When Huo Tingyun emerged from Xu Linyun's hospital and returned to the hospital where Su Qi was staying, he found the room empty.
From a nurse, he learned that Su Qi had already checked herself out.
"Tingyun, let go."
"You're not a saint; you can't be in two places at once."
"Moreover, the harm you've caused Su Qi is irreparable."
"Letting go is the best way to fulfill her wishes."
Xu Linchuan stood in the hallway, hands in his pockets.
He had just arrived, and Huo Tingyun returned shortly after.
He had expected Huo Tingyun to stay with Xu Linyun all night.
He hadn't anticipated Huo Tingyun would actually come back.
Su Qi had already checked out on her own.
This didn't surprise Xu Linchuan at all.
This was Su Qi's usual way of doing things.
However, Huo Tingyun's actions did surprise Xu Linchuan.
In recent times, this man in front of him had been increasingly surprising.
"Mind your own business."
Huo Tingyun's gaze darkened, like the surface of the sea on a winter night, frozen with frost and ice.
"It has nothing to do with me, but Linyun is carrying your child, and you need to be responsible for her."
After saying this, Xu Linchuan turned and left.
Lin Te stood behind Huo Tingyun. After Xu Linchuan left, he hesitated before speaking.
"Master Huo, what do we do now? The situation is unmanageable. Perhaps it's better to tell Xu Linyun the truth sooner."
Huo Tingyun raised a finger and pressed his throbbing temples.
Lin Te's words were blunt but not unreasonable.
However.
Given Xu Linyun's personality, how would she react if she knew the truth?
If others found out about this, she would be ruined.
Even though the little rose of his childhood had changed,
He still couldn't bring himself to pluck this rose that had been raised in a greenhouse.
Even though he felt no primal attraction towards Xu Linyun, he would still spoil and dote on her without reservation.
She had accompanied him through his darkest days.
"I will consider it. Before that, I will not allow any third party to know."
The man said coldly and strode out of the hospital.
Lin Te stood in place.
Dragging it out would eventually lead to the truth being revealed.
Although he didn't know exactly what had happened between Master Huo and Xu Linyun,
It was clear that letting Xu Linyun know the truth sooner would minimize the damage.
But what was Master Huo worried about?
Lin Te was puzzled but followed Huo Tingyun.
The news of Xu Linyun's pregnancy immediately dominated the headlines of various entertainment news, with widespread reports.
As it was only a month and not yet stable, Xu Linyun took half a month off to rest and nurture her pregnancy.
Su Qi could also take a short break for now.
The next day, as soon as she woke up, she received a call from Yang Tianhao, inquiring about her well-being and how things were on set.
"Xu Linyun is pregnant. As parents, they should become kinder and not make things difficult for you."
Yang Tianhao was relieved to hear that Su Qi had been taken care of by Gu Tangxue during this period.
After a lengthy chat, Yang Tianhao had to attend to some matters and hung up.
Su Qi tidied herself up briefly and went out.
After refueling her car at a gas station, Su Qi drove directly to an old district in Shencheng.
Although it was an old district, it was also a wealthy area, situated by the sea. It was a bit remote, but not too far, taking about half an hour to drive there.
Parking the car, Su Qi realized she had visited this place many times as a child. Even though it had been a long time, her memories were still vivid.
Two villas stood under the late autumn sun.
The late autumn sunlight was a bit warm, but the two villas had been uninhabited for a long time, feeling very desolate. In fact, due to neglect, the yards were overgrown with weeds.
Su Qi opened the car door and got out.
As a child, she often came here with her brother and adoptive parents.
Once, a family in this area was a major client of her adoptive parents' business, so her adoptive parents often visited. She and her brother would tag along to play, as this major client also had a son and a daughter.
Her adoptive parents thought it would be easier for them to interact with peers, so they brought her and her brother along.
They came almost every day that summer.
It was here that she met her first love.
That little prince.
"Little prince, oh little prince, where are you now?"
Su Qi walked forward. Since the villas were vacant, no one stopped her, and no one maintained them. She could even enter the yard by simply pushing the door open.
As a child, she thought these two villas were as large as castles, but now they didn't seem as big as she remembered.
Following the route in her memory, Su Qi walked to the back garden and found the dog hole.
However, because the plants in the yard had been neglected, the dog hole was completely hidden. If one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to see.
Su Qi pushed aside the surrounding weeds.
The dog hole suddenly appeared before her eyes.
As a child, this dog hole looked so large, big enough for her to crawl through.
The other side of the dog hole was also covered by weeds.
Su Qi stared blankly for a while until she heard footsteps behind her.
Su Qi spun around abruptly.
She saw the man who had appeared behind her.
"Xiao Su?"
He was very surprised.
Xu Linchuan had returned this time intending to find some belongings from his home, and he hadn't expected to encounter Su Qi.
"Linchuan, why are you here too?"
Su Qi was even more surprised than Xu Linchuan.
If she hadn't known Xu Linchuan's character, she would have almost suspected him of following her.
Xu Linchuan stopped and looked up at the villas.
"This was my former home."
Su Qi frowned, "Your former... home?"
"Yes, I haven't mentioned it to you, but this was my childhood home. It's very close to Port City, so I grew up here for the most part."
"What's wrong?"
Su Qi looked very surprised.
Only then did Xu Linchuan remember, "Right, why are you here?"
It was strange. This was his former home, so how would Su Qi know about this place?
He had moved away in his teens.
As a child, it was because he lived in this area that he met Huo Tingyun.
Huo Tingyun lived next door.
But after Huo Tingyun regained his sight, he was sent abroad to study.
For many years, he spent most of his time overseas.
He had moved away a long time ago.
Su Qi shouldn't have known about this place.
Even her earliest acquaintance with Huo Tingyun was only three years ago.
"I came to this place when I was a child."
"When you were a child?"
"Yes, when I was very, very young, my brother and I came here. I didn't expect it to be your former home..."
After Su Qi finished speaking, Xu Linchuan couldn't hide his astonishment, "You are that little girl?"
That summer, a brother and sister had visited their home.
He had only met the girl a few times, and his impression wasn't very deep.
But he clearly remembered this little girl.
Because the little girl was so beautiful.
Although she was only eight or nine years old, she was already very beautiful.
Even a single glance had stayed with him for a very long time.