The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 186: A Storm of Rage and Despair

His expression was terrifying, as if he might erupt at any moment, his fists clenching audibly. Chen Xueru was gripped by fear, her heart pounding like a drum, and she broke out in a nervous sweat.

The atmosphere between them was incredibly tense.

Tang Shuwen wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his eyes narrowing coldly. It was the first time Chen Xueru had seen such a cruel glint in his gaze.

"Open the door!" Tang Shuwen articulated each word, his voice chillingly cold.

Chen Xueru took the key from her bag and opened the door.

The moment the door opened, Tang Shuwen pushed her inside the room, then followed, slamming the door shut with force.

"What exactly do you want?" Chen Xueru demanded, struggling to keep her temper in check.

Tang Shuwen grabbed her wrist, suddenly pinning her down on the sofa, his rage, suppressed for hours, on the verge of collapsing. "Where have you been, and who were you with?"

He had never felt such intense anger; Chen Xueru had actually lied to him.

Casablanca was a rather chaotic bar, frequented by gang leaders, and incidents often occurred there. It was so late, and she claimed to be with friends at Casablanca. He was worried. After Xiao Nian fell asleep, he drove to Casablanca to find her, only to discover she wasn’t there.

He tried Chen Xueru’s phone again, but it was off. Tang Shuwen was furious. Chen Xueru was clearly avoiding him, so he decided to wait for her downstairs at her apartment, and he waited for several hours.

What he didn’t expect was to see her arrive with Su Ran. The two were intimately embracing and kissing, doing everything that friends shouldn’t. Tang Shuwen, consumed by rage, had forgotten that Chen Xueru and Su Ran’s actions were merely normal courtesies, not overly improper. In his eyes, however, the scene was incredibly jarring.

Just recently at the cinema, Su Ran had declared his love for Chen Xueru at first sight, though they clearly didn’t know each other. Yet, only a few hours later, she was not only alluring and reeking of alcohol, but the two were being so intimate. "Chen Xueru, are you really that desperate for a man?"

It was so late, and she was out cavorting with a man, and that man was his good brother.

How could he not be furious?

"At the bar," she replied, her voice soft with fear, attempting to appease him.

"Who were you with?" His gaze was filled with malevolence.

"Nuan Nuan..." Before she could finish, his fist slammed down beside her head. Veins bulged on Tang Shuwen’s forehead. "You dare to lie again! Mixing with a man until past one in the morning, a complete stranger at that, reeking of alcohol! Chen Xueru, are you truly that desperate for a man? If you are, I can satisfy you. Why go looking for him?"

"What did you say?" Such humiliating words sent a chill through Chen Xueru. Unfortunately, Tang Shuwen, whose mind was clouded by rage and jealousy, paid no heed to her feelings.

Tang Shuwen was incandescent with fury. Seeing her flushed face, remembering Su Ran’s declaration, Chen Xueru’s resistance towards him, Xiao Nian’s adorable smiling face calling him "Daddy," and then looking at the woman’s blossoming face beneath him, his rage, inexplicably, transformed into a burning lust. Tang Shuwen abandoned any thought of this sudden desire, lowering his head to capture Chen Xueru’s lips.

This wasn’t the first time he had felt such desire for Chen Xueru. Each time, he had managed to restrain himself, but this time, for some unknown reason, he completely lost control. Whether it was jealousy or anger, he couldn’t manage such complexities.

He only knew that he desired the woman beneath him.

His body craved her.

Chen Xueru resisted his kiss. Tang Shuwen’s kisses and caresses clearly carried an undertone of fury and humiliation. Chen Xueru pounded his shoulders, but she couldn’t move him in the slightest.

Tang Shuwen was a martial artist, skilled in combat. Chen Xueru tried to bend her knee to strike his vital spot, but he pinned her legs down. In mere moments, he ripped off her clothes. They struggled, overturning the sofa and rolling onto the carpet. Under the cold light, her jade-like body lay exposed before him, burning his eyes. That night years ago when Xiao Nian was conceived, he had been drugged, hazy and barely aware, not even remembering who she was, only knowing he needed release. He also knew he must have treated that woman roughly, but then, thinking she had ensnared him, he felt she deserved it.

Now, this scene seemed to be repeating itself.

This time, he hadn’t taken a hallucinogen with an aphrodisiac; he was acutely aware that the woman beneath him was Chen Xueru. Yet, his body felt as if it had been injected with a powerful stimulant, craving to enter her.

"Tang Shuwen, let go of me... Don’t do this, please..." Chen Xueru tried to evade his kisses and swat away his hands on her body, but Tang Shuwen always found a way to immobilize her.

Chen Xueru was resisting him, at least her rational mind was.

But she had just drunk a "Blueberry Night," and the pleasure her body felt couldn’t deceive Tang Shuwen, nor could it deceive herself. Chen Xueru detested this physiological response, regretting having consumed the unknown alcohol.

"Let go? Why should I let go? Isn’t this exactly what you wanted?!" His voice was hoarse, filled with lust, yet his words were sinister and cruel. The thought of her intimacy with Su Ran made Tang Shuwen lose all reason. Without any foreplay, he thrust his hips, forcing his way into her...

Chen Xueru was already nervous, and her body was dry. Being so roughly invaded by him, the pain was overwhelming. This direct and brutal penetration felt like a sharp blade piercing straight through her body, even more intense than the pain of her first time.

Her body contracted to its utmost limit, tears streaming down her face from the pain, but she bit her lower lip fiercely, refusing to utter a wretched sound in front of him.

He had raped her again.

This was the second time. The first time, no one knew, so it was understandable, but this time, it was a true and undeniable violation.

Her body ached, ached terribly...

His large presence was buried inside her, moving in and out without mercy, the friction creating a burning pain. Chen Xueru felt nothing but pain, only pain, an endless, boundless pain that engulfed her.

For so many years, she had drifted alone, living a solitary life. Fortunately, she had a little angel. She thought all the suffering had passed. Even without love or a protector, she could still shield her precious child as he grew up.

When her precious child grew up, he would protect her too. She would watch Xiao Nian fall in love, marry, have children, and enjoy his grandchildren. Life, lived simply and plainly, would also be a kind of happiness.

And it was the happiness she craved most.

But unexpectedly, she had encountered Tang Shuwen, and her calm, unruffled life had once again been swept up in a gigantic wave, pushing her back into the abyss of suffering.

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