Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 545 - 538: Not an Accident (Part 7)
As Leng Yichen entered the mourning hall, he saw Wu Chengzu greedily and unabashedly staring at Bai Yiran, with a gaze like a drug addict spotting their fix.
A desperate longing that suffocates!
That look from Wu Chengzu sent chills down Leng Yichen’s spine. He knew how Wu Chengzu felt about Bai Yiran, but he hadn’t realized it had reached such an extent.
Sometimes, certain emotions can only be sensed by men. Bai Yiran had absolutely no feelings for Wu Chengzu, not even bothering to give him a smile.
But it was precisely Bai Yiran’s indifference that, to some extent, stirred Wu Chengzu’s heart, filled with a desire for conquest.
For a dangerous man like him, once his desires and interests are piqued, it’s as if a powerful storm is brewing invisibly.
Leng Yichen and Wu Chengzu locked eyes. If either of them were replaced by someone else, perhaps they wouldn’t have such resilience to withstand the immense pressure from the other.
And because of this, they seemed to be born rivals.
In the end, Wu Chengzu smiled and shifted his gaze, trying to look past Leng Yichen at Bai Yiran behind him. However, it was in vain, as Leng Yichen’s body entirely blocked his view. All that was left for him to see was the hem of her black dress.
"Well, I’m leaving now." Wu Chengzu nodded at Leng Yichen and took one last look at Cheng Shishi’s portrait, emotionless, before turning and leaving.
Wu Chengzu walked away resolutely, not even pausing for a moment.
Bai Yiran looked at Cheng Shishi’s photo, her eyes brimming with tears, "Shishi, is this the man you loved? He didn’t even light a single incense stick for you!"
Leng Yichen turned and embraced Bai Yiran, feeling her frail body trembling in his arms.
He had been negligent, never expecting Wu Chengzu to come uninvited. If he had known, he would have strengthened the security around the mourning hall; someone like Wu Chengzu should have been stopped at the door!
Wu Chengzu left Cheng Shishi’s mourning hall, brushing off his not-at-all-dirty clothes with his hand, as if it were a ritual to dust off the grime that didn’t belong to him, or to rid himself of everything about Cheng Shishi.
After all, that woman was dispensable to Wu Chengzu.
Just then, his phone rang with a string of unfamiliar numbers.
"Speak." Wu Chengzu answered tersely.
"How did you know it was me?" The woman asked, though her tone carried no surprise.
"Heh." Wu Chengzu sneered, "You were careless. The last digits of this batch of numbers are the same."
The woman fell silent for a moment, "Indeed, it was careless of me." She continued, "Chen Bei’s issue last time made Mr. Dong very angry."
"It’s none of my business." Wu Chengzu stood at the roadside, talking on the phone, his eyes scanning left and right.
"Quite heartless, really. After all, Chen Bei was someone you nurtured from the start. Would you truly abandon the brother who fought by your side just for a woman?" The woman’s voice suddenly turned icy, hinting at a murderous intent.
Wu Chengzu’s eyes grew sinister, "Don’t try to probe me with words. You know me best. Chen Bei lacked judgment; he should be prepared to bear the consequences of his mistakes!" Wu Chengzu crossed the street, pushed open the door of a convenience store opposite, and picked up a pack of cigarettes from the smoking area, asking the cashier, "How much?"
"Thirty-five." The cashier, a middle-aged woman, looked at Wu Chengzu with eyes filled with longing, clearly a woman long unfulfilled.
Being openly scrutinized by such a woman made Wu Chengzu uncomfortable, so he tossed down fifty yuan and left the supermarket.
The conversation on the phone continued, "Just a woman, not enough to sway me!"
Over the phone, the woman suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, "That’s right, you are Wu Chengzu. How could you be easily swayed by a woman? Otherwise, back then I wouldn’t have..."
