Mr.CEO’s Ex-wife Escapes Again
Chapter 199 - 199 199 Shes Just a Joke

Chapter 199: Chapter 199 She’s Just a Joke Chapter 199: Chapter 199 She’s Just a Joke “You should have told me about this kid’s situation sooner; how far could a Shangguan Jianying possibly leap?”

Sure enough, after hearing that the two young people were still in contact, the elder seated on the sofa spoke up proactively.

The old lady, upon hearing this, was immediately overjoyed.

“Really? That’s wonderful, brother-in-law, I just knew there wouldn’t be any problems if I came to you. Look, son, see how good your uncle is to you!”

She continued her excited flattery, taking the opportunity to also speak a few words about Sheng Siyuan, who lay in bed.

Sheng Siyuan had been silent all along.

However, after hearing these words, the pair of ink-dark eyes behind his glasses, which had been filled with coldness, suddenly flickered.

“Is it really that easy, given that this is a criminal lawsuit?”

His thin lips moved slightly as he finally asked a question.

“Hahaha…”

No sooner had his voice faded than the elder on the sofa burst into a disdainful laugh and stood up.

“What case isn’t decided by people? Haven’t you noticed that many aspects of your case have been illogical up to now?”

“…”

“So, just rest well here during this time, and let Rourou take good care of you. Leave the rest to me, your uncle. We are family, and I will certainly help when needed.”

After the elder had finished speaking, he waved his hand to indicate that he was leaving.

The Sheng Family patriarch saw this and hurriedly got up to see him off, and when they opened the door of the sickroom, the two emerged into a quiet hallway.

“Brother-in-law, I really appreciate your help this time. Let me walk you out.”

The Sheng Family patriarch was extremely warm towards this cousin by marriage at that moment.

The two of them left.

Not long after, a slender figure appeared at the corner, where the dim light added to a chilling aura.

It was as if the trembling figure could be swallowed up by the shadows in the next moment.

“Miss Han, so you were here.”

Xu Guannan finally spotted her and quickly trotted over to where she was.

“Why did you come here? Have you visited the President?” He calmed down and looked around, seeming to realize something was off with the location.

But, the woman did not respond to him.

She turned around and walked toward the staircase on the other side as if nothing had happened, her face expressionless.

Seeing this, Xu Guannan had no choice but to follow her.

Just then, his phone buzzed with a message. He glanced down at it.

[Have you left yet?]

It was sent by the man in the sickroom.

Xu Guannan looked at the woman walking down ahead and hastily replied: [We’re heading back now.]

[Don’t let her come over tonight.]

It was a simple instruction.

Xu Guannan paused, not quite understanding the message, but when he looked ahead and saw the woman had already gone down,

he didn’t delve into it further and hurried after her.

“Miss Han, heading back to the hotel?”

“Yes.”

The still expressionless woman, this time, readily agreed.

Xu Guannan breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the two drove back to the hotel. Xu Guannan escorted Yin Hehe back to her room, hoping to find an excuse to keep her there for the evening.

But as Yin Hehe opened the door, she took the initiative not to be disturbed.

“I want to sort out my thoughts; if you don’t have anything else, please don’t come looking for me.”

“Alright.”

Of course, Xu Guannan readily agreed.

That night, the door to that room remained shut, even around mealtime when Xu Guannan checked several times.

There was no sign of activity.

She was perhaps busy.

Xu Guannan didn’t disturb her and returned to his own room.

But in reality, he was unaware that Yin Hehe, who had stayed in the hotel that day, had sat immobile for hours in the chair by the window.

She just stared out the window, her eyes wooden as they fixed on the bustling traffic below, seemingly hollow inside. Throughout the entire afternoon, there was no glint of light in her pupils.

Is she feeling terrible?

Of course.

But more than that, the emotion overwhelming her right now must be loathing herself.

Because this is the second time she’s made such a mistake, she distinctly told herself not to repeat the same error, not to get close to this man even a little bit.

But when did she begin to forget all of these things?

Forget the pain this man once caused her, also forget how he humiliated her, tortured her, trampled over her…

Her fingers, cold as ice, slowly coiled into tight fists.

Finally, she clenched them forcefully into her own palm!

“Bzzz…”

Not until nightfall did the cellphone beside her finally vibrate.

[Lawyer Lan, the materials about Shangguan Jianying that you asked me to look for are all ready. I am sending them to you now.]

It turned out to be a message from Yi Hao.

She wet her dry lips.

After a long moment, she mechanically replied on her phone’s screen, “No need, this lawsuit doesn’t need to continue.”

“Huh?”

Yi Hao was immediately very surprised.

“Did you settle? But this is a criminal proceeding, is it that easy?”

Look, even this person knows.

It goes to show just how influential the person who could effortlessly put an end to the case must be.

“By the way, Lawyer Yi, could you help me look up a person? He’s a relative by marriage of the Wang family in our country’s Imperial Capital, and currently holds a not-so-minor official position there.”

She still couldn’t let it go in the end and asked this former colleague for help to look up this person.

The Sheng Family’s elderly matriarch’s maiden home is the Wang family of the Imperial Capital.

This family’s strength in the Imperial Capital is considerable, and a big part of the reason why the old Mr. Sheng married the old lady was that her natal family could help Shengshi Group establish a firm foothold domestically.

As it turned out, they indeed succeeded in the end.

So now, she really wanted to know who exactly this important figure was? Especially since the lady also mentioned that his daughter, the girl with the gentle, dignified demeanor, grew up with that man since she was little.

Soon, Yi Hao replied to her message.

“You’re talking about Jian Zhongzhou, right? The only person from the Wang family who holds a high position in your Imperial Capital is this man.”

Jian Zhongzhou?

Yin Hehe took note of this name.

For a moment, she ended the chat with her former colleague and picked up her phone to search for this person.

[Jian Zhongzhou, male, 54 years old, currently the Vice Mayor of Imperial Capital City, wife: Wang Fengxian, daughter: Jian Rou]

She finally saw this man’s information.

In an instant, her gaze fixed on the man’s position and she couldn’t make a sound anymore.

This position, in the Imperial Capital, was indeed very influential.

Ha, ha~~

If she had known earlier, why would she have worried at all? With just a single sentence from someone else, everything could be settled, while she herself was still here on tenterhooks.

How laughable it was!

She tugged at the corner of her mouth and numbingly rose from her chair, went to the wardrobe, and packed the few clothing items she had.

Carrying the bags, she left the hotel.

A few minutes later, the silver-gray Toyota sped toward the highway.

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Hospital.

When Sheng Siyuan came to after his IV drip, he found Jian Rou still sitting on the sofa in the ward.

She was peeling fruit for him, the big and red apple meticulously peeled and cut into small pieces, arranged on the plate — her attentiveness and domesticity seemed to warm him.

However, the moment Sheng Siyuan woke up and saw this, he felt absolutely awful.

“Why are you still here?”

“Huh?”

As Jian Rou was rinsing the fruit knife and heard him, she lifted her head, and upon seeing the man awake, her face instantly lit up with a smile of joy.

“Cousin, you’re awake?”

She immediately got up, poured a glass of warm water, and brought it over.