Chapter 524: I have psychological trauma
Thinking of this, Ye Qing's lips curled into a slight smile, and a cold glint flashed in his dark eyes.
Li Tingxi gestured with his chin towards Qin He, who immediately went out and closed the door behind him.
It was a rare moment for Ye Qing to be alone with him in a space. Looking at his profile, with its smooth lines that resembled a finely sculpted face, she couldn't help but feel parched and a surge of uncontrollable fantasies arose within her.
Only a man as perfect as him is worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with her. How wonderful it would be if he could show all his tenderness to her?
However, what came to mind was Li Tingxi holding the unconscious Su Youling, losing his composure and almost going crazy, as well as the smile that he naturally showed only in front of Su Youling and the children.
Jealousy surged forth, threatening to consume her completely.
How can that bitch be so lucky?!
"Ye Qing?"
Li Tingxi's sudden voice startled her and brought her back to her senses.
Indeed, noticing Ye Qing's somewhat strange expression, Li Tingxi couldn't help but frown slightly and suddenly said, "Ye Qing, you've never mentioned your father before. From what I've seen so far, your relationship with Professor Richard isn't close."
Ye Qing understood his implied meaning, her expression stiffened for a moment, and then she smiled faintly: "I am indeed not very close to my father, but I am his only daughter, and you can see that he loves me very much."
“But as far as I know, President Ye is not the kind of person who would waste time cultivating family relationships,” Li Tingxi narrowed his eyes, looking at her with a hint of scrutiny. “So I’m very curious about why President Ye took the time out of his busy schedule to come here.”
Ye Qing was surprised by his keenness, and knew that a casually made-up reason would not convince him, so she looked at him and said something ambiguous: "I thought you were so smart that you should have been able to guess it."
Of course, there was an element of testing in her words.
Upon hearing this, Li Tingxi's expression visibly turned colder, so he simply laid it all out: "President Ye, for the sake of our past friendship, I have to advise you that there's no need to invest any unnecessary emotions in me."
Ye Qing never expected him to be so blunt, leaving her no room for maneuver. She couldn't help but show her displeasure, feeling somewhat unwilling: "They say sincerity can move mountains, how can you be so sure that my efforts are in vain?"
Li Tingxi gave her a deep look and said with a hint of advice, "I thought President Ye was a smart person. A smart person should cut their losses in time."
“Wrong, Mr. Li still doesn’t know me well enough. I’ve always believed in high risk, high reward,” Ye Qing tilted her head, suddenly leaned closer to him, her gaze fixed on his thin lips that exuded an ascetic air, her voice unconsciously becoming low and husky, “You’ve been so attentive to Rebecca, even trying to please her and another man’s child, but it doesn’t seem like she appreciates you much, so why not give it a try…”
The woman's fragrance wafted towards him, and Li Tingxi, as if it were a monstrous flood, took a step back and distanced himself from Ye Qing. His eyes had lost all warmth. "President Ye, I thought I had made myself perfectly clear."
Ye Qing was also provoked by his actions that he tried to avoid, and her face turned red and white in turns.
She was used to being arrogant, and in her eyes, Li Tingxi's almost disgusting behavior was a blatant humiliation to her.
Li Tingxi seemed oblivious, and because of her overstepping boundaries, he didn't mind saying something harsh: "Ye Qing, I'll only say this once, in the past I..."
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I have absolutely no romantic feelings for you, and I never will.
"Furthermore," he paused, ignoring Ye Qing's already embarrassed expression, and while expressing his feelings, he also warned her, "Rebecca and I will definitely get married, so you don't need to worry about anything else for me."
Ye Qing felt as if he had been suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water from head to toe, and even his teeth felt a chilling coldness.
What followed was an overwhelming sense of resentment and intense unwillingness to accept defeat.
Li Tingxi had always been cold, but he had never humiliated her like this before, and all of this was because of that bitch Rebecca!
The Chinese media were all reporting on their relationship troubles and crises, but it turns out it was all a lie. Li Tingxi was actually head over heels for this bitch and determined to marry her! Why? What did she have that made her inferior to that promiscuous slut?
A burning jealousy was almost gnawing at her heart. She used all her self-control to suppress her resentment and ugliness in front of Li Tingxi, and even forced herself to show a conciliatory smile.
“Li Tingxi, I admire you, but you don’t have to be so relentless in putting me down, do you?” She casually stroked her long hair and said with a wry smile, “I’m no worse than Rebecca. I have many men pursuing me. You’re making it sound like I can’t get married.”
In fact, only she herself knew how badly her palms had been pinched, just like the dark side that was growing rampant beneath her beautiful exterior.
Her calm demeanor made Li Tingxi reflect on whether he had spoken too harshly.
He couldn't help but apologize when Ye Qing came to him on his own initiative to help him investigate the kidnappers.
Ye Qing saw through his thoughts. "Don't worry, I always keep my promises. I will do what I promise you. I won't go back on my word just because you refused. Wait for my good news."
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Under the insistence of her three children, Su Youling lay in bed for a while, and when she woke up, she had completely recovered.
The three children were truly terrified this time, and they stayed by her bedside the whole time she was asleep.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Yueyue immediately ran out to bring her warm water. After watching her drink it, she asked her if she was hungry and if there was anything that felt uncomfortable.
Su Youling shook her head, beckoned them over, and then hugged them all and kissed them repeatedly: "Thank you, my darlings, but Mommy has to go out again later."
Upon hearing that she was going out again, all three children immediately showed nervous expressions, clearly indicating that they already had psychological trauma.
"Mommy, can't we not go?" Yueyue looked at her expectantly.
Su Youling felt guilty and heartbroken, and explained, "It's a very important job. Mom's previous no-show has already made the brand unhappy. We can't afford to ruin the cooperation. This is the hard work of many uncles and aunts in the company."
She pinched Yueyue's little face, "But don't worry, Uncle Li has arranged bodyguards for Mom. With them around, even if Mom encounters danger, they will protect me and not let me get hurt."
The three children felt a little more at ease after learning that Li Tingxi had arranged for bodyguards to protect her.
Before leaving, Yangyang carefully checked the miniature vital signs detector on his mother's body, just in case.
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