An Xin hadn't expected Su Qi to react so quickly. Instead of falling onto Su Qi, she tumbled headfirst into a table of paint.
"Aaaahhhhhh—"
Her hysterical screams echoed throughout the entire office area.
An Xin scrambled out of the pile of paint, her face and body smeared with bright red paint, looking utterly ridiculous.
Some colleagues who had long been fed up with An Xin's arrogance, relying on her status as Sister Ying's assistant to throw her weight around the company, couldn't help but applaud at the sight.
Upon hearing the schadenfreude, An Xin's hatred surged, "Su Qi! Do you know who my father is! How dare you touch me! Just you wait! I'll make you regret this!"
An Xin stormed out of the office in a disheveled state.
Yang Tianhao snapped back to reality and said with a sigh, "Little Su, An Xin's father is a high-ranking executive in this company!"
Although Sheng Yue Film and Television Brokerage Company was merely a subsidiary of the Huo family, the executives of Sheng Yue were not people that ordinary individuals could afford to offend.
Su Qi raised an eyebrow, "No wonder."
So, she had someone backing her.
Yang Tianhao feigned surprise, "Aren't you scared? You hit An Xin today and made her so miserable. If An Xin tells her father, he could get you fired with a single word... I shouldn't have said anything! I've caused you so much trouble!"
Yang Tianhao was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have had drinks with An Xin.
"It's okay, it's not your fault. If they really wanted to make things difficult for me, An Xin already dislikes me, so it was bound to happen sooner or later."
To say she wasn't afraid of being fired would be a lie. After graduation, she had been confined in a gilded cage.
Being hired by Sheng Yue was both a pleasant surprise and an unexpected event for her.
If she lost her job at Sheng Yue, she didn't know which other film and television brokerage company would dare to hire her.
Su Qi casually cleaned up the paint on her desk and then went to make coffee for Huang Ying.
She knocked on Huang Ying's office door, entered with the coffee, placed it down, and turned to leave.
"Wait." Huang Ying stopped her work, "Aren't you going to say anything to me?"
Su Qi paused, knowing what Huang Ying was referring to. "It's a personal matter. I don't want to bring it into work."
Huang Ying was quite surprised, but then she thought of something. "You're the first person in the company to dare hit An Xin. Her father has quite a background; he's a high-ranking executive. An Xin has only been here for half a year, and I've promoted her multiple times to save face for her father."
"I understand, Sister Ying," Su Qi said, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave."
After work, Su Qi took a taxi home.
Due to morning sickness, Su Qi had been eating very little, but she was truly exhausted today, so she ate quite a bit.
Sister Wu was genuinely happy to see Su Qi eating so much.
After Su Qi finished her meal, Sister Wu prepared a bath for her and then went to clean the kitchen.
While she was cleaning, Sister Wu's phone suddenly rang.
"Mr. Huo, is there something you need?" Sister Wu answered the phone in surprise.
The man on the other end said something and hung up.
Sister Wu, who was in her late forties or early fifties, had already noticed something was off with Su Qi.
However, Sister Wu had been with the old master, and she kept certain things to herself.
Late at night, as the man was leaving the company, his phone vibrated. He received a message from Sister Wu, which was a photo.
In the photo, a pregnancy test stick showed only one line.
Huo Tingyun's gaze deepened, and the left hand holding his phone tightened involuntarily.
A nameless rage surged from the depths of his heart.
The sound of a car engine shutting off echoed in the garden.
Who could it be at this late hour...
Su Qi, drowsy from sleep, heard the commotion in the garden and rolled over to continue sleeping.
Suddenly, a heavy body pressed down on her.
The man's stubble scraped harshly against her skin.
Pain!
Su Qi was jolted awake by the man's bite.
She abruptly opened her eyes.
The room was dark, with no lights on. Only the open balcony French doors let in the cold moonlight.
In the dim, cold light, the man appeared like a vampire, a noble Count Dracula.
Bloodthirsty, cold, yet devilishly handsome.
Huo Tingyun licked the traces of her blood from his lips.
As if savoring a delicacy.
"Huo Tingyun!" Are you insane!
Who would come to their ex-wife's room in the middle of the night!
And bite her mouth!
Is he a dog!
Su Qi really wanted to curse him out. She raised her hand to slap Huo Tingyun.
Without even thinking, her hand was caught by the man and pinned above her head.
"Mr. Huo, you have quite the appetite. If Miss Xu sees this, do you know the consequences, Mr. Huo?"
"Threatening me?"
Huo Tingyun narrowed his eyes and used his other hand to grab Su Qi's chin, lifting it forcefully.
Su Qi's lips were bitten open and were still bleeding. Her already rosy and full lips were bright and succulent.
Like a rosebud, enticing to be plucked.
As the biggest investor in film and television in the entertainment industry, he had attended many press conferences and seen countless women. Yet, Su Qi's beauty was top-tier, even within the entertainment circle.
His Adam's apple bobbed. He leaned down and bit Su Qi's earlobe fiercely.
"Sister Wu said you're not pregnant? Hmm?"
His voice was undeniably seductive, deep, alluring, and husky.
Su Qi felt as if she were hearing the whispers of a devil.
"Of course not, I have no reason to lie to you!"
"Heh, it's a shame you didn't enter the entertainment industry. Your acting skills are so superb, you deserve an award for Best Actress."
The man was mocking her.
After all, three years ago, she was the one who claimed to love him.
Now, she was the one who wanted a divorce.
In Huo Tingyun's eyes, these were all her manipulative tactics.
"Believe it or not, Mr. Huo doesn't lack one woman like me. Why waste your time on me."
Su Qi was already very tired and had no energy left to argue with Huo Tingyun.
The next second, she felt the man's ignited desire.
Su Qi's face flushed slightly, and she bit her lip, saying, "I'm your ex-wife! We're getting a divorce!"
"Getting a divorce, not yet divorced. You're still Mrs. Huo. I'm touching my legal wife. Is there a problem?"
Su Qi's face burned. Knowing that struggling was futile, she bit down hard on the man's shoulder.
The man grunted, but he didn't seem angry, only chuckling, "Don't break your teeth."
Tasting the faint metallic tang of blood in her mouth, Su Qi finally let go.
The man let out a deep groan.
The room was pitch black. Although the man's expression was unclear, his groans conveyed his pain.
Heh!
Su Qi sneered, grabbed her robe, wrapped herself in it, and rushed out of the room.
She slammed the door shut.
Su Qi went directly into the guest bedroom and locked the door.
Early the next morning, at Ren Ai Hospital, the private VIP emergency department.
A doctor in a white coat pushed open the door to the VIP emergency department.
Upon seeing Huo Tingyun, the doctor chuckled, "Master Huo, who kicked you? And so hard. It couldn't have been your meek and submissive ex-wife, could it?"
After saying this, Xu Linchuan noticed Huo Tingyun's expression. "No way, it really was her?"
"Stop the nonsense," Huo Tingyun's stern face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.