Volume 1, Chapter 60: Throw Him Out

Wait...

Something seemed wrong.

Suddenly, Shen Yuwei had a new realization.

Ye Tian's expression was unnatural!

At this moment, Ye Tian looked somewhat surprised, a bit awkward, and somewhat flustered and uneasy...

It seemed that Ye Tian was equally resistant to their little display of intimacy?

Having spent many years together with Ye Tian, Shen Yuwei knew his subtle habits like the back of her hand, and she easily deduced his current psychological state.

It turned out that he was not in that kind of intimate relationship with these two little vixens!

At that moment, a flicker of pleasant surprise welled up in Shen Yuwei's heart.

She suddenly realized that she hadn't lost at all!

These two women were not Ye Tian's new flames; they were merely harboring one-sided affections for him.

After all, Ye Tian was the center of attention right now, a coveted figure whom major factions rushed to befriend.

Naturally, there was no shortage of flirtatious little vixens flocking around him.

So what if there were?

Back in the day, Ye Tian had loved her with every fiber of his being.

He had even willingly gone to prison in her place, taking the blame upon himself.

Even when she insisted on divorcing him, Ye Tian had been willing to let her go, willingly giving up the million dollars within reach and the Mercedes-Benz that symbolized status, leaving with absolutely nothing.

Even when she repeatedly acted foolishly, targeting Ye Tian over and over again, and even slandering him as a fraud to his face...

What about Ye Tian?

He had never once retaliated against her afterward.

His such patient tolerance toward her—wasn't it precisely because he still loved her?

As long as love remained, what did those minor mistakes she had made earlier even matter?

Shen Yuwei's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.

She thought to herself, as long as she was willing to lower her pride, sincerely apologize to Ye Tian, and shift all the blame onto Su Baitao...

Then Ye Tian would surely forgive her!

They would definitely be able to go back to the way they used to be!

Despite Ye Tian being embraced in the arms of Xu Ziyao and Li Qingcheng, Shen Yuwei managed to squeeze out a smile, choosing not to quibble over their flirtatious actions toward her man.

She believed that as long as she pulled Ye Tian back to her side, she had plenty of means to chase away these little vixens; there was no need to displease Ye Tian at this moment.

With this thought, Shen Yuwei put on a magnanimous facade and said to Ye Tian, "Darling, there are simply too many outsiders in the banquet hall, and the environment is quite noisy. Why don't we find a quieter place to talk? I still have so many things I want to say to you..."

Shen Yuwei's eyes were filled with anticipation and yearning, carrying an unmistakable allure and temptation.

This was a tender offensive she had rehearsed in her mind countless times.

Back then, Ye Tian had fallen utterly under her spell this way.

As long as Ye Tian still held feelings for her deep down, he would inevitably be drawn back into the private world that belonged solely to the two of them.

However, this time her calculation failed, as Ye Tian said coldly, "If you have anything to say, say it right here. I'm not going anywhere."

Huh?

Shen Yuwei hesitated slightly. What did his words mean? Did he want her to apologize in full public view?

She had originally wanted to apologize to Ye Tian in private, beg for his forgiveness, and clear away the estrangement in his heart, but by saying this, Ye Tian was clearly intending to use this occasion to regain his own face.

"I really don't know what to do with you!"

Shen Yuwei gave Ye Tian a reproachful look, gently raised her arm to reveal the wedding ring from when she and Ye Tian had married, and said with a face full of nostalgia, "Darling, do you remember this ring?"

This action instantly captured the attention of the surrounding guests.

A wedding ring?

This woman actually took out their wedding ring?

Is she trying to remarry?

There's going to be a good show to watch now!

The guests grew even more expectant.

At this moment, acting as if she were at a marriage proposal, Shen Yuwei was deeply intoxicated in the romantic atmosphere she had woven herself.

Tears, sparkling like morning dew, shimmered in her eyes as she softly poured out her heartfelt thoughts.

"This is our wedding ring..."

"Through all these years of trials and tribulations, I have always guarded it with the utmost care."

"Even when the company faced bankruptcy two years ago, the capital chain snapped, employees surrounded the office demanding their wages, and suppliers blocked the entrance pressing for debts, I never had the heart to sell it..."

"I kept thinking that as long as this ring was still here, our bond could never be broken."

"Now, I've brought your ring too..."

"Let me put it back on for you, shall we?"

Shen Yuwei produced the other wedding ring, her gaze filled with anticipation as she looked at Ye Tian.

She was going to confess her love publicly!

Right in front of everyone, giving Ye Tian all the face in the world!

No man could resist the ultimate glory of a woman confessing her love in front of the entire world!

This single move was enough to make Ye Tian forgive every wrong she had ever committed!

The guests held their breath, awaiting Ye Tian's response.

Li Qingcheng and Xu Ziyao likewise felt their heartbeats quicken; what they feared most was Shen Yuwei playing the nostalgia card.

After all, they had been a true married couple with many fond memories shared between them, especially their wedding day, which should have been a man's happiest moment.

Ye Tian...

Surely he wasn't going to grow soft-hearted again, was he?

Sweat beaded on the two women's foreheads. If Shen Yuwei actually succeeded, wouldn't they become the two clowns of today's banquet?

At this very moment, Ye Tian actually laughed.

He truly hadn't expected Shen Yuwei to possess such cleverness?

Was she actually playing the pathetic card with him?

Anyone unaware of the truth might really have been moved by her romance...

Forget it. Given how hard she was performing, he would grant her a dignified exit.

Ye Tian sighed.

Today, he merely wanted to clarify to everyone that he had no relationship whatsoever with Shen Yuwei; he hadn't intended to humiliate her publicly.

Thus, he reached out his hand and took back his own wedding ring.

Just as Ye Tian was about to speak, his expression abruptly shifted.

Because he discovered that the wedding ring in his hand was not the original one from their marriage.

He had personally chosen that original pair of wedding rings and had their names engraved on the inner band.

Yet the ring in his hand now bore no names at all!

Ye Tian was so angry he laughed.

He had originally intended to part on good terms and leave Shen Yuwei a shred of dignity.

He never expected Shen Yuwei to use a pair of fake wedding rings for her performance...

Stupid!

Simply hopelessly stupid!

"Creak... creak..."

Ye Tian gripped the wedding ring and began to apply pressure. The ring emitted a distressed groan in his grasp, and then he casually tossed the crushed ring into the trash can.

"Ye Tian, have you lost your mind? That's our wedding ring!"

Shen Yuwei screamed, completely dumbfounded.

The people around them fared no better, standing there in utter shock. Today's grand drama had reversed and reversed again, more thrilling than a roller coaster, straining their nerves to the limit.

Ye Tian's gaze was like a knife, ruthlessly piercing into Shen Yuwei.

"You'd better stop acting. This isn't our original wedding ring at all. Don't think that just because you found two identical rings, I wouldn't recognize them."

"This, this..."

Shen Yuwei instantly panicked.

That's right, this pair of wedding rings was indeed fake.

As for the real wedding ring...

Back then, to please Su Baitao, she had thrown it directly into a stinky ditch right in front of him.

How could she possibly find it now?

For the sake of today's performance, she had no choice but to spend a large sum of money to buy back this pair of old-style wedding rings from another city...

She never imagined Ye Tian's memory would be so sharp, seeing through her deception at a single glance!

What should she do now?

Quick-witted in emergency, Shen Yuwei put on a pitiful expression and stepped forward to explain:

"I'm sorry, Ye Tian, I lied to you..."

"Earlier, in order to make a clean break with Su Baitao, I drove him out of the house."

"Who would have thought he was so vengeful that he stole the millions in cash I kept at home, along with all the valuables in the safe..."

"Among them was our wedding ring."

"I was left with no choice, so I bought the same style to make amends..."

"Darling, please forgive me, won't you?"

Slap!

A crisp, resounding slap landed on Shen Yuwei's face.

Caught completely off guard, Shen Yuwei was spun around like a top through a full three-hundred-sixty-degree rotation before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Looking down at the disheveled Shen Yuwei, Ye Tian issued a cold command: "Security, throw this shameless woman out. From now on, I have nothing more to do with her!"