Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 200

Chapter 200 : Director Bai, do you stand by your word?

City A, the Ye family.

The maid stood trembling at the door, her face filled with terror. Through the door, the room was filled with the sounds of things being smashed and a woman's painful, hoarse screams.

"... Let me out! Let me out! Give me my things ... give them to me ... you bunch of good-for-nothings! Good-for-nothings! Ah—open the door, open the door!"

"..."

"Daddy ... Daddy, I'm really in pain ... Daddy, please, please ... let me use them ... I beg you, Daddy ... Daddy, please help me, help me ... Aren't I your most beloved daughter? Daddy ... I'm your precious daughter ... please ... sob ... Daddy ..."

"..."

"... Liang Xi Cheng ... Where's Liang Xi Cheng? I want to see Liang Xi Cheng … Ah—Daddy … Daddy … Give me Liang Xi Cheng, give him to me … Daddy, I beg you … I'm in so much pain … Give me what I need, give me the things …"

"… Daddy … I want Liang Xi Cheng, I want Liang Xi Cheng …"

The entire room was a mess. Anything that could be smashed was thrown to the floor. Amidst the chaos, a woman with disheveled hair squatted in a corner, while beside her stood a somber-faced middle-aged man.

Compared to a year ago, Ye Sheng Ming looked much older. His only precious darling was now enduring such torment. He couldn't relax anymore. He kept putting aside his work, staying home every day, but he still couldn't break her addiction.

Looking at Ye Qing, whose face was always impeccably made up in front of others, now pale as a ghost, huddled in a corner, trembling, repeatedly pleading—"Dad, please, give it to me, give me the things, I'm in pain."

Ye Sheng Ming felt he had truly committed a terrible sin!

Why?

Ye Sheng Ming clenched his hands at his sides, his equally pale face filled with a chilling rage.

He knew very well that his precious daughter had ended up like this because of Liang Xi Cheng!

Of course, Liang Xi Cheng was the culprit, so he had indirectly pushed his daughter into this inferno!

He was wrong, terribly wrong. A year ago, he shouldn't have indulged his daughter's reckless behavior. If a man's heart isn't with the woman, no matter how hard she tries to please him, she will only ever have his body, not his heart.

He shouldn't have taken the risk of letting Liang Xi Cheng, who was so difficult to control, get married, thinking he could keep him in check. But he didn't expect that he still couldn't control him.

For six months after their marriage, Liang Xi Cheng and Ye Qing did not consummate their marriage. It wasn't until Ye Sheng Ming noticed something was wrong that he confronted Liang Xi Cheng, only to be met with a medical report.

The report clearly stated that his beloved daughter, Ye Qing, had been using drugs for five months.

He now had a perfectly legitimate reason not to touch his "wife." Liang Xi Cheng's most frank reason was—even if he had to fulfill a duty of filial piety, at the very least, she should be a clean and healthy wife. He didn't like using condoms when he slept with women; they were husband and wife, and sex could result in pregnancy, but Ye Qing's condition made pregnancy impossible.

Ye Sheng Ming still remembers the day Liang Xi Cheng came to his office, lounging in his executive chair, his long legs casually crossed, his slender fingers lightly flicking the report in his hand. For Ye Sheng Ming, that report was a devastating blow, more devastating than a death sentence.

He spoke to himself with a forgiving tone, "... I don't want to be ruthless towards people, especially since she's my wife. That's why I've never shown this certificate to anyone else. Now that you've asked, I'm showing it to you. Given her current state, I think she should at least kick her drug addiction first; otherwise, it's not good for anyone."

"…"

Ye Sheng Ming felt as if he'd been struck hard with a stick. Even months later, the thought of Liang Xi Cheng's nonchalant demeanor that day still filled him with unbearable anger.

But there was nothing he could do. Drug addiction was no small matter. He could bribe many people, but only privately, to protect his daughter. If this matter were fully exposed, he knew that no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't cover it all up.

He also suspected that Liang Xi Cheng was involved, but he had been having people investigate privately, yet to no avail.

When Ye Qing was lucid, he did ask her, and she only told herself that one night, she had gone out to a bar with friends, and when she woke up, she found herself in a strange hotel bed with a naked man lying next to her. Her first thought was that she had cheated on her husband, and she was terrified, extremely terrified that Liang Xi Cheng would leave her because of it. But before she could recover from this shock, she discovered a set of drug paraphernalia on the bedside table.

She looked at her wrist in horror; there were already marks on it.

At that moment, Ye Qing was completely panicked. She had no idea what had happened. She didn't know if she had drunk too much and accidentally used drugs with someone, or ... if she had been set up ...

But no matter what, it was too late. She started using drugs, became addicted, and could never quit.

There was no time to defend herself, no time to investigate anything else; she had already become hopelessly addicted. The man she longed for, she had no time to think about him anymore ...

By the time Ye Sheng Ming discovered all this, Ye Qing had been using drugs for six months, and her addiction had become very severe. He had tried to get her to quit, but it was unsuccessful. After secretly investigating, he learned that the drug was specially made, and there was a special channel for its use, making it extremely addictive, several times harder to quit than for ordinary addicts.

For the next six months, Ye Sheng Ming relinquished most of the company's operations, naturally not entrusting them to Liang Xi Cheng. He found his most trusted assistant and focused his attention on his daughter, trying every possible method to help her overcome her drug addiction.

However, the efforts were intermittent and failed several times.

This time, after bringing her back from City C, Ye Sheng Ming was determined. No matter how difficult it might be, he was determined to help his daughter break free from this damned drug addiction.

"... Daddy ... Daddy, give it to me ... I want ... I want that ... please give it to me ... cough cough, I feel so bad, I really feel so bad ..."

Ye Sheng Ming frowned, his face full of heartache. He squatted down, reaching out to tightly grasp Ye Qing's hand. Looking at the hideous, gruesome needle marks on her arm, his throat tightened with pain. "My darling daughter, just bear with it a little longer, you must bear with it. Daddy is doing this for your own good ... You're still so young, you have such a bright future ahead of you, my darling ... please don't give up on yourself. Daddy's vast empire is all for you. Daddy hopes you'll be well for the rest of your life, my darling ... don't worry, Daddy will definitely help you, help you get through this!"

Ye Sheng Ming tightened his grip on Ye Qing's wrist, a ruthless glint flashing deep in his eyes.

—And besides, he wouldn't just let his precious daughter suffer so much pain over the past year go by!

Liang Xi Cheng, is he still clinging to Bai Yan Liang now? A year ago, he shouldn't have been so soft-hearted; letting a tiger return to the mountain had truly brought him endless regret!

However, since he is so ungrateful, causing his daughter such a predicament, he would definitely eliminate this future threat completely.

***

The next day.

When Yan Liang woke up, it was exactly 7:30 AM. She got up, feeling unwell due to a sudden stomachache, but Qin Mu Hua had already prepared breakfast. After she washed up, Qin Mu Hua brought out some porridge.

"I prepared this especially for you. Eat something before going to work. You must eat breakfast every day from now on."

Smelling the faint aroma of the porridge her mother had prepared, Yan Liang suddenly felt ravenously hungry and sat down to eat a large bowl in one go.

It was almost 8:00 AM before she left home. Having just returned to C City, she didn't have a car and now took a taxi to work every day.

Her apartment was located on the edge of a commercial area, where taxis were plentiful, especially at this time of day.

Yan Liang easily hailed a taxi, got in, and told the driver the name of Lati Company. The car quickly drove off.

Within two minutes, her phone rang. Yan Liang took it out of her bag and saw the caller ID, which made her brows furrow. She didn't answer and immediately pressed the reject button.

However, as soon as she pressed the reject button, another call came in, from the same number.

Yan Liang took a deep breath. She had actually deleted Liang Xi Cheng's number long ago, but seeing those digits still made her feel pathetic—everything about him was etched into her heart, including his phone number.

She didn't want to answer, but still pressed the reject button.

A few minutes later, her phone beeped; a text message had arrived.

Yan Liang glanced at it. This time, it was from an unknown number. Since half of the message was already displayed on the screen, she could see the gist of it at a glance.

—Director Bai, do you still stand by your word?

Yan Liang frowned, somewhat confused about the meaning of the text message.

She clicked "Read," but there was nothing else—just those few simple words, and the number wasn't Liang Xi Cheng's.

Who is this?

Yan Liang pursed her lips slightly, pondered for a moment, and then sent back a text message—Who are you?

A reply came quickly—Answer me first, do you keep your word?

A huge question mark appeared above Yan Liang's head. What was this all about? But then she thought, this person called her Director Bai, so they probably knew her. At this moment, she didn't suspect Liang Xi Cheng at all; her mind was filled with curiosity and surprise, so she naturally replied with another text message.

—Of course I keep my word, but who are you? If you don't tell me, don't send any more texts.

About five minutes passed, and indeed, no more texts came in.

Yan Liang pursed her lips, feeling that she might have been played. She wondered who this bored person was, but how did they know her number? Besides, she didn't seem to know anyone very well in City C. She had just returned, and it was unlikely that anyone from her company would send her such a text message for no reason.

And … what do you mean by keeping your word? What did she say?

“Miss, we’ve arrived.”

The driver stopped the car. Yan Liang snapped out of her reverie, glanced out the window, and saw that they had indeed arrived in Lati. She took out some money from her wallet and handed it to the driver.

The driver waved his hand. “Miss, this car is specifically for you today, so there’s no fare.”

“…”

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