He walked briskly in the darkness, not driving.
Scenes of meeting, knowing, and falling in love with Daisy replayed in his mind: her heroic spirit while boxing, her clear-cut love and hate towards people...
In his heart, she was such a real and radiant woman, someone he was willing to give up everything for, to disregard everything!
But it was all fake!
Her liking for him was fake, her willingness to endure hardships with him was fake... In the end, she only had eyes for his status and family background. When he lost those, she couldn't pretend anymore!
After Huangfu Shaohua left, Daisy could no longer hold back her tears and cried out loud.
...
As Susu slept groggily, she felt someone sitting by the bed, gazing at her.
She opened her eyes and saw Tianyi. Smiling, she hooked her arms around his neck and said, "You're back. Have you eaten? Was work tough today?"
"My work is the same as always," Tianyi said, hugging her. "As for you, Xiao Mei said you went straight to your room when you got back. Are you very tired? Have you been eating well while accompanying Daisy these past two days?"
Susu rested her head on his chest and said, "A little tired. I ate with Daisy tonight. It's good that the bad guys were brought to justice, and Daisy's mood has improved a bit."
"What happened to Daisy? Was she robbed by bad guys?" Tianyi guessed and asked.
"Something like that, but it was attempted sexual assault." Susu couldn't help but feel sad for Daisy as she spoke.
Tianyi sat up, disbelievingly saying, "No way. With her skills, she could handle ten people alone. How could this happen to her?"
"The two boxing coaches at the club were also quite skilled, and they drugged Daisy."
"That explains it," Tianyi said angrily. "The people have been caught, right? I'll have my lawyer find a way to give them heavy sentences. We absolutely cannot let these two off lightly."
Susu agreed. Thinking of something, she said, "Daisy thinks there's a mastermind behind these two, but they've already confessed and haven't implicated anyone else. Do you think it's possible that because Daisy married Huangfu Shaohua, someone from the Huangfu family wanted to break them up and used this method to harm Daisy?"
"What about Huangfu Shaohua? Has he appeared?" Tianyi asked.
Susu shook her head and said, "Not yet. His disappearance was sudden, and Daisy had her incident precisely when he went missing."
"Stop guessing. I'll have someone make those two spill everything at the detention center and see if anyone instructed them from behind the scenes." A cold glint appeared in Tianyi's eyes. He had always considered Daisy a friend.
If even a strong woman like Daisy could suffer such a thing, he had to help her.
Susu hugged him and said, "Okay, husband, it's up to you to find the person behind this. We can't let Daisy be bullied like this for nothing."
Tianyi stroked her head, his tone returning to one of doting affection. "Speaking of which, I met Daisy first. How can I let you do all the work while I do nothing?"
"You're the best, husband," Susu said coquettishly.
Tianyi picked her up and carried her towards the bathroom, saying, "You haven't even changed your clothes or showered since you got back. You must be tired, I'll help you wash up."
Susu struggled a bit and said, "No need, I can do it myself."
"If you move again, I'll just throw you into the bathtub," Tianyi said, already carrying her into the bathroom.
Susu saw that the bathtub was already filled with water. She stopped struggling and pushed him lightly, saying, "You're annoying."
...
A few days later, Daisy hadn't seen Huangfu Shaohua again. She assumed he must have gone home to apologize to his parents and continue being their second young master.
Daisy hadn't cried since. She seemed to have returned to normal, eating and sleeping as usual, and watching comedies when she was bored.
But only she knew that she could never truly be happy again, like a wilting flower, her life silently draining away.
One morning, Susu called her to ask how she had been these past few days.
She simply said she was feeling better, not mentioning that Huangfu Shaohua had appeared or that he had looked for her that night.
"I'll treat you to lunch. I have some good news to tell you," Susu said mysteriously, laughing on the phone.
"Okay, I was also thinking of going out for some fresh air," Daisy agreed.
Susu sent her the address of the reserved restaurant.
Daisy arrived earlier than their scheduled time and chose a window seat in the restaurant.
However, not long after she sat down, a noblewoman dressed in an elegant qipao walked towards her.
The woman looked somewhat familiar, but Daisy couldn't recall where she had seen her before.
The noblewoman approached her table and looked directly at her, saying, "I am Huangfu Shaohua's mother. Is it convenient for me to sit down?"
"Of course," Daisy nodded, remembering that she had seen his mother in the family photos on Shaohua's phone.
She stood up, pulled out a chair for Wu Xiufang, and after Wu Xiufang sat down, she sat down herself.
Didn't Huangfu Shaohua already return home?
She didn't understand why Wu Xiufang would come to find her, but she didn't speak first. She signaled a waiter to come and order.
Wu Xiufang immediately said, "No need. I came to ask you, where is my son? Please hand him over."
Daisy said in surprise, "Didn't he return to the Huangfu family? He's not with me."
Wu Xiufang said disbelievingly, "When he left me a few days ago, he clearly said he was going to find you. What did you say to him, and how did you bewitch him, that he still doesn't contact his family?"
Daisy's fingers tightened, gripping the glass in front of her, and she asked worriedly, "He didn't go back, and he didn't contact you?"
"How long are you going to pretend?" Wu Xiufang felt she had seen many women like her and said impolitely, "Don't think I don't know about the shameful things you've done outside. The Huangfu family will never accept you! Shaohua is just confused for now. If you let him live this low-class life with you, he might find it a novel experience for a while, but will he be willing to suffer with you for a lifetime?"
Daisy smiled. In fact, she had already figured this out without Wu Xiufang needing to say it.
Love to the extreme is not possession, but fulfillment.
Regardless of whether Huangfu Shaohua misunderstood her this time, she didn't want him to abandon his life of wealth and privilege to struggle and make a living with her.
"He did come to find me a few days ago, but we had a big argument, and we agreed to divorce. So, I don't know where he is now?"
Wu Xiufang stared at her, "Impossible. If even you don't know where he is, could he have been..."
Seeing her hesitate to finish, Daisy asked worriedly, "Did something happen to him?"
Wu Xiufang saw that she didn't seem to be lying, and the people she had sent to watch Daisy hadn't seen Shaohua entering or leaving that old house these past few days.
Where could they find Shaohua now?
"Since Shaohua came to find you, why didn't you keep him?" Wu Xiufang said angrily, "It's all your fault. You don't deserve him, so don't harm him! Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped contacting his family."