If it weren't for her status, Qin Xue would have wanted to slap Su Qi.
After paying the bail for Huo Tingyun, Qin Xue approached Su Qi.
"Even though you and Tingyun are preparing to divorce, you are still husband and wife. How could you call the police and have your own husband arrested!"
Truly a daughter from a humble background, so petty!
What kind of well-bred lady would do something so disgraceful to the family's reputation!
Qin Xue berated her from head to toe.
Su Qi raised an eyebrow.
"Aunt Qin, I'm afraid you've got it wrong. Tomorrow is the last day of the cooling-off period for my divorce from Huo Tingyun.
It's as good as a divorce, just missing a formality. According to you, if I were violated, I wouldn't be allowed to call the police to protect my rights?
Since you know the Huo family is a prominent one, please manage your own son."
He forces himself on me like a stud horse every day!
Isn't that also a disgraceful act for the family's reputation!
Su Qi's words left Qin Xue flushed with anger, unable to utter a single word.
"You, you, you're rebelling! Have your wings grown strong, haven't they!"
Just as Qin Xue was about to shove Su Qi, Huo Tingyun grabbed her shoulder.
Su Qi felt the man's gaze and glared fiercely at Huo Tingyun.
If there's a next time, I'll send you to jail!
The surrounding police officers were also embarrassed by the scene.
They knew that the young woman named Su Qi had called the police on Huo Tingyun.
They weren't tired of living and didn't have the audacity to question Huo Tingyun.
Su Qi turned and left. Just as she reached her car and was about to open the door,
A man's deep, pleasant voice suddenly sounded from behind, "Accompany me to the hospital tomorrow."
"For what?"
"Dad is awake. He will definitely want to see you. You and I will put on a show to stabilize his emotions."
Su Qi turned around and glared at Huo Tingyun, "I won't do it!"
Why should she act for him!
His little darling caused trouble, and now she has to clean up the mess!
She absolutely refused!
"Then I'll tell Dad that you want a divorce from me."
Huo Tingyun finished speaking and turned to leave.
"Huo Tingyun!" Su Qi stomped her foot, her teeth grinding.
Why was this man so unreasonable!
"Have you thought it over?"
The moment the man turned, Su Qi distinctly caught a glimpse of his wicked smile. Although it was fleeting, she saw it. But it was too fast, as if it had never appeared.
The next day.
Su Qi arrived at the hospital early. She expected to wait for a while, but to her surprise, she saw Huo Tingyun at the hospital entrance.
He was wearing a plain t-shirt with a casual jacket over it.
An ordinary outfit, but with his model-like physique, he stood there like an international supermodel from a magazine.
It was the first time Su Qi had seen Huo Tingyun dressed so casually.
She looked down at herself.
This man was wearing the same outfit as her.
How did he know what she was going to wear today!
Su Qi's expression soured, but she still walked forward, "I'm here!"
After greeting him, she walked ahead on her own.
"Wait a moment."
Her wrist was clasped by the man.
Su Qi flung his hand away, "What are you doing! Don't touch me!"
"You plan to go in like this? Dad isn't that easily fooled."
"What do you want?"
Su Qi said impatiently.
In the blink of an eye, the man slipped something onto her ring finger.
It was a diamond ring.
Brand new.
It was a ten-carat flawless square-cut diamond.
The band of the diamond ring even had their initials engraved on it.
Once upon a time, she had dreamed of a man personally putting a diamond ring on her finger.
Even without a wedding or a diamond ring, at the moment of marriage, she naively believed that her heartfelt devotion could win back his heart.
The diamond ring fit her finger surprisingly well.
Su Qi reached out, took off the diamond ring, and placed it back into Huo Tingyun's palm.
"Uncle is ill, but he's not foolish."
Su Qi finished speaking and turned to leave.
Of course, she didn't believe that Huo Tingyun's gesture was a belated expression of deep affection.
In his eyes, she was merely a tool.
Su Qi stopped outside the ward door. After the man approached, she knocked and entered the room.
Huo Qingrang had woken up and his physical functions were recovering well, although he was still connected to various tubes.
"Dad, Tingyun and I have come to see you."
Su Qi walked to Huo Qingrang's bedside and said gently.
Huo Qingrang seemed to still be angry. Upon seeing Su Qi, he ignored her, his face stern and silent.
"Dad, getting angry makes you old. You've just recovered, so try not to get angry. You're even getting ugly."
Su Qi said this and made a funny face at Huo Qingrang.
Huo Qingrang's tense expression finally relaxed a little. He couldn't do anything about this little girl, "You still have the nerve to visit me."
Although these words were directed at Su Qi, they seemed to be spoken to Huo Tingyun.
"Dad, Tingyun is no longer a child. Even children know what they like to eat. He's almost thirty now, and you can't stop or control the woman he wants.
It's better to be more open-minded. If Tingyun marries Miss Xu, you might be able to hold your grandson sooner."
Su Qi tightly held Huo Qingrang's hand.
Her palm was covered in sweat.
She never imagined she would say such words.
Nor did she expect to say them so easily.
She once thought Huo Tingyun was her entire world.
Only after letting go did she realize her world could be vast. Hearing Su Qi's words, the man behind her suddenly turned grim.
"I'm going to the restroom," he said coldly and walked out.
Even the wind stirred by his clothes felt icy.
After Huo Tingyun left, Su Qi finally looked at Huo Qingrang and spoke again.
"Dad, I actually came to tell you some good news..."
Returning home on the weekend, Xu Lin Yun rushed into Xu Lin Chuan's arms and began to cry.
"Brother, what should I do, what should I do? It's all my fault. If only I hadn't..."
Xu Lin Yun almost blurted it out.
"What's wrong? Who made our little movie star angry?"
Xu Lin Chuan, who had just poured a glass of water, had to put it down temporarily and reach out to pat Xu Lin Yun's back, trying his best to comfort his cherished sister.
"Tingyun, he seems... he seems to have changed. He wasn't like this before."
In the past, Huo Tingyun had been extremely attentive to her. Wherever she was filming, he would send people to deliver high-end coffee drinks to treat the entire crew every day.
He would even personally go and buy what she wanted to eat and bring it to her.
It was fine for the first two years. But after Xu Lin Yun learned that he had married Su Qi, the way he looked at her completely lacked any romantic affection.
Even the way he asked her to leave his office on the top floor of Shengshi Group that day was so cold and indifferent.
Although Huo Tingyun pursued her, in this relationship, she was the passive party.