The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

In the hospital ward, Yao Yingyue woke up to find Liang Yu by her bedside.

Seeing that she had woken up, Liang Yu quickly reached out to adjust the height of her pillow: "Awake? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

“Liang Yu.” Yao Yingyue’s eyes were fixed, her pale face expressionless. “I want to ask you a question.”

"Yueyue, you're sick." Liang Yu looked at Yao Yingyue, who had lost a lot of weight in the past two days, and his eyes showed heartache. He reached out and smoothed the strands of hair that were sticking to her cheek. "Once you feel better, I'll answer any questions you have."

"No, Liang Yu, I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I have to ask."

"Okay, go ahead and ask." Liang Yu gave in when he saw her stubborn expression, walked to the foot of the bed, and rocked the bed up a little.

Yao Yingyue didn't take the water Liang Yu offered. Instead, she pinched her own hands together and asked, slowly and deliberately, "Do you still love your sister?"

Liang Yu's hand holding the water glass stiffened for a moment, and the gentle expression on his face changed: "Yueyue, don't overthink it. Yingxi and I are over. You are my wife."

It's over, not because I don't love you anymore.

Yao Yingyue forced a smile, her nails digging into her palms. When she spoke again, her voice suddenly became hoarse: "You...you regret it? Regret accepting me, regret breaking up with my sister?"

“People outside are saying such terrible things about me.”

"They said... that I seduced you while my sister was away on a business trip and slept with you, that I had been scheming against your relationship for years."

"Liang Yu!" Yao Yingyue looked at him with bloodshot eyes and tears in her eyes, "Do you think so too?!"

"Yueyue, you're tired. Why don't you get some rest?" Liang Yu looked at Yao Yingyue, a flash of impatience crossing his face, but he quickly masked it. "Be good, take a nap. I'm going out to buy something."

"Liang Yu!" Yao Yingyue roared hoarsely, "Does your current state mean you're admitting what I just said?"

"Do you regret breaking up with your sister and regret marrying me?"

"I don't!"

During this time, Yao Yingyue pressed him more than ten times about whether he still had feelings for Yao Yingxi. He explained countless times, but Yao Yingyue wouldn't listen. Liang Yu felt he was getting annoyed. Yao Yingyue not only wanted to drive herself crazy, but also wanted to drive him crazy too.

"You're lying!" Yao Yingyue ripped the IV tube from her injured arm, got off the hospital bed, and grabbed Liang Yu's collar. "Liang Yu! I really despise you! How can a grown man be so cowardly? If you like me, just admit it! What are you pretending for!"

Liang Yu's body swayed as Yao Yingyue pulled him. He closed his eyes briefly, then yanked Yao Yingyue's hand away, his face darkening with impatience as he said, "Yes, you're right, I regret it!"

After saying that, Liang Yu left Yao Yingyue behind and strode away.

"Liang Yu!" When Yao Yingyue was pushed away by Liang Yu, her body hit the bed railing behind her. By the time she chased after Liang Yu, he had already run downstairs.

When Yao Yingxi came out of the doctor's office and walked to Yao Yingyue's ward, there was no one in the ward.

She looked around, preparing to go find someone, when her phone rang.

It was a call from Anan, who asked him to deliver the documents from the third drawer on the left side of Xi Yuanchen's study to the company.

"Secretary Nan..."

Yao Yingxi wanted to refuse, but before she could finish speaking, Anan interrupted her, saying, "Miss Yao, you must come in person. This is what President Xi requires."

Yao Yingxi paused for a moment, then replied, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Yao Yingxi looked around but still couldn't see Liang Yu and Yao Yingyue, so she left the hospital first.

After returning to her apartment to retrieve the document Xi Yuanchen had requested, Yao Yingxi delivered it to the company's front desk. As she was about to leave, the receptionist stopped her, saying, "Ms. Yao, I'm sorry, but you must deliver this document yourself. This is Mr. Xi's request."

"Confidential documents, we can't touch them."

This was the second time Yao Yingxi had heard the phrase "as requested by President Xi" today. Her good temper and patience had been almost completely worn out. She nodded, took the documents from the receptionist, and took the elevator to Xi Yuanchen's office.

Upon arriving at Xi Yuanchen's office, Yao Yingxi said to her secretary, "I've personally delivered the items. My mission is complete; may I leave now?"

The secretary smiled apologetically as she opened the door to Xi Yuanchen's office and gestured for him to sit down: "Ms. Yao, please have a seat. Mr. Xi's meeting will be over soon."

Yao Yingxi's patience had truly run out. With a cold face, she went in and slammed the file onto Xi Yuanchen's desk with a "bang."

The secretary glanced at it, then lowered her eyes and closed the office door.

Ten minutes later, Xi Yuanchen returned to his office after the meeting.

He pushed open the door, and Yao Yingxi stood up.

Xi Yuanchen was on the phone when he saw her. He turned around and glanced at Anan, who immediately left the office.

"Where are you going?" Xi Yuanchen reached out and grabbed Yao Yingxi, who was about to walk away from him. He hung up the phone and frowned as he looked at her.

Yao Yingxi struggled, but couldn't break free. She took a deep breath and looked at Xi Yuanchen: "Mr. Xi, I delivered the documents you asked me to give you."

"Can I leave now?" Yao Yingxi's tone suddenly changed, and her expression was no longer as cold as before: "My sister is in the hospital, and I want to go and be with her. Please, I'm begging you."

Xi Yuanchen looked at her but didn't answer her question. Just then, Anan knocked on the door and came in, carrying a stack of documents.

Anan glanced at the two of them, then placed the documents on the table next to the sofa in the middle of the office: "Boss, I've brought the documents. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he left immediately.

Yao Yingxi was still looking at Xi Yuanchen, her almond-shaped eyes filled with stubborn persistence.

Xi Yuanchen released her hand: "You have one afternoon to read through those documents."

"Xi Yuanchen!" Yao Yingxi couldn't hold back any longer, her anger surging from the depths of her being: "Do you really have to do this?"

Xi Yuanchen looked at her coldly, and Yao Yingxi continued, "You can make things difficult for me or insult me ​​however you want, but my sister is sick and I have to go and be with her."

"Your younger sister is 22 years old, married, and has her own family and partner. Are you sure she still needs your overprotective, maternal parenting style of education and care?"

Xi Yuanchen's words made Yao Yingxi's face darken. She looked at Xi Yuanchen, her voice cold: "What do you mean?"

Xi Yuanchen always respected other people's intelligence. No matter how stupid the other person was, he could treat them as a normal person. But at this moment, he really wanted to crack open Yao Yingxi's brain to see what was inside it.

"Finish reviewing all these documents by 6 PM today." Xi Yuanchen turned and walked behind his desk, sitting down and picking up a file to begin processing. "If your talk of revenge is fake, you can leave now."