Daddy CEO's Beloved Wife

Chapter 569  Getting Closer (2)

Alina knew her naming sense was not always the best. That's something she discovered when she named her yellow Lamborghini 'Spongebob' only because the color matches the sponge-looking cartoon character and saw the colorful expressions of her subordinates when they heard it.

Honestly, she didn't think it was that bad, but there was a quirk in having a horrible naming sense. That is to see the varying expressions of people in front of her.

But in comparison to the expressions, she was used to seeing that when they heard her naming things ridiculously, the man in front of her didn't have the same reaction.

His eyes crinkled into a smile, his pupils blown out, and the tips of his lips were stretched into a gentle, appreciative smile, as if he really liked the name she gave his pet and found it interesting.

"Yes, snow white." Alina shifted on the floor, feeling a bit uncomfortable being in that position. She had a clear view of his tall figure, looming over everything else.

What's more, she felt his presence much clearer now that they were alone.

"Where's Xueyi?" she asked, trying to shift the topic into something else more important.

"I let her rest in one of the rooms in the mansion."

"Can I visit her?"

Her question didn't seem unexpected, as Evgenia entered the room without closing the door.

"Be my guest," he offered, gesturing to the door.

Alina, however, narrowed her eyes. Heh, this man might be able to pretend, but he can't escape her eyes. The moment she steps out of the door, there might be several bodyguards stationed in the hallway, ready to tackle her down and bring her back into that room.

"Forget it. It's already late, and I also need to sleep."

She wished he'd understand that she wanted him out of the room.

Alina started to get up from the floor with a hand over her stomach. She hoped he didn't see the dots of blood that seeped through the white bandage and her shirt, but the man suddenly grabbed her arm, pulling her to his arms.

"What are you doing?!"

Evgenia didn't seem to hear what she said as he held her by the waist. Then, as if her weight were nothing to him, he carried her to the chair he always sat on when he was in the room.

"You crazy bastard, what the hell do you think you are-!"

Alina pressed herself against the chair as both his arms caged her in. His face was so close that she could feel his breath fanning her cheeks. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The man remained silent, wordlessly looking at her. Alina started to feel small under his gaze and looked away.

"Will you only expose yourself when you're on the verge of death?"

Alina frowned. "What is that supposed to-!!!"

She groaned when his other hand pressed on her stomach. The surge of searing pain entered her brain faster than she could react.

Glaring at him, Alina gritted her teeth.

But Evgenia didn't let her continue to keep her mouth shut as his hand pressed on her stomach once more.

"Ugh! Will you quit it?! Don't act like you're worried about me. Your men did this to me, so aren't you supposed to not care?" she exclaimed between huffs. It baffled her that he was acting like this. Acting as if he cared when he was the one who created the situation she was in.

She will never forgive him for what he did to her and her men, who lost their lives in that event.

Yet, she couldn't bring herself to hate him.

Because even if he's evil and his actions proved he was beyond saving, in this cutthroat world they both lived in, being merciful and showing compassion towards another person's life will always be a knife that will stab them in the back.

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Back in Flower Country.

After the Cao family's party, Cao Huiling didn't had a good sleep ever since.

The moment Song Yu Han's marriage to Ran Xueyi was revealed, she couldn't stop thinking that everything was going out of her control.

Initially, she planned to set up Song Yu Han with her niece, Cao Yujin, and let them marry so that the entire Song family would be swallowed up by her Cao family. But she never anticipated Song Yu Han's hard-headedness and stubbornness.

Of course, she knew the young man was always against her, and he never shied away from being vocal or showing it to other people. But Cao Huiling thought that despite all that, he would still think that there was a use in marrying Cao Yujin than that measly actress.

What was so good about Ran Xueyi, anyway?

Besides her pretty face and popularity amongst the masses, she was still below their status.

She was also tossed aside by her fiancé, who was now married to her younger sister.

As for her family, the Ran family was a mess. Their household affairs were so completely muddled in dirt and mud that there was no saving them.

The only good quality in their family was the Old Patriarch and Matriarch, who had already isolated themselves in a village somewhere in the country.

With all that, Cao Huiling still couldn't understand why Song Yu Han chose Ran Xueyi out of all the women he could marry.

Was it love? Cao Huiling quickly laughed at that notion.

What was the use of love that could be fleeting and short? Even the most loving couple in the world would get tired of each other after a couple of years.

Surely, Song Yu Han was not stupid enough to not realize that.

As she was lost in her thoughts, her phone started to ring.

Cao Huiling picked it up and saw the name on the screen.

It was her father, the Old Patriarch Cao.

She quickly answered and pressed the phone close to her ear. "Father, why did you call?"

Old Patriarch Cao's voice burst through the phone speaker, cold and ancient. "Cao Huiling, how long are you going to let your son run amok?! Can't you reign him in? Why is he causing so much trouble when our situation is already this crucial!"

Hearing her father angrily shouting at her, Cao Huiling almost covered her ears. Her hands shook as she was extremely shocked by her father's outburst.

Cao Huiling knew her father well. He never acted upon his emotions. He was the kind of man who was as calm as the morning breeze and as stagnant as water in a well. But the moment something stirs him up, the waves that come after will be tremendously powerful!

"Fa—father, what do you mean? Yongrui is an obedient child, he would never cause any trouble! It must be someone's plan to smear dirt on my son!" Cao Huiling defended her son despite knowing the truth.

She knew all along that her son was not the best. At some point, she even felt embarrassed about admitting he was her son and wished she could swap her child with someone else. However, Song Yongrui was still her flesh and blood. How could she let him suffer?

Thus, even though she knew her son was a wastrel and could achieve nothing, her ambition to get both the Cao and Song families wrapped in her hands didn't stop. She continued to suppress and cover up any mistake Song Yongrui made just to clear her path.

It was the same now.