After the divorce, the aloof female CEO was filled with regret.

Upon hearing those words, I was completely stunned, my jaw nearly dropped to the floor, and I felt a mix of emotions.

"Uncle! There's a misunderstanding here..." I had barely started to speak when Gu Mengmeng and Jiang Yuwei, as if they had planned it, shoved a plate of sliced ​​apples into my uncle's hands.

Gu Mengmeng's eyes sparkled as she asked curiously, "Uncle, what are you and Ye Qiu whispering about over there?"

The uncle smiled and took the fruit plate, his eyes only on Gu Mengmeng, ignoring even Jiang Yuwei standing next to him. He asked Gu Mengmeng gently, "Have you opened the gifts I prepared for you two?"

Jiang Yuwei remained composed, maintaining her dignified demeanor.

Gu Mengmeng happily pulled a jade pendant from her neck. It was semi-circular and engraved with a phoenix. It was extremely beautiful.

"Uncle, mine has been taken down!" Gu Mengmeng said happily.

My uncle nodded, then turned to me: "Ye Qiu, what about yours?"

My heart skipped a beat, especially after seeing Gu Mengmeng's gift. A sense of foreboding washed over me like a tidal wave, impossible to stop.

I stole a glance at Jiang Yuwei. She stood in the light, her shadow stretched long, but she exuded a cold aura that sent chills down my spine.

"I haven't even touched mine yet, no rush." ​​I smiled, trying to smooth things over and get away with it.

But I forgot, the gift box was right there on the table, gleaming brightly. Jiang Yuwei glanced at me sideways, her voice low and frightening, "I'll help you open it."

My heart skipped a beat, and it was too late to stop her. Jiang Yuwei was closer to the table, and her hands were much faster than mine. She opened it, revealing a jade pendant engraved with a dragon. Her face immediately darkened, and I was stunned.

At this point, the uncle added fuel to the fire by acting as a guide: "This is a pair of jade pieces, heirlooms, with a dragon and phoenix symbolizing harmony and happiness between husband and wife."

"It was originally intended for your mother, but your parents... your maternal grandfather didn't approve, so it's been passed down to your generation. Ye Qiu, you have to treat Mengmeng well and live a good life with her, understand?"

My uncle's eyes were full of expectation, and I could feel that he genuinely hoped that Gu Mengmeng and I could be together for a long time.

But little did he know, I was in a terrible state of mind, and I dared not "have my cake and eat it too"!

Jiang Yuwei stood there like a queen, saying nothing, yet I felt like she had said everything. The way she looked at me was like a messenger from hell, ready to devour me at any moment!

I quickly turned to my uncle and hurriedly explained, "Uncle! Gu Mengmeng is not my wife, she is my best friend. Jiang Yuwei... is my wife!"

Upon hearing this, the uncle was completely stunned. "Huh?!"

His eyes widened in surprise; he was clearly stunned by this sudden turn of events.

"Gu Mengmeng isn't your wife? Then why has she been taking care of me all this time?" The uncle could barely speak; it was clear he was genuinely shocked.

I'm also having a headache; I never expected such a big misunderstanding to happen.

"As soon as she returned to China, she rushed to find me, worried that I was too busy to keep up, so she took the initiative to help me with a lot of things," I quickly explained.

The uncle was completely stunned after hearing this.

Gu Mengmeng glanced at the gift box in Jiang Yuwei's hand, smiled gently, took off the pendant from her neck, handed it back to Jiang Yuwei, and said sincerely, "Uncle, I am Ye Qiu's good friend. This gift is too precious, and I feel unworthy of it. I should return it to you. However, I still want to continue to call you uncle, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to truly receive this gift in the future."

Her smile was so innocent and harmless. My uncle glanced at me, then at Jiang Yuwei, and finally at Gu Mengmeng. His full beard couldn't hide his embarrassment.

"Okay, okay, you can call me Uncle like Ye Qiu does." The uncle finally spoke.

Gu Mengmeng laughed again, her eyes turning to Jiang Yuwei. I was sandwiched between the two of them, wondering what Gu Mengmeng was up to. Why did she seem to be deliberately provoking Jiang Yuwei?

Although I'm not perfect, Gu Mengmeng has someone she likes and she still helps me so much. How is she going to pursue her own happiness in the future?

As I was pondering this, Jiang Yuwei's face had turned as black as ink, and the murderous intent in her eyes was impossible to conceal.

"You don't have that chance," she said coldly, taking back her jade pendant and trying to suppress the anger in her eyes. She said to her uncle, "Uncle, we have some urgent business to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

After saying that, she grabbed me and started walking out without saying another word. She was so strong that I was practically being dragged along.

"Come with me!" she said firmly, and I was powerless to resist.

Behind me were my uncle and Gu Mengmeng. I didn't care to look at their expressions, but I figured they wouldn't be too nice. I was actually in the right, but this whole blunder meant Jiang Yuwei was definitely going to keep nagging me.

As we passed the nurses' station, a young nurse saw me, nodded politely, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Yuwei, as if she had seen some unparalleled beauty.

"Mr. Ye, is this... your sister?" the nurse asked curiously.

"Haha, Mr. Ye is so lucky! His wife is beautiful, and his sister is so outstanding too!" As soon as she said this, I could clearly feel Jiang Yuwei's grip tighten, which made me wince in pain.

"You can even mistake a nurse? Ye Qiu, you're really something." Jiang Yuwei's voice was so cold it could freeze.

Seeing this, the nurse, though unaware of what had happened, quickly shut her mouth.

I endured the pain and begged for mercy, "Jiang Yuwei, can you be gentler? My hand is about to break."

"Pain? You deserve to be in pain!" she sneered, pulling me straight to the stairwell.

Once the iron gate closed, the surroundings were so quiet that the only sound was our breathing, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of us.

I took the opportunity to pull my hand out of hers, rubbing my wrist which was red from being squeezed, and glared at her angrily: "Are you trying to murder your husband?"

Jiang Yuwei's sneer deepened, her eyes turning sinister: "Do you think I don't want to?"

I was speechless for a moment. Indeed, the situation just now seemed to make it seem like I had given her an invisible green hat.

For her, saving face is more important than anything else, so it's normal for her to be angry.

"It's all a misunderstanding. I've never told anyone that Gu Mengmeng is my wife," I quickly explained.

Jiang Yuwei raised an eyebrow, her eyes flashing coldly: "Nurse, your uncle, even they have mistaken you for someone else. If you didn't say anything, then you must have hinted at something to them, otherwise they wouldn't have misunderstood like this."

I quickly shook my head: "I really didn't do anything! Gu Mengmeng probably paid my medical bills, and they misunderstood."

"Pay medical bills?" Jiang Yuwei's voice was filled with surprise and anger. "She even paid for your medical bills?"

I nodded, my heart pounding, wondering why she was suddenly so angry. She growled, "Speak!"

I met her angry gaze and said frankly, "Yes, my uncle's surgery was expensive, and I didn't have the money, so she lent me 500,000 yuan."

Jiang Yuwei's face turned pale with anger, her eyes sharp as knives: "You have no money, don't you know to come to me? Do you think I'm just a decoration?"

"Who do you think you're registered under, huh?"