Chapter 200 The Culprit
Li Tingxi raised an eyebrow in satisfaction and glanced at Su Youling. "In that case, I'll buy this land now and give it to President Su. Then, no one else will have a say in how President Su decides to dispose of this house."
The tone was so casual, as if it were as simple as buying a table and chair.
The villagers were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths.
Su Youling was also surprised by Li Tingxi's generosity. She couldn't help but tug at his sleeve, her eyes implying, "Are you crazy? You have money to burn?"
Li Tingxi looked at her fingers that were gripping his sleeve, his gaze deepened, and then he took her hand into his palm.
Su Youling was stunned for a moment, and when she realized what was happening, she tried to shake off his hand, but he held it even tighter.
In front of so many people, Su Youling didn't want to make a fool of herself, so she could only let him go. However, she was unhappy and pinched his palm in retaliation.
Li Tingxi acted as if nothing was wrong, and even had his men show the village chief a land acquisition contract, clearly indicating that he had come prepared.
Su Youling's unhappiness inexplicably dissipated.
Seeing the situation gradually turning against him, Zhao She gritted his teeth and immediately gave his men a wink.
The group even tried to incite the villagers to cause trouble. Li Tingxi didn't even need to say anything; several bodyguards stepped forward, beat them up, threw them onto the street, and issued a warning.
Zhao She and his group completely backed down and slunk away in their car.
Su Youling frowned, subconsciously shaking Li Tingxi's arm, somewhat anxiously asking, "You just let him get away like that?"
The fact that Zhao She knows so much about the old man's past and can even produce his works suggests that someone is likely giving him advice behind the scenes.
If we just let them get away like that, who knows what they might do next.
Li Tingxi clearly knew what Su Youling was thinking. He leaned close to her ear and whispered reassuringly, "How can we find the mastermind if we don't let him escape? Don't worry, I've already sent people to follow him."
A warm breath brushed against her ear, and Su Youling shuddered, instantly forgetting Zhao She, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
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She glared at him fiercely.
To onlookers, the two appeared to be flirting and exchanging glances.
Influenced by Zhao She's earlier words and already prejudiced against Su Youling, the villagers suddenly uttered some harsh and sarcastic remarks.
"It's better for a woman to behave herself. How can she be out there flirting with men in broad daylight?"
"These days, young girls are becoming more and more shameless."
Although these people deliberately lowered their voices, Li Tingxi still heard everything clearly, and a shadow fell over his eyes.
Su Youling felt a little pain in her hand as he held it. Just as she was about to remind him, he suddenly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into his arms.
Li Tingxi's sharp gaze swept coldly across the faces of the villagers, carrying a hint of warning, "Su Youling is my wife. It's no one else's business to judge when I hold hands and hug my own wife, is it?"
Those who were swept by his gaze felt as if they had been choked, and their scalps involuntarily tightened.
Everyone was shocked and couldn't help but feel envious.
It turns out that Su Youling really did marry into a wealthy family. Su Youling's husband not only looks like a celebrity, but he also goes out with bodyguards. You can tell from his demeanor that he is no ordinary person.
Li Tingxi's act of traveling all the way to Lingshui Town for her also dispelled the previous rumors that Su Youling had been abandoned.
The village chief was a master of opportunism. Seeing this, he quickly went over to Su Youling and began to fawn over her with a smile and apologies, completely unlike the stern and harsh demeanor Zhao She had shown towards her.
Su Youling held her face and didn't want to pay him any attention.
The village chief panicked the moment he met Li Tingxi's cold, deep eyes. In his panic, he remembered...
"Something happened!" she clapped her hands quickly. "Su family girl, there's something important I almost forgot. Before I came here, someone found me and asked me where Su Niannian's tombstone was, and even said they wanted to dig up the grave or something..."
The village chief was one of the few who knew that Su Hong had erected a mother-child monument for herself and her unborn child.
However, because it had been so long, he couldn't really remember where the monument was located. Since the man had given him a lot of money, he gave him a general location.
After hearing the village chief's explanation, Su Youling's face turned pale, and her eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Aside from Old Master Yin, I don't think of anyone else.
Digging up graves? How dare he!
Su Youling flung Li Tingxi's hand away and rushed up the mountain without stopping, completely unaware that Li Tingxi's hand had several deep red nail marks left from her gripping it too tightly.
Li Tingxi followed closely behind with a group of bodyguards.
The villagers who were watching looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. They wanted to go over and watch the commotion, but were driven away by the bodyguards.
...
Fifteen minutes later, deep in the back mountains.
Finally, they found the mother-and-child monument erected by Su Hong. Cracks gradually appeared on the face of Old Master Yin, who was usually calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
He practically shuffled to the tombstone, his hand trembling as he reached out to touch the weathered and damaged monument. But before he could even touch it, he stumbled and collapsed to his knees, completely exhausted.
Old Wei and his group behind him immediately tensed up and wanted to go forward to help him.
Grandpa Yin waved to them, signaling them to stay where they were and not to go any further.
With his back to them, Old Master Yin's eyes were already red. He showed no intention of getting up, but carefully covered the tombstone with his hand, repeatedly and tenderly caressing the three characters "Su Niannian".
He opened his mouth, but as if he had suddenly lost his voice, he couldn't utter a sound no matter what he did.
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Su Youling arrived at that moment.
Seeing the old man's weathered, dejected, and even disheveled figure, she felt no sympathy or pity whatsoever; instead, anger surged within her.
Su Youling strode forward, but before she reached Old Master Yin's side, she was stopped by Old Wei and his group.
Li Tingxi, who was following behind, gave a signal, and several bodyguards immediately stepped forward to protect Su Youling, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides.
As the atmosphere grew tense, Old Master Yin noticed it too. He turned around and met Su Youling's cold, angry gaze. He closed his eyes briefly and told Old Wei and the others to let them pass.
Su Youling walked to his side, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips, and mercilessly stabbed him in the sore spot, "What right do you have to come here?"
Old Master Yin opened his eyes and saw the hatred and disgust in her eyes. He smiled bitterly and said, "I should have guessed it long ago. You have been trying to hide it all along, which is clearly telling me in a roundabout way that my idea has always been correct."
Su Youling snorted coldly, "So what if you guessed it? You were the one who abandoned them back then, and now they're all dead. Who are you trying to fool with this act of deep affection?"
Old Master Yin seemed to be nailed to the spot, his whole body trembled, and when he looked at the mother and child monument again, his eyes unconsciously welled up with tears.
"I was wrong. If I had put myself in their shoes back then, they wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state..."
As he spoke of his sorrow, his hoarse voice choked, and he pressed his forehead against the tombstone, shaking his head in regret.
Thinking of Su Niannian, whom he had personally driven to the brink of despair, he was on the verge of a breakdown. "I ruined them. It was all my fault."
Su Youling stared at his regretful expression for a while, her mind only on Su Hong's reaction to hearing her mention Old Master Yin.
What's so pitiful about him? The one who was truly persecuted was her mother, and he was the culprit who ruined her mother's life.
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