The Empty Bridal Chamber - Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Method

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After the discussion ended, Lin Bo smiled as they shook hands, but his eyes were extremely cold. Lin Wanmeng could even smell the mint in his breath, making her feel nauseous.

Lin Wanmeng, who had bought two subsidiary brands with absolute advantage, endured her discomfort and smiled. “Happy cooperation.”

Lin Bo was so angry that his face twitched uncontrollably. “Spare people when you can, you…”

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Wanmeng interrupted him with a smile. “Look at what you’re saying. I’m taking the formal path and doing things according to the rules. There’s no need to talk about sparing and whatnot. You’re too polite.”

Lin Bo had no choice but to say, “Just you wait!”

The lawyer hired by Lin Wanmeng stood at the side. After Lin Bo’s figure completely disappeared, he frowned and said, “President Lin, you’d better be careful.”

Lin Wanmeng was stunned. She looked at Lin Bo’s departing figure thoughtfully.

After leaving the company, Lin Wanmeng stretched her back happily.

Today was Friday. It was time to visit Old Madam Ye at the old residence.

Not only her, but also Ye Lingxiao.

Lin Wanmeng’s expression was complicated. She carried some gifts and walked past the vines. The new green leaves emitted little green sprouts, making one feel relaxed and happy.

Old Madam Ye sat in the front courtyard of the old residence. The butler had brewed a pot of osmanthus tea. However, there was a third person present.

From the back view, she only knew that it was a woman. She subconsciously thought that it was Ye Lan, but she did not expect it to be Bai Yamo.

She smiled faintly and said a series of clever words, making the old madam smile.

Lin Wanmeng stood rooted to the ground with the gift box in her hand. For a moment, she was at a loss.

Fortunately, Old Madam Ye’s sharp eyes saw it and hurriedly asked her to sit down kindly.

“Lingxiao, why didn’t you pick Mengmeng up?”

Old Madam Ye looked at Ye Lingxiao reproachfully. Ye Lingxiao knew that he was in the wrong and poured a cup of hot tea for Lin Wanmeng.

Lin Wanmeng was not in the mood to drink tea. She sat at the side and forced a polite smile before remaining silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.

It was a little difficult for Bai Yamo to be sandwiched in the middle. She actually had a mission, which was to ease the relationship between the Ye family and Bai family.

Previously, the Bai family was still quite unyielding, but later on, when they saw that Ye Lingxiao had taken good care of the Ye Group, they became envious and wanted to come over and reconcile.

How could Old Madam Ye be willing? This matter was delayed.

Recently, due to the turbulence in the stock market, all the companies had suffered damage. On the other hand, the only company that remained unmoved was the Ye Corporation. This gave the Bai family the idea to come over to take a share.

Ye Lingxiao didn’t want to make things difficult for Bai Yamo in the Ye family, nor did he want to make the old madam unhappy. Hence, he tried his best to maintain the balance.

Lin Wanmeng’s company had yet to come into contact with these things, so she took a sip of tea. The osmanthus honey could not suppress the bitterness in her mouth.

Since he hoped that Old Madam Ye had a good impression of Bai Yamo, Ye Lingxiao mentioned that Bai Yamo was helping Ye Lan manage the management company.

This plan was indeed not bad, but Old Madam Ye frowned. In the end, she sighed and said to Ye Lingxiao, “Lingxiao, your sister is good at everything, but she favors her friends and relatives for jobs, she can’t see through people.”

“If it’s convenient for you, go and see her too. Don’t let her use her lovers and sisters again.”

Ye Lingxiao nodded, but Lin Wanmeng could see the impatience in his eyes.

Lin Wanmeng had never seen Ye Lingxiao compromise for anything. This was probably true love.

She suddenly lost the mood to stay.

“Grandma, I still have some work to do at the company. I’ll take my leave first,” Lin Wanmeng casually found an excuse.

She was about to stand up when Ye Lingxiao stood up as well. He frowned and asked, “Where are you going?”

From the moment she entered, Lin Wanmeng’s gaze had never landed on him. His expression darkened. “Grandma hasn’t seen you for a long time. Can’t you stay longer?”

In front of the old woman, Lin Wanmeng didn’t want to argue with Ye Lingxiao. She took a deep breath and said, “There’s indeed an emergency in the company. I’m going back to settle some matters. I’ll come back tomorrow to see Grandma.”

Ye Lingxiao pursed his lips and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. “What could be more important than this?”

Old Madam Ye originally wanted to persuade Lin Wanmeng, but when she saw Ye Lingxiao’s attitude, her gaze lingered between the two of them for a moment. In the end, she sighed. “Alright, Mengmeng is leaving. She must have something urgent. Send her off.”

Ye Lingxiao was about to agree, but when he looked back, he met Lin Wanmeng’s conflicted gaze.

His heart turned cold and he did not respond to Old Madam Ye.

After Lin Wanmeng left, Old Madam Ye glared at Ye Lingxiao. She called Ye Lingxiao to the room and poked the ground with her walking stick.

“Mengmeng doesn’t look good recently. Did you bully her again?”

Ye Lingxiao lowered his head. In reality, he didn’t know what had happened either.

When Old Madam Ye saw Ye Lingxiao’s distracted look, she hit his leg with her walking stick in a moment of desperation.

Ye Lingxiao was caught off guard and his face turned pale from the pain.

“You… Why didn’t you dodge!”

Ye Lingxiao’s mind was filled with Lin Wanmeng’s back as she left. He clenched his fists and had a bad feeling.

Ignoring everything else, he rushed out of the old residence and drove along the road to the city.

Lin Wanmeng’s car was nowhere to be seen.

Lin Wanmeng drove the car alone on the winding road. This was a wealthy area, and it was very quiet.

The scenery by the roadside and the wind blowing on her face gradually calmed Lin Wanmeng down.

She sadly realized that even though she had mentally prepared herself, even though she had scolded Ye Lingxiao countless times in her heart, it was still difficult for her to calm down when facing the two of them.

She took a deep breath to calm herself down.

Since the divorce was imminent, she had to quickly prepare for the various matters in the company.

Moreover, just as the lawyer had said, she also had to prevent Lin Bo from tampering with the later transfers.

However, she did not know what the other party would do…

Lin Wanmeng thought as she turned the steering wheel. At this moment, she suddenly noticed a car following behind her.

The license plate was blurry, and Lin Wanmeng’s heart tightened. She tentatively sped up, but she did not expect the cars behind her to accelerate as well.

What was going on?!

Before Lin Wanmeng could figure it out, the van behind her seemed to realize something and sped up!

Accompanied by an ear-piercing sound, Lin Wanmeng was suffocated by the airbag that popped out. Before she fainted, she only saw the shadow of the safety fence gradually approaching the middle section.

When Ye Lingxiao arrived, he only saw the traces of the emergency brake on the ground.

Beside him was the wreckage of Lin Wanmeng’s car. Ye Lingxiao’s heart skipped a beat.

He quickly stopped the car and looked around. Under the fence, a few sneaky figures carrying a woman in a green dress gradually disappeared into the bushes.

Ye Lingxiao frowned and immediately opened the car door to chase after them.