Mr.CEO’s Ex-wife Escapes Again
Chapter 299: The Woman Who Suddenly Appeared

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: The Woman Who Suddenly Appeared

Yin Hehe had been especially vigilant while staying in the secluded courtyard after listening to the old housekeeper’s warning.

But having lived there for half a month, she hadn’t seen many people in this small courtyard on the mountainside. Sometimes, when she went out for fresh air, she found that even houses were rare to see in the surroundings.

Could there still be dangers in such a remote place?

Yin Hehe started to wonder if the old housekeeper was just trying to scare her, until this day when she drove to the city to buy groceries and noticed a silver-grey BMW on another fork in the road, slowly making its way along.

"Mommy, there’s a car over there!"

It seemed there was a child inside the car, who became very excited upon seeing Yin Hehe’s car and shouted from inside.

Yin Hehe glanced over but didn’t pay much attention.

It wasn’t until she was in the supermarket, picking out household items, that she unexpectedly encountered the young girl again.

"Auntie, you’re here to shop too?" The girl noticed Yin Hehe and happily asked.

Yin Hehe had to stop.

"Yes, little sister, who are you?"

"My name is Xiaobao. We saw you earlier when we came out. My mommy is right over there."

She happily pointed behind her.

Following Xiaobao’s direction, Yin Hehe saw a young woman in a sapphire-blue trench coat choosing laundry detergent. Feeling Yin Hehe’s gaze, the woman looked up.

"I’m sorry, did Xiaobao cause you any trouble?"

She thought perhaps the little girl had bothered Yin Hehe and hurried over to apologize.

Yin Hehe shook her head, "No, not at all. She just recognized me from the road where we met."

"Oh, it’s you!" The woman also remembered.

"Half a month ago, I heard that someone had moved into the Xiahou family’s mountain estate. So it was you."

She said with great cheer.

Yin Hehe was stunned for a moment.

How did she know that the estate belonged to Xiahou Yi? Who was she?

"I forgot to introduce myself; I’m from the Duan Family. Our mountain estate is right next to yours. You should come and visit sometime."

She seemed to understand Yin Hehe’s confusion and quickly explained further.

Now Yin Hehe understood.

But, the Duan Family was one of the capital’s four major elite families, wasn’t it? Didn’t Jian Zhongzhou reach out to Duan Jiu last time? Why would they also be living here?

After hearing this, Yin Hehe lost interest in continuing the conversation. She bought a few things in a hurry and returned to the estate.

"You’re talking about the Duan Family," Xiahou Jingmu happened to visit when Yin Hehe got back and heard her question, taking a sip of his tea.

"This place originally belonged to the four great families; basically, each family has a section of the mountain. However, it’s so desolate here that none of them like living here; it’s always been neglected."

"Then why is the Duan Family here?" Yin Hehe asked curiously.

Xiahou Jingmu nodded, "It’s because Duan Jiu’s son has a mistress outside, and since he already has a wife and doesn’t want the family to know, he set her up here. The woman you saw today is probably her."

Yin Hehe: "..."

This relationship...

No wonder the woman tried to get on her good side upon seeing her today. She must have realized she was from the Xiahou family and wanted to ingratiate herself.

Yin Hehe didn’t dwell too much on this matter.

In the afternoon, after washing dishes, Yin Hehe was about to hang laundry outside when she noticed the silver-grey BMW parked outside again.

"It’s you, isn’t it?"

Yin Hehe had to come out and greet her.

The woman seemed just as nervous. Accompanied by the young girl, she relaxed only when Yin Hehe initiated a greeting.

"Yes, I brought over some sweet potatoes that I grew myself. I don’t know if you like them?"

She handed over a basket trying to curry favor.

Yin Hehe looked and noticed the sweet potatoes inside still had fresh mud on them, clearly just dug up, she couldn’t bring herself to decline them any longer.

"How can I accept this? It’s not easy to grow these things; you should save them for yourself to eat."

"It’s okay, I still have a lot at home, and it’s just Xiaobao and me, we can’t finish it all."

She hurriedly explained.

Did that mean it was just the two of them living there?

Yin Hehe found herself unable to refuse anymore.

"Alright, then I’ll accept it. Let me go get you a glass of water to drink."

Yin Hehe planned to go back to the courtyard to pour water for the mother and daughter. In these exceptional times, she certainly wouldn’t let them in; she had to ensure the safety of the man.

But the woman was very polite.

"No need, no need, I have to get going, it’s not far. There’s soup stewing at home. Miss Han, when you have time, come over to my place for a visit, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a good chat with anyone."

There was a hint of sadness in her beautiful eyes as she said this.

Yin Hehe looked at her and after a moment, felt a few small fingers reach into her hand.

"Auntie, we haven’t seen Daddy in a long time, and there’s no one else around. We get especially scared at night, can you come over and play with us?"

This little girl was about three or four years old, around Youyou’s age, which made Yin Hehe feel a pang of compassion.

"Okay, Auntie will come over to see you when she has time." She eventually agreed.

The woman was delighted and took her daughter back home.

Yin Hehe returned to the separate residence.

"Miss Han, the doctor just said Xiahou’s young master moved his fingers, it looks like he’s going to wake up!"

As she entered, a nurse rushed over to tell her the astonishingly good news.

Yin Hehe was immediately thrilled and ran straight to the ward door and burst in.

"Doctor, is it true? Is he about to wake up?"

She looked at the doctor in the room and at the man lying on the bed, trembling as she asked.

The doctor looked up at her, "It seems so, I just saw his fingers clearly move. You should talk to him by his bedside for the next few days, that might stimulate him further."

The doctor suggested.

Yin Hehe’s eyes brimmed with tears as she hastily nodded in agreement!

She was all too willing to do this; before, when she wanted to come in and talk to him, they didn’t want her to, fearing it might disturb the man’s treatment, but now, finally, she could stay by his side.

Yin Hehe stayed in the ward that night.

"Husband, I can finally be this close to you. Can you hear me talking?"

She slowly grasped his hand, feeling his warm skin in the palm of her hand – it had been so long since she had truly touched him, and the excitement made her want to cry.

"Husband, don’t worry, everything at home is fine, we’re just waiting for you to wake up. Then, we can go pick up our child and return home."

She pressed his hand against her cheek, while her gaze unwaveringly watched the man’s face in the moonlight, as if to etch his contours deeply into her memory.

Even though she was already so familiar with it.

Just as she was experiencing long-missed happiness in the ward, suddenly, a nurse ran in from outside.

"Miss Han, the woman who came during the day is looking for you again, she’s crying outside."

"???"

Yin Hehe had no choice but to let go of the man’s hand and come out from the inside.

"What happened?"

"I don’t know, but I just saw that her clothes seemed torn, and I have no idea what could have happened."

The nurse also looked puzzled.

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