My Toxic Ex-Wife: BOSS, Stay Away！-Chapter 552 - 560: Love Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Possession

Chapter 552: Chapter 560: Love Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Possession

In the following days, Shi Yi began to fall into endless nightmares. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would dream about that night in the car. Her life was a mess, and her work was taking a sharp turn for the worse.

Over in the United States, the number of people proposing to remove her from her position was increasing. If this continued, it seemed as Shen Xu had said, she would eventually be unable to make it in the IT world.

If it were before, Shi Yi might have tried hard to find ways to clear her name. But this time, Shi Yi felt unprecedentedly exhausted, and even had a rather unambitious thought — why not just let things take their own course and let the situation develop freely.

Seeing Shi Yi handling everything passively, Shen Xu couldn’t help but feel anxious. It’s true that only in times of adversity can genuine sentiments be revealed; while Shi Yi didn’t take any action, Shen Xu tirelessly ran about, investigating the entire matter’s origin and development.

However, unfortunately, after half a month, there was still no progress.

Shi Yi felt touched seeing Shen Xu running back and forth for her, more concerned than handling his own affairs, and decided to invite him out for a meal.

"Let’s forget it, Shen Xu. This matter is obviously being manipulated behind the scenes by someone with considerable power. Even if we investigate, we might not discover anything substantial anytime soon."

"But those old goats in the United States..."

"They just want to pull me down from my position. Since they’ve schemed so hard, why not let them achieve their goal? After all these years, I’m also worn out."

"Are you really willing to accept this?"

"What does it matter if I’m willing or not?"

Shi Yi smiled. Although she had appeared to be leading a glamorous life all these years, her heart had never truly felt happiness. In the past few years, she had been like a machine, constantly moving without ever stopping, and she never thought about the meaning of her existence.

In truth, she had never liked that position. She was a woman, an ordinary woman, who didn’t want to live like a warrior.

She thought, perhaps this time, she could stop and consider how to lead her future life.

Seeing Shen Xu frowning at her, Shi Yi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Do you think I’m useless?"

"No, I just feel it’s unfair to you. After all, you shouldn’t be the one to take the blame."

Shi Yi felt moved, "Thank you, Shen Xu, for always believing in me."

From the outbreak of the leak until now, Shen Xu had never doubted her. This trust, in Shi Yi’s view, was more precious than anything.

"Hey, what thanks? We are friends, and I trust your character." Shen Xu paused and then asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Let’s wait and see, maybe things aren’t as bad as we think."

"Hopefully."

Indeed, as Shi Yi had said, just when things were taking a sharp downhill turn, an unknown force suddenly bought thirty percent of Lei Man’s shares. In an instant, Lei Man’s largest shareholder became someone else.

When Shi Yi heard the news, she couldn’t help but feel some pressure. She had her assistant in the United States investigate the identity of the shareholder, but only got a surname.

"President Shi, after multiple inquiries, we still couldn’t find out the background of that person. We only know that his surname is Chu, and as for anything else, it’s unknown."

"A Chinese?"

"Yes, President Shi."

Shi Yi frowned, wondering what kind of background the person had to massively buy Lei Man’s shares at this time. What was their intention?

However, Shi Yi thought, since the person suddenly bought Lei Man’s shares at this time, they would certainly take some action. But Shi Yi waited and waited, and there was no movement from the United States side.

If there was any change, it was that those stubborn old shareholders who had been clamoring to bring her down had suddenly become compliant and no longer made things difficult for her.

This did surprise Shi Yi, as this game leakage incident was extremely unfavorable to her and was their best opportunity to overthrow her. If they had continued their efforts, they might have succeeded in driving her out of Lei Man. But at the critical moment, they had unexpectedly stopped.

The whole thing was really inexplicable.

Meanwhile, in the United States, in a revolving restaurant, Chu Feng was leisurely drinking coffee. He glanced up at Feng Chengyu, who had been sitting across from him in silence, and a charming, yet evil smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"I said if you wanted to be the knight saving the damsel in distress, you could have just come forward yourself. Why let me take the name and risk being seen as a benefactor by the one you cherish and offered warm gratitude?"

As soon as he finished talking, the man shot him a cold look. Chu Feng was unfazed, finding it amusing as Feng Chengyu rarely showed such expression for a woman.

"I’m saying, Yu, honestly, I feel it’s unfair for you. If you like her, why not pursue her? Why be so awkward like a girl?"

"You don’t understand some things."

"How do I not understand? Don’t tell me you’re afraid she’d get hurt because of you? But don’t you think it’s suffocating being an unsung hero?"

"..."

Seeing Feng Chengyu remain silent, Chu Feng felt annoyed for him, "I said you like her, at least let her know, right?"

"What does it matter if she knows?"

"It matters a lot. She might be touched and actually offer herself to you."

"Not necessary."

"What do you mean ’not necessary’? Don’t you have those needs? Do you really want to be a monk for life?"

Feng Chengyu was a bit irritated, "Does me being a monk bother you?"

Seeing Feng Chengyu about to lose temper, Chu Feng fell silent. After a while, he muttered, "An excellent specimen, a rare gem, and to become a monk, really a waste."

Although Chu Feng’s voice was very low, each word fell into Feng Chengyu’s ears. His eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to look at the bright lights outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, with his thoughts drifting to the other side of the Pacific.

Maybe for some people, liking someone meant possession, but for him, liking someone had always been his own matter, irrelevant to anyone else.

In fact, with his status and strength, it would be easy to obtain a woman. Only he didn’t want to do that. He just wanted to silently stand behind that person, and when she faced struggles and difficulties, pave the way for her and offer a helping hand when she stumbled.

That was enough.