Chasing what does not belong to oneself, without any self-awareness.
"Su Qi!"
Xu Lincuan grabbed Su Qi's hand, forcibly prying open her palm.
Su Qi lowered her head, her two hands clenched tightly into fists.
Her palms were covered in blood.
Impossible to imagine, shocked, he disinfected Su Qi's wound and bandaged it.
Xu Lincuan could not imagine what Su Qi had been through.
Before this, he knew Su Qi had not been living well, but he never imagined she had been living so poorly.
"Don't cry..." Xu Lincuan could not bear it and finally embraced Su Qi.
The girl's frail body was like a flower drifting in the wind and rain.
Her petals, clinging to the bud, swayed precariously, as if she could be blown away and wither at any moment.
It involuntarily evoked a desire to protect her.
When Huo Tingyun pushed the door open, this was the scene he saw.
Xu Lincuan holding a weeping Su Qi.
One was his good brother, the other was his wife, from whom he was not yet divorced.
The two were in a hotel room, and his good brother was comforting his crying wife.
Anger ignited from the tip of his heart.
All the blood in his body seemed to rush to his head in an instant.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xu Lincuan looked up and saw Huo Tingyun. He immediately let go of Su Qi.
"It's not what you think, let me explain."
Xu Lincuan's explanation, like a guilty conscience, sounded like a mere excuse to Huo Tingyun.
"Get out."
He suppressed the immense rage within him with great effort.
Even he himself could not understand why he felt such anger.
Xu Lincuan pursed his lips, "Su Qi sucked the snake venom for you today. I hope you treat her well.
Also, don't forget that you and Su Qi are preparing to divorce.
You have hurt Su Qi enough this past year. Do not add insult to injury!"
Otherwise, you will regret it immensely!
With Xu Lincuan having said this, he could only leave.
He had no standing, and could not protect Su Qi.
Because from a legal perspective, Su Qi was still Huo Tingyun's wife.
The door closed.
Su Qi covered her face with her hands, maintaining that posture, still unmoving.
He walked over step by step and stopped before the bed.
As the footsteps ceased, Su Qi stopped crying.
She raised her eyes, her face a mask of wetness.
Seeing Huo Tingyun, backlit by the setting sun, his figure was outlined as even more imposing.
"Huo Tingyun, divorce me, I beg you..."
As soon as she spoke, these were the words that came out.
"Divorce me so you can be with Xu Lincuan legitimately?"
He gripped Su Qi's chin.
It was pointed and bony, with no flesh to be found in his grasp.
He never realized Su Qi was so thin.
Xu Lin Yun had to maintain her figure on camera, eating very little. Even though she was thin, her face still had some fullness.
But Su Qi's face was like a melon seed, with no flesh at all.
Touching it felt like touching bone.
Despite the excellent meals arranged for her these past few days, this woman did not gain any weight.
"Huo Tingyun, you are so hypocritical. Xu Lin Yun is waiting for you to marry her. By divorcing me, you can be legitimately with Xu Lin Yun!"
The guilt within her was almost consuming Su Qi.
She had wronged Brother Su Yan. As long as she was still with Huo Tingyun, she felt she deserved to die.
Every time she saw Huo Tingyun's face, she would have nightmares.
She would dream of Brother Su Yan's bloody legs crawling towards her, crying out.
She would wake up startled every time, her back covered in cold sweat!
"Su Qi..."
For some reason, seeing the woman's tear-streaked face and red-rimmed eyes, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed by a pair of large hands, a suffocating sensation surging into his chest.
His full heart of anger instantly subsided into a cold stillness.
"Please, please let me go. It was my fault, I was wrong. I shouldn't have fallen in love with you. I won't anymore, I won't make mistakes again, I won't love you anymore..."
It hurts so much.
My eyes hurt so much from crying.
But the tears still fell uncontrollably.
The pain was so great that her heart went numb, yet it still ached with a tearing pain every now and then.
There was silence in the room for a long time.
Su Qi was utterly exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning.
Lying in the hotel bed, her phone was full of missed calls.
Her eyes ached a little, and her entire face was slightly swollen.
Su Qi threw off the covers and got up, washing her face with cold water.
She walked to the mirror and looked at herself.
After crying all night, she was haggard and puffy. Relying on her youth and good complexion, she had almost recovered after washing her face.
Huo Tingyun's figure was no longer present.
She pushed open the balcony glass door, wanting to feel the breeze.
To her shock, outside the balcony, there was a mountain of cigarette butts.
Last night...
Was it Huo Tingyun?
So ruthless.
At a glance, it looked like at least four or five packs of cigarettes.
Smoking so much, she wasn't afraid of not being able to have children.
Su Qi thought again, what did it have to do with her? That was Xu Lin Yun's concern, not hers.
Su Qi picked up her phone, calling Gu Tangxue to let her know she was safe, and walked out.
Su Qi had gone missing for a whole night. Gu Tangxue was frantic, almost calling the police. Only after receiving Su Qi's call did she feel relieved.
Although she was an extra, Gu Tangxue played the role of the female lead's palace maid. As long as Xu Lin Yun had scenes, Gu Tangxue would likely have scenes too, so she had to stay with the crew.
When Gu Tangxue learned that Su Qi was safe, she went to film.
After finishing a scene, Xu Lin Yun learned from Mo Yu that Huo Tingyun had come out of Su Qi's room last night and stayed until the early hours of the morning.
"What..."
Xu Lin Yun almost lost her composure.
"Madam said not to worry."
"Telling me not to worry, what good will that do? Can I control Huo Tingyun?"
Xu Lin Yun almost burst into tears.
"My dear ancestor, don't cry. You'll need touch-ups soon, and you have several scenes today."
Mo Yu glanced around and whispered a few words next to Xu Lin Yun.
Xu Lin Yun bit her lip, "Will it work? Isn't that illegal? Better not, it's too risky, what if we're discovered..."
"The forest park is right next door, with leopards and bears. If you get eaten by wild animals, we can't be blamed. After all, they're wild animals, and nothing can be traced."
"Too cruel, let's forget it."
Xu Lin Yun had been somewhat tempted, but she thought that her brother liked Su Qi so much. If Su Qi really disappeared, how sad would her brother be?
Although she really wanted Su Qi to disappear, this method was too extreme.
She still couldn't bring herself to do it.
"You're still too soft-hearted!"
Mo Yu sighed.
This child was nothing like Xu Ru Yun when she was young.
When Xu Ru Yun was young, her methods were decisive and swift, which allowed her to climb to her current position and become Mrs. Xu. Her status now was second only to the Huo family, and she was a prominent figure among the wealthy wives.
Speaking of which, this child not only had a completely different personality from Xu Ru Yun, but even her appearance was very different from Xu Ru Yun's.