"Do you really think all I want is money, silly child."
"Tens of millions and a few thousand dollars, they don't mean much to me anymore."
"Everyone I love has passed away. The only thought that keeps me alive is revenge."
Why can the Xu family live happily and peacefully together?
Why did her family fall apart, yet she has nowhere to seek justice?
Unresigned, so very unresigned.
"Su Qi, if you want to avenge Su Yan, then kill the Xu family. I want to see them die one by one. I want their family to be destroyed too. You must avenge your brother Su Yan! Otherwise, how can you face Su Yan! How can you face the love and protection he gave you all these years."
Su Qi trembled all over, watching the fluctuations of the heart monitor grow larger.
She quickly pressed the emergency bell. A nurse rushed over. Seeing Li Cuiping's unstable vital signs, she quickly ushered Su Qi away, examined the unconscious Li Cuiping, and then rushed her to emergency surgery. Xu Linchuan rushed to the hospital upon hearing the news. Li Cuiping had already been taken into the operating room. The hospital's vice president went in to perform the surgery on Li Cuiping.
"Go home and rest. I'll take care of things here."
Xu Linchuan comforted Su Qi. Seeing how haggard she looked, he was heartbroken beyond measure.
Su Qi, however, was very calm. Her hand tightly gripped the fabric of his chest, clenching it in her palm.
"Linchuan, what do you think is right? What is correct? What should I do to protect the people I love?"
Xu Linchuan remained silent. He held Su Qi's hand and said in a deep voice, "You must have absolute courage to protect the one you love. Sometimes, retreating doesn't solve everything, nor can it protect the person you want to protect." He said this to Su Qi.
And also to himself.
He didn't want to retreat anymore.
He drew Su Qi into his arms, holding her tightly.
Such a delicate bundle, soft and sweet.
At this moment, he just wanted to melt Su Qi into his body.
He knew she was divorced.
Nothing could stop him now.
At the other end of the corridor, a man's footsteps suddenly halted.
Lin Te saw this scene and gasped in surprise, "Master Huo, isn't that..."
Miss Su Qi and Xu Linchuan?
No wonder Su Qi agreed to sign so readily.
So...
He just didn't know why Su Qi was at the hospital.
Lin Te stood behind Huo Tingyun. From this angle, he could barely see Huo Tingyun's face, but he could feel the chilling aura emanating from the man. Lin Te shivered, "Master Huo, I'll go investigate why Miss Su is at the hospital."
Having been by Huo Tingyun's side for so many years, although he didn't fully understand the man's temper, he had grasped a bit of it.
A deafening roar sounded in Xu Linchuan's ears. The hand holding the photos trembled violently.
He couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing.
After a long while, when he came to his senses, Xu Linchuan glanced at the scattered photos all over the floor.
"Butler, come and clean this up."
The butler didn't even dare to look closely at the photos. He quickly gathered them all.
He put them into a file bag.
Xu Linchuan picked up one photo and threw the rest, along with the file bag, to the butler.
"Burn all these photos."
The butler immediately took the photos to the backyard and burned them all.
"These photos might be all fake. I'll hand them over to a professional appraisal agency. Mom, please don't act rashly. Someone might be plotting against us." Xu Ruyun nodded, sat on the sofa, clutching her chest, and didn't recover for a long time.
Outside the garden, the sound of a car engine being turned off could be heard.
Xu Qingfeng walked into the hall. Xu Ruyun turned her head and glanced in Xu Qingfeng's direction.
Fortunately, the clothes Xu Qingfeng was wearing were the same ones he wore when he left for work.
Xu Ruyun was still suspicious. She got up and walked towards Xu Qingfeng.
"Sir, you're back. Were you tired today? Were the company matters troublesome?"
"It was alright. Is dinner ready? I'm a bit hungry."
Xu Qingfeng took off his coat and went into the kitchen.
Xu Ruyun hugged Xu Qingfeng's suit jacket and sniffed it carefully.
There was no unusual smell on it at all.
Could it be that she was just being overly suspicious?
Xu Qingfeng wasn't wearing the same clothes he had on when he returned.
"But if it was me, I can guarantee you, she would absolutely not do something like this."
Unless she was provoked.
But there was no reason for that.
"Yes, perhaps I was being too suspicious. You hand them over to the appraisal agency and see if the photos are fake."
Maybe they really were fake.
"Let's eat first, Mom."
Xu Linchuan left after dinner. Fortunately, he knew a university classmate who worked in photo appraisal. He drove over. It was almost closing time, but when Xu Linchuan arrived, his friend invited him in, hung up the "Closed" sign, and stayed late specifically for Xu Linchuan.
He lit a cigarette and waited outside the door.
About half an hour later, his friend came out with the photos, his expression meaningful. "These photos don't look fake. If they are fake, then I can only say the person's skill is too high." With that, Xu Linchuan understood. He took the photos, tore them up casually, and threw them into the trash can nearby.
"Thanks, I'll treat you to a meal another day."
The moment Xu Linchuan turned away, his expression instantly turned grim.
A knock came at the study door.
"Come in."
The study door opened.
Xu Linchuan stood outside the door, looking at the scene inside the study.
Xu Qingfeng sat behind the desk. There were several bookshelves in the study, all filled with books.
"What is it? It's late at night."
Xu Qingfeng lifted his eyelids, thinking it was Xu Ruyun, but it turned out to be Xu Linchuan.
"How is it? Have you changed your mind and are you planning to take over the family business?"
Xu Linchuan didn't speak. He simply turned and closed the study door, then locked it from the outside before standing in front of Xu Qingfeng's desk.
"Dad, did you see Su Qi today?"
"Su Qi? You know her too?"
Xu Qingfeng stopped his work and frowned at Xu Linchuan.
"Su Qi is my girlfriend."
"Your girlfriend?!"
Xu Qingfeng's voice rose a few decibels, clearly disbelieving and unwilling to believe.
"Dad, no matter what, you're over fifty. You've been with Mom for so many years, from childhood sweethearts to marriage, and you have two children. Su Qi's age... is even similar to your youngest daughter. How could you do this? Aren't you afraid Mom will find out?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Xu Qingfeng slammed the table in anger and stood up.
"Su Qi and I are innocent. We are just close friends!"
"Dad! You can fool others, but can you fool me? The way you look at Su Qi is not like looking at a friend. What's wrong with you? What Lin Yun said is true. No matter how much Su Qi looks like Mom when she was young, you can't lay a hand on her."