She would never forget that morning, the man had grabbed her by the throat and cursed her so viciously.
He told her to die rather than appear before him again.
Later, she became pregnant.
He was forced to marry her.
On their wedding night, there was no ceremony, they didn't even eat at the same table.
Late at night, he returned drunk and roughly pushed her onto the bed.
"After all the scheming and manipulation, you've finally gotten what you wanted. Why pretend to be unhappy? You must be ecstatic deep down, finally becoming a wealthy socialite. Do you think you'll get everything you desire? Let me tell you, this moment is the beginning of your nightmare! You will never have my love."
At that time, she was still too young.
She refused to believe it.
She tried with all her might to warm his heart.
Even that day, when he returned from a business trip and got into a car accident on the ring road.
Xu Linyun was filming out of town.
Su Qi rushed to the hospital immediately.
Upon learning that Huo Tingyun needed blood and her blood type matched his, she offered to donate without hesitation.
That night, she almost gave her life away.
The nurse said she couldn't draw any more blood, but she insisted.
The next morning, as she stood up, her vision went black, and she fainted completely.
She had a miscarriage.
The old master came to visit her, holding her hand, he said, "You will have more children in the future, don't be sad."
When Su Qi learned that Huo Tingyun was out of danger, her heart was finally at ease.
"Grandfather, please don't tell him that I donated blood to Huo Tingyun."
"Silly child, Tingyun doesn't cherish you; it's his loss..."
Xu Linyun rushed back from out of town, and the first person Huo Tingyun saw when he opened his eyes was Xu Linyun.
Later, somehow, the rumors turned into Xu Linyun rushing back from out of town overnight to donate blood to save Huo Tingyun and taking care of him all night.
News of their affectionate relationship made headlines in entertainment news.
She told him, "I was the one who donated blood that day."
He scoffed at her, calling her a lunatic with delusions.
The first woman he saw when he woke up was clearly Xu Linyun.
How could it have been her?
She said, "Our child is gone."
He laughed, "Good, it's fine to not keep this bastard. A child born to a woman like you would also be of low breeding."
His insults meant nothing in her eyes.
The fervent love in her heart gradually turned cold over the long years.
Day after day of diligent care made her slowly realize.
She could never warm a heart as cold as ice.
Her brother used to tell her:
"When someone despises you, everything you do is wrong."
She didn't believe him.
As long as she was good to him, how could he not like her?
She dug out her heart and presented it to him.
He merely glanced at it and said it was disgusting.
Yes.
She was like a thief, barging into his life uninvited, trying to steal his heart.
But she had never considered the punishment and consequences.
That day, she witnessed Huo Tingyun holding Xu Linyun's hand, walking and dining together, like a loving couple.
She was consumed by jealousy.
She smashed everything in the house and bombarded his phone.
She was hysterical.
Su Yan found her, saw her injured and crying like a flood, and felt immense heartache.
Su Yan went to the bar Huo Tingyun frequented and drank a considerable amount.
He went to settle scores with Huo Tingyun.
Grabbing Huo Tingyun by the collar, he questioned him, asking what he was trying to do and why he had betrayed her.
Huo Tingyun got up and left the bar.
Su Yan relentlessly pursued him.
He wanted an answer from the man.
Blocking the car, he prevented Huo Tingyun from leaving.
The man, however, accelerated, sending Su Yan flying a great distance.
Finally, he lay in a pool of blood.
Su Yan, over six feet tall with handsome long legs, suffered a fractured leg on the spot and was rushed to the hospital, where his leg was immediately amputated.
Su Qi stayed up all night and rushed to the hospital, only to see Su Yan, whose legs had been amputated, lying critically ill in the ICU.
Li Cuiping's slaps made her head buzz.
"I knew you were a troublemaker! I shouldn't have adopted you! You're the reason Su Yan is like this! If anything happens to Su Yan, I'll make you pay with your life.
Brother Su Yan...
How did it come to this...
Su Qi felt no pain anymore, her mouth filled with the taste of blood.
She staggered to the ward door and looked at Su Yan lying on the hospital bed, covered in tubes, surrounded by machines, and on a ventilator.
How had it come to this in just one night?
She rushed to his company and questioned him, asking why he had done this.
The only response she received was his cold reply.
"He deserved it."
"Before you act, ask yourself if you're worthy."
"Lacking virtue for one's position is simply wishful thinking!" "Get out, don't dirty my office." He didn't offer a single word of comfort.
He showed no remorse.
This was the brother who had loved her with his life.
The man before her treated her like an ant, insignificant.
It was as if her year of devoted effort, care, sacrifices, and love were all deservedly met with this outcome.
She walked out of the company, and a torrential downpour began.
She walked forward aimlessly, rain everywhere.
She collapsed on the ground and cried her heart out.
She was an orphan, without parents, and finally had a brother who loved her, only for him to be harmed because of her. Pain.
It hurt so much.
She hated her own powerlessness.
She hated herself for being jealous.
She hated herself for causing Su Yan to become like this.
He lay critically ill for a full month.
When the old master heard about it, he was furious.
In front of all the Huo family members, he whipped Huo Tingyun with a thorny branch.
The man took half a month to recover.
The first thing he did after leaving the hospital was to find her.
He grabbed her chin, hurting her roughly.
He questioned her, mocking her.
Accusing her of running to the old master to complain in order to gain his affection.
"Fine, you want it, I'll satisfy you!"
For the entire night.
The next morning, she looked in the mirror, seeing her body covered in bruises.
She couldn't help but whisper to herself in the mirror.
What exactly was love?
What kind of love did she desire?
Clearly, Huo Tingyun was not it.
She was tired.
There was a knock on the door; it was Huo Tingyun's assistant, Lin Te, accompanied by a lawyer.
He handed her a divorce agreement.
"This is the divorce agreement Mr. Huo asked me to deliver."
Lin Te said, "Miss Xu has won the Film Empress award and wants to get married."
Xu Linyun wanted to get married.
Therefore, she was no longer valuable.
The old master's health was failing, and he had been hospitalized during this period.
Su Qi stayed by the old master's bedside day and night, attending to him.
When she saw the divorce agreement, she thought she would be heartbroken, or throw a tantrum, or try to hang herself.
Lin Te also thought so.
However, she simply took it, without even looking at the contents, and with a wave of her hand, signed it.
"Please expedite the divorce proceedings. Also, there's no need to inform the old master about this."
It was exactly what he wanted.
Upon learning from Lin Te that she had signed so readily, Huo Tingyun was incredulous. He thought it was a trick, that she was playing hard to get. He even returned to the villa and mocked her.