Little Miss Witch: Revenge of the Tainted Angel

Chapter 77 - Who Are You? (1)

It had been two weeks since Mu Jianyu last saw his wife and after his confrontation with Shen Zichen, his problems were starting to pile up at an alarming rate. It also didn't help that his divorce with Li Xiuying was already out in public when in fact it wasn't finalized yet. 

The rumors about him taking a mistress causing the failure of his marriage with Li Xiuying started to circulate around. As to where it had started, he had no idea. He decided to stop meeting Lin Meirong and put a hold on her finances until he mends his relationship with Li Xiuying. 

For the past week, he stayed at the apartment he previously shared with his wife. Wife, if she hadn't signed the papers yet, but if she did, Mu Jianyu would have to suck it up and accept that he'd shot his own foot by driving her away. 

He had started to wonder if he'd made the wrong choice of leaving Li Xiuying but the thought of abandoning Lin Meirong who was carrying his child put him in a conundrum. It would be hard for him to choose between them. 

Mu Jianyu realized that he wasn't ready to lose Li Xiuying and he was still in love with her but the thought of having betrayed her and impregnated another woman started to eat him from the inside. 

How was he supposed to explain all of these to Ying? Would she still accept him if he withdrew his request for divorce and tried to work their marriage out? Surely not. Li Xiuying would have a hard time accepting this but Mu Jianyu would rather confess his sins to her personally than for her to hear from other people.

But even if he wanted to, as Shen Zichen said, Li Xiuying didn't want to get involved with him anymore. His wife blocked all possible avenues for him to contact her that even his emails weren't able to reach her. 

It was then he realized that there was really no medicine for regret. Unless he personally reached out to her, talk to her, Mu Jianyu wouldn't be able to fix the damage he'd done. 

However, the despair he was feeling right then was pushed to the limit when he heard the news about Li Xiuying's accident. The moment he heard the news, he strode out of his apartment not caring what people thought of him anymore. 

He just felt the need to see his wife, to make sure that she was safe but it wan't easy as the Li family had decided not to give him a chance to see Li Xiuying anymore. When he went to the hospital to see her, he was immediately stopped by Li Yuren's men. 

It wasn't that he didn't expect it but he assumed the Li family would at least set aside their differences for Ying's sake and wouldn't cast him away like an unwanted stray dog. Mu Jianyu thought that the Li family wouldn't even give him any face this time and vehemently declined his request to see his wife. 

"Didn't you divorce our Ying already? Why are you still here? The sight of you shedding crocodile tears for Ying makes me feel sick," Li Yuren told him in his venomous, coldest voice. 

Mu Jianyu could only lower his head and shame and waited outside. He stayed inside his car for the night and called anyone who could tell him what Li Xiuying's condition was but none of his acquaintances could give him a satisfying answer. 

He really regretted not leaving a spy to keep an eye on the Li family's movements after he left the company and asked for divorce. However, the fear of not being able to see his wife again left a hollowness in his chest. 

He couldn't lose Ying… he should be the one who receives a punishment, not her. Why did this have to happen for him to see how much Li Xiuying meant to him? He signed the divorce papers but the thought of not seeing her warm smile anymore was killing him. 

'Ying…I would accept any punishment as long as you are willing to come back to me.'

After days of persistently waiting outside, Mu Jianyu spotted Su Ling and Hou Chen leaving the hospital with a woman he assumed was his wife. He released a sigh he didn't know he'd been holding. Now, he only needs to find a chance to see Li Xiuying himself. 

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Shen Zichen rubbed his eyes and turned to his side, wondering what time it was. He was awakened by the commotion outside and wondered if Li Chuntao attempted to leave again. He forced himself to sit up and slipped out of the bed to see what was going on. 

As he opened the door of the guest room, he was startled to find Mu Jianyu once again standing right outside the front door. Seeing him alone made Shen Zichen's blood turn cold in his veins. He was reminded once again the possibility that his beloved woman didn't lose her life from a mere car accident. 

Mu Jianyu was his primary suspect. No one else would benefit more from Li Xiuying's death aside from him and Lin Meirong. 

"Don't lie to me! Ying is here! I've seen her myself!" Mu Jianyu pushed Su Ling's shoulder, hoping he would give way to step inside but failed. 

Hou Chen furrowed her brows. What the hell was this man talking about? 

It then dawned to her that Mu Jianyu had mistakenly thought Li Chuntao as his wife. If Mu Jianyu knew that the wife he'd been asking was already dead with her remains turned into ashes. Would he regret everything he'd done to Ying or would he celebrate? 

She was conflicted if she should tell him the truth but she remembered what the Li family had told them to do. No one should know that Li Xiuying was dead not until the real cause of her death was uncovered.

"Please leave. I thought Young Master Shen has already made it clear to you that you aren't welcome here anymore. That you have nothing to do with our Miss. if you still have any respect for our MIss Ying, please leave and never bother the Li family ever again." she hissed at Mu Jianyu. 

"I have never seen a shameless man like you," Shen Zichen crossed his arms on his chest and chuckled on Mu Jianyu's stupidity. 

How could he possibly mistake Li Chuntao as his wife? Was he really this stupid that he couldn't differentiate his wife and her twin sister? Even if the two were identical, Mu Jianyu should at least know how to identify his wife to avoid confusion. 

"Why's everyone being so loud at this ungodly hour?" A familiar voice joined them. It sounded a little groggy from sleep. 

Turning their heads to Li Xiuying's room, they saw Zheng Yue and Li Chuntao stepping out to see what was causing the disturbance. 

"Ying!" Mu Jianyu pushed Su Ling out of his way and rushed towards Li Chuntao much to everyone's shock. His eyes were wide both from relief and happiness that after such a long time not being able to see Ying, she was now standing in front of him. 

Even Li Chuntao was shocked and was left speechless at being called as Ying by her brother-in-law. Was she hearing things or this bastard had really mistaken her as his wife? 

Li Chuntao's jaw hardened and her grip to her Aunt Yue's hand tightened, 

"Who are you?" She asked bluntly.