My life is ending, and my aloof CEO wife is taking revenge on me.

Chapter 226 The Foundation Incident Reaches a Dilemma

What will Song Yafei do?

It's just that I'll have to pay an even heavier price. At this point, there's nothing I can't accept.

She suddenly stood up, picked up her bag, and said coldly, "If you want to leave, wait until this project is finished."

What do you mean?

Does that mean she agrees?

I looked up abruptly, staring at her in disbelief.

Does she mean she agrees?

Judging from her expression, that seemed to be the case, but at that moment, my feelings were somewhat complicated.

I can't quite explain what I'm thinking.

There was a sense of relief at finally letting go, but also a hint of inexplicable resentment.

She just stood there, staring at me.

I looked up at her, and we gazed at each other for a long time.

In the end, she just laughed self-deprecatingly, strode out of the room, as carefree as ever, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

I only found out later that she went straight back to Fengcheng after leaving my place.

This time, there was no arguing, no hysteria, no mutual accusations or belittling. We just calmly expressed our true feelings.

It felt more like it was finally over.

……

I didn't stay in Hancheng for long, only two days, and came back after finishing my business.

However, this time is different.

After I returned, Song Yafei stopped asking about my whereabouts and bothering me as before.

It's as if they've left my world; my heart feels like it's missing a piece.

I reassured myself that this wasn't love, just a habit.

After all, for the past ten years or so, she has been an integral part of my life.

Even with these thoughts, I didn't feel much better.

After I came back, I was constantly going back and forth between the restaurant and the villa, and I hardly ever saw Song Yafei.

It's as if we've reached some kind of tacit understanding.

Then one day, I suddenly received a call from Hu Mei.

She sounded anxious on the phone, as if the matter couldn't be explained over the phone and insisted that I come to her office.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, I rushed to Hu Mei's office without asking any questions.

When she saw me, she stared at me with surprise, saying, "You look even thinner than before."

To avoid suspicion, Lin Qiuran and I deliberately concealed the fact that I had gone to the hospital for surgery. I had indeed lost a lot of weight, which is why she was so surprised.

I just brushed it off casually, saying, "It's nothing, I'm probably just tired from being busy with the restaurant lately."

Hu Mei's eyes clearly showed disbelief, probably because the matter she mentioned was urgent and she didn't have time to think about it right now.

She told me something that made me feel really down.

"The foundation's affairs are probably a bit troublesome."

"What? What happened?"

I almost stood up nervously as soon as I sat down. Hu Mei poured me some water and handed it to me, then pressed my shoulder to make me sit back down.

I wasn't in the mood for water, so I put the glass on the table.

"We already had information about Aunt Wang and her daughter's whereabouts, so why did things turn out so badly? What unexpected thing happened?"

Seeing my anxiety, Hu Mei quickly reassured me, "Don't worry, listen to me first. Aunt Wang has been found, but her daughter hasn't been found yet."

"And you know, as parents, Aunt Wang is now single-mindedly taking all the blame for her daughter and taking all the problems upon herself."

"She also said that she hid the money herself, and she didn't know who gave her the idea. Her current plan is to take full responsibility for all the mistakes, return the money after the verdict, and the only option is to remove her daughter from the picture."

I understood. Hu Mei's implication was that if Aunt Wang took all the blame, it would inevitably implicate the hospital director.

The director's mother doesn't know about this yet, and I'm also very worried about whether she can handle it, even if she does find out.

I can't stand by and watch this happen.

I grabbed Hu Mei's wrist as if it were my last lifeline, "Is there any other way? There must be another way, right?"

Hu Mei looked troubled, and I could tell she was trying to find another solution, but...

"Don't worry, don't put too much pressure on yourself, there's always a way!"

She probably said those weak and feeble words to comfort me.

For some reason, Hu Mei suddenly brought up Song Yafei. She asked me hesitantly, "What happened between you and Song Yafei? You don't seem to be doing well."

Song Yafei?

Her sudden mention of that name made me wonder, "Do you mean Song Yafei can help?"

Hu Mei was reluctant to admit it, but she nodded nonetheless. "Relatively speaking, she has a wide network of connections, which may help us gain more time and opportunities."

Song Yafei.

I finally managed to distance myself from her, but things have gotten so complicated that I'm wondering if I'll end up having to ask her for help anyway.

I don't want to do this from the bottom of my heart.

After everything that's happened, Song Yafei finally agreed to break up. What would it mean if I went back to her?

This is something I find hard to accept.

She covered her face weakly with her hands, unable to bear it, her mind a complete mess.

"Alright, stop thinking about it!" Hu Mei probably couldn't bear to see me so dejected, so she patted my shoulder. "Things will always turn around. Fortunately, there's still time, so don't rush."

Are you really not in a hurry?

If she wasn't in a hurry, she wouldn't be looking for me so urgently.

"Long time no see, let's go have a meal together."

She took her bag off the shelf and came over to pull me, but I grabbed her wrist and refused.

"I don't have much of an appetite, so I'll head back now. Let me know if anything happens."

Hu Mei didn't say anything more. She took me downstairs, and before I got into the car, I asked her worriedly, "What's the worst possible outcome of this?"

After some hesitation, Hu Mei decided to tell the truth: "Just as you thought, the director will be implicated, and the children in the orphanage will be sent away."

Yes, even if she didn't say it, I would know.

Even after getting into the car, I was still in a state of turmoil.

When I returned to the villa, Aunt Lin had already prepared dinner and called me to come and eat.

Seeing my troubled expression, he asked me hesitantly, "Sir, have you and your wife had a fight recently?"

I was taken aback. "Why do you ask that?"

Aunt Lin sighed, "Madam hasn't been back for a while. Either something happened at the company, or she had a fight with you, sir."

I shook my head. "No, it's probably just that the company is busy."

Seeing that I didn't want to say more, Aunt Lin didn't ask any further questions.

As soon as she walked away, I put down my chopsticks.

Even Aunt Lin noticed the change between me and Song Yafei. I can't describe my feelings; my heart felt heavy.

The situation took a turn for the better because of Grandpa Song. His condition suddenly worsened, which caught everyone off guard.