Others envied her, her good background, her good looks, her good family, and such a good brother, doted on like a princess since childhood.
But she envied Su Qi more, why were all men fascinated by Su Qi.
Even Ting Jun...
She was no longer sure if the man loved her, perhaps there were feelings, but it was not the kind of love between a man and a woman.
Despite claiming to have no feelings for Su Qi, Xu Linyun found that Huo Tingjun's eyes whenever he looked at Su Qi held an indescribable emotion, something she could never attain! Hospital.
Su Qi slowly woke up on the morning of the third day, her head throbbing as if her skull was a watermelon split open by the scorching sun, so painful it didn't feel like her own head. Her eyelids felt heavy, as if pressed down by something. Su Qi forced her eyelids open, her breath filled with the smell of disinfectant.
Before she could get a clear look at her surroundings, she heard footsteps stop by the bedside, and then her hand was held.
"How are you feeling, Xiao Su?"
"Huo..."
Su Qi pulled her gaze back, her pupils gradually focusing. Seeing who the man before her was, she immediately stopped speaking and changed her words, "Lin Chuan..."
"I'm not Huo Lin Chuan. Your Huo Tingjun has gone to a meeting..."
A hint of sadness flickered in Xu Lin Chuan's eyes, followed by a self-deprecating smile.
Su Qi's lips twitched, and she gave a bitter smile, "I want to drink some water."
Xu Lin Chuan handed her a glass of cool boiled water that had already been poured on the bedside table, calculating that she should be awake by now.
After drinking more than half the glass of water, Su Qi's throat felt a little more comfortable. She made a swallowing motion with effort, slowly regaining some of her memory.
"That night..."
"There was a serious car accident. The police are investigating. It seems to be a hired killing. Do you have any enemies?"
Enemies?
Su Qi pondered for a moment. Besides the Xu family before her, she couldn't think of any other enemies.
She also recalled the words of the man named Sheng Yucheng at the end of the banquet that night.
Su Qi's skin crawled.
Was it Xu Linyun?
Who else could it be but Xu Linyun?
"I know what you're thinking, but Linyun isn't that kind of person. Although she's your love rival, given her personality, she would never do something like this..."
Xu Lin Chuan frowned, seemingly sensing Su Qi's thoughts, and blurted out, trying to clear Xu Linyun's name.
But it only made things worse. These defenses, in Su Qi's ears, sounded like favoritism.
If she hadn't narrowly escaped, it would have been her, with her body reduced to ashes, lying at the bottom of the car!
Su Qi's temples were still throbbing. She raised a finger and pressed it, "You should go. I want to rest."
She didn't want to say any more unpleasant words.
Xu Lin Chuan pursed his lips, looking at Su Qi with a desire to speak but holding back. His expression suggested he wanted to say something, but in the end, he only said, "Rest well. Call me if you need anything."
Su Qi's phone had been destroyed in the explosion. Xu Lin Chuan bought Su Qi a new phone and placed it on the bedside table, the box still there, brand new and unopened.
So thoughtful...
Su Qi picked up the phone box and examined it carefully. She opened the box, and inside was the latest model phone, expensive, and pink.
Xu Linyun was truly fortunate to have such a brother.
Indeed, if not for the grudges of the previous generation, she might have considered dating Xu Lin Chuan.
It was just a pity...
Su Qi glanced at the phone in her hand, put it back in the box, and placed it on the nightstand without touching it.
After lying in the hospital for a few days, Su Qi was discharged. She hadn't broken any bones and was only a little shaken. After the X-rays confirmed the baby was fine, she was good to go. Su Qi returned to the Shallow Water Bay villa. Sister Wu was cooking. Seeing Su Qi return, she hurried over and took Su Qi's hand.
"Oh my heavens, I heard you were in a car accident! How are you? Are you hurt!"
"I'm fine, Sister Wu. You carry on with your work."
After confirming she was alright with Sister Wu, Su Qi watched her go into the kitchen. She took out the phone from her bag, sat down, and inserted the newly processed SIM card.
There were many missed calls, most of them from Gu Tangxue.
After informing Gu Tangxue that she was safe, Su Qi noticed an unknown number.
Hesitating for a moment, she dialed it back.
"Xiao Su, I knew you'd call me. Are you alright?"
It was that man, Sheng Yucheng.
The man's voice was too distinctive.
It had three parts of Huo Tingjun's coldness and three parts of Xu Lin Chuan's gentleness. He seemed refined and elegant, but in reality, he was outwardly warm and inwardly cold.
Su Qi once thought Xu Lin Chuan was a smiling tiger, but after meeting Sheng Yucheng, Su Qi truly understood what a real smiling tiger was.
"Mr. Sheng?"
"I'm relieved to see you're alright. It seems what I said that night has come true so quickly?"
Su Qi tightened her grip on the phone, "This car accident was just an accident."
"An accident?"
Sheng Yucheng chuckled, "You were almost killed by the Xu family, resulting in a double fatality. The Su family was also almost shattered because of the Xu family. Even your company, just after opening, was vandalized by people sent by Xu Linyun. Xiao Su, you have a big heart."
The man's words made Su Qi's heart sink.
Who exactly was this man?
Why did he appear as if he wanted to help her?
Su Qi clenched her fingers tightly, "Whether it was an accident or not, the police will provide the investigation results. Whether Xu Linyun did it or not, the truth will come to light. Mr. Sheng, it's better for you to worry less about my affairs!"
With that, she hung up the phone with a click.
As the saying goes, no one visits without a reason, and no good comes without a visit. Sheng Yucheng's enthusiastic help must have a hidden agenda. Perhaps he also had a grudge against the Xu family years ago and wanted to use her as a pawn.
Who was she? She was Su Qi. She would not become a tool for someone else's revenge.
Su Qi prepared to call Yang Tianhao. She had been in the hospital for the past few days, and Yang Tianhao had been handling company matters. She didn't know how things were going...
Before she could dial, the villa door was opened from the outside. The man walked in, taking off his suit jacket. Inside, he wore a white shirt, his tie already loosened, and his sleeves rolled up to his arms, revealing a section of his forearm with well-defined muscles and bulging veins, exuding a powerful tension.
Tsk tsk.
This man was indeed the idol of countless young girls in Shencheng. He could be called the originator of the "abstinent" style without exaggeration.
His legs were straight and long, further enhancing his allure when encased in suit pants.
Moving upwards from the suit pants, even through the white shirt, one could feel the man's broad shoulders and narrow hips.
Further up, his face was deep and sculpted, like a work of art carved by an artist from plaster, exquisitely detailed to a degree that even plastic surgery couldn't achieve.