Li Cuiping heard these humiliating words. Instead of getting angry, she tugged at the corner of her mouth, "I never thought I'd see you so furious in my lifetime!"
"You can only watch, can't you? How does it feel, not good? Did you think you could succeed by having your daughter ruin my daughter's relationship? Let me tell you, Su Qi and Huo Tingyun are already divorced. Your daughter has nothing to threaten me with anymore!"
"If she can't threaten you, why did you come looking for me?"
"I wanted to see your current miserable state, see how pathetic you are. Look at you, lying in bed, barely alive, unable to do anything. Do you know how your parents died? Your father died of a heart attack, choked to death. Your mother was run over outside the Xu family's company, dead, hahaha, so stupid!"
"Oh, right, and your in-laws, they are—"
"Enough!" The painful memories made Li Cuiping tremble all over. "Shut up! Don't say another word!"
She grabbed something from the bedside table and threw it at Xu Ruyun.
Xu Ruyun pulled at her lips. Seeing Li Cuiping so agitated, she smiled even more arrogantly. On her dignified, noble face was a thick layer of sarcasm and triumph.
"You think you can threaten my mother? A lowly servant like you, and people like your daughter, can only live like rats in dirty sewers forever. Your daughter, like you, is only fit to be trampled underfoot!"
"Shut up!"
Li Cuiping's anger surged, her entire face flushed red, and her eyes were bloodshot.
Xu Ruyun stood at the foot of the bed, enjoying Li Cuiping's frenzy. "Do you remember how your husband died? Your husband jumped to his death. What a pity, why didn't you go with him back then? You're truly tenacious, sending your daughter to Huo Tingyun's bed. You thought this would harm the Xu family, hahahahaha—"
Xu Ruyun walked to the bedside. Due to her physical condition, Li Cuiping was unable to move.
She grabbed Li Cuiping's neck, raised her hand, and slapped Li Cuiping across the face.
*Slap!*
Another slap!
*Slap!*
Another slap!
*Slap!*
After several slaps, Li Cuiping's entire face was swollen like a pig's head.
Not satisfied with the humiliation, Xu Ruyun spat on Li Cuiping's body. "If it weren't for your despicable daughter, why would my daughter have suffered so much! Go to hell, Li Cuiping!" Li Cuiping suffered immense humiliation. She tried to struggle out of bed with all her might, stumbled, and fell to the ground. Xu Ruyun stepped back a few paces, laughing maniacally, watching the helpless Li Cuiping.
"Look at you now, how pathetic! I truly pity you!"
Su Qi bought some porridge downstairs at the hospital. As she took the porridge from the proprietress and walked out of the shop, she saw a crowd gathered downstairs at the hospital. She didn't know what had happened. A moment ago, she heard a loud noise not far away, followed by screams. Everyone was gathered there, and she didn't know what was going on.
"Oh my god! Someone jumped off the building!"
A passerby shouted.
Instantly, more people crowded around.
Su Qi didn't like to watch the commotion. She just carried the hot porridge and went up to the elevator.
Li Cuiping loved preserved egg and lean meat congee the most...
Su Qi smiled and pushed open the ward door.
She saw that the room was in disarray.
The glass door to the balcony was open.
Li Cuiping was nowhere to be seen.
"Mom! Mom!"
The porridge in her hands dropped to the floor with a *splat*. Su Qi rushed to the balcony, shouting loudly. She leaned over the railing and looked down.
This was the tenth floor, very high. Su Qi was afraid of heights, but she glanced down. Even from such a distance, she could clearly see the scene below.
Her legs went weak, and she almost fell.
Behind her, a pair of hands supported her.
"Xiao Su..."
Xu Lincuan, upon hearing the terrible news, rushed over and saw this scene. His heart tightened. He strode forward and supported Su Qi. Su Qi, however, shook off Xu Lincuan's hand and rushed out of the ward.
She didn't believe it! She didn't believe it! It must be fake! It must be!
Su Qi rushed downstairs, pushing through the crowd. Her shoes were even kicked off. Her eyes were teary, and she shouted, "Get out of the way! Get out of my way!"
She refused to believe Li Cuiping was dead!
She had just woken up, just appeared before her eyes, how could she be gone just like that!
She hadn't even had time to say a proper word to her!
Su Qi pushed through the onlookers and saw the woman lying in a pool of blood.
"Mom—"
"Master Huo, that's a very familiar voice, sounds like Miss Su!"
Before Lin Te could finish speaking, the man in the back seat had already opened the car door and got out.
Su Qi wanted to rush over and embrace the corpse in the pool of blood. A pair of hands pressed her from behind, grabbing her arm. Su Qi struggled, but the next moment, the world spun, and she was pulled into the man's embrace.
"Let go of me!"
Su Qi was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face, making it impossible to see the person in front of her clearly. kanδん
Because she was five months pregnant, she was a little heavier in his arms.
Huo Tingyun's eyes were deep. He tightened his grip, not letting go at all. Instead, he directly carried Su Qi away from the place.
Su Qi wanted to resist, but her blood rushed to her head, and the immense grief made her vision go black.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the room at Shallow Water Bay, a place that was both strange and familiar. The room seemed to be heated, but her limbs were still as cold as if they had been soaked in ice water. "Awake?"
*Slap!* The man raised his hand and turned on a floor lamp. The warm light instantly illuminated the surroundings.
Su Qi looked up. From this angle, the man was perfect. His facial features were sharp and angular, so handsome it seemed unreal, as if he were a character meticulously designed by a top comic artist, stroke by stroke. She thought she had a terrible dream. Her throat moved, wanting to say something, but her throat hurt terribly.
The man handed her a glass of water and brought it to her lips. Su Qi gulped it down. Her lips lightly brushed against his fingers. The man's hand holding the cup trembled almost imperceptibly. After Su Qi finished drinking, he placed the cup back on the table.
"I think I had a very terrible dream..."
Cold sweat beaded on Su Qi's back, and she felt very uncomfortable all over.
"I dreamed about my mother..."
The man pursed his thin lips, only looking at her, saying nothing.
Seeing Huo Tingyun like this, although the man was usually cold to her, she had never seen him like this before. Her heart tightened, and she raised her small hand, tightly gripping Huo Tingyun's clothes. "Huo Tingyun..."
Her small face was pale, her lips devoid of any color, like a broken porcelain doll, clinging tightly to his clothes, her hands shaking violently.