Su Qi stopped, her mind reeling.
Shengshi Group, the tallest financial building in Shenzhen, over three hundred meters high.
Just seeing it made one's legs go weak. How desperate must this girl have been?
She couldn't even imagine how much love Li Caiyi had for Sheng Yuchen.
To be willing to give up her own life simply because she was wronged.
"What's the arrangement now?" Su Qi leaned against the wall, steadying herself. A wave of nausea washed over her, and she couldn't catch her breath for a long time.
"We're just waiting for the police to release their investigation results, then they'll notify the family, and she can be cremated."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you."
Su Qi left the funeral home. Standing at the entrance, she felt a chill in her limbs.
She couldn't imagine what it would be like to be smashed into a pulp.
Even hearing the description made her feel incredibly nauseous and disgusted, to the point of being bone-chillingly terrified.
She bought a bottle of water from a small shop by the roadside and gulped it down. Only then did she feel slightly better.
"Madam, Young Master called. He said he couldn't get through to your phone and asked you to call him back."
The driver got out of the car.
"I know," Su Qi got into the car. "Let's go back to the Huo residence."
Once in the car, Su Qi called Huo Tingyun back, telling him she had just gone out shopping and that everything was fine.
Forty minutes later, upon returning to the Huo residence, Su Qi pushed open the door to Huo Tingyun's room and was immediately embraced by him.
"Where did you go? I was so worried about you. Can you please not go out anymore? I miss you."
The man hugged her tightly from behind. Su Qi felt like she was about to suffocate.
She sighed helplessly, "Why are you acting like a child?"
Had he lost his sight, or had his brain also malfunctioned?
She seriously suspected that this man's brain had also developed problems. He had been clinging to her like a child during this time, which was not something the former Huo Tingyun would have done.
If she hadn't confirmed that the man in front of her was Huo Tingyun, she would have thought she was hallucinating.
"I'm willing to be a child in front of you."
The man possessed the deepest, most magnetic voice in the world, a husky, seductive baritone, yet he spoke such cloying sweet nothings.
Su Qi sighed helplessly, "Have you eaten? I'll feed you."
"Okay." The man was in a good mood, and a hint of a smile appeared on his usually cold face.
After eating, the man took his afternoon nap, holding her hand tightly. Only when he fell asleep did he slightly loosen his grip. Su Qi seized the opportunity to slowly pull her hand out of his. She glanced at the sleeping man on the bed.
The former Huo Tingyun was a wolfdog; the current Huo Tingyun was a puppy.
She was still a little unaccustomed to it.
The next day, Su Qi learned about Li Caiyi's news from the news. Li Caiyi's parents had come to Shenzhen and caused a scene at Shengshi Group, crying and making a fuss. Shengshi Group had no obligation to compensate, but out of humanitarianism, they still paid Li Caiyi's parents a hefty compensation of two million.
After receiving the money, Li Caiyi's parents didn't even go to the funeral home to see Li Caiyi one last time. They simply told the police to proceed with the cremation and burial, and then bought train tickets back to their hometown.
Su Qi's temples throbbed, and she almost dropped the phone in her hand.
She was their biological daughter, after all. How could there be such indifferent parents in this world?
If Li Caiyi hadn't stayed by Sheng Yuchen's side back then, and her parents hadn't incurred sky-high gambling debts, they would have likely been gone by now.
Now that their biological daughter had died, these parents could be so indifferent, only caring about money, not even looking at their dead daughter.
"This is quite normal. Li Caiyi's family has many children, several younger brothers and sisters, and several older brothers and sisters. Their parents had so many and couldn't afford to raise them. They simply raised them to exploit their children. Forget Li Caiyi, perhaps even Li Caiyi's siblings are just tools for their parents to make money. If you offered them ten to twenty million for selling all their children, they'd be willing."
Gu Tangxue handed her a cup of warm water, her tone showing no disguise of mockery towards Li Caiyi's parents.
Su Qi took the cup, her hand still trembling. She had to hold the cup with both hands to steady it.
The warm water soothed her throat, and her body felt much more comfortable.
"No wonder. If I were born into such a family, even without Sheng Yuchen's appearance, I would have despaired."
"Do you know why Li Caiyi committed suicide? Because she knew her status was humble, but her love for Sheng Yuchen was too intense. She would be in great pain if she wasn't with Sheng Yuchen. That's why Li Caiyi suffered immensely, and even more so when she learned she had been used and abandoned by Sheng Yuchen, leading her to make such a rash decision."
Gu Tangxue analyzed it point by point.
Su Qi moved her lips helplessly, "You talk about Li Caiyi, but you two are just alike."
Gu Tangxue stuck out her tongue shyly, "I wouldn't go to extreme measures for love. Being alive and seeing Lin Chuan every day is more important than anything."
"Lin Chuan, you call him so intimately. When are you going to invite me to your wedding?"
"Don't tease me, you're making me blush. As for you, Huo Tingyun thinks you are Li Caiyi. Aren't you going to tell Huo Tingyun the truth?"
"He's just lost his sight. I'm afraid he can't accept the truth all at once..."
Su Qi took a sip of water and fell into deep thought.
She could feel that Huo Tingyun loved her, not Li Caiyi. He never even called out Li Caiyi's name when he was with her. Whether she was Li Caiyi or not no longer seemed important.
After seeing Gu Tangxue off, Su Qi stood at the door for a while. The wind on the mountain was strong and cold. After standing in the breeze for a while, her cheeks felt numbingly cold, but her mind had calmed down considerably.
Turning to go back inside, she heard the sound of a car. Su Qi stopped, frowned, and turned around, seeing a stretched Lincoln slowly driving through the Huo family's gate.
The car door opened, and Sheng Yuchen stepped out. Dressed in a suit, he could only be described as a wolf in sheep's clothing.
He wore gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, making him look like a refined villain.
"Good afternoon, Miss Su. No, should I say, Madam Sheng?"
What?
Su Qi was stunned.
Madam Sheng?!
Had this man's brain malfunctioned?
"Don't be too shocked. A fortune teller told me that if I marry you, I can possess the entire Huo family. I don't have many virtues, but I am quite superstitious. I've brought betrothal gifts today, worth tens of millions. You'll have everything others have, and a ring..."
Su Qi looked at Sheng Yuchen as if he were a lunatic, "You're completely insane!"
She had expected Sheng Yuchen to retaliate against her, but she hadn't expected him to want to retaliate in such a way.
Marry her?!
She was carrying Huo Tingyun's child and was due in a few months.
How could someone be so eager to become a father out of the blue?!