Chapter 67 To Live with an Honest and Clean Record
In her dream, she was transported back to the dark moment of her kidnapping. A dark camera was pointed at her, and Chen Yu's狰狞 face lunged at her again and again. She frantically called out Li Tingxi's name, "Don't come any closer! Go away... Li Tingxi!"
Waking up from a nightmare, she met Li Tingxi's worried yet joyful gaze.
"Had a nightmare?" Although she called his name, Su Youling was covered in sweat, clearly having had a nightmare. Li Tingxi didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Su Youling gripped Li Tingxi's hand tightly, her nails digging into his skin and leaving deep bloodstains. She herself was still trapped in the afterglow of the nightmare and had not yet come to her senses.
Li Tingxi, however, seemed to feel no pain. He pulled Su Youling into his arms and patted her gently, as if coaxing a child.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here with you."
Su Youling smelled the disinfectant in his arms, along with a faint fragrance of her daughter. Even though she had never seen Shen Xiyue in person, she could tell that this was the scent of Shen Xiyue.
Li Tingxi was out all night and just returned from Shen Xiyue's place.
Su Youling suddenly felt nauseous, but she didn't want to show it and arouse Li Tingxi's suspicion, so she forced herself to push him away and silently went to wash up.
Li Tingxi assumed she had just had a nightmare and hadn't recovered yet. He frowned for a moment, staring at the bloodstains on her arm, then walked to the window and made a phone call.
"Li Mufeng, how are those two, Chen Yu and his companion, doing?"
"Just as you said, dig up as much dirt as you can, make sure they can never get out of this alive." Ever since learning that Shen Xiyue had escaped danger, Li Mufeng had been refused several times by Li Tingxi when he asked to meet her, but he still worked tirelessly to clean up the mess at the Chenzhou factory.
After all, it was his fault for handling this matter poorly, which led to Shen Xiyue's misfortune. Even if Li Tingxi didn't say anything, he wouldn't let those two culprits get away with it.
Recalling Su Youling's delirious ramblings during her nightmare, Li Tingxi's eyes turned sinister and cold. "At the kidnapping scene, were there any other discoveries?"
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Li Mufeng hesitated for a moment.
"Speak," Li Tingxi said coldly.
“There was a damaged camera. I tried to repair it, but it was smashed too thoroughly, and the chip was unusable.” Li Mufeng frowned. “Is Shen Xiyue’s condition not good? According to Chen Yu, he didn’t touch her…”
“She’s fine.” Li Tingxi clenched his fists tightly.
Although he had some suspicions when he learned that Su Youling had fallen into the hands of that bastard Chen Yu, seeing Su Youling's terrified side with his own eyes made him almost unable to suppress his regret and anger. He wished he could tear Chen Yu to pieces and dismember him!
He said, word by word, "I want Chen Yu to be locked up in a dark prison and never come out."
Li Mufeng couldn't help but frown. "Dark prison... Alright! I understand!"
The dark dungeon is where the most vicious criminals are imprisoned. There, the law of the jungle prevails, and no one cares as long as no one dies, no matter how the criminals are tortured.
It can be said that once you enter that place, you are neither able to live nor able to die.
Chen Yu has crossed Li Tingxi's bottom line!
"If you had cared this much earlier, would your wife have had to suffer like this?" Li Mufeng couldn't help but complain. "How is she? When can I go see her?"
"She's exhausted from a long night and doesn't have time to see you." Li Tingxi hung up the phone immediately. He hadn't forgotten that Li Mufeng, that crazy lunatic, was still thinking about his wife. It was best to nip his idea of stealing her in the bud as soon as possible.
Li Mufeng stared at the black screen of his phone, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Is it really necessary to be so protective?"
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Breakfast was specially packed and brought back by Li Tingxi from outside: multigrain porridge to soothe the stomach, several dishes of local delicacies, and a thermos of bird's nest soup for beauty and health.
This dish is expensive, difficult to make, time-consuming, laborious, and costly; it's a favorite of wealthy women, but Su Youling has never eaten it before. In the past, she never had her own preferences in food, always following Li Tingxi's tastes, and this kind of food that women love to eat never appeared on the table.
"Try it. I specially consulted a nutrition expert and had someone put together a special breakfast for you." Li Tingxi personally served her soup. "If you get tired of this, we can change the menu."
His sudden attentiveness left Su Youling at a loss, wondering if he was trying to please her today because he felt uncomfortable seeing Shen Xiyue last night.
Thinking about it this way, Su Youling lost her appetite completely.
But thinking of her child and her own body needing to replenish its nutrition, Su Youling forced herself to eat a lot, which made Li Tingxi's expression soften.
"Do you really like spicy and sour food that much?" Li Tingxi watched Su Youling calmly finish several plates of spicy and sour snacks and said thoughtfully, "I'll have someone design more recipes according to your preferences in the future."
It doesn't matter if he didn't know what Su Youling liked to eat before; he'll remember them one by one in the future.
Su Youling nearly choked, but after taking a sip of bird's nest soup, she didn't object.
It wasn't that she craved sour and spicy food; it was just that her tastes seemed to have changed a lot since she became pregnant. She felt nauseous at the smell of meat, but instead craved sour and spicy foods.
After dinner, the two went to the hospital together, with Li Tingxi driving the car himself.
"Where is Qin He?" Su Youling asked.
Li Tingxi turned and glanced at her. "You're very interested in him?"
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"Just asking. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine too." Su Youling didn't intend to pry. Judging from his evasive manner, Qin He was probably taking care of Shen Xiyue.
Li Tingxi quickened his pace, grabbed her hand, and walked into the hospital.
"He went to take care of something." It wasn't that Li Tingxi didn't want to tell Su Youling about Shen Xiyue, but today was Su Hong's major surgery, and no matter what it was, he couldn't disturb Su Youling at this time.
After the surgery, if Su Youling is willing, he wouldn't mind taking her to meet Shen Xiyue, although he doesn't want the two of them to meet.
He didn't know when it started, but he stopped treating Su Youling as a substitute and saw her as a completely new individual. He was so captivated by this novel Su Youling that even Shen Xiyue couldn't distract him.
"Oh." Su Youling nodded, her expression softening slightly, but she didn't shake off his hand.
The surgery was scheduled for 10 a.m., and Professor Jin, along with the hospital's top surgical team, confirmed the final surgical plan with Su Youling.
After signing the surgical consent form, Su Hong suddenly called out to Su Youling.
"Lingling." Su Hong reached out and touched the air. Su Youling quickly pushed Li Tingxi away and grabbed Su Hong's hand. "Mom, I'm here."
"No matter what the outcome of the surgery is, promise me that you will live an honest and upright life." Su Hong has never been afraid of death, but she is afraid that her daughter will follow the same path of no return as her. As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. "You must live as you please, live the life you want, and take your mother's share with you."
"Okay, I promise you." Su Youling was heartbroken and almost knelt down in front of the bed.
Li Tingxi stepped forward without making a sound, bent down to support Su Youling's waist, but carefully controlled his breathing so that Su Hong wouldn't notice anything amiss.
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