Ye Junze's words undoubtedly stunned everyone present. Du Guo, who had just completed the discharge procedures and rushed to the ward, looked at the different expressions on everyone's faces and was completely confused about what had happened.
Lu Manwen first widened her eyes in disbelief, and then, like a frozen computer, suddenly realized what Ye Junze had just said.
She could hardly believe her ears. Unable to accept it for a moment, her voice trembled: "What... what did you just say? Say it again."
Ye Junze closed his eyes briefly, feeling a twinge of pain, and then gritted his teeth and repeated, "Manwen, let's get a divorce."
"What do you mean?" Lu Manwen suddenly raised her voice and pointed at Ye Junze. "Ye Junze, since I married into your Ye family, I've taken care of everyone. Even if I don't have any great achievements, I've put in a lot of effort. I've given birth to a son and a daughter for you. I've been devoted to your family for all these years, but now you want to divorce me?"
Facing Lu Manwen's accusing words, Ye Junze showed a flicker of guilt on his face, but it disappeared in an instant.
Seeing Ye Junze's silence, Lu Manwen became even more furious. Her eyes swept across Ye Yanxi's face, and suddenly she seemed to have an idea. She turned her spearhead towards Ye Yanxi and shouted, "You're doing this for this little wretch, aren't you?"
"This has nothing to do with Xiaoxi," Ye Junze said immediately. "A long time ago, before we got married, I told you that we weren't suitable."
A long time ago, Ye Junze owned a small but profitable company, and its scale was gradually expanding. Lu Manwen was his employee at that time. She used every means to get into Ye Junze's bed.
Lu Manwen was hot-tempered and vain at that time. Ye Junze was still in contact with his first girlfriend then. After rejecting Lu Manwen, she became even more persistent and insisted on marrying him. Eventually, she got pregnant. Ye Junze had said they weren't suitable, but Lu Manwen was attracted to his wealth and refused to let go. After a period of trouble, they had to get married because of the child.
However, not long after their marriage, Lu Manwen found that Ye Junze didn't have much affection for her. Unwilling, she accidentally peeked at Ye Junze's phone and found that he was still in touch with his first girlfriend. So she had a big fight with him. As a result, Lu Manwen had a miscarriage. After that, because of her poor health, the chance of having another child was very low. Ye Junze stayed with her out of guilt.
At this moment, Lu Manwen seemed to think of something and looked at Ye Junze. "Do you have someone else?" After saying that and seeing Ye Junze didn't refute, she seemed to be sure and pounced on him, grabbing his collar.
Ye Junze frowned and pulled Lu Manwen away. The hideous woman in front of him was the same as before, unchanged at all. "That's enough, Manwen. Why are you always like this after all these years?"
"What am I like? What?" Lu Manwen laughed out of anger. "If you didn't like me back then, why did you sleep with me and have children with me after we got married? Now that the children are grown up, you say we're not suitable. Where were you before, Ye Junze? I'm putting it bluntly today. If you want a divorce, don't even think about it. I will never divorce you."
After saying that, Lu Manwen picked up her bag and left the ward.
Ye Junze looked at Lu Manwen's back and sighed deeply.
"Dad, is what you said true? Are you really going to divorce Aunt Lu? Although her temper isn't very good, but..." Ye Yanxi looked at Ye Junze worriedly.
She wanted to say something good about Lu Manwen at this moment, but when she recalled the past, she couldn't find the words.
Even so, after so many years together, there was still some affection between them for Ye Junze. Ye Yanxi just didn't want Ye Junze to be alone without someone to take care of him.
"Xiaoxi, Dad knows what you want to say, but this marriage was wrong from the start. If we continue, neither of us will be happy. After all these years, I've figured it out. It's better to let go and give each other a way out." Ye Junze walked over and touched Ye Yanxi's head. "I've made you suffer since you were a child. It's Dad's fault."
"Dad, don't say that." Ye Yanxi felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Her eyes were slightly red, but she forced a smile. "Look, I've grown up healthy, haven't I?"
Ye Junze smiled gratifyingly, with a glint of tears in his eyes.
"Let's not talk about this."
Ye Yanxi smiled and walked over to pick up the packed things. "Dad, let's take you home now."
"Didn't you say you had something urgent to do?"
"I do. It's taking Dad home. What could be more important than being with Dad?"
Ye Junze broke into a smile. "You're getting better at sweet - talking, girl."
Ye Yanxi, He Chuyan and the others first took Ye Junze home. On the way, it was almost dinner time, so they found a nearby restaurant to have dinner.
Ye Junze had complained long ago that the food in the hospital was so bland that it was unappetizing. So Ye Yanxi decided to take him out for dinner.
Most of the dishes they ordered were vegetarian, which was good for health. But Ye Junze still ate very contentedly.
They were sitting by the window. Ye Yanxi occasionally glanced out of the window at the passers - by. By chance, she found that the hospital where Jin Yan was staying was just opposite the restaurant they were in.
What a coincidence.
Just as Ye Yanxi was thinking this, she saw a black Cayenne stop opposite.
At the sight of the car, Ye Yanxi's eyes seemed to be glued to it and she stared fixedly.
Sure enough, the next second, a tall and straight man got out of the car. After getting out, he strode towards the hospital with long steps.
Even from a distance, one could feel his aura. It was Xiao Yu.
Maybe Xiao Yu didn't know that she had moved out of the house yet? Because so far, there had been no call from Xiao Yu on her phone.
Maybe her leaving didn't matter to Xiao Yu at all, so it was even less likely that he would call.
Anyway, Xiao Yu's mind should be on Jin Yan now.
Jin Yan had made such a great sacrifice for him. She not only had a fracture but also a mild concussion. Xiao Yu should feel pity for her.
Ye Yanxi kept staring at the place where Xiao Yu's figure disappeared around the corner of the hospital.
He Chuyan was talking to Ye Yanxi, but when she didn't get a response, she looked at Ye Yanxi and found that she was in a daze. So she followed her line of sight.
"Xixi, what are you looking at? Is there a handsome guy?"
Only then did Ye Yanxi hear He Chuyan's words. She immediately withdrew her gaze and glanced at her. "Ah, nothing. What were you just saying?"
He Chuyan glared at her angrily. "I was saying that in your freshman year, you beat away a boy who was chasing you."
"You still have the nerve to mention that. You even took the boy who was chasing you as a pervert and sent him to the police station. In the end, it was me who went to prove and got you out."
"Hey, don't expose my weaknesses."
He Chuyan pouted discontentedly, looking at Ye Yanxi's smug face.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the table became lively again.
But while they were talking, Ye Yanxi's eyes always drifted towards the entrance of the opposite hospital unconsciously. She couldn't help wondering what they were doing and saying at this moment.
Jin Yan was a public figure after all. After the news of her injury was accidentally photographed by a media outlet, many people came to visit her one after another.
When Xiao Yu arrived at the ward, he happened to meet someone coming out of the ward. After entering, he found that the ward was very different from the previous day. It was filled with flowers and all kinds of fruit gifts everywhere. There was no room on the table, so they were placed on the ground.
After taking a look at these things, Xiao Yu put the bag in his hand on the only empty space left on the table. There were two grapefruits in it.
When she saw the two golden grapefruits, Jin Yan's eyes lit up. "My favorite grapefruits. You still remember!"
"Xu Bei bought them," Xiao Yu said indifferently.
Xu Bei was a fan of Jin Yan and knew her preferences well. Xu Bei had bought them in advance and gave them to Xiao Yu when he got out of the car.
Hearing this, a look of disappointment flashed across Jin Yan's eyes, but she quickly became happy again. "But you brought them here yourself." After saying that, she glanced at the gifts everywhere and added, "Among all these gifts, I like the grapefruits the most."
"I'm glad you like them."
"Come and sit down. You must be tired after a long day," Jin Yan pointed at the chair beside the bed.
"No need."
Disappointment filled Jin Yan's eyes again. "Are you leaving again right away?"
Xiao Yu didn't answer her question. He just said to himself, "How do you feel today? Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"I feel much better today, but my leg still hurts," Jin Yan smiled.
"What about the special nurse? Is she taking good care of you? If not, I'll ask someone to replace her."
"No need," Jin Yan didn't want to cause so much trouble. "She's quite quick - witted. She's very good."
"Okay, then you should have a good rest."
From beginning to end, Xiao Yu seemed to be just going through the motions. Seeing that he was about to leave again, Jin Yan got a little anxious. "Are you leaving now? Stay a while longer."
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Yu stopped. His dark eyes stared at Jin Yan intently, as if he could see through her heart. "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"
"No," Jin Yan sighed. "I just haven't seen you for a day."
Xiao Yu's eyes still stared at her. They were calm but made people feel exposed.
Even Jin Yan, who was experienced in the workplace and had seen all kinds of situations, found it hard to handle. She could never figure out Xiao Yu's thoughts. But she could feel that even though she was lying in the hospital bed now, Xiao Yu's concern for her was just that, nothing more.
A wounded woman lying alone in the ward wanted most was pity, the pity from Xiao Yu. But he didn't give it. What she wanted most was out of reach.
If he had stayed because of her, there might have been a glimmer of hope between them.
After a while, Xiao Yu's thin lips moved slightly, but the words that came out were cold and distant. "You should have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow."
"Okay." At least he would come again tomorrow. She still had hope.
So far, she still couldn't remember what had happened between her and Leo or how her leg had become like this. But so far, she didn't hate the culprit at all. Instead, she was a little grateful to him. If it hadn't been for Leo, the intersection between her and Xiao Yu would have been pitifully small. And this had given her another chance.
Jin Yan could only watch helplessly as Xiao Yu walked towards the door.
Just outside the corridor, where Xiao Yu had just left, someone took several photos of his back with a camera.
At the ward door, Jin Yan naturally saw it. She also knew why this person was taking photos of Xiao Yu. He was the president of the Xiao Group, and this person was a journalist who had come to visit her in the afternoon.
That journalist wanted to ask her why she was injured and if there was any hidden story behind it. In short, he wanted to pry into her private life. She had refused him irritably at that time. Who would have thought that this journalist had been waiting outside all the time.
"What did you take?" Jin Yan was a little angry, but she still suppressed her anger. After all, she was a public figure. But now it was her private time, and she didn't want her private life to be exposed to the public.
Looking at the cute female journalist wearing black - framed glasses, who came in from outside with a camera in her hand, staring at Jin Yan as if she had discovered a new continent, as if she was thinking about how to write the news headline.
Jin Yan was a little disgusted by such an undisguised look.
"Special nurse," Jin Yan shouted. The special nurse, who was cutting fruit for her at the sink, quickly walked out. "I don't want to see her. Throw this person out."
"Yes, Miss Jin."
But the female journalist remained unmoved and still stared at Jin Yan. "Miss Jin, that gentleman just now... If I'm not mistaken, he should be the president of the Xiao Group, right? Although he hasn't appeared in public with you."
"What do you mean by asking this?" Jin Yan's face changed. She felt that this person had ill intentions.
"I'm just asking. What's the relationship between you and the president of the Xiao Group? He came to see you in person. Are you lovers?" The female journalist's eyes sparkled.
If it was true that Jin Yan, a public figure, was in a relationship with the president of the Xiao Group, this news would surely cause a stir.
Jin Yan was also aware of the importance of this news.
She wanted to refute the female journalist's words, but a thought flashed through her mind. She only gave a symbolic warning. "You'd better not write false news."
The female journalist seemed to understand the hidden meaning in her words. Her eyes lit up. "So, you're really in a relationship with him?"
"You can leave now," Jin Yan said and then motioned for the special nurse to throw the female journalist out quickly.
As the female journalist was being pushed towards the door by the special nurse, she still turned back step by step and continued to ask, "Miss Jin, when did you start dating the president of the Xiao Group?"
"Are you going to get engaged? When?"
"What about getting married..."
A series of questions were shouted out loudly by the female journalist. Then she was blocked behind the door, and no more sounds could be heard.
Jin Yan's fingernails dug deeply into her palm. Her heart was pounding.
She could almost imagine what the entertainment headlines would be like tomorrow. Although she usually didn't like the media's random reports, this time... she decided to turn a blind eye. Compared with Ye Yanxi, she was more suitable for Xiao Yu.
Being with Xiao Yu could also enhance the brand awareness of the Xiao Group. They were well - matched.
After leaving the hospital, Xiao Yu returned to Qingyuwan.
When he opened the door and went in, it was pitch - black inside. If it had been in the past, Ye Yanxi would have been back already. He couldn't help frowning slightly.
Maybe she was still taking care of Ye Junze's discharge today and hadn't come back yet.
He turned on the living - room light, changed his shoes, took off his coat as he walked towards the sofa, and casually threw his coat on the sofa. Then he tugged at his tie and undid the top button of his shirt.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something. Usually, the two Dutch rats would always make some faint noises, but today it was so quiet. His pupils shrank slightly, and he strode towards the balcony.
But he saw that the balcony was empty. The two rats were gone, and so was the cage.
Could it be that Ye Yanxi had taken the Dutch rats out?
When he returned to the living room from the balcony, he casually glanced at the dining table and found a sticky note on it. There seemed to be something on the note, which looked like a key.
When he got closer, he saw the bunch of keys clearly. Xiao Yu's face changed suddenly. He picked up the keys and took a look at the note. Ye Yanxi's handwriting on the white paper was beautiful and neat.
Mr. President, I've left. I've taken all my things. If there are any left, you can deal with them as you like.
Ps: Wish you and Miss Jin a happy and long - lasting marriage.
There were only a few lines, but Xiao Yu stared at them for a long time, reading each word carefully. Finally, he was sure of one thing...
Then he took the note and went upstairs to the second floor.
The second bedroom was also empty. All the things that belonged to Ye Yanxi were gone.
All these things reminded him that Ye Yanxi had really left, on the day when her adoptive father was discharged from the hospital.
Was she so eager to draw a clear line from him and escape from him? Thinking of that photo, maybe... she couldn't wait to throw herself into Chu Beize's arms?
The knuckles of Xiao Yu's hand holding the note turned white. His face was ashen.
He lowered his head and looked at the note again. A sneer curled up on Xiao Yu's lips. His eyes were like sharp blades as they swept across the note. Then only pieces of paper fluttered down, scattered on the ground.
Sure enough, she was a heartless woman.
In a bustling and colorful bar, Shen Mofu was having a gathering with a group of like - minded friends.
One of them seemed to be a bit drunk. With a red face, he said, "Mofu, I'll tell you something. Yesterday, I saw the beauty in the photo you showed me in the hotel next to Xilu Hospital."
Shen Mofu had once mysteriously shown that photo to all his friends.
But now, Ye Yanxi was no longer the goddess in his heart.
"In the hotel?"
"Yes. That beauty looked so delicate, but unexpectedly, she was really good at fighting. She fought against five or six tall bodyguards alone."
Shen Mofu felt that