Chapter 2: Early Divorce, Early Relief
After dismissing the reporters, Su Youling entered the company and overheard people discussing how a beautiful designer had been parachuted into the design department, and that President Li's new lover from the airport had come to disrupt the official wife's plans!
Upon entering the design department, Su Youling saw that the luxurious and spacious new office was surrounded by people, marveling at President Li's extravagant spending on his beautiful new love.
Upon seeing her appear, everyone looked embarrassed and quickly dispersed like birds and beasts.
Su Youling returned to her office with a calm expression and took out the divorce agreement that she had prepared long ago.
Li Tingxi has made such a big show of things; if she doesn't take the initiative to divorce him, it would be a sign that she, the old substitute, is being unreasonable.
She didn't want to continue sleeping with a man who wasn't clean, not because of any agreement, but purely because she was disgusted.
The door to the president's office was ajar, and the secretary's office was empty, as if it had been deliberately shunned.
A woman's sweet, coquettish voice came from inside the door, "Tingxi, it's not too late for me to join the design department after your divorce. Will Miss Shen be angry if I suddenly appear like this? I've already felt so bad for her, so why don't you leave the company first?"
Su Youling was surprised to hear that the voice, filled with the aroma of tea, was that of the pregnant woman who had called her last night! So she was the beauty at the airport!
Li Tingxi is actually quite devoted despite being a scumbag.
Just then, Li Tingxi's nonchalant sarcasm came from inside: "Why is she angry with someone who's paid to warm the bed?"
Su Youling froze at the doorway, as if someone had pierced her heart with a sharp knife, and the excruciating pain of blood streaming down her face blurred her vision.
To Li Tingxi, she was nothing more than a tool for selling herself to warm his bed, a despicable wretch who would do anything for money! Even with a face exactly like Shen Xiyue's, she couldn't earn him any respect.
The first time, Su Youling barged in without knocking, saying, "Excuse me."
This unusual rudeness and recklessness greatly displeased Li Tingxi. "Who gave you permission to come in?"
Su Youling, no longer the docile and obedient woman she once was, spoke coldly, "President Li, your new lover is pregnant. I've come here to deliver the divorce papers."
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He put down the divorce papers and his gaze fell on the delicate woman standing to the side, who looked embarrassed.
Her small, porcelain-white face, no bigger than a palm, and her curly hair falling over her collarbone made her look sexy and alluring. A pale yellow, belted long dress accentuated her slender figure, and her innocent, watery deer eyes looked at her helplessly, exuding a pure and innocent artistic temperament.
Her clothing, demeanor, and temperament are exactly the same as Shen Xiyue's back then.
She had never met Shen Xiyue before. In order to imitate her, Shen's father and Li Tingxi gave her a lot of information about Shen Xiyue.
But a stand-in is still a stand-in; she couldn't capture the refined, artistic air of Shen Xiyue, while the new stand-in imitated her with ease.
Her mind involuntarily replayed the image of the two of them entangled in a hotel room last night, making her feel disgusted. She turned to leave, but Li Tingxi grabbed her wrist, pulled her close, and coldly questioned, "What's wrong with you! Who's pregnant?"
Su Youling looked at the panicked woman, "She called me herself to tell me the good news, how come the child's father didn't know?"
"No, I didn't. I didn't even know Miss Shen's phone number." Lin Lexi looked at the man with a wronged expression. "Tingxi, Miss Shen was just angry that I took you away, so she said something nonsense. Don't blame her."
"Stop with these despicable tricks. You have no right to touch my people." Li Tingxi glared at Su Youling. "Don't forget who you are. Get out!"
"Li Tingxi, the agreement stipulates that both spouses must maintain basic fidelity during the marriage. You breached the contract first, so I have a legitimate reason to withdraw." Su Youling felt bitter inside. Three years of marriage couldn't withstand a single baseless accusation from this naive young woman. It was indeed better to get a divorce sooner rather than later.
She coldly released his hand, her expression neither humble nor arrogant. "I will..."
Complete the handover of your work properly and leave as soon as possible.
With a bang.
Su Youling closed the door and left.
Li Tingxi's face was grim and he couldn't believe that Su Youling dared to defy him like this. Who gave her the guts!
Lin Lexi felt guilty and quickly pulled the man, whose face was ashen, to explain, "Tingxi, I really didn't call to say I was pregnant. Did Miss Shen want to divorce you all along and just make up an excuse?"
Li Tingxi looked at the divorce agreement on the table, his expression suddenly darkening, but a fleeting look of bewilderment and helplessness, which he himself did not notice, flashed in his eyes.
He personally drafted the divorce agreement years ago to prevent Su Youling from continuing her entanglement with the Shen family.
But Su Youling, with a face exactly like Shen Xiyue's, endured everything for three years, her gentle and obedient nature making him almost forget the existence of this agreement!
She was a substitute sent by the Shen family to apologize; why should she talk to him about marital fidelity?
How could she dare to disobey him because of this!
How dare you initiate a divorce!
Li Tingxi suddenly sneered, grabbed the agreement and tore it in half, a storm raging in his eyes. "Whether we get a divorce or not is up to me."
Lin Lexi's expression changed slightly. Could it be that Li Tingxi still had feelings for Shen Xiyue?
At this moment, assistant Qin He hurriedly knocked on the door and came in to report on the paparazzi's stakeout. "Fortunately, Madam dealt with it early by using both kindness and firmness. Several marketing accounts that broke the news collectively issued apology statements, preventing any damage to the company's image."
He gave Lin Lexi a meaningful look. "However, we cleared the area in advance to scout ahead that night, so it was impossible for reporters to take such photos. Judging from the angle, it looks like it was done by one of our own people."
Lin Lexi clenched her fists nervously, feigning worry, and said, "Could it be a spy sent by the rival? Assistant Qin must find out as soon as possible who among Tingxi's people are treacherous!"
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"Investigate!" Li Tingxi impatiently dismissed the two, and for some reason, he felt even more agitated after the quiet time had passed.
He clicked on the video Qin He sent him, almost as if possessed. He watched the woman's calm and intelligent way of outwitting the reporter, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.
How many sides of Su Youling are there that he doesn't know about?
...
Su Youling always pursued efficiency. Upon returning to the office, she began handing over her work and called a real estate agency to prepare for the move.
Lin Lexi suddenly brought over a cup of coffee, her eyes lowered. "Director, I'm sorry. Although Tingxi and I are mutually in love, I never intended to ruin your marriage..."
Su Youling interrupted her, "You're not pregnant and don't want to be a mistress, so why don't you help me get the divorce papers back?"
Lin Lexi's face was like a spilled palette. She had deliberately come to show off her love and provoke Shen Xiyue, hoping that everyone would see her bullying her so that she could go and make Li Tingxi jealous.
Unexpectedly, Shen Xiyue was so fickle, which made her choke and her neck turn red. "Why bother with an empty marriage? Your husband has been away on a business trip for two months without contacting you. Don't you suspect that he has cheated on you, changed his mind, and never loved you?"
"I don't think as much as you do. I just wonder if he's dead." Su Youling packed up her documents and was about to leave. She was too lazy to waste words with Li Tingxi's new lover. From now on, the people and things here would be none of her business.
"Stop lying to yourself, Shen Xiyue!" Lin Lexi saw that she remained calm and unfazed, so she dropped her pretense and said sarcastically in a low voice, "Tingxi only saw you as a bed warmer. The person he loves now is me!"
Su Youling gave her a smirk. "Did you buy your confidence on Taobao? He loves the way you look like Shen Xiyue when she was young! Don't you know you deliberately dressed like this?"
Watching her leave with a carefree and arrogant air, Lin Lexi stomped her foot angrily, saying incredulously, "Didn't everyone say that Shen Xiyue was gentle, kind, easy to bully, and easy to talk to?"
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