CHAPTER 264: CHAPTER 264

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Linye clearly didn’t understand why she was asking this.

His brow furrowed deeply as he glanced at the disheveled Ye Tong on the floor. An icy aura emanated from him as he bit out, "Come straight in!"

Outside, Ye Yuning immediately breathed a sigh of relief when Xiao Linye told her to come straight in.

Thankfully, nothing untoward had occurred.

If those people had actually succeeded in their scheme, it would have been utterly infuriating.

After hanging up, Ye Yuning immediately twisted the doorknob of the lounge, and just as she did...

The instant she opened the door, something flashed before her eyes, followed by a loud BANG!

Kang Xuan’s shocked voice then rang out, "Miss Ye, what are you doing?"

Xiao Linye and Ye Yuning were both momentarily speechless.

She quickly slipped into the lounge, swiftly closing the door before anyone outside could notice anything amiss.

The lounge was now in utter chaos.

Ye Tong lay near the wall, her face covered in blood. She couldn’t see who had entered, but she knew someone had.

Trembling, she looked at Xiao Linye and wailed pitifully, "Since you refuse to take responsibility for me, I have no choice but to end my life here!"

Her words, laden with misleading implications, instantly filled the air with a suffocating chill.

Kang Xuan’s and Xiao Linye’s expressions darkened simultaneously.

Ye Yuning was also stunned for a moment when she saw Ye Tong lying by the wall, her face smeared with blood.

She really had slammed herself hard. Did she truly not value her own life?

But why was she here?

What was this about him not taking responsibility for her? Did she intend to die here?

Ye Yuning’s breath grew heavy.

She instinctively glanced towards Xiao Linye, whose expression had grown even more terrifying.

"Ningning, come here!" the man commanded, his voice cold.

Ye Yuning frowned. She first glanced at Ye Tong’s disheveled state, then at Xiao Linye, who was impeccably dressed.

In that moment, she understood what had happened.

Ye Tong had completely lost hope with Xiao Shuo, so she’d turned to seduce Xiao Linye?!

But this...!

For a woman as ambitious as her, if she were to stoop to this, shouldn’t she at least find someone richer than Xiao Shuo?

Targeting a mere business department manager from the Xiao Corporation... was she completely discarding her future prospects purely to spite Xiao Shuo?

As these thoughts raced through her mind, a kaleidoscope of emotions played across Ye Yuning’s face.

Approaching Xiao Linye, she spoke softly, "Nothing happened, right?"

"Do you care?" Xiao Linye’s tone was somewhat cold.

He was clearly angry that she hadn’t come straight in but had called him from outside the door instead!

Ye Yuning also picked up on his anger.

Honestly, this man! Wasn’t she just worried about him? In such an extremely suffocating and chaotic situation, she still had to calmly consider the potential negative consequences for herself.

And yet, he had the nerve to be angry!

When Ye Yuning didn’t reply, Xiao Linye’s tone grew harsher. "Speak!"

Ye Yuning remained silent.

There he goes again!

She had always sensed he had chauvinistic tendencies, and it wasn’t just her imagination; Xiao Linye truly was a bit like that.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "Of course I care."

"Then why didn’t you come in directly?"

"With so many people coming and going outside, wouldn’t it have been terrible if an unpleasant scene was witnessed by others?"

Xiao Linye’s aura grew even colder.

Ye Yuning fell silent. Was she wrong in how she handled this?

Actually, her method of handling it wasn’t right. Closing the door would have made everything easier to solve; exposing it to the public eye meant facing scrutiny from many people.

But his attitude—that was what was wrong!

Xiao Linye looked at her coldly, and she felt wronged.

Turning to look at Ye Tong, who was now a disheveled heap on the floor, she had to admit, that impact had been truly brutal.

"You have to tell me, did you let her succeed or not?" Ye Yuning’s tone also grew forceful.

Xiao Shuo was someone she didn’t want.

That’s why, when Zheng Cai had called her home to say Ye Tong was pregnant with Xiao Shuo’s child, she hadn’t cared in the slightest.

But now, if Xiao Linye were to say that Ye Tong had succeeded, that would be utterly unacceptable.

This was an affront she absolutely could not swallow!

Even the mere thought of such a thing happening made her feel nauseated.

Xiao Linye asked, "If she had succeeded, what would you do?"

"Divorce!" Ye Yuning blurted out the word almost without thinking.

Xiao Linye said nothing. Ye Yuning also remained quiet.

Gazing at the man whose eyes had darkened, she defiantly met his stare.

In that moment, Xiao Linye clearly saw determination and resolve in her eyes.

It was undeniable: if Xiao Linye had truly been intimate with Ye Tong, she would absolutely divorce him.

Furthermore, she wouldn’t let Ye Tong off the hook—not even the Ye Family!

Previously, Gui Xingli had asked her why she hadn’t retaliated when the Ye Family plotted against her so thoroughly.

The reason was... none of it had crossed her bottom line; those were all things she didn’t care about.

But tonight’s incident had clearly, and decisively, crossed that line.