Ch. 201..205: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 201-205
Chapter 201: Chapter 201 He Saw Her Disgust for the First Time Chapter 201: Chapter 201 He Saw Her Disgust for the First Time Sheng Siyuan had managed to emerge from the car unscathed.
But the car was totaled.
“You can’t leave tonight; we will arrange a car to take you to town to rest,”
the traffic cop suggested, having witnessed the scene.
But how could this man, anxious to return to Jiangbei, agree to stay? He took out his cell phone, ready to call a helicopter.
Just then, Xu Guannan sent him another address.
“President, your wife is also still at Cold Water Spring.”
“…”
He put his phone away.
About ten minutes later, arranged by these traffic cops, all of those with totaled vehicles were put onto a police car, which then headed towards the local small county town.
This accident was something nobody had anticipated.
Upon arriving at the small county town, Sheng Siyuan saw the dilapidated buildings and streets that were dark and quiet everywhere.
Used to luxury, disdain immediately filled his face.
“There are only a few inns in town. A lot of people were trapped by the bad weather tonight. Just find a place with available rooms and go there,”
said the traffic cop after dropping them off without further involvement.
So, everyone went off to look for available rooms, leaving only Sheng Siyuan standing in the desolate place, once again taking out his phone with a look of disgust.
“Where is that damn woman?”
“President, this… The exact location can’t be displayed, only that she’s in Cold Water Spring. Why don’t you… look for her?”
Xu Guannan was sweating bullets by now.
Couldn’t this ancestor of theirs just make a call to that woman? It had been so long, she might have switched her phone on by now.
Fortunately, in the time that followed, this man didn’t bother him anymore.
Because with his smarts, he had thought of a solution. He took out a stack of cash and pulled up the photo of that woman saved on his phone before going to the nearby inns.
“Find her, and the money is yours.”
“…”
Within ten minutes, she was located.
“She’s staying at an inn near the county hospital. She’s hurt. The traffic cops said she was driving too recklessly, it’d be strange if she hadn’t crashed.”
“…”
The man’s expression changed.
He immediately turned around and began striding towards the hospital in the dark, uneven streets of the small county town.
Indeed, when he arrived there, he instantly saw a familiar, slender figure hobbling out of the inn, her hair loose and wearing only a thin shirt.
“Boss, is there any place to eat around here?”
Feeling the cold, she hugged her arms and turned to ask the innkeeper.
“Nope, everything’s closed now, it’s late. This is a small place, we’re all shut down, but if you want instant noodles, the store next door has some,”
the innkeeper was quite patient.
Hearing this, the woman frowned at the entrance of the inn.
In the end, she hobbled to the store next door.
Sheng Siyuan saw this and also stepped over.
“Boss, I want…”
“Boss, give me a pack of cigarettes!” he interrupted her from behind.
In that moment, under the dim light of the store, the woman stiffened all over.
She stood as if she had been struck by a spell.
Sheng Siyuan pretended not to notice, stepping up and taking the pack of cigarettes from the innkeeper. He lit one and leisurely turned his head to look at her.
“What a coincidence, Lawyer Lan.”
“…”
Her face instantly became a canvas of vivid expressions.
But in the end, she said nothing and turned abruptly, limping back towards the inn.
“Where are you going?” Sheng Siyuan called out indifferently from behind.
“As a lawyer who has taken a hefty fee from a client but isn’t ready to do the work, Miss Han, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
He took a drag on his cigarette, his voice lilting upward at the end as he spoke from behind her.
The woman finally stopped.
She just stood there, for a long time, until her figure slowly turned around like a cold, mechanical device in the darkness.
“Mr. Sheng, it appears you haven’t paid me, so we have no contractual relationship!”
“…”
These words finally silenced the man.
He cleared his throat twice, glanced away momentarily, then stubbed out his cigarette and stepped towards her.
“Did you see Jian Zhongzhou?”
“I don’t know what Mr. Sheng is talking about,” Yin Hehe said icily before turning to leave.
Seeing this, the man behind her finally lost some patience. He reached out and grabbed the woman.
“Listen to me, I wasn’t aware of this situation. It was my mother’s doing!”
“Mr. Sheng, there’s no need for you to explain. This is your personal matter. Please go back; I need to rest.”
Yin Hehe said indifferently once more, attempting to forcefully pull her arm out of the man’s grip.
But, how strong was this man?
She struggled a few times, achieving absolutely nothing.
“So you’re getting tough, huh? I didn’t come all this way to explain myself just for you to get cocky. Enough is enough!”
Unexpectedly, when the man spoke again, that was what came out.
His gaze on her, filled with displeasure, was as if he had gone to great lengths to come here and explain himself, as if he was bestowing her with his grace.
She should be grateful.
She should obediently listen to him.
Yin Hehe was livid, and suddenly, she stared at him and laughed.
“Do you think I care about your explanation? Sheng Siyuan, there isn’t the slightest relationship between you and me. I helped you for the sake of Miss Yin and the child. Aside from that, you mean nothing to me!”
“What did you say?”
With a single sentence, the man’s expression darkened.
Yet, Yin Hehe was not the least bit afraid.
Looking at him, she continued with a scornful expression, “So, there’s no need for you to explain to me. Just like I’m washing my hands of it now, Sheng Siyuan, we are strangers!”
She enunciated every single word as she spoke it.
Then, with a forceful tug at his palm, she freed her wrist from his grasp.
Sheng Siyuan hesitated for a moment.
It wasn’t until the woman had gone inside that his pupil’s reflexively narrowed, and he chased after her.
Strangers?
Bullshit!
Damn it, she’d better tear off that fake face of hers before she talks to me like that again.
Sheng Siyuan quickly caught up to her again.
“Han Lina, stop right there! If we don’t get things clear today, you’re not going anywhere!”
“Get lost!”
No one expected that, just as he stepped into the inn, the woman would really stop.
However, when she turned around, the gaze she shot him was thick with loathing and sharpness!
In that instant, Sheng Siyuan was enveloped in a chilling severity.
“You’ve got guts; say it again!”
No one had ever dared to speak that word to him in this world before.
But the woman went mad again.
“Fine, then I’ll say it again. Sheng Siyuan, the way you look right now disgusts me. From now on, stay as far away from me as you can!”
She ground out each word between gritted teeth.
The loathing and hatred that burst from her eyes looked as though she thought the man in front of her was plague, flies, dog shit!
She wished he would disappear from her sight forever.
Sheng Siyuan was stunned.
The man who had never seen such an expression in this woman’s eyes was initially overtaken by panic, almost uncontrollably so.
Chapter 202: Chapter 202: He Panicked Chapter 202: Chapter 202: He Panicked But very quickly, the man’s emotions were suppressed.
Instead, a more violent rage churned in his chest!
“Who did you say is disgusting?”
“Whoever stands before me is the one who’s disgusting!” Yin Hehe reaffirmed with certainty.
“Let me tell you, Sheng Siyuan, you did indeed save me, but if I could do it all over again, I would rather choose to die at their hands than stand before you today!”
Her eyes reddish, she clearly voiced the true thoughts of her heart at that moment.
Yes, that was her current emotion.
Every time she thought of being hurt by him again like an idiot after five years…
It wasn’t just him she found disgusting.
She disgusted herself. She wished she could slap herself to death, never to live in this world again!
She turned and walked away.
The man behind her stared at her retreating figure.
In this moment, as her face with all its expressions clearly entered his view, all the luster faded from his dark pupils.
All that remained was a vast darkness rising at the bottom of his eyes.
“Which room is she in?”
He spoke, his dangerous aura chilling enough to make everyone present shudder in terror.
“Ah?”
The innkeeper, who had been scared into a ball, shuddered violently upon hearing his words.
“Sir, we can… we can talk this out, please don’t do anything rash.”
“Which room is it?”
With a roar, the man grabbed something from nearby and smashed it viciously in his direction.
“Clang!!”
The innkeeper immediately saw the table smashed to pieces before him and handed over the room card.
The man snatched it and went inside.
A few minutes later, just as Yin Hehe entered the room, she heard a “bang” as the room door burst open.
She turned around to see the devil-like man barging in.
“What… what are you going to do? I warn you, don’t mess around!”
Yin Hehe’s face turned pale with fright.
But the man remained silent, advancing step by step, his whole body exuding a terrifying chill that made one’s skin crawl.
“Mess around? Is this what you mean?”
He stood in the center of the room.
Suddenly, he began to undo the buttons of his coat, causing Yin Hehe to turn deathly pale.
“Sheng Siyuan, have you lost your mind? What exactly are you trying to do?”
She immediately retreated quickly to the edge of the bed, screaming in terror at him.
Yet, it was as if the man didn’t hear her at all.
Enraged like a thoroughly provoked madman, with a terrifying stare, he took off his coat.
He really had lost his mind!
Yin Hehe couldn’t take it anymore, she began to think of escaping.
But when she looked towards the door, she realized with the devil blocking the way, there was no chance of rushing out.
So, was her only option to jump out the window?
She looked over her shoulder.
But just then, the man who had shed his jacket, like a completely insane beast, pounced toward her.
“Ahh—”
Yin Hehe instantly screamed.
Her collar was viciously grabbed by the man, and in a blink, she was thrown onto the bed.
“What are you doing? Sheng Siyuan, you maniac, let go of me!”
She was shocked and furious, struggling violently against him.
But, how could she possibly struggle free from this man? With a strong grip of his fingers, his body pressed down upon her firmly.
Her breath was also fiercely obstructed!
Yin Hehe’s mind went blank, her lips and teeth forcefully pried apart and arrogantly entangled by him.
She had no response.
It wasn’t until she felt hands start to tear at her clothes that she woke as if from a nightmare and began to thrash violently under him.
“Sheng Siyuan, let… let go of me!”
“Click!”
No response.
The only thing that responded to her was the sound of tearing fabric as the man forcefully ripped off her coat.
Yin Hehe finally began to tremble all over.
She thought back to five years ago, to those two years when she was trapped and utterly undignified in front of this man.
At last, she didn’t know where the strength came from, but she pushed hard with her hand and shoved him away.
“Smack!”
The moment she pushed him away, she fiercely slapped him across the face!
Instantly, after the crisp sound of a slap echoed in the room, it was so deathly silent that even the drop of a pin could be heard.
Yin Hehe was shivering.
She stared at the man who had even lost his glasses due to her slap for a long time, lying on the bed, her lips were so white they looked almost corpse-like.
The man did not move either.
He maintained the position of his face being twisted to one side from the slap, and after a while, it could be seen that he licked his back teeth, a glint of bloodthirsty light emerging point by point from the pupils that had lost their glasses.
“Very good!”
He reached out to touch his own cheek.
In an instant, Yin Hehe, who was still under him, shuddered once more, and an even greater fear climbed up her spine.
“Done slapping, shall we continue?”
Indeed, he said a sentence that made her utterly despair.
That was the moment she erupted in rage, with towering fury and humiliation surging up in her chest. She violently got up and charged at him.
“Thud!”
Her head hit his solid chest.
Finally, she heard the man’s muffled groan.
In a flash, Yin Hehe struggled out of his restraint and, disregarding everything, ran towards the window.
“!!!!”
The man’s expression finally changed.
By the time he also leaped from the bed, the woman had already opened the window and was climbing onto it.
“Han Lina, you stop right there!” his voice lost its composure, and as he roared, he charged towards her.
Nevertheless, the woman still jumped.
When he, alarmed, rushed to the window sill, all he saw was a blurry scene outside, not a hint of a person in sight.
Is she dead?
His mind went blank at that moment.
A sense of panic rose instantly from the bottom of his heart. For a moment, he felt as if he couldn’t breathe properly. His ears seemed to hear the sharp ringing that came only when he was sick.
“Hey, are you okay? There was such a commotion upstairs just now, were you the one climbing the drainpipe?”
Suddenly, a voice came from downstairs.
The man was momentarily stunned.
By the time he came to his senses, he immediately ran back to the bedside and picked up the glasses that had fallen off.
Indeed, when he returned to the window, the scene below became clear.
That damn woman!
The woman who had nearly caused him a heart attack was, at that moment, holding onto a drainpipe and climbing down.
“Han Lina, you – are – so – dead!”
He had never been so furious.
He gritted his teeth and bellowed the words over the woman’s head, then ran out the door.
Yin Hehe, who was on the drainpipe: “…”
Damn you, your whole family is doomed.
She quickened her pace.
But just how fast could that bastard run? He didn’t even use the stairs but charged into the second-floor room where the shouting had just come from.
He rushed to the window and also jumped out.
Yin Hehe: “!!!!”
Is he insane?
She watched the man who had already landed steadily below, waiting like a hawk for its prey.
Her heart swelled with anger.
In the end, Yin Hehe, coming down from the drainpipe, was still caught by that damn man.
Chapter 203: Chapter 203 Fear Chapter 203: Chapter 203 Fear “Are you guys… okay? Sir, please don’t kill anyone here; otherwise, I’ll really call the police.”
The hotel owner, hearing the commotion, came over.
He looked at Yin Hehe climbing down from the fourth floor and the man who had jumped straight from the second floor.
His expression was indescribably horrified.
Yin Hehe lowered her head and said nothing.
Meanwhile, Sheng Siyuan took out his wallet and handed a stack of bright red bills to the owner.
Owner: “…”
“Okay, okay, you two carry on, just don’t wreck my place, that’s all.”
The owner, now with money in hand, didn’t say another word and scuttled off.
Thus, outside the hotel, only the two of them were left.
The early hours of winter, besides the exceptionally dark night, were also cold enough to make one’s scalp hurt. A gust of icy wind blew, and Yin Hehe, wearing only a thin inner layer, shuddered in the chill.
“Come inside, don’t catch a cold.”
Sheng Siyuan finally broke the silence, suggesting they go inside.
But as soon as he spoke, he watched as the woman shivered again in the darkness, retreating several steps backward.
Man: “…”
Grinding his teeth, he suppressed the anger rising in his chest.
He then lowered his voice and spoke again, “I won’t lay a hand on you again. If you hadn’t infuriated me earlier, would I have done that?”
He even offered an explanation.
However, his tone was far from pleasant.
Yin Hehe, still angry, immediately retorted sarcastically, “Isn’t that just a rabid dog biting people, do you even need to find a reason for its madness?”
“You—”
The man was on the verge of exploding again.
But the image of the woman jumping down just moments before flashed through his mind, and, in the end, he took a deep breath and held back his anger.
“What exactly do you want? Are we now completely unable to communicate?”
“Hehe~~”
Yin Hehe let out a cold laugh.
“What is there left to communicate?”
“To discuss how to handle the upcoming lawsuit, right?” the man said abruptly, stepping forward in the darkness.
“I know why you’re angry. It’s nothing more than hearing me agree to Jian Zhongzhou in the hospital room to settle this matter. But I did that only because I didn’t want you to face Shangguan Jianying in court.”
He began to reveal his true inner thoughts.
Perhaps the scene earlier had truly frightened him. He was afraid that if he didn’t speak up, with this woman’s fiery temper, he would indeed lose hold of her.
Yin Hehe was indeed taken aback for a moment.
“…Why?”
“Because Shangguan Jianying’s influence is too great. If he were defeated by you, your identity would inevitably be exposed, and then you would be in great danger.
You might not know this, but after the incident in M country, you are now listed on the global black market with a bounty of ten million US dollars, in US dollars!”
In the night, this man revealed a very harsh reality in a very serious and weighty tone.
Yin Hehe was stunned.
She looked at this man and, in just a brief second, a wave of fear quickly climbed up her spine.
She instinctively moved a few steps closer to the man.
“What you said… is that true?”
“Of course. And that doesn’t even include the Tulan Society. So, when Jian Zhongzhou came to me, I chose the lesser of two evils and agreed to his terms.”
The man, hands in his trouser pockets, saw the woman step toward him and nonchalantly strolled to her side.
She didn’t shy away.
In that moment, within the darkness, panic surged within her pupils. She lowered her head, momentarily unable to maintain her usual composure.
“Then… what should we do? I’ve offended quite a few people before, but I’ve never heard about being on any black market list. What do I do now? Can’t this bounty be removed?”
“That’s difficult.”
The man shrugged his shoulders.
“Unless you take on a new identity and let Lan Yi disappear forever,” he tentatively suggested his own idea.
However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than they met with a categorical rejection from this woman.
“That’s impossible!”
“…”
Sheng Siyuan didn’t say anything more.
His mood, however, did lighten somewhat because when they finally returned, the woman took the initiative to sit close to him.
“Sir, would you like me to open another room for you?”
The hotel owner must have sensed their discord and promptly offered to set them up in a new room upon their return.
The response, however, was an immediate sharp look from the man.
“…I… I just remembered we are out of rooms.”
“…”
A few minutes later, the two were back in the room they had just left.
“You sleep on the bed; I’ll just sit in the chair. It’ll be light soon, anyway.”
Upon entering, both felt awkward at the sight of the bed’s disarray, a reminder of what had transpired not long ago.
In the end, it was Sheng Siyuan who took the initiative to claim the chair for sleep.
Yin Hehe didn’t say anything.
However, when she lay down, she still tossed a blanket over to the man.
After that, she fell into a fitful sleep.
The Tulan Society, the underworld forces…
Her sleep that night was restless, her dreams repeatedly filled with images of being hunted down after the threat.
When she finally awoke, drenched in cold sweat, the sun was already high outside.
“Finally awake?”
The man who had been sitting by the window, having smoked several cigarettes, stubbed out the cigarette butt and, brushing off the ash from his clothes, stood up.
“Get ready; it’s time to go.”
“…Where?”
Yin Hehe, who hadn’t slept well, took a moment before asking, tousling her disheveled hair while still in bed.
The man stood calmly before her.
“You choose.”
“…”
Ten seconds passed in silence in the room.
This was essentially a question of whether he would benefit or she would. If they chose to go to the Provincial City, it would clearly be to the man’s advantage as he wouldn’t be under Jian Zhongzhou’s thumb anymore.
Such people wouldn’t help you out of sheer altruism.
But if they chose to return to Jiangbei,
it would be Yin Hehe who gained, as she could avoid the limelight and, thereby, the risk of having her identity uncovered.
Yin Hehe threw back the covers and got up.
“Then let’s go to the Provincial City. I don’t want to owe you a favor. One billion is already troublesome enough,” she said as she headed for the bathroom.
The man left in the room raised his thin lips in a nonchalant smile before quickly heading out.
Not long after, the two left the place.
“If you continue with this lawsuit, how will you explain it to Jian Zhongzhou? I heard he has considerable influence in the capital. Offending him, you won’t end up in a good place, will you?”
As the car headed towards the Provincial City with Yin Hehe sitting in the back, she eventually couldn’t help but ask.
At her words, the man driving casually glanced at the rearview mirror.
“Are you worried about me?”
“…”
Yin Hehe immediately turned to look out the window, showing no interest in continuing the conversation.
But the man in front started to speak on his own, “He hasn’t been happy for more than a day or two. Back when he wanted me to marry his daughter, I didn’t agree, and he’s been displeased ever since.”
“Daughter?”
Yin Hehe immediately turned her gaze back to him.
Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Tying Her to His Side Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Tying Her to His Side “Are you talking about the girl who was in your hospital room yesterday?”
Yin Hehe still couldn’t help but blurt that out.
By the time she realized, it was already too late to take it back, and under the embarrassment, she could only awkwardly look outside again.
The man was gazing at the rearview mirror, with his thin lips already curved into an attractive smile.
“Yes, her name is Jian Rou, she’s the only daughter of Jian Zhongzhou. When I was studying in the capital, I lived at my grandmother’s place, and Jian Rou often came over too. We grew up together.”
“…”
Even childhood sweethearts, huh.
Yin Hehe looked at the scenery outside, her gaze growing even more faint.
“However, don’t get the wrong idea, we’re not childhood sweethearts, our relationship is more like siblings. That’s why when the marriage was proposed, I didn’t agree, and afterward, our families drifted apart.”
“…”
The atmosphere in the car became awkward for a moment.
Because Yin Hehe felt like this man was probing into her thoughts, making her scared to speak again for a while.
But it wasn’t really that disgusting to her.
Two hours later, they finally arrived in Provincial City.
“President, you’re finally back. Jian Zhongzhou heard you still want to sue and is extremely furious. He’s now spewing threats back in the capital. The old master and old lady have been apologizing to him continually.”
Upon arriving at the hotel, Xu Guannan hurried over with a very thorny issue to report.
Under these circumstances, Jian Zhongzhou would definitely be furious with embarrassment.
Worried, Yin Hehe looked towards the man beside her.
But she found that his expression was calm.
“You go upstairs first; you don’t need to worry about this. Right now, your only task is to prepare for the trial.”
“…Alright.”
Yin Hehe eventually nodded.
In the end, she asked the hotel staff to help her upstairs, returning to the room she had stayed in before.
Meanwhile, Sheng Siyuan went to the hospital to find his parents.
Yin Hehe’s decision to continue with the lawsuit was made after deep contemplation last night.
Coming back did indeed pose a risk of exposure.
But she couldn’t keep hiding all her life, especially not under this man’s protection, which was even less acceptable to her. The one thing she wanted now was to get as far away from him as possible.
So, whatever was meant to happen, she thought it should come sooner rather than later.
Yin Hehe began to organize her materials for the trial again.
At the hospital, Sheng Siyuan returned to the ward and immediately saw the people inside quarreling nonstop.
“I, Jian Zhongzhou, have never seen such ingratitude. I traveled all the way from the capital to help him, and what did I get? He’s unappreciative and insists on proceeding with the lawsuit! Am I a fool?”
“Yes, yes, brother-in-law, it’s all my damned son’s fault, please calm down!”
Even the old master had no choice but to appease Jian Zhongzhou in a humble tone.
But Jian Zhongzhou wouldn’t take it; his well-planned favor had gone to waste, how could he possibly calm down easily?
“I’m telling you, after this is over, don’t come asking for my help in the capital for anything. My temple is too small for your son, the Bodhisattva!”
“What?”
At those words, the elderly couple in the ward were panic-stricken.
“How can that be? Brother-in-law, our business in the capital depends entirely on your support, please don’t say such things.”
The old lady was the first to plead tearfully in front of this man.
The old master was clearly agitated as well.
Just then, Sheng Siyuan finally entered the room.
“Uncle, why such anger? What I’m doing is actually in order not to affect you.”
“What do you mean, affect me?”
Still furious, Jian Zhongzhou saw his belated nephew-in-law, his face still ashen.
Sheng Siyuan nodded: “Yes, I’ve investigated, and Shangguan Jianying actually knows quite a few people in the capital. If you were to push this case down, you might just end up making an enemy of him.”
“This…”
“So, I’ve decided to handle this matter myself. To thank you for your concern, uncle, I’ve specially prepared a gift for you and I hope you won’t find it insignificant.”
With that, the man gestured with his hand.
Soon, Xu Guannan came in from outside, presenting a real estate certificate from the capital to Jian Zhongzhou.
Jian Zhongzhou’s eyes immediately brightened.
Houses in the capital were worth their weight in gold, and with the president of Shengshi Group making a move, it didn’t need to be said that it would cost tens of millions to start.
Jian Zhongzhou finally stopped causing trouble.
“Well, alright then, you rascal, it’s not that I’m worried about you being taken advantage of. If there’s anything with your case, let me know.”
“Sure.”
Sheng Siyuan smiled and agreed.
After a moment, he prepared to leave and looked toward Jian Rou in the hospital room.
“Rourou, let’s go back then.”
“Dad, I…”
“Let Rourou stay here for a few more days. Our son is still in the hospital, and brother-in-law, let her take care of him more.”
Unexpectedly, the old lady spoke first, wanting the girl to stay.
Sheng Siyuan’s face immediately turned ashen.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jian Zhongzhou, who had gained a benefit, agreed very decisively.
“Alright, Rourou, while you’re here, remember to listen to your aunt and take good care of your cousin, okay?”
“I understand, Dad.”
Jian Rou smiled, not knowing how happy she was.
However, when she looked at the man in the hospital room and saw his broodingly handsome face, she didn’t dare to show it too openly.
Instead, she pouted a little in grievance.
“Then Rourou, let’s go to the hotel and book a room first. We’ll find you a nice one since you’ll be staying for a long time.”
“Okay.”
Jian Rou quickly followed the old lady and left.
Sheng Siyuan sat there with a darkened expression as the old master saw him and walked over.
“Although I don’t understand why you changed your mind, what you just did was right. The Jian Family is still not to be offended right now.”
“Heh…”
Hearing this, the already moody man glanced at the old man with an even uglier expression.
“Isn’t this thanks to you?”
“You—”
The old master was instantly blocked to the point of speechlessness.
But ultimately, he still held back and prepared to leave, using his cane.
“Since you’ve decided to fight this lawsuit, then don’t neglect Xiaohan. You’re relying on her now, so don’t start arguing with her over every little thing!”
“???”
These words finally made the man look directly at the old man.
“You make a lot of sense!” After saying that, he stood up.
The old master was taken aback.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to keep an eye on her. Didn’t you say I’m relying on her now? Alright, I’m leaving; you do as you please.”
Then the man walked past his father, leaving the hospital room behind him.
The old master standing by the door of the hospital room was fuming.
This unfilial son!
Soon after, at the Mingzhu Hotel under Shengshi.
Yin Hehe, who had just taken a shower, hadn’t even turned on her computer when she heard a knock at the door.
“Who is it?”
She tied her bathrobe and walked barefoot to the door.
“Is it you?”
She was shocked to see the man outside her room wearing sunglasses.
“How did you come here? Aren’t you…?”
“I sent them away, but my parents are still there, and it’s noisy. I came here to sleep; I haven’t even closed my eyes since I stayed up with you last night.”
Then the man strode in nonchalantly, and by the time Yin Hehe closed the door and entered, he was already lying on the bed.
Chapter 205: Chapter 205: He’s Always Surrounded by Women Chapter 205: Chapter 205: He’s Always Surrounded by Women Yin Hehe ultimately had no choice but to leave the man alone.
She returned to her desk and continued with her work until late into the night. Feeling a bit sleepy, she lay down on the sofa still dressed.
The room was serene.
Before long, even breaths could be heard coming from the sofa.
But just then, the man lying on the bed stirred. All one could see was him turning over, his dark, inky pupils opening in the dim light of the room.
How utterly indifferent!
In such cold weather, to see him sleeping on the bed for so long without knowing to cover him with a blanket.
He got up.
He went to the washroom to splash his face with water, and upon returning, expressionless, he went to the sofa and picked up the woman.
“Hmm…”
Her body was suddenly suspended in midair.
The woman, who was in the midst of sleep, showed signs of waking in alarm.
But quickly, the man holding her pulled her into his chest with his strong, powerful arms, his warm body temperature transferring to her. She curled up like a kitten that had found safety.
And contentedly fell back asleep.
The corner of the man’s mouth curled slightly as he placed her into the bed.
“Buzz… Buzz…”
“Hello?”
He looked at the phone ringing in the middle of the night, displeased, and answered.
Xu Guannan: “President, I’ve just received news that the Prosecutor’s Office has set the date for the court session.”
“When?”
Xu Guannan immediately responded.
“The day after tomorrow!”
The day after tomorrow?
That was quick. It seemed Shangguan Jianying had also noticed Jian Zhongzhou had left and made a swift return, hadn’t he?
“Understood. You don’t need to handle this matter. Leave it to this woman,” he said.
Standing by the window, after hearing the news, the man surprisingly did not give any further instructions.
Xu Guannan paused: “You mean… Madame? Leave it entirely to her?”
The man nodded: “Mhm.”
Xu Guannan: “…”
For a moment, he didn’t know what to say on the other end of the phone.
Because, in his view, this decision was indeed a bit too risky and hasty—it was the man’s life at stake!
Xu Guannan hung up the phone.
—
The following day.
When Yin Hehe woke up, she found herself in bed, her mind somewhat foggy.
“You’re awake?”
The familiar and deep male voice sounded.
She was startled.
Turning her head to look, she immediately saw the man sitting with his legs crossed in the wicker chair. At that moment, the morning sunlight streamed through the window and fell on him, as if casting a halo around him.
His profile was perfect.
So handsome it almost didn’t seem real.
“How did I end up… in bed?”
“Oh.” The man raised his head from the book, sweeping a languid, tired glance over her.
“I carried you there. It’s cold, and if you got sick, there would be no one to fight this lawsuit for me,” he admitted forthrightly.
Yin Hehe stiffened.
After a while, she awkwardly climbed out of bed, ready to wash up in the bathroom.
“I’m not that fragile, but still, thank you,” she said.
The man did not continue the conversation.
However, seeing her limp into the washroom, he picked up the cell phone lying beside him.
“When will the doctor arrive?”
“Any minute now.”
“Also, order some breakfast up here. Add lots of chili,” he instructed, still holding the phone.
Xu Guannan was stunned.
The president actually wanted chili? Didn’t he have a stomach problem? For so many years he had avoided spicy food.
Why the sudden urge for chili?
The man ended the call.
Just then, Yin Hehe, having tidied herself up, came out of the washroom and saw him still seated there. Hesitating for a moment, she approached him.
“When will you return to the hospital?”
“?”
The man lifted his head to look at her.
Yin Hehe explained, “You are out on bail for medical treatment, so you definitely need to stay at the hospital.”
“Oh…” the man finally understood.
However, his complexion turned very ugly, and he showed no intention of getting up.
“But I’m not sick, Lawyer Lan, the hospital smells bad, and I’ve had enough of it five years ago. Can I not go?”
He actually didn’t want to go.
Yin Hehe was taken aback, looking at those beautiful, dark eyes filled with grievance and pleading as they gazed at her.
In an instant, her heart softened.
“But if you don’t go, where will you stay? With your situation, the Prosecutor’s Office could come to investigate at any time.”
“Why not just live with you?”
Unexpectedly, the man blurted out another line.
In an instant, Yin Hehe’s entire face turned red beneath her makeup mask.
“What are you talking about? How can you live with me?”
“Why not? You’re my lawyer, and staying with you would make the Prosecutor’s Office feel more at ease, wouldn’t it?”
“…”
“Besides, we were already living together in Shengfei Bay, so why set boundaries now?”
The man seemed to notice the flush beneath her cheeks, adding such a sentence nonchalantly.
Yin Hehe was completely blocked.
Her face, in a place he couldn’t see, was so flushed she nearly bled from embarrassment.
The “living together” he mentioned obviously referred to Shengfei Bay.
It wasn’t exactly living together; they were in the same building, on the same floor, right next door!
Yin Hehe turned and walked away.
Minutes later, as she packed the documents she had organized the night before and was ready to head out, someone knocked on the door from outside.
“Knock knock knock—”
“Coming!”
She had to go over and open the door.
As soon as she opened it, she was greeted by the man’s assistant, Xu Guannan, standing at the doorway.
Behind him, he brought two others.
“Miss Han, this doctor is here to see your foot, and Miss Jian, she…”
“Sister, my name is Jian Rou. I heard you’re the one representing my cousin in court. This morning I went to that famous old breakfast shop in the east of the city especially for you and my cousin, I bought a portion for the two of you, and it’s still warm.”
Standing at the door, Jian Rou, upon seeing Yin Hehe, immediately flashed a surprised smile and held up the breakfast she had brought high.
Yin Hehe was stunned for a few seconds.
“Thud!”
It was then that the sound of a teacup being slammed down onto the table came from behind.
Soon after, a man enveloped in chilliness approached.
“Xu Guannan, are you tired of working or what?”
Every single word.
The man was filled with intense murderous intent!
Xu Guannan instantly went pale.
“President, my apologies, it’s just that I…”
“Cousin, don’t blame Xu Guannan. It was me who followed the doctor here. You didn’t come back all night, and I was worried about you, so I bought breakfast to bring along. If you don’t like it, I’ll leave right now.”
The girl was very clever.
Seeing the man suddenly become so furious, she quickly guessed the reason and immediately, her charming little face fell.
She quietly shrank back at the doorway.
Yin Hehe watched silently.
Not until the man behind her, with a face full of grimness, moved to close the door directly, did Yin Hehe finally smile.
“It’s okay, come in, Miss Jian. I’m actually hungry, thank you so much.”
To everyone’s surprise, she actually reached out and took the breakfast from the girl’s hands.
The man’s pupils contracted in a flash.
Xu Guannan broke out into even more of a cold sweat.
What was this woman up to?
“Don’t mention it, sister. Let me help you inside. Your foot is injured, so don’t exert yourself.”
Jian Rou was ecstatic.
Her smile bloomed again as she came in and warmly reached out to support Yin Hehe’s arm.
Yin Hehe glanced at her.
After a moment, she nodded in agreement, under the increasingly cold scrutiny of the man behind her.