Chapter 77 Don't lose your body and your heart
"Su Youling? Is that her name?" Li Mufeng asked with interest. "It sounds nice."
"Li Mufeng!"
"Stop shouting, I'm not deaf." Li Mufeng pulled his hand down, staring at Li Tingxi's angry face with great incomprehension. "I really don't understand you. Shen Xiyue is already back, why are you still holding onto her sister? Do you want to be like that tyrannical emperor who has both Hede and Feiyan as his concubines?"
Li Tingxi said coldly, "Su Youling is my wife."
"What about Shen Xiyue? The way you looked at her when she coughed and seemed to want to suffer in her place clearly shows you still have feelings for her." Li Mufeng knew his brother best. "Although I don't know how Su Youling married you, the outside world still doesn't know that there's a 'Su Youling' by your side, using the name Shen Xiyue as a substitute..."
Li Mufeng suddenly punched him in the face, angrily cursing, "Li Tingxi, you're a real bastard!"
Li Tingxi wiped his mouth, and the bitterness and irritability in his heart found an outlet. He grabbed Li Mufeng and punched him hard. The two friends who had known each other since childhood fought each other in the narrow and dimly lit stairwell.
They sat down on the steps, panting heavily, both of them covered in dust and dirt.
"Help me send Shen Xiyue abroad," Li Tingxi said. "There are many people watching us now, and I can only feel at ease if I leave her with you."
Li Mufeng nodded first, then looked at the calm Li Tingxi in the dim light, "You sent Shen Xiyue away, so that Su Youling would keep her by your side and keep her name on your mind? Have you thought about how painful that would be for her?"
Li Tingxi remained silent for a long time.
He hadn't thought about Su Youling's pain and entanglement these past few days, not because he couldn't think about it, but because he dared not.
The thought of how much she had suffered over the past three years only intensified his pain.
Rather than wallowing in these useless emotions, he wanted to treat her well with practical actions, make up for the past, and occupy the rest of her life.
"I can
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"Give her a legitimate identity." That's all Li Tingxi could say. "But it's not the right time yet."
Li Mufeng was not unaware of the implications. Once the sisters' affair was exposed, not only would Li Tingxi suffer, but even greater criticism would be directed at the powerless and vulnerable Su Youling.
Even if Li Tingxi is unwilling, there are plenty of people in the Li family who will try to extricate Li Tingxi from the blame and shift the blame onto Su Youling.
“I’ll take care of Shen Xiyue. But…” Li Mufeng stood up and patted his dirty trousers, “Once Shen Xiyue’s condition stabilizes, if Su Youling is unwilling to continue being with you, I will come back and compete with you.”
It's hard to say whether it was admiration, guilt, or both, but he genuinely wanted to pursue a capable woman like Su Youling.
Su Youling is a pearl, and she shouldn't be buried in the golden cage that Li Tingxi personally built for her.
Li Tingxi snorted coldly, "You won't have that chance. Give up on that idea now."
Having gone through so much, he would never let go of Su Youling.
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A week later, the weather turned cool and the autumn air was crisp and clear. Su Hong was finally discharged from the hospital with the doctor's permission.
Although Su Hong's eyesight is not yet fully restored, as her health improves, she can gradually see some blurry light and shadow. She will come for eye treatment every week and a physical rehabilitation and check-up once a month; full sight is just around the corner.
This good news delighted the mother and daughter, who moved into their new home—a detached house in the suburbs with a small, uncultivated field in front of it.
The environment is quiet and peaceful, much like when I was in Lingshui Town.
Su Hong was worried, "How much would such a big courtyard cost? There are only two of us living here, so we shouldn't waste money. My illness is already expensive, so we need to be frugal."
On the day she was discharged from the hospital, Su Youling personally cooked a table of dishes and was enthusiastically feeding her mother. "Mom, just eat and drink well without worry. I haven't been wasting my time all these years. I've become a director, and my income is quite high. Besides, this house belongs to Wei Ning's friend. He moved abroad and abandoned the house, so he rented it to us at a low price."
“The cost of living in this city is high; how low can it go?” Su Hong sighed.
“Mom, I miss Lingshui Town just as much as you do, but you’re not fully recovered yet, and you need to go to the hospital regularly to treat your eyes. B City has the best and largest ophthalmologists in the country, so let’s get our eyes treated here peacefully. Health is more important than anything else…” Su Youling touched her lower abdomen, thinking to herself that she couldn’t really stay here for long anyway.
Once her mother's condition improves, she plans to disappear completely with both her children, ensuring that Li Tingxi can never find them again before she can finally live in peace.
"Okay, Mom will listen to you." Su Hong hesitated for a moment, then reached out to grab her daughter's hand. "Have you completely broken things off with that person? Are the Shen family members still causing you trouble?"
"Mom..." Su Youling was stunned for a moment. She had never told Su Hong about her marriage to Li Tingxi in place of her, not wanting to disappoint or embarrass her. The mother and daughter had never spoken about it to each other, but she did not expect that Su Hong knew everything.
"I've been a burden to you, and I shouldn't have even mentioned it," Su Hong said sadly. "But now that I've survived, I have to make plans for you. Lingling, you seem carefree and happy lately, but you're carrying a heavy burden on your mind!"
"I just..." Su Youling tried to explain, but Su Hong shook her head. "Mom has been through this, and knows that it's easy to pay back debts, but don't ruin your health."
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She lost her heart, and in the end, like her mother, she gave her whole life to it.
“Mom, I understand. I’m married to that person and we have a marriage certificate. Now that Shen Xiyue is back, I can naturally retire gracefully, and everyone is happy,” Su Youling comforted Su Hong. “From now on, those people and things have nothing to do with us. Let’s live our lives well.”
"Okay, that's good." Su Hong finally smiled.
Su Youling originally wanted to serve her mother a bowl of fish soup, but the baby in her belly suddenly became naughty. She had been stewing fish soup for so long without any morning sickness, but suddenly her throat felt sore.
Su Youling put down the bowl and rushed to the bathroom to vomit; her stomach felt almost empty.
"Lingling, what's wrong?" Su Hong hurriedly groped her way over. She wasn't familiar with the new home environment and stumbled along the way, narrowly avoiding falling.
Su Youling was startled and rushed out to help her, but her legs gave way and she fell back down.
Seeing that Su Hong was about to fall over after bumping into the sofa, Su Youling exclaimed, "Mom!"
Just then, a familiar figure rushed over and scooped Su Hong up, but the unfamiliar aura startled her.
"Who are you?"
Su Youling stared blankly at Li Tingxi, who had suddenly appeared. Her expression changed, and before he could speak, she said, "Mom, this is my colleague. He's here to hand over his previous work to me. I asked him to come."
Li Tingxi pursed his thin lips, his expression displeased, but he didn't expose her in front of Su Hong. "Hello, Auntie, I'm so sorry I startled you just now. I'm Su Youling's colleague, Li..."
Su Youling quickly ran over to support Su Hong, interrupting him, "Mom, his surname is Li, you can just call him Xiao Li."
Li Tingxi's face darkened completely, and he glared at Su Youling unhappily.
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