Chapter 163: Chapter 163 A Chance to Start Over

Chapter 163

A Chance to Start Over

Xiao Ling was overwhelmed with emotions . Tears streamed down her face . Ye Shaoyang pa.s.sed her some napkins . He knew she would not stop crying anytime soon, so he kept quiet for a little while to give her some s.p.a.ce .

So, you fed him soup made with undead fish meat floss so that he would pa.s.s away sooner?

Xiao Ling covered her face with her hands and nodded, I was not in my right mind . I regret it now . After all, we have been married for years, but I guess it is a little too late to regret it now, isnt it? Mr . Ye, youve drunk the soup and seen the meat floss today . I knew, you already knew the truth . If you tell anybody, I am as good as dead .

Xiao Ling forcefully squeezed a smile as she stared into Ye Shaoyangs eyes, Miss Zhou is your girlfriend, right? I guess money is not something you are short of, so this is the only thing I can offer you . She might be beautiful, but--

Ye Shaoyang stopped Xiao Ling before she could finish her sentence, If I decline your offer, what will you do?

Xiao Ling mischievously laughed, Well, I will scream, and people will rush into this room and discover us in an awkward position . What do you think? Are you persuasive enough to talk yourself out of trouble?

Ye Shaoyang sighed . He thought for a while, and he finally made a tough decision . He stared into Xiao Lings eyes with a stern look, Suppose I can heal your husband and keep this secret, would you turn over a new leaf?

Xiao Ling was stunned . She looked at him with disbelief . However, she was not convinced, Its impossible . Theres no way to help him now . He drank too much of the soup . Its too late now!

Ye Shaoyang said, You only need to answer yes or no .

Xiao Lings tears began to fall again as she mumbled, If theres way to start all over again, I will .

Good .

Mr . Ye, can you really cure him? And keep the secret too? You--Why would you do this?

Ye Shaoyang sighed, I only hope you appreciate this . Go now before you make even larger mistakes .

Xiao Ling could hardly believe this . Now that she finally realized that he was a fine young man who could not be bought, she was ashamed of herself . She bowed to Ye Shaoyang in appreciation and quickly left the room .

Ye Shaoyang sat down on his bed weighed down by all sorts of feelings . Suddenly, there was knocking on his door again .

What? Did she change her mind? Dont tell me shes really fallen for me!

Who is it? Ye Shaoyang asked through the door, but there was no response . He opened the door, and a person slipped into the room before he could do anything . It was Zhou Jingru .

Ye Shaoyang let out a breath of relief .

Zhou Jingru laughed, Whats the matter? Are you disappointed that I am the one knocking on your door? Or do you secretly wish Xiao Ling would come back for you?

What?

Ye Shaoyangs legs went weak . Zhou Jingru had seen Xiao Ling going in and out of his room! To make things worse, Xiao Ling had been wearing nothing but her robe earlier! This was a nightmare scenario that Ye Shaoyang had never expected!

He begged, I know this is not something that I can easily explain, but trust me, it is not what you think . I--

Its alright, I know . Zhou Jingru laughed with her hands covering her mouth, I saw her from the minute she entered your room . Sorry, I was eavesdropping from the outside .

Ye Shaoyang stared at her with a blank face . In his mind, he started to recall every little sentence he had said . Lucky for him, he hadnt said anything inappropriate . He was relieved with what Zhou Jingru said next, Im surprised that you are such a gentleman . You managed to resist such a temptation . She is such a beauty, yet you did not give in at all to l.u.s.t .

Zhou Jingrus eyes brightened up as she stared at him with her beautiful eyes, Im glad I chose the right man .

Ye Shaoyangs heart missed a beat .

Wait, what?

Zhou Jingru continued, You gave her a chance to start all over again . I think that is so kind of you, I support that .

Ye Shaoyang shrugged, Lets not make a big deal out of it, I will never know if it is a right or wrong decision .

I believe it is a right one . I think there are some mistakes that can never be made because you will never have a second chance, but you gave her that . I think she will appreciate it forever .

Ye Shaoyang sighed,

Hopefully .

It was the middle of the night, so Zhou Jingru did not stay long . She left after a few more words . Ye Shaoyang laid back onto his bed with complicated feelings, and it took him quite some time before he managed to fall asleep .

Xiao Ma called Ye Shaoyang the next morning around seven . Breakfast was ready, so Xiao Ma woke him up .

After cleaning up, Ye Shaoyang came down to the dining room . Xiao Ling was standing there with a pot of porridge in her hands . It was quite awkward when they b.u.mped into each other .

She was wearing loose clothes, so her figure was covered . However, Xiao Ling was reminded of last nights incident when she saw Ye Shaoyang . It was as though she was standing naked in front of him . She blushed as everything she did yesterday flashed through her mind .

Sister Xiao Ling, is it porridge? Ye Shaoyang asked as though nothing had happened . There was not even the slightest amount of judgment in his voice, and Xiao Ling was relieved to hear that . She nodded,

Pea porridge, Mr . Ye . Would you like some?

I would love to . I will have two bowls, Ye Shaoyang happily answered as he entered the dining room .

While they were having breakfast, a group of village council members visited . Li Ansheng quickly introduced them to Ye Shaoyang and Zhou Jingru, and everyone was surprised . n.o.body would have expected to meet the heiress of the Star City Corporation . They were pleasantly surprised to find out that the heiress of such a big business empire was such a lovely and humble young lady .

Miss Zhou, welcome to our humble village . Im the village head, an old man in his sixties greeted Zhou Jingru as he took off his hat .

Zhou Jingru smiled politely at him in return as she peeled some peanuts and placed them into Ye Shaoyangs mouth, These peanuts are not bad at all .

Every one of the village council was moved by such a scene . An heiress of a rich upper-cla.s.s family peeling peanuts and feeding someone? That was out of this world! However, when they looked at Ye Shaoyang, they understood . He was a handsome young lad .

The old village head rubbed his hand as he spoke to Zhou Jingru, Miss Zhou, I have a suggestion for you . Perhaps your company could consider investing some money to develop this area . Our location has great potential, and we have beautiful hills and lakes here .

Zhou Jingru smiled politely, Im not in charge of my companys planning . If you have suggestions, maybe you can voice them to Manager Li later . Manager Li, lets get to our important matter for now .

Sure, sure, Li Ansheng nodded as he glared toward the village head . He thought to himself,

Who are you to talk to Miss Zhou like that?

He was offended, so he asked the village council members to leave .

Wait, why dont you stay and observe? Just make sure to be quiet, Ye Shaoyang stopped them from leaving .

Afterall, he was planning to investigate on the haunted dam later, so he might need some help from the village council members . Even if they could not be of much help, at least he could acquire some information from them .

The village council members were more than happy to stay . They wanted to witness the exorcism since they had been told that he was a powerful sorcerer . They followed Ye Shaoyang into Li Leqings bedroom .

Li Leqing was in a bad shape . Xiao Ling helped him up and he laid in her arms without moving . His whole body was turning black and his pupils were dilated .

The village council members shook their heads when they saw Li Leqing in such condition . They were almost certain that he would not live much longer .

Everyone antic.i.p.ated Ye Shaoyangs next action . They had witnessed some sorcerers in action before; some sorcerers grabbed hot charcoals with their bare hands . Some caught a little snake from out of nowhere, but they all performed tricks to convince the crowd that they were as powerful as they claimed . Soon, it became more like a show than anything else, and n.o.body really cared about the outcome anymore .

However, Ye Shaoyang was different . He did not perform any tricks . Instead, he simply took out a porcelain bowl from his bag and poured in some distilled water . Then, he drew on a talisman paper and lit it on fire . He threw the talisman paper into the bowl and dripped his own blood into the mixture . Then, he opened Li Leqings mouth and fed him the mixture .

Okay, now we wait .

Ye Shaoyang clapped his hands and sat down to one side of the bed .

The village councils looked at each other baffled .

That is it? Even if you are just a con-man at least be a little more convincing! How could you finish up the show in less than five minutes? This doesnt even look real!

Xiao Ling, on the other hand, was anxious . As she held Li Leqing in her arms, she could not help but shake nervously . If Li Leqing did not get any better, her chance to start anew would be gone .