Ch. 286..290: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 286-290
Chapter 286: The World Collapsed
Y City.
A week later, when Yin Hehe went for another blood test, Dr. Qin excitedly told her that her pass rate had reached 90%.
With such a pass rate, that meant she could leave in about another week.
Yin Hehe was as happy as a child.
She returned to her ward and immediately dialed a number on her phone.
"Hello? Madam!" Chen Xiaosen was still the one who answered the call.
"Yes, Secretary Chen, I’m about to be discharged, has the president returned yet?"
She asked eagerly.
The last time she called, she was told that this man had gone to the imperial capital to attend a secret official construction meeting and couldn’t bring a mobile phone or any communication tools.
So now, she just wanted to know when he would be back.
Chen Xiaosen was very happy to hear the news.
"Soon, Madam, it’s really great that you can get out."
"Yes, then tell him as soon as he comes out and remind him to pick me up when it’s time," Yin Hehe said joyfully.
Of course, Chen Xiaosen promised her immediately.
So, after hanging up the phone, Yin Hehe ran to the closet and started to pack.
After staying for so long, she had quite a lot of things, and some unnecessary items should be thrown away sooner.
Yin Hehe was sorting things out...
"Hehe, your medication is here." Suddenly, a nurse came in and brought her the medicine.
Yin Hehe had to put down what she was holding to take the medication.
"Now that you’re leaving, are you happy?" the nurse, seeing her bright expression, couldn’t help teasing her.
Yin Hehe blushed with embarrassment.
"Yes!" she nodded, "Of course I’m happy, and you all are welcome to visit Jiangbei sometime."
In her cheerful mood, she even invited the nurses to visit.
The nurses were certainly happy to accept.
"It seems Dr. Qin is really amazing, detoxifying you so quickly; if it were Xiahou Xiu, who knows how he might have harmed you."
Suddenly, the nurse mentioned Xiahou Xiu.
Yin Hehe’s expression immediately became somewhat dim.
"His mind was not right." She said coldly.
The nurse immediately nodded in agreement: "Indeed, but you don’t have to worry, he won’t be able to harm you anymore. He died a while ago."
"He died?"
Yin Hehe immediately turned her head to look at the nurse, her face full of disbelief.
"How did he die? Wasn’t he fine just ten days ago?"
She remembered the incident of the crazy man suddenly running into the blood-drawing room that day.
But the nurse was very sure as she explained to her: "He died ten days ago. It is said that he was beaten to death by his grandfather."
"???"
This news was even more horrifying.
Why would Xiahou Yi beat his own grandson to death? Could it be that he found out this wasn’t the grandson he had devotedly raised, and in rage killed him?
No, it probably wasn’t to that extent; a normal person shouldn’t be so inhumane.
Yin Hehe’s mind became a complete mess.
"Do you know why his grandfather would beat him to death? How could this happen so suddenly?"
"Actually, I’m not very clear on the details, but I heard from people in the research institute that it happened in Chongzhou."
Chongzhou?
At the mention of this place, Yin Hehe’s heart skipped a beat.
Sheng Siyuan had told her before leaving that day that he was going on a business trip to Chongzhou.
Moreover, when Chu Yan ran over crazily to find her that day, there was something she didn’t take to heart: the madman told her that his father, Xiahou Maolin, was going to kill Sheng Siyuan.
Because Sheng Siyuan is Xiahou Maolin’s illegitimate son, he’s Chu Yan’s half-brother with the same father!
No, this can’t be possible!
Yin Hehe’s mind was a bit scrambled, so much so that she didn’t hear anything the nurse later said to her.
She didn’t hear any of it.
She walked to the small table by the window, not knowing what she should do, sat down, her clearly agitated eyes aimlessly scanning the scene outside the window.
About fifteen minutes later, she still couldn’t contain herself, picked up her phone, and dialed Jiangbei again.
"Madam, do you need anything else?"
The call was still answered by Chen Xiaosen.
Yin Hehe’s fingers tightened around the phone, and after a moment, she heard herself ask, "Secretary Chen, what secret project is your president really attending?"
"Ah?" The question caught Chen Xiaosen off guard on the other end of the phone.
"It’s... some infrastructure projects, belonging to units that are state secrets."
"Then he can’t even bring his phone with him? Why is it you who answers every time I call?"
Yin Hehe slowly voiced this question.
Actually, she really hadn’t suspected anything during this time, because she wasn’t the clingy type of woman. After calling twice and hearing that the other party was busy,
she would sensibly stop bothering him.
Only now did she realize that it was more than a coincidence that the secretary had answered both calls.
"No... no, he brought it with him, the calls are forwarded to my phone, probably because he’s in a meeting and it’s inconvenient."
Chen Xiaosen hurriedly stuttered out explanations from the other end of the phone.
Yin Hehe was silent for a moment, then asked, "So when will he be available?"
"This... I don’t know."
"You’re a secretary and you don’t know his schedule? Is he supposed to be in meetings all day? Then how are the other company matters handled?"
Her voice finally sharpened, and with each successive question, Chen Xiaosen’s face drained of all color on the spot.
Thankfully, the old master came over at that moment.
After he saw what was happening, he gave a significant look and picked up the phone from his desk to make a call.
"Dudu dudu..."
Yin Hehe, who was on the phone, took her cellphone down, saw another incoming call on the screen, and had to answer it first.
"Dad, why are you calling me?"
"Mhm, the Legal Department just ran into an issue and wanted to ask you about it."
The old master had found an excuse.
Yin Hehe: "..."
Latter, Yin Hehe did resolve the issue.
But once she hung up the phone, she sank into an even deeper reverie while sitting in the chair.
She had never been an easy woman to fool.
A few minutes later, she appeared at the door of Dr. Qin’s office.
"Xiaoyin, what brings you here?"
Dr. Qin was startled upon seeing this woman with an unusually pale face.
Yin Hehe walked in, and after a long moment, she looked at the doctor like a lost soul, her eyes suddenly reddening, and two large teardrops rolled down.
"Xiaoyin, what’s wrong?"
"Dr. Qin, could you... accompany me to Chongzhou? My husband, he... he may have had an accident."
She seemed to have exhausted all her strength to speak these words, and then she couldn’t control the violent shaking any longer.
Dr. Qin rose from his seat, utterly shocked.
No way?
In the end, Dr. Qin decided to accompany Yin Hehe to Chongzhou. After quickly packing, they took their luggage and boarded a flight to Chongzhou.
"Xiaoyin, don’t panic, all of this is your speculation, maybe when we arrive, it won’t be like that."
On the plane, Dr. Qin noticed that Yin Hehe was tense the whole way, her face alarmingly pale.
She tried to comfort her.
Chapter 287: Separation in Life and Death
Yin Hehe did not answer this question.
She also hoped that her guess was incorrect, but over the years, whenever she doubted something, nine times out of ten, there was something wrong.
They landed in Chongzhou.
"Xiaoyin, where do we go now?"
After getting off the plane, Doctor Qin immediately asked her while looking at the pitch-black night outside.
Yin Hehe paused and then asked with pursed lips, "Doctor Qin, I heard that Xiahou Xiu died ten days ago right here in Chongzhou. Do you know where it happened?"
"What?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expression of the doctor beside her changed drastically.
She had thought that this young girl had asked her to come merely to accompany her, but she had not expected her real intention to be this.
"Xiaoyin, how did you know about this? Who’s been talking too much?"
"No one." Yin Hehe turned her head to look at the doctor.
"Doctor Qin, do you know what Xiahou Xiu said to me when he went mad in the blood-drawing room?"
Her small face, no bigger than a palm, was so pale it was almost frightening.
Doctor Qin was startled and asked, "Said what?"
Yin Hehe, "He said his dad was going to kill my husband!"
"..."
A chill seemed to be drawn from Doctor Qin’s throat; she widened her eyes at the woman and was unable to utter another word.
She definitely knew about the incident involving Sheng Siyuan injuring Xiahou Xiu at the research institute beforehand.
Therefore, when Yin Hehe mentioned this, she had little reason to doubt, given the Xiahou Family’s terrifying power.
As Doctor Qin got into the car, she chose to come clean.
"Actually, I don’t know much either, only that our leader mentioned Xiahou Xiu was killed by his grandfather while he was trying to shoot the assailant who had gravely injured his father, Xiahou Maolin."
"What?" Yin Hehe’s face drained of all color in an instant.
"Xiahou Maolin was gravely injured?"
"Yes, in the Chihai waters, between Chongzhou and Chongming Island. It’s strange; that sea area originally belonged to his father, Xiahou Yi. No one knows what happened, but he was seriously injured there."
As someone on the household staff, this doctor was quite informed about the internal affairs.
Listening on the side, Yin Hehe felt an increasing chill in her chest.
By the time the two finally reached the city center, her hands and feet were cold to the point of stinging.
"Doctor Qin, let’s go to the docks," she suggested.
"Huh?" As this was said, the doctor’s face changed.
"You want to go ask around this late? That’s not a good idea. Not to mention that people would have finished work and gone home, even if you went there asking, no one would dare tell you about it."
She earnestly tried to dissuade her.
But with that single statement, tears immediately fell from the eyes of the woman in front of her.
"But...I’m really worried about my husband, Doctor Qin. We have three children, if something really happened to him, I...what should I do?"
Hanging her head, she wept in front of the doctor, almost unable to speak.
Doctor Qin’s heart softened.
She was a woman herself and had been with this young girl for so long; she couldn’t bear to see her like this.
In the end, Doctor Qin took Yin Hehe to the Chongzhou police station.
"You mean that incident, oh, let me tell you, but you mustn’t spread this around," said the familiar face at the station, his expression becoming very grave after hearing it was about this matter.
Dr. Qin immediately assured him, "Don’t worry, I won’t say a word."
Only then did the police station’s person reveal the earth-shattering event that had occurred in Chongzhou ten days ago, telling it exactly as it happened.
"This matter, actually starts with Xiahou Yi’s illegitimate son."
"Xiahou Yi has an illegitimate son?" Dr. Qin’s eyes widened in shock, even larger than copper bells.
Yin Hehe also listened by the side, her breathing momentarily suspended.
The man immediately gestured with a "shush" at his lips. "Not so loud, we could lose our heads for this!"
"..."
"That day, Xiahou Maolin was actually conspiring with Chu Fengcheng to get rid of the illegitimate son, but the son was too formidable, and he ended up killing Xiahou Maolin in Chihai.
Later, when Xiahou Yi found out, he led his men to the hotel where the son was staying, shot the son, but missed the vital parts. It was Xiahou Maolin’s son who suddenly rushed in and killed the illegitimate son!"
The person from the police station must have held a not-so-low position, as he knew every detail of what had happened that day.
Dr. Qin listened, dumbstruck.
Meanwhile, Yin Hehe felt a buzzing sound in her head and she almost collapsed on the spot, toppling to the ground.
"Xiaoyin!" Seeing her condition, Dr. Qin shouted in alarm and quickly stabilized her.
Xiahou Maolin, Chu Fengcheng...
All the characters matched what Chu Yan had told her that day, the only discrepancy being the identity of the illegitimate son as Xiahou Yi’s.
Yin Hehe’s ears buzzed, and in that moment, her vision was filled with darkness; she didn’t know where she was or hear any sound. The only sensation was the feeling of being lifted by someone.
"Xiaoyin, wake up, Xiaoyin!"
"Xiaoyin—"
Like an eternity had passed, Yin Hehe finally emerged from the darkness, like a drowning person slowly surfacing.
"You’re finally awake? You scared me to death!" Dr. Qin said, eyes brimming with tears of joy upon seeing her open her eyes.
Yin Hehe muttered with pale lips.
"Dr. Qin, can you help me... ask him, who... exactly is the illegitimate son?" she asked, barely audible.
Dr. Qin immediately turned to his friend for the answer.
"I don’t know about that; everyone in the room was chased out by Xiahou Yi at that time. After the bloodbath, when Xiahou Yi took his son away, his face was also covered, and no one could clearly see who that person was," explained the friend.
Upon hearing this, Yin Hehe’s eyes tightly shut. She didn’t want to acknowledge this, still clinging to a sliver of hope.
But the tears quickly sliding down her face betrayed the fear and despair deep within her heart.
In the end, Yin Hehe asked the police officer to take her to the hotel where the crime occurred. The moment she stepped into the room, the scent of blood in the air made her dizzy and nauseous.
After a few deep breaths, she slowly walked inside.
"Look at this pool of blood, it’s Xiahou Xiu’s. He was shot in the head by his own grandfather at that time," pointed out the person from the police station, indicating the darkened bloodstains near the door.
Yin Hehe glanced at it and quickly averted her eyes.
Her face grew several shades paler.
No matter how influential Xiahou Yi was, the fact that he lost control and shot his own grandson dead showed just how intense the situation must have been.
Yin Hehe’s gaze fell upon another pool of blood inside the room, its area clearly much larger than the one by the door.
"Ah—" Suddenly, Yin Hehe let out an eerie, heart-wrenching cry.
She stumbled towards the pool of blood.
Chapter 288: Came Back...
"Xiaoyin, what’s happened to you?"
Dr. Qin, who was behind her, saw this and quickly followed.
However, she found that Yin Hehe had thrown herself toward the bloodstains, and with a "thud," she knelt there, trembling violently as she picked up a pair of broken glasses from the ground.
Dr. Qin: "..."
"Ah!!!!!!"
It was not until that heart-wrenching cry came from the woman’s mouth that Dr. Qin suddenly stood there with reddened eyes.
She, too, recognized them, those glasses were what the man who always appeared before them in a gentle and elegant image wore.
He was handsome, with an otherworldly charm.
Even though he was a billionaire CEO with wealth enough to rival nations, with those glasses, he always resembled a university professor.
Dr. Qin felt a pain in her chest.
"Thud..." It was at this moment that Yin Hehe, clutching the glasses tightly, fainted from excessive grief right in front of her.
"Xiaoyin! Xiaoyin!!"
Dr. Qin was so frightened that she quickly bent down to help her.
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What is the greatest sorrow in the world?
It’s actually life and death partings!
Parting in life, Yin Hehe hadn’t experienced it, her family ties were weak throughout her life, she had no chance to experience such a thing.
But she had witnessed death parting once before.
It was when she was young, her mother suddenly passed away, and she remembered locking herself in her room for a whole week, not eating, drinking, or sleeping, feeling as though the sky had collapsed.
If it weren’t for her grandmother still thinking of her, she probably would have starved to death then.
So, from that time, she became afraid of such partings by death, which resulted in her always maintaining a certain distance in relationships later on, even with those she was familiar with, it was hard to feel her warmth.
Even her good friend Caicai had complained, saying her temperament was too cold, like a stone that couldn’t be warmed.
Is that really the case?
Actually, no, she just didn’t want to face that horrible separation again.
But now, she had tasted it again.
"Sheng Siyuan!"
She woke up once more from a nightmare, sitting bolt upright on the bed, her face covered in cold sweat, white as if she were a corpse.
"You’re finally awake?"
Dr. Qin, who had been watching over her in the room, saw this and hurriedly came to her bedside.
"Let me get you a glass of water." Seeing her frightening appearance, she sighed, turned around, and brought her a glass of water.
The warm glass was placed into her icy hands.
At last, she felt somewhat better.
"Xiaoyin, don’t be anxious, just because of a pair of glasses we can’t be sure they belonged to your husband. Look, you rest up first, and when we get back, I’ll ask the leaders about it properly,"
Dr. Qin comforted her as tenderly as if she were her own daughter, seeing the young lady tormented to this extent made her heart ache.
Yin Hehe sat there, dazed, holding the water glass.
Hearing the word "glasses" again, despite holding a cup of warm water, she still shivered.
It was as if the bone-chilling cold in her chest was so intense that she couldn’t control herself at all.
"No, I want to go back to Jiangbei," she finally managed to say in a hoarse voice.
Dr. Qin was instantly startled: "You want to go back? But..."
"Please..."
Before she could finish speaking, two large tears fell from Yin Hehe’s eyes, dropping onto the cup in her hands.
Her whole body trembled.
Dr. Qin: "..."
Her heart softened, and she could only agree.
Indeed, at this critical juncture, it was impossible to expect her to stay obediently at the Drug Rehabilitation Center.
As a result, after daybreak, Dr. Qin personally accompanied Yin Hehe back to Jiangbei.
Upon arriving at Jiangbei, Yin Hehe rushed towards Shengshi Group like a madwoman.
"Madam? You’re finally back?"
"Good morning, Madam!"
"The Madam is back..."
When she burst into the skyscraper, employees of the company, who had seen her during team-building activities, were both shocked and delighted, and immediately greeted her warmly.
Yet Yin Hehe had no time to care.
After she dashed into the elevator, her finger pressed the button for the top floor, and she waited anxiously inside.
Minutes passed, feeling like a lengthy century.
"Ding—"
Finally, the elevator reached the top floor.
Yin Hehe immediately ran out, not even caring about Dr. Qin behind her, she strode into the president’s office in a single bound.
"Madam?"
Sure enough, the staff in the president’s office were also visibly shocked to see her.
Yin Hehe opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
But ultimately, under the puzzled gazes of these people, she forced down the words that had reached her lips.
Straight into the president’s office.
"Click!" The door was opened, and she immediately saw the empty desk inside.
And there was Chen Xiaosen, working at the secretary’s desk.
"Madam!"
The pen in Chen Xiaosen’s hand dropped, and he stared at the suddenly returned Madam, standing up dazedly, pale as paper.
Yin Hehe swayed slightly.
She was as sharp as always, and on her way here, reaching this place, her eyes had seen enough that there was no need for anyone to tell her.
She already knew the truth.
Yin Hehe staggered a few steps...
"Xiaoyin, are you alright?" Dr. Qin came in and immediately steadied her upon seeing this scene.
Chen Xiaosen also walked over, standing silently in front of her, not daring to make a sound.
After a long while, when the atmosphere in the office seemed to have solidified, at last, Yin Hehe spoke hoarsely, "Where is the old man?"
"He... he went to the capital city. After receiving your call yesterday, he said that you probably suspected something, so before you returned, he wanted to... bring the president back."
Chen Xiaosen bowed his head, his eyes red as if he were a rabbit.
On hearing this, Yin Hehe shook violently again, and if it weren’t for Dr. Qin’s support, she might have collapsed on the spot.
What did it mean to bring him back?
A perfectly fine person, why did his father have to go and bring him? Could it be... that he couldn’t walk on his own?
Yin Hehe completely broke down.
She leaned on the doctor, and in an instant, it felt as though her heart was struck by a fierce blow, the once so strong woman had all her strength drained in that moment, the acute pain made a sour sweetness rise to her throat.
"Quick, get her a glass of water, help her to the sofa to lie down."
Seeing the crimson at the corners of her mouth, Dr. Qin turned pale with fright and quickly instructed Chen Xiaosen nearby.
The two of them carried her to the sofa.
Dr. Qin then immediately gave her some medicine, and after about ten minutes, at last, he saw her ashen face improve somewhat.
"Xiaoyin, you must be strong, you cannot fall again, now your husband... is no longer here, and your father-in-law has gone to the capital city to find Xiahou Yi. That journey is fraught with danger, and if you fall too, who will support the household?"
After seeing her finally recuperate, Dr. Qin sat beside her and spoke in a gentle and soothing voice.
Yes, if she fell again.
It wasn’t just the household that would be in chaos, but the company too.
Chen Xiaosen also stood by her side, "Yes, Madam, actually... before the president left, he told me that if he were... no longer here, you should hold up the family."
"..."
Yin Hehe suddenly opened her eyes wide, her gaze fixated on the secretary.
Chapter 289 He Can’t Be Dead!
Had Sheng Siyuan ever entrusted Chen Xiaosen with such a task?
He had!
That day, before he left, Chen Xiaosen had brought a large stack of documents for him to sign before departing, and it was then that he had said those words.
However, what he said wasn’t so explicit at the time.
He only told Chen Xiaosen that if Yin Hehe got out, and he wasn’t around, to have her help the old man manage the company well.
Regrettably, Chen Xiaosen didn’t pay much attention to this statement then.
Yin Hehe lay on the sofa for a very long time, until someone knocked on the door. Only then did her eyelids flutter, as if a sliver of soul had returned to her body.
"Come in!"
Seeing her sit up, Chen Xiaosen called for the person outside to enter.
"Madam, you’re here too."
The one who pushed the door open was a senior executive from the company. Upon seeing Yin Hehe, he immediately greeted her.
Yin Hehe gave a slight nod, reached up to tidy her disheveled hair at the forehead, trying her best not to let the executive see her in disarray.
"Minister He, is there something you need?" Chen Xiaosen immediately inquired.
Upon seeing the situation, the executive handed over a document: "This is an advance requisition form; the finance department says it requires the president’s signature for funds to be released, but the president is absent, and the old man is not here either, so..."
"..."
Yin Hehe, who was looking down, felt their gazes settle on her.
As she lifted her head and slowly looked at them, for a moment, something seemed to fiercely stab at her heart.
Even breathing was painful.
She had never imagined that one day she would stand at the top of this skyscraper, exercising the power of that man in his stead.
As Yin Hehe held the pen and signed her name on the advance requisition form, her vision was blurred for a very long time.
"Then... thank you, Madam, I’ll get back to my duties now."
The executive noticed her peculiar state and, taking the requisition form, left quickly.
Chen Xiaosen stood there without moving.
"Book me a plane ticket, I’m going to the capital."
In the utter silence, Yin Hehe put down the pen in her hand and, as if finally making up her mind, threw out a line.
Chen Xiaosen was shocked: "You’re going to the capital too? How could that be possible?"
"Yes, Xiaoyin, you’ve taken too much of a shock today, you can’t keep pushing yourself, otherwise your body will not be able to handle it."
Doctor Qin also advised.
Yet, Yin Hehe sat there shaking her head.
"I’m going to bring him back!" she said, slowly rising from the couch with its support.
Doctor Qin’s eyes widened in surprise: "Isn’t your father-in-law already gone? If Xiahou Yi is willing to release him, he will definitely bring the body back."
"No!"
Unexpectedly, just as these words were spoken, the woman who had now walked in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and straightened her spine, immediately denied it.
"Listen clearly, I’m talking about the person, not the body!" she declared, word by word, as she looked outside the window.
The office fell silent again.
Doctor Qin’s mouth hung open and Chen Xiaosen, who was behind, was completely dumbfounded.
"Madam, do you mean to say... the president isn’t dead?" he asked in disbelief.
As his voice faded, Yin Hehe immediately nodded: "Of course, he couldn’t possibly be dead!"
Chen Xiaosen: "..."
Doctor Qin: "..."
After another minute, Doctor Qin shook his head at the secretary standing behind him and sighed before approaching Yin Hehe.
"Xiaoyin, there are some things you must face reality about, he..."
"I said he’s not dead, so he must still be alive in this world, Chen Xiaosen, hurry up and get the car ready, I’m going to the airport."
Yin Hehe erupted, yelling at the doctor before immediately instructing Chen Xiaosen to prepare the car.
Chen Xiaosen: "Madam..."
Yin Hehe: "Go on, can’t you understand human speech?"
Her whole demeanor was as if her mind was already unclear.
In the end, under Doctor Qin’s incessant eye signals, Chen Xiaosen went to prepare the car, and Doctor Qin once again came up behind Yin Hehe.
"Alright, Xiaoyin, if you need to go, I’ll accompany you."
"No need." Yin Hehe had calmed down after her fit of anger had passed.
"I’m sorry, Doctor Qin, I lost control of my emotions just now. I know you all don’t believe me, but my hunches are never wrong. He must still be alive," she asserted once again.
Doctor Qin, upon hearing this, didn’t think much of it and, with a mindset to guide her, pretended to be curious and asked, "How’s that?"
"Xiahou Yi blasted Xiahou Xiu’s head off just because he shot at my husband. Yet, after my husband was taken away by him, there was no funeral, and the Xiahou Family had no reaction whatsoever. This simply doesn’t match his initial rage."
"..."
Doctor Qin suddenly found herself at a loss for words.
But the woman continued, "Moreover, if my husband really died, as the most valued bloodline by Xiahou Yi now, why hasn’t he come to snatch my three treasures? They are his own grandsons, after all!"
She made another piercing analysis.
This remark left Doctor Qin feeling as if her intelligence was being ground against the floor.
She stood there dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word.
Perfectly reasonable and coherent, without a single flaw!
Who said she was insane?
This was clearly a surge of intelligence, displaying a rapid calmness that ordinary people couldn’t possibly achieve at the most sorrowful, desperate, and darkest moment—her reactions were jaw-dropping.
Perhaps this was the talent that made her become the world-renowned top legal expert?
Doctor Qin personally went to ask Chen Xiaosen to prepare the car.
Half an hour later, when Yin Hehe was brought to the outskirts and saw a helicopter parked there, she was astounded.
"Madam, after internal decisions within Blood Eagle, we decided to send you by helicopter," Chen Xiaosen said.
"Blood Eagle?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Hehe was even more shocked.
It was at this moment, hearing the uniform footsteps behind her, she turned around and saw a group of fully armed men in black appearing behind her.
"Reporting to Madam, I am Blood Eagle’s temporary team leader 007. For this trip to the Imperial Capital, we’ll escort and protect you on the way!"
The man in black came forward as she turned around, with those in black crowding behind him at the forefront.
Yin Hehe was startled yet again!
She knew that the man was raising a group of warriors, all elites retired from special forces around the world; their mission was to protect the Sheng Family and the Shengshi Group. But Yin Hehe had never seen them before.
Until now.
It took Yin Hehe a long time to compose herself, and only then did her emotions settle down.
"What is your name?" she asked the temporary team leader.
Temporary...
This must mean that after Xu Guannan’s incident, in the absence of a clear leader, they had spontaneously elected one from within Blood Eagle.
"Reporting to Madam, my name is Cheng Chi, temporarily taking over the command tasks of Team Leader Xu," Cheng Chi replied with utmost respect.
Yin Hehe nodded: "Team Leader Cheng, I appreciate your kindness, but this time, I don’t need your protection."
"Why?"
Cheng Chi’s expression changed instantly.
"Madam, the Imperial Capital is fraught with danger. Before the president left, he urged us to protect you. Now, with the old master gone and not yet returned, if you still won’t let us follow..."
The words almost caused Yin Hehe to feel a pain that made it hard to breathe.
So, the man had really been planning this all along, yet, he never shared the slightest bit of it with her.
Even when he was about to leave, he was still joking and being affectionate with her.
Yin Hehe closed her eyes...
Chapter 290: Clash
"Captain Cheng, you must understand that Xiahou Yi is the Emperor’s highest ruler with real power, even the military obeys him, if you go there, it’ll undoubtedly be like throwing eggs against a rock,"
After calming down, Yin Hehe explained to the stand-in leader of the Blood Eagles.
Cheng Chi fell silent.
It was the truth, otherwise, they wouldn’t have set off today with the resolve to face death.
"How about this, you come with me, my visit to Xiahou Yi isn’t to confront him head-on, but to use our brains to bring back your president, just you alone will suffice."
In the end, Yin Hehe still relaxed her conditions.
Cheng Chi’s heart leaped with joy immediately.
Right away, the Blood Eagle members all withdrew, and only Cheng Chi accompanied Yin Hehe onto the helicopter.
By this time, the dusk at the edge of the sky had already stained it as if was blood.
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The Imperial Capital.
In the blood-like remnants of the sun, within the century-old Wang Family residence encircled by Baoming Lake, Sheng Zhong was still sitting next to the stone table in the garden, waiting.
In the midwinter season, after the sun set in the west at dusk, even if the sun had been out, the weather was still bitterly cold.
Yet, he hadn’t moved at all.
He was drinking from the pot of tea on the table that had long since cooled, as if without an answer, he wouldn’t leave this place today.
"Old General, that old man is still waiting outside, in such cold weather, if he dies out there, I’m afraid it won’t be too good,"
Xiahou Yi’s personal old butler came in and saw him still meditating on the cushion. He courageously reminded him.
If it were someone else, let them freeze to death, no big deal.
But this old man, he was the founder of the Shengshi Group, if he truly died here, that wouldn’t be easy to explain once word got out.
Xiahou Yi finally opened his eyes.
"Cleanse hands!" just like a true monk in a temple, every time he finished meditating, he also needed to wash his hands.
The old butler quickly brought over hot water.
Shortly after getting ready, this high-ranking and powerful individual of the Imperial Capital also stepped out of his room.
Some ten minutes later, in the garden.
"Mr. Sheng, our house’s old General has arrived,"
The old butler followed and reached the courtyard, spotting Sheng Zhong right away, he promptly raised his voice to let him know.
Sheng Zhong, who had been drinking cold tea all afternoon, finally put down his cup and looked over with blazing eyes.
He had actually met with this Xiahou Yi at noon, but since they hadn’t come to an agreement, he sat in the garden for the entire afternoon.
Sheng Zhong glared at this old man who was a good decade older than himself but whose spirit was evidently better off, and a surge of anger erupted again from his eyes.
It wasn’t surprising that Wang Wanjun had cuckolded him.
After all, Wang Wanjun’s reputation in the Imperial Capital wasn’t good to begin with; if it hadn’t been for the support of the Wang Family, which was vital for the Shengshi Group, and considering his own advanced age at the time, unable to marry a proper young lady,
he definitely wouldn’t have married this woman.
But never did he imagine that the man who actually made him a joyous father would turn out to be an old man over a decade his senior!
Was Wang Wanjun’s taste so extreme?
Or was Xiahou Yi a beast, enjoying toying with young maidens who had not yet left their boudoirs?
"Sheng Zhong, what exactly do you want?"
Xiahou Yi had arrived by the stone table and seeing Sheng Zhong’s expression, he too ran out of patience.
Sheng Zhong sneered coldly, "Wasn’t my expression this morning clear enough? I want to take my son’s corpse back home!"
"Dream on!" Xiahou Yi finally grew furious.
"Sheng Zhong, you need to understand, that is my son, Xiahou Yi’s son, a gift from heaven; he has already lived by your side for nearly thirty years, you should be satisfied!"
He warned with murderous intent.
"Look at this, is this even human language? What does ’the gift of heaven’ mean? That clearly was just the coward not daring to admit it."
Sheng Zhong, seething with anger, laughed, "Xiahou Yi, I’m actually quite curious, between the two of you, who seduced whom?"
"You—"
"I guess, it must have been you," Sheng Zhong said as he leaned on his cane and finally stood up slowly.
"Wang Wanjun has always been a timid person. When she married me, though willful and spoiled, she would never dare to misbehave as long as I was angry."
"So, I guess, it must have been you who had designs on her first!" Sheng Zhong stared at the man and mercilessly exposed him.
But as soon as those words fell, a towering fury surged in Xiahou Yi’s aged eyes, and he immediately retorted, "Bullshit! I, Xiahou Yi, have lived upright all my life, how could I possibly do such a thing?"
"..."
Sheng Zhong was stunned for a moment.
It wasn’t him who initiated it?
Then...
"It was Wang Wanjun, she tried every means to get close to me when she was still in the Bai Family, and I accidentally touched her, it was her scheming and plotting!" Xiahou Yi cursed in anger.
At this moment, the resentment rolling out of his eyes was so intense as if, had Wang Wanjun still been alive and standing before him,
he would have shot her without a moment’s hesitation.
Sheng Zhong was thoroughly shocked.
How could this be...? That old woman... having lived with him for so many years, could she really be such a shameless person?
He was so struck that he stumbled a few steps.
"Why? You are so much... older than her, you could have been her father."
He heard himself ask.
Xiahou Yi’s anger had not yet subsided, but after a moment, he took a deep breath and answered the question.
"She must have had some psychological issues. Her father died early, and she and her mother were bullied a lot in the Wang Family. She wanted to find someone to lean on. Bai Yongnan once mentioned that his goddaughter liked to cling to him, which the old Mrs. Bai did not quite fancy."
He revealed another secret.
In other words, Wang Wanjun actually had an Electra complex, in her eyes, only men of her father’s age could provide her with a sense of security.
So, she went out of her way to seduce.
Sheng Zhong was silent for a very, very long time, and his face turned deathly pale.
He remembered the time when the Wang Family arranged a blind date for Wang Wanjun.
Back then, there were actually many young talents who came to propose, but Wang Wanjun ultimately chose him, Sheng Zhong, who was almost ten years her senior.
Even if she had another man’s child in her womb, there were many men who would have been willing to choose her...
At this moment, Sheng Zhong also wished he could dig out that dead old woman from her grave and slap her a few times!
"Even so, Xiahou Yi, you have no right to hold onto my son’s body!"
Sheng Zhong calmed down after a while and returned to the topic at hand.
A flicker of murderous intent passed through Xiahou Yi’s eyes.
"He is my son!"
"He is not," Sheng Zhong roared back just as defiantly.
"From the moment you didn’t dare to acknowledge them, letting her marry me while she was pregnant, you lost any right to claim him as your son."
"..."
"Furthermore, for all these years, you haven’t fulfilled a single day of fatherly duty. What right do you have to keep him buried in the Xiahou family’s cemetery? He never acknowledged you while he was alive, do you think he would be willing to stay here after his death?" Sheng Zhong argued vehemently, his eyes bloodshot.