Mr.CEO’s Ex-wife Escapes Again
Chapter 361: On the Verge

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: On the Verge

"What do you mean? According to you, does that mean you’ve been prepared for a while? Or are you saying you’ve known all along what I was about to do?"

It took Xiahou Jingmu a full minute before he heard himself staring at the man and asking this question.

Indeed, such a big Shengshi Group, to be taken over just like that, if there were no prior preparations, it would simply have been impossible to do it so quickly.

So, the only explanation was that this man had been ready for a while, allowing him to discover Xiahou Jingmu’s true face.

"You’re asking these questions now? They’re of no significance. What you should be thinking about is what you are going to do next. Do you plan on continuing your rebellion? Or will you sit quietly and keep to your original duties?"

Unexpectedly, the man did not answer his question, but instead asked with a condescending tone only coldly, how he’s going to choose?

Xiahou Jingmu was immediately enraged!

He had never been ignored like this, this was simply too much of a slight.

"Sheng Siyuan, do you think you’re all set now? That you can compete with me? Let me tell you, Xiahou Yi has never acknowledged your status. So, no matter how powerful you are, you’re just a common man, what will you use to fight me with?"

"..."

"Moreover, the capital is now under my control. With just one word from me, you’ll never be able to set foot outside this mental hospital again. What room do you have left to struggle?"

He was infuriated and blurted out everything about the current situation that made this man no match for him, while his eyes were full of mockery as they fixed on him.

Yes, how can he still fight him now?

Even if he is exceedingly capable, he’s nothing but a businessman; what right does he have to compete with him?

However, after hearing his words, the man’s expression didn’t change one bit. Instead, in those emotionless eyes, there was now a hint of a look one might give to a fool.

"Are you overthinking it? Without Xiahou Yi, what do you have left in the capital? Do you really think everyone outside is listening to you now? Would you believe that if the Xiahou Family disowns you, you’ll be left with nothing?"

"..."

Xiahou Jingmu was stunned for a moment, it took him several seconds to think of a response.

He hadn’t considered this question.

Indeed, everything he had now was inherited from Xiahou Yi. That’s why he wished that the old man would never wake up!

But why would he say the Xiahou Family would disown him?

He was the heir to the Xiahou Family; who could disown him? A woke Xiahou Yi?

"You’ve reminded me, it seems I really can’t let this old man wake up!"

He came to a realization, so he sat in the wheelchair, deliberately speaking with a look of being reminded.

Sheng Siyuan gave a cold laugh and said no more.

Xiahou Jingmu, seeing him fall silent, could only leave sullenly.

"Oh, and you better not touch her again, otherwise, next time it’ll be your head that explodes!"

Just as he was about to step out of the hospital room, suddenly, the man threw a sentence at his back. This sentence had a noticeably more horrifying tone.

It was like from the depths of an abyss, every word that came through his teeth carried a breath of death.

Xiahou Jingmu turned back and saw him.

So, the sniper who killed those two men last night had indeed been sent by him.

But how had he managed to orchestrate it, being locked up in a mental hospital? And, about the incident that happened just last night, how could he be so well-informed while here?

Xiahou Jingmu finally felt a chill down his spine.

That very morning, upon returning to the hospital, he promptly called in a squad to seal off Xiahou Yi’s ward.

The reason was to protect Xiahou Yi.

Yin Hehe saw this and, knowing his true intentions, shook with anger.

"Xiahou Jingmu, what the hell do you want to do? Don’t forget, he’s your great-uncle. For so many years, he meticulously groomed you, paved the way for you, you must not be ungrateful!"

She found the man and furiously scolded him in front of him.

Xiahou Jingmu wouldn’t have minded if he hadn’t heard it, but once he did, a thick sneer immediately swept across his lips.

"I’m ungrateful? All these years, I’ve been nothing but respectful to him, doing whatever he says, but what has he ever done for me? What has he done for our family? Yin Hehe, you have no right to judge others about things that haven’t happened to you!"

Instead, his emotions grew even more intense, and he blurted out, telling Yin Hehe to mind her own business.

Baffled, Yin Hehe felt that it was all very bewildering.

What had Xiahou Yi done to him?

From what Yin Hehe knew, that old man absolutely doted on and trusted his nephew. How could he have such a big misunderstanding about him?

Yin Hehe forced herself to stay calm.

"Xiahou Jingmu, I advise you to think it through. If Xiahou Yi really dies at your hands, it won’t do you any good."

"Is that so?" Xiahou Jingmu coldly retorted.

"But these reminders came from your husband. He said that if Xiahou Yi wakes up, I’ll be abandoned by the Xiahou Family. Then, I’ll end up with nothing and become a discarded pawn!"

"..."

"So, I definitely can’t let him wake up!" Xiahou Jingmu said, his eyes devoid of any familial affection.

Yin Hehe was stunned.

Her husband?

Did he go to see him? How could he say such a thing? It wasn’t something he should be able to say in his condition.

Could it be... he had truly recovered!!

She suddenly realized the gravity of the situation. In a moment, she felt a fierce jump in her chest, followed by an overwhelming elation that made her heart pound violently.

He had recovered; he had finally recovered...

She covered her mouth, her mind no longer on these matters, and turned to run out in excitement.

Behind her, Xiahou Jingmu watched her emotional reaction, his fingers cracking loudly with tension.

"Major, what do we do now? What about the patriarch..."

"Do what needs to be done!"

The last few words came from his mouth as if he were a complete stranger, cold-blooded.

Yes, if he couldn’t have these things.

Then he would rely on his own skills to take them. He refused to believe that he, Xiahou Jingmu, would end up empty-handed in the end.

That day, not even a fly entered Xiahou Yi’s hospital room.

Three days later, when it finally came time for Xiahou Yi to wake up, everyone waited from morning till dusk but did not see the old man stir.

"What’s going on? Didn’t the director say he would wake up today? Why is there still no sign of it after a whole day?"

Xiahou Family members and some military officers who had been waiting grew impatient as there was no movement all day.

Even the director was starting to be doubted—had his surgery been a complete failure?

Naturally, the director was anxious.

"How could it not be successful? I personally operated, it couldn’t possibly be a failure!"

"But he still hasn’t woken up. So does that mean the surgery failed?"

Someone immediately rebutted.

Hearing this, the director, who had been practicing medicine his whole life, turned pale.