Chapter 201 Use and Throw Away
Su Youling found it laughable. She squatted down in front of the mother and child monument, tidying up the weeds around her. But the words that came out of her mouth were like knives cutting into her heart: "You can only fool yourself with these words. Ask yourself honestly, how much sincerity do you have for them? In your heart, I'm afraid no one is more important than yourself. In the end, you are just selfish."
She straightened the tombstone, stood up, and coldly looked at Old Master Yin, who was still kneeling on the ground. She rudely told him to leave, "You'd better leave as soon as possible, otherwise they won't have peace in the afterlife."
Her words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Old Master Yin, who was originally hunched over and leaning in front of the tombstone, suddenly started coughing violently, as if a relapse of an old ailment had occurred. The coughing was so severe that it looked as if he was about to cough up his lungs.
Su Youling frowned subconsciously, but then felt he deserved it.
Old Wei and his group immediately stepped forward to pat him on the back and help him up. Only then did they notice that Old Master Yin had coughed up blood, leaving a pool of blood on the grass.
"Grandpa!" Old Wei called out in fear, but the next second the old man had already fainted.
At Li Tingxi's command, several bodyguards and Lao Wei's group took Old Master Yin to the nearest hospital.
As Grandpa Yin was rushed into the operating room for emergency treatment, Su Youling's feelings were very complicated. On the one hand, she felt that he deserved what he got, and on the other hand, the scene of the old man vomiting blood in front of her was too jarring, and she couldn't really remain indifferent.
After all, before learning about the entanglement between Old Master Yin and Su Hong, Old Master Yin did not know her identity. Regardless of his purpose, his care for her was genuine.
Looking at her slightly pale face, Li Tingxi felt a pang of heartache. He naturally placed his hand on the top of her head and gently rubbed it to comfort her. "Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to bully you."
As he spoke, his hand slid down to Su Youling's cheek, gently caressing it a few times, his eyes so tender they seemed to stretch into silk.
The slightly rough touch sent goosebumps up Su Youling's skin. She trembled slightly involuntarily. When she saw Li Tingxi's eyes, which seemed to be filled with affection as if she were the only thing he could see, she suddenly jolted and slapped his hand away without thinking.
After the crisp sound, a large red patch was visibly visible on the back of Li Tingxi's hand.
He frowned, his eyes filled with questions as he looked at Su Youling.
The slight guilt that Su Youling had felt instantly vanished because of his innocent expression.
She rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "President Li is so busy with important matters, how can you have time to keep an eye on me? You just abandon the white moonlight you've been longing for, aren't you afraid people will misunderstand?"
Li Tingxi was stunned for a moment, then looked at her sullen face and chuckled.
"What are you laughing at!" Su Youling felt inexplicably embarrassed, finding his laughter particularly grating. Her anger flared even more, and she pushed him away to leave.
Li Tingxi pulled her into his arms with a little force, leaned down and whispered teasingly in her ear, "I dropped everything and traveled a long way to solve your problems, and you just use me and throw me away, huh?"
Su Youling was now only thinking about how to get rid of him, and she pushed him in annoyance.
The frustration she felt when she left B City had been weighing on her, and now she desperately needed an outlet. "You were just being delusional. I did make you..."
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"Will you help me? Chen Xiyue would be happy to help you, go find her."
Li Tingxi sighed almost imperceptibly, placed both hands on her shoulders, and forced her to look him in the eye. "Although I'm happy that you're jealous of Shen Xiyue because of me, can you give me a chance to explain before you condemn me?"
In a moment of impulsiveness, Su Youling hastily denied it, "Shameless! Who gave you the confidence that I'm jealous?"
After saying that, she met Li Tingxi's calm gaze, which seemed to see through everything. Feeling uncomfortable, she looked away and kicked him in a fit of embarrassment and anger.
Looking at her stubborn and defiant profile, Li Tingxi felt somewhat defeated. He took her hand and intertwined their fingers. Perhaps because of the journey, his voice betrayed a hint of fatigue. "Lingling, I proposed to you after careful consideration. When I said I would give you time, I wasn't just trying to coax you."
“I know I’ve made a lot of mistakes in the past, making it hard for you to trust me again, but I don’t want you to deny me a chance to make amends. Can we clear up any misunderstandings?”
Su Youling's eyelashes trembled slightly; she could not deny that she had taken it to heart, and her struggling movements lessened.
Sensing her softening attitude, Li Tingxi rested his chin on her shoulder. "You stopped answering my calls, suddenly blocked me, and then got angry with me on the phone. Now you even push me away when you see me. Is all this because you came to the hotel to find me the night before you left B City and saw me with Shen Xiyue?"
It seemed like he was asking her a question, but his tone was actually quite confident.
He looked up and stared into Su Youling's eyes. "Why didn't you ask me to my face?"
Su Youling snorted coldly, her words tinged with a hint of defiance, "You two old flames haven't seen each other for years, I'm not stupid enough to bother you."
Li Tingxi's expression couldn't hide his frustration. He looked deeply into her eyes, a mixture of apology and promise: "It's because I didn't do well enough that you couldn't trust me. I assure you, it's not what you think between us. She only contacted me about Shen Cong's marital issues."
His gaze was so open that Su Youling's anger had subsided considerably, but she was still somewhat uncomfortable and couldn't help but mutter a complaint, "Why do you have to talk about this alone with a man and a woman late at night in a hotel? Especially since you..."
Her resentful gaze fell on Li Tingxi's arm, her face full of disgust, "You have no self-control!"
Li Tingxi instantly understood what she was holding a grudge about. He found it both funny and remorseful, and gently coaxed her, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have instinctively caught her when I saw her about to fall, and I shouldn't have let her into my room. This kind of thing will never happen again. Please forgive me, okay?"
Li Tingxi's humble and submissive manner made him truly hard to refuse.
Su Youling frowned slightly, not entirely satisfied, and pinched the back of his hand. "Why do I feel like you're implying that I'm petty?"
Li Tingxi could tell that she had already calmed down, and he smiled slightly. "How could I dare?"
He cupped Su Youling's face in his hands again, tidied the stray hairs around her cheeks, and said seriously, "Lingling, believe me, I will divorce Shen Xiyue soon, and then she will no longer be an obstacle between us."
His eyes were deep and focused, and Su Youling seemed to be drawn into them for a moment. All the previous frustration and discomfort vanished in that instant.
Perhaps it was because she had been suppressing her feelings for too long, but the smell of disinfectant from the hospital filled her nostrils, and in front of her was Li Tingxi's broad, warm chest.
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