Chapter 413 Desperate Measures
“Yangyang is sick, he has a high fever, and I’m at home with him.” Su Youling’s voice sounded tired, and Li Tingxi immediately wanted to call a car to rush over. “How did he suddenly get sick? I’ll go see him right away…”
"Li Tingxi!" Su Youling heard the sound of the wheelchair turning and quickly stopped him, "Don't forget, Yangyang has had the least contact with you. He doesn't like you like Yueyue does. Besides, you're still in good health. Now is not the time for you to come over."
Li Tingxi paused, his heart sinking.
I almost forgot.
Yangyang is a top-notch hacker, not an ordinary child who can be easily fooled. He probably already knew about his past with Susu, right?
He not only disliked her, but probably hated and was wary of her just like Su Hong did.
Rushing over there might have the opposite effect.
Nobody wants to see someone they hate when they're sick!
"Susu, if Yangyang never likes me, will you give up on me?" Just asking this question made Li Tingxi feel like he couldn't accept it, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
Even though he had received Su Youling's promise to be together, he still felt extremely insecure and remained trapped in the nightmares of the past, unable to fully emerge from them.
As soon as there is even the slightest uncertainty, the beast hidden within him immediately begins to stir, and he wants to use extreme methods to keep people by his side again.
"Li Tingxi? What are you doing?" Su Youling keenly noticed that his breathing was off, so she immediately hung up the phone and, without giving him time to feel sorry for himself, called him directly via video.
When Li Tingxi saw her hang up the phone, his heart sank completely, darkness enveloped his vision, and he sank his large hand deep into his palm as if he felt no pain, cruelly torturing himself.
Only in this way could he barely suppress the roaring beast within him.
He didn't want to hurt Su Youling anymore, so he could only control himself even more.
Then, the video came on.
It happened so fast that he didn't even have time to fall into the abyss.
"Su Su?" Li Tingxi answered the phone impatiently, his tone accusing with a hint of grievance, "Why did you suddenly hang up? I thought you had agreed to choose Yangyang and didn't want me anymore."
Su Youling scrutinized his expression, but since she couldn't see his whole body, she didn't want to say anything directly, fearing it would arouse his sensitivity and suspicion.
"Li Tingxi, don't overthink things." She sighed, and hearing Li Tingxi speak in such a pitiful voice, her heart suddenly ached terribly.
His mental illness has progressed to this point, making him unlike the confident, composed, and all-powerful Li Tingxi he once was.
Even the slightest movement about her would send Li Tingxi into a panic, causing his entire operation to collapse...
This can't go on any longer!
She needed to contact a psychologist as soon as possible to treat Li Tingxi, otherwise she was afraid that one day when she wasn't paying attention, he would hurt her again without restraint.
“Yangyang is sick, and I’m injured myself, so I can’t take care of both of you at the same time,” Su Youling said, trying to sound casual. “You’re an adult, why are you jealous of a child? Besides, you’re the famous Li Tingxi, how can you not even handle a little kid?”
Hearing her teasing, it was as if the two were a lovey-dovey couple late at night, neither wanting to hang up on the other first...
It was this intimacy that made Li Tingxi put down his arms.
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Lost in thought, she smiled confidently and said, "How could that be? Once I've recovered, I must have all three children within a week and bring you all to the Li Mansion so the whole family can live together."
Su Youling's eyes flickered, and she softly replied, "Okay. I'll wait for your move."
"Su Su, don't worry about me. I was just missing you so much that I went crazy." Li Tingxi joked to himself. "Take good care of Yangyang these next few days, but at least call me once a day so I know you two are doing well, okay?"
Knowing what Su Youling was most worried about, he proactively reported, "My body is recovering very quickly. Dr. Fang comes to check my data every day. My head doesn't hurt anymore. The other external injuries need to heal, it's just a matter of time. So you just need to take care of yourself and Yangyang. I have a lot of people here, and Qin He is here with me too."
"How could I not worry? As long as I'm not around, you'll definitely be working day and night, and when you can't sleep, you'll just keep looking at documents." Su Youling's rant hit the nail on the head regarding Li Tingxi's behavior, making him feel guilty and prompting him to quickly change the subject.
At this moment, Qin He suddenly walked over in a hurry, "President Li..."
Seeing his unpleasant expression, Li Tingxi calmly chatted with Su Youling for a few more minutes, then made an excuse to hang up the phone. His warm expression vanished instantly. "What happened at headquarters?"
Qin He has been with him for so long, he wouldn't have this expression unless it was something very important.
"President, Chairman Li has truly been driven to a dead end by you this time, and is now resorting to desperate measures." Qin He handed him a report and said a few words in a low voice.
Li Tingxi finished reading the report expressionlessly, then sneered, "He actually dares to dream of getting Li Qidong out of trouble?"
"This is just the first step." Qin He said worriedly, "Chairman Li actually used the remaining shares he had on hand as bait, and while you were in a coma, he secretly took several large projects to collude with several large companies, forming a secret alliance, just waiting to oppose you."
No one expected that after a lifetime of hard work for the Li family, Old Master Li would ultimately be willing to cede territory and pay reparations to cooperate with a competitor in order to oppose his own son, risking the consequences of letting a thief into the house, just to bring down Li Tingxi.
"Among them, the most powerful is the long-established family of City A—the Chu family."
"The Chu family?" Li Tingxi frowned.
The Chu family has a history spanning over a century, with a wide range of businesses, and its rise to prominence predates that of the Li family. In the beginning, when Old Master Li was developing his company, the Chu family was a partner that the Li family actively sought to cultivate.
However, what reaches its peak will eventually decline.
The Chu family has been prosperous for two generations, but few of them are capable. Instead, internal strife is rampant, gradually depleting most of the family's vast wealth.
If it weren't for their substantial wealth, the Chu family wouldn't even qualify as a third-rate aristocratic family.
After taking office as president, he paid little attention to this inconspicuous family, and the Chu family members seemed to have faded out of the circle.
Until three years ago, after a suspicious car accident, Chu Yuexuan, the seventh young master of the Chu family, rose to prominence and seized many opportunities in emerging industries within just three years, allowing the Chu family to regain its place in the circle of wealthy families. The development momentum in the past two years has been very strong.
The reason he noticed this person was because there were many rumors circulating in the circle about Chu Yuexuan's romantic affairs. After the car accident, he changed his previous playboy ways and started to play with substitute literature.
Many people joked about Chu Yuexuan, but ended up stepping on a bull's hoof and were all dealt with by him.
Unexpectedly, the next time I heard about this person was because of the old man.
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