Ex-Husband Comes Crawling Back After Divorce

"I wonder which poor girl he has ruined now," Xu Kexin feigned sympathy while leaning over to look.

Her face turned deathly pale when she saw her own name written out in the article.

"What news has made both of your faces so ugly?"

Wen Shimo took Song Wanqing's phone and saw a photo of Qiao Ran being carried into a hotel room by two men.

The knuckles of Wen Shimo's hand holding the phone instantly turned white.

Last night, he had Zhou Yu release Wu Qingqiang's news and deliberately suppressed the part about Xu Kexin.

He had misunderstood Qiao Ran as harboring ill intentions towards Xu Kexin yesterday, so he wanted Qiao Ran to take personal revenge.

Because revenge taken personally feels more satisfying.

It was his way of making up for the misunderstanding.

As he had anticipated, Qiao Ran acted.

What he hadn't expected was that Qiao Ran would be foolish enough not to pixelate the image at all.

Even though she wasn't bullied, didn't she know the saying that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes?

The moment she entered that room, netizens could invent countless scandalous stories.

By releasing the news so recklessly, had she not considered how people would point fingers at her whenever she went out?

Thinking about this, Wen Shimo was stunned. He was shocked to realize that his first reaction to this news was not about him losing face, but that she would be ridiculed.

Her ultimate goal was to deal with Wanqing. Why was he suddenly concerned about her reputation?

Wen Shimo suppressed the unusual feeling in his heart and clicked on the video in the news, and Xu Kexin's sinister voice came through.

"Director Wu, enjoy this wonderful night!"

"Xin'er, I'm sick of these female employees. When will you serve me personally?"

"Director Wu, this is not just any employee; she's Wen Shimo's ex-wife, a woman that many powerful and wealthy men can't get. Don't pretend to be innocent when you're taking advantage. Just enjoy tonight, and I will find you even better beauties later."

Although the conversation was brief, the content was extremely explosive and horrifying.

Seeing Wen Shimo's icy gaze fall upon her, Xu Kexin was so frightened she nearly fainted, and with a thud, she knelt to the ground.

"Brother-in-law, I..."

"Don't call me that, you're not worthy," Wen Shimo interrupted her coldly.

Even though he knew the outcome last night, hearing Xu Kexin's conversation with Wu Qingqiang still made Wen Shimo's blood boil with the urge to kill.

If that woman hadn't been cunning and hadn't noticed Xu Kexin's schemes and turned them around, and he hadn't been watching out, the person who could have been bullied—could it not have been...

"Kexin, why won't you listen to me? How many times have I told you that my car accident had nothing to do with Xiao Ran? Why won't you listen?"

"Although Xiao Ran and I are not related by blood, I've always cherished her as my own sister. How could you go behind my back and do such a thing that hurts her?"

"Kexin, you've really disappointed me," Song Wanqing said, looking at Xu Kexin kneeling on the ground with a gaze filled with disappointment and heartache.

Xu Kexin choked with tears streaming down her face, "Cousin, I always remember your advice. Even though Qiao Ran is the person who caused you to be in a coma for three years, I kept telling myself it wasn't her and tried to coexist peacefully with her."

"But after seeing her actions yesterday, I just couldn't bear the thought of you finally regaining consciousness, only to endure the agony of having your beloved taken from you. That's why I intervened."

"What did Xiao Ran do?" Song Wanqing asked doubtfully.

Xu Kexin recounted the incident of Qiao Ran tying Zhou Yu's tie in the hotel.

"I'm a woman. I understand the mind of a woman all too well. By doing that, she was trying to catch the attention of Brother... Mr. Wen. She's not given up on Mr. Wen," Xu Kexin said with conviction.

"Kexin, you can't talk nonsense. Xiao Ran isn't that kind of person. If she hadn't given up on Shimo, she wouldn't have divorced him after I woke up. Her tying Zhou Yu's tie must have simply been because it was loose. You're making wild guesses and hurting Xiao Ran. I won't forgive you for that," Song Wanqing scolded angrily.

"You're right. You should neither forgive me nor maintain any relationship with your aunt and me. Pretend you don't know me, so my issues don't affect you. Cousin, goodbye." Xu Kexin said and turned to leave.

Song Wanqing shouted sternly, "Xu Kexin, stop right there. I haven't finished asking you about the company. Are the words in the audio true? Did you really plot against the company's female employees for the sake of project performance?"

"Yes, everyone said I could only work at the company because of my aunt. I didn't want to let her down, I wanted to prove myself. To get results quickly, I... I took these shortcuts. I thought I was being discreet, but it turns out you can't wrap fire in paper. I'm going to turn myself in," Xu Kexin said stubbornly, her back to Song Wanqing.

"You're so foolish. Whether in life or work, one must take things step by step, steadily, to be successful. How could you take these illegal shortcuts just to succeed?"

As Song Wanqing spoke, tears filled her eyes, and she looked at Wen Shimo with both pain and sadness, "Shimo, I know Kexin has made a huge mistake, not only hurting the Wen Family's reputation but also breaking the law. I shouldn't ask you to plead for her."

"But she grew up with me, and during these three years of my coma, she took meticulous care of me."

"Could you please help her out for my sake, retract the news online, and try to avoid her getting jail time?"

As Wen Shimo watched Song Wanqing cry, his heart softened, but he showed no intention of helping Xu Kexin.

"The impact of her actions on society is too great. I don't have the means to spare her from prison. Someone with such insidious intentions and bad conduct doesn't deserve your pleading," Wen Shimo said with a cold gaze directed at Xu Kexin.

"Wanqing needs to recover. Don't come to the hospital and disturb her rest anymore."

"Yes... Mr. Wen," Xu Kexin replied painfully, her hatred for Qiao Ran reaching its peak.

If it weren't for Qiao Ran, how could Wen Shimo speak to her with such cold indifference?

If she's really going to prison, she'd make sure to kill Qiao Ran before serving time.

After all, without Wen Shimo, life held no hope for her.

"Kexin, don't go," Song Wanqing said, picking up a fruit knife and pressing it against her own knee, bright red blood flowing down her fair skin.

"Wanqing, what are you doing? Put the knife down," Wen Shimo said anxiously.

"Cousin, please put the knife down. I am solely responsible for what I've done. Don't hurt yourself because of me," Xu Kexin urged nervously.

Song Wanqing looked pitifully at Wen Shimo, pleading, "Shimo, I know my request is excessive, but my affection for Kexin is deep, and I simply can't bear to see her suffer. I beg you to help her."

"If I, as an elder sister, can't help my younger sister when she's in trouble, and to repay her for caring for me these years, I'd rather destroy this leg and live as a disabled person, sharing her hardships." Saying this, she drove the knife a fraction deeper into her flesh.

"Alright, I agree. I'll do my utmost to help her. Now put the knife down," Wen Shimo hurriedly consented to Song Wanqing's request, afraid she would injure herself further.

"Shimo, thank you."

As he observed Song Wanqing's tearful yet grateful eyes, Wen Shimo's own gaze grew profound.

He had intended to let Xu Kexin receive the punishment she deserved, but the simple and kind Song Wanqing had been thoroughly deceived by the hypocritical and vicious Xu Kexin. She was so committed to protecting her that Wen Shimo couldn't help but get involved.

Leaving the hospital room, Wen Shimo dialed Zhou Yu's number.

"Take down the news about Qiao Ran."