Clutching the fountain pen in her hand, the tip landed on the paper.
She signed her name on the divorce agreement.
Huo Tingyun had expected to be happy.
But why, the moment she signed, was there only regret?
The staff member collected the divorce agreement after Huo Tingyun signed.
"Mr. Huo, I will mail the divorce agreement to your residence."
Xu Lin Yun let out a long sigh.
Xu Ru Yun's face also bloomed into a joyful smile, "Son-in-law!"
"I won't disturb your family reunion, I'll leave now."
Su Qi left the hospital room with a light step.
Stepping out of the hospital, she realized the weather was exceptionally good today.
Cloudless, a clear azure sky.
Su Qi closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Her chest was filled with fresh air.
It was a new chapter for the future.
She browsed through the supermarket before heading home.
Standing at her doorstep, she opened the door with her key.
The moment the door opened, Gu Tang Xue in the living room suddenly grabbed something from the coffee table, rushed back into the bedroom, and then slammed the door shut.
Su Qi paused for a moment, then entered with her bags and glanced at the living room.
Although Gu Tang Xue's movements were quick, she hadn't seen clearly.
Su Qi still saw a cotton swab on the coffee table.
Picking it up, it was clearly the color and smell of iodine.
This was...
Su Qi cast a worried glance at Gu Tang Xue's bedroom. Without knocking, she went into the kitchen and started cooking.
Only after she had prepared the meal did Gu Tang Xue open the door herself and come out of the bedroom.
She was wearing a mask.
"Cough cough... I've been sick these past few days and don't feel well. I'll eat in the bedroom. I'm afraid of infecting you."
Gu Tang Xue coughed twice, then picked up a bowl, served herself some food, and returned to the bedroom.
Su Qi sat in her chair, slowly eating the meal.
After finishing her meal, she sat on the sofa in the living room for a long time.
Until the next day, Gu Tang Xue kept her bedroom door closed and didn't come out.
Su Qi didn't knock to ask. Finally, on the third day, Gu Tang Xue pushed open the bedroom door.
This time, she had removed the mask from her face.
Even though the marks on her face had improved, Su Qi could still see clearly.
Gu Tang Xue's face had clearly been slapped several times.
Even after a few days of improvement, it was still very obvious.
"I had an allergic reaction these past few days, and my face is a bit swollen. I wasn't hit by anyone, so don't worry about me."
Su Qi hummed in response, "Come and have breakfast. I have to go out later. You should rest well at home during these few days."
"Mmm..."
Gu Tang Xue turned her head away, afraid to show her full face to Su Qi.
She was afraid Su Qi would see her red eyes.
After breakfast, Su Qi grabbed her keys and phone and left.
Coffee shop.
Yang Tian Hao was already waiting at a table. Seeing Su Qi arrive, he stood up, "Xiao Su!"
"I'm late." Su Qi hurried forward and sat down.
"It's not that you're late, it's that I'm early. Why do you have time to treat me to a meal today?"
"I won't hide it from you. You knew Gu Tang Xue before I did, so I wanted to ask you..."
"You don't know yet? Tang Xue didn't tell you? That's strange. You live together, I thought you already knew..."
Yang Tian Hao scratched his head, his words rambling and incoherent.
However, Su Qi could tell that Gu Tang Xue was still keeping things from her.
"Tang Xue was afraid you'd worry... After Xu Lin Yun got pregnant, Mo Yu became even more arrogant on set. Because she knew you and Tang Xue were friends and roommates, she always took her anger out on Tang Xue, frequently scolding her and even slapping her. A couple of days ago, it was even worse. She actually had over a dozen people slap Tang Xue, one after another, and said a lot of nasty things..."
Su Qi's hands under the table clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh.
"Is that true?!"
Every time Gu Tang Xue came home, she only shared good news and hid the bad.
Su Qi hadn't expected Gu Tang Xue to suffer such treatment on set.
After paying the bill and leaving the coffee shop, she almost couldn't stand.
Leaning against a street lamp, she finally caught her breath.
"Are you alright, Xiao Su? Tang Xue is very strong, you don't need to worry about her too much. If I had known she would offend someone like that, I shouldn't have provoked such a petty person..."
Yang Tian Hao was filled with regret.
Su Qi took a breath, "I'm fine. This has nothing to do with you. The kind are often bullied. Not fighting back doesn't mean Mo Yu will let you off easily."
Yang Tian Hao was worried, "Don't try to confront her directly. We can't afford to offend people of that status."
"Mmm."
Despite her words, after parting ways with Yang Tian Hao, Su Qi drove directly to Xu Lin Yun's hospital.
She knocked on the hospital room door. Only Xu Lin Yun was inside. She was half-sitting on the luxurious hospital bed, holding a remote control and watching television. Beside the bed were bird's nest soup and an expensive fruit platter. The room temperature was comfortable, neither too cold nor too hot.
"Sister Su Qi? Why are you here? I was just about to call you to thank you properly!"
Xu Lin Yun greeted Su Qi with a beaming smile.
"I'm not here for anything else today."
Su Qi got straight to the point, suppressing the raging anger in her heart.
"Tell Mo Yu not to go too far."
"Mo Yu?"
Xu Lin Yun seemed to guess something and pursed her lips in thought, "Sister Su Qi, you shouldn't discuss this with me. You should talk to Sister Mo Yu. I'm not Mo Yu, and I can't control her. Besides, I'm pregnant now and can't worry about so much. It's useless to tell me your grievances.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally before coming, Su Qi hadn't expected Xu Lin Yun to be so shameless.
Li Cui Ping's words flashed in her mind.
It seemed she had come to the wrong place.
"I won't disturb you, Miss Xu. I hope Miss Xu gives birth to a healthy baby boy."
Su Qi curled her lips into a sarcastic smile and slammed the door as she left the hospital.
Back in the car, her body completely went limp.
She reached out, wanting to grasp something.
But her palm could only grasp at air.
Helpless.
It was like watching her brother become disabled, having his leg amputated; she could only watch.
She hadn't expected history to repeat itself.
Gu Tang Xue went out to the film set. Su Qi returned home alone and sat on the sofa for a very long time.
The knock on the door pulled her thoughts back.
The door opened, and Li Cui Ping raised her arm and slapped Su Qi heavily across the face.
"Scoundrel! Who told you to divorce Huo Ting Yun!"
Su Qi could have dodged, but she deliberately took Li Cui Ping's slap.
*Slap*, a crisp sound.
Half her face stung intensely, instantly swelling up.
Yang Tian Hao had said Gu Tang Xue was slapped more than a dozen times on set.
This one slap hurt so much; what had Tang Xue gone through on set?
Su Qi couldn't imagine.
Her mouth tasted of blood.
Her heart ached so much that she could no longer feel the pain in her cheek.