Chapter 205 Multitasking
Watching from the side, Li's mother was terrified and couldn't help but speak up to Li Tingxi, "Why don't you apologize to your father? This divorce can't just end like this. You and Shen Xiyue should discuss the remarriage, and then arrange public relations to explain to the outside world that it was all a misunderstanding, and that's how this matter will be over."
"Mom, don't you find it funny to say that? Remarriage is impossible. Shen Xiyue and I have already reached a consensus, and I will naturally handle the rest."
After venting his anger, Li's father was somewhat exhausted. Upon hearing this, he threw the rattan whip on the ground and snorted coldly, "You had better keep your word, otherwise... don't blame me for being ruthless as your father."
After uttering those words, Father Li left with a livid face.
Looking at Li Tingxi, whose body was in a pitiful state, Li's mother felt both heartache and anger. "Why can't you just listen to your father? Do you really want to hand over the Li family business to that idiot Li Qidong?"
Li Tingxi's vision was blocked. He wiped his eyes, and the crimson blood instantly spread out in a large area, making it look even more shocking.
Li's mother read a hint of sarcasm in his dark eyes. Her eyelids twitched, as if she had just realized that she was first and foremost a mother, and she hurriedly asked about his injuries.
Li Tingxi stretched out an arm to block her, expressing his resistance with his actions. "Since Madam Li is so concerned about the future ownership of the Li family, she might as well focus on pleasing Chairman Li. You don't need to bother with me here."
Li's mother's expression froze. Her hand gripping the bag so tightly that her nails turned white, and her lips trembled as she spoke. She was clearly furious with him. "How dare you talk to me like that before? Don't think I don't know that you divorced Shen Xiyue because of that vixen Su Youling! Let me tell you, don't think that you can be with that woman just because you're divorced. I will never allow it!"
Li Tingxi's already cold eyes were clouded with a dark light. "Don't forget, from beginning to end, Su Youling has been my true wife. Besides..."
He narrowed his eyes, his tone exuding an undeniable force: "No one can be my master, not even you."
Li's mother looked at him in disbelief, her chest heaving with anger. She was furious. "This is outrageous! You've really grown up! I'm your mother! You don't even listen to me anymore! What kind of bewitching potion did that woman give you?"
Ignoring her hysteria, Li Tingxi called Qin He in and expressionlessly instructed him to "send the madam away."
Qin He's eyelids twitched when he saw his miserable state. He immediately looked away and turned to Madam Li, bowing respectfully and saying, "Madam, please."
“You don’t need to chase me away, I have my own legs,” Mrs. Li said, feeling embarrassed and not wanting to cause a scene in front of outsiders. She glared at Li Tingxi and said, “Don’t think you have me under your thumb. If you handle this matter in a way that doesn’t satisfy your father, you know what the consequences will be.”
She left after uttering this warning, her anger still burning.
Qin He looked at Li Tingxi, who was silent and seemingly lost in thought, and hesitated before asking, "Mr. Li, your injury...should we take you to the hospital for treatment?"
Li Tingxi glanced at him indifferently and said, "Just have someone buy some medicine and send it over."
Qin He glanced at his injuries, sighed inwardly, and didn't dare to try to persuade him any further.
Although Su Youling had given up the idea of returning to City A, she was still worried and made a video call to Li Tingxi.
Li Tingxi was caught off guard. He didn't want to answer, but he was afraid she would overthink it.
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When I picked it up, I deliberately adjusted the angle so that my injured side of my face wouldn't be exposed to the camera.
Su Youling looked at the jawline that appeared on the screen and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you pointing your chin at me?"
Li Tingxi pretended to glance at her briefly, then calmly explained that he was having an online meeting with people from the overseas branch.
Su Youling felt instantly guilty and lowered her voice, "Then I won't bother you anymore, I'll hang up now."
Li Tingxi chuckled and teased her, "Didn't you miss me? I don't mind multitasking."
Su Youling's face flushed upon hearing this, and she hung up the phone very quickly.
After hanging up the phone, she naturally assumed that the overseas partners were putting pressure on Li Tingxi because of the negative news about his divorce, and that Li Tingxi's feigned composure was just a facade to put on a good show for her. Her mood began to feel heavy again.
After thinking for a moment, she called Qin He instead.
Li Tingxi hadn't considered this at all, and hadn't even discussed it with Qin He. Qin He acted as if he knew nothing about the online meeting Li Tingxi mentioned.
Su Youling immediately figured it out, her heart tightened, and she asked him bluntly, "What happened to Li Tingxi? I want to hear the truth."
On the other end of the phone, Qin He felt a chill run down his spine and said with a wry smile, "Madam, President Li kept it from you because he didn't want you to worry, I..."
Su Youling directly brought up Li Tingxi to threaten him: "It's okay if you don't tell me, I'll call Li Tingxi now and tell him that you've already told me."
Qin He was in great distress and could only tell her the whole story. At the end, he also told her about Li Tingxi's refusal to seek medical treatment.
Su Youling felt a tightness in her chest just imagining the scene. She couldn't imagine what Li Tingxi must have felt when he stood there and let his father hit him.
And all of this is because of her.
Unconsciously, Su Youling bit her lower lip until it turned white. Her heart felt like it was being soaked in salt water, both sour and tender, with a faint pain as if it were being torn apart by ants.
Why not take the opportunity to flatter her and make her feel sorry for you when you've already endured so much? Why insist on pretending that nothing happened?
Su Youling rubbed her slightly sore eyes, thinking of Li Tingxi's feigned composure in the video just now, and felt angry that he didn't take care of his health. She also felt a little dissatisfied with Qin He. "How can you let him be willful in this situation?"
Qin He, who was inexplicably caught in the crossfire, was speechless.
He did want to offer some advice, but the problem was that President Li wouldn't listen to him.
After learning that Li Tingxi had only applied some medicine for external injuries, Su Youling couldn't help but scold Qin He a few more times. Then she immediately consulted a doctor in her contact list online, asked the doctor to write a prescription, and then relayed the prescription to Qin He in detail.
"This is for external use, apply it three times a day... This medicine is anti-inflammatory, it's best taken before meals..."
She patiently explained it twice, and was only satisfied after Qin He had completely repeated it. Then she made a list and sent it to Qin He, which listed what Li Tingxi ate at each meal and how much he ate.
Qin He looked at the long string of messages in the chat list and felt like he was stuffed from eating too much dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
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Meanwhile, inside the president's office, Li Tingxi was shrouded in gloom.
He had just received news that a cooperation agreement between the Li family and an overseas company had been intercepted by Donglin midway through.
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