My Toxic Ex-Wife: BOSS, Stay Away！-Chapter 536 - 544: Is it her?

Time silently slipped by, and before she knew it, a week had passed. During this week, Shi Yi had not taken the initiative to contact Yixiu, and Yixiu had not contacted her either.

Everything seemed to return to the original point, the initial state, yet there were subtle differences now, making Shi Yi feel somewhat gloomy during this period.

She didn’t understand, clearly Yixiu was clinging to her like sticky candy not long ago, yet within a few days, he appeared to ignore and avoid her, almost as if he vanished from this world.

So, what about the promise between them? Did Yixiu still remember it?

Shi Yi didn’t like being strung along so ambiguously. She hesitated for a few days but eventually decided to go to the hospital to clarify Yixiu’s intentions.

However, when she arrived at Shengde Hospital, the nurse informed her, "Miss Shi, President Leng was discharged yesterday."

Discharged?

Shi Yi’s face stiffened. Yixiu had been discharged, and she knew nothing about it?

Thinking about it, she took out Yixiu’s phone number and dialed him. Yet, to her frustration, Yixiu still didn’t pick up her call. Shi Yi pursed her lips, unwilling to give up, and called several more times, but the result was the same: no one answered on the other end.

Feeling somewhat dejected, Shi Yi had no choice but to call Old He to find out what was going on. The reply she received made her even more displeased, "Miss Shi, President Leng is currently on a business trip abroad. It might be... inconvenient for him to take your call."

Inconvenient? But, no matter how busy Yixiu was before, he had never been like this.

Skeptical, Shi Yi narrowed her eyes and couldn’t help but ask, "Has his injury healed? Why did he go on a business trip right after being discharged?"

"This... I’m not very clear about the company’s affairs."

Shi Yi felt that Old He’s tone was somewhat suspicious, as if he was being evasive. Her sixth sense as a woman told her that something must have happened, which was why Yixiu wasn’t answering her calls. But she knew clearly that even if she asked Old He, she wouldn’t get any conclusive answers.

So, Shi Yi finally hung up the phone, though her mood was markedly poor. What she didn’t know was, when Old He answered the call, Yixiu was actually there.

But throughout, Yixiu remained silent, like an outsider, expression unchanged, without saying or doing anything.

After hanging up the call, Old He couldn’t help but ask, "Sir, Miss Shi called just now to inquire about your situation. Should you call her back?"

Yixiu stared out of the window in a daze, the neon lights marking his face, outlining the distinct contours of his side profile. Even in the dim light, his handsome side profile was enough to make countless women swoon. But the tense lines of his profile at this moment told Old He that Yixiu wasn’t in a good mood.

After a long time, Yixiu’s thin lips slightly parted, and he coolly uttered, "No need."

Though expected, Old He felt a mix of emotions. Actually, deep down, he had quite a favorable impression of President Leng and Miss Shi together, but fate played tricks, Miss Shi wasn’t the one Yixiu had always been waiting for.

"Then... sir, where are we heading now?" Old He changed the topic.

"Nightshade."

Following the instruction, the black Bentley sped up and soon vanished at the end of the overpass.

Though five years had passed, Nightshade was still as bustling and lively as five years ago, remaining the premier entertainment club in T City. In stark contrast to the quiet outside, the underground floor of Nightshade was pulsing with high spirits. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Yixiu followed the attendant down to the first floor, and amidst the dim lights and thumping music, men and women frenetically gyrated in the dance floor, with scenes of intense allure.

To this, Yixiu was unfazed, having been in the business world for so many years, even if he didn’t indulge in such pleasures, sometimes he still found himself in such vibrant venues.

He found a secluded spot in the corner of the venue, ordered several bottles of strong liquor, and began drinking alone. Before long, the bottle of foreign liquor in front of him was already empty.

Yixiu glanced at his watch, corners of his lips curling coldly. Originally, he had arranged to meet Fei Yichen here, but that guy still hadn’t shown up; it seemed he was lost in tender embraces and wouldn’t come.

But it didn’t matter, drinking alone was just the same.

Old He watched Yixiu down glass after glass of liquor, seemingly with no intention of stopping, feeling a growing sense of worry. "Sir, your injury hasn’t fully healed yet, better drink less?"

Yixiu slowly raised his eyes from the glass, picked up the cup, and his lips curled with a desolate smile, "Drink less? Drinking too little, how would I get drunk? And without being drunk, how can I see her?"

Although Yixiu didn’t mention names, Old He understood who "she" referred to. He couldn’t help but feel moved, after so many years, Yixiu still couldn’t walk away from the past. Why did he have to do this? Clinging to the past only brought pain!

Seeing Yixiu raise the glass once more, downing the entire cup in one gulp, Old He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He couldn’t heal Yixiu’s heart wounds, nor could he offer any comforting words. What could he do except stand silently beside him?

After a while, most of the bottles in front of Yixiu were empty, and his eyes showed the signs of drunkenness. At this moment, the music in the venue abruptly stopped, and the lighting in the underground floor suddenly changed to dreamy blue and purple, with all beams focused on the central stage.

As countless beams hit the central stage, the crowd below began to stir with excitement, for they knew the main event of the night was about to start.

Indeed, shortly thereafter, a woman in tight leather attire and a golden mask walked onto the stage. At her appearance, excited cheers erupted from the men below.

The woman had long loose hair reaching her waist, dressed in black tight leather, revealing a sliver of her slender waist, pale and delicate, seeming fragile enough to break with a slight force. Just a silhouette of her back incited countless men to scream and go wild.

Yixiu stared at the woman’s slender and alluring back, unconsciously overlaying her figure with the shadow in his memory.