He lay down beside her, and Su Qi, caught off guard, felt his warmth as her fingertips brushed against his. She shivered, unable to pull her hand away, as the man held it.
In college, a female classmate had played a movie in the dorm, calling it an "adult romance film." Su Qi had peeked, her face flushing red after just one glance. It truly was an adult romance film.
Su Qi had never witnessed such a scene before.
Her face burning with shame, she hid under the covers.
The female classmate leaned over her, "Little Fish Ball, you haven't seen this before, have you? No way, no way?!"
Of the four girls in the dorm, three roommates were laughing, disbelieving.
The campus belle of Shencheng University, with so many admirers, blushing and becoming shy at such a film was simply inconceivable.
"What is it??"
The man's head rested against her hair, his chin on her small head, his voice exceptionally clear and alluring, rich and low, stirring the heart.
Su Qi swallowed.
"I don't know how, don't do this."
Su Qi felt like crying but had no tears.
She felt like Huo Tingyun's plaything, unable to escape him even after their divorce, completely at his mercy.
"Good girl, I'll teach you."
The man coaxed her like a child, his voice deep and playfully teasing.
Su Qi's face was flushed red, but she had no strength, her body completely in the man's control.
"Huo Tingyun!"
Su Qi was so embarrassed she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
"Good girl, I'll help you wipe it clean."
The man slowly took out a tissue and meticulously cleaned Su Qi's hand.
His movements were incredibly slow, and Su Qi could even feel the sensation of the tissue rubbing against her hand.
Her entire face pressed into the pillow, Su Qi bit her lip tightly, not daring to make a sound. After the man finished cleaning her hand, she quickly grabbed the sheet, covering her flushed cheeks.
A low chuckle from the man sounded from outside the covers.
He got up and went into the bathroom.
Hearing the sounds from the bathroom, Su Qi covered her face with all her might.
She felt as though her entire head had been thrown into boiling water and cooked.
After a long while, she heard the man emerge from the bathroom.
He seemed to have taken a cold shower, still radiating heat. After a quick towel-dry, he lay down on the bed.
Su Qi felt the side of the bed sink. She tried to move away, inching towards the other side of the bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, the man's arm reached out, pulling her entire body towards him, and then he held her tightly in his embrace.
Su Qi could still feel the man's alternating hot and cold breath. Her face was flushed, and she couldn't help but struggle. Unexpectedly, a playfully low laugh came from behind her.
Su Qi immediately stopped, no longer daring to move. Even her breathing became light, she didn't dare to gasp, fearing she might provoke the man.
After a short while, hearing the man's steady breathing behind her, Su Qi finally let out a long sigh.
Held in the man's arms, lying on her side, Su Qi found it a little difficult to sleep. However, after a day of anxiety, she soon closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning. Su Qi yawned and stretched. Her palm touched a warm presence, and she suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze falling upon the man's handsome face.
Su Qi's face turned pale. She tried to sit up quickly, but her waist was firmly held by the man.
"Good morning, wife."
The man had just woken up, his voice magnetic and pleasant, still carrying a hint of lazy hoarseness.
Wife?
Su Qi frowned and pulled at the sheet, "We're divorced!"
Held tightly in the man's embrace, it was difficult to move even an inch, impossible to break free. She seemed to have a bit of morning temper, and she spoke these words with a hint of gritted teeth.
Huo Tingyun chuckled softly, then rested his chin on her shoulder, nuzzling her. "Did you get the divorce certificate?"
"No, why..."
After saying it, Su Qi realized something was wrong.
It had been a long time since the divorce, nearly half a month. The divorce certificate hadn't been mailed to her, nor had she received any delivery.
While she admitted that she had been very busy during this time, it shouldn't have reached the point where she couldn't even get the divorce certificate.
Could it be...
Su Qi bit her pale lower lip tightly and stammered, "Huo Tingyun, what bad thing did you do?"
"What bad thing did I do? Su Qi, I am your husband, what bad thing could I do?"
The man said, his voice deep and smiling, then it returned to its usual cold and clear tone, like a river in a frozen landscape, flowing over scattered ice shards.
"What I, Huo Tingyun, want to do or not do, is not for others to coerce or entice, nor for others to dictate."
This one sentence sent Su Qi's entire heart plummeting to the bottom.
"You..."
Su Qi stared with disbelief, her eyes wide. What did he mean? A chill spread through her limbs, a coldness that traveled from her fingertips to her entire body.
On that day, he had indeed signed.
The staff had also taken the original divorce agreement.
However, with Huo Tingyun's influence in Shencheng, retrieving the divorce agreement was a simple matter.
Even if Xu Linyun and Xu Ruyun had personally come to the Civil Affairs Bureau to facilitate their divorce, as long as Huo Tingyun didn't want it, no one could force him to do anything, let alone divorce. The thought sent shivers down her spine.
Su Qi shivered, her voice trembling slightly, her throat feeling weak, "Huo Tingyun, how could you do this? Xu Linyun is pregnant with your child. If you don't divorce, and Xu Linyun finds out, aren't you afraid? Don't you know what the consequences will be?! And—"
And their engagement banquet was at the end of the month!
It was already the beginning of winter, and the engagement banquet was imminent. Xu Linyun would definitely announce the happy news publicly. This man still refused to divorce, what was he thinking!
He was simply insane!
Perhaps it was because she had just woken up, Su Qi's temples throbbed. She raised her hand to rub them, and her hand was covered by the man's palm, his hand still warm from the quilt. "Move back to Shallow Water Bay during this time."
"I don't want to..."
She didn't want to return to this nightmarish place.
The man gave a cold laugh. "Do you think I don't know Song Heqing's little tricks? I see everything, I just disdain to mention it."
He reached from behind, cupped her cheeks, and forced her to turn around and face him.
Su Qi struggled in vain, then bit her tongue. "Since you know, and you want me to come back, I have conditions. I want you to replace Xu Linyun, and I want Gu Tangxue... to become the female lead of this movie!"