Ch. 266..270: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 266-270
Chapter 266 His Background City center, Shengshi Building.
Sheng Siyuan had just finished a meeting and returned when he received a call from Xu Guannan, who was calling from Y city.
“President, I’ve got the medicine.”
“Good, hurry back and hand it over to Shen Fang so he can check what exactly the ingredients are in this medicine,”
he immediately said.
Xu Guannan uttered an “Mhm” from the other end.
“However, I made some inquiries on the side and asked that nurse surnamed Zhang. She said this medicine was developed by a very talented researcher in their scientific research department, and such a situation shouldn’t have occurred.”
He hadn’t hung up yet when he added another sentence.
“Who is it?” asked Sheng Siyuan coldly upon hearing such high praise.
After a moment’s hesitation, Xu Guannan replied, “Xiahou Xiu, also the grandson of Xiahou Yi!”
“…”
There was a two-second silence in the office.
And the man holding the phone in front of the desk, behind his glasses, was nothing but shocked.
But more than that, a dangerous aura was brewing.
“What a coincidence?”
“Yes, I also think it’s a bit too coincidental. You mentioned earlier that Xiahou Yi wouldn’t accept your gift, and now, on the lady’s side, there appears a Xiahou Xiu. Do you think it’s possible he wants to get a bigger bargaining chip from you?”
Xu Guannan, who had been with this man for many years, was on the same page upon learning about Xiahou Xiu.
He had also arrived at this level of thinking.
Sheng Siyuan did not speak.
But at this moment, his expression was colder and more fierce than at any other time, his pupils frosted with snow, causing a shiver down the spine to those who saw.
“First, investigate this person, and also, secretly bring over Dr. Qin without letting anyone discover,”
“Yes, President,”
Xu Guannan hung up the phone.
Xiahou Xiu…
On this side, the man put down his phone and went to sit at his desk where he then sat motionless for a good four or five minutes.
He remembered the night he had returned to the old house to ask the old master about Xiahou Yi.
“If Xiahou Yi knew your mother, it must be because of the Bai Family. Your grandmother is the goddaughter of Old Lady Bai, and your mother often went to play at the Bai house before she was married,”
the old master had told him at the time.
So, in other words, Xiahou Yi could have known Sheng’s mother only through encounters at the Bai house.
But for such a relationship, was it worth making a personal visit to pay respects?
The ink in the man’s eyes grew increasingly dark.
[Last time I asked you to have someone keep an eye on Xiahou Yi, is there any news?]
[Nothing!] The reply came back swiftly.
[After he returned to Chongzhou, he went to the island and hasn’t been seen coming out since.]
[…]
It was as if the trail had gone cold again.
The man was getting somewhat frustrated. He glanced at his watch, thinking of the person waiting at home.
He rose and left his office.
But what he didn’t know was that just as he was at a loss about the matter, far away in the imperial capital, the couple Jian Zhongzhou, after Wang Meifeng returned from a trip to the Wang Family, had uncovered a very important clue.
“I heard from my cousin that Wang Wanjun frequently visited the Xiahou house in the months before her incident.”
“Often?” As soon as he heard this, Jian Zhongzhou’s eyes nearly popped out.
“She had such audacity? Isn’t she afraid?”
“Afraid of what? This woman used to love seducing men; wherever she saw someone with a good background and decent appearance, she’d definitely take the initiative to strike up a conversation.”
Wang Meifeng spoke with a touch of malice.
And as she said these things, she might have forgotten that the reason she could even say them was because she had been nothing but Wang Wanjun’s little follower in the past.
Jian Zhongzhou’s complexion turned ugly.
He too remembered how he had been a man whom Wang Wanjun wouldn’t even glance at, a man she disdained despite her reputation for flirting.
It showed just how lacking he was!
“Who was at the Xiahou family at that time? By then, Xiahou Yi’s only son, Xiahou Maolin, was already married and had a pair of twin sons.”
“Exactly,” Wang Meifeng said, her tone growing even more sarcastic upon hearing this.
“So, guess why this woman would rather die than tell me who the father of the child in her womb was?”
“!!!!”
Jian Zhongzhou was speechless!
This secret that had been hidden for twenty-seven years was now exploding with a truth most shocking!
“This woman is unbelievably bold-hearted—to have an affair with Xiahou Yi’s son, isn’t she scared of being discovered and killed outright by Xiahou Yi?”
After he regained his senses, Jian Zhongzhou murmured this, his mind reeling from the immense shock, completely forgetting why they were digging up this information in the first place.
It was ultimately Wang Meifeng who, seeing his distressed appearance, moved forward and punched him in his frustration.
“What are you thinking about? Now that we have the truth, our top priority should be to deal with your situation!”
“Right, right…” he finally came to his senses after being reminded like this.
“Since that’s the case, this is the best news. I’ll immediately inform Xiahou Maolin’s wife; she certainly won’t let Sheng Siyuan off the hook!”
As he sobered up, a particularly sinister scheme quickly emerged from the depths of his heart.
Wang Meifeng was in full agreement.
“Exactly, if his wife finds out her husband has such a big illegitimate son, she will be furious. But…”
She suddenly paused again.
“Can his wife really take care of Sheng Siyuan? Sheng Siyuan is now the CEO of Shengshi Group.”
“What’s not possible about that?” Jian Zhongzhou snorted.
“Don’t forget, her family now holds significant power in the capital. Would they allow their daughter to endure such a massive humiliation within the Xiahou family?”
“Right, right!”
Reminded like this, Wang Meifeng finally revealed a smile again.
“So, when you put it that way, Sheng Siyuan is as good as dead!”
“Hmm,” Jian Zhongzhou nodded.
“Plus, the Xiahou family is extremely concerned about their reputation. When Xiahou Maolin’s wife kicks up a fuss, Xiahou Yi will not dare to utter a word. If he doesn’t intervene, then Sheng Siyuan will have nothing but death to wait for!”
Jian Zhongzhou added another cruel remark.
The woman was so thrilled and shocked by what she heard that she almost jumped up in excitement.
Thus, Sheng Siyuan’s fate was sealed—he was headed down a dead end, and they could finally seek revenge for their daughter.
“Good, let’s take action then,” Wang Meifeng stood up.
“It’s perfect timing. I know a few people who are quite close to Xiahou Maolin’s wife. I’ll go and make an appointment with them now.”
She walked to the vanity, adjusted her outfit in the mirror, and soon after, with her purse in hand, she headed out the door.
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Jiangbei.
Yin Hehe, along with her three children, finally set out with the man; it was already past ten in the morning.
A sunny morning, the car drove along the mountainous roads towards the city center, and Yin Hehe, turning to the side, saw fiery red maple leaves dancing outside the window, a breathtaking sight.
“This scenery is truly beautiful,” she exclaimed sincerely.
Sheng Siyuan glanced at her, noticing the delicate little face beneath the car window, now full of a childlike smile.
He suppressed a flicker of irritation in his heart and the corner of his mouth curved into an attractive smile.
Chapter 267: Yin Hehe, Who Do You Really Love? “In the spring, this place is even more beautiful,”
“Really?”
Yin Hehe immediately turned her head, looking at the man with full curiosity.
“What scenery is there?”
“Hillsides covered with azaleas, and some wild animals will appear. Sometimes when I drive out, I encounter them and have to stop to let them pass,”
Sheng Siyuan described the scene somewhat helplessly.
Yin Hehe heard this, imagined the scene in her head, and suddenly found it funny; she chuckled.
“Then these creatures are very honored to have the distinguished CEO of Shengshi make way for them.”
She withdrew her gaze and began to tease.
Sheng Siyuan heard this beside her, without denial, but had to admit that his mood had improved a lot at the time.
It turns out, sometimes happiness is a very simple thing.
Forty minutes later, the airport.
“Here they come, they’re here~~”
A family of five just entered through the waiting hall entrance and the employees of Shengshi already inside, who saw them, immediately became excited.
Yin Hehe paused.
So many people?
She widened her eyes and for a moment, looking at the crowd that almost occupied half of the waiting hall, she hesitated to approach.
In the end, it was the man beside her who took the initiative, holding her hand and leading her to these employees.
“President Sheng, you’ve finally arrived, Mrs. is so beautiful~~”
“Yeah, she really looks so good~~”
“…”
The exclamations that burst out from the crowd made Yin Hehe’s face turn so red that she wished she could immediately hide.
If she had known, she should have worn Han Lina’s face again.
“Let’s set off; any later and we will be too late.” However, the man beside her was very happy.
He waved his hand grandly, signifying for the employees to board the plane, as if he was showing off something.
Very ostentatiously, he took Yin Hehe with him on board.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Embarrassed to the max.
Finally on the plane, Yin Hehe was already feeling sleepy. She remembered she hadn’t taken her medicine and started searching her bag.
“What are you looking for?” Sheng Siyuan saw her from the side and asked with concern.
Yin Hehe frowned slightly: “I haven’t taken my medication this morning, I need to take it quickly.”
She was a bit worried that not taking the medicine would trigger a drug episode, which would be troublesome.
But she searched for a long time and couldn’t find the medicine.
However, the man beside her suddenly handed her a few tablets: “They’re here with me, take them.”
Yin Hehe sighed with relief.
Immediately, she took all the tablets and soon rested against the man’s shoulder and fell asleep.
Strange, why am I sleepy again today?
Didn’t the new medicine from yesterday leave me with no sleepiness at all?
As Yin Hehe drifted into sleep, her mind was clouded with such a question…
Of course, she didn’t know that her medicine had been switched long ago. The medicine Sheng Siyuan had just given her was the one Doctor Qin had prescribed for her earlier that morning, delivered by Xu Guannan.
“President, we’ve clarified the situation with Xiahou Xiu. He joined a research institute after graduating from university four years ago,”
Xu Guannan, who had been waiting, saw that the lady had fallen asleep and finally dared to come in and speak to his boss.
Sheng Siyuan raised an eyebrow.
“Why would Xiahou Yi let him work in such a place? With the Xiahou family’s background, his grandson could have worked in much better places.”
“Yes,” Xu Guannan nodded his head.
“However, I heard that Xiahou Xiu had a twin brother who died unexpectedly a few years ago. Afterwards, they did not dare to strongly oppose what Xiahou Xiu wanted to do, so they let him be.”
Xu Guannan explained everything he had found out one by one.
These were actually not difficult, because Xiahou Xiu, as a person, was indeed very high-profile and outstanding at the research institute.
That’s no wonder that some people knew everything about him.
Sheng Siyuan fell silent.
So, by that logic, Xiahou Xiu’s presence at the research institute wasn’t orchestrated by Xiahou Yi, and thus it was unrelated to what Sheng Siyuan was dealing with now.
His heart finally settled.
“Then it must be a technical issue; that new drug was never successful,” his handsome face was still gloomy.
But in his tone, there was no longer the defensiveness of facing a formidable enemy.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed his assistant beside him hesitating to speak and looking downcast.
“President, there’s another issue.”
“What issue?” He turned his head displeasedly towards him, “Can’t you just say everything all at once? Why are you acting like a woman now?”
Xu Guannan: “…”
After hesitating for a long time, he finally took out a photo from his person and handed it over.
Sheng Siyuan glanced at it.
In an instant, it was as if he had been immobilized, his pupils sharply constricting, motionless!
Chu Yan!
He had never thought that, five years later, he would see this photo again!
“President, you… you need to calm down. He’s not Chu Yan, he… he is Chu Yan’s twin brother Xiahou Xiu.”
Xu Guannan was frightened by his reaction, worried that he might suffer a heart attack from the photo like he had five years ago.
Thus, he hurriedly tried to explain.
But in just a short while, the man was already clutching his chest, a thin layer of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
“President? Are you okay, President!”
Xu Guannan was shocked and immediately rushed over to support him, beginning to search for heart medication in the bag he always carried around.
Fortunately, after a short while, he found it.
“President, quick, take this.”
God knows his hands were trembling fiercely as he stuffed the pill into the man’s mouth, hastily pouring water for him.
In just a few short minutes, Xu Guannan seemed as though he had been fished out of water.
He had underestimated the power of that photo.
He thought, with five years gone by and the wife now truly with this man again, he wouldn’t care anymore.
But unexpectedly, his reaction was still so intense.
Why?
Xu Guannan didn’t understand.
It wasn’t until the man finally calmed down, his handsome face pale as he sat back in his chair weakly, that Xu Guannan heard him murmur, “Has she already met him before?”
“What?” Xu Guannan was startled.
“President, you…”
“She didn’t tell me anything, even though she knows… this person might harm her, but she didn’t tell me anything, why?”
He was like a plant frostbitten overnight, that ashen expression, and the dull eyes behind the glasses, were all painfully heart-wrenching to see.
“That’s not true,” Xu Guannan could only try to console.
“He’s just Chu Yan’s brother, and even if the wife has met him, she couldn’t have known he would harm her. Besides, if she didn’t tell you, I think it’s probably because she was afraid you’d misunderstand.”
Xu Guannan carefully chose his words, trying to analyze the situation for the man.
Regrettably, as soon as he finished speaking, he received an even more desolate, sarcastic response from the man.
“You’re wrong. If she was really worried about me misunderstanding, she would have told me. By not telling, it only proves that Chu Yan holds a place in her heart that I have yet to reach, to the point she feels she can be honest with me.”
“…”
For a long time, Xu Guannan stood beside the man, unable to speak.
Because he suddenly felt that these words held some truth.
Between a man and a woman, if they truly only have eyes for each other, there would be no more secrets. If there’s something one does not want the other to know, aside from worrying about misunderstandings, there indeed exists another significant factor.
That is: the love is not deep enough!
Chapter 268: His Attitude is Somewhat Cold Yin Hehe awoke again, and the plane had already landed.
Startled awake by the intense feeling of weightlessness, she rapidly opened her eyes, realizing they were landing, and instinctively reached out to grab something beside her.
“Husband?” she called out.
However, no one was beside her. The man who had always been by her side during this time was unexpectedly not there.
Yin Hehe was stunned for a second.
Fortunately, at that moment, the tall figure appeared; he swiftly ran over to her. Seeing her sitting in the chair with a tense expression, he immediately came to her side and embraced her.
“You’re awake? We’re landing; don’t worry,” he gently explained.
Yin Hehe immediately relaxed.
“Yeah, I know.”
She naturally leaned into his embrace, her tone full of trust and obedience.
And this was something she had never done before.
Sheng Siyuan looked down at her for a while, and after a moment, said nothing but tightened the arms wrapped around her.
Before long, the plane finally landed smoothly.
“President, a VIP passage has been arranged for you and your wife,” said Xu Guannan as the two of them got up.
A VIP passage again?
Yin Hehe suddenly felt a warmth in her heart and turned to look at the man beside her.
But after the man nodded, he walked away.
“You take the madam down first; I’ll speak with the staff in the economy class for a moment.”
“Yes, President.”
Xu Guannan stood by Yin Hehe’s side.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe had no choice but to follow the assistant down first.
Before long, the two came out through the VIP passage, and Yin Hehe saw a black nanny car already waiting there.
“Madam, I will take you to the hotel,” said Xu Guannan at her side.
Yin Hehe was stunned for a moment and said without thinking, “Aren’t we waiting for your president?”
“He just sent a message; he said he will go with the company’s executives. There might be some arrangements he needs to make,” explained Xu Guannan patiently, opening the car door with the luggage in hand.
Seeing this, Yin Hehe had no choice but to get in the car.
As the boss of the company, overseeing a team-building event and organizing work was only to be expected.
Yin Hehe arrived at the hotel.
The island’s five-star hotel was on a much grander scale than ordinary hotels, and as per Sheng Siyuan’s usual practice, he always stayed in the top floor’s presidential suite.
Yin Hehe opened the door and entered, greeted by the breathtaking opulence. Her mood instantly soared with joy.
“Madam, I’ll take my leave now.”
“Alright,” Yin Hehe nodded.
After closing the door, she carried her suitcase to select a room within the suite. With five single rooms in total—one being the largest twin room, followed by two double rooms and two single rooms—
she hesitated for a second and finally chose a double room with a large bed.
The largest twin room would be left for the three children, who were going to arrive soon. As for her and that man…
Yin Hehe’s ears flushed as she dragged her suitcase inside.
After hanging all the clothes she had brought in the wardrobe, she went to take a bath. Finally, she heard the doorbell ring.
“They’re here~~” Her eyes instantly brightened as she ran out of the room toward the door.
“Mommy, we’re here~~”
As soon as the door opened, the milky voice of a child filled the air.
Yin Hehe saw a soft, cuddly Little Bun hurling herself toward her.
It was the little ones.
Yin Hehe looked at the small children, smiling as she crouched down to embrace them all.
“Why have you arrived so late? Didn’t daddy come with you?” She specifically glanced outside past the little ones.
But, aside from Auntie Ke dragging in luggage, there was simply no one else behind her.
“We didn’t see Master, after getting off the plane, I came here with the child, and thought you were coming together.”
Auntie Ke said upon entering.
Yin Hehe picked up her daughter, hiding the disappointment in her eyes, and explained, “He didn’t come back with me, he said he had a team-building task to discuss with the company’s management after getting off the plane.”
“Alright, we’ll wait for him to come back. Madam, which room shall we stay in?”
“This big one.” Yin Hehe immediately led the elderly maid to the biggest room.
The children screamed with excitement upon seeing the room.
“I want to sleep here~~”
“No, this is mine, I want to sleep in a big bed all by myself.”
“Me, me, me…”
Yin Hehe and Auntie Ke both watched with a mix of annoyance and amusement.
About an hour later, Sheng Siyuan finally arrived. Upon entering, he saw that the rooms had been arranged and headed straight for another double room.
Yin Hehe: “…”
Even Auntie Ke was taken aback for a moment.
But this man went in, and without giving the two people outside a chance to speak, he shut the door.
“I’m gonna take a shower first.”
“…”
It wasn’t until the sound of water splashed from behind the closed door that Yin Hehe lowered her head, turned around, and went to the children’s room to tidy up the messed-up quilts.
“Madam, the Master must not have understood your intention. You still live apart in the house, he probably thinks you don’t want to.”
Auntie Ke hurriedly came in to explain to Yin Hehe.
As soon as Auntie Ke finished speaking, Yin Hehe, who had been feeling very uncomfortable at the bottom of her heart, suddenly felt like she’d been reminded of something.
She turned to look at the maid, her mood instantly brightening.
Right, she had apparently never clarified their relationship to this man, so naturally, his decision to choose a separate room now was normal.
The gloom at the bottom of Yin Hehe’s heart cleared away.
“It’s okay, Auntie Ke, we… are fine this way.” She said with a blush and a downcast gaze, voicing words that went against her true feelings.
Auntie Ke walked away, smiling.
Before long, the man came out of his room after his shower and, upon seeing Yin Hehe, indeed came over to her at once.
“How are you feeling today? Did you take your medicine?”
“I did.” Yin Hehe immediately looked up, her eyes shining with a trace of joy.
“Hubby, let’s go eat, the children are hungry.”
“Alright.”
Sheng Siyuan agreed readily.
“Dinner is about to start, go call the kids and we’ll head down immediately.”
He instructed, stepping into the room to grab his coat.
Yin Hehe then went to the living room to gather the three little ones. She wanted to carry Little Bun, but as soon as the little girl saw daddy come out, she toddled towards him with her chubby legs.
“Daddy, hug~~” She held out her plump little arms.
As soon as Sheng Siyuan saw this, his handsome features immediately softened impossibly.
The family finally left the house.
Yin Hehe had often participated in team building activities at Landun, so riding the elevator down, she was already anticipating the arrangements for the evening.
But that evening, when she arrived at the downstairs restaurant, she found it to be a very quiet private room.
“You’ll eat here, there are many people outside, so as to avoid disturbing you.”
The man who led them in told the hotel’s waiter and explained after calling him over.
Auntie Ke glanced at Yin Hehe and immediately proposed, “Master, I’ll stay here with the kids; you take the Madam outside, let her enjoy the lively atmosphere.”
“…”
Finally, the man’s gaze fell on Yin Hehe.
Chapter 269: Yin Hehe, Do You Love Me? “Are you going? Can your body handle it?” he asked indifferently.
Yin Hehe listened.
Suddenly, the usually proud and arrogant her felt that if she said she wanted to go, it would be like licking her own face.
“I won’t go; it is indeed quite noisy. I’ll just eat here,” she refused.
The man nodded.
“Alright, then take care of the child. After you eat, I’ll have the housekeeper take you up,” he instructed thoughtfully, and quickly, he pulled open the door of the private room and left.
Aunt Ke, who was standing beside her, was clearly anxious.
“Madam, why didn’t you go out with the young master? You’ve already come out, you should join them and have a good time,” she chided.
But Yin Hehe had already picked up her chopsticks.
She bowed her head, picked up a piece of food from the dish in front of her, put it in her bowl, and said, “My health isn’t good right now; it’s better to rest and recover quietly.”
Aunt Ke: “…”
She sighed and didn’t know what else to say.
That night, after Yin Hehe returned to the top floor of the hotel, she held a cup of warm water and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows for a long time, watching the laughter and joy below.
Only then did she go back to her room to sleep.
She remembered that when she was first brought out of the Drug Rehabilitation Center, it was to attend the team building event.
Yin Hehe fell into a drowsy sleep.
Suddenly, she was startled awake by the feeling of someone crawling into her bed and starting to kiss her frantically.
“Mmm…” Yin Hehe immediately opened her eyes wide and pushed hard against this person.
In the pitch-dark room, however, she saw the man’s familiar silhouette and smelled his strong scent of alcohol.
“Wife, do you love me?”
He held her tight in his arms like a madman, kissing her wildly and hoarsely asking.
Yin Hehe’s face immediately flushed red.
She couldn’t stand the strong scent of alcohol, nor could she stand this man’s aggression.
“You’re drunk, let… let go of me,” she began to struggle, trying to escape his restraint.
But this man, whose reason had been burnt away by alcohol, upon seeing her dare to struggle, applied even more pressure!
“Do you not love me? Yin Hehe, tell me, have you never loved me?”
He loomed over her, interrogating her with a growl like an investigator questioning a criminal.
Yin Hehe was getting angry.
If she didn’t love him, would she let him be so presumptuous?
This drunkard!
Yin Hehe forced herself to calm down and began to coax, “You’re drunk, come down first, and let’s take a bath.”
“I won’t bathe!” he immediately refused stubbornly.
Seeing that Yin Hehe didn’t respond, he began to tear at her nightgown like a savage.
“It doesn’t matter, you don’t love me, but you are still the woman on Sheng Siyuan’s household register. Even in death, you won’t be able to escape me!”
He tore it apart.
In an instant, Yin Hehe’s face went pale, and she began to struggle fiercely.
However, just in that moment, the man violently pinned her down…
“Ah——”
Yin Hehe finally let out a piercing scream.
She was a patient now…
It was at this moment, the man on top of her heard her pained scream.
He regained a sliver of consciousness.
What was he doing?
He looked down at the woman beneath him, who was curling up in pain and trembling all over, and his drunken haze dissipated completely.
“Thud!”
He tumbled out of bed in the most ungraceful manner and turned to stumble his way out.
Yin Hehe was stunned for a moment.
By the time she finally collected herself, all she saw was the door ajar. If not for the pain in her body, she almost thought the scene just now had been an illusion.
What on earth was he going crazy about?
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The next morning, Yin Hehe woke up again, and the sun was already high in the sky outside.
It’s so late already?
She threw off the covers intending to get up.
However, as soon as she moved, the pain hit her, forcing her to pause for a while again.
She remembered what happened last night.
“Aunt Ke…” She finally got up and slowly walked out of the room.
“Here I am, Madam, you’ve finally awakened. How are you feeling? Are you alright now?”
Aunt Ke appeared, asking with concern as she reached Yin Hehe.
Yin Hehe looked at her for a long time before shaking her head, “I’m fine. Where are the kids?”
She noticed the presidential suite was exceptionally quiet today.
“The young master took them to the company event. You were sick, so the young master asked me to take care of you here.”
Aunt Ke hastily explained.
Sick?
Yin Hehe fell silent again, standing still for a good long while before turning to go back to her room.
She wasn’t sick.
And in her opinion, after what happened last night, shouldn’t that man have stayed to explain things to her first?
Yin Hehe entered the bathroom and turned on the faucet, looking at her pale reflection in the mirror.
Suddenly, it felt like something was sinking in her chest.
Half an hour later, having sorted herself out, Yin Hehe left the hotel.
“Please take me to the hot spring resort.”
She approached the hotel lobby, spoke to the staff there.
Seeing her hand over the presidential suite keycard, they of course were quick to assist her.
Yin Hehe arrived at the hotel’s hot springs area.
Following the incident in Provincial City, she had actually changed, and had it been like the last time, she would foreseeably have left already.
Yin Hehe wore a sun hat and put on a pair of sunglasses; in the misty hot spring resort, she slowly made her way deeper in.
“Excuse me, where is the Shengshi Group’s team-building area?”
“Oh, they’re over there,” the hot springs attendant replied, pointing to an open-air hot springs area not far off.
Yin Hehe thanked the attendant and headed in that direction.
Indeed, arriving there she saw a huge outdoor pool filled with lots of people swimming, and upon closer inspection, they were all folks from the company.
Yin Hehe walked for another ten minutes or so.
She reached the special area.
There, she finally found the person she was looking for.
“President, won’t you go back and check? Madam should be awake by this time.”
In the bathhouse fragrant with herbal essence, probably a VIP setting, aside from the small pool where several children were happily splashing, she could only see this man soaking in the large pool.
Xu Guannan was standing beside him.
“She didn’t answer my question last night,”
After waiting for a long while, Yin Hehe standing outside of the pool finally heard the man inside speak in a hoarse voice.
As his words fell, she froze momentarily.
He wasn’t drunk last night…?
Chapter 270: Shocking Truth “President, if you really want to ask, why don’t you wait until you’re sober before you speak? You drank so much last night, your wife will think you’re raving drunk,”
Xu Guannan responded to the man in the same way.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the man in the pond scoff coldly.
“You think she would answer me if I asked her when I’m sober? Hehe, I, Sheng Siyuan, what do I have to compare with a man who gave his life for her?”
He spoke in an incredibly sarcastic tone from the pool.
Yin Hehe was stunned.
After a moment, she grasped the meaning behind his words, and instantly, all the color drained from her face.
She realized, the man was referring to Chu Yan.
Why would he mention that person?
Could it be, had he discovered something? Or, had Xiahou Xiu approached him on his own?
She panicked.
At this moment, all the rage and grievance that had vanished from the bottom of her heart were rapidly replaced by a bone-chilling panic and fear.
“But you should still give her a chance. Besides, Chu Yan is no longer with us. President, I don’t think there’s any need for you to compete with him anymore,”
Thankfully, Xu Guannan, as an observer, was more rational and advised the man.
The dead are gone; indeed, there’s no need to hold onto past grievances.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, he heard the man sitting in the pool closed his eyes and let out another cold sneer.
“You’re so naive. Since Xiahou Xiu took action against her, if it wasn’t Xiahou Yi’s idea, then why would he do it?”
“What?” Xu Guannan was taken aback.
Outside the pool, Yin Hehe felt as though something had struck her head heavily upon hearing this.
Even her breathing seemed to stop.
“Shen Fang has already sent me the test results of those drugs this morning. Besides destroying the hippocampus of the brain, there were no other issues.”
“The hippocampus? What does that mean?”
“It means…” The man suddenly stopped, and within the span of a single second, his gaze fixed on the frost in front of him.
“To destroy her memory step by step, until everything now in her brain is completely erased, like formatting a computer, and once it’s clean, to then upload other stuff!”
He enunciated each word deliberately.
Xu Guannan was stunned.
Outside the pool, Yin Hehe felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded right above her head.
Her mind went blank.
So, the fact that she couldn’t remember things was indeed a real problem.
And this problem was caused by the drugs Xiahou Xiu had developed for her.
Why?
Why would he do this? Why would he erase her memories? Didn’t he say that his brother had nothing to do with him?
Yin Hehe trembled all over.
“President, what you’re saying… gives me the creeps. Why would Xiahou Xiu want to erase Madam’s memory? Even if he wants to avenge his twin brother, there’s no need to erase her memory,”
At that moment, Xu Guannan also voiced this question from within.
Upon hearing this, the man in the pool simply retorted in the most straightforward and brutal manner, like a haunting spirit, “Who knows?”
“…”
Yin Hehe staggered away…
Who knows?
Yes, who knows what that person wants to do?
Yin Hehe hugged her own body, this place was supposed to be warm as spring, but at this moment, on her way back, it felt as though she had fallen into an ice cave, shivering with cold.
Yin Hehe returned to the hotel, dispirited and disoriented.
“Madam, what’s wrong with you?”
Seeing her return in such a state, Auntie Ke was startled.
But Yin Hehe did not reply and drifted back to her room like a lost soul, stuffing her identification documents haphazardly into her bag before she walked out again.
“Madam, where are you going?” Auntie Ke sensed something was off and quickly grabbed her.
Yin Hehe stopped in her tracks.
“I’m going to find your young master. I just bumped into him, and he invited me to join him for some fun,”
she said woodenly, staring ahead like a robot.
Auntie Ke, hearing that she was actually going to have fun with Sheng Siyuan, was already overjoyed and didn’t pay much attention to anything else.
“Good, you guys have fun, and remember to enjoy yourselves,” Auntie Ke let go of her.
Yin Hehe walked out unsteadily.
Twenty minutes later, at the local airport, Yin Hehe handed over her identification.
“One ticket to Y City.”
“…”
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Noon.
Sheng Siyuan finally returned with the three children.
He composed himself, and after the children knocked on the door, he deliberately stood at the doorway with a very calm demeanor.
“Young master, you’re back?”
The person who came to open the door was Auntie Ke.
He saw her, and a wave of disappointment washed over his dark eyes behind the glasses. He subconsciously glanced into the suite.
“Where’s madam? Hasn’t she gotten up yet?” he finally asked proactively.
But as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he saw the old servant’s face show a baffling expression.
“Didn’t madam go to find you?” she asked with full confusion.
Sheng Siyuan suddenly turned around, surprised.
“When did she go to find me?”
“Around ten in the morning. She first went out for a bit, then she returned to the hotel, grabbed her bag from the room, and went out again. I asked her, and she said she was going to find you,”
Auntie Ke recalled carefully before speaking.
Sheng Siyuan looked at her blankly for a while, and then suddenly, as if realizing something, he dashed towards Yin Hehe’s room.
Indeed, when he opened the drawer inside, he found that the woman’s identification and such were all gone.
“Yin Hehe!”
His mind went blank, and just for a moment, he even staggered a few steps.
Auntie Ke had also reached the doorway by this time, and seeing him so pale and shaken, she was startled.
“Young master, what’s… what’s wrong with you?”
“…”
Without an answer, all she got in response was the sight of the man rushing out of the room like he was out of his mind.
“Young master?”
“Xu Guannan, Yin Hehe is gone, you hurry up and check around this hotel, now!!”
As he ran out of the room, the voice he bellowed into the phone was almost quivering.
In about ten minutes, Xu Guannan had information.
“President, I’ve found out, three hours ago, the madam already left this place.”
“!!!!”
The man’s vision darkened, and he nearly collapsed on the spot.
Seeing this, Xu Guannan quickly supported him.
“President, are you alright?” His complexion changed, fearing that something might happen to the man.
Fortunately, he was just in terrible shape, with no other issues.
“She must have heard our conversation in the hot spring area.” He muttered, wishing he could slap himself.
Xu Guannan’s expression instantly revealed shock again!
“Then… where would she go?”
“To find Xiahou Xiu!” The man pronounced each word with bloodshot eyes and utmost clarity.
Soon after, a helicopter roared away from this place, its destination—Y City!