Ch. 341..345: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 341-345

Chapter 341: Chapter 341: Sheng Siyuan, Do You Know How Much I Love You

"This is all your brilliant idea, do you realize that now we’re all going to be exposed!"

Shen Weihuai eventually managed to suppress his rage and harshly berated his son.

Shen Nanming’s face changed.

"How could this happen? It wasn’t us who made the move directly, it has nothing to do with me! Even if it failed, they can’t trace it back to the Shen Family!"

He defended himself.

But upon hearing this, Shen Weihuai coldly chuckled on the spot, "Do you know why the plan failed? It’s because someone has already seen through your scheme!"

"Who?" As soon as he said this, Shen Nanming’s expression could be described with the words shock and anger.

For, in his view, the plan was meticulous and cautious—how could anyone possibly see through such a plan? That person must be incredibly capable!

"Who else could it be? It’s Xiahou Yi’s bastard’s wife. That woman is truly impressive, not only did she notice something off about Xiahou Yi’s car accident, but she even had people check on that type of truck in the afternoon."

"!!!!"

Shen Nanming’s face finally turned pale.

It was actually a woman.

So, the Xiahou Family now had another formidable figure? And if Sheng Siyuan wakes up again, wouldn’t that make the family even more unbeatable?

He stumbled a couple of steps.

"What about now? How are things? Have we accomplished nothing?"

It took him a long while before he heard himself ask the question like a lost soul.

Perhaps seeing his deeply affected demeanor, Shen Weihuai eventually softened.

"That’s not entirely true. Although tonight’s plan wasn’t successful, we managed to drag down the most important piece from the Xiahou Family, and that’s a victory for us," he said.

"You mean..." Shen Nanming’s eyes lit up again at this revelation.

Shen Weihuai nodded, "With him in our hands, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to take down the Xiahou Family in the future. There’s another strange thing I need to check on, though."

Suddenly, he brought up another issue.

Shen Nanming looked at him curiously.

Shen Weihuai: "Do you know what the biggest failure tonight was? It was because Xiahou Yi’s bastard kept relentlessly pursuing our men. He was supposed to be an idiot, so how could he snipe a person so accurately? And he even succeeded?"

The old man asked, clearly agitated and frustrated.

Shen Nanming’s eyes flickered, "Are you suggesting... Sheng Siyuan has recovered? Or are you saying... he has been deceiving us all along?"

He spoke in shock and anger, and by the time he got to the last few words, he had almost lost all color in his face.

Helpless, if this were true, they were facing an even more terrifying predicament.

Not to mention taking down the Xiahou Family.

They probably wouldn’t even be able to save themselves.

Shen Weihuai looked equally troubled, "That’s why I need to make sure. If this is true, we must immediately find another solution."

Shen Nanming: "..."

The night truly got colder...

——

Hospital.

When Yin Hehe woke up, it was already broad daylight.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

She opened her eyes, and just by looking at the bright light for a moment, she didn’t expect a bout of coughing would bring about such a wave of nausea.

"Ugh——"

She immediately climbed up from the hospital bed and bent over beside it.

"Madam, you’re awake, are you alright?"

Hearing the commotion, Cheng Chi, who had been waiting outside, walked in.

Yin Hehe waved her hand dismissively.

After a while, she calmed down a bit and then straightened up to ask the bodyguard for a glass of water.

"What happened? Was it you who brought me back last night?"

She remembered the events of the previous night and immediately asked.

But Cheng Chi shook his head, "No, it wasn’t me, it was the president who rescued you."

"My husband?" Yin Hehe was extremely shocked!

"How did he rescue me? I was injected with an anesthetic by that person, right? He was sleeping in the ward, so how did he rescue me?"

She was utterly astonished, firing off questions one after another like a machine gun.

Only then did Cheng Chi tell her everything that had happened the previous night, leaving her dumbfounded and incredulous.

My God, did this man really take such unbelievable actions last night to save her? Could it be that he has already returned to normal?

Otherwise, with his condition, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to do such things!

This thought suddenly struck Yin Hehe and she immediately flung off the covers, intending to get out of bed.

"Ma’am, where are you going?"

"I’m going to see him, has he already recovered?" she said, very excited.

As her words fell, Cheng Chi fell silent behind her.

"What’s wrong?" Yin Hehe noticed his abnormality and turned to ask.

Cheng Chi: "..."

After a long pause, he finally looked at his mistress with a dim gaze and shook his head.

"Madam, the president has not recovered. After we brought him back last night, the director personally came over to examine him. It was confirmed that his going to save you was merely due to the memories embedded in his bones. His brain has not undergone any changes, except for cerebral vasoconstriction due to excessive tension, which is why he fainted."

"..."

It felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, extinguishing the spark of hope that had just ignited in Yin Hehe’s heart.

How could this be?

Giving her hope only to snatch it away again, did fate think her life was not yet miserable enough?

Yin Hehe sat in the hospital room for quite a while before she finally gathered her strength and went to the next room.

Indeed, as soon as she entered, she immediately saw a neatly dressed man standing bored by the window. His forehead was covered with gauze, and his arm sported several treated wounds.

But his expression as he looked outside was blank.

Yin Hehe: "..."

She took a deep breath before she pushed the door open and entered.

"Husband? What are you doing?" she called out to him gently.

In an instant, she saw the man turn his head, and upon seeing her, his originally restless and annoyed dark pupils suddenly lit up in the sunlight. He strode towards her briskly.

"You’re awake? Are you feeling better? Does it still hurt?"

He embraced Yin Hehe, his hands cautiously touching her head.

Yin Hehe was taken aback.

He didn’t remember what he had done the previous night, but his concern for her was something he always remembered, no matter what he became.

Suddenly, Yin Hehe felt all of the discomfort in her heart dissipate.

"Much better, and you? Does this still hurt?"

She too stood on her tiptoes in his embrace and gently reached out to touch the wound on his forehead, asking tenderly.

She truly shouldn’t be sad that he didn’t remember; after all, even in such a state, he instinctively went to rescue her without a second thought when he knew she was in danger.

For her, that was the greatest happiness already.

Happy that his very bones remembered her, and even happier that he saved her life again yesterday.

Sheng Siyuan, do you know how much I love you...

Chapter 342: Chapter 342 Who is the real culprit?

When Xiahou Yi woke up, Yin Hehe had already calmed Sheng Siyuan down and gotten him to agree to stay in the hospital.

Upon hearing that the old man had woken up, Yin Hehe immediately left the hospital room.

Sheng Siyuan followed close behind.

"Director, how is he doing?"

Since family members couldn’t enter the intensive care unit, Yin Hehe could only wait for the doctor to come out before asking.

"He’s doing very well, he’s passed the critical period," the director, who came out, replied with great joy upon seeing her.

A weight lifted off Yin Hehe’s heart.

She looked towards the intensive care unit and noticed that the old man who had been taken off the respirator was now weakly turning his head to look in her direction.

When their eyes met,

Yin Hehe saw tears in the eyes of the old man who had been powerful and influential his entire life.

Was he crying?

Moved to tears?

Yin Hehe felt somewhat uneasy.

Just then, the old butler arrived, and upon seeing her standing there, he approached her side, visibly moved.

"Xiaoyin, we owe you a great debt this time. If it weren’t for you, the old general would not have woken up again last night."

"Why stand on ceremony? You entrusted him to my care, naturally I had to watch over him well," Yin Hehe replied casually.

The old butler’s throat was choked with emotion again, and as he turned his head to look at the little heir of their house standing closely behind the young woman, he couldn’t help but smile with relief.

"Young Master, your contribution last night was also significant. The general has said that as soon as he’s discharged, he’ll make sure to reward you well," the old butler said.

"..."

There was no response whatsoever.

Sheng Siyuan stood behind Yin Hehe, his deep, cold eyes fixated only on the woman in front of him, unable to see anything else.

The old butler could only smile helplessly.

"By the way, was the fake doctor who attacked last night caught?" Yin Hehe suddenly asked.

The old butler nodded right away, "He’s been caught."

"Where is he?" Yin Hehe’s eyes lit up immediately.

Soon after learning from the old butler that the culprit was detained in their manor, Yin Hehe decided to meet this person.

She had resolved that if she could get the real mastermind behind the attack from this man’s confession, then she could lift the crisis threatening the Xiahou Family.

And then, she would be able to return home to Jiangbei with Sheng Siyuan.

Yin Hehe returned to the manor.

"Xiaoyin, who do you think sent this person? Could it possibly be the Shen Family?" the old butler asked with a hint of excitement as they went to see the culprit.

Yin Hehe smiled.

The answer seemed to have no suspense whatsoever.

Yin Hehe finally met the person.

A very young face, but oddly enough, he didn’t panic at all when he saw Yin Hehe coming in.

"What’s your name? Where are you from?" Yin Hehe casually dragged a chair over, sat down in front of him, and asked.

"Zhang Qiang, from the north."

He was surprisingly honest.

Seeing this, Yin Hehe simply asked the old butler for a pen and a notebook, ready to record as she questioned.

"Why did you try to kill Xiahou Yi? Do you have a grudge against him?"

"No, I’m a hitman!"

"A hitman?" Yin Hehe’s gaze sharpened, and the pen she was writing with paused.

So, an assassin, no wonder there was such calmness.

However, since the person is an assassin, why did they end up in their hands? Based on her years of dealing with assassins, in such employer-employee relationships, the norm was that upon capture, to avoid betraying their employer, they would usually choose to end their own life.

Yin Hehe continued to write in the notebook, "So, who hired you?"

The assassin: "I don’t know them, I only take the jobs and never ask who the employer is."

Yin Hehe: "Is that so? Where did you accept the task?"

"Naturally, at the black market."

"However, according to the rules of the black market, once the price goes above a million, assassins will usually demand to know the information of the employer. After all, it could be a matter of buying one’s own life, couldn’t it?"

She looked up, her sharp gaze piercing like a knife through the dimly lit room at the man.

In that instant, the man’s face changed color.

"You... how do you know all this?" His voice changed, becoming very nervous.

Yin Hehe let out a faint chuckle.

"You don’t need to worry about how I know these things, you just need to tell me who your true employer is. I should remind you that by letting you fall into our hands, that person is trying to use you to mislead our attention. In other words, from the moment you took the job, you were already a dead piece on the board!"

"..."

The entire room fell into a silence as still as death.

And the assassin, his face drained of all color, stared at the young woman before him with immense horror.

He hadn’t expected that there would be such a formidable person in this royal residence.

Wasn’t it said that without Xiahou Yi here, this place was full of nothings? How suddenly had such a figure appeared?

Wait a minute!

Suddenly, he realized something.

"You... are you Xiahou Yi’s daughter-in-law?" Suddenly, he looked up at Yin Hehe, his expression a mix of shock and anger.

This expression was very interesting.

Yin Hehe put down her pen, stood up from the chair, and stepped in front of the man.

"What’s the matter? I have been in the imperial capital for less than two months. Has my reputation already become so prominent that even assassins know my name?"

"..."

"Or are you suggesting that your employer initially intended to take Xiahou Yi’s life and Yin Hehe was also a target? Only, in the end, you failed, didn’t you?"

She extended two fingers, gently lifted the chin of the assassin, forcing him to look at her, then asked, word by careful word.

Sure enough, as her words fell, the assassin’s face became even paler in her grasp.

"I... I don’t know!" He twisted his head away, both shocked and panicked, plainly unable to face Yin Hehe’s eyes.

It seems that was indeed the case.

That made her curious; if the true employer was the Shen Family, why would Yin Hehe be of any concern to them?

They had no reason to kill her.

So, who was this employer exactly?

Just as Yin Hehe’s interest intensified and she prepared to continue her questioning, suddenly, footsteps sounded from outside.

"Grandfather Zhong, are you in there?"

It was Xiahou Jingmu who had come.

The old steward inside, without a second thought, answered, "Yes, Jingmu, what is it you need?"

He walked to the door.

Just then, Xiahou Jingmu also entered, and upon hearing he was inside, he pushed the door and stepped in.

"Eh? You’re here too, this is..."

The young general, still with his arm in a sling, saw Yin Hehe and the assassin in the room and showed a very surprised expression.

Seeing this, Yin Hehe could only give up her questioning for now.

"It’s nothing, by the way, Junior General, you still have injuries, why would you suddenly come to the royal residence? Is there something you need?"

Yin Hehe did not reveal to this person that the man behind was the perpetrator of last night’s incident, but casually responded, as she also approached the door.

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Then there’s no need to trouble my little aunt

"I heard there was an incident at the hospital, so I specifically came to find Uncle Zhong to understand the situation."

Xiahou Jingmu didn’t hide anything and directly stated his intention.

The old housekeeper: "You know about the assassin too?"

This old housekeeper was truly straightforward, leaving Yin Hehe with no chance to stop him.

Xiahou Jingmu nodded: "Yes, I heard that last night there were two assailants, one died at the hands of my uncle, the other was brought back by you, so I came to interrogate this person. If we can get who ordered him to do this from his mouth, then we can find the person who wanted to harm my grand-uncle!"

"You’re right, Xiaoyin was just interrogating him, but now that you’re here, it’s more appropriate to hand it over to you!"

Unexpectedly, the old housekeeper directly handed over the assassin behind him to Xiahou Jingmu.

Yin Hehe was so anxious beside them that she didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Indeed, from the current responsibility point of view, Xiahou Jingmu was originally a military man, and moreover, after Xiahou Yi’s incident, the leaderless Xiahou Family was basically being managed by this man.

So, it was most appropriate to hand the man over to him.

In the end, Yin Hehe agreed.

"Alright then, Junior General, I’ll leave this matter to you. I’ve just extracted some information, and I feel that the person behind him is probably not from the Shen Family."

"Oh?" Xiahou Jingmu’s brows lifted slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"Since the moment I entered, he’s been very calm, and he deliberately tried to lead me towards the Shen Family, so surely the person behind him is not from the Shen Family."

Yin Hehe told the young general what she had just discovered.

After listening, Xiahou Jingmu was silent for a while.

A moment later, he nodded: "I understand, I’ll take him back to the military for further interrogation, rest assured, I will get to the bottom of this."

"Good!"

Yin Hehe agreed.

Not long after, this man took the assassin away, and Yin Hehe was also preparing to go back to the hospital.

"Xiaoyin, you have to work hard these next few days. Although the old general has woken up, I reckon he wouldn’t want to be disturbed too much in the coming days, so we still need you to block for a bit over there."

The old housekeeper trusted Yin Hehe quite a lot.

Upon hearing this, thinking of yesterday’s chaos at the operating room door, Yin Hehe didn’t hesitate and agreed.

The people from the Xiahou Family were indeed annoying enough.

Yin Hehe returned to the hospital.

"Madam, you’re back? Did you get anything out of him?"

Cheng Chi was still at the usual spot, guarding, when he saw her return, he asked.

Yin Hehe shook her head: "Nothing, Xiahou Jingmu came over and he took the person away."

"Xiahou Jingmu?" Cheng Chi frowned immediately.

"Why would he go over to the Royal Residence at this time? Shouldn’t he have come here to check on the hospital first? Xiahou Yi has woken up."

Yin Hehe was startled: "He didn’t come here?"

Cheng Chi: "No, and I find it very strange, such a big incident happened last night, why didn’t he show up? Isn’t he from the military?"

"..."

Yin Hehe didn’t know how to respond to that question.

Indeed, the last ones to mobilize last night were the Blood Eagle, and although the Royal Guard eventually arrived, they were private squads.

Why didn’t Xiahou Jingmu, as Xiahou Yi’s most valued person and with his own subordinates, bring people over?

Yin Hehe also had doubts in her heart.

"Yin Hehe, what are you standing there for? Where have you been? Gone for so long?"

Just as the two of them were discussing this matter, suddenly, Yin Hehe saw the door to her ward being opened, and a tall and upright man walked out angrily.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Oh no, I completely forgot about this guy.

Yin Hehe could only temporarily suppress the messy threads in her mind, and then she returned to the ward.

"Honey, are you angry? Sorry, I just went back to the royal residence and saw the bad guy from last night."

She saw the man walk into the ward with a huff and immediately followed behind him, hastily explaining.

However, as if he hadn’t heard her, he walked over to the small table with a stern face and plopped down.

Yin Hehe: "..."

Uncertain of how to appease him, she noticed the children’s game pieces placed on the table, her eyes flickered, and she sat down eagerly.

"Okay, don’t be mad, how about I play a game of chess with you?"

She took the initiative to pick up the black and white pieces.

Actually, all these toys were bought by Cheng Chi for him. Ever since he took to sticking to Yin Hehe, there were times when she had to leave, and he’d really make a fuss.

Cheng Chi couldn’t handle him at all.

So, he had no choice but to run out and bring back various children’s toys.

Fortunately, since the man’s intelligence became like that of a child’s, his interests evolved similarly, and he played with these toys quite joyfully.

Yin Hehe placed the first piece.

As expected, when she started playing, the man, still with a cold face, ultimately couldn’t resist the temptation and began to play as well.

"I’m going to place it here, and I’ll capture you soon!"

"Hehe," with a cold chuckle, the man casually placed a piece down.

Yin Hehe was stunned!

Damn it, what’s going on? Why has my path suddenly been blocked? Not only can I not capture his pieces, but I’ve also put myself in danger.

This is terrible!

Yin Hehe was provoked, and she began to gather up her playful spirits, seriously joining the man in the game.

But after two rounds, she was still utterly defeated!

"Two rounds now, starting from now, you are not allowed to leave my side for two days!"

The man collected the captured pieces into his basket, one by one, then he lifted his head and commanded Yin Hehe with an extremely domineering tone.

Yin Hehe: "Ah? Two days? Does that include going to eat, sleep, and even the bathroom?"

"Yes!"

Another blunt word was thrown out.

Yin Hehe was dumbstruck.

The command was domineering, but she didn’t take it to heart, thinking the man was just joking, after all, his brain had not yet recovered.

But just as the game ended and she wanted to go out for a stroll, the man suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm.

"I said, you lost, and you’re not allowed to leave me for two days."

"..."

Yin Hehe was stunned.

"I... I’m not trying to leave you, I just want to check on Xiahou Yi next door."

"No need!" he immediately glanced at his watch.

"You’ve already seen him before you came in, starting now, you only need to go out and see him for 5 minutes every two hours."

He delivered the statement with the same level of bluntness.

And with that sentence, he even planned out the time she would spend checking on Xiahou Yi, leaving Yin Hehe completely flabbergasted.

It’s not like she knows his condition.

She really thought that he at this moment was the same as he was before.

Chapter 344: Chapter 344 Let’s Go Home

Yin Hehe was really forcefully confined by this man’s side for a full two days and two nights.

In those two days, except for checking on Xiahou Yi every two hours, she really didn’t leave him by half a step.

Two days later, Xiahou Yi was transferred to the general ward.

There were also results from Xiahou Jingmu’s side, the assassin finally confessed.

It was someone from the Shen Family!

However, it wasn’t Shen Weihuai, but his son Shen Nanming.

"The reason he didn’t disclose his employer is that Shen Nanming was pushed to do this by his own father. He planned all this to avenge his wife," Xiahou Jingmu said as he handed the assassin over to the police and came to inform Xiahou Yi at the hospital.

At that moment, Yin Hehe and Sheng Siyuan were also in the ward.

"So, what’s happening with Shen Weihuai now? You’ve handed this man over to the police, they should be arresting someone from the Shen Family quickly, right?"

After hearing this, Xiahou Yi, sitting on the hospital bed, looked at his nephew, whom he had personally groomed, and asked.

Xiahou Jingmu nodded, "Right, there’s been no commotion because I didn’t leak the information in advance."

"Hmm, then let’s wait," Xiahou Yi was quite satisfied and showed an approving gaze.

Half an hour later, there indeed came news from the Shen Family.

However, what shocked everyone was that Shen Nanming committed suicide by jumping off a building after the police arrived.

"Suicide?"

Xiahou Yi was also quite surprised to hear this news.

Because in his opinion, with Shen Weihuai’s capabilities, even if his son was irrefutably guilty, he would not have allowed his son to take this path.

"Yes, General, and there’s another thing. After Shen Nanming’s suicide, in a fit of emotion, Shen Weihuai assaulted the police chief in charge and has now also been taken away," revealed another guard from the palace who went out to gather information.

This made everyone in the ward fall quiet.

Having just assaulted the police chief, Shen Weihuai was acting too impulsively. Now that he’s in police custody, it would be easy for them to plan his death.

"General, what do you think we should do now?"

The old butler, fully aware of the gravity of the situation, immediately turned to ask the old man on the bed.

Xiahou Yi fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Yin Hehe, standing in the ward, saw the once formidable figure who had just turned from danger to safety. His old eyes suddenly flashed with ruthlessness, and he nodded.

Therefore, the old butler quickly left with some men.

Yin Hehe, who still didn’t understand their intentions, looked on, full of confusion.

Not until that afternoon, when she returned to the ward and saw the news on the turned-on TV, did she see the most eye-catching headline about Shen Weihuai being prosecuted by the People’s Court.

"This news just in, after verification, Shen Weihuai, the recently appointed head of XX department, has been found guilty of severe disciplinary violations. He embezzled bribes amounting to over a hundred billion, long-term bribery of key officials, and is now approved by the People’s Court for arrest and prosecution!"

"..."

Yin Hehe was stunned.

What was going on? This man, the head of the Shen Family, ranked second among the four major families, how could he suddenly become a prisoner?

Wasn’t it his son who did wrong?

Why did he also fall into the trap?

Yin Hehe was still too naive; she had no idea that all this was the result of the tasks the old butler was sent to do that morning when she was in the next ward, with Xiahou Yi’s tacit approval.

"Husband, things are changing too fast, I’m getting a bit scared just being here."

She returned to the small table and spoke to the man sitting there, engaged in a mobile game, her voice trembling with lingering fear.

Indeed, with such changes in the situation, how could she not be scared? She was just an ordinary person and did not want to become a sacrifice to these powers.

"Husband, let’s go tell Xiahou Yi now that we’re going back to Jiangbei. After all, the Shen Family has fallen."

She squatted in front of this man, hugging his arm while speaking pitifully.

The man finally stopped.

He turned his head and saw the woman’s lovely face pale with fright. His eyes narrowed and in the next second, he actually threw his phone onto the table and got up.

"Wait!" He dropped a sentence.

Then, under Yin Hehe’s stupefied gaze, he strode out of the hospital room.

Yin Hehe: "..."

A jolt later, she finally realized what she had said and quickly stood up to chase after him.

However, when she reached the next-door hospital room, she found the man already standing there like a god before the old man’s sickbed.

"What did you say? You want to go back to Jiangbei?"

Xiahou Yi was still relatively calm as he asked the son who had suddenly burst in.

Sheng Siyuan was expressionless: "Yes!"

Xiahou Yi’s eyes flickered: "Why? Isn’t it pleasant staying here?"

"What’s so pleasant about it? You’re here half-dead already, why drag us down with you?"

Unexpectedly, the guy blurted out such a sentence, almost infuriating Xiahou Yi on the spot.

That’s why there’s a benefit in him not speaking.

Now that he is willing to rant in such a long speech, he can infuriate you to the point of spitting blood within minutes!

Yin Hehe saw that the situation inside was not right, so she hurried in.

"Sorry, Old General, his words are a bit too direct right now, please don’t take it to heart!"

She quickly pulled the man to her side.

Seeing this, Xiahou Yi’s face turned ashen, but gradually he calmed down.

"Is that what you think, too? Do you both want to go back?" he asked.

Yin Hehe saw that things had reached this point and did not hide it any longer; she nodded directly: "Yes, you previously told me to keep him here because you were worried that the Shen Family would not let him off if he went back to Jiangbei. But now, since the Shen Family has collapsed, there shouldn’t be any problems for us to return."

She explained.

As the words fell, disappointment visibly flashed across the face of the old man before her.

In the end, he chose to face the issue with composure.

"You’re right. I won’t stop you if you want to go back, and if you ever wish to return, the Xiahou Family’s doors will always be open for you."

Unexpectedly, he agreed quite readily.

Yin Hehe was immediately ecstatic inside, grasping the man’s hand beside her, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Husband, he agreed, we can finally go back!"

"Oh..." The man’s expression was still quite indifferent.

However, when he was pulled away by Yin Hehe, he still glanced back at the old man in the sickbed. It was the look in that one glance that made him realize the old man’s gaze had never left him.

His eyes reddened with age, staring at his figure, the once indifferent magnate to kinship, now revealed a profound sense of reluctance and sorrow.

Man: "..."

Chapter 345: Chapter 345: Let me walk you out, little auntie.

Yin Hehe informed the Sheng Family patriarch in Jiangbei of her impending return,

Upon hearing this, the old man was so moved that he wept openly over the phone.

"Good, good, when will you arrive? I’ll pick you up from the airport myself," he said, his voice choked with emotion.

Yin Hehe quickly declined.

"There’s no need, Cheng Chi will arrange for a helicopter to take us back, landing directly at Shengfei Bay. You can just wait for us there," she said.

"Okay," the old man agreed without hesitation.

That afternoon, Yin Hehe took Sheng Siyuan back to the Willow District because she needed to pack her luggage.

Sheng Siyuan certainly didn’t concern himself with such matters; he was still outside in the courtyard, feeding the red koi in the large water tank.

"Uncle, are you leaving?"

Before he knew it, Xiahou Jingmu had come inside and, upon seeing him feeding the fish, approached with a smile.

Sheng Siyuan looked up and swept him a cold glance, not engaging in conversation.

Seeing this, Xiahou Jingmu felt somewhat embarrassed and could only start walking inside to find Yin Hehe.

"Stop right there!"

Yet just as he was about to step forward, the man who had just been ignoring him suddenly moved to block his path.

"Who let you in?" he asked, holding a box of fish feed, his tone extremely frigid.

Xiahou Jingmu had no choice but to explain, "Uncle, you are about to leave, and I just wanted to say goodbye to her."

"No need!"

Unexpectedly, the man rejected him firmly once again.

"I’ve said it before; without my permission, no one is allowed to set foot in this place!"

His eyes, as he threw those words at him, were simply murderous.

Xiahou Jingmu dared not proceed any further.

After all, this man was not in his right mind at the moment and he feared forcing his way through could lead to something uncontrollable.

"Fine, then I won’t go in. Uncle, I had no other intentions, I just wanted to tell you that now you can return without worries and stay peacefully in Jiangbei. If you feel like coming back, just let me know, I can personally come to pick you up."

Xiahou Jingmu gave up on entering and, after some thought, just made his purpose clear from outside.

Of course, his voice was loud enough that the people inside could hear him without a doubt.

The man holding the fish feed looked even more sullen.

But at that moment, Yin Hehe, who had heard the noise from inside the house, came out.

"Junior General, it’s you. What brings you here?"

Surprised to see the young general, she walked up to the two men.

Xiahou Jingmu, seeing that she finally came out, showed a helpless expression.

"I heard that you were leaving and specifically came to see you off, but my uncle here stubbornly refuses to let me in," he pointed at the man in front of him, even starting to complain.

The man instantly tensed, his pupils contracting.

But Yin Hehe was there beside him, sensing the potential for trouble, she quickly grabbed the man about to erupt.

"Sorry, he’s a bit childlike at the moment. Junior General, you are kind to remember to come and see us off," she said.

Yin Hehe sincerely thanked him.

Because in her eyes, ever since she and the man beside her came to the Xiahou family, not a single person welcomed them as a couple; they faced difficulties at every turn, as if they feared their position would be usurped.

So, Yin Hehe hadn’t expected anyone would come to send her off.

Until this man arrived.

"It’s only right. Actually, I wanted you to stay. Now that the old master is not out of the hospital and cannot manage much, things would be easier for me if you were here," he said.

Xiahou Jingmu looked at the woman in front of him, his gaze brimming with earnest pleading.

Yin Hehe smiled, "The Junior General is so outstanding, I’m sure you can handle it well. All I want now is to take him back for some peaceful rest and to see if there’s any way for him to recover."

Yin Hehe turned towards the man next to her.

Having said this much, Xiahou Jingmu felt it was no longer appropriate to ask them to stay, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then left.

"Madam, does this mean that from now on, Xiahou will be the one in charge of the Xiaho Family?"

After he had left, Cheng Chi stepped forward and asked.

Yin Hehe shrugged, "Who knows? But, he is one of the more capable ones in the Xiaho Family. It shouldn’t be a problem to let him be the successor."

She appeared totally indifferent.

Because she knew, the man right in front of her who was happily packing and scurrying out with luggage was also indifferent to it all.

That afternoon, the couple took a helicopter back to Jiangbei.

Two days later, at Shengfei Bay in Jiangbei.

"Madam, these are the documents from the company, and also the president’s computer. I’ve brought them all over."

Early in the morning, President Secretary Chen Xiaosen delivered all the documents that needed processing from the company, including Sheng Siyuan’s computer.

Yin Hehe, startled by the amount, exclaimed.

"Did you bring everything for him? Didn’t I tell you to bring just a part of it? He hasn’t recovered yet, and his work depends on his mood. If you bring so much, what if he doesn’t want to do any of it?"

She complained to the secretary.

But Chen Xiaosen felt wronged, "I didn’t want to either. But when Vice President Cui heard that the president had come, he stopped handling these matters, saying he couldn’t continue with his duties."

"..."

Yin Hehe fell silent for a few seconds.

Vice President Cui had been extremely cautious about his work ever since there was an issue with the contract he sent via fax last time. He would only do what he was certain he could manage, never laying a finger on anything else.

Unexpectedly, upon their return, he had immediately relieved himself of his proxy responsibilities.

Yin Hehe had no choice but to bring the documents upstairs.

"Darling? What are you doing?"

When she pushed open the door to the man’s bedroom at the end of the corridor, Yin Hehe was surprised to find the man inside, standing by the window with a glass of red wine, his quiet silhouette in the sunlight making her pause in astonishment.

What’s going on?

Wasn’t he playing? How come he started drinking red wine?

Additionally, his posture really gave her the impression that he had recovered completely.

"What is this?"

He heard her voice and turned around.

Thus, Yin Hehe was faced with an extremely unhappy visage; he frowned at the wine glass in his hand, the look of disdain on his face as if what he held was poison.

Yin Hehe sighed.

"This is red wine, something you used to love drinking," she said, walking up to him.

Red wine?

Hearing this unfamiliar name, the man looked again at the item in his hand with doubt.

After a moment, he put it down with great distaste.

"It tastes so bad, was my brain damaged before?"

"..."

Yin Hehe couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

His brain wasn’t damaged before, but now it was...