On the other side, Ye Chen was already lying in a relatively secluded nursing home.
As an Earth Rank Warrior, he indeed couldn’t be underestimated.
Even after being shot three times and losing so much blood, he could still send messages after his surgery.
He had temporarily taken Wen Tailai’s phone and was madly messaging Yun Mengxi.
He knew clearly that Yun Mengxi must be very fragile and scared right now. After all, after provoking that beast Bai Jinghong, he needed to offer her extra comfort.
He had to win her over as soon as possible to reverse his yin and yang fortune.
After all, Yun Mengxi was the type to bring prosperity to her husband.
But strangely, she wasn’t replying to a single message.
Wen Tailai watched him operate from the side, utterly speechless.
How could the dignified Dragon Lord behave like this?
His sister’s grave had been dug up, her ashes gone, and all he did was curse them, his subordinates, for a bit before sending more men to search.
Damn it, how was the grave being dug up their fault? They weren’t the ones who did it!
He wasn’t even concerned about that, but was still thinking about chasing girls.
Chasing girls was one thing, but damn it, why use his, Wen Tailai’s, phone for it?
“Dragon Lord, can’t your own phone contact her?”
Wen Tailai was truly exasperated. All communications now relied on mobile phones. He needed to arrange the search for the grave-digger, but Ye Chen wouldn’t give his phone back. A pile of messages was accumulating.
Then later, Ye Chen would say he wasn’t handling things properly.
“I’m blocked,” Ye Chen said casually.
But feeling it sounded bad, he quickly corrected himself: “It’s not called being blocked. It’s called… I can’t get through to her, but she can still call me.”
“Right, where’s Xiao Yu?” Ye Chen suddenly felt a strong urge to see Wen Chunyu.
Wen Tailai felt helpless. “Xiao Yu somehow hasn’t been going out these past two days.”
“When I go to find her, she’s always in the shower.”
“Showering?” Ye Chen was puzzled.
Could you get addicted to showering?
Frustrated, Ye Chen tossed the phone back to Wen Tailai. “The matter of my sister is very likely the work of that bastard Bai Jinghong.”
“Send more men. Have them keep an eye on Bai Jinghong. I can’t take it anymore!”
“Also, that plot of land from before taking over the Underworld Win Group—has construction started yet?”
Wen Tailai nodded. “Yes, the construction team, building materials, everything has been purchased. Construction is ready to begin.”
Ye Chen nodded. “The location of that land was left by the Underworld Win Group. They spent a fortune at the auction, and I’ve checked it out—it’s truly excellent!”
“A deal with a massive return on investment!”
Wen Tailai echoed him. “Dragon Lord’s eye is indeed sharp. That land’s location, close to the new district, is practically perfect!”
“It’s just that there’s a huge vacant plot next to it. Seems to be specifically reserved by the municipal government, so we couldn’t buy it together. Otherwise, we could have combined them into a super mall.”
Ye Chen looked full of confidence.
“This project has a total investment of over forty billion. It’s projected to recoup costs in about three to five years. After that, it’s pure profit!”
To stand firm, you couldn’t lag behind in business either.
Only by building the Dragon Morning Group into a super-corporation would he have more capital to challenge those who refused to accept him as the Dragon Lord.
And people like Bai Jinghong were just minor characters in Ye Chen’s eyes.
If he took full control of the Dragon Gate, wouldn’t everyone call him “Lord Chen” to his face?
Wen Tailai nodded. “Yes, if it goes smoothly, it really is like a money-printing machine. That vacant land is just baffling, though. I’ve checked, and the new district isn’t planning to build a garbage dump there, so it couldn’t be…”
“Shut up!” Ye Chen barked. “Damn it, how can such unlucky words come out of your mouth?!”
“Yes, yes, yes! This subordinate spoke rashly. The Dragon Lord’s vision is unparalleled. This subordinate was presumptuous!”
Wen Tailai quickly apologized.
“Alright, get those things handled quickly. And have Xiao Yu come over. I want to see her. Also, get me a new phone SIM card!”
Ye Chen was lying on his stomach. He grabbed a pillow and closed his eyes.
…
That day passed very quickly.
Bai Jinghong didn’t have much heart to do anything.
Ah Kun and the others had successfully completed the task he’d assigned.
The ashes of Ye Chen’s sister had been retrieved.
Bai Jinghong planned to make Ye Chen eat them himself. Otherwise, there was no way to quell his anger.
But not today!
Afterwards, he made a trip to Xu Sixin’s place, went to check on Yan Man, and even stopped by Fan Ning’er’s place to see her.
Although he went, he didn’t do anything.
For the rest of the time, he basically stayed at the villa, playing around the estate’s recreational facilities with Shen Yaoyao and the other girls.
Singing karaoke, playing a round of golf.
Although on the surface it looked like they were having fun, Bai Jinghong really only wanted to do one thing: sleep. He didn’t want to think about anything.
Bai Jinghong knew perfectly well why his mood was so low. It was all because of Yun Mengxi.
Scheme against her, and he was ultimately scheming against himself.
No matter how ruthless or treacherous he was, he was still human, and humans have emotions.
Yun Mengxi was the most critical link to breaking Ye Chen’s spirit. But now, if he wanted to reconnect that link, he could only use force.
But he had already decided: he would not scheme against Yun Mengxi anymore!
Bai Jinghong stared at the ceiling, thinking to himself, “It was going so smoothly, but someone stabbed me in the back!”
“If I don’t skin Ye Chen alive, I won’t be worthy of the surname Bai!”
The one suffering wasn’t just Bai Jinghong. Yun Mengxi felt the same way.
From the moment Bai Jinghong left her place, she had entered a state of emotional death.
She hadn’t slept all night, didn’t go to the company during the day, and her phone was off. She paid no attention to anything.
Not only that, she hadn’t eaten any food. All she did was drink.
Though she wasn’t dead drunk, the more sober she stayed, the more it hurt.
She also realized that her feelings for Bai Jinghong had already taken deep root.
The entire process of their acquaintance replayed in her mind over and over.
She knew very well that giving her heart to someone was no different from handing over her happiness and her pain.
If the other person cherished it, that was fine. But if they didn’t know how to treasure it, or even deliberately hurt her, the agony was inevitable.
Knowing Bai Jinghong’s reputation and personality, she still gave him her heart without hesitation.
But she never imagined that in the end, it was all a scam. This realization caused her immeasurable pain.
Yun Mengxi sat on the living room carpet, looking at the mess around her, her eyes utterly devoid of any ripple.
She struggled to her feet and staggered towards the guest room.
The moment she pushed open the door, a warm, familiar scent hit her.
It was Bai Jinghong’s scent.
Yun Mengxi shuffled step by step to the edge of the bed.
Looking at the place where they had once been intimate, her heart was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.
Slowly, she lay down, pulled the blanket over herself, and finally felt a trace of warmth.
In a daze, she seemed to see Bai Jinghong lying beside her.
But when she reached out to touch him, it shattered like a dream.
Tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes, soaking the pillow.
Under the night sky, Yun Mengxi sobbed silently.
How she finally fell asleep, even she didn’t know.
This sleep lasted until dawn.
When Yun Mengxi opened her eyes, the world spun, and everything before her seemed to sway.
Like a walking corpse, she went to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror.
Hair disheveled, face devoid of color.
All the tidy habits she once maintained were now abandoned.
Listlessly, she washed up, casually tidied her hair, and went straight out the door.
She should have been heading to the company, but somehow, she drove directly to a parking spot opposite the Bai Corporation building.
Perhaps it was her heart’s deep desire guiding her here, but she came anyway.
Even just to see him from afar.
