"Why can't I come?" Li Hongxuan held a bouquet of lilies, "Qingyu, we're husband and wife, it's only normal for me to visit you."
"I remember you like lilies, so I bought a bunch just for you. Do you like them?"
Liu Qingyu was stunned, "Since my accident, it's been more than twenty years, and this is the first time you've bought me flowers..."
"It was my fault," Li Hongxuan placed the lilies into a vase beside them, "If you like them, I will buy them for you every day from now on, okay?"
Liu Qingyu composed herself and said coldly, "With so many women outside, you're too busy to handle them all, how could you think of buying flowers for me?"
Li Hongxuan sat down on the bed and held her hand, his face full of remorse, "Qingyu, I've indeed been foolish over these years. Can you give me another chance?"
Liu Qingyu scoffed, "I don't deserve it."
Li Hongxuan continued to plead, "There's an old saying, a returned prodigal son is worth more than gold. We've been husband and wife for over a hundred days, treat it as me begging you, can you give me another chance please?"
Liu Qingyu spoke calmly, "In my current state, how can you even say such things?"
"Isn't Divine Doctor Lu Ming treating you? Once you're healed, I will cut ties with all the women outside, come back home, and we can live our days well together. Qingyu, when people say 'old couple', isn't it just about growing old together? We're at that age now, it's time to join hands and spend our twilight years together." Li Hongxuan kissed her hand, looking down.
Tears immediately welled up in Liu Qingyu's eyes, "Are you serious?"
"Of course, I'm serious." Li Hongxuan raised his hand and caressed her face, "Don't believe me? Let me prove it to you..."
Li Hongxuan climbed onto the bed, kissing her while taking off her clothes.
Liu Qingyu was utterly stunned.
Though paralyzed, her needs as a woman remained.
In countless long nights, she could only silently cry, enduring the torment of physical desire.
She didn't even have the ability to relieve herself with her hands.
After a series of light kisses, Li Hongxuan took out a condom from his pocket.
Liu Qingyu frowned, the haziness in her eyes dissipating a bit, "Why do you carry that thing around? Were you planning to use it with some other woman?"
"I brought it especially for you," Li Hongxuan said urgently, "Qingyu, I've missed you..."
Liu Qingyu's heart completely melted...
...
Before long, Li Hongxuan got off Liu Qingyu and lit a cigar.
Liu Qingyu, still wanting more, chided, "Your stamina has decreased a lot. In the old days, you couldn't finish without an hour. All these years with other women must have ruined your body."
"Nonsense, I was worried Tingshen might suddenly come in. I was psychologically burdened, so I finished quickly." Li Hongxuan took a puff from his cigar while dressing her, "Doubt me? Next time, I'll make sure you lose your voice!"
Liu Qingyu was instantly amused to laughter.
Li Hongxuan took a puff of his cigar and said, "Qingyu, we're a family. The unrest at home before was all my fault, I will make it up to you from now on."
Liu Qingyu responded with playful pride, "We'll see how you do."
Li Hongxuan sighed, "Our discord as husband and wife wasn't good for the children either. Tingshen has been targeting Li Group, it's been a lose-lose situation."
"Our Li Family's infighting has only benefited outsiders; it really shouldn't have been like that."
"Now that we've reconciled, this kind of infighting should stop. I've thought about it. Once Tingshen lets go of Li Group, I will give you half of my shares. Then, we as a couple can retire in peace. I'll take you around the world, how about that?"
Liu Qingyu was full of longing, "Hongxuan, are you telling the truth? You're not deceiving me, are you?"
"How could I possibly deceive you?" Li Hongxuan said seriously, "If I were to deceive you, I would certainly be struck by lightning and meet a terrible end!"
"Don't talk like that!" Liu Qingyu hastily said, "I can't bear to let you die."
Li Hongxuan laughed aloud, "If you're really worried, when the time comes and I transfer the shares to you, and you have something tangible in your hands, you will naturally believe me."
"What I want has never been the shares, but your person and your heart."
"Both are yours," Li Hongxuan promised deeply, "From now on, I will belong only to you."
Liu Qingyu was moved to tears, "I will go and talk to Tingshen, so he doesn't make things difficult for Li Group. We are the real family."
"That's right."
...
The next morning.
When Li Tingshen arrived, Liu's mother was feeding Liu Qingyu breakfast.
"Tingshen, good morning."
"You seem to be in a good mood," Li Tingshen said indifferently.
"My health is improving, so naturally, I feel better," Liu Qingyu said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it's not just that, is it?" Li Tingshen looked at her, "Last night I took Gu Mian out for dinner and came back very late. I heard that Li Hongxuan had come to see you?"
"Yes." Liu Qingyu's heart raced as she remembered the sweetness of last night, "He came especially to see me."
"Tingshen, your dad has realized his mistakes. He said that once I'm cured, he will break things off with the other woman and spend the rest of his life with me properly."
Li Tingshen was directly amused by anger, "Do you believe what he says?"
"He won't deceive me," Liu Qingyu said earnestly, "To show his sincerity, he even offered to give me half of his shares in Li Group."
Li Tingshen sneered coldly, "Li Group's assets have severely depreciated, his shares aren't worth much."
"So you should stop targeting Li Group," Liu Qingyu advised, "We're family, 'Why should kinfolk quarrel to the point of no return?'"
"After you back off, once Li Group recovers, my health should also be restored. Then I can return to the Li Family and live a good life with your dad, and our family can truly be reunited."
"Who told you he is my dad?" Li Tingshen said coldly, "Is your brain not functioning? Can't you see that he's just trying to use you to persuade me to let Li Group off the hook?"
The smile on Liu Qingyu's face suddenly stiffened.
She defended, "Tingshen, how can you maliciously speculate about your dad like this? After all, you are father and son, you can't keep fighting like this forever."
"It's precisely because he has no capital to fight with me that he has resorted to targeting you," Li Tingshen said with a sneer, "Haven't you thought about it? The women he has outside, all different in looks, young and beautiful, how could he suddenly have a change of heart and want to spend his days with you?"
"Tingshen, are you belittling mom?"
"I just hope you face reality. You're already fifty years old, can't you stop being so naive?"
Liu Qingyu felt a mix of shame and anger, tears welling up in her eyes, "Even if I'm naive, so what?"
"Is it wrong for me to hope that my husband will come back to me? Is it wrong for me to not want you and your father to be at each other's throats?"
"Tingshen, don't you love Gu Mian? Then shouldn't you be the person in the world who understands me the most? To love someone, how can it be possible to just let go?"