The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 462: An Impossible Vow

"I’m not staying." Wushuang’s style was decisive; when she said she was leaving, she meant it and wouldn’t drag her feet. Kaka thought that perhaps it was precisely this straightforwardness that led to... He smiled wryly. Thinking about that now was useless. Wushuang looked at Kaka with a playful expression. "Oh, you’re missing me already, and I haven’t even left?"

Kaka gave her a half-genuine, half-teasing smile. "**Baby, you’re so clever.**"

Wushuang playfully punched him, then nestled even closer, resting her head on his chest, naturally. She loved the clean, masculine scent of Kaka; it made her feel incredibly safe. Kaka stopped chatting, half-embracing her, running his fingers through her long hair, his expression calm and full of tender affection.

"Kaka, when are you and Fang Jiaqi getting married?" Wushuang suddenly asked.

She was playing a single-player game. When she asked the question, her finger was still commanding on the screen, completely unaffected by any emotion. Kaka, however, was stunned.

It was a rare moment of slowness for him.

*Marriage?*

Who told her he was marrying Fang Jiaqi?

"We’ll see."

"No plans? You’ve been with her for nine years. You’ve passed the seven-year itch. If you don’t marry now, when will you? You’re not young anymore. Big Cousin was your age when Tianyu was seven," Wushuang said mockingly. "Why hasn’t your Little Kaka managed to pop out a son?"

Kaka flicked her forehead with his index finger. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I’m speaking the truth," Wushuang said with a laugh, dodging his hand. "Don’t hit my head. I hate it when people hit my head."

Kaka flicked her again. The thing Wushuang hated the most didn’t mean he couldn’t do it.

"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" Kaka asked her. Wushuang never inquired about him and Fang Jiaqi. The few times she had, it was only in jest. Asking about marriage was a first.

There had to be another reason...

If she wanted to ask about marriage, she should have asked long ago. Based on his understanding of Wushuang, she wouldn’t do something meaningless.

Who told her he was getting married?

"Nothing, just asking casually. If you’re not marrying, then don’t. Maybe I’ll win over Chengtian and marry earlier than you. Then you can be my best man." Wushuang continued to play her game, sounding completely nonchalant.

Kaka chuckled softly. Wushuang and Little White truly were siblings from the same parents.

"Fine. As long as you can manage to get married, I’ll be your best man," Kaka said. He suddenly recalled that New Year’s Eve ten years ago, the fireworks that night, and Wushuang that night...

Ten years had passed.

Time seemed to have stopped on her. She still looked like she did ten years ago.

She had less intensity and less darkness, but more composure and dominance, more subtlety. All her sharp edges were hidden beneath her smile.

Ten years...

How many ten-year spans does one have in life?

"Are you cursing me to never get married?" Wushuang feigned anger and punched him lightly in the stomach. Kaka laughed, catching her hand and holding it in his. "Why would I curse you? If you don’t marry, I can’t marry either. Of course, I’m eager for you to get married soon."

Wushuang’s heart stirred slightly. She didn’t understand what Kaka was talking about.

Kaka didn’t seem inclined to explain, but Wushuang wasn’t the type to let a question go unanswered. "What does that mean? Why won’t you marry if I don’t?"

"I promise you that I won’t get married until you do. How about that?" Kaka said with a smile. Even the nonchalant Wushuang was now a little... shocked.

She doesn’t marry, and he won’t marry?

She narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing Kaka as if on trial. A deep purple light shone through the narrow slits, sharp and intelligent. Her gaze was like the most precise laser, capable of exposing anyone’s hidden secrets.

However, Kaka was as steady as a rock. No matter how Wushuang scrutinized him, she couldn’t discern anything.

"Really?" she asked uncertainly.

Kaka nodded firmly. "Really!"

Wushuang’s eyes brightened, dazzlingly beautiful, as if gathering the grace of spring, summer, and autumn, astonishing like a beautiful landscape. "If I never marry, will you never marry either?"

Kaka didn’t hesitate. "**You can understand it that way.**"

Seeing Wushuang like this, he was willing to agree to any outrageous request she made.

She pointed directly at him. "Chu Nanfeng, keep your word, or I’ll castrate you."

"Agreed, Your Highness. Then I’ll pray you get married quickly," Kaka joked, half-genuine and half-teasing. Wushuang was completely satisfied. A lingering uncertainty and tension in her heart seemed to have completely vanished.

Marriage, weddings—none of it was a concern of hers.

She hadn’t been this happy in years. It was as if all her happiness came from Kaka.

A gentleman honors his word. Kaka wasn’t quite a gentleman to ordinary people, but she knew he kept his promises. That was enough.

"Hey, you don’t have to be this happy," Kaka said, seeing her unrestrained joy. He couldn’t help but poke her cheek. There was no need to be this happy, right? Hadn’t this always been their unspoken understanding?

"You wouldn’t understand," Wushuang said, waving him off dismissively.

Kaka’s smile stiffened slightly. *You wouldn’t understand.*

Wushuang was always so effortless, yet she struck at his core feelings fiercely. Every time, it seemed like an offhand remark, but every casual remark made his heart ache with a sour bitterness.

He asked himself honestly.

*Chu Nanfeng, do you truly not understand?*

He only pretended not to.

The two of them hadn’t gone out since dinner, staying curled up in bed, playing games and chatting. This made them happier than going shopping. Their time together was always too short, so they cherished every moment, wanting to cling to each other.

Just embracing, talking, and sharing amusing anecdotes about their time apart made both of them very happy.

Kaka knew Wushuang was leaving soon, so he put his work aside, handing everything over to Zhou Muhan. He devoted all his time to Wushuang.

Tonight was proving to be strange. First, Fang Jiaqi called, and then Long Chengtian.

When Long Chengtian called, Kaka and Wushuang were talking about Little White and Mo Yao. Not many people knew her private number; mostly just family. Kaka initially thought it was Ye Wei calling her, but it turned out to be Long Chengtian.

"Are you done with your business?" His voice sounded exceptionally cold, tinged with a hard edge. Just by his voice, one could imagine how cold and heartless this person was, even toward Wushuang.