Li Caiyi released Huo Tingyun's hand, thinking Su Qi was angry, and quickly explained.
Her silence was better; her explanation only made Su Qi's heart colder.
Heh.
See, this is the difference between being loved and not being loved.
Actually, Huo Tingyun knew what to do, he just didn't want to.
Compared to Xu Linyun, she was more pitiful.
"I wish you a hundred years of happiness."
Su Qi rolled her eyes in her stomach. She really didn't have the energy to argue with Huo Tingyun about anything. She was no longer interested in anything he did.
Next week there was a cocktail party. This was the company's first commercial cocktail party since its establishment. Su Qi had prepared herself early. Due to her pregnancy, she wore a loose-fitting evening gown. It was well-designed, and unless one looked closely, it was impossible to tell she was pregnant. Coupled with her slim build, even with a large belly, it was concealed by the loose dress, and from the front, nothing was apparent.
Su Qi went to the hospital to pick up Su Yan, specifically driving an Alpha to make it convenient for Su Yan to get in.
Su Yan was already wearing his prosthetic leg and had put on suit pants, covering the prosthetic. From the outside, there was no way to tell.
During this period, Su Yan had been working hard to learn to walk again. Although it was still a bit unnatural, he could now walk smoothly with the prosthetic leg, just not for too long.
The custom-made prosthetic leg was made to Su Yan's former height, exactly the same as before. When the suit pants were pulled down, it was impossible to tell he had once been disabled.
"Brother! You're like you used to be again, nothing has changed! This feeling is so good!"
Su Qi's eyes welled up. She tiptoed and threw herself into Su Yan's arms.
Su Yan stumbled from Su Qi's embrace, his body swaying precariously. He braced himself against the car to barely stay on his feet.
"Are you trying to murder your own brother!"
Su Qi chuckled and helped Su Yan straighten his collar, then linked her arm through his. "Let's go!"
This must have been Su Yan's dream since childhood.
From the moment they stepped into the banquet hall, Su Yan's eyes were constantly sparkling, shining brightly, reflecting everything in the hall, all the passion, all the excitement, all the fervor.
After Su Yan became disabled, the first time Su Qi saw him, his eyes had lost all their brilliance.
Now, he finally seemed to have regained his former radiance and vitality.
Su Qi followed Su Yan's side as they entered the cocktail party.
Although the company had held cocktail parties before, this was the first time it was on such a grand scale. Yang Tianhao had personally handled it, and he had done an excellent job, exactly as Su Qi had imagined.
The moment they entered, the media personnel and industry magnates present all turned to look.
Su Qi, in her evening gown, with perfectly balanced light and heavy makeup, was radiant. Her small face was fair and rosy, her lips curved slightly. A smile that could topple cities was no exaggeration.
The moment she entered, she was the most dazzling presence, even overshadowing the most beautiful actresses in the industry, who instantly paled in comparison.
There was no trace of the haggard sadness from the press conference, only vibrant liveliness.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Indeed, divorced women were the most beautiful.
Huang Ying spotted Su Qi and walked over, raising her wine glass. "In just a month or two, you've managed the company so well. At this rate, it could be listed in a few years."
Su Qi smiled shyly, "A few years is too exaggerated. I plan to list it next year."
Huang Ying was taken aback. She thought Su Qi was being modest, but her ambition was so great.
Huang Ying laughed heartily, "This is the first time I've met such an ambitious and bold woman. You truly are someone who gets things done."
Yang Tianhao walked over, "Sister Ying, Sister Su, good evening!"
"Tianhao, if I had known you were so capable, I wouldn't have let you go to Su Qi. I regret it!"
Huang Ying said, half-jokingly.
Yang Tianhao scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly, "Sister Ying, you flatter me. It's Sister Su Qi who taught me well, not that I'm so capable!"
"You still call her Sister Su Qi, you're younger than Su Qi!"
"Sister Su Qi is excellent, so I naturally call her Sister, just like you, Sister Ying!"
Yang Tianhao's remark flattered both of them.
Huang Ying beamed, "If this continues, when the company lists, I'll have to poach you!"
Su Qi smiled, "You're very welcome!"
As they chatted and laughed, she noticed a gaze fixed on her.
Su Qi glanced sideways. There were many people in the banquet hall, and the gaze disappeared in an instant.
Not long after the banquet began, the masquerade ball started.
Although Su Qi didn't want to participate, she still took a mask and put it on.
Returning to the banquet hall, the lights dimmed, leaving only a spotlight in the center of the dance floor. The guests also wore masks. Su Qi took a glass of juice and stood to the side, watching the guests in the center of the dance floor. Men and women embraced, dancing a Western-style ballroom dance, their postures very intimate.
Su Yan came to Su Qi's side. He had wanted to invite Su Qi to dance. Just as he stood still, a wealthy young lady with bangs approached Su Yan and smiled at him. Her face was obscured by the mask, but her lovely facial structure, chin, and lips were visible. She must have been quite attractive.
"Mr. Su Yan, would you like to dance a dance with me!"
The girl's invitation was enthusiastic and cheerful.
Su Yan looked at Su Qi, intending to refuse. Su Qi smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'm tired, so I'll pass!"
She knew what Su Yan was thinking!
However, Su Yan had been staying at home for so long, and his romantic life had never settled. Li Cuiping must be very worried. Getting married and establishing a career sooner or later would also bring peace to their adoptive mother in the afterlife.
"Okay, then I'll go."
Su Yan was worried. He kept looking back at Su Qi, and was eventually pulled into the dance floor by the girl. The girl placed her hand on Su Yan's shoulder and glanced in Su Qi's direction.
"Is she your sister? You don't look alike?"
Su Yan was silent for a moment before saying, "She is my sister, and she will be in the future, but not necessarily forever."
The girl didn't quite understand and blinked. "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Su Qi found a chair and was about to sit down to rest when a man stood in front of her.
Su Qi followed the man's suit pants up with her eyes. When she saw his leather shoes, she knew it wasn't Huo Tingyun. However, there were too many guests at the venue, and she didn't recognize this man.
"May I invite you for a dance?"
When the man spoke, Su Qi's ears almost felt pregnant.
Unlike Huo Tingyun's cold magnetism, and unlike Xu Linchuan's gentle, non-aggressive voice, the man's voice was the epitome of mature charm, gentle and deep, yet not like Song Heqing's shrewd calculations. His voice made one instantly fall, like fine Hetian jade, priceless.
Five months pregnant, although she wore a loose evening gown, it wasn't very obvious. But who was she? Su Qi, Huo Tingyun's ex-wife, who used Huo Tingyun to stir up sympathy and gain popularity, successfully carving out a path for herself by stepping on Huo Tingyun, gaining much fame and attention.