The next day, upon waking, she had completely forgotten about the events of the previous night.
Su Qi found it difficult to even walk to work.
"Little Su, are you feeling unwell?" Huang Ying asked, surprised by Su Qi's state.
"No, I'm fine..."
Su Qi forced a smile.
Huo Tingyun was a vampire.
He survived by draining her life force.
She felt like she had lost ten years of her life in one night.
Since the last incident, Huo Tingyun had not allowed Xu Linyun into his office.
Xu Linyun went to Juyuan. Huo Tingyun was not there, but Xu Linyun found one of Huo Tingyun's laptops.
She picked it up, intending to return it to Huo Tingyun.
Driven by curiosity, Xu Linyun couldn't resist opening the laptop.
Password...
Xu Linyun entered a few numbers.
She had seen these numbers before and was surprised when they worked.
The computer unlocked. Xu Linyun was surprised to find no work files on the laptop.
There was only one folder.
It was unlabeled.
After a moment, Xu Linyun clicked on the folder.
Several video files popped up.
The covers were too blurry for Xu Linyun to see clearly, but they were all unnamed.
What is this...
What were these videos...
Overcome with curiosity, Xu Linyun clicked on a video.
The video played for about ten minutes. Upon seeing the content,
Xu Linyun's entire face flushed red. After clearly recognizing the two people in the video, her face turned deathly pale.
The video was an hour or two long.
Xu Linyun watched for half an hour and couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Her eyes welled up, and with a snap, she closed the laptop.
Her whole body trembled violently.
She remembered this laptop.
The last time she returned to the Huo family, Huo Tingyun had been holding this laptop.
At that time, Huo Tingyun was watching a video, and she had naively thought he was in a video conference.
Now, she realized that Huo Tingyun might have been watching this video then.
Although Xu Linyun had never tried it, she was not a child anymore and had heard about such things.
But to see the man she loved with another woman...
Xu Linyun's emotions were incredibly complex.
Her mind was in turmoil, her thoughts a blank.
Her emotions took a long time to settle.
She sat in Juyuan until dark before she could slightly compose herself.
Her phone showed missed calls from Xu Linchuan and Xu Ruyun.
Xu Linyun had no mood to deal with them. She left Juyuan and drove directly to Shallow Water Bay Villa.
Huo Tingyun was in Hong Kong for a meeting tonight and was on his way back after getting off the high-speed train.
Xu Linyun arrived at Shallow Water Bay Villa first.
Su Qi, seeing Huo Tingyun wasn't there today, was in a good mood. She had eaten dinner and bathed early and was planning to watch some TV before sleeping. When she heard the doorbell, she thought Huo Tingyun had returned.
Su Qi waited for a while, but the person outside kept ringing the doorbell.
Only then did Su Qi slowly get up to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xu Linyun slapped her.
Su Qi was stunned and grabbed Xu Linyun's wrist. "Miss Xu?!"
Xu Linyun, who had been polite to her that morning, was now full of rage, her eyes burning with jealousy.
The slap she received from Xu Ruyun a couple of days ago had not yet healed, and if Xu Linyun's slap landed, it would add several more handprint marks.
Xu Linyun's mind was filled with the images from the video, and she couldn't hear what Su Qi was saying.
She was consumed by extreme anger.
The thought of Su Qi being so intimate with her beloved man...
She couldn't control her jealousy!
Her jealousy was almost driving her mad!
"Su Qi! I want you to divorce Huo Tingyun immediately! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite to you! Don't blame me for being impolite to the Su family!"
Su Qi had initially thought Xu Linyun was an innocent and pure young girl.
But today, she seemed to be seeing Xu Linyun's true colors.
The Xu Linyun before her seemed to have transformed.
She was no longer polite and respectful to Su Qi, only filled with jealousy and hatred.
Su Qi calmed herself and thought for a moment.
Xu Linyun shouldn't know what happened last night, as even Aunt Wu didn't know.
So why would Xu Linyun suddenly become so jealous?
"Miss Xu, I think you should understand that Mr. Huo and I are in a forced marriage, not by personal will. There's no need to be jealous of me. Besides, we are already planning to divorce." There was no reason for her to be jealous of her!
"Tingyun was originally mine. If you hadn't used your schemes and tricks a year ago to climb onto Tingyun's... how could Grandpa have forced him to marry you!"
If Su Qi hadn't been found pregnant back then, how could she have had the chance to marry Huo Tingyun.
Fortunately, that child was miscarried. If it had been born, they would have had even less chance of divorcing!
"You know Huo Tingyun's personality better than I do. If Huo Tingyun didn't want to, could Grandpa really force him!"
As Su Qi spoke, even she felt a sense of doubt.
Given Huo Tingyun's personality, no one could threaten him.
How could he suddenly agree to marry her?
Perhaps it was because Grandpa was not in good health, perhaps he was worried that Grandpa would get angry and harm his health.
After Su Qi spoke, Xu Linyun calmed down considerably.
But she was still jealous.
"Tingyun and I have been together for so long, and we've never done such things. How can you... I warn you to stay away from Tingyun! Don't you dare approach him, and even less so, seduce him!"
"I couldn't wish for anything more." Su Qi actually hoped Xu Linyun could keep Huo Tingyun in check.
That man came back to Shallow Water Bay Villa every day.
As they spoke, a Rolls-Royce slowly drove into the garden.
Upon seeing the familiar car, Xu Linyun let go of Su Qi's hand and ran towards it.
"Tingyun... Where have you been these past few days? Why haven't you returned to Juyuan? Didn't you used to stay at Juyuan often? You haven't been back these past few days, and I don't know where you're staying. I'm so worried about your health. What if you get sick with the changing season?"
Huo Tingyun lowered his gaze, glanced at Xu Linyun, and then raised his eyes to look at Su Qi on the steps.
Su Qi stood thinly in the autumn night wind. The warm light from the doorway fell on her, but it offered no warmth. Her face was one of detached indifference. Huo Tingyun truly hated this Su Qi.
Just half a year ago, Su Qi was still the girl who would blush and stammer upon seeing him.
How could she stop loving him so easily?
She even showed concern for Xu Linchuan just to anger him.
He couldn't articulate what he felt in his heart, but it wasn't good.
He couldn't believe that someone who loved him so much would stop loving him.
Huo Tingyun hugged Xu Linyun. "Have you eaten? Come in and eat together."
Xu Linyun was overwhelmed by the sudden happiness. "Tingyun..."
Huo Tingyun, holding Xu Linyun, brushed past Su Qi.
Su Qi stood in place expressionlessly for a moment before turning and entering the villa.
It was Xu Linyun's first time in this place. She had only heard that this house was given to Su Qi by the old master before his death, and it was Su Qi and Huo Tingyun's marital home.