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

Jiang Yuwei dragged me into Li Ningsu's office, which had excellent soundproofing. It was empty and quiet.

Jiang Yuwei flung the photo in her hand away, letting it thud onto the table. Her red lips parted slightly, but what she uttered was a chilling sarcasm: "Ye Qiu, are you so desperate for a divorce? Taking these kinds of photos, are you trying to frame me for cheating?"

I glanced at the photo—a forced kiss between Chen Yiran and Jiang Yuwei, it was glaringly obvious. I'd only ever shown that photo to Lao Gao and Lin Chuyue.

I looked up at Jiang Yuwei. Her face was so dark it looked like it could be wrung out, and she glared at me coldly, clearly there to interrogate me. This matter involved Chen Yiran, and she didn't even dare to enter my office, fearing that the poor soundproofing and too many people would leak the news.

"If you were willing to discuss the divorce properly with me, I wouldn't have resorted to this tactic. But who gave you these photos? Lin Chuyue?"

"Lin Chuyue?" Jiang Yuwei frowned, her tone turning cold. "Is she the lawyer you hired?"

Before I could even reply, I heard a gasp, tinged with horror, that nearly shattered my eardrums: "Holy crap, Lin Chuyue is my brother-in-law's lawyer?!"

Li Ningsu rushed out of the inner room, looking at me with shock and a bit of admiration: "Brother-in-law, you're amazing! Do you know who Lin Chuyue is? She's Sister Jiang's mortal enemy, they've been fighting since they were kids! You actually hired her as your lawyer, it seems you're really determined to part ways with Sister Jiang."

Lin Chuyue is Jiang Yuwei's mortal enemy? So, she's the eldest daughter of the Lin family? I've heard a bit about the Lin family's affairs. The men in the Lin family are all cold-blooded animals, especially the patriarch. When he was young, he used every means to marry a rich and beautiful woman, eventually seizing all her parents' property and driving his first wife to her death. After remarrying, he remained a womanizer, indulging in debauchery every day, and fathering countless illegitimate children.

My heart skipped a beat, but then I thought, I'm not fighting against them, I'm just her customer.

"You haven't left yet?" I said casually.

“I took a nap in the lounge, I wasn’t eavesdropping on purpose.” Li Ningsu said with a smile, but also with a serious expression, “Brother-in-law, Lin Chuyue is no pushover. Although she and Sister Jiang both became famous at a young age, one is a powerful figure in the business world and the other is a force to be reckoned with in the legal world, Sister Jiang makes a living with real skills, while Lin Chuyue is different. She takes the unorthodox route and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. She’s very cunning. Moreover, the reward she asks for is never money, it’s always an exchange of equal value.”

"I remember she took on an economic crime case. Do you know what she asked for as payment? It was a kidney transplant for the other party's youngest son! How terrifying! What kind of payment would she ask for if she helped you with your case? You absolutely mustn't fall for her tricks and suffer a huge loss!"

Suddenly, I frowned, goosebumps rose on my arms, and I started to have some doubts.

"She hasn't revealed a single word yet, you're not trying to fool me, are you?" I looked at Li Ningsu suspiciously.

How could something like this happen? It's absolutely outrageous!

Li Ningsu patted her chest and assured him, "Brother-in-law, why would I lie to you? You can find out about this by asking around in the industry; you won't find it online."

After saying that, she turned to look at Jiang Yuwei, her face full of anxiety, and said, "Sister Jiang, the Lin family actually dared to take this job to target you, they must know what they're doing. Did Lin Chuyue make any demands? You mustn't agree to them easily! You only have one brother-in-law, nothing is more important than him!"

"Oh, right, I suddenly remembered that your company was hacked yesterday, and every computer had the words 'scumbag woman' written on it. Could it have been the Lin family who did that too? Something's not right. When did they become so powerful? They couldn't do anything to you before." Li Ningsu muttered to herself after saying that.

My heart skipped a beat again. A hacker? A gold digger?

What kind of business tactic is this? Are you sure it's directed at Jiang Yuwei? It can't be directed at anyone else, right? Lin Chuyue wouldn't go to such lengths for me, would she? Gu Mengmeng and Yi Kang don't understand hacking techniques either.

Jiang Yuwei glared fiercely at Li Ningsu with her icy eyes.

"This is none of your business, get out," Jiang Yuwei said coldly.

Li Ningsu shrank her neck and muttered softly, "This is my office. I can just not say anything, okay?"

Finally, under Jiang Yuwei's murderous gaze, she slunk away.

Jiang Yuwei turned her cold gaze to me again.

"Lin Chuyue wants to use this photo to force me to divorce you. If I agree to the divorce, everything will be fine; if I don't, she will use this photo to create public opinion and suppress the Jiang family. I'm asking you, do you know about this?" Jiang Yuwei said, word by word.

Is this Lin Chuyue's plan?

No wonder she said she was worried I would change my mind. This method is indeed not very honorable, and it will definitely implicate Chen Yiran, and even the entire Jiang family.

But for Jiang Yuwei, this was a choice she had to make.

I crossed my arms and looked calmly at the woman in front of me who exuded a chilling aura.

"Does the answer matter? Since I chose Lin Chuyue, I've naturally accepted her methods. Now you should think carefully: do you want to divorce me, or wait to be crushed by public opinion?" I said calmly.

Jiang Yuwei's eyes darkened further, as if they could freeze someone to death. "Ye Qiu, I shouldn't have underestimated you. Lin Chuyue would never help you for no reason. What kind of reward does she want?"

It's that look in his eyes again, as if I'm cheating on a woman by getting too close to her.

I was so angry I laughed, and retorted, "Stop with your filthy thoughts! She didn't ask me for any payment! Gu Mengmeng is one thing, but is it really worth making such assumptions about a complete stranger?!"

Her red lips were pressed tightly together, like a sharp line. "Ye Qiu, I'm afraid you're so stupid that you'll be sold out and still help the seller count the money."

"Even if I really got sold, it's my own fault, you don't need to worry about it." I was really tired of this endless entanglement and just wanted to end it all as soon as possible. Lin Chuyue pointed me in the right direction, and I gave her a cold glance.

"Shouldn't this be what you're worried about right now? Chen Yiran's photos are about to be exposed. You should know very well that once this kind of mistress news spreads, you might be able to hide in your shell and not come out, but Chen Yiran will definitely be cursed to pieces. His photos will be spread all over the internet, and all kinds of insults will be overwhelming."

“I don’t know what kind of person Lin Chuyue is, but I’m definitely not someone to be trifled with. I can even fabricate some stories about the divorce, and then you’ll be facing more than just public pressure. Your dad is so concerned about his reputation, he’ll definitely come after you, not to mention your grandfather, not to mention that aloof, perfect, and utterly innocent Mr. Chen. He’ll be devastated and need your comfort. You don’t want things to fall apart both at home and outside, do you?”

These words seemed to have hit a nerve with her. Jiang Yuwei suddenly grabbed my neck, the veins on her hand bulging, clearly enraged.

She looked up, her delicate features filled with malice, and the words seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth: "Ye Qiu, didn't I warn you not to touch Chen Yiran!"

I didn't resist. I just stared at her with wide eyes, a mocking smile playing on my lips. "You're not ruthless enough. You should use more force. It would be best if you just strangled me to death. That way, you can prove your determination to protect Chen Yiran." I let her strangle me, wanting to see just how far she would go for Chen Yiran.

Jiang Yuwei is indeed not as ruthless as she was in her past life. In this life, her words and actions, even her crazy and ambiguous kisses, often make me wonder if I really understand her.

In my past life, Jiang Yuwei was incredibly ruthless when she forced me to divorce her husband so that Chen Yiran could rise to power. She once said, "If you divorce me now and do it quickly, I can avoid doing many things that you don't want to do or like."

I stubbornly refused and relentlessly pursued her. She almost ruined my family, and although I was secretly pleased with it, looking at it from another perspective, just because I refused to give way to her beloved Chen Yiran, her revenge against me was incredibly cruel.

It left me homeless, isolated and helpless, and finally... left me to die alone and ill.

Now, I've finally waited for her to make her move, for her to try and kill me again, just like in my past life, in order to protect Chen Yiran...