Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her
Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Chapter 33

「Twenty minutes later.」

In a restroom at Huangyin, Xiao Shuo, who was using the facilities, suddenly saw darkness! Before he could react, THUD! THUD! Several muffled punches rained down on his head and face!

Xiao Shuo was stunned. Angered, he cursed, "Fuck~! Who are you guys? Do you know who I am...?!" His aggressive cursing erupted.

However, that was just one sentence. In the next moment, his head was grabbed and shoved into some foul-smelling water. The water overwhelmed his senses; it was disgusting, and he nearly choked to death.

Yet, his assailant didn’t stop. After dunking him seven or eight times, Xiao Shuo lost all his arrogance and lay on the ground like a dead dog, coughing nonstop.

Ye Yuning finally felt satisfied and left confidently with Chen Wei.

「In the car!」

Chen Wei looked at Ye Yuning. "You’re just letting him off like this?"

Although they had given him a beating, compared to making their entire studio work overtime, it hardly seemed enough to vent their frustration.

Ye Yuning picked up a bottle of mineral water to wash her hands and said indifferently, "I remember the Xiao family’s second son only gets a few million in dividends each year, right?"

"Indeed!" Chen Wei nodded. Only a few million, and Xiao Shuo was still acting so recklessly. It was clearly a problem of being overly indulged; the elders in his family couldn’t control him.

Ye Yuning said, "He dares to be so arrogant with just a few million. What if he lost those millions?"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Wei looked at Ye Yuning and, in an instant, understood.

The new president of Xiao Corporation was showing an extremely cold attitude toward every business partner. If official matters weren’t going well, how could they tolerate being bullied privately as well? And this Xiao Shuo! Throughout their engagement, he hadn’t bothered to understand his former fiancée at all and had even been antagonizing her lately. If she ignored him, he’d probably think he was all-powerful!

Chen Wei had just finished washing her hands with the half-bottle of water Ye Yuning handed her when she saw Xiao Shuo being led out by members of the Xiao family. The sight of his miserable state was almost unbearable.

She couldn’t help but click her tongue twice. TSK TSK. "You know, for Second Master Xiao to have raised a son like that... it’s truly disheartening!"

Ye Yuning’s lips curved into a smile. "The real trouble is yet to come."

Chen Wei knew that if the old man took back the shares, there would be no money left to divide. Wouldn’t that be disheartening? Seriously, of all people to provoke, Xiao Shuo had to pick her. He was truly reckless!

Ye Yuning started the car, first dropping Chen Wei off, then returned to Shanyu Pavilion.

When she entered, it was just three in the morning. Xiao Linye was already asleep, having left only a quiet hallway light on for her.

She tiptoed back to her room, intending to take a shower. But the hot water switch in her room was clearly malfunctioning. After running it for about ten minutes, no hot water came out.

With no other option, Ye Yuning had to take her clothes and go to the guest bathroom to shower. After her trip to Huangyin, she felt covered in that stench, and it took her a full twenty minutes of showering before she felt a bit more comfortable.

Perhaps she was too used to being casual at home, or maybe the shower was so comfortable that she completely forgot she was in a man’s house! She casually slipped on a camisole nightgown and came out, drying her hair.

As soon as she stepped into the living room, she heard noises from the kitchen. Glancing over, she saw Xiao Linye emerging from the kitchen with a glass of water.

Ye Yuning let out a startled yelp, quickly clutching her chest with both hands.

Xiao Linye was also startled, and much of his drowsiness vanished. He quickly turned his back, his deep voice offering two words, "My apologies."

Ye Yuning felt her heart tremble at the sound. Flashes of that night at the hotel came to her mind—when the system malfunctioned and he swiped the card to open the door, she had been even more exposed than she was now.

Embarrassed, Ye Yuning didn’t have time to respond to Xiao Linye; her face flushed red as she quickly fled back to her room.

Xiao Linye stood in place, dazed for a while.

Just as he set down the water glass and prepared to return to his room, the door that had been pushed shut was pulled open from the inside.

Her small head peeked out cautiously, a pair of misty eyes looking innocently towards him. "I didn’t do it on purpose."

Her voice, as gentle as a kitten’s, carried a clear note of apology.

Xiao Linye came back to his senses and shook his head. "It’s fine. This is your home; do as you please to be comfortable."

His words, ’your home,’ soothed Ye Yuning’s uneasy heart like a calming balm. His voice seemed to carry some magical power; a simple sentence thoroughly calmed her.

"It’s getting late. Go to sleep quickly."

"Mhm." Ye Yuning nodded, then retracted her small head and closed the door, noticeably more gently than before.

After the turmoil of the past few days, she was incredibly exhausted, but the scene that had just occurred kept her wide awake!

Xiao Linye in the next room was similarly sleepless!

Only as dawn approached did Ye Yuning finally drift off into a hazy sleep.

It felt like she had hardly slept when she was roused by the ringing of her phone. She had returned too late the previous night and forgotten to silence her phone. Groggily, she grabbed her mobile. "Hello?"

"President Ye, our draft for Xiao Corporation has been approved."

Ye Yuning murmured an "Oh," her tone devoid of any joy. She was completely exhausted; how could she possibly be happy?

Chen Wei, noticing she was still asleep, added, "But you might need to get up now."

"Why?"

"Xiao Corporation intends to give us the Nanjia Peak project. The new president’s assistant has come personally and wants you at the studio immediately to discuss the details."

Ye Yuning’s breathing instantly grew heavy. Within two seconds, she blurted out, "Tell them our partnership ends here!"

With that, she hung up the phone.

Just the Liwangou project alone had worn her out like this. Now that the contract was finally fulfilled, she had no desire to partner on the Nanjia Peak project! She wanted to live a couple more years...

On the other end of the line, Chen Wei listened to the BEEP BEEP BEEP sound from the disconnected call and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth. She turned to face Lai Shuo, who was sitting in the lounge.

Honestly, this was truly unexpected. The cold attitude of Xiao Corporation’s new president was still fresh in her mind, and now he had actually sent his assistant.

Chen Wei was a tactful person and naturally wouldn’t convey Ye Yuning’s heated words verbatim.

Approaching Lai Shuo, she said apologetically, "I’m sorry, Assistant Lai. Our President Ye has some personal matters to attend to today and probably won’t be coming to the studio. How about we discuss the Nanjia Peak project when she returns?"

Lai Shuo furrowed his brow and looked at Chen Wei.

Chen Wei maintained a professional smile. "I’m truly sorry. President Ye has indeed been very tired these past few days."

The exact reason for her exhaustion, of course, needed no elaboration.

Lai Shuo nodded. "Did President Ye know about yesterday’s incident?" He was referring to the draft being rejected.

He had worked through the night and found out it was the Third Young Master who had tampered with things, and had immediately reported it to Xiao Linye. After reviewing the draft, Xiao Linye had approved it on the spot and had also assigned them the Nanjia Peak project. This was an unspoken acknowledgment of this collaborative partner! So far, Manlang Studio was the first to make Xiao Linye relent.

Pretending to be unaware, Chen Wei responded, "The draft being rejected? We haven’t had a chance to report that to President Ye yet."

Seeing her say this, Lai Shuo didn’t press further.

He stood up and handed a business card to Chen Wei. "Then when President Ye returns, have her contact me directly."

"Of course." Chen Wei nodded and escorted Lai Shuo to the elevator with an apologetic smile.

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