"All eyes are on you now, Miss Su. The car belongs to you..."
"If I wanted to harm someone, would I tamper with my own car? Am I so forgetful that I'd end up harming myself?"
Su Qi let out a sudden laugh.
"Stop quibbling!"
Xu Ruyun gritted her teeth and signaled for the police to present the investigation evidence.
She slammed the file onto the coffee table.
"Take a good look. This is your car, its damage report. Your brakes were tampered with, the entire car is extremely dangerous. As the owner of this car, are you truly unaware of this?!"
"Do you have any proof to support that?" Su Qi raised an eyebrow, composed and calm, with not a trace of panic on her face.
Gu Tangxue, sitting beside her, was sweating profusely.
From any angle, it looked as if Su Qi had tampered with the car and harmed Xu Qingfeng.
Xu Ruyun's lips curved into a cold arc. "You can't deny it, the evidence is right here. Miss Su, do you know the consequences?"
Su Qi looked up, staring coldly at Xu Ruyun. "I do. Of course, I do. No murderer can live, no murderer can harm someone and get away with it. The truth will eventually come to light, and the wronged spirits will not spare the guilty!"
Xu Ruyun, who had intended to say more, felt as if her throat had been choked shut by Su Qi's words, leaving her unable to utter another sound.
Su Qi idly played with a strand of her hair. "Madam Xu, do you have anything else to say?"
"The evidence is before you. I will sue you, Miss Su!"
"Evidence?" Su Qi sneered, pulling out her phone. "On my phone, there's footage from the hospital that day."
Su Qi handed her phone to the police.
Xu Ruyun trembled, her eyes widening in disbelief. "You... what did you say?!"
"The hospital surveillance was destroyed by you... or someone you hired. Unfortunately for you, I had already retrieved the footage. I left the car that day and haven't touched it since. If I had tampered with the car, I would have been seen interacting with it during that time. But the surveillance shows no sign of me, only a few suspicious individuals. I wonder who sent them to tamper with my car!"
Gu Tangxue's breath hitched at Su Qi's words.
Listening to this, it seemed Su Qi had known all along?!
"You... you found out earlier?! You deliberately let Xu Qingfeng drive the car?!"
Xu Ruyun lost control instantly, slamming her hand on the table, veins bulging on her forehead, her gaze fixed on Su Qi like a knife.
Su Qi let out a scoff, slowly lifting her eyes, her presence no less imposing as she met Xu Ruyun's gaze. "Some people bring it upon themselves! I hope Madam Xu understands the principle that harming others ultimately harms oneself. If you don't offend me, I won't offend you. But if you offend me, I will never be a pushover!"
The painful experience of Su Yan's disability flashed before her eyes.
She would absolutely not let history repeat itself.
Neither Xu Ruyun nor Yang Ruyun would be allowed to.
"Su Qi! You—"
Xu Ruyun had assumed it was a coincidence, but she never imagined that Su Qi had known all along, and had even orchestrated it! What if the person in the car that day had been Xu Linchuan? What if the car accident had been more severe, directly leading to Xu Qingfeng's death?! Su Qi hadn't considered these consequences at all?!
"Madam Xu, I can only say that harming others ultimately harms oneself. If you don't want your own family to be hurt, then don't hurt others!"
The police officer pushed open the door. "We've reviewed the surveillance. Miss Su is indeed cleared of suspicion."
"Su Qi, you win this round!"
Xu Ruyun gritted her teeth, realizing after all these years that sometimes one had to swallow their pride and pain, but she never expected Su Qi to be the one forcing her to do so! "Since Madam Xu is unharmed, I'll be leaving now!"
Su Qi flashed a captivating smile, took her phone, and led Gu Tangxue out of the police station.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Xu Ruyun screamed, smashing everything within reach. The thought of Xu Qingfeng lying in the hospital, on the brink of death, all caused by Su Qi, sent her into a rage!
Outside the police station, Su Qi paused, unexpectedly colliding with a woman getting out of a car.
It was early winter, and the weather in Shenzhen was turning cold. Xu Lin Yun wore a knitted sweater paired with a loose chiffon skirt. Her soft brown curls cascaded onto her shoulders. She wore no makeup and a pair of oversized sunglasses, her lips appearing pale. Upon seeing Su Qi, her already bloodless face turned even whiter.
Her face had undergone cosmetic surgery. While beautiful, she didn't resemble Xu Qingfeng, Xu Ruyun, or especially Xu Linchuan. Xu Lin Yun looked entirely like herself.
Su Qi's gaze swept lightly over Xu Lin Yun's face.
She had once envied Huo Tingyun's white moonlight, Xu Lin Yun, when they first met at the Huo family's residence. She had even tried to befriend Xu Lin Yun, but now, Xu Lin Yun had repeatedly crossed her boundaries. Su Qi curved her red lips, her exquisite and beautiful face etched with the smile of a victor. "Long time no see, Miss Xu. Perhaps I should call you Mrs. Huo?"
"Su Qi, what exactly do you want? Huo Tingyun is already divorced from you. You need to remember your place. You are merely my assistant now! How dare you speak to me like this?!" Having been pampered since childhood and always treated with respect, Xu Lin Yun was provoked by Su Qi for the first time, and anger surged from her heart.
Su Qi's lips drew into a cold, sharp curve. "Miss Xu, how does it feel to be with the man I used to have?"
Her gaze shifted to Xu Lin Yun's abdomen, as if making a pointed remark.
"You... if Brother Tingyun hadn't said he would wait until our wedding night, do you think he would have touched you?! You were just a tool for Brother Tingyun to vent his desires!" Xu Lin Yun's face flushed crimson. She placed her hand on her lower abdomen, gripping her clothes tightly, bunching them into a fist.
After she spoke, Su Qi didn't get angry but frowned. Huo Tingyun had always been a man of his word. If he hadn't truly wanted to, Xu Lin Yun wouldn't have been able to influence him, even with her schemes. She couldn't figure out how she had ended up with Xu Lin Yun. A thought struck her, and Su Qi looked up, giving Xu Lin Yun a deep look, her gaze sweeping over Xu Lin Yun's stomach. "See you next time, Miss Xu."
Su Qi hailed a taxi and got in. Gu Tangxue, still shaken, asked, "Xiao Su, you and Mr. Huo... are divorced?"
"Mmm... I suppose so?" Su Qi replied absently, her mind occupied with something else.
"Xu Lin Yun will retaliate against us. You've even lost Mr. Huo's protection now. Aren't you afraid?" Gu Tangxue was very worried. Mo Yu was targeting her relentlessly, and even though she kept yielding, Mo Yu wouldn't let her go.