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touch of ancient charm, making her look poetic.Tang Mandong and Cai Xiaojing complimented her appearance repeatedly. Chen Xier steadied Warm’s wobbly steps, asking, "Why did you drink so much""She wan...The Substitute Ex-Wife of the CEO (Complete) 1023

Ye Ningyuan looked at the pocket-sized pistol in his hand and felt a slight relief. Fortunately, it was just an unfinished pistol. Wen Jing was skilled with weapons; designing and assembling guns were her specialties. This pocket-sized pistol was modeled after the SWIMMSS Mini Gun, with only a 3mm caliber. All parts were replicas of hers, so its power wasn't great. It could be considered a collectible model gun that was publicly auctioned off, and Wen Jing had just made it for fun. She attempted to modify it into a small-caliber pistol with terrifying firepower but hadn't finished the modifications before something happened. Even at close range, its shooting power didn't match half of an ordinary pistol's.

Wen Mama was firing a gun for the first time and her technique wasn’t accurate; thus, the impact was greatly reduced. Although Ye Ningyuan felt relieved, he still had to wait for the operating room results.

Somehow, Wen Jing saved Ye Tianyu's life again.

If it were an ordinary pistol or a 7mm caliber revolver that their agents often used, shooting someone from one meter away would likely result in instant death. Fortunately, it was this imperfectly assembled gun.

Cheng Anya and Wen Mama waited for the results beside them. Wen Mama felt extremely anxious but prayed silently that Ye Tianyu would be fine; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself. Cheng Anya anxiously watched the lights above the operating room door.

After three hours, Ye Tianyu was wheeled out of the operating room. A bullet had damaged his pancreas and caused extensive bleeding, but he received a blood transfusion in time and there were no immediate life-threatening risks. He still needed to be observed for another day; if nothing happened by then, everything would likely be alright.

He was young with a good constitution, so this kind of gunshot wound would heal relatively quickly.

Wen Mama couldn't sleep all night and sat blankly in the apartment. She received a call from Wen Nuan just before dawn; she felt terrible about everything. When Wen Nuan asked if she had seen Wen Jing, Wen Mama suddenly burst into tears and told her that she gave Ye Tianyu a bullet. After hearing this, Wen Nuan fell silent for a long time and then nervously asked, "Is he alright"

"The doctor said that if he makes it through tonight, everything will be fine."

Warm felt relieved and was at a loss for words with her mother. Mom said, "Nuannuan, what should we do Are you really going to ignore Wen Jing He doesn’t care about his life but insists on finding Wen Jing..."

Warm couldn't give a specific answer either and could only comfort her mother not to be too sad. She wanted to fly to London right away to visit Mom, but it wasn't convenient. Mom said, "Forget it, I accept the situation as it is."

"Mom..."

After hanging up the phone, Mom cried until dawn; she felt guilty towards her daughter. Even her body was not returned; she truly felt guilty toward Wen Jing.

The next day, Ye Tianyu woke up safely but felt weak. The first thing he did when waking up was to pull out the IV and try to get out of bed to find Wen Jing, frightening Cheng Anya so much that she hurriedly held him back. "Are you crazy Don’t you want to live"

"You must have taken Wen Jing away while I was unconscious, right Right" Ye Tianyu's eyes were filled with a hint of madness as he glared fiercely at Cheng Anya. When Ye Ningyuan entered the room, his gaze turned even more fierce.

He guessed that they had taken Wen Jing away when he was asleep and unconscious.

It must be true.

"Get back to bed right now. No one has touched Wen Jing." Ye Ningyuan coldly ordered, looking at Ye Tianyu with a sharp gaze. "Look at yourself; what a state you’re in! If Mom hadn’t shot you and taken your life, would you have been eager to kill yourself I’ll tell you this: if you die, I will return Wen Jing to her family. You two will be buried in different countries, let alone being together."

Ye Tianyu glared fiercely at Ye Ningyuan, looking as ferocious as a leopard just released from its cage. Cheng Anya shook her head at Ye Ningyuan, signaling him not to provoke Ye Tianyu further. She then helped Ye Tianyu rest and said, "Sleep now; when you wake up, everything will be back to normal."

"Really"

"Really!"

Ye Tianyu felt slightly reassured and lay down again. Ye Ningyuan then reinserted the needle for him.

In the afternoon, Aunt Wen came to the hospital at the headquarters of the First Terrorist Organization. Ye Tianyu had just woken up and ate some porridge that Cheng Anya made for him. Worried about Wen Jing, he didn't sleep very well; if not for his weakened condition, he wouldn't even need to sleep.

Seeing Aunt Wen arrive, Cheng Anya offered her a forced smile. Though she felt awkward, Aunt Wen's smile was equally strained. She took out the diary from her bag and handed it to Ye Tianyu, saying, "Here!"

This was indeed the diary that she had promised to give Ye Tianyu.

Ye Tianyu held Wen Jing’s diary as if it were a precious treasure, his hands trembling slightly. Even when he personally shot Wen Jing dead with a gun, he hadn't trembled so much; now, he appeared fragile and delicate like crystal, ready to shatter at any moment.

Suddenly, Aunt Wen remembered a saying: "Even hateful people have their pitiable aspects."

Ye Tianyu was undoubtedly hateful, but also pitiful.

After all, he had lost his beloved and would never find redemption.

"You must take care of her," said Aunt Wen. This was the greatest compromise she could make; after seeing Wen Jing in full, even if it were just a body, she found some solace. Since she couldn't reclaim Wen Jing's body forcefully, she settled for having Ye Tianyu accompany her. She believed that with Ye Tianyu’s madness and determination, Wen Jing would be well taken care of, even as a corpse.

She realized that if she forced the outcome with Wen Jing, it would mean taking Ye Tianyu's life; he was willing to give up his life rather than return Wen Jing. What else could make him let go She shot at Ye Tianyu once, and when he survived such a near-death experience, did she truly want to take his life Such a mutual destruction wasn't what she wanted. After that gunshot, she became even more certain that she couldn't bring greater disaster upon the Ye family.

The bitterness and pain were something only she could bear; Wen Jing's injustice would remain an injustice.

Falling in love with Ye Tianyu, being loved by Ye Tianyu—she couldn't tell if it was her daughter’s fortune or misfortune.

"I will."

"If one day you find the girl you want to love, please set my daughter free and send her back. Let us properly bury her; our family would be deeply grateful," Aunt Wen said through gritted teeth.

Cheng Anya stood silently weeping beside her; she knew that Aunt Wen agreed to this arrangement for the sake of both families, after a night of struggle. Hatred couldn't continue indefinitely; they were relatives and had to interact eventually. They could not remain estranged forever. With what had already happened with Wen Jing and Ye Tianyu's obstinate nature, preferring death over giving up her body, there was only one choice left.

Ye Tianyu knew that this wouldn't happen.

So he didn’t respond.er. Wushuang leaped up and swept out a leg, kicking one of the blacks in his chest. He stumbled back several steps. She immediately ducked to avoid the punch from the other killer. She delivered a hoo...