"Hmph... Of course you're doing well. Your good friend is the female lead, and you're starting a company. You're really on a roll now. But so what? You're already divorced from Huo Tingyun, and I'm carrying his child. In the end, you're just a loser! Look, with just one call from me saying my stomach hurts, Huo Tingyun will obediently come to accompany me."
Xu Linyun was certain that Su Qi had seen it.
"So what? You're happy picking up what I discarded and using it? Since you like it so much, use it more!"
Su Qi narrowed her eyes, her red lips curling into a smile.
She was stunningly beautiful even without makeup.
Xu Linyun's heart filled with hatred.
If she had known Su Qi was like this earlier, she wouldn't have been so lenient with her.
"I'm telling you, don't even think about competing with me. You can't win. If you dare to flirt with Huo Tingyun, I won't let you off!"
Xu Linyun clenched her fists, her threat seeming strong but her resolve weak.
Su Qi's gaze was indifferent. "Instead of threatening me, why don't you manage your husband... No, shouldn't it be fiancé? You're not even engaged yet, and you're already pregnant. Aren't you afraid Huo Tingyun will really abandon you?
Su Qi chuckled after speaking and turned to leave, leaving Xu Linyun with an arrogant back view.
"Su Qi, you!"
Xu Linyun glared fiercely at Su Qi's retreating figure, feeling immense humiliation and challenged.
Mom was right, Su Qi was not simple at all!
And what about Su Qi's stomach? Why was she always going to the hospital? There must be something fishy.
Just as Xu Linyun was about to turn, she saw Xu Linchuan coming out of his office. She quickly walked up to him, "Brother!"
"What are you doing running around instead of resting properly?" Xu Linchuan turned and frowned upon seeing Xu Linyun.
"I want to ask you, how is Su Qi's health? What is she doing at the hospital?"
"Oh, her mother passed away. I was helping her with some matters. She had a headache and felt unwell, so she came for a check-up."
"Brother! Tell me the truth. Why don't I believe anything you say? I know you like Su Qi, but Su Qi doesn't seem to like you at all. Your surname is Bai, not Su. You are my brother, not Su Qi's husband!"
Xu Linyun knew Xu Linchuan had been protecting Su Qi, and she didn't believe a word he said.
"Brother, is Su Qi pregnant? Why do I feel like Su Qi is pregnant?"
Perhaps because she was also pregnant, Xu Linyun had become exceptionally sensitive and felt a strange connection to pregnant women. She could clearly sense a different aura from Su Qi. "Don't overthink it. Everything I do is for your own good. Do you know that you..."
Xu Linchuan looked down at his sister. Although everyone had said they looked different since childhood, he had always doted on Xu Linyun. However, as he investigated things little by little, he discovered truths that sent chills down his spine.
"You always say it's for my own good, but I see you, Brother. Ever since you fell for Su Qi, you've completely changed. You were never like this before. You wouldn't treat your sister like this for an outsider!" Su Qi is a vixen!
She was divorced from Huo Tingyun but still entangled with him!
Even her brother was seduced and had his mind clouded by Su Qi.
Xu Linyun stomped her foot in anger and turned back to her room.
Xu Linchuan took a step forward, intending to chase after her, but he stopped.
Huo Tingyun would eventually know these truths, but perhaps not.
In fact, the little rose was not Xu Linyun, but Su Qi.
She had always been by his side, never far away.
If Huo Tingyun knew...
Huo Tingyun was bound to know that the child in Xu Linyun's womb was not his.
According to the private investigator's information, Huo Tingyun was not at Juyuan that night. The surveillance also showed that the man who walked out of the Juyuan house that day was not Huo Tingyun, but a male model.
Huo Tingyun had been attending meetings out of town, and it was Assistant Lin who handled matters at Juyuan for him.
The reason Huo Tingyun had not spoken up and exposed this truth was simply because he still believed Xu Linyun was the girl who had warmed him during his period of blindness. If Huo Tingyun were to learn the truth, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, as long as Xu Linyun didn't cause trouble, once they were engaged, the marriage would be settled.
It was just his sister's personality...
Xu Linchuan's heart felt heavy. He didn't want Su Qi to return to Huo Tingyun's side. If Huo Tingyun knew that girl was Su Qi, he would stop at nothing to keep Su Qi by his side. No!
He had to marry Su Qi!
From the moment he saw her at Shencheng University that day, he was completely captivated.
In this life, she was the only one for him!
After leaving the hospital and sitting in the car, Huo Tingyun's temples ached. He raised his long fingers and pressed them against his throbbing temples.
There had been too many things happening lately, and he was starting to feel weary.
Assistant Lin closed the car door. "Sir, shall we return to the company or to Shallow Bay?"
"Did you find out what I asked you to investigate?"
The man's usual cold voice carried a hint of exhaustion.
"I'm already investigating, but given the time that has passed, we are screening it step by step. It might take some more time."
Assistant Lin said, then hesitated. "Sir, are you sure the girl back then wasn't Miss Linyun?"
"Of course."
He was blind, but not deaf, nor did he not know the girl's personality. She was innocent, pure, lively, and cute. He had once thought Xu Linyun was that girl, and indeed, the Xu Linyun of the past was innocent and pure. But now he was gradually realizing that Xu Linyun didn't seem to be the girl from his memories.
Huo Tingyun closed his eyes and raised his hand, caressing the air as if he could travel through time and touch the girl's cheek.
A soft little face, a delicate oval face, with large eyes, a well-defined small nose, and plump lips. The girl's skin was fine and smooth, with a wonderful texture to his palm.
Even after more than a decade, his memory was still vivid.
That was the most beautiful period of his life.
He had lost his memory and fallen into endless darkness until that girl appeared and completely saved him.
If it wasn't Xu Linyun, then it must have been someone else.
"Sir, if you find that girl, what do you plan to do? Miss Linyun is pregnant, and the child is not yours. Miss Su is also preparing..."
Su Qi was five months pregnant. Assistant Lin had only learned about it recently after chatting with Aunt Wu. Assistant Lin was very shocked, as Su Qi had hidden it so well that he couldn't tell she was pregnant at all.