"Auntie, there are some things I haven't found the right opportunity to tell you."

Lin Li looked at Lin Yuehua, sighed inwardly, and his expression suddenly became very serious. "About my three years in Black Dragon Prison, and why I became like this..."

Some things can't be hidden, especially as more and more people gather around. If the truth isn't told, it will only make my aunt more uneasy.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuehua's heart leaped into her throat. She had always felt that her nephew was shrouded in mystery.

That golden light, along with that incredible medical skill and terrifying fighting ability, could not have been developed in an ordinary prison!

"I……"

Just as Lin Li was about to speak, Lin Yuehua's phone suddenly vibrated.

Lin Yuehua was startled. She quickly glanced at the screen and immediately answered the phone: "Feed? Qianqian?"

Su Qian's slightly tired voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yuehua, I'm at the entrance of the residential area. The security guard won't let me in. I... I'm here to give Wanqing a birthday present."

Lin Yuehua was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at her nephew.

She had messaged Su Qian before, but Su Qian said she would see how time came, so she thought Su Qian didn't want to come.

Lin Li naturally heard the voice on the phone and nodded slightly.

"Okay, give the phone to the security guard, I'll talk to him."

Lin Yuehua gave a few instructions and then hung up the phone.

A dozen minutes later, a white Maserati slowly pulled up in front of the villa.

Su Qian got out of the car, wearing a large beige trench coat, her hair casually draped over her shoulders, and she looked somewhat thin and haggard.

She walked onto the terrace carrying an exquisite gift bag, her gaze sweeping over everyone, finally lingering on Lin Li for a second before quickly looking away.

Happy birthday, Wanqing.

Su Qian walked up to Fang Wanqing, smiled, and handed her the gift: "This is a limited edition fountain pen that I asked someone to bring back from abroad. I hope you like it."

"Thank you, Wanqing."

Fang Wanqing was somewhat surprised, but she still accepted the gift generously. "Actually, it's enough that you came. You didn't have to go to such lengths."

"Sit down quickly, let's play together."

"No."

Su Qian shook her head and said softly, "I just came to deliver a gift. I have things to do at the company, so I won't disturb your enjoyment any longer."

As she spoke, she turned to leave, but Lin Yuehua grabbed her hand.

"Since you're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Lin Yuehua looked at Su Qian with some concern, "Look at your face, why is it so pale? Have you not eaten? Sit down and eat something before you leave."

Su Qian couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she could only sit down on a single sofa in the corner.

Instead of getting any food, she picked up a bottle of red wine from the table, poured herself a full glass, and then tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing Su Qian like this, Lin Li couldn't help but frown. Ignoring Lei Xiangqing's amused expression, he walked directly in front of Su Qian.

"How's the company doing these past few days?"

Su Qian's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. She looked up at Lin Li and smiled, "It's all good, everything is fine."

As she spoke, she poured herself another glass of wine: "Didn't President Chen give me half a month? I'm trying to figure something out..."

"If all else fails, just sell the company. I'm not cut out for it anyway."

Her tone was light and casual, as if she were talking not about her father's life's work, but about something insignificant.

Lin Li's expression immediately turned somewhat ugly. Although Su Qian was willful and sometimes foolish, she had a strong will to never give up. How could she suddenly give up on herself?

Give me your hand.

He suddenly said.

"What are you doing?"

Su Qian instinctively hid her hands behind her back.

Give me your hand.

Lin Li's voice turned colder. "Let me take your pulse."

"It's none of your business!"

Su Qian suddenly became agitated, her voice shrill: "So what if you're a miracle doctor? Who needs you to take my pulse? I'm not sick! I'm perfectly fine!"

She suddenly stood up and tried to push Lin Li away, but because she had drunk too much, her legs gave way and she fell backward.

Lin Li reacted quickly, grabbing her left arm and pulling her back.

"hiss--"

Su Qian gasped, a pained expression on her face, and tried to pull her hand back: "Let go of me! It hurts!"

Lin Li didn't loosen his grip; instead, he tightened it and asked sternly, "What happened to your hand?"

He didn't exert any force at all, so how could it hurt!

"It's nothing! I just bumped into something by accident!"

Su Qian's eyes darted away as she struggled relentlessly.

"Did you bump into something?"

Lin Li sneered, "You'd be too ashamed to let anyone see if you bumped into someone?"

As he spoke, he forcefully grabbed Su Qian's wrist and used his other hand to roll up the sleeve of her trench coat.

"don't want!"

Su Qian tried to stop her, but it was too late.

The lights on the terrace were bright, and everyone could clearly see what was on Su Qian's arm.

All that could be seen was a section of fair forearm wrapped in layers of white gauze. Along the edges of the gauze and in the unbandaged areas on the inside of the wrist, there were countless dark red knife marks!

Some had already scabbed over, while others were still bleeding—it was a shocking sight!

"hiss--"

Everyone present gasped.

"Is this... self-harm?"

Lei Xiangqing frowned and looked at Su Qian with a strange expression.

Looking at the knife marks, Lin Li felt a nameless rage rise from the bottom of his heart.

"Who did it?"

His expression was terrifying, and he said coldly, "Tell me, and I'll go kill them!"

Looking into Lin Li's murderous eyes, Su Qian finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"It wasn't...it wasn't anyone else..."

She forcefully pulled her hand back, frantically pulling down her sleeve to cover the ugly scars, choking out, "I did it myself... I cut myself..."

"You yourself?"

Lin Li was stunned, his face filled with shock. He asked, bewildered, "Are you crazy? Why would you do this?"

Su Qian looked at him with teary eyes, her face filled with grievance, inferiority and despair.

"Because it hurts... Lin Li, it hurts in my heart..."

She pointed to her chest and cried out, "If I don't hurt myself, I can't feel alive! If I don't hurt myself, I can't stop thinking about you!"

"I know what kind of person I am in the eyes of outsiders."

Su Qian gave a bitter laugh, then cried, "I'm the eldest daughter of the Su family, high and mighty, arrogant and invincible. But in reality? I'm just a joke!"

"I'm willful, I'm shallow, I'm brainless! I was deceived, drugged, and used as a pawn!"

"I couldn't even keep the man I liked, and I had to resort to such despicable means to test him and disgust him!"

Su Qian cried as she spoke, finally letting out all the things she had kept bottled up inside for the past few days.

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