Chapter 53: Shen Yuwei's Little Scheme

"Why? Why is it coming to this?"

Shen Yuwei broke down, weeping bitterly as tears streamed from her eyes like a breached dam.

Her company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and every day creditors swarmed in like ravenous wolves, hurling vicious abuse at her and threatening to make her repay her debts immediately or else ruin her reputation forever.

Those who once groveled before her now avoided her like the plague, treating her as if she were a harbinger of bad luck.

Her life had plummeted from heaven straight into hell.

And now, even Su Baitao had abandoned her. She truly felt that she had reached the end of her rope.

Amidst the extreme despair, a thought flashed through Shen Yuwei's mind.

Perhaps death was the only release from all this suffering.

Once planted, this thought grew wildly in her heart like untamed weeds.

With a hollow and listless expression, she walked up to the rooftop.

The wind on the rooftop was fierce, tangling her hair and drying the tears on her face.

She stood at the very edge of the rooftop, looking down.

The dizzying drop turned her legs to jelly.

A wave of intense terror surged within her.

Just as she hesitated over whether to take that final step, a figure suddenly flashed into her mind.

Ye Tian!

The Ye Tian of the past had loved her so deeply, so devotedly, that he was even willing to go to prison for her and bear a punishment that should never have fallen upon his shoulders.

Back then, she had failed to cherish that sincere affection.

Blind by vanity and self-interest, she had chosen to leave Ye Tian and throw herself into Su Baitao's arms.

Yet now, trapped in such a desperate predicament, she suddenly realized that perhaps only Ye Tian could save her.

"Ye Tian... He will surely soften. He is so kind-hearted, and he loved me so much. As long as I sincerely apologize to him and admit my mistakes, he will definitely forgive me."

A spark of hope rekindled in Shen Yuwei's eyes.

"Ye Tian has already demonstrated astonishing medical skills at the Xu family estate and won their friendship. With his current abilities, he only needs to lift a finger to mobilize massive connections and resources to help me save my company..."

At this thought, Shen Yuwei felt as though she had rediscovered the drive to live.

She turned and walked down from the rooftop, returning home. Looking at her haggard, disheveled reflection in the mirror, she secretly swore to pull herself together.

She walked into the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and let the warm water wash over her, rinsing away the tear stains from her face and the exhaustion from her body.

Then, she carefully selected her most beautiful dress, applied exquisite makeup, and gazed at the brand-new version of herself in the mirror with a satisfied nod.

"Ye Tian, I will make you return to me. We will definitely mend our broken relationship."

Shen Yuwei resolved from that moment on to seize every opportunity to approach Ye Tian, apologize to him, and beg for his forgiveness.

No matter what difficulties or obstacles lay ahead, she would never give up!

...

Recently, news of Xu Weiping's impending recovery had spread like wildfire. The streets and alleys of Nanjiang City were abuzz with talk of the miraculous Divine Doctor Ye.

Countless influential and wealthy figures desired an audience with Ye Tian to forge a favorable bond with him.

After all, befriending a miracle worker like Ye Tian meant that if they ever contracted a terminal illness in the future, they might just secure a lifeline.

To this end, many were willing to spend lavish fortunes just to catch a glimpse of Ye Tian—first impressions aside, they at least wanted to become a familiar face.

For a time, the Li family residence was as bustling as a marketplace.

People they knew and people they didn't, those with past business collaborations and those entirely unrelated, figures from the commercial sector and the political arena...

All sorts of people came knocking on their door in a continuous stream of visits.

Everyone knew that to befriend Ye Tian, one first had to get on good terms with the Li family.

Consequently, the threshold of the Li family mansion was practically trampled flat!

The men, women, and children across all branches of the Li family were utterly bewildered.

The visitors who had come in recent days outnumbered all the guests they had seen in the first half of their lives combined, filling them with a mixture of joy and anxiety.

As Ye Tian's representatives, Li Qingcheng and her younger brother were driven to distraction by the endless waves of callers.

Not only did these people leave behind heavy gifts, but they also left business cards and various contact information, all desperately inquiring about Ye Tian's whereabouts.

The siblings found themselves entirely overwhelmed.

Initially, they had thought that by arranging for Ye Tian to treat Xu Weiping, they could secure the backing and connections of the Xu family.

Yet judging by the current situation, Ye Tian himself had seemingly become the ultimate connection.

Viewed in this light, it was truly a mixed blessing.

With no other choice, the two siblings had no option but to go into hiding, not even daring to show their faces at the company.

...

Meanwhile, Shen Yuwei was hatching a little scheme of her own.

Her original plan was to find Ye Tian first and beg him to remarry her.

However, Ye Tian's whereabouts were unknown, and since so many bigwigs couldn't find him, Shen Yuwei couldn't reach him either.

After wasting several days, Shen Yuwei had no choice but to temporarily abandon that plan.

Yet upon learning that Ye Tian had achieved soaring fame and was being courted by countless dignitaries, a new idea instantly popped into her head.

She would borrow the tiger's mighty skin to fly her own banner!

There was no point worrying about pride anymore anyway.

After all, in this day and age, plenty of people hitched rides on other people's fame.

At the very least, she was still Ye Tian's ex-wife; why shouldn't she leverage his popularity and connections?

Thus, Shen Yuwei began frequently haunting high-end business venues and social gatherings, broadcasting her former marital relationship with Ye Tian to anyone who would listen.

Many people knew that she and Ye Tian had once been husband and wife.

Yet just as many knew that they had already divorced.

How was Shen Yuwei supposed to utilize this past marital bond to secure benefits for herself?

Naturally, she had her ways.

It all boiled down to fabricating stories!

So what if they were divorced?

So what if she was an ex-wife?

That didn't necessarily mean their relationship was bad.

Many couples enjoyed an even better relationship after divorce, and reconciliations were a dime a dozen.

Not to mention, some couples only staged fake divorces for specific reasons, such as financial considerations.

The only difference between them and a normal couple was a missing marriage certificate.

Therefore, Shen Yuwei crafted a similar script for herself.

She began spreading gossip, subtly hinting through various means that the initial divorce between her and Ye Tian had actually been initiated by Ye Tian himself...

Why would Ye Tian initiate the divorce?

Because Ye Tian loved her!

Ye Tian felt that his past imprisonment made him unworthy of her now, which was why he proposed the separation.

This was what you called letting go out of love!

It was enough to move a dog to tears.

But now that Ye Tian had achieved success and renown, he naturally no longer suffered from inferiority, meaning the obstacles between them had vanished. Wasn't a reconciliation between her and Ye Tian only logical?

One had to admit that after this series of maneuvers, Shen Yuwei's fabricated tale actually fooled quite a few people.

Many genuinely believed that the affection between her and Ye Tian ran deep, viewing them as a modern-day Romeo and Juliet.

Some clueless individuals, eager to establish a connection with Ye Tian, finally set their sights on Shen Yuwei and decided to invest in her bankrupt company.

This was timely assistance indeed, rescuing Shen Yuwei from the brink of disaster.

With such a favor owed, Ye Tian would naturally return the kindness in the future.

Before long, Shen Yuwei's company miraculously pulled through and got back on track.

Seeing how useful Ye Tian's reputation proved to be, her determination to reconcile with him grew even stronger!