My Toxic Ex-Wife: BOSS, Stay Away！-Chapter 557 - 655: She Is Destined to Be the One Abandoned

The echo of Leng Yixiu’s voice reverberated through the large swimming pool hall. After a few seconds, the hall returned to silence, only to be broken by the sound of approaching footsteps.

At some point, the man addressed as "Zheng Hao" appeared on the diving platform. Looking down at Leng Yixiu, he smirked, "I just made a phone call and provided an address, and you actually came, alone no less. You surprise me. Aren’t you afraid I set a trap here to ensure you meet your demise?"

"It’s me you hate, and it’s me you want to deal with. Now that I’m here as you wanted, can you release them?"

"What’s the rush? Both your new and old loves are here. I’m waiting to enjoy the show."

Hearing this, Leng Yixiu’s eyes narrowed dangerously, his voice cold, "Zheng Hao, it’s best to know when to stop. You’ve fought with me for years, you should understand my temper."

"Of course I know. Everyone knows you’re decisive and ruthless, never showing mercy to your opponents or enemies. But, since I’ve dared to oppose you all these years, naturally I don’t fear you." At some point, a sharp knife appeared in Zheng Hao’s hand. Casually playing with it, he spoke slowly, "Leng Yixiu, I know you’re a busy man and I don’t want to waste your time. Why don’t we cut to the chase, what do you think?"

"What do you want?"

"What do I want? That’s an interesting question." Zheng Hao suddenly laughed loudly. After a long while, he stopped and coldly looked at Leng Yixiu, "Leng Yixiu, do you know why I’ve opposed you all these years?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Because of Ying’er?"

Though it was a question, Leng Yixiu’s tone was very certain. Five years ago, he didn’t know Cheng Ying and Zheng Hao had any ties, but these years Zheng Hao had doggedly opposed him like a mad dog. If he still didn’t know the reason, then he’d be a fool.

"Hahaha, it seems you’re not so dumb!" Speaking of Cheng Ying, a deep-seated hatred filled Zheng Hao’s eyes, "Leng Yixiu, if it weren’t for you, how could Ying’er have died? It’s you, all because of you! You made me lose the woman I loved most, now I want you to taste that heart-wrenching pain!"

As he spoke, Zheng Hao suddenly approached the edge of the diving platform, crouching down slowly. Glancing at the suspended Shi Yi and Gu Yilin, his gaze then wandered to Leng Yixiu, an eerie smile appearing on his face.

"New love, old love, tsk tsk... you’re quite lucky with women. But, one can’t be too greedy. You can’t have it both ways. Only one of these women can live. Leng Yixiu, choose one."

Though Zheng Hao’s voice wasn’t too loud or too low, every word fell into the ears of the other three present.

Shi Yi found it utterly ridiculous. She never imagined she’d be dragged into the enmity between Leng Yixiu and this man named Zheng Hao because she had simply gone out. What frustrated her even more was that Zheng Hao’s choice was not challenging at all. Even without Leng Yixiu speaking, she already knew the answer.

Shi Yi bowed her head, looking at Leng Yixiu by the pool, a sarcastic smile playing at the corners of her lips. However, she said nothing, because she knew clearly that in such a moment, even if she begged Leng Yixiu, this man probably wouldn’t save her.

She had always been a proud person, disdaining to ask for others’ help, to beg for mercy.

Leng Yixiu seemed to sense her gaze and slowly lifted his eyes. In the instant their eyes met, for some reason, his heart trembled violently.

Though she was clearly in a perilous situation, the woman before him wore a composed smile. Her eyes looking at him were filled with helplessness and despair, too familiar, taking his thoughts back to five years ago. Back then, that person had the same look when they fell off the Seaside cliff.

Leng Yixiu stared fixedly at Shi Yi’s face. Something deep within him seemed ready to burst, but just then, Gu Yilin’s mournful voice interrupted everything.

"Yixiu, save me! Save our child!"

Child?!

Leng Yixiu suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly shifting his gaze from Shi Yi’s face.

What was he doing just now?

Gu Yilin was the one he had always been waiting for, and now she was carrying their child. That child was not only their flesh and blood but also the last straw to save Lin Yixun.

Even if Shi Yi was brought here by Zheng Hao because of him, even if he owed her, it couldn’t compare to the lives of Gu Yilin and her unborn child.

"Yilin, don’t be afraid! I won’t let him hurt you or the child!"

When Shi Yi heard the man’s gentle reassurances, she knew the answer. Indeed, he chose Gu Yilin and her baby, deciding to sacrifice her.

But, if Gu Yilin and her baby’s lives were lives, did that mean Lin Yixun and her unborn child’s lives were not?

Though she had long known the outcome, Shi Yi’s heart still wrenched. She didn’t know whether she was pained because Leng Yixiu abandoned her or their child.

"So, you’ve chosen your fiancée?" Zheng Hao raised an eyebrow. Seeing Leng Yixiu’s pursed lips without a denial, he laughed, "Hahaha, how true it is, ’out with the old, in with the new.’ Leng Yixiu, you truly are heartless."

Zheng Hao got up, walking towards the diving board where Shi Yi was. Slowly crouching, he placed the sharp knife on the rope tied to the board. Glancing down at Shi Yi, he sneered, "Miss Shi, this is Leng Yixiu’s choice, not mine. Actually, I quite admired you initially. But who knew Leng Yixiu has no discernment, ignoring genuine gold for cheap gilded goods. So, if you must resent someone, resent Leng Yixiu."

There was a hidden meaning in Zheng Hao’s words, and among the four present, apart from him, only Gu Yilin understood. Leng Yixiu, though sensing something amiss, couldn’t pinpoint it.

Thus, when Zheng Hao cut the rope, Leng Yixiu didn’t stop him.

With the rope cut, her body instantly lost balance. Before Shi Yi could react, she was submerged in cold water.

Since falling into the sea, Shi Yi had developed a primal fear of water. Over the years, she exercised sporadically but always avoided water.

Afraid of water, she never learned to swim. Now, with her hands and feet tightly bound, even if she could swim, she couldn’t free herself from the binds.