The man strode in, his long legs carrying him into the room.
Upon seeing the woman sitting on the sofa, Su Qi, the faint curve of the man's lips stiffened. He finally pursed his lips, his handsome face turning cold as he walked towards Su Qi. "Something wrong?"
"Yes, this is the divorce agreement. Sign it, and I'll personally submit it to the Civil Affairs Bureau."
This time, she was truly determined to divorce.
As Su Qi spoke, she took out the printed documents from the file bag. She had already signed, and even brought a pen, placing it on Huo Tingyun's coffee table.
"Divorce?!"
The man uttered the two words almost through gritted teeth.
Su Qi heard them and felt as if they were being spoken by Huo Tingyun, as if he were about to chew them to pieces.
"Yes, divorce."
The man took out a cigarette case from his pocket and extracted a cigarette. He intended to light it, but then seemed to recall something. He held the cigarette in his hand and crushed it, not releasing his grip for a long time. He paced to the window, and after a considerable while, Su Qi heard him speak in a low voice.
"You are carrying the Huo family's child."
The implication was that divorce was out of the question.
For the sake of the child, they could not divorce.
"I will entrust the child's custody to Aunt Qin. This child is also a Huo family child."
She had already obtained the consent of Qin Xue and Huo Qingrang before printing the divorce agreement and bringing it here.
Her words were followed by a long, drawn-out silence.
"A child cannot be without a mother."
Su Qi wanted to laugh, but suppressed it. "You can have a stepmother. The child is too young to remember. You can say it's Li Caiyi's biological child."
This was not her usual way of doing things.
In Su Qi's eyes, a child should be more important than life itself.
Huo Tingyun turned around, his gaze deep, flickering with surging currents.
"Have you thought it through?"
"Of course, Mr. Huo. I believe I've considered it thoroughly enough. Have you?"
Su Qi curved her lips into a slight smile towards Huo Tingyun.
Even a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes was enough to captivate all beings, her beauty stunningly striking.
"Don't regret it."
"I certainly won't, Mr. Huo. Please sign."
Su Qi picked up the documents and handed them to Huo Tingyun, also passing him the pen.
Huo Tingyun lowered his gaze to the divorce agreement before him.
This was the second time he had been forced into a divorce.
And the one forcing him to divorce was his wife, Su Qi.
An impulse surged within him, a desire to tear it to shreds.
Huo Tingyun took the documents. "I have a meeting. I'll sign it later. You can go back first."
He placed the documents on the table, then took out his lighter and cigarette case and headed outside.
"Huo..."
Su Qi frowned, watching the man's tall back disappear from her sight.
She pressed her hand to her forehead.
With a sigh of helplessness, she murmured.
She couldn't understand, and she didn't want to understand.
As long as he didn't sign, she would continue to pursue Huo Tingyun for his signature.
This marriage, outwardly brilliant and envied by all.
Only she knew that it had long since been shattered.
Su Qi had once read a sentence in a book: an unhappy marriage is a beautiful robe, infested with maggots within.
The longer the time, the more it would rot and fester.
Su Qi picked up her bag and left the company, directly getting into the driver's car. She went to Huan Yu, briefly reviewed the company's recent situation, and then headed home. Huan Yu had been developing very well. Yang Tianhao had expanded into many new business areas and even signed several newcomers who had graduated from film and television academies. Although she hadn't seen them in person, Yang Tianhao was outstandingly capable, and his choices, sharp and discerning, were undoubtedly excellent.
When Su Qi returned to the Huo residence, she expected Qin Xue's attitude towards her to become distant after she proposed divorce. To her surprise, Qin Xue greeted her with the same smile as always, inviting Su Qi to wash up and eat.
"Your father hasn't been home much lately. Only you keep me company. Once you give birth to the baby, I won't be so bored."
Qin Xue served Su Qi food.
Only then did Su Qi realize how lonely Qin Xue was.
Huo Tingyun didn't come home often, being busy with work. Huo Qingrang was also never seen. Although Qin Xue had wealthy lady friends with whom she played mahjong and attended gatherings, she still longed for her family's company.
In the following days, Su Qi accompanied Qin Xue in tending to flowers and watering plants. Every day, she made a trip to Shengshi Group. Since proposing divorce, Huo Tingyun had been absent, but the scandals never ceased. Even when he traveled for business, he brought Li Caiyi with him.
Su Qi merely glanced at the scandals with a faint indifference.
Her heart remained completely unfazed.
Her phone vibrated; it was a call from the hospital.
After answering and listening for a while, Su Qi hung up, grabbed her coat, and headed out.
Hospital.
Su Qi pushed open the ICU door. Xu Linchuan had slowly regained consciousness. Su Qi, despite her best efforts to control her emotions, couldn't help but her eyes well up with tears.
"You're finally awake..."
Xu Linchuan turned his eyeballs, seemingly trying to look at Su Qi, but his body was completely immobile, and his neck was also fixed. Su Qi quickly stepped forward, approaching the bedside, and leaned in to look at the man before her.
"Are you alright? You don't need to speak. If you're okay, blink twice. If you're not, blink once."
Then Su Qi saw Xu Linchuan blink twice, pause, and then blink twice again. This repeated several times.
Su Qi let out a chuckle, tears streaming down her face.
"Linchuan, you're so foolish. Why did you save me? You knew I wasn't worth it. I'm not the good girl you imagine me to be. I'm a bad woman, and I've done many wrong things."
Xu Linchuan only blinked twice. He still couldn't speak, but his consciousness and brain were clear, though his bodily functions were completely paralyzed.
If eyes could speak, what Rin Chuan would be saying right now would be: "My girl, don't cry.
When Li Caiyi arrived at the hospital, she saw Huo Tingyun standing at the entrance of the ICU, looking through the one-way glass into the ward. His expression was very complex, as if he were watching something.
Li Caiyi didn't understand the emotions between men and women. She only knew that Huo Tingyun must be jealous at this moment.
Just like how she felt when she saw that boy holding hands with another woman, his expression was the same.
Li Caiyi stepped forward. "Tingyun, Lin Te said he couldn't reach you."
As she walked to Huo Tingyun's side, she saw the scene inside the ward.
Su Qi sat by the hospital bed, saying something amusing. The man on the bed could only open his eyes, and even smiling was difficult, yet he was listening intently to Su Qi. Su Qi seemed to be telling a joke, and before she could finish, she was already laughing uncontrollably.
This was the first time Li Caiyi had seen Su Qi laugh so happily, even though she hadn't known Su Qi for very long.
"Tingyun..."
Li Caiyi moved her lips, calling out his name.
Clearly, Huo Tingyun wasn't listening carefully to what she was saying. He was simply staring intently into the ward.
After a long while, the man blinked twice, as if he had just come back to his senses. He saw Li Caiyi beside him.
"When did you arrive?"