The graduation ceremony of Shencheng University's senior class invited him and Huo Tingyun to attend.
He and Huo Tingyun strolled around the campus and entered the school's swimming pool. He jumped in for a swim, but accidentally cramped and almost drowned.
That day, a young girl saved him.
In a daze, he could only vaguely see her face.
He could only feel the girl's boneless little hands, and her lips touching him.
By the time he finally woke up, the girl had already vanished.
When he asked Huo Tingyun, he only said he hadn't looked closely and hadn't asked for the girl's name.
Later, Huo Tingyun married Su Qi.
It was her.
It was actually her.
So her name was Su Qi.
Xu Linchuan could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart, his finger heavily sliding over Su Qi's photo on the report.
Su Qi had been married to Huo Tingyun for a year, and he had never met Su Qi.
A nurse brought the stewed soup, and Su Qi obediently drank it all.
She knew her body had just been injured and needed to replenish nutrients.
"You have a good appetite. No wonder the baby is so strong."
Feeling a bit shy from the nurse's comment, Su Qi smiled bashfully.
The next second, the hospital room door was pushed open, and a stern, tall man appeared at the doorway.
Su Qi's smile froze on her lips.
"What's so interesting?" Huo Tingyun frowned, glancing at the nurse.
"Miss Su..."
"Ahem! You should go out first!"
Su Qi coughed, interrupting the nurse.
The young nurse, being clever and quick-witted, didn't continue and wisely left, closing the door behind her.
"How could you bleed so much?"
As soon as the nurse left, the man's seemingly all-knowing gaze swept over Su Qi.
"Uh... maybe the water in my brain is leaking out."
Su Qi lied with a straight face.
"Su Qi, what nonsense are you spouting at me?" The man's deep voice held a hint of gritted teeth.
He realized that since she signed the divorce agreement, she had completely changed.
If it weren't for her appearance remaining the same, he would have almost suspected his wife had been swapped.
"Mr. Huo, I'll say this upfront, if I die, it has nothing to do with you. Why do you care about your ex-wife?"
"We're not divorced yet, you're still my wife."
Wife.
Heh.
This was the first time Su Qi had heard this word from Huo Tingyun.
Before, he would only call her by her full name.
He even refused to acknowledge her as his wife in front of the Huo family.
Why was he calling her wife now, after they were getting divorced?
"Mr. Huo, you don't need to speak like that." In Su Qi's eyes, Huo Tingyun was just trying to take advantage of her.
"Do you think I'm someone who doesn't use their brain to think?!"
Su Qi's words completely ignited Huo Tingyun's anger.
He strode forward and grabbed Su Qi's chin.
"Huo Tingyun! You won't even let me go when I'm sick! You're a beast! Did I say something wrong about you!"
"Su Qi, the only thing tough about you is your mouth."
Su Qi's face instantly flushed red, her earlobes practically bleeding. The man deliberately lowered his voice, deep and husky.
"Huo Tingyun! You're shameless! You scoundrel!"
She stiffened her neck, her mouth refusing to yield, shouting.
She wished she could curse this man with the most offensive words in the world.
"Keep cursing. The more you resist, the more excited I get."
This man, on television, was always impeccably dressed in suits, exuding charm.
Tens of thousands of girls in Shencheng revered him as Shencheng's number one male idol.
A cold yet captivating presence.
But, in Su Qi's eyes at this moment.
Huo Tingyun was no different from a street thug, a hooligan, or a ruffian!
Even worse!
"You pervert, Huo Tingyun!"
Su Qi secretly gave this man a nickname.
"This is your first time experiencing it? Hmm?"
The man leaned down, getting close to her ear, deliberately blowing warm air onto her ear.
His tongue licked her earlobe.
Su Qi's teeth gnashed together.
Taking advantage of Huo Tingyun leaning down, she bit his ear.
However, this man, having learned from the last time, easily dodged her attack.
"Good, very good." Huo Tingyun narrowed his eyes.
The area that had just undergone surgery and repair still ached faintly.
With old wounds not yet healed, did this woman want to give him new injuries again?
Just as Huo Tingyun was about to make his next move, the hospital room door was knocked open.
When Xu Linchuan pushed the door open, although he had prepared himself mentally, seeing the intimate scene still caused a pang in his heart.
"Mr. Huo, this is a hospital. Su Qi just had surgery; intense activity is not suitable."
Xu Linchuan, you are my savior!
Su Qi looked gratefully at Xu Linchuan.
No wonder people called them angels in white; Xu Linchuan was truly an angel.
If he had arrived any later, she was truly afraid she would have been devoured alive by Huo Tingyun.
Huo Tingyun retracted the gloom in his eyes and got off Su Qi.
"My wife and I are engaged in marital relations. Dr. Xu should understand the principle of not looking at what is improper."
"This is a hospital. You can do this at home. But I heard you and Su Qi are already preparing divorce papers?" Xu Linchuan smiled, looking at Huo Tingyun.
He wore a mask, and behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his amber eyes held a smile, making his expression unreadable.
It was impossible to discern any meaning from his tone.
Huo Tingyun's face immediately turned grim. "I believe this is my family matter, and it's not for outsiders to dictate."
"How can it be an outsider's business? We will be in-laws from now on."
Xu Linchuan continued to smile, his voice still carrying a hint of amusement.
Su Qi gasped.
It seemed these two men knew each other.
But if they knew each other, why was there such an inexplicable hostility between them?
And that remark, "in-laws"?
Xu Linchuan...
Xu Linyun's brother?
Su Qi's eyes widened in shock. "You two argue outside, I need to rest."
After all, neither of them was a good person.
Xu Linyun's brother, Xu Linchuan, also knew about her pregnancy.
Su Qi felt incredibly uneasy.
She stayed in the hospital for three days, feeling on pins and needles every day. By the time she was discharged, she quickly settled the medical fees and completed the discharge procedures.
As soon as she stepped out of the hospital gate, a white car stopped in front of her, blocking her path.
The car window rolled down, and Xu Linchuan, with a smile on his face, said, "I'll give you a ride home."
"No, thank you. I'll take a taxi." Su Qi walked around the car and headed towards the bus stop.
After walking for a while, she noticed Xu Linchuan's car was still following her.
What was going on?
Su Wan quickened her pace, reached the roadside, and waved her hand.
Cars came and went, but not a single taxi appeared.
Xu Linchuan's car stopped in front of her again.
"You can't get a taxi here. Get in, I'm going somewhere too, and it's on the way."
Xu Linchuan's voice was gentle, his smile kind. He looked like a warm and sunny handsome guy, not like a bad person.
Huo Tingyun also looked presentable, yet was a beast in disguise.
Su Qi waited for a while, seeing that there were still no taxis.
She reluctantly compromised, opened the door, and got into the passenger seat.
"I bought you some soup. See if you like it."