Chapter 4: The CEO's Substitute - The Crippled Kid

Gong Ye looked at Gu Shanshan's bewildered expression, his eyes growing even deeper.

He raised his wrist and glanced at his watch.

His voice was hoarse and cold as he warned, "You have half an hour left. I'm not one to show mercy to women."

If the original statement was somewhat subtle, this one is now quite straightforward and simple.

When Gu Shanshan understood, her face instantly turned bright red, like a tomato.

The look in Gong Ye's eyes was filled with fear and accusation.

But Gong Ye didn't care about any of that. His substitute wife had been so ungrateful time and time again.

He gave a direct and forceful command, his voice as cold as the ice of the Arctic, frozen for thousands of years.

"Don't move."

As he spoke, he was about to step forward and force Gu Shanshan.

Gu Shanshan hurriedly shrank back a little, looking at Gong Ye with a terrified expression.

Biting her lip, she resignedly said, "No, I'll listen to you, use..."

He was too shy to say it out loud, so he could only prove it through his actions.

Gong Ye's cold and ruthless demeanor suggested he truly meant what he said, leaving Gu Shanshan with no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

Gong Ye watched as Gu Shanshan, despite being terrified and trembling, tried her best to please him. For some reason, his cold and stern mood improved considerably.

The butler waited outside the door for a full hour before finally seeing Gong Ye come out. He suppressed his anger at rushing in and killing Gu Shanshan, and put on a respectful and ingratiating smile as he saw Gong Ye off.

"Mr. Gong, please."

Gong Ye didn't even glance at the butler. Dressed in a black suit, he exuded a cold and aloof aura. No one could have imagined what had just happened.

But after getting into the car, as if remembering something, he coldly gave the butler a command.

"Take good care of the lady."

Suppressing his jealousy, the butler respectfully replied, "Yes, Mr. Gong, please rest assured, I will take good care of Madam."

His tone was respectful and gentle, and no one who heard it would think that the butler had any ill intentions towards Gu Shanshan.

After Gong Ye left, the young butler changed his expression like a face-changing act in Sichuan opera; his gentle smile vanished, replaced by jealousy.

He gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, "Gu Shanshan, you bitch, just you wait, I'll make you pay!"

Upstairs, Gu Shanshan, who was being bullied to the point of almost fainting, had no idea that she had once again incurred the hatred of the young housekeeper.

Because his legs were useless and the wheelchair was placed more than ten steps away from him, Gu Shanshan was so tired and in pain that she didn't want to move a single finger. She simply lay down and collapsed.

"How embarrassing."

Gu Shanshan couldn't help but cover her burning cheeks, curling up as if she wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

[007, are my legs congenitally useless? Is there any way to cure them? If Gong Ye doesn't like me, why did he marry me?]

If he continues to be unable to walk, sooner or later Gong Ye will find him a nuisance and only feel disgusted by him.

Then how could he stay by Gong Ye's side and find a way to reduce Gong Ye's level of corruption?

Moreover, even though Gong Ye slept with her all night and tormented her this morning, the level of darkness above Gong Ye's head didn't decrease at all.

It seems his honey trap didn't work.

Furthermore, he still doesn't understand why Gong Ye spent fifty million to buy him back as his wife.

007 was unusually serious for once, and answered Gu Shanshan's questions obediently.

[Host, your legs are not natural; they were caused by the removal of your kneecaps. The permanent loss of your kneecaps prevents you from standing up again. As for why you were chosen as the target, you will have to find the answer yourself.]

The tasks in this world are really troublesome.

Gu Shanshan couldn't help but complain, then, as if suddenly remembering something, she frowned and asked.

[By the way, 007, what exactly happened in the last world? Why do I have no memory of it at all?]

Every time I think about it, my heart aches sharply, as if I've been stabbed.

233 was stumped by the question and dared not tell Gu Shanshan that after he died in the last world, Gong Ye jumped into the sea with his body and died together with him.

The system weakly replied, "[Sorry, host, according to the rules of quick transmigration, after each host completes a mission and is separated from their previous world, their memories will be automatically extracted by the system. Only after completing all quick transmigration missions and accumulating enough points to return to the real world can the extracted memories be restored.]"

Okay, I got it.

Gu Shanshan felt a little down; he had a strong intuition.

He seems to have... forgotten something very important.

Crack!

The door to the master bedroom was forcefully flung open from the outside, interrupting Gu Shanshan and the system's thoughts.

Gu Shanshan got up and looked over, seeing the butler storming in from outside with a look of hatred on his face.

The housekeeper saw the marks left by Gong Ye on Gu Shanshan's body, and his eyes blazed with anger.

Unable to resist, she sneered, "What a shameless vixen! She only slept with Mr. Gong for one night, what's there to brag about?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shanshan frowned and looked at the butler.

He truly didn't understand what he had done wrong that the butler was constantly targeting him.

Remembering that she was, after all, Gong Ye's lawfully wedded wife, she spoke in a firm and cold voice.

"go out!"

The butler's face paled as he was ordered around by someone he looked down on.

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and a mocking sneer appeared on his face.

She deliberately spoke loudly, "Gu Shanshan, what are you being so arrogant with? You don't actually think you're Madam Gong, do you? Let me tell you frankly, you're nothing but a substitute and a plaything. The one Mr. Gong truly loves is not you!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shanshan felt as if a thorn had been pierced her heart, causing her excruciating pain.

Trembling, she bit her lip and murmured in disbelief, "I am... a substitute."