed over and yelled at Huo Tingxiao, "Huo Tingxiao! What are you doing! Let Qingqing go! Do you have any sense of law?! You're seizing a woman in broad daylight?!"

Huo Tingxiao didn't even raise his eyelids. He just tightened his arms, locking Su Wanqing firmly in his arms. He swept his cold eyes towards Xia Xiaoran with unquestionable majesty and warning: "Miss Xia, this is our family matter. Please leave."

"Family affairs?! You call this a family affair?! You're almost driving her to death!" Xia Xiaoran was so angry that she spoke without thinking.

"Xiao Ran..." Su Wanqing struggled to look at her friend, tears streaming even harder, but she shook her head at her, signaling her not to get involved. She knew Huo Tingxiao's temper, and angering him would not benefit anyone.

Huo Tingxiao ignored Xia Xiaoran and half-carried and half-forced the still struggling Su Wanqing into the passenger seat and locked the car door!

"Huo Tingxiao! You bastard!" Xia Xiaoran was so angry that she stomped her feet outside and slammed the car window.

Huo Tingxiao walked around to the driver's seat, got in, started the engine, and the SUV let out a dull roar.

He turned his head and looked at Su Wanqing, who was crying and shaking with despair beside him. His heart felt like it was being tugged at by something, and it was aching in waves. He pursed his lips tightly, his jawline tense, and finally, he looked away stiffly and said:

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get back."

After saying that, he ignored Xia Xiaoran's angry curses outside the window, turned the steering wheel sharply, and the car rushed back to the cage-like home carrying the "escaped wife" he had forcibly abducted like an arrow.

His obstruction and domineering declaration.

There was no apology, no explanation, only the most direct and brutal possession and no room for rejection.

This escape ended in the most unsuccessful way.

The relationship between them has also fallen into a more stalemate and more dangerous situation.

The collision of ice and fire seems to have just begun.