Xu Lin Yun, even in the entertainment industry, was considered a top-tier beauty. Huo Ting Yun had never touched Xu Lin Yun all these years, so it was no wonder he always took his frustrations out on her.
Su Qi’s eyes remained fixed on Li Yi Ran’s chest. Noticing the man’s gaze, she shifted her attention and looked at Huo Ting Yun.
The man’s eyes seemed to ask, “Is it good-looking?”
Su Qi nodded, “It’s good-looking, good-looking, why wouldn't I look if it’s there to be seen!”
So white, right before her eyes, so close, so big, and free of charge. Looking wouldn't cost her a thing.
Li Yi Ran squatted down to examine Su Qi’s sole. “Oh no, Su Qi, you’ve been pricked, and it’s bleeding!”
As she spoke, she probably shifted her shoulder.
The two white mounds trembled slightly in response.
It had to be said, it was quite a sight that stimulated the eyes.
Su Qi’s gaze fell back to that spot.
The man’s hand clasped hers, tightening its grip. Only then did Su Qi avert her gaze and glare at Huo Ting Yun.
Why wouldn’t he let her look?
“Don’t you have your own?”
The man let out a low, cold laugh. He truly didn’t know what this little woman was thinking. Such obvious flirtation, and she wasn’t even angry, but seemed to be enjoying it.
“Me having them is one thing, and me loving to look at them is another. Who doesn’t love looking at these things? Don’t you?” Su Qi questioned Huo Ting Yun with her eyes.
“I only love looking at yours,” Huo Ting Yun’s gaze slid down, settling on Su Qi.
Su Qi’s face flushed red, and she covered her chest. “I’m fine, I don’t need your help, thank you.”
Li Yi Ran still refused to leave. “Su Qi, what does your husband do?”
“He… runs a small company, not much money.”
“Is that so?”
Li Yi Ran instantly lost interest and straightened up.
Although he was handsome, it wasn’t enough if he didn’t have money. Looks couldn't be eaten.
“Su Qi, I thought you married into money. To think you’d have to work here. Your husband doesn’t happen to work here too, does he?”
The two women behind Li Yi Ran suddenly giggled, their voices laced with sarcasm.
Su Qi smiled without speaking.
They could insult her, but to insult Huo Ting Yun was practically asking for death!
The three left after their remarks, heading towards the restaurant entrance. Before they even reached the door, they were being ushered out by the manager. The three women screamed as they were pushed and stumbled outside. “What are you doing? We had a reservation! How dare you kick us out! Believe it or not, I’ll call your manager.”
A man in a suit walked out. “I apologize, but our President has instructed that neither you nor dogs are allowed inside!”
“What?!” Li Yi Ran exclaimed in disbelief, a sharp cry escaping her.
“What’s your boss’s name?!”
The man looked at the disheveled trio and said with a smile, “Mr. Huo, that’s our boss.”
Li Yi Ran’s eyes widened. “What?!”
Mr. Huo? Su Qi’s husband, the owner of this restaurant?! How was that possible?!
Didn’t Su Qi say her husband was just the boss of a small company?!
Su Qi glanced towards the door, unsure of what was happening outside. However, seeing Li Yi Ran and the other two women being kicked out brought a secret surge of satisfaction, and she no longer felt the pain in her sole.
Huo Ting Yun watched Su Qi’s smug little expression, thinking how childlike she was. He took her foot in his hand, removed her sock, and discovered shards of glass embedded in her sole. He went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine and tweezers. After disinfecting the tweezers, he carefully extracted the glass fragments.
“Zzz…”
Su Qi snapped back to reality, gasping in pain. She tried to pull her foot out of the man’s hand, but he held it tightly, making it impossible.
“Don’t move, unless you want the wound to get infected.”
After carefully removing the glass shards, Huo Ting Yun picked up a cotton ball, wiped away the blood from the wound, and then disinfected it with iodine.
“It hurts!” Su Qi’s features contorted in pain. The sharp sting spread from the sole of her foot, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
“Weren’t you quite happy when you weren’t wearing shoes?” Huo Ting Yun continued his work, but his words were still teasing her.
Su Qi fell silent, allowing the man to apply the medication.
After bandaging her foot, Huo Ting Yun tossed the blood-stained sock into the nearby trash can.
Su Qi tried to stand up, but the man simply scooped her into his arms.
“Don’t move.”
“I…”
Su Qi could only hook her arms around the man’s neck, being carried out of the restaurant.
Behind them, a restaurant server pulled out their phone and stealthily aimed it at the couple, pressing the shutter button.
They returned to Shallow Water Bay after nightfall. Su Qi’s sole ached. Without showering, she changed her clothes and lay down on the bed.
With the newly purchased bolster pillow, sleeping was finally a bit more comfortable.
Hugging the pillow, Su Qi soon drifted into a hazy sleep.
When Huo Ting Yun emerged from the bathroom after his shower, Su Qi was already fast asleep. He walked over, closed the glass door to the balcony, and turned on the fresh air system of the central air conditioning. He still had some files to attend to, so Huo Ting Yun picked up his phone and headed out of the room.
Just a few steps from the stairs, he suddenly heard a persistent knocking at the door.
The man paused, frowned, and walked down the stairs towards the entrance.
Seeing the person outside through the peephole, Huo Ting Yun’s eyes deepened. After a moment, he opened the door.
Outside, Xu Lin Yun heard the door open and turned around. Her eyes were red and swollen. The moment she saw Huo Ting Yun, she tightly pursed her lips, unable to hold back her emotions, “Ting Yun!”
“What are you doing coming here so late? Go back and rest.”
His first words upon seeing her were a dismissal.
“I…” Xu Lin Yun’s gaze swept past him, looking into the room, and she didn’t move. “Why are you back? I missed you. The baby kicked me, and it misses its daddy too!”
“It’s still an embryo, it can’t kick you. Lin Yun, can you stop being so unreasonable?”
A flicker of annoyance crossed Huo Ting Yun’s brow. Although it was brief, Xu Lin Yun still caught it.
The man had never been so impatient with her before.
“Ting Yun, I feel like you’ve changed. You were never like this before. Why is that? Where did you go today? You didn’t even come to see me. You haven’t visited me in a long time.” Xu Lin Yun’s eyes were red. Even though she had forced Huo Ting Yun to divorce Su Qi, she still couldn’t control this man.
When she saw the pictures sent to her phone, she couldn’t hold back and drove straight to find him.
She hadn’t expected the man to actually be with Su Qi!
“Why…”
Xu Lin Yun clutched the man’s clothes. “Ting Yun, do you not love me anymore? You promised you would treat me well…”
The man’s eyes were deep. He dodged Xu Lin Yun’s hand, gradually realizing that the woman he had loved for many years was not the little rose he had been searching for.