Yu Zheng looked the doctor-dressed man up and down before answering his sister’s question. “A doctor, I guess.”
“Obviously. He’s dressed like that—how could I not tell he’s a doctor?” Yu Xiaxing stared at him for another two seconds.
Before she could figure out who he was, the man had already walked over to them.
He swept a glance over the three members of the Yu family and said coolly, “Useless.”
Yu Lingyi instinctively lowered her head. “I’m sorry…”
The doctor’s brows drew together slightly, and his voice turned even colder. “I’m talking about all three of you.”
Yu Xiaxing: “?”
Yu Zheng: “?”
The doctor said, “You’ve been taking this long to get revenge on a scumbag. What a bunch of losers.”
Yu Xiaxing couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. She stepped forward and yanked off his mask, determined to see who this bastard was.
The man’s breathtakingly cold and striking face was fully revealed. His skin was pale and cool-toned, his brow elegant and defined, his nose sharp and straight. His entire face resembled a piece of cold jade.
Yu Xiaxing blurted out, “Yu Zhining! So it’s you! No wonder you talk like such a jerk!”
Yu Zhining lowered his eyes to look at her. “You finally recognized me? Your brain isn’t completely broken yet.”
Yu Zhining was the second son of the main branch, Yu Lingyi’s biological older brother, and the third-ranked member of the third generation.
A genius surgeon, he had already won a pile of awards in the field despite his young age. His hands were steady, but his temper was terrible.
He had even less class than Yu Xiaxing. Every time he opened his mouth, it was to attack someone.
In the competition between the two families over the course of both lifetimes, the projects assigned to him were all high-end elderly-care communities under the Yu family’s health and wellness centers. He ran the centers while also working as an attending physician at a hospital.
His eventual fate was to lose his mind and be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
He also had a childhood engagement with the woman he could never forget.
Between Yu Xiaxing and this woman he could never forget, there was an extremely tragic feud—one that could never be resolved, one that made the woman hate Yu Xiaxing so much that even now she wanted nothing more than to stab her to death.
Still, although Yu Xiaxing disliked this woman he could never forget, she was deeply devoted and treated Yu Zhining well.
In her previous life, even after Yu Zhining developed a mental illness, she still refused to leave him.
Yu Xiaxing simply couldn’t understand it.
Yu Zhining was already such an outstanding doctor. Even if he failed to inherit the Yu family fortune, he could still work at any hospital he wanted. Patients would be begging to see him.
There was no reason for him to go insane merely because he lost the competition.
She never would have imagined that he would personally perform Su Hao’s surgery today.
Yu Xiaxing suddenly thought of something. “Wait. You were the one who operated on Su Hao just now?”
Yu Zhining said, “Yes.”
Yu Xiaxing asked, “You didn’t tamper with anything, did you? Is he going to be unable to have the reversal for the rest of his life?”
Yu Lingyi immediately said softly, “Xingxing, Third Brother wouldn’t do that. He’s a doctor. He has professional ethics.”
In truth, he had tampered with it.
Not only would Su Hao be unable to have the reversal for the rest of his life—he had also lost the ability to perform sexually.
That was what Yu Lingyi had begged Yu Zhining to do all night long.
Yu Lingyi sighed inwardly. She really was too dignified. She would never be able to participate in one of those online wife-versus-mistress brawls, exposing her private life for the public to judge.
All she had done was make Su Hao permanently infertile.
Yu Zhining glanced indifferently at Yu Lingyi but said nothing.
Yu Xiaxing was about to press him further when the doors to the operating area opened again.
The nurses wheeled Su Hao out.
The anesthetic had not fully worn off. His face was pale, his lips bloodless, and his entire body looked weak and disheveled.
He immediately looked toward Yu Lingyi. “Lingyi…”
The coldness vanished from Yu Lingyi’s face at once. She turned and walked toward him.
Yu Xiaxing followed immediately, ready for the gossip.
When Su Hao saw Yu Lingyi approaching, his face filled with grievance and dependence.
He had just endured the most humiliating and terrifying surgery of his life.
At that moment, what he needed most was for Yu Lingyi to gently tell him that everything had been worth it.
Sure enough, Yu Lingyi bent down and lightly took his hand. “You’ve been through a lot.”
Su Hao’s eyes nearly reddened. “It’s nothing. I did all of this because I love you and respect you. I don’t even need to rest. Let’s go get our marriage license right away.”
Once they had registered their marriage, he could sign those contracts.
But Yu Lingyi said nothing. She silently wheeled him back to his room.
It was a VIP room Yu Lingyi had specially arranged for him, and Su Hao was the only one staying there.
Su Hao glanced around the exquisite, luxurious room and smiled. “Lingyi, I know you’re worried about my health, but I really don’t need to rest. I can handle it.”
Yu Lingyi took her phone from her bag and turned on the screen.
The hot-search page was displayed, along with Qiao Tang’s furious ranting directly into the camera.
Su Hao’s expression changed instantly.
Yu Lingyi switched to several other videos. They showed him secretly dating and cheating with Qiao Tang, as well as bullying people on set.
She had asked Ruan Tian to investigate all of it for her over the past few days.
Su Hao’s heart nearly leaped out of his chest.
So she had really known all along!
“I…” He opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
Yu Lingyi gently shook her head, still wearing that same tender expression. “You don’t need to rush to explain. The truth is, I knew about your cheating a long time ago. I also knew that you had been transferring company assets, and that you spent the entire night fooling around with her last night…”
“No… I…” Su Hao was so frightened that all color drained from his face.
Yu Lingyi said sorrowfully, “I never exposed you because I loved you.”
“I had originally decided that as long as what you did didn’t involve the Yu family’s interests or damage the Yu family’s reputation, I could turn a blind eye.”
“Even if it meant sharing my husband with the mistress, I would have been willing.”
Outside the door—
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaxing wrinkled her nose in disgust. What kind of thing was that supposed to mean?
Yu Zheng was there too, enjoying the gossip with his sister. Afraid she might do something reckless, he hurriedly grabbed her and whispered, “Fourth Sister is obviously saying that on purpose. Keep listening.”
—
Inside the room, Su Hao truly felt as if a gentle knife had been placed against his throat.
Yu Lingyi continued speaking in that soft, tender voice. “But I can’t do that anymore.”
She turned the phone screen toward him.
“We’re not even married yet, and Qiao Tang already dared to publicly tie herself to the Yu family.”
“She dared to use my company to endorse her. She dared to invoke the Yu family’s name to pressure students’ parents. She dared to make my sister take the blame for her…”
Outside the door, Yu Xiaxing immediately interrupted, “I didn’t take the blame! I was actually pretty happy about it.”
Yu Zheng clapped a hand over her mouth. “You’re here to eat the gossip, not provide live commentary. You’re ruining my immersion.”
—
Yu Lingyi continued speaking softly inside. “I can forgive you for hurting me, but I can’t forgive you for allowing her to hurt my family.”
“Nor can I let someone like that use the Yu family’s name to get what she wants.”
Su Hao’s face turned deathly pale. He finally realized how serious the situation was.
Yu Lingyi wasn’t breaking up with him out of jealousy. If it were merely jealousy, he could still coax her, still make promises.
She was doing it because Qiao Tang was too stupid. She had chosen this exact moment to cause trouble.
Su Hao’s voice was hoarse. “Lingyi, I didn’t know she would do something like this.”
Yu Lingyi nodded. “I believe you. I know you’re a talented man with a sense of propriety. None of this is your fault.”
Perhaps because he was at his most vulnerable, Su Hao was especially moved by Yu Lingyi’s refusal to make a scene—and by her words calling him “talented.”
Yes. That was right.
He finally realized that Qiao Tang and Yu Lingyi were in completely different leagues.
Qiao Tang was far too good at causing trouble—arrogant and overbearing. During filming, he and Shen Zhi had never had any personal grudge against each other. It was only because Qiao Tang was jealous of Shen Zhi for winning the female lead role that she kept making things difficult for her.
Yu Lingyi delivered another devastating blow, pulling out a thick stack of documents. “I really did want to share all my assets with you. As long as we register our marriage today, everything will belong to you.”
