Chapter 10: The CEO's Substitute - The Little Cripple - It Hurts!

the next day.

Gu Shanshan touched her waist, which was covered with purplish-blue pinch marks and purplish-red bite marks.

"Beast."

Gu Shanshan muttered something under her breath.

No sooner had he finished cursing than a low, hoarse voice came from the bathroom.

"Who are you calling a beast?"

Gu Shanshan was startled by what she heard and looked up at the bathroom. She was startled by Gong Ye, who was standing there with a cold face.

Seeing that Gong Ye's corruption value had dropped to only 70%, he was momentarily stunned.

He clearly remembered that from the time he married Gong Ye until he fell into a coma, Gong Ye's level of corruption was still 100%.

How come I only have 70% left after taking a nap?

What happened during this time that he didn't know about?

[007, how exactly did Gong Ye's "darkening" level decrease?]

Gu Shanshan had no choice but to seek help from the system.

[Reporting to the host: When the mission target took you to the operating room for emergency treatment, your corruption level decreased by 10%. After sleeping with you last night, your corruption level decreased by another 20%.]

[Sleeping with me once reduces the price by 20%?]

Gu Shanshan looked bewildered and asked naively, "Then why didn't your 'darkening' level fluctuate at all when you slept with me on our wedding night?"

"Well... I'm not the target of the mission, so I don't know what he's thinking. Why don't you let the target sleep with me a few more times to test it out, host?" 007 replied dryly.

If it were any other target, he might have dared to cautiously observe their psychological changes, but with this one, he wouldn't dare to peek even a little bit, unless he wanted to be destroyed.

"Forget it," Gu Shanshan replied listlessly.

Thinking back to Gong Ye's terrifying appearance last night, he felt as if he wasn't treated as a human being, but rather as a lifeless doll that could be manipulated at will.

I felt a little scared.

He explained in a low voice, "I didn't say anyone was a beast; you must have misheard me."

Although Gong Ye was extremely handsome, he exuded a cold and ruthless aura.

He looked cold and ruthless, and Gu Shanshan didn't dare to look him in the eye; she was even a little afraid of him.

Even when speaking, he unconsciously uses honorifics.

Gong Ye frowned slightly when his wife addressed him with the formal "you" (您), but said nothing.

With a blank expression, he walked towards Gu Shanshan.

He said in a cold voice, "Lie still and don't move."

Gu Shanshan was startled, and her face grew even paler.

"Mr. Gong, I really can't go on, otherwise you..."

Actually, he originally wanted to say that he should let Gong Ye find someone else.

But when Gu Shanshan saw Gong Ye's terrifying expression, she dared not say anything more.

Gong Ye's expression turned even colder upon hearing Gu Shanshan's words.

He said in a deep voice, "Gu Shanshan, what dirty things are you thinking about? I just wanted to clean you up, don't overthink it."

His tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

Gu Shanshan blushed upon hearing this.

Only then did he notice that Gong Ye was holding a damp towel.

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"Be good and lie down."

Gong Ye's icy voice rang out again, carrying an unyielding tone of command.

Gu Shanshan could only lie face down, her back exposed to Gong Ye, her face flushed.

Seeing the marks he had left on her fair skin, Gong Yeqing's eyes darkened.

Undeniably, Gu Shanshan, his substitute wife, possessed a strong, almost abnormal attraction to him.

With his hand gripping the towel tightly, Gong Ye suddenly stood up.

He said in a very impatient and unpleasant voice, "Alright, apply the medicine yourself."

After saying that, he threw a bottle of ointment onto the bed and then turned and left the guest room.

Gu Shanshan didn't understand why Gong Ye suddenly lost his temper again.

Gu Shanshan held the medicine bottle, her little face as red as a tomato.

Surprised by his loss of control, Gong Ye threw the medicine bottle at Gu Shanshan and never went to the guest room to see her again. He went straight to the master bedroom to change his clothes and then went to the company.

After applying the medicine to herself, Gu Shanshan noticed that a cane and a wheelchair had been prepared for her by the bedside.

Seeing the wheelchair, Gu Shanshan was a little scared after what happened last time, so she chose crutches instead.

He always felt that the last time his wheelchair went out of control, causing him to fall down the stairs, and then being moved to the dirty old house while he was unconscious, and even the snake that appeared in the old house, was all a conspiracy.

When he thought about who was plotting against him, the first person he thought of was the butler.

However, there was no evidence. In the past few days, the butler had been very obedient and gentle in front of Gong Ye, as if he had never done anything wrong.

And that maid—he never saw her at the Gong family again after that day.

Gu Shanshan felt that if she really told Gong Ye that the butler had tampered with his wheelchair, almost causing him to fall to his death, and then moved him to the back house while he was unconscious, intending to bite him to death with a poisonous snake.

Then Gong Ye would definitely think he's gone mad, and then divorce him and kick him out.

After being kicked out, he, a cripple abandoned by the Gu family, had no chance of getting close to Gong Ye again.

Therefore, Gu Shanshan dared not take the risk.

So, what should he do?

Just as Gu Shanshan was trying to think of a solution, there was a knock on the door.

Knock knock knock...

"Madam, may I come in?" A woman's voice came through the knock.

Gu Shanshan recognized the voice; it belonged to the caregiver who had looked after him for a week.

"Come in."

Gu Shanshan shouted loudly.

With a click, the door was pushed open, and a kind-looking woman who appeared to be around forty years old entered.

Seeing Gu Shanshan standing on the ground with her cane, the woman said worriedly, "Madam, it's better for you to use a wheelchair."

Gu Shanshan shook her head and refused, "No need, I think the cane is fine."

He has a phobia of wheelchairs, and as long as the butler is still in the Gong family, he dares not let his guard down.

Seeing that Gu Shanshan insisted, the caregiver didn't dare to say anything more.

He simply said, "Madam, before Mr. Gong left, he ordered me to show you around."

Gu Shanshan nodded. He had been married into the family for so long, but he hadn't really had a chance to properly explore the house.

He then said, "Let's go." With that, he leaned on his cane and walked ahead.

Neither of them noticed that a pair of eyes were watching their every move with venomous intent from the shadows.

The butler was also holding a white cat.

After the caregiver led Gu Shanshan to the third floor, they stopped at the stairs to the fourth floor.

When Gu Shanshan was about to go up to the fourth floor, she was stopped by the caregiver, who said, "Madam, you can't go up to the fourth floor."

The caregiver looked troubled. She had worked as a maid in the Gong family for ten years before leaving after getting married in her old age.

She was asked to come back as a caregiver this time simply because she is meticulous and loyal, and can take good care of Gu Shanshan.

Therefore, she knew very well that the fourth floor of the Gong family villa was a forbidden area for everyone.

Apart from Gong Ye and the old butler who used to be in charge of cleaning, no one was allowed to go up.

Therefore, no one knows what is on the fourth floor that makes Gong Ye so wary and concerned.

All that is known is that once a maid accidentally let a dog run up to the fourth floor. When Miyako found out, the maid was beaten and dragged out covered in blood. Since then, no one has dared to set foot on that floor again.

The maid who made the mistake reportedly died a horrible death.

"Why?" Gu Shanshan asked instinctively.

"Well... I'm not quite sure either. In short, Mr. Gong doesn't allow anyone to go up there."

The caregiver looked troubled. "Madam, let's go for a stroll in the back garden."

Gu Shanshan didn't intend to make things difficult for the caregiver who was kind to her, so she didn't insist on continuing.

He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look at the garden."

Although he was very curious about the fourth floor.

However, just as Gu Shanshan turned around and was about to leave with her cane, a white cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere and ran straight up to the fourth floor.

"Oh no, we're doomed!"

When the caregiver saw the white cat disappear at the end of the fourth-floor staircase, she turned pale with fright, collapsed to the ground, and muttered, "It's all over."

Gu Shanshan didn't understand why the caregiver was acting this way. "What's wrong with you?"

It's just a cat going up there, what's there to be afraid of?

The caregiver wiped away her tears, as if she could already see herself being thrown out covered in blood soon afterward.

"I'm doomed. The cat ran up right under my nose! Mr. Miyazaki will definitely kill me..."

As she spoke, the caregiver recounted what had happened to Gu Shanshan.

"Don't worry, I'll go upstairs and find it for you."

Gu Shanshan comforted the caregiver, saying that the caregiver had been genuinely good to him during this time, and he couldn't just stand by and watch her be punished.

Anyway, he was quite curious about what was on the fourth floor.

He always felt that the things placed on the fourth floor were related to him.

Seeing that Gu Shanshan was about to go up, the caregiver quickly grabbed Gu Shanshan's clothes, "Madam, you can't go up, it will be all over if you go up."

Gu Shanshan's eyes shone with a bright light as she smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, I just went to bring the cat down. It's a secret between you and me. If you and I don't tell anyone, no one will know that I went up there."

The caregiver didn't want to die, and was somewhat tempted.

Gu Shanshan pressed on, saying, "Don't worry, I'll be down soon."

As she spoke, Gu Shanshan, somewhat impatient, leaned on her crutches and went up to the fourth floor.

Unbeknownst to him, the moment he stepped onto the fourth floor, the butler, hiding in the shadows, immediately dialed Gong Ye's number.

After hanging up the phone, the butler's eyes flashed with a cold smile.

She said venomously, "Heh, Gu Shanshan, the fourth floor is Mr. Gong's taboo. Touching it means death. I'll see how you manage to survive this time!"