The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 482: Awakening and Reflection

Wushuang’s left arm was still broken and hadn’t fully healed. Since she had been in a coma for over twenty days, her recovery was not as fast as Kaka’s, and her body was still uncomfortable. Kaka held her tenderly, being careful not to press on her wounds.

She was finally awake.

After so many days of desperate waiting, he finally had her awake. Kaka gently stroked her back. The scars were evident; he could still feel the bandage underneath. That single bullet had nearly taken her life.

The wounds on her head were superficial and healed quickly. Thanks to the excellent medicine of the First Terror Organization, the external injuries on Wushuang’s head had nearly vanished. Being under her hair, they were even less visible. Only one scar on her forehead was quite obvious and hadn’t faded yet.

Regardless, she was awake.

He thanked God for bringing her back into his arms.

Wushuang patted Kaka’s shoulder. He held her stubbornly, refusing to let go. She smiled inwardly. Who said he was always calm and composed? He also had moments of childishness like this. "I’m not very comfortable with you holding me like this."

Forced to speak, Wushuang voiced her discomfort. She genuinely wasn’t comfortable, and she also wanted to check her injuries. Her whole body felt unwell.

The wound on her back was still faintly painful, and the spot where her arm was broken also hurt. Her entire body protested. She had slept for so many days, yet her injuries were still so serious. It was truly a miracle she had survived this time.

Hearing her say she was uncomfortable, Kaka quickly released her and anxiously asked, "Where are you uncomfortable? Tell me. I’ll get the doctor."

"Wait until daylight. Just turn on the light," Wushuang said. Kaka nodded and went to turn on the light. She looked at his face and smiled slightly. "You’ve lost a lot of weight."

"Still joking? I’ll settle the score with you once you’re fully recovered." Kaka pretended to be angry as he looked at her. Wushuang picked up a small mirror nearby and looked at her face, ignoring what Kaka was saying. "I’m disfigured..."

The scar on her forehead was very noticeable and still purplish-blue. Kaka smiled. "Your life was almost gone, and the first thing you worry about when you wake up is your face?"

Wushuang gave him a dismissive look, saying casually, "Since you are safe and sound, what else should I worry about besides my face?"

Kaka froze. Sometimes Wushuang’s words were truly... painful. She always casually caused him heartache. He had always ignored this feeling, but after the incident at Devil’s Castle, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t ignore it.

What exactly were they to each other?

Wushuang could risk her life for him, and he could throw caution to the wind for her, abandoning the First Terror Organization and all responsibility. Yet, why were they always so close, and yet so distant?

He didn’t know whose fault it was.

But he felt sure that most of the fault lay with him. His parents had taught him since childhood that if a conflict arose between a man and a woman, the woman was definitely not wrong; the fault must lie with the man. Kaka thought he was indeed terribly wrong.

Wushuang didn’t care what he was thinking at the moment. She was preoccupied with her face. Could a scar of this magnitude be completely removed? The First Terror Organization had a lot of strange ointments. "Kaka, Kaka, come here. I don’t want to see this scar. Find a solution."

Seeing this scar annoyed her. Her beautiful face...

"Once your body is better, we’ll use scar removal cream. It should be removable."

"What if it can’t be removed?" Queen Wushuang was a little troubled. Kaka said, "You don’t show your true face much throughout the year. If it can’t be removed, so be it. A scar won’t matter. You’ll be a great beauty wherever you go."

"Get lost!" Wushuang glared at him, putting down the small mirror. She wouldn’t look at it anymore. Scars only made her fret.

Her broken arm wasn’t healed, and the gunshot wound wasn’t healed. Her stealing of the Heart of the Sea this time came at a huge cost, but it was worth it.

"Where is the Heart of the Sea?" Wushuang asked. She always wore it, afraid of losing it, but when she touched her chest, it wasn’t there. She asked Kaka. Kaka retrieved a small box from the nearby cabinet. The Heart of the Sea lay inside.

This was the Heart of the Sea Wushuang had risked her life to obtain. He admitted it was truly beautiful. Little Hǎilán had once gesticulated to him about how beautiful the Heart of the Sea was. The little girl had proudly said that because she was pretty, the necklace named after her was also exceptionally beautiful, completely reversing the logic.

Hǎilán left them when she was thirteen. In their memories, little Hǎilán never grew up. They, however, continued to grow. In their recollections, Hǎilán was always thirteen years old.

*A child...*

If Hǎilán hadn’t met with an accident back then, she probably would have easily stolen this necklace, and Wushuang wouldn’t have had to suffer like this.

Kaka frowned, his emotions fluctuating wildly.

How could he forget that she was injured because of him? If she hadn’t jumped in front of him, he would have been the one shot, and he would have been the one to fall. Kaka still remembered Wushuang saying there was something she wanted to tell him while she was on his back.

A sudden pang of sorrow hit him. Wushuang must have thought she wouldn’t survive then.

She must have thought she wouldn’t make it, which was why she wanted to say those words. But why did she stop herself?

"Hey, why are you spacing out?" Wushuang waved her hand in front of his eyes, smiling as she asked, "Seeing it makes you think of Hǎilán?"

"No!" Kaka refuted. He was thinking of her.

"If you are, just admit it. I won’t laugh at you. Here." Wushuang handed him the necklace. "You can play with it for a month. It’s meant for Fēi Mò later."

She didn’t know if this necklace could break the Dragon family’s curse or help Yè Fēi Mò. If it could, that was best. If it couldn’t, she would give the necklace to Kaka. It seemed that women who wore the Heart of the Sea never had a good ending, but men who owned it remained safe and sound.

Before she stole the necklace, its owner was a man.

Kaka narrowed his eyes. "What should I do with it?"

"You can do whatever you want with it," Wushuang replied.

Kaka looked down at the Heart of the Sea. Something seemed to be swimming faintly within the gem, making it look particularly lively. It was truly beautiful, but Kaka said, "I think the ’Wushuang’ necklace in Ghost Face’s hand is better looking."

"Ghost Face is still here?" Wushuang asked in surprise. The headquarters of the First Terror Organization wasn’t a place anyone could enter. If Ghost Face was still here after all these days of her being in a coma, it was incredible.

Kaka nodded. "He said he would leave after you woke up. Did you two know each other before?"

"No."

Kaka’s face darkened, practically dripping with gloom. *No.* A simple *no*. His expression was so rarely sinister that Wushuang was quite surprised and couldn’t help but admire it. Kaka felt thwarted, and Wushuang couldn’t help but laugh.