He needed to learn to walk, to manage the company properly, and everything would get better.
"Mm!"
Su Qi hesitated for a moment before accepting it. She opened the savings book. Inside was the money from the Huo family, a full ten million, plus hundreds of thousands in insurance payouts. She hadn't expected Li Cuiping to have left this money untouched for so many years.
Her nose inexplicably stung.
She had once thought Li Cuiping was a vain woman, obsessed with money. She hadn't realized Li Cuiping was so different from her imagination; she hadn't touched a single cent of this money. "Brother, actually, I wanted to say..."
"When I can stand on my own again, you, me, and Mom, we'll live well. You've divorced Huo Tingyun too, and our lives will only get better from now on..."
Su Yan thought of something and took a deep breath. "Xiao Xi, will you look down on me for being disabled?"
"What are you talking about, Brother? How could I look down on you? You're my best brother!"
Su Qi's mind was in a mess, and she didn't quite grasp the meaning behind Su Yan's words. She crouched down and hugged Su Yan, her eyes red.
"I don't want to be just your brother, Xiao Xi..."
Su Qi had many worries on her mind, a tangled mess, and she hadn't heard what Su Yan had said.
After leaving the Su family, she sat in the car for a long time, her mood still heavy.
Li Cuiping's body was still in the hospital morgue. After the seventh day passed, Xu Linchuan sent the body to the crematorium for cremation and even chose a burial plot for Li Cuiping. Su Qi wanted to thank Xu Linchuan, but considering his connection to the matter, she closed her phone and turned off the screen.
She called the agent. When Su Qi arrived, the agent was already there. Su Qi paid the deposit, and the agent gave her the keys. It was already evening. The office building, spanning several hundred square meters and occupying an entire floor, had floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a clear and excellent view of the outside scenery.
She stood there for a long time until her phone vibrated. It was Huo Tingyun calling. Only then did Su Qi move and leave the office.
"Where are you?"
"Below your company."
After Su Qi spoke, the man on the other end frowned. He told Lin Te to stop the car. In less than a few minutes, he saw Su Qi appear by the roadside. The car slowly drove over. Su Qi pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and opened the car door.
She had originally wanted to sit in the passenger seat, but she didn't have the courage, so she could only sit in the back seat.
The door slammed shut, and Su Qi felt her arm tighten as she was pulled into the man's embrace.
Su Qi struggled slightly. "No..."
"Don't move. Otherwise, people might think we're doing something."
The man's voice was low and deep.
Su Qi immediately stopped struggling.
Huo Tingyun chuckled and pulled Su Qi closer. "I heard you're starting a company?"
"How did you know?" Su Qi suddenly looked up, fixing her gaze on the man in front of her.
He was as handsome as ever.
His obsidian eyes seemed to penetrate people's hearts.
His gaze seemed to say, "Is there anything in this world I don't know?"
Su Qi lowered her eyes, feeling a little guilty, and poked at her hands. "A friend asked me to help start a company."
"Why are you so guilty? What kind of company is it? Is it legitimate?"
The man chuckled.
Su Qi frowned. "Huo Tingyun, can you say something nice?"
This man was like a different person.
He used to be so stern and unsmiling, but now he could tease her with a wicked sense of humor.
She wondered what had prompted this change!
"Go ahead and start it. If you need anything, you can ask me for help."
Ask you?
So narcissistic!
Su Qi rolled her eyes and sat up straight. "I won't ask you. I've already rented the office building. Perhaps in the future, my company can rival Pursuit Light!" Lin Te, who was driving, let out a snicker.
Su Qi's eyes widened. "Lin Te! What are you laughing at!"
"No, Miss Su, I just remembered something funny. It wasn't your words that made me laugh."
Lin Te quickly tried to explain himself.
This explanation was worse than no explanation at all.
Su Qi's face turned red with anger. "You just want to say what I said is funny! I'm not bragging. I will definitely replace Pursuit Light and become the number one film and television agency in Shencheng!"
"Miss Su, why bother with all this trouble? With just a word from you, Mr. Huo can give you Pursuit Light."
Lin Te's words were sincere.
But to Su Qi, they sounded even more like sarcasm.
She knew Huo Tingyun didn't love her. Keeping her by his side now was either for the child or simply because he was infatuated with her body.
Su Qi pursed her lips and looked at the man beside her. She could never fathom this man's inner thoughts. Even Sister Wu, who had watched Huo Tingyun grow up, probably couldn't guess what Huo Tingyun was thinking in his heart.
This man was always unpredictable, acting on impulse.
Su Qi suddenly felt a tightness in her chest. It was early winter, and the car was heated, making Su Qi feel a little breathless. She opened the car window to let in some air. It was a bit cold, but her breathing immediately became much smoother.
After a few minutes of enjoying the breeze, the man's hand reached over and closed the car window for her.
Su Qi instantly felt breathless again. She grabbed the man's hand and then reopened the window.
Sensing the man beside her frown, Su Qi didn't move, simply letting the wind rush in.
"Be good, you'll catch a cold." Shencheng's early winter was still a bit cold, especially when the car was traveling at high speed. The wind would be even colder, and if it blew on your face for too long, you'd catch a cold. "I don't want to." Whether it was discomfort or her pregnancy, she felt a bit carsick. It was too stuffy with the windows closed.
"Be good." The man reached out again and closed the car window for Su Qi.
"I don't want to!" Su Qi resisted again, pulling the window down once more, firmly holding the man's hand to prevent him from closing it.
If he could control her, then not even opening the window was allowed. When had this man ever cared about her so much? Wouldn't he be happy if she were dead?
Su Qi stubbornly wrinkled her nose, refusing to close the window.
"What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood tonight? Because of what Lin Te said?"
As soon as Huo Tingyun spoke, Lin Te broke out in a cold sweat.
Heavenly Lord, he had just made a joke, and he hadn't expected to upset Su Qi.
"No, I'm carsick!" As soon as the window was closed, she felt a wave of nausea.
People who don't get carsick can't understand this feeling.
Helplessly, the man said lightly, "Slow down the car speed."
Lin Te immediately reduced the car's speed.
Su Qi felt a little better.
After recovering, Su Qi frowned and looked at the man beside her.
It was strange, why did Huo Tingyun seem like a different person?
In the past, he wouldn't have acted like this.
"We're not eating at home tonight. We'll eat out."
"Where are we eating?"
More than ten minutes later, the car stopped at a restaurant by the sea, which turned out to be a romantic French restaurant.