Chapter 18 She's having an affair
After returning home, Su Youling closed the bedroom door, opened the vitamin bottle, which contained the pregnancy-preserving medicine prescribed by the doctor. Changing the bottle made it less likely for anyone to notice.
Pregnancy naturally makes one sleepy, and this medicine also helps with sleep. Before long, she drifted off to sleep, her body growing hotter and hotter, her head feeling dizzy. She vaguely heard the maid trying to call the doctor.
"Don't call the doctor." Su Youling couldn't even open her eyes, and she held onto the maid's hand tightly. "I'm fine. It's just a normal reaction to an injury. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
The family doctor is a member of the Li family. If he comes and finds out she's pregnant, or if he gives her some medication that could harm the baby, that would be terrible.
The maid couldn't persuade her otherwise, and while she verbally agreed not to call a doctor, she immediately called Li Tingxi after leaving the room.
At that moment, Qin He was reporting the driver's feedback to Li Tingxi: "Madam seems to be fine. After the wound was stitched up, there might be an infection and fever... Mr. Li, aren't you going back to check on her today?"
As Li Tingxi's personal assistant, he witnessed everything that happened, including when Li Tingxi was drugged, when Shen Jiaqiang sent his substitute daughter to bed, and the subsequent marriage agreement.
At first, he also thought that Su Youling was a spy for the Shen family, full of scheming and wanting to climb the social ladder.
But as they spent more time together, he saw how much care and tolerance Su Youling showed towards Li Tingxi, and how dedicated and hardworking she was to her work. Whether it was work or life, she managed everything for Li Tingxi in an orderly manner.
On one occasion, Li Tingxi got drunk and forced Su Youling to change into Shen Xiyue's clothes one by one, repeating Shen Xiyue's words and deeds, humiliating her with words and actions. Anyone whose dignity was trampled on like that would have collapsed long ago.
Su Youling obediently and gently listened to him, clumsily imitating Shen Xiyue's dancing. Even with her toes broken, she endured the profuse sweating. Li Tingxi wouldn't let her stop, but she absolutely wouldn't stop.
To be honest, he felt that Li Tingxi had gone too far, but after Su Youling finished taking care of Li Tingxi and putting him to bed, she didn't bother the family doctor. Instead, she took a taxi to the hospital and went to see an orthopedic doctor by herself, never complaining.
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He was genuinely worried that if Li Tingxi didn't try to win Su Youling back, given her personality, he would never be able to get his wife back.
But Li Tingxi glanced at his assistant, clearly displeased. "I sent someone to pick her up, and she didn't say a word?"
Qin He shook his head, thinking to himself, what's the point of worrying about this now? How can your mouth be so venomous that sending a driver to pick you up can neutralize it?
Li Tingxi was very unhappy.
Su Youling was determined to treat him like a stranger and had no desire to have anything to do with him.
Just then, the maid's phone rang into the office.
When Li Tingxi heard that Su Youling had a fever, he instinctively said coldly, "If she has a fever, she should go see a doctor. I'm not a doctor, why would you call me? Besides, she doesn't need my concern."
Qin He sighed, "How can such a big CEO be so immature!"
Seeing that Li Tingxi hung up the phone with an indifferent expression, Qin He wisely refrained from further persuasion. "President Li, there's a multinational video conference at noon that will last about two hours. You might miss lunch. Would you like to grab something to eat first?"
Just as she finished speaking, Lin Lexi from the secretary's office, as if she had grown ears, gracefully entered the office. "Tingxi, you didn't eat much this morning. I ordered lunch at Hualan Pavilion. Let's go eat together."
Qin He curled his lip.
Hua Lan Ge is a famous couples' restaurant in the city. Lin Lexi's high-profile date with a married man is clearly an announcement to the whole company about her relationship with Li Tingxi, and a way to vent her anger over yesterday's incident!
Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone; where did she come from?
Why does she keep saying she doesn't want to compete with Shen Xiyue for a man?
The tea flavor is so strong!
"Qin He, prepare the car." Li Tingxi grabbed his clothes and walked out. Lin Lexi was overjoyed to see him so accommodating.
Today, she deliberately imitated the energetic style that Shen Xiyue loved in her teenage years. It is said that Shen Xiyue dressed like this on their first date... and sure enough, she easily won over Li Tingxi.
"Tingxi, do you like my outfit today?" Lin Lexi affectionately linked arms with him, but before she could even touch Li Tingxi's sleeve, the man suddenly stopped and looked at her coldly, "Why are you dressed like this for work?"
Lin Lexi hadn't expected to suffer such a setback while using Shen Xiyue's name, and panicked for a moment, "I..."
"Focus on your work and stop overthinking." Li Tingxi glanced at the time, not wanting to waste any more time with Lin Lexi, and headed straight for the elevator.
Lin Lexi hurriedly chased downstairs and heard Li Tingxi instruct Qin He, "Return to the Li Mansion."
She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, convinced that Shen Xiyue had used her seductive tricks to lure Li Tingxi back!
Bitch!
The Li Mansion.
Su Youling was delirious with fever, sweating profusely before regaining some consciousness. Her mouth was so dry it felt like it was about to burst into flames. "Water..."
Soon after, someone fed her water and also gave her medicine.
Su Youling's mind was not clear, but instinctively she thought that she couldn't take medicine randomly because she was pregnant, so she quickly shook her head and struggled, "I don't want to take medicine! It's so bitter... I'm not sick."
Before Li Tingxi could react, the fever reducer in his hand was spilled all over the bed by her struggling little hands. He frowned as he looked at her aggrieved little face. Even with his eyes closed, he could imagine how unwilling she was, and how her little temper was flaring up.
I never expected Su Youling to have such a delicate side!
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She's not even afraid of the pain of getting stitches without anesthesia, so why would she be afraid of suffering?
He never seemed to have noticed this before.
Su Youling seemed immune to all poisons in front of him, almost never getting sick, and always able to endure any grievances or hardships without ever complaining to him. She appeared weak and docile, but in reality, she was impervious to harm.
A piercing cell phone ring suddenly sounded, jolting Li Tingxi awake. He instinctively got up and took a few steps outside.
If Su Youling wakes up and sees him here, she will definitely think that he is reluctant to let go and keeps pestering her. This is not his intention at all!
He just... didn't want to see Su Youling courting disaster at home!
Su Youling didn't see him at all. She opened her eyes groggily, reached for her phone, and answered it without even seeing the caller ID, accidentally turning on speakerphone.
The caller was a very pleasant male voice: "Lingzi, when are you planning to move in? Just move in with me, and I guarantee you won't suffer any losses or be cheated."
Li Tingxi stopped in his tracks, his face instantly turning grim.
"Moving? Who are you moving to live with?" Li Tingxi strode over and snatched the phone away. "No wonder you've been trying so hard to keep your distance from me, acting like it's the death of you if I even touch you. Do you have someone else on the side? Someone new or someone old?"
He hadn't investigated Su Youling's past in the countryside. He hadn't been interested in it before and felt it was unnecessary. He didn't even care about the Shen family, let alone a mere Su Youling.
But now that I think about it, Su Youling is beautiful and capable, so it's no wonder she has many suitors. It's not surprising that she even has a couple of ex-lovers.
But the thought of her eagerness to leave him, wanting to reconcile with her ex-lover, even to live together, and to treat another man the way she had cared for him before, made him want to crush her bones and prevent her from going anywhere.
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