The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 740 - 716:

Chapter 740: Chapter 716:

Li Ruozhi dared to boldly hand over the management rights of the company to Lin Ziwen because Tianya Group was already a shell, giving it to Lin Ziwen to operate was a full assessment of her abilities. If she operated it well, she could be transferred to another location as CEO in the future, which was also a possibility. However, with what had happened, Li Ruozhi probably had some misgivings in her heart that would take some time to ameliorate.

"Mr. Li, with what’s happened, I’m afraid I can no longer serve as your chief assistant!" Lin Ziwen, with tears in her eyes, said, "I take the initiative to resign, and I hope you approve!"

"No, I cannot approve!" Li Ruo shook her head and said, "Tianya Group still needs you, and I still need you, Ziwen, please stay!"

"I... I need a break!" Lin Ziwen bowed her head. In just two short months, Lin Ziwen had experienced the extremes of life, from heaven to Hell. More had happened in these two months than in her past twenty years combined. She needed time to calm her emotions and sort out her gains and losses during this period.

"Then... I’ll give you a month," Li Ruo comforted, "Take proper rest during this month, okay? Some things are over, and you are still alive, aren’t you? I think Yang Yupeng would definitely hope that you live well in this world and also hope that someone else will love you in his stead!"

"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Lin Ziwen nodded.

Then, Lin Ziwen strainingly carried Yang Yupeng’s corpse out the door. Li Ruo quickly instructed Ye Chen to accompany Lin Ziwen. With Ye Chen’s help, Li Ruo felt somewhat reassured, as Ye Chen was a resourceful man who could perhaps provide some emotional solace to Lin Ziwen and protect her too.

"Alright!" Ye Chen reluctantly turned around to help Lin Ziwen put Yang Yupeng’s corpse in the car and then drove toward the funeral home. Throughout the journey, Lin Ziwen remained silent, just tightly holding Yang Yupeng’s corpse. Ye Chen helplessly said, "In life...how does it go...some people weigh more than mountains, others are lighter than a fart, right? Don’t feel sad, your man definitely weighs more than a fart..."

Lin Ziwen glared at Ye Chen, turned her head to look out the window, leaving Ye Chen dumbfounded. He dared not continue speaking and just drove quietly, reproaching himself, "Shit, why do I always say the wrong thing?"

Upon arrival at the funeral home, dammit, they demanded this document and that.

"Sorry, without a death certificate and relevant police certificates, we cannot cremate the deceased!" The funeral home staff straightforwardly refused Ye Chen, who was dumbfounded on hearing this. Frowning, he said, "Shit, how is this any different from train stations not selling disabled people discount tickets? You see the body lying here, and you still ask me to get a death certificate. Everyone knows once people die, they should rest in peace, yet here you are, still troubling the deceased!"

"Sorry, without a death certificate, we cannot cremate here!" The funeral home staff remained unyielding.

"Fuck, can’t you be less rigid?" Ye Chen, frustrated, offered the man a cigarette.

"Sorry, I don’t smoke!" The man immediately shook his head.

"You spend your lifetime dealing with the dead and don’t even smoke; what’s the point of your life?" Ye Chen sighed and then pulled out a stack of hundred-dollar bills from his pocket, saying, "Since you don’t smoke, maybe you can ’smoke’ this, do me a favor!"

The man was shocked, staring at the thick stack of hundred-dollar bills. His eyes sparkled momentarily. Being extremely cautious, he looked around and then quickly pocketed the two or three thousand dollars in bills, then smilingly said, "That... no problem, we can cremate, but we won’t issue a cremation certificate!"

"That’s okay!" Ye Chen waved his hand.

The funeral staff then immediately started arranging Yang Yupeng’s clothing and began preparing the cremation procedures. The cremation needed to be unnoticed, so it had to be quick. However, a body’s cremation took at least an hour at a minimum. From applying makeup to the body, placing it in the cremation furnace, to finally collecting the ashes—these procedures required time.

"Yu Peng, can you hear me? I’m about to guide you into another world," Lin Ziwen began arranging Yang Yupeng, while the funeral staff applied makeup to the corpse. People rest in peace, and even in death, one should depart neatly and beautifully.

"If he can hear that, then we’re screwed," Ye Chen muttered.

Lin Ziwen ignored Ye Chen’s comment. She and the funeral staff continued arranging the body, dressing it in grave clothes and applying the funeral makeup. The body was finally placed in the crematory. The family was not allowed to witness the cremation; therefore, the furnace was shielded by a barrier, hiding the burning scene. However, when the cremation started, the barrier failed to close in time, and just as the flames ignited, the body thrashed about inside.

"Yu Peng..." Lin Ziwen suddenly felt a stabbing pain. She wished she could just follow Yang Yupeng into death at that moment.

"Enough!" Ye Chen immediately hugged Lin Ziwen, exclaiming angrily, "Can’t you cause me less trouble? He’s already dead, what more do you want? That’s just a corpse twitching. He may move, but it’s just for a moment!"

"No, Yu Peng, Yu Peng..." Lin Ziwen watched as the partition slowly closed, hysterically shouting, but alas, the partition had already slowly closed, and she could no longer see inside. Lin Ziwen closed her eyes and threw herself into Ye Chen’s arms, sobbing heavily.

This scene would be unbearable for any woman. They had personally watched the man they deeply loved walk into another world, forever separated by life and death. Lin Ziwen was relatively strong among women. After the cremation, she held Yang Yupeng’s urn and sobbed heavily. She chose a grave site and then buried him quietly.

She chose the most secluded corner, where the land was cheapest and most affordable, because it was close to the shady side, which is considered unlucky in Feng Shui, indicating great misfortune. However, Lin Ziwen had her reasons for choosing this place: "Yu Peng, you always liked quiet corners. Here, no one will disturb you, and I will quietly accompany you..."

Ye Chen quietly stayed aside, watching Lin Ziwen muttering to herself. As a spectator, he was indeed moved by Lin Ziwen’s emotions, but not by the actions she took. Ye Chen brought offerings, lit the joss paper, arranged the offerings, and said, "Fare well, have a smooth journey. In your next life, don’t follow the wrong master!"

"Thank you, Ye Chen!" Lin Ziwen gratefully glanced at Ye Chen.

"It’s okay, as long as you get out of your predicament soon!" Ye Chen smiled faintly.

She stayed at the gravesite until after three in the afternoon. Lin Ziwen chattered nonstop to the tombstone until she had said all she wanted to say. Before leaving, she told the worker managing the tombstone engraving, "Please make sure to sign it for me!"

"Don’t worry, we will definitely follow your instructions!" The worker nodded, took the money, and agreed to take care of the disaster for her. Lin Ziwen’s request was not excessive; she simply wanted to sign as "beloved wife."

"Why bother?" Ye Chen shook his head helplessly and said, "Is it really worth it?"

"Whether it’s worth it or not, only my heart knows!" Lin Ziwen tossed her head and then left the scene.

Leaving the funeral home, Ye Chen directly took her back to her home. Then he returned to Jiangnan No.1 District from Lin Ziwen’s home. As soon as he entered the district, Little Yezi immediately rushed up to him, barking wildly at Ye Chen. Ye Chen immediately hugged Little Yezi and said, "What are you barking for, want a smoke?"

"Uh-huh..." Little Yezi immediately whimpered.

Ye Chen sneakily took out a cigarette, smoked a few puffs himself, left a cigarette butt, and then threw it to Little Yezi. Little Yezi decisively squatted on the ground, grabbed the cigarette butt with both front paws, and took fierce puffs. The taste was really exhilarating. After a few puffs, it seemed satisfied, the little guy threw the cigarette butt on the ground, then stretched lazily and walked toward the villa.

"Ye Chen, you’re back?" Li Ruo, wearing an apron, poked her head out in the hallway and upon seeing Ye Chen, she instructed, "Hurry and wash your hands, it’s time for dinner!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen immediately nodded.

The family reunited and had a warm and joyful dinner together.

"Ye Chen, didn’t I ask you to bring Ziwen for dinner?" Li Ruo frowned.

"She didn’t want to come, what could I do?" Ye Chen replied, looking aggrieved, "I can’t tie her up and bring her, can I?"

"Ah, Ziwen has suffered such a great shock, I wonder if she might do something foolish!" Li Ruo sighed and said, "If I were her, I probably wouldn’t be able to handle it either. First, being deceived by a man, tormented for so long, and just when she finally despised him, she didn’t expect there to be a twist, from love to hatred, and from hatred back to love... It’s really not something an ordinary woman can endure!"

"That’s right!" Ye Chen nodded and said, "But she’s not just any ordinary woman, none of the women who end up with Xiao Ruo are ordinary!"

"You rascal, are you trying to sneak your way into flattering me?" Li Ruo glared at him.

"Haha, how could I!" Ye Chen laughed heartily.

Beside them, Little Yezi was watching with wide eyes as the two flirted and playfully scolded each other, forgetting even to gnaw on the bone in its mouth. Li Ruo flicked her little head gently and said, "Hurry up and eat your bone. Don’t you know this isn’t suitable for children?"

Little Yezi muttered something under her breath, seemingly saying, "I’m not a child anymore."