Fortunately, the elevator arrived quickly. When the door opened with a ¡°ding¡±, he switched the topic and used it as an opportunity to warmly wee Qiao Zui: ¡°Cousin, it¡¯s your first time visiting our Jiang City branch, right? Although it¡¯s just a branch, because the property prices here are cheaper than those in Beijing, and it¡¯s also the hometown of Senior Gu and the young master, they both have a special attachment to this ce. The young master bought the tallest building in Jiang City when he first established the branch here. This building is now a distinctivendmark in Jiang City. In the young master¡¯s office, you canmand a view of the entire city. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll like it!¡±
Chapter 477: 478: Chatting With His Young Uncle Feels Like Masochism
Chapter 477: Chapter 478: Chatting With His Young Uncle Feels Like Masochism
¡°What do I like that will convince you?¡± Qiao Zui raised a mocking eyebrow. ¡°Even my fondness for my young uncle wouldn¡¯t make you stay.¡±
¡°Exactly,¡± said Gu Chi as he led him to Gu Junzhu¡¯s office,ughing. ¡°Qiao Group is waiting for you to return and take charge, you know. You can¡¯t always leave yourpany in the hands of professional managers, can you?¡±
¡°Why not?¡± Qiao Zui looked around casually. ¡°I n to let professional managers take care of it forever. What¡¯s the problem?¡±
¡°There¡¯s no big problem,¡± Gu Chi nced at him. ¡°But can a professional manager everpare to you, my dear cousin? If you were to be in charge, Qiao Group would definitely soar to new heights.¡±
¡°Kid, you¡¯re getting more eloquent. You have a promising future!¡± Qiao Zui pped Gu Chi on the shoulder, ¡°But Qiao Group is fine as it is. I get money without doing any work. Why should I go back there and ve away? I¡¯ve worked hard for over 20 years and finally got the chance to live easy, it hasn¡¯t been easy for me, you know? I n to livefortably for a few years, flirt around, find a beautiful wife like my aunt, and we¡¯ll talk about the rest once I¡¯ve had enough fun.¡±
Gu Chi: ¡°¡¡±
He wanted to say, it¡¯s often said that nephews resemble their uncles, but their cousin here is nothing like their own young master.
Their young master is so ambitious.
Meanwhile, their cousin just seems to be a prodigal son spoiled by the military!
They arrived at Gu Junzhu¡¯s office. Gu Chi knocked on the door and entered: ¡°Young Master, the cousin is here.¡±
¡°Mmm,¡± said Gu Junzhu, still busy reviewing documents, without looking up. ¡°He cane in by himself, why do I need to invite him?¡±
Qiao Zui walked in and sat down opposite him. ¡°Young Uncle, you¡¯re still not very pleasant. You know you won¡¯t make any friends this way, right?¡±
¡°All that matters is that I am handsome. I don¡¯t need to be pleasant,¡± Gu Junzhu signed his name on thest document. ¡°Why do I need friends? Don¡¯t you know that a mature man only needs a wife?¡±
Qiao Zui: ¡°¡¡±
Talking with his uncle was truly a form of self-torture.
He didn¡¯t make small talk, he had real business to discuss!
¡°Young Uncle!¡± Qiao Zui started, serious now. ¡°I genuinely came to ask for your advice.¡±
Gu Junzhu dropped his pen and looked up at him: ¡°Speak.¡±
Qiao Zui scratched his chin, ¡°About our captain. Although he doesn¡¯t say anything, I can see that his spirit¡¯s gone. He seems lifeless, uninterested in anything. He doesn¡¯t enjoy making money, or flirting, or anything. He¡¯s lethargic all day long. I can¡¯t think of any ways to help him. Can you give me any advice?¡±
Gu Junzhu¡¯s fingers drummed on the desktop. After a brief pause, he said, ¡°His mental block lies in his ideals. You could let him do something rted to his ideals.¡±
¡°His ideal is to serve and protect the country,¡± Qiao Zui flexed his stiff right arm, a self-mocking smile ying at the corner of his mouth. ¡°With the condition of the two of us ¨C one with a useless arm and the other a bad leg ¨C together we make a pair of iplete beings. What can we possibly do that¡¯s rted to serving and protecting the country?¡±
¡°Start apany, provide job cements for veterans, and give them job opportunities,¡± Gu Junzhu offered. ¡°Many veterans, because of their limited interaction with the outside world and disconnect from society, find it very difficult to get a job. Especially for those like you and Fang Yao who were discharged due to injury, it¡¯s even harder. If you guys could start apany that provides job opportunities for veterans, he would definitely be interested.¡±
¡°Gu Group also has such apany that prioritizes hiring veterans. There are so many veterans every year, plus older veterans who retired many years ago and still have no stable jobs, struggling to make a living. If you guys start apany that could ease their employment difficulties, I think Fang Yao would be very willing to help.¡±
Chapter 478 - 479: Do You Trust Me?
Chapter 478: Chapter 479: Do You Trust Me?
¡°Hmm, that¡¯s a great idea!¡± Qiao Zui gave Gu Junzhu a thumbs-up, ¡°Uncle Gu really hits the nail on the head! Admirable indeed!¡±
From what he knew of Fang Yao, he would definitely be interested in such an initiative.
His current confusion stemmed from a loss of direction in life.
With something interesting to invest his time in, his spirit would naturally revive.
And so, they set to work immediately.
Qiao Zui asked Gu Junzhu for some processes and temtes from the Gu Group regarding the cement of retired soldiers. Gu Junzhu had Gu Chi fax them over from the headquarters, and Qiao Zui happily left with a stack of documents.
When he returned to the Gu Family vi with his documents, Fang Yao was up in the left building doing his physiotherapy exercises.
The Gu Family vi consisted of three buildings.
The main building was centrally positioned, while the structures at the left and right were for the bodyguards and servants respectively.
The top floor of the bodyguard building was a fully equipped martial arts room.
After their arrival, Gu Junzhu had specifically prepared a rehabilitation room for them.
The rehabilitation room was situated below the martial arts room and took up an entire floor, truly a luxurious arrangement.
Despite his sharp tongue, his Uncle Gu was pretty decent to him.
Just like a real father¡ well, apart from his youthful age!
Fang Yao took his injury more seriously than he did,mitting to his recovery with far more diligence.
When he walked in, Fang Yao was bare-chested, intensely engrossed in his rehab exercises.
He casually took a seat on the mat by the door and called Fang Yao over, ¡°Brother Yao, I have something good to show you.¡±
Fang Yaopleted the entire set of exercises before walking up to him, wiping his sweat, ¡°What is it?¡±
Qiao Zui passed the documents in his hands to Fang Yao, telling him about his thought of setting up apany especially for cing retired soldiers, ¡°I have the Qiao Group, my energy is limited. You handle this, I¡¯ll invest.¡±
Fang Yao squinted at him, ¡°You make it sound like you¡¯re relentlessly devoted to the Qiao Group.¡±
Qiao Zui grinned, ¡°That¡¯s how it is. Once thepany is up and running, would you trust me to handle it?¡±
Fang Yao showed no expression, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t.¡±
¡°Well, that settles it then!¡± Qiao Zui quipped, ¡°Your managerial talent outshines mine, isn¡¯t that why you are the captain and I¡¯m not?¡±
Even though his solobat skills were superior to Fang Yao¡¯s, he was just the vice captain.
Fang Yao said, ¡°It¡¯s just because you arezy and unwilling to put your heart into it.¡±
If Qiao Zui was diligent, his capabilities would definitely outdo him.
Though Fang Yao was the captain of the team, when it came to strategizing during missions, Qiao Zui was the go-to person. However, due to hisziness and disdain for fussy matters, even if he were as wise as Zhuge Liang, he could never be the captain.
¡°Nobody¡¯s perfect!¡± Qiao Zui stretched himself outzily onto the mat, tossing his legs up, ¡°I¡¯ve beenzy since I was in my mom¡¯s womb. This is it for me in this lifetime.¡±
Fang Yao painstakingly read through every single word in the documents.
After what felt like forever, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s do this.¡±
Qiao Zui was almost asleep by then. Hearing him say something, hezily half-opened one eye to look at him, ¡°Hmm?¡±
Fang Yao spoke in a soft voice, ¡°Ah Zui¡ thank you.¡±
He knew why Qiao Zui, the ultimate idler who would lie instead of sit or sit instead of stand, would specifically run over to Gu Junzhu¡¯spany to obtain these documents.
It was all for him.
He thought he had managed to hide his inner pain and confusion well, but how could he ever deceive Qiao Zui, hispanion who had been by his side day and night, and had fought battles back to back with him for so long?
He truly thought that Qiao Zui¡¯s suggestion was a good one.
Being born into a wealthy family, he was left with an inheritance that wouldst for several generations when his mother passed away. He couldn¡¯t bear the pain of retirement due to injury, so what about their less fortunaterades ¨C those who were poor and had nothing?
Chapter 479 - 480: Playing Dead
Chapter 479: Chapter 480: ying Dead
Back then, the soldiers under hismand included poor children that came from the mountains. They couldn¡¯t afford food and thus enlisted in the army.
Some achieved sess, but what about those who had to leave because of injuries?
Where are they now?
How are they doing?
Such thoughts stirred a swell of determination in his heart.
He used to have the capability but not the time.
Now he has the time, he should do something for them.
In an often-used phrase, he couldn¡¯t allow the soldiers who fought to protect their country, to shed both blood and tears.
He believed that with his capability, he could definitely establish a remarkablepany, provide decent jobs for many people like him, so at the very least, they could live without worrying about their basic necessities and live happily.
It took Qiao Zui some time to understand what he said. He squinted one eye, kicked him, and said, ¡°Why are you telling me this? You¡¯re insane!¡±
Fang Yaoughed.
This was his first genuine smile after arriving here.
Yes.
He and Qiao Zui could fight back-to-back and could entrust their lives to each other. They wererades-in-arms.
They didn¡¯t need to discuss this.
In the future, they would continue to fight together.
Compared to many who had to struggle alone after leaving, they were fortunate.
There were still many lone wolves out there, waiting for them to discover and recruit.
People need a sense of belonging.
He believed that one day, he would build an organization belonging to him, turning solitary wolves into pack members.
Thinking this, his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if they were burning with fiery passion; his whole demeanor was different from before.
Qiao Zui looked at him, smiled faintly, and closed his eyes in relief.
As long as one lives, the future will always be full of hope.
Their dreams may havee to an abrupt halt, but their life journey had only just begun.
He would continue to strive hard alongside his captain!
Qiao Zui closed his eyes, his heart filled with joy. Just as he was nodding off, Fang Yao woke him up, ¡°Ah Zui, wake up.¡±
He squinted his eyes open, ¡°What?¡±
Fang Yao hoisted him up from the ground, ¡°Quick,e with me for a survey.¡±
Qiao Zui shook his head, ¡°Do we really have to do it now? Can¡¯t it wait until tomorrow?¡±
Fang Yao pped him on the back and pushed him out of the rehabilitation room, ¡°Procrastination will only lead to more dys!¡±
Qiao Zui almost fell but didn¡¯t make a fuss.
Seeing Fang Yao so eager made him realize that Fang Yao was trulymitted.
Isn¡¯t this what he wanted?
Only that he was just about to fall asleep, and got abruptly woken up. He felt that his former captain truly didn¡¯t understand the concept of humanity.
He staggered and didn¡¯t feel like walking, so he simply wrapped his arms around Fang Yao¡¯s neck, leaning his entire body weight on him, and let Fang Yao carry him along.
Fang Yao helplesslymented, ¡°I feel like I¡¯m dragging a dead dog.¡±
Qiao Zui took the joke in stride, not caring at all, ¡°Have you ever seen a dead dog as handsome as I am?¡±
Fang Yao replied, ¡°Yes, isn¡¯t that you?¡±
Qiao Zui pretended to be dead.
The car drove out of the Gu Group¡¯s vi, speeding on the road.
As they passed the central hospital, a familiar figure shed in front of Qiao Zui¡¯s eyes.
Qiao Zui suddenly shouted, ¡°Stop the car!¡±
The driver was startled and immediately halted the car.
Qiao Zui rushed out of the car and sprinted into the hospital.
Half an hourter, a sweating Fang Yao found an equally sweaty and panting Qiao Zui. He put his hand on his shoulder and asked, ¡°What happened?¡±
Qiao Zui closed his eyes, his heaving chest gradually calming down, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, let¡¯s go.¡±
Chapter 480: 481 focuses on whats wrong with the marriage
Chapter 480: Chapter 481 focuses on what¡¯s wrong with the marriage
Two dayster.
Ye Xingbei noticed something strange in the behavior of Gu Junzhu and Qiao Zui in the past two days.
Both appeared to be talking much less.
They used to argue non-stop when they were together, but now they only spoke when necessary and otherwise stayed silent.
This was not normal.
At night, Xiao Shumiao slept with Lingyue again, while Gu Junzhu remained in the study.
After she finished her tasks, she took a shower and leaned on the head of her bed to look at her phone, unable to sleep.
Gu Junzhu didn¡¯t return to the room until after midnight.
He paused when he saw she was still awake, ¡°It¡¯ste, why haven¡¯t you slept yet?¡±
Ye Xingbei patted the space next to her: ¡°I wanted to ask you something.¡±
Gu Junzhu had already bathed and changed into his nightclothes in the other room. He sat down beside her and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±
Ye Xingbei sized him up: ¡°Did you have a fight with Qiao Zui?¡±
Gu Junzhu paused, then chuckled, ¡°Do you really think Qiao Zui would dare to argue with me?¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡Then you must be the one bullying Qiao Zui!¡±
Gu Junzhu raised an eyebrow: ¡°On what grounds?¡±
¡°You both seem off,¡± Ye Xingbei scrutinized him, ¡°You both have something on your minds, and it doesn¡¯t seem to be a good thing. What has happened? Is there a reason you can¡¯t tell me?¡±
¡°There¡¯s nothing I can¡¯t tell you,¡± Gu Junzhu smiled faintly, ¡°However, you¡¯re right; it¡¯s not good news. Qiao Zui and I have just figured it out.¡±
Ye Xingbei shifted, looking at him deeply, ¡°Let me hear it. Even if I can¡¯t help, it¡¯s good if I can at least offer an ear to your troubles.¡±
After the two of them got together, Gu Junzhu had helped her a lot.
It was rare that there were things that troubled Fifth Master Gu. It would be great if she could lend him any form of assistance!
Gu Junzhu leaned against the head of the bed, his hands propped up on the wall behind him as he sighed almost inaudibly, ¡°Qiao Zui has a sister named Qiao Yi.¡±
Ye Xingbei asked, ¡°His real sister?¡±
Gu Junzhu nodded: ¡°Yes.¡±
Ye Xingbei eximed, ¡°So she¡¯s your real niece?¡±
¡°Yep,¡± Gu Junzhu shook his head, ¡°Family isplicated. The more rtives, the more potential headaches. You never know who might cause trouble.¡±
Ye Xingbei frowned: ¡°Your disagreement with Qiao Zui is because of Qiao Yi? What happened with her?¡±
Gu Junzhu replied, ¡°Her marriage is in trouble.¡±
Ye Xingbei was surprised: ¡°She¡¯s already married? How old is she?¡±
Gu Junzhu rified, ¡°She¡¯s three years older than Qiao Zui.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
Thinking of the possibility that Qiao Yi, who was three years older than Qiao Zui, would also call her ¡®Little Aunt¡¯, she felt overwhelmed.
But that was not the focus.
The important issue was what had gone wrong in Qiao Yi¡¯s marriage.
¡°Qiao Yi¡¯s husband¡¯s name is Zhang Heyuan; they were college ssmates,¡± Gu Junzhu didn¡¯t hide anything, telling the truth as it was, ¡°Qiao Yi¡¯s parents, my elder sister and brother-inw, died in a car ident, an idental one, not the kind involving any foul y.¡±
Gu Junzhu shook his head, sighing in exasperation.
His elder sister and brother-inw were returning from their hometown when they got involved in a multi-car collision on the freeway. Both, as well as a driver and a bodyguard, lost their lives in the ident.
Human power seems negligible in the face of disasters.
Ye Xingbei gently squeezed his hand.
Gu Junzhu chucked at her, exhaled deeply, ¡°After my elder sister and brother-inw died, Qiao Yi and Qiao Zui lived with my father. Qiao Yi found a boyfriend named Zhang Heyuan when she was at university.¡±
¡°She and Zhang Heyuan dated for three years in college and wanted to get married after graduating. She told my father about their rtionship.¡±
Chapter 481: 482: Spitting Blood in Anger
Chapter 481: Chapter 482: Spitting Blood in Anger
¡°My granddaughter, whom I raised with my own hands, is getting married. Of course, as a grandfather, I was worried about her marrying into the wrong hands, so I sent someone to investigate Zhang Heyuan¡¯s background.¡±
¡°Qiao Yi and Qiao Zui look very alike, so you can imagine, Qiao Yi is a great beauty. With her being so attractive there were countless suitors. Lu Heyuan was the one she picked out of many. He is naturally a good match, but Zhang Heyuan has a not-so-great mother.¡±
¡°The investigators returned and informed my father that Zhang Heyuan¡¯s mother was a widow. Zhang Heyuan lost his father at the age of three and was raised single-handedly by his mother. His mother is very domineering, narrow-minded, selfish, and stingy. She¡¯s by no means easy to get along with.¡±
¡°Despite his excellent qualities, Zhang Heyuan is foolishly filial. He listens to every word his mother says. He¡¯s the epitome of a mama¡¯s boy.¡±
¡°I understand,¡± Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°Marriage is not just about two people, but two families. A girl marrying a mama¡¯s boy is unlikely to be happy in more than eighty percent of cases. Is that why your father objected to their marriage?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Gu Junzhu nodded, ¡°My father vehemently opposed Qiao Yi¡¯s marriage to Zhang Heyuan. Qiao Yi, much like my eldest sister, appears soft on the outside but is extremely stubborn on the inside. She insisted on marrying him.¡±
¡°My father couldn¡¯t bear to see his granddaughter, whom he had nurtured with his own hands, jump into the fire. In the end, he told her that if she insisted on marrying Zhang Heyuan, she would have to sever ties with the Gu family. He said that he would act as if he didn¡¯t have a granddaughter, to save himself the heartache of watching her suffer.¡±
Ye Xingbei frowned: ¡°Did Qiao Yi proceed with the marriage?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Gu Junzhu chuckled, ¡°Qiao Yi was raised by my father. He pampered and loved her excessively. She was always very filial. My father thought that if he threatened to disown her, she would definitely break up with Zhang Heyuan. However, she kowtowed three times to my father, formally severed their rtionship, and went ahead to marry Zhang Heyuan.¡±
Ye Xingbei held Gu Junzhu¡¯s hand tightly, mentally tense from his recounting: ¡°Senior Master Gu¡ must have been heartbroken, right?¡±
In situations like these, it¡¯s hard to say who¡¯s right or wrong.
Yet, it was apparent that Qiao Yi¡¯s love for that man exceeded her love for her own grandfather who had raised her.
¡°Yes, he was heartbroken,¡± Gu Jhunzhu sighed, ¡°Seeing her choosing that man over her own family, he was so angry he coughed up blood. Luckily, he was saved in time.¡±
Ye Xingbei held Gu Junzhu¡¯s hand, not knowing what to say.
Girls often stand firm when ites to love.
Qiao Yi is not the first, nor will she be thest girl to alienate her family for the sake of love.
When in love, even one¡¯s own actions are often impulsive and uncontroble.
Ye Xingbei couldn¡¯t say that Qiao Yi was entirely wrong.
She had the right to choose her true love.
However, Senior Master Gu also had the right to rebuke her for her ingratitude andck of filial piety. He, who had raised her from childhood to adulthood, felt betrayed when she severed ties for a man.
Perhaps no one was wrong, they were just different perspectives.
However, it was undeniable that Qiao Yi was unfilial.
¡°It¡¯s been over three years since her wedding,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°My father appears serene and gentle, but he¡¯s actually very stubborn. He¡¯s a man of his word and has never gone back on it. When he said he would cut ties with Qiao Yi, he did just that. He has acted as if he doesn¡¯t have a granddaughter ever since.¡±
Chapter 482: 483 This is Too Much
Chapter 482: Chapter 483 This is Too Much
¡°Although Qiao Yi was raised by my father, she is a girl and I had little contact with her, thus I don¡¯t have much affection for her. She made my father spit blood out of anger, almost killing him. I feel nothing but resentment and anger towards her, even any lingering affection is gone,¡± Gu Junzhu said.
Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°I understand.¡±
If it were her, she would also act the same way as Gu Junzhu.
A niece who almost killed her uncle out of anger, who would still acknowledge her?
¡°What about Qiao Yi?¡± Ye Xingbei asked, ¡°Did she try to mend the rtionship with Senior Gu and seek his forgiveness?¡±
¡°In the first two years after her marriage, she sent a New Year¡¯s gift to my father, but he didn¡¯t let her in or keep the gifts. Since then, she has never contacted us,¡± Gu Junzhu replied.
Ye Xingbei responded, ¡°That¡¯s a bit too much.¡±
She couldn¡¯t escape from love and had to marry the person she wanted to marry. It was something she couldn¡¯t control. Even though it was unfilial and heartless, sometimes you could understand.
But after getting married, she didn¡¯t actively seek forgiveness from the elder. That¡¯s a problem.
Elders actually have soft hearts. If she asked for forgiveness several times, Ye Xingbei believed that Senior Gu would forgive her.
¡°Exactly,¡± Gu Junzhu sneered, ¡°That¡¯s why I look down on her. Aftering to Jiang City, I never paid any attention to her.¡±
¡°What kind of problem did she discover in her marriage?¡± asked Ye Xingbei. ¡°Was it discovered by Qiao Zui?¡±
Since Gu Junzhu would not deliberately pay attention to Qiao Yi¡¯s affairs, it must have been made by Qiao Zui.
After all, Qiao Zui hadn¡¯t been himself recently.
¡°Yes,¡± Gu Junzhu said indifferently. ¡°A couple of days ago, Qiao Zui found out that Zhang Heyuan went to the hospital with a pregnant woman. He thought it was suspicious, and asked me to help investigate.¡±
Ye Xingbei widened her eyes in surprise, ¡°Is Zhang Heyuan having an affair?¡±
¡°Close to that,¡± said Gu Junzhu. ¡°Qiao Yi can¡¯t conceive and has been childless for more than three years into the marriage. Zhang Heyuan secretly had another woman as a surrogate without Qiao Yi knowing. The woman is now nine months pregnant and is about to give birth.¡±
Ye Xingbei was dumbfounded, ¡°Why¡ why is he in such a hurry? Qiao Yi is only three years older than Qiao Zui. She¡¯s only in her twenties. Does he really need to be this desperate?¡±
Gu Junzhu gave a cold sneer, ¡°He¡¯s not in a hurry, but his mother is! During Qiao Yi¡¯s first few months of marriage with Zhang Heyuan, his mother was still nice to her. But after six months with no pregnancy, his mother couldn¡¯t wait anymore. She sneered and ridiculed Qiao Yi subtly, and has never treated her nicely since. Yet my nice niece still tolerated it; she endured it for more than three years.¡±
Gu Junzhu gave a cold hum, ¡°I really think it¡¯s a waste for my father. If he had known that she would debase herself and let others trample on her, why did he spoil her and try to shield her from any hurt? After being pampered and spoiled for so long, she turned out to be a lowly servant for others. If my father knew, he would probably fall into serious illness again.¡±
Ye Xingbei tapped himfortingly.
She understood that no matter how harsh Gu Junzhu might sound, he still cared in his heart.
It was just a case of being upset about one¡¯s ipetence.
If he didn¡¯t care at all, he would be enjoying the fun now, but instead, he was angry at them for not arguing.
Ye Xingbei thought for a moment, then asked, ¡°Does Qiao Yi now know about Zhang Heyuan¡¯s surrogate child?¡±
Gu Junzhu shook his head, ¡°She doesn¡¯t know yet. Zhang Heyuan has kept it very secret. His mother handled everything, using Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin¡¯s name. His cousin has been married for years with only a daughter and has wanted a son. Everything rted to that woman was done in the name of Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin. It took my men two days to finally find firm evidence this afternoon that the child that woman carries in her belly is Zhang Heyuan¡¯s.¡±
Ye Xingbei frowned, ¡°Then what do you and Qiao Zui n to do?¡±
Chapter 483: 484: Unexpectedly, This is What Director Ye is Like!
Chapter 483: Chapter 484: Unexpectedly, This is What Director Ye is Like!
Gu Junzhu sneered, ¡°What is Qiao Zui supposed to do? I am not going to get involved in Qiao Yi¡¯s matters, my only responsibility is to keep the information from my father. My old man is getting on in years, if he found out, he might fall sick again.¡±
¡°You can¡¯t cover fire with paper,¡± Ye Xingbei said in concern, ¡°Senior Gu is bound to find out sooner orter. Rather than waiting for him to find out, it would be better to resolve the issue beforehand. If it¡¯s settled with a satisfactory oue, the impact on Senior Gu might be less.¡±
Gu Junzhu chuckled lightly, ¡°What good solution could there be? At this point, there are only two oues. First, divorce Zhang Heyuan and divide half the property. Second, she bes a cheap stepmother, raising Zhang Heyuan¡¯s children.¡±
He genuinely feared that Qiao Yi, in her obstinacy, might choose thetter.
Otherwise, if Senior Gu found out, he would definitely be furious to the point of spitting blood.
Who could bear it if their pampered daughter was mistreated this much by others?
¡°I hope Qiao Yi can get a divorce,¡± Ye Xingbei said, ¡°If Qiao Yi can divorce Zhang Heyuan and start a new life, even if Senior Gu became aware, it would not be too much of a blow for him.¡±
Ye Xingbei paused before continuing, ¡°I think Senior Gu has already prepared for this mentally. From the day Qiao Yi decided to marry Zhang Heyuan, Senior Gu was already prepared that Qiao Yi¡¯s marriage wouldn¡¯t be happy. If she gets a divorce, it¡¯s like escaping from suffering, it would relieve the knot in Senior Gu¡¯s heart, he would indeed be relieved.¡±
¡°The divorce rate is too high these days, anyway she doesn¡¯t have kids, a divorced woman and an unmarried woman do not differ that much. Pretend that none of it happened and let Qiao Yi start fresh, learn from experience, she would grow from it.¡±
While resting his palm on the pillow, Gu Junzhuzily said, ¡°Let Qiao Zui handle it then, I¡¯m not going to interfere with her matters.¡±
¡°Right,¡± Ye Xingbei rubbed his head. ¡°OK, since it¡¯s decided that Qiao Zui will handle it and you¡¯re not going to interfere, don¡¯t worry about it. Be happy, things will work out naturally. With the Gu family and Qiao Zui as strong support, no matter what, Qiao Yi¡¯s future will not be bleak, you don¡¯t need to worry.¡±
¡°Who said I was worried?¡± retorted Gu Junzhu stubbornly, ¡°I¡¯m not worried at all, alright?¡±
Ye Xingbei found Gu Junzhu¡¯s stubborn yet soft heartedness rather cute. She tilted her head andughed at him, ¡°You¡¯re not worried but you shrank within yourself, not willing to say a singleextra word?¡±
Gu Junzhu gazed at her for a moment and then suddenly lunged towards her. He overpowered her, ¡°Darling, you¡¯ve been observing me so carefully. Have you fallen for me?¡±
¡°Don¡¯t tter yourself,¡± Ye Xingbei mocked him, ¡°If you¡¯re good to me, I¡¯ll be good to you. If you help me solve my problems, I have a duty to do the same for you! I¡¯m just professional!¡±
¡°Alright!¡± Gu Junzhu started removing her clothes, ¡°Darling, since you are so professional, let¡¯s get down to work! We can try a few new methods tonight, darling, you must definitely execute your professional ethics fully!¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡ Get away!¡±
Gu Junzhu held her tight: ¡°Darling, you¡¯re drawing me in too much, I can¡¯t get away!¡±
Ye Xingbei blushed fiercely: ¡°You, you, what nonsense are you saying? Shut up!¡±
¡°What have I said?¡± Gu Junzhu looked up and down her body innocently, ¡°I just said opposites attract. You are drawing me in too much. Darling, where are your thoughts going? Ah¡ You weren¡¯t thinking of something below the belt, were you? Tsk tsk, darling, you¡¯re so dirty! I never imagined, this is the real Director Ye!¡±
Chapter 484: 485: The one who is more pitiful is her!
Chapter 484: Chapter 485: The one who is more pitiful is her!
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡Shut up!¡±
Soon, Ye Xingbei didn¡¯t have the energy to rant anymore.
Muchter, when the vigorous man had taken her to the heavens, she mused dizzily that indeed, constion was superfluous for this one.
For the Fifth Lord of Gu, there really wasn¡¯t a bother that couldn¡¯t be solved in bed.
Now, the Fifth Lord of Gu was full of energy again, while her waist was practically broken!
No matter how brooding the Fifth Lord of Gu acted in the future, she would not sympathize with him anymore.
Clearly, she was the more pitiful one!
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The next day, after breakfast, it was customary for Ye Xingbei and Gu Junzhu to send Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue to school together.
Being sent to school by both her parents was one of Xiao Shumiao¡¯s proudest and happiest moments.
Such a simple thing could make Xiao Shumiao so happy and excited, so Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei were naturally willing to indulge her.
After dropping Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue off at school, Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei parted at the school gate, each heading to their own offices.
After arriving at Star Pce, Ye Xingbei had been busy for over an hour when the internal line rang.
Secretary Xiao Tao reported that a Mr. Qiao, who imed to be her nephew, was looking for her at the reception desk downstairs.
Her nephew, Mr. Qiao?
Qiao Zui?
Ye Xingbei¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Let hime in.¡±
After hanging up the phone, she was a bit bbergasted.
Why was Qiao Zui looking for her?
She didn¡¯t like dealing with Qiao Zui at all.
Because she didn¡¯t like hearing Qiao Zui call her ¡°Little Auntie!¡±
Soon, Xiao Tao brought Qiao Zui in, served him a cup of coffee, and left.
Qiao Zui sat down across from Ye Xingbei, looking around: ¡°Little Auntie, your office is really nice, spacious, and elegantly minimalist. It¡¯sparable to my uncle¡¯s office.¡±
¡°Really?¡± Ye Xingbei was again deted by his ¡°Little Auntie¡±, she forced a smile, ¡°Xiao Qiao, you need something from me?¡±
¡°Yes, I need something,¡± Qiao Zui set his coffee cup on the table, pursed his lips, his expression somewhat serious: ¡°Well¡ Little Auntie, has my Uncle told you about my sister¡¯s situation?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°He did.¡±
Qiao Zui coughed ufortably, ¡°Little Auntie, actually, I came here today¡ to ask for your help.¡±
¡°To ask me for help?¡± Ye Xingbei was puzzled, ¡°Regarding Qiao Yi?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Frustration flickered in Qiao Zui¡¯s face and eyes, ¡°My sister is soft on the outside but tough on the inside. She¡¯s very stubborn and cares a lot about face. When she decided to marry Zhang Heyuan, our whole family was against it. I even had a big fight with her, even saying that if she dared to marry Zhang Heyuan, I wouldn¡¯t consider her my sister anymore. But she still got married.¡±
¡°After she married Zhang Heyuan, we stopped contacting each other, we haven¡¯t seen each other or talked on the phone for more than three years.¡±
¡°Beforeing to Jiang City, I was determined not to meddle in her affairs. If she wanted to die or live, it was her choice, whatever kind of life she had was her own choice, it had nothing to do with me.¡±
At this point, he gave a bitterugh, ¡°But when I learned that Zhang Heyuan has cheated her, and had a child with another woman as a surrogate mother, I was so angry that I wanted to kill Zhang Heyuan, and I was heartbroken for her.¡±
He sighed and looked at Ye Xingbei, ¡°Little Auntie, I¡¯ve epted it now. She¡¯s my sister, no matter how wed she is, she cared for me, spoiled me, and grew up with me. If she were living well, happy, I could still ignore her forever. But seeing her like this, I can¡¯t not care.¡±
¡°I understand!¡± Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°But, what can I do for you?¡±
Chapter 485: 486: Definitely the Beauty that Conquers the World!
Chapter 485: Chapter 486: Definitely the Beauty that Conquers the World!
Qiao Zui looked at Ye Xingbei, frustratedly saying, ¡°Aunt-inw, I found out the truth yesterday and went to my sister. I told her everything I knew, but she didn¡¯t believe me.¡±
¡°She said she knows the surrogate woman, she said that the child in that woman¡¯s womb belongs to Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin.¡±
Ye Xingbei frowned, ¡°Does she trust that man so much?¡±
¡°Believing in Zhang Heyuan is one reason, and not daring to admit the truth is another,¡± sighed Qiao Zui. ¡°To marry Zhang Heyuan, she severed ties with our family, turning away from everyone. She has to prove that she had made the right decision by living a good and happy life.¡±
¡°If it turns out Zhang Heyuan is really hiding this from her, and a surrogate is carrying his child, doesn¡¯t it prove that her choice was wrong? Where would her dignity be?¡±
Ye Xingbei said, ¡°But pretending to be ignorant is not a solution! Once the child is born, and Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousines up with some excuse, saying he won¡¯t be able to raise the child and asking them for help, won¡¯t Qiao Yi end up raising Zhang Heyuan¡¯s child?¡±
Qiao Zui sneered, ¡°I think that¡¯s exactly what the Zhang Family is nning.¡±
¡°Despicable!¡± Ye Xingbei spat out the word, then asked Qiao Zui, ¡°So what do you want me to do?¡±
Qiao Zui said, ¡°Aunt-inw, my rtionship with my sister has been strained to the point that she resists anything I say. So, I would like for you to talk to her.¡±
¡°Me?¡± just the thought of having to be addressed as ¡°aunt-inw¡± by Qiao Yi, who is several years older than her, gave Ye Xingbei a headache.
People unfamiliar with the situation might assume she¡¯s an old witch or has had stic surgery or something!
Qiao Zui pleaded sincerely, ¡°Aunt-inw, please! There is a saying, ¡®You can¡¯t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.¡¯ If I were to go talk to her, she would just pretend not to know for the sake of her pride. While she may be annoying, she is still my sister. I can¡¯t ignore her.¡±
Ye Xingbei pondered for a moment, ¡°Alright, I can help you, but I have one condition.¡±
Qiao Zui immediately sat up straight, ¡°Aunt-inw, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!¡±
Ye Xingbei slightly twitched, ¡°It¡¯s not that serious! We are just making a small deal. I¡¯ll persuade Qiao Yi for you, but in return, stop calling me ¡®aunt-inw¡¯. You can call me Asterism, Director Ye, or even by my full name. Anything but ¡®aunt-inw¡¯.¡±
¡°That won¡¯t work! I won¡¯t dare; I¡¯m afraid of my uncle!¡± Qiao Zui shook his head with a pitiful expression, ¡°Aunt-inw, for the sake of us being parentless children, please don¡¯t make it hard for me! I beg you, please help me!¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
So, is having thick skin the Gu Family¡¯s way of doing things?
While having a beautiful student like Xiao Qiao show her charms was pleasing to the eyes, Ye Xingbei felt goosebumps all over when ttered by a man who was even older than her.
She made a stop sign with her hand, ¡°You win! I will help you!¡±
She was beginning to understand how the world worked.
Just like the old saying, the thick-skinned are fearless.
Her thin skin made her an easy target for both her nephew and brother-inw from the Gu Family.
The pitiful expression on Qiao Zui¡¯s face instantly turned into a beaming smile, ¡°Aunt-inw, I knew it! Anyone who can conquer my uncle is certainly not ordinary! If nothing else, the beauty of your heart must conquer the world!¡±
Chapter 486: 487: Affecting Your Happiness
Chapter 486: Chapter 487: Affecting Your Happiness
Ye Xingbeiughed lightly.
What do you even know?
Ignorance is bliss, kiddo!
After showering Ye Xingbei with excessive ttery, Qiao Zuitian quickly shifted his tone, pushing a sticky note with a phone number to Ye Xingbei, ¡°Aunt, here¡¯s my sister¡¯s number. Arrange a meeting with her tomorrow morning and apany her to Jiang City Women¡¯s and Children¡¯s Hospital. The child from Zhang Heyuan¡¯s surrogacy is scheduled for a C-section tomorrow morning. I¡¯ll send the specific room number to your pher.¡±
Ye Xingbei picked up the sticky note, ¡°Will she meet me?¡±
¡°Absolutely,¡± Qiao Zuitian had no doubt about it, ¡°She¡¯s just too proud to see us, thinking it¡¯s a loss of face. But you¡¯ve never been harsh with her, so she doesn¡¯t have any reservations about you. Now she needs family. Once she knows who you are, she¡¯ll definitely want to meet you.¡±
Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°Got it¡ should I call her now?¡±
Qiao Zuitian nodded, watching her expectantly.
Seeing Qiao Zuitian like this, Ye Xingbei suddenly yearned for a younger brother.
She dialed Qiao Yi¡¯s number, and the call connected quickly.
¡°Hello, is this Qiao Yi? I¡¯m Ye Xingbei,¡± Ye Xingbei introduced herself, ¡°I¡¯m Gu Junzhu¡¯s wife.¡±
On the other end of the phone, Qiao Yi doubted her own ears, ¡°Hello? You said you are¡¡±
¡°No need for formalities,¡± Ye Xingbei chuckled, ¡°Even though I¡¯m married to your uncle, I¡¯m younger than you. I¡¯m now the Director of Star Pce, you can call me Director Ye, or use my English name, Asterism.¡±
Qiao Yi: ¡°¡Is it Auntie? I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t expect Auntie to call me. I didn¡¯t react in time. Auntie, you were looking for me?¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei was defeated.
Did she really have to call her Auntie?
She¡¯d already said to call her Director Ye or Asterism, why was she so uncooperative?
Ye Xingbei rubbed her temple in exasperation, ¡°There¡¯s nothing in particr, I just found out that you are also in Jiang City. I¡¯ve married your uncle and we both live here, but we haven¡¯t met yet. So, I thought it¡¯d be good to meet you. Do you have any free time?¡±
Qiao Yi¡¯s voice shook as if she couldn¡¯t contain her excitement, ¡°Auntie, anytime is good for me.¡±
Ye Xingbei said, ¡°Then, tomorrow morning at nine, we¡¯ll meet at Crescent Moon Cafe. Is that okay?¡±
Qiao Yi immediately replied, ¡°Alright, Auntie.¡±
Ye Xingbei said, ¡°Okay, see you there.¡±
After hanging up on Qiao Yi, Ye Xingbei asked Qiao Zuitian, ¡°Did you mention me to her? She didn¡¯t question my identity at all.¡±
¡°Hmm,¡± Qiao Zuitian said, ¡°I mentioned you yesterday.¡±
Ye Xingbei raised an eyebrow, ¡°On purpose, right?¡±
Qiao Zuitian bowed, ¡°Auntie, if you help my sister this time, she and I will serve you for the rest of our lives!¡±
Ye Xingbei was speechless, ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating.¡±
Qiao Zuitian: ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s just talking; I don¡¯t have to carry any legal responsibility.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡Get out!¡±
Qiao Zuitian chuckled, ¡°Alright then, Auntie, I¡¯ll go first. But tell the kitchen that I want to eat boiled fish for dinner tonight, the spiciest one!¡±
Ye Xingbei, with an indifferent face, ¡°Your uncle said you and Fang Yao have injuries and can¡¯t eat spicy food. You¡¯d better talk to him yourself!¡±
Qiao Zuitian looked dejected, ¡°That¡¯s why I don¡¯t like staying at home. If I¡¯m outside, I can eat sour or spicy whenever I want. At home, my uncle interferes with everything! Auntie, you need to rein him in. He worries too much and it¡¯s going to wear him out. It will affect your happiness!¡±
Chapter 487: 488: You Have No Shame
Chapter 487: Chapter 488: You Have No Shame
Ye Xingbei gave him a sidelong nce and chuckled, ¡°Indeed, too much worry can age one prematurely, so why would I discuss your matter with him?¡±
Qiao Zui: ¡°¡¡±
This aunt, though young, is not easy to fool!
¡°Well, aunt, I suddenly remembered that Brother Yao needs me for something. I¡¯m leaving now. See you tonight!¡± Qiao Zui raised a hand to his lips, intending to blow a kiss. Halfway through his gesture, he remembered who he was talking to, pped his own mouth, spun around, and fled as quickly as he could.
Ye Xingbei shook her head, sympathizing with Gu Junzhu¡¯s headache.
Gu Junzhu was right, more rtives meant more worries, whether they were nephews or nieces, none of them made things easy!
At night, after putting the two kids to bed, she had a shower andy on the bed. Ye Xingbei then told Gu Junzhu about Qiao Zui¡¯s request for her help.
After finishing her exnation, Ye Xingbei asked him, ¡°You don¡¯t mind me agreeing to help Qiao Yi on behalf of Xiao Qiao, do you?¡±
Gu Junzhu: ¡°Hmm? What did you just say? I didn¡¯t hear.¡±
Ye Xingbei pouted.
What¡¯s this called?
Saying one thing and doing another.
Never mind, she has a good temper and wouldn¡¯t pick a fight with him.
Sleep!
She turned her back to Gu Junzhu and closed her eyes.
She heard some rustling noises behind her.
A momentter, something was stuffed into her hand: ¡°Ye Xiaobei, this is for you!¡±
Ye Xingbei opened her eyes.
Two ck supreme cards with unlimited credits. The kind you can swipe to your heart¡¯s content.
Ye Xingbei was speechless, ¡°Do I look like I¡¯m short on cash?¡±
Gu Junzhu said, ¡°Can your money be the same as mine?¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°How can it be different? Isn¡¯t it all money?¡±
¡°Of course it¡¯s different,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°Your money is hard-earned, so you¡¯d feel reluctant to spend it. My money is freely given, it¡¯s a waste not to spend it, feel free to spend!¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
That actually sounds reasonable.
Ye Xingbei yed with the cards: ¡°What makes you suddenly think of giving me money?¡±
After she asked, a thought popped into Ye Xingbei¡¯s mind: ¡°¡Is thispensation?¡±
¡°What are you talking about?¡± Fifth Lord of Gu was full of righteousness: ¡°Do husbands need a reason to give their wives money?¡±
Ye Xingbei rolled her eyes and chuckled: ¡°As long as you¡¯re happy!¡±
¡°Good girl,¡± Gu Junzhu kissed her, ¡°It¡¯s toote tonight, I¡¯ll give you a surprise tomorrow!¡±
Ye Xingbei pushed away his restless hand: ¡°I don¡¯t need any surprises. Just don¡¯t scare me!¡±
Gu Junzhuy on top of her: ¡°My darling is such a good girl. I have to give her something.¡±
Ye Xingbei pushed and twisted: ¡°Get away from me! We just did itst night. We agreed on three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Today¡¯s Tuesday!¡±
Gu Junzhu kissed her: ¡°When did we agree on that? I don¡¯t remember. With my wisdom and martial skills, how could I have signed such a humiliating, unequal treaty? Do you have any proof?¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei was baffled.
What kind of proof could there be for such a thing?
Was she supposed to turn on the gemstone recorder during the heat of the battle and record their conversation?
Her clothes were being removed.
Ye Xingbei pummeled him: ¡°Gu Junzhu, you¡¯re not a man of your word, you have no shame!¡±
Gu Junzhu kissed her small hand: ¡°Why would we need to be concerned about shame at a time like this? What we need is flesh!¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
Next time, she definitely won¡¯t wait for him toe back before going to bed!
If she waits for him toe back before going to bed, she¡¯s a pig!
Chapter 488: 489: I Will Definitely Divorce Him
Chapter 488: Chapter 489: I Will Definitely Divorce Him
The next day.
At half-past nine in the morning, Ye Xingbei met Qiao Yi at the Crescent Moon.
Gu Junzhu was right, Qiao was a great beauty.
With her exquisite melon-like face, willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows, eyes shining like crystal-clear stars, skin as smooth as jade, features like those in a painting, charming and youthful demeanor, she resembled an elegantdy in a ssical painting.
After seeing Qiao Yi, Ye Xingbei thought that Zhang Heyuan must be either blind or mentally challenged.
How could he bear to mistreat such a woman of extraordinary beauty? His mind must be either water-logged or it must have been kicked by a donkey.
As Qiao Yi entered Crescent Moon and saw Ye Xingbei waving at her, she walked over and asked tentatively: ¡°Auntie?¡±
Ye Xingbei¡¯s face twisted, but she could only nod: ¡°My name is Ye Xingbei, you may call me Asterism.¡±
¡°Auntie,¡± Qiao Yipletely ignored her words, and the corners of her mouth turned up in joy, ¡°Although I think you¡¯re too young, I still consider you my auntie. After all, only a beauty of exceptional charm like you is worthy of my younger uncle. If you weren¡¯t as beautiful as you are, standing next to my younger uncle, you¡¯d feel utterly inferior!¡±
Miss Qiao didn¡¯t take the bait, and still insisted on calling her ¡°Auntie,¡± leaving Ye Xingbei with no choice but to y along: ¡°You¡¯re very beautiful too, you greatly resemble Xiao Qiao. No need to be so formal, just speak casually.¡±
¡°Okay,¡± Qiao Yi replied with a gentle smile, ¡°Auntie, what will you have? My treat.¡±
Ye Xingbei didn¡¯t refuse: ¡°Lemon water will do.¡±
Qiao Yi ordered two cups of lemon water.
After chatting about trivial matters and getting to know each other better, Qiao Yi hesitated before asking, ¡°Auntie, did my uncle send you?¡±
She nervously gripped her cup, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Ye Xingbei hesitated before nodding, ¡°Yes.¡±
The forthright Fifth Master of Gu would undoubtedly support her in taking a stand for Qiao Yi.
It¡¯s just that he was too stubborn to admit it.
Seeing Ye Xingbei hesitate, Qiao Yi felt rather disappointed and lowered her eyes, ¡°It¡¯s understandable that my grandfather and uncle refuse to forgive me. I was disrespectful¡¡±
Seeing how Qiao Yi, though beautiful, looked haggard and exhausted, Ye Xingbei could tell that she must have had a rough time recently.
Feeling sympathy for Qiao Yi, she tried tofort her: ¡°They all care about you.¡±
Qiao Yi lifted her head to look at her, andughed, ¡°Auntie, you¡¯re so beautiful, kind, understanding, and your voice is so soft and soothing. No wonder my uncle likes you. Even I, as a woman, can¡¯t help but be moved by you.¡±
Ye Xingbeiughed, ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating.¡±
¡°I¡¯m being serious,¡± said Qiao Yi, smiling enviously, ¡°Also, Auntie, you have this indescribable aura about you. It¡¯s like you¡¯re a spirit from the valley, untainted by the mundane world. It¡¯s soforting.¡±
¡°You tter me,¡± said Ye Xingbei, embarrassed by thepliment. She quickly changed the topic: ¡°Actually, the main reason I invited you here today was because Xiao Qiao asked me to. He wants me to take you to see the child at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital. He hopes that you can face this bravely and not run away.¡±
The smile on Qiao Yi¡¯s face froze in an instant.
She lowered her eyes, her smile gradually fading.
Looking at Qiao Yi, Ye Xingbei slowly continued: ¡°Yiyi, Xiao Qiao is really worried about you. Maybe he said some harsh words to you before, but you¡¯re his flesh and blood, and he will always care about you the most. He would never harm you¡ About Zhang Heyuan, what are you really thinking?¡±
Qiao Yi¡¯s eyes welled up with tears, she bit her lip, raised her eyes and looked at Ye Xingbei: ¡°Auntie, rest assured, if the child really is Zhang Heyuan¡¯s, I will definitely divorce him!¡±
Chapter 489: 490: Lets Take a Look
Chapter 489: Chapter 490: Let¡¯s Take a Look
Ye Xingbei breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±
She feared that Qiao Yi was obsessed, blindly walking down a dark path, dumb enough to raise a child for Zhang Heyuan and another woman even if they had a baby together.
If this were the case, she would feel disgusted, let alone Senior Master Gu and Gu Junzhu.
Looking at the determination in Qiao Yi¡¯s eyes, Ye Xingbei felt that her niece, Gu Junzhu, was notpletely hopeless.
¡°Xiao Qiao said, the pregnant woman had a cesarean section this morning at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital,¡± Ye Xingbei asked: ¡°Should I apany you to check it out now? Whether the child belongs to Zhang Heyuan or Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin, it needs to be rified.¡±
¡°She had a cesarean section this morning?¡± Qiao Yi clenched her fists, gritting her teeth: ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go see.¡±
So, the pregnant woman had a cesarean section this morning.
But Zhang Heyuan didn¡¯t tell her!
If the child was indeed Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin¡¯s, why did Zhang Heyuan hide the fact about the cesarean section from her?
Moreover, Zhang Heyuan said he had work to do and was going to Feng City for a business trip, and probably wouldn¡¯t be back until a weekter.
Had he really gone to Feng City?
Or¡
Qiao Yi closed her eyes, not daring to think further.
Yesterday, she had a big fight with Qiao Zui.
Qiao Zui said that Zhang Heyuan had gotten a child through surrogacy, which she did not believe it at all.
Moreover, she knew about that child, clearly, it was Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin¡¯s child, how could it be Zhang Heyuan¡¯s?
She thought that Qiao Zui was biased against Zhang Heyuan and considering the strained rtionship between the siblings, they quarreled after only a few words of conversation and ended up parting on bad terms.
Last night, Zhang Heyuan didn¡¯te home.
She didn¡¯t sleep all night, thinking for a long time.
She felt she had been too impulsive.
Whether it was her grandfather, uncle, or brother, they all loved and cared for her.
Her brother would not fabricate such a thing.
What if¡
What if it¡¯s true?
She couldn¡¯t imagine how she was going to ept this fact.
She thought all night, and by the time dawn broke, she finally came to a conclusion.
If it were true, then she would divorce Zhang Heyuan.
After the divorce, she would give back double the humiliation and grievance she had suffered in the Zhang family over the past three years!
Ever since she married Zhang Heyuan, Mother Zhang urged her to have a child.
Because she couldn¡¯t conceive, Mother Zhang assigned her chores without any respect, treating her like a servant and constantly nagging at her.
She wanted to move out with Zhang Heyuan, but every time he would appease her, saying that it wasn¡¯t easy for his mother to raise him alone, and he must show her respect. He asked her to endure a bit longer.
Zhang Heyuan was nice, always speaking softly, seemingly patient.
She loved Zhang Heyuan, and didn¡¯t want him to be in a tough position between her and his mother, so she always swallowed her resentment andpromised.
But over time, Mother Zhang became even more overbearing.
Looking at the rising dawn outside the window, the events of the past three years shed through her mind, and she suddenly realized that even without the surrogacy issue, she probably wouldn¡¯t be able to endure for much longer.
The love between her and Zhang Heyuan had been worn down to nearly nothing due to his unconditional indulgence and concession to his mother.
She had been forcing herself to endure all the hardships just to create the illusion of happiness, to tell her grandfather, her uncle, her brother, and all the rtives and friends who initially opposed her rtionship with Zhang Heyuan, that her choices were right and she was happy with him.
Chapter 490: 491 gave her a fierce slap in the face
Chapter 490: Chapter 491 gave her a fierce p in the face
Thinking about the disappointment and heartache in her brother¡¯s furious shouts yesterday, she suddenly understood.
What was she pretending for?
Her grandfather, uncle, and brother were the ones who loved her most in this world.
Their fallout was because they were angry at her stupidity.
Now, she had learned her lesson. As long as she apologized sincerely, her grandfather and uncle would surely forgive her.
Even if they didn¡¯t, it wouldn¡¯t matter. She would dedicate the rest of her life to serving her grandfather and uncle as an attempt to make amends.
She admitted that she was young and headstrong back then, she was wrong.
She had already paid a heavy price for her mistakes, and she should correct them promptly to minimize the damage.
She didn¡¯t want to continue making mistakes.
Qiao Yi settled the bill and left the coffee shop with Ye Xingbei.
Xueno drove. A few minutester, they both entered the Maternal and Child Health Hospital.
Qiao Zui sent the delivery room number to Ye Xingbei¡¯s cell phone and informed her that the child had been born, a girl.
Before Ye Xingbei and Qiao Yi could even enter the room where the woman inbor was, they heard loud noisesing from inside.
¡°Didn¡¯t they say it was a boy? Why is it a girl?¡± A middle-aged woman¡¯s voice was angry and shrill. ¡°I paid you more than half a million yuan, and it wasn¡¯t for you to give birth to a granddaughter! Wasn¡¯t it supposed to be a grandson?¡±
Qiao Yi stood outside the door, coldly watching the middle-aged woman in the room who was stomping in anger, ¡°She is Zhang Heyuan¡¯s mother.¡±
Mother Zhang¡¯s voice was almost a roar, and Ye Xingbei heard it clearly. ¡°Do we even need to check? She keeps mentioning grandson and granddaughter, this must be Zhang Heyuan¡¯s child, right?¡±
If it really was Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cousin¡¯s child, what did it have to do with her as an outsider, whether it was a boy or a girl?
Despite being mentally prepared, Qiao Yi still couldn¡¯t ept it.
Her fists clenched tightly, her body was shaking violently, her hands and feet were icy cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cave. The cold made her vision blur.
She had lost too much for Zhang Heyuan.
She had just graduated from university that year, at the perfect age for blossoming.
She refused numerous suitors and decided to enter the realm of marriage with Zhang Heyuan.
Her grandfather opposed her marriage to Zhang Heyuan. She was in pain, she felt wronged. Despite the agonizing pain of going against her family, she begged her grandfather and married Zhang Heyuan against everyone¡¯s wishes.
Back then, she naively thought that her grandfather, uncle, and brother were all wrong.
She understood her love.
She firmly believed that Zhang Heyuan would be her good husband for a lifetime. They would support each other and be in love for a lifetime.
Once she had a child and had a loving life with Zhang Heyuan, her grandfather would know that her choice was right, and he would forgive and ept her again.
But things didn¡¯t go as expected.
After their marriage, she didn¡¯t get pregnant for a long time. Mother Zhang became more and more harsh on her, and her life got worse day by day.
She became less and less happy.
Less and less fortunate.
She vaguely understood that it was not her grandfather and her uncle who were wrong, but herself.
Only, she didn¡¯t dare to admit it.
She kept using the line she had read in a book to hypnotize herself¡ ¡®Even if you chose the path yourself, you should finish it even if you have to crawl.¡¯
She kept telling herself to bear with it, once more, once she had a child, everything would be fine.
But what about now?
Reality had given her a harsh p in the face.
She should wake up.
Just as she was about to push open the door and go inside, she heard a sharp ¡°ding-ding-ding¡± sound.
Chapter 491: 492: She Deserves What She Gets Today!
Chapter 491: Chapter 492: She Deserves What She Gets Today!
She stopped in her tracks, turning to the source of the voice, only to find Zhang Heyuan, looking at her with a shocked and terrified expression.
At his feety a thermos filled with chicken soup spilled all over the floor.
¡°Yi¡.. Yiyi?¡± Zhang Heyuan, stuttered nervously, ¡°Why are you here?¡±
Qiao Yi turned to face him, her lips curling with a bitter smile. ¡°Weren¡¯t you in Feng City? Why are you here looking after the mother in confinement?¡±
¡°No¡ not at all!¡± Zhang Heyuan shook his head hurriedly, trying to calm himself and managed a mild, refined smile. He walked up to Qiao Yi, ¡°Yiyi, I was indeed in Feng City yesterday. My cousin¡¯s surrogate is having a baby. He was scared that his wife might get suspicious, so he couldn¡¯te to take care of the mother. He called me for help, so I had toe.¡±
¡°Really?¡± Qiao Yi sneered at him, ¡°Is it really your cousin¡¯s baby?¡±
¡°Of course!¡± Zhang Heyuan nodded nervously, ¡°Yiyi, what¡¯s wrong? Didn¡¯t you already know about this? My cousin had always wanted a son, but his wife can¡¯t give birth because of her health. So, my cousin secretly found a surrogate¡..¡±
¡°Zhang Heyuan!¡± Qiao Yi suddenly burst out in anger, forcefully pping Zhang Heyuan across his face. She gritted her teeth, ¡°You dare to act, but do not dare to admit it? What kind of man are you?¡±
¡°Qiao Yi, are you insane?¡± Seeing Qiao Yi p his son from an open hospital door, Mother Zhang flew into a rage and marched over to Qiao Yi, trying to push her.
Xueno, who had been prepared for something like this, stepped forth, pushing Ye Xingbei and Qiao Yi behind her, and caught Mother Zhang¡¯s wrist.
Mother Zhang screeched in pain, feeling like her wrist was about to break into pieces.
Zhang Heyuan was shocked, ¡°Yiyi, what are you doing? Let him let go quickly!¡±
He rushed over, trying to push Xueno aside.
Ye Xingbei called out, ¡°Xueno.¡±
Xueno released Mother Zhang and backed off to Ye Xingbei¡¯s side.
Ye Xingbei, keeping hold of Qiao Yi¡¯s hand, walked into the hospital room past Mother Zhang. He nced back at Zhang Heyuan and his mother, ¡°Let¡¯s talk inside. If you don¡¯t have any shame, at least we do!¡±
No cecked people relishing a spectacle, least of all a hospital.
From one p, one scream, many onlookers had already gathered.
Mother Zhang felt pain in her wrist, as if it was about to break. Standing at the door, she shouted, ¡°Ah Yuan, quickly, call the police! Your wife has gone mad, hitting people like a maniac, call the police and have her caught!¡±
Zhang Heyuan looked weary. He pushed her into the room and closed the door, ¡°Mother, lower your voice!¡±
Rage roiling inside her, Mother Zhang gritted her teeth, ¡°It¡¯s all because of you! Now, she even dares to p you. What¡¯s next, will she dare to hit me?¡±
Zhang Heyuan pleaded, ¡°Mother, please, say less!¡±
Clenching her teeth, Mother Zhang fell silent.
Qiao Yi nced at a panicked woman on the bed and then to a baby next to her. She fell her gaze upon Zhang Heyuan, her face stony, ¡°Zhang Heyuan, there¡¯s nothing left to say between us. Let¡¯s divorce.¡±
She walked out of the room after saying this.
She no longer needed to verify whose baby the woman gave birth to.
Even if it was indeed his cousin¡¯s baby, she still wanted to divorce Zhang Heyuan.
She was done with this kind of life.
She didn¡¯t want to endure it for another day.
Besides, anyone could see that the child belonged to Zhang Heyuan.
Suddenly, she felt disgusted with herself.
She had mistaken an hypocrite for her honest partner, betrayed her family¡¯s love for her, all for such a despicable liar.
She was blind.
It was as if she deserved this awful fate!
¡°Yiyi! Let me exin!¡± Zhang Heyuan hurriedly reached out to grab Qiao Yi, ¡°Yiyi, what¡¯s gotten into you? This child is truly my cousin¡¯s. You¡¯re misunderstanding, let me exin to you!¡±
Chapter 492: 493: What Happened to Your Arm?
Chapter 492: Chapter 493: What Happened to Your Arm?
¡°Let her go!¡± Mother Zhang grabbed Zhang Heyuan¡¯s arm, trying to pull him back, shouting, ¡°I told you long ago not to marry this vixen! Apart from having a good-looking face, she¡¯s good for nothing! Can¡¯t eveny an egg! What gives her the right to show you attitude? Who else would want a woman who can¡¯t eveny an egg apart from you? She¡¡±
Her long-awaited grandson turned out to be a granddaughter, which made her furious.
Seeing Qiao Yi, who had bewitched her son, she added fuel to the fire, speaking without any filter.
She pointed at Qiao Yi¡¯s nose, cursing with vigor, when the door of the hospital room was suddenly kicked open with a bang.
Qiao Zui kicked open the door, stormed into the hospital room full of murderous intent, without uttering a word, grabbed Zhang Heyuan¡¯s hair, and kicked him in the abdomen.
Mother Zhang screamed, trying to step forward to help, but was stopped by Xueno.
Although Qiao Zui had lost his right arm, just his left was more than enough to handle Zhang Heyuan.
Within a few moves, Zhang Heyuan was beaten to a pulp, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
¡°Enough!¡± Qiao Yi sensed something was wrong, rushed over, grabbed Qiao Zui¡¯s right arm, groped it several times, and asked tremulously, ¡°What¡happened to your arm?¡±
Qiao Zui, with a threatening look on his face, tramped on Zhang Heyuan, pushed Qiao Yi away, pointed at her nose and cursed, ¡°So this is your so-called happy life? This is your so-called love and happiness? How can you be such a pathetic fool? Are you being fair to grandfather? You are treated like a princess by your family, but you throw yourself into the arms of such scum? Haven¡¯t you seen men in your past life? A person worse than a pig or a dog, and you¡¯re giving up your own grandfather and brother for him?¡±
Qiao Yi¡¯s face was streaked with tears, her eyes fixed on Qiao Zui¡¯s arm.
She pounded Qiao Zui¡¯s shoulder hard, crying out, ¡°Speak up! What happened to your arm?¡±
Seeing her son¡¯s bloodied face tramped underfoot, Mother Zhang screamed in distress, ¡°Murder! Murder! Is there now and order? I¡¯m calling the police! I¡¯m calling the police!¡±
¡°Go ahead, call the police!¡± Ye Xingbei looked at her and sneered, ¡°It would be perfect to have the police here to help us find out who the real father of the child is.¡±
¡°Don¡¯t call the police! Mom, don¡¯t call the police!¡± Zhang Heyuan struggled and reached out to Mother Zhang, ¡°Mom, if you don¡¯t want me to get into serious trouble, don¡¯t call the police!¡±
Despair was evident in his voice. Mother Zhang¡¯s phone-wielding hand was trembling so much that she couldn¡¯t press the call button.
Seeing Qiao Zui refusing to answer her question, Qiao Yi turned to gaze at Ye Xingbei, her eyes pleading, ¡°Aunt Ye, please tell me, what happened to Xiao Zui¡¯s arm?¡±
¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Ye Xingbei felt there was no need to hide Qiao Zui¡¯s injury from Qiao Yi: ¡°He was shot in the arm during a mission, damaging his nerves. He was discharged due to his injury.¡±
Qiao Yi stared at Qiao Zui¡¯s arm unbelievingly, stepped back a few steps, staring in shock at Qiao Zui¡¯s now limp arm at his side.
Mother Zhang overheard Ye Xingbei¡¯s words. Knowing the ferocious man who was trampling on her son was disabled, she felt a sense of schadenfreude and spat at Qiao Zui: ¡°Certainly you got what you deserved for all the wicked things you¡¯ve done!¡±
¡°Shut up!¡± Qiao Yi shrieked, suddenlyshing out, rushing over, grabbing Mother Zhang¡¯s hair, pulling her down to the ground, and punching and kicking her, shouting, ¡°Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!¡±
Chapter 493: 494: I Want Her!
Chapter 493: Chapter 494: I Want Her!
Zhang Heyuan struggled desperately: ¡°Yiyi, stop hitting! I beg you, stop hitting!¡±
How can a daughter-inw who beats her mother-inw still have a future?
He didn¡¯t want to divorce.
He didn¡¯t want to lose Qiao Yi.
He just didn¡¯t.
Qiao Yi had learned self-defense techniques. Though she looked delicate, her strength was far from it.
Mother Zhang, round and robust in her middle age, was no match for Qiao Yi due to her advanced age.
She was beaten without the strength to fight back.
Only when Qiao Yi was about done venting did Ye Xingbei grab her hand and pull her away: ¡°Yiyi, it¡¯s okay now, it¡¯s okay.¡±
Qiao Yi suddenly turned around, hugged Ye Xingbei, and cried: ¡°How did this happen¡how did this happen¡¡±
Her younger brother was still young, how had he be disabled?
Ye Xingbei patted her back tofort her: ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much, it¡¯s not incurable. Gu Junzhu has been trying to find a solution.¡±
Qiao Yi cried till she was out of breath.
She was an unqualified big sister.
She didn¡¯t know a thing about what happened to her own brother.
She always thought her brother would have a better life because he had a grandfather and an uncle to look after him.
She couldn¡¯t believe that her perfectly healthy brother had be disabled after a few years of not seeing each other.
She could not ept this.
Seeing Qiao Yi crying till she was out of breath, Qiao Zui was struck dumb.
While Qiao Zui was stunned, Zhang Heyuan pushed away Qiao Zui, rushed to his mother¡¯s side, and helped her up from the ground.
Mother Zhang angrily hit him and cried: ¡°I told you not to marry this vixen, but you didn¡¯t listen. This home-wrecker can¡¯t even bear you children, but you still protect her like she¡¯s your life. And how did it turn out? She even hits your mother, does she even have you in her heart? You better divorce her! As for this daughter-inw, we, the Zhang family won¡¯t tolerate her for another day!¡±
¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Qiao Yi, who was ovee with grief, suddenly stopped crying. She bit her tongue hard in self-abasement, forcing back her tears.
She abruptly turned her head to Zhang Heyuan, her angry eyes full of hatred: ¡°Zhang Heyuan, let¡¯s divorce! Now, immediately, right away!¡±
¡°Divorce! Divorce!¡± Mother Zhang shoved Zhang Heyuan: ¡°Go, get the certificate now! I want to see who else would want a woman who can¡¯t bear children, apart from you!¡±
¡°I want her! I do!¡± At the door of the ward, a voice suddenly rang out.
All eyes turned to the entrance.
A tall, handsome young man stood at the door, his posture straight and dignified, his face handsome, sporting a rakish smile.
He casually strolled into the ward, looking at Mother Zhang and Zhang Heyuan, ¡°I¡¯ve liked teacher Qiao for a long time, but she¡¯s always declined , saying she is already married and can¡¯t ept me. Now that you can¡¯t get along, just get a divorce. After you divorce, I can rightfully pursue teacher Qiao.¡±
Zhang Heyuan stepped forward, ring at the neer: ¡°Foo Jinyang, don¡¯t go too far. Yiyi and I haven¡¯t divorced yet, Yiyi is still my wife!¡±
¡°Isn¡¯t it almost the same thing as being divorced?¡± Foo Jinyang nced at the woman and child on the bed: ¡°You¡¯ve even had a child with another woman. Yet, you still want to hang onto teacher Qiao? Zhang Heyuan, I know you¡¯re shameless, but even you can¡¯t be this brazen, right?¡±
Zhang Heyuan choked for a moment, his face pale as he said: ¡°These things are between Yiyi and me, there¡¯s no need for others to makements!¡±
Chapter 495 - 494: I Want Her!
Chapter 493: Chapter 494: I Want Her!
Zhang Heyuan struggled desperately: ¡°Yiyi, stop hitting! I beg you, stop hitting!¡±
How can a daughter-inw who beats her mother-inw still have a future?
He didn¡¯t want to divorce.
He didn¡¯t want to lose Qiao Yi.
He just didn¡¯t.
Qiao Yi had learned self-defense techniques. Though she looked delicate, her strength was far from it.
Mother Zhang, round and robust in her middle age, was no match for Qiao Yi due to her advanced age.
She was beaten without the strength to fight back.
Only when Qiao Yi was about done venting did Ye Xingbei grab her hand and pull her away: ¡°Yiyi, it¡¯s okay now, it¡¯s okay.¡±
Qiao Yi suddenly turned around, hugged Ye Xingbei, and cried: ¡°How did this happen¡how did this happen¡¡±
Her younger brother was still young, how had he be disabled?
Ye Xingbei patted her back tofort her: ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much, it¡¯s not incurable. Gu Junzhu has been trying to find a solution.¡±
Qiao Yi cried till she was out of breath.
She was an unqualified big sister.
She didn¡¯t know a thing about what happened to her own brother.
She always thought her brother would have a better life because he had a grandfather and an uncle to look after him.
She couldn¡¯t believe that her perfectly healthy brother had be disabled after a few years of not seeing each other.
She could not ept this.
Seeing Qiao Yi crying till she was out of breath, Qiao Zui was struck dumb.
While Qiao Zui was stunned, Zhang Heyuan pushed away Qiao Zui, rushed to his mother¡¯s side, and helped her up from the ground.
Mother Zhang angrily hit him and cried: ¡°I told you not to marry this vixen, but you didn¡¯t listen. This home-wrecker can¡¯t even bear you children, but you still protect her like she¡¯s your life. And how did it turn out? She even hits your mother, does she even have you in her heart? You better divorce her! As for this daughter-inw, we, the Zhang family won¡¯t tolerate her for another day!¡±
¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Qiao Yi, who was ovee with grief, suddenly stopped crying. She bit her tongue hard in self-abasement, forcing back her tears.
She abruptly turned her head to Zhang Heyuan, her angry eyes full of hatred: ¡°Zhang Heyuan, let¡¯s divorce! Now, immediately, right away!¡±
¡°Divorce! Divorce!¡± Mother Zhang shoved Zhang Heyuan: ¡°Go, get the certificate now! I want to see who else would want a woman who can¡¯t bear children, apart from you!¡±
¡°I want her! I do!¡± At the door of the ward, a voice suddenly rang out.
All eyes turned to the entrance.
A tall, handsome young man stood at the door, his posture straight and dignified, his face handsome, sporting a rakish smile.
He casually strolled into the ward, looking at Mother Zhang and Zhang Heyuan, ¡°I¡¯ve liked teacher Qiao for a long time, but she¡¯s always declined , saying she is already married and can¡¯t ept me. Now that you can¡¯t get along, just get a divorce. After you divorce, I can rightfully pursue teacher Qiao.¡±
Zhang Heyuan stepped forward, ring at the neer: ¡°Foo Jinyang, don¡¯t go too far. Yiyi and I haven¡¯t divorced yet, Yiyi is still my wife!¡±
¡°Isn¡¯t it almost the same thing as being divorced?¡± Foo Jinyang nced at the woman and child on the bed: ¡°You¡¯ve even had a child with another woman. Yet, you still want to hang onto teacher Qiao? Zhang Heyuan, I know you¡¯re shameless, but even you can¡¯t be this brazen, right?¡±
Zhang Heyuan choked for a moment, his face pale as he said: ¡°These things are between Yiyi and me, there¡¯s no need for others to makements!¡±
Chapter 494: 495: Its Not His Fault
Chapter 494: Chapter 495: It¡¯s Not His Fault
¡°Alright, if no one else will tell you, I will!¡± Qiao Yi coldly looked at him and said slowly, word by word, ¡°Zhang Heyuan, I want a divorce from you, right now! For each day you drag this out, I will demand an extra ten percent of your wealth. If you dy for two days, I want an additional twenty percent. Dy for five days, I will leave you penniless!¡±
¡°You wish!¡± Mother Zhang exploded, raging like a thunderstorm, pointing at Qiao Yi and hurling curses her way, ¡°You barren hen! You¡¯ve consumed so much of our family¡¯s provisions and have produced nothing. You still want a share of my son¡¯s property? The one who should be left penniless is you! If you want a divorce, you can go, but not a single penny of my son¡¯s money will you get!¡±
Anger made Qiao Yi shake all over. Just as she was about to say something, Ye Xingbei extended her arm to stop her.
She stretched her hand back and Xueno understood right away, bending respectfully and giving her a business card with both hands.
Ye Xingbei pushed the card towards Zhang Heyuan, ¡°Let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Xingbei, the youngdy of the Ye family and the Director of the Star Pce. If you and Qiao Yi divorce by mutual agreement today, you¡¯re the one at fault and we¡¯ll take eighty percent of your wealth. We are happy to part amicably. If you disagree, we will not want a single penny, but I can assure you, in the end, you, Zhang Heyuan, will be deep in debt and utterly destitute.¡±
Ye Xingbei¡¯s voice was as sweet as honey, but her words sent chills down Zhang Heyuan¡¯s spine.
Ye Xingbei pulled out two ck cards from Gu Junzhu given the night before, ying with them between her fingers. She disdainfully stared at Zhang Heyuan, ¡°Let me be straight with you. Your Zhang family fortune means nothing to our sort of household. We just don¡¯t want trash like you to benefit. Once we get the wealth, we¡¯ll donate it to the Animal Protection Association rather than leave anything behind for a human filth like you.¡±
¡°Well said!¡± Foo Jinyang cheered loudly, apuding energetically.
Zhang Heyuan¡¯s face fluctuated between shades of green and white, and he could only look at Qiao Yi with pleading eyes, ¡°Yiyi, I beg you, give me a little time. Let¡¯s talk alone. I¡¯m really caught in a bind. Please, just give me some time to exin.¡±
He has his own business to worry about, and he has seen the ck cards in Ye Xingbei¡¯s hands before.
Those ck cards are rare, with only a handful circted globally, but Ye Xingbei held two.
People who could have those ck cards in their hands are not ones he could afford to offend.
The threats that the youngdy made were more than just intimidation; she could indeed make good on her words.
He didn¡¯t understand how Qiao Yi came to know this formidable youngdy, and why this youngdy imed to represent ¡°us Qiao Yi.¡¯ He only knew that if he did not handle this well, he would be ruined.
He would lose his beloved wife and the career he had built over many years.
But none of this was his fault!
¡°I won¡¯t have a private conversation with you,¡± Qiao Yi said emotionlessly, ¡°What needs to be said can be said in public. If you have nothing to say, thene with me to the Civil Affairs Bureau¡ Zhang Heyuan, let¡¯s not waste any more of each other¡¯s time. We¡ are finished!¡±
¡°No! Yiyi, let me exin, I love you. I can¡¯t divorce you!¡± Zhang Heyuan stepped forwards, attempting to grab Qiao Yi¡¯s arm.
Qiao Yi dodged him, raised her hand, and pped him, ¡°Zhang Heyuan, stop disgusting me! Loving someone is more than just saying it. We have been together for over three years. Apart from saying you love me, what have you done for me? What did you do when your mother was giving me a tough time? When she insulted me under the guise of friendly advice, what did you do? When she scolded me and forced me to drink all sorts of absurd concoctions, what did you do then?¡±
Chapter 496: 497: Leaving with Nothing but the Clothes on Ones Back
Chapter 496: Chapter 497: Leaving with Nothing but the Clothes on One¡¯s Back
¡°Enough, Mom, enough!¡± Zhang Heyuan pushed her away with a painful expression, ¡°Mom, do you know we¡¯re on the brink of disaster? The person who stood up for Qiao Yi today isn¡¯t ordinary, he¡¯s the Director of Star Pce. Do you know Star Pce? Thergest entertainmentpany internationally! That kind of wealthy person could ruin our family in just a single sentence, Mom, do you want to lose everything and end up on the street?¡±
Mother Zhang was speechless: ¡°No, it couldn¡¯t be? Didn¡¯t Qiao Yi cut off ties with her family? You have been married for more than three years, and I haven¡¯t even seen a single member of her family.¡±
If it hadn¡¯t been for knowing that Qiao Yi didn¡¯t have any family backing her up and couldn¡¯t have children, she wouldn¡¯t have been so oppressive towards Qiao Yi.
Zhang Heyuan sighed tiredly: ¡°Mom, family is family, you can¡¯t just verbally cut ties. Yiyi did sever the rtionship with her family three years ago, perhaps she has reconciled with them now. If she feels wronged, it¡¯s normal for her to seek support from her family, isn¡¯t it?¡±
¡°What kind of grievances has she suffered?¡± Mother Zhang was furious, ¡°She can¡¯t even have a child, interfering with the continuation of our Zhang family lineage. I even thought about discussing this with her family.¡±
Zhang Heyuan shook his head painfully, unable to utter a word.
His mom was stubborn and set in her ways, she didn¡¯t listen to other people¡¯s advice.
But no matter how bad his mom was, she was the one who had brought him up with great hardship.
Without his mom, there wouldn¡¯t be Zhang Heyuan today.
Seeing Zhang Heyuan bruised and in pain, Mother Zhang felt both distressed and anxious, stuttering, ¡°Is Qiao Yi serious? Is it not just a quarrel, trying to get you to yield? Didn¡¯t she always love you the most? She even cut off ties with her family to marry you, she was totally devoted to you, how could she possibly want to divorce you? She must be trying to scare you, just ignore her, give her a cold shoulder for two days, she¡¯lle back begging you!¡±
¡°Mom, she means it,¡± Zhang Heyuan turned to look at her, ¡°I know Yiyi, she is not the type to go back on her word. Although she¡¯s a woman, she always keeps her word. If I don¡¯t divorce her today, I will surrender 10% of my property tomorrow. If I dy it for five days, I will end up with nothing.¡±
¡°How is that possible?¡± Mother Zhang was anxious, ¡°All the money at home was earned by you, on what ground should it be shared with her? We will sue her, she can¡¯t even have a child, the judge will definitely take our side, and let her leave with nothing!¡±
¡°Impossible,¡± Zhang Heyuan shook his head, ¡°More than half of the startup capital for thepany was provided by her. I am the one at fault, although the court won¡¯t make me give up everything, it won¡¯t give me much either, and¡¡±
Zhang Heyuan exhaled in near desperation: ¡°After the divorce, I¡¯m afraid Qiao Yi¡¯s family won¡¯t leave me alone. They will take revenge on me, even if they don¡¯t leave me homeless, they will ensure that I never get ahead in life!¡±
When the man with a disabled right hand stepped on his chest, the look in his eyes was as fierce as a poisoned wolf, and the aura he emanated reminded him of the grim reaper harvesting lives.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered that Qiao Yi once mentioned she has a brother who is an elite special forces soldier.
Special forces, they should have seen bloodshed, right?
Only those who have seen bloodshed would have such a fearless demeanor.
Such a person, clear about grievances and revenge, would definitely seek an eye for an eye.
The look in that man¡¯s eyes suggested that he hated him to the bone.
Once he and Qiao Yi were divorced, that man would definitely not let him off.
Chapter 497: 498: Retribution has arrived
Chapter 497: Chapter 498: Retribution has arrived
¡°You¡you¡¯re telling the truth?¡± Mother Zhang waspletely panicked, grabbing his hand, ¡°What should we do? Maybe¡ Maybe I can tell Qiao Yi that I stole your sperm to make the test-tube baby, and you didn¡¯t know anything about it. You¡¯re so good, and she can¡¯t have children. How could she possibly want to divorce you? If you coax her, she¡¯ll certainlye back to you.¡±
¡°Mom, stop talking like that,¡± Zhang Heyuan said wearily, ¡°Foo Jinyang is the Second Young Master of the Foo family, a centuries-old wealthy family in Jiang City. Foo Jinyang¡¯s worth is a hundred times mine. Didn¡¯t you hear him just now telling repeatedly that he likes Yiyi and wants to marry her?¡±
Mother Zhang was speechless: ¡°Is¡is this¡ is this incredible man blind? He could marry any young woman he wants, why is he fixated on a married woman? If Qiao Yi divorces you, she¡¯s second-hand goods. Isn¡¯t he disgusted by this idea?¡±
Zhang Heyuan shook his head bitterly, not even having the strength to dispute with Mother Zhang anymore.
Qiao Yi was the university beauty of Jiang University, with countless admirers.
It was his luck. He happened toe across Qiao Yi being harassed by a rogue once and stepped in to help. Additionally, he and Qiao Yi were in the same interest group, so he was able to get close to her first. It took him considerable effort and endurance to win her over and im her as his own.
They were very happy initially after getting married.
But half a year into their marriage, due to living with his mother, conflicts began to surface gradually.
However, Qiao Yi was a gentle and understanding woman, forgiving and easy to pacify.
Each time Qiao Yi was bullied by his mother, he would sweet talk her, buy her small presents to appease her, and she¡¯d be fine.
As time went on, he took it for granted.
He got used to his mother¡¯s constant nitpicking and criticism of Qiao Yi.
He got used to Qiao Yi tolerating his mother¡¯s behavior, feeling that it was Qiao Yi¡¯s duty to respect his mother.
Days passed and Qiao Yi never became pregnant. His mother brainwashed him into beliving that since Qiao Yi had cut off ties with her own family and couldn¡¯t have children, no one else but him would want her. To his belief, Qiao Yi couldn¡¯t leave him or their home.
He became more and more indifferent to Qiao Yi¡¯s situation at home.
This indifference, over the course of time, turned into Qiao Yi¡¯s resentment, which eventually erupted.
Only when Qiao Yi proposed divorce did he abruptly realize that Qiao Yi, the university¡¯s most beautiful woman, had numerous suiters and wasn¡¯t unwanted except by him.
He deeply regretted.
Regretted that he didn¡¯t put in more effort to mediate the conflict between his mother and Qiao Yi in the beginning.
Regretted how he hadn¡¯t treated Qiao Yi better in the past three years.
Regretted that he didn¡¯t insist on having the surrogate mother terminate the pregnancy, after knowing his mother had stolen his sperm and had a child through surrogacy.
Now¡ the retribution hase.
Rubbing his face and taking a deep breath, he headed out the door.
Mother Zhang nervously grabbed his arm, ¡°Son, where are you going?¡±
Zhang Heyuan said woodenly, ¡°To the Civil Affairs Bureau.¡±
He believed in Qiao Yi¡¯s words, so he dared not dy.
If he dyed, everything he had strived for might be gone overnight.
Watching Zhang Heyuan walk out of the sickroom in a daze, Mother Zhang followed hurriedly, in utter chaos.
She didn¡¯t know things woulde to this point.
She just didn¡¯t want Qiao Yi to have Zhang Heyuan¡¯s child.
Qiao Yi, enchanting as a fox spirit, had bewitched her son, treating him tenderly and obeying his every word.
If she allowed Qiao Yi to have her son¡¯s child, what ce would she have in this home?
Chapter 498: 499: Shameless Blackmail
Chapter 498: Chapter 499: Shameless ckmail
All she wanted was to ensure that Qiao Yi could never have children. That way, she could hold Qiao Yi¡¯s weakness over her, manipte her, make her feel inferior in their family, and have her serve her and her son for life.
That was all she intended to do.
She couldn¡¯t understand how things had spiraled out of control.
Qiao Yi loved her son so much that she was willing to sever ties with her family. With no backing from her maternal home, and under the impression that she couldn¡¯t have children, how could she dare to divorce her son?
She followed her son, first to their home to get the household registration book, and then to the Bureau of Civil Affairs.
The closer they got to the Bureau, the more terrified she became.
Would her son and Qiao Yi really get a divorce?
Would they really have to give Qiao Yi 80 percent of their wealth?
Her son had started his business while in college and it was only after graduation that thepany gradually got on track. Over the years, they had made some money, but it was far from being rich.
If Qiao Yi took away 80 percent, how much would they have left?
No!
They couldn¡¯t get a divorce!
She couldn¡¯t let her son divorce Qiao Yi!
If her son lost Qiao Yi because of her machinations, her son would definitely hate her. Additionally, Qiao Yi would also take her son¡¯s money.
If that were the oue, not only would her ne to nothing, but she would also lose more than she gained!
They must not divorce!
No!
She chased after Zhang Heyuan into the Bureau of Civil Affairs. Upon seeing Qiao Yi, she bypassed Zhang Heyuan, ran to Qiao Yi and fell to her knees in front of her, crying like rain, ¡°Yiyi, it¡¯s all my fault. Please, don¡¯t divorce Ah Yuan!¡±
¡°Having someone else carry Ah Yuan¡¯s child was my idea. Ah Yuan had no idea about it. I am almost sixty, and you haven¡¯t been able to have children since you married Ah Yuan. I was too impatient, so I stole Ah Yuan¡¯s sperm to do an in vitro fertilization. It was all me, Ah Yuan, had nothing to do with it!¡±
She grabbed Qiao Yi¡¯s clothes, her face covered in tears as she pleaded, ¡°Yiyi, please, don¡¯t divorce Ah Yuan! Ah Yuan loves you. You¡¯ve been married to Ah Yuan for so many years without having children and he has never mentioned anything about it. He never wanted to divorce you. How can you let something so small break up all these years of your rtionship?¡±
¡°The issue about the child, it¡¯s all my fault. I realize my mistake. Please, give me one chance. I¡¯ll take the child back to our hometown. I¡¯ll raise the child myself and ensure you and Ah Yuan don¡¯t have to worry about a thing.¡±
¡°Please, Yiyi, I beg you, I was foolish, please forgive me. I beg you, in front of all.¡±
It was the peak hour at the Bureau and people wereing and going.
Her heartbreaking cries, each one containing the word ¡®mother,¡¯ the sight of an old woman kneeling and begging a young woman, immediately drew a crowd.
Many people looked over curiously, some even stepping closer to get a better look.
Qiao Yi, both embarrassed and furious, stepped back angrily and red at Zhang Heyuan, ¡°Zhang Heyuan, have you no shame?¡±
Zhang Heyuan¡¯s face turned bright red in embarrassment. He bent down to pull his mother up, ¡°Mom, stop this. You¡¯re embarrassing yourself in front of all these people. Mom, please get up!¡±
¡°I won¡¯t get up! Unless Yiyi forgives me, I won¡¯t get up!¡± Mother Zhang sobbed uncontrobly, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault, everything is my fault. You and your wife had such a loving rtionship, but because of me, because of this old fool, I ruined your rtionship, forcing your wife to want a divorce. I am such a fool, I might as well be dead. At least in death, I won¡¯t be a burden to you two anymore!¡±
Chapter 499: 500: Which Aristocratic Familys Prodigal Son
Chapter 499: Chapter 500: Which Aristocratic Family¡¯s Prodigal Son
The crowd of onlookers was growingrger.
Qiao Yi wanted to leave, but she was hesitant to give up the opportunity to divorce Zhang Heyuan.
She was currently lining up at the divorce window, with only four or five people ahead of her.
She knew, Mother Zhang was doing this on purpose.
Intentionally causing amotion, making her feel ashamed, so that she would leave and no longer have the chance to divorce Zhang Heyuan.
She really didn¡¯t understand what Mother Zhang was thinking.
When she and Zhang Heyuan were deeply in love, Mother Zhang was always sarcastic, mocking her for being shameless, flirting with men all the time, and insisting that she couldn¡¯t live without a man.
Now, she was finally about to divorce Zhang Heyuan as she wished, yet Mother Zhang made a big fuss and refused to let it happen.
Mother Zhang knew that Qiao Yi was sensitive, cared about her reputation, and figured if she made a scene, Qiao Yi would leave.
If Qiao Yi left the Civil Affairs Bureau, she would no longer be able to divorce her son.
What she hadn¡¯t expected was that Qiao Yi, despite her face flushing in embarrassment, stubbornly refused to leave.
She cried even louder, ignoring Zhang Heyuan¡¯s attempts to stop her, repeatedly kowtowing to Qiao Yi: ¡°Yiyi, please forgive this foolish old woman! Your mother is begging you, it¡¯s all my fault. I will take the child back to our hometown. Neither I nor the child will need you or Ah Yuan to look after us, just live your life well with Ah Yuan! Please, I¡¯m begging you!¡±
Finally, a member of the crowd couldn¡¯t take it anymore and yelled at Qiao Yi from the crowd, ¡°Hey, that¡¯s enough! Are you trying to drive the old woman to death? No matter what, she¡¯s still your mother. By letting your mother kneel and beg, aren¡¯t you afraid of shortening your life?¡±
With the roaring of the crowd, a chorus of agreement soon resounded around them.
Seeing that people were supporting her and criticizing Qiao Yi, Mother Zhang felt a sense of triumphant satisfaction, but she cried even more bitterly, kowtowing with even more vigor.
Just as Qiao Yi was on the verge of being overwhelmed by the usations flying at her from all directions, there was amotion at the edge of the crowd.
Gu Chi led two bodyguards to open a path.
Gu Junzhu walked unimpeded, elegantly, and at ease to stand behind Mother Zhang.
He was wearing a pair of oversized sunsses that obscured half of his stunning face.
Even so, his noble demeanor and the beautiful features disyed by his exposed face still left the onlookers awestruck and speechless.
Gu Junzhu stood behind Mother Zhang, looking at Qiao Yi, his lips subtly tilting, his voice sounding like luxurious velvet, suave and seductive: ¡°Stand firm. She should kowtow to you. No matter how much, she should!¡±
Someone in the crowd whispered, ¡°Why does he talk like that?¡±
¡°Exactly! He is quite good-looking, but why so unreasonable?¡±
¡°Must be a yboy from some wealthy family. Look at the aura, you can tell he¡¯s the son of a rich man.¡±
¡°Shh! You know he¡¯s a rich man¡¯s son, and still you make recklessments? Shut up! Troublees from loose lips!¡±
Despite the surrounding chatter, Gu Junzhu remained unfazed.
He continued to look at Qiao Yi. ¡°Do you know why she should kowtow to you no matter what?¡±
¡°Un¡ Uncle!¡± Qiao Yi¡¯s voice trembled as she eximed, ¡°Uncle!¡±, she covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her face like rain.
A momentter, she was like a wronged child who had seen her parent, no longer able to control herself, she quickly ran towards Gu Junzhu, with arms wide open, attempting to throw herself into Gu Junzhu¡¯s embrace.
Gu Junzhu slightly furrowed his brows.
Gu Chi stepped forward, outstretching his hand to stop Qiao Yi.
Qiao Yi stopped moving, her body shivering, her lips trembling, crying uncontrobly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Uncle¡ I¡¯ve made a mistake¡ I know that now¡ Uncle¡ I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡¡±
With weak knees, she knelt down at Gu Junzhu¡¯s feet.
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Chapter 500: 501: You are Slandering
Chapter 500: Chapter 501: You are ndering
¡°I¡¯m asking you, do you know why she should be kowtowing to you no matter how many times she does?¡± Gu Junzhu¡¯s eyes were hidden behind his sunsses, his expression undecipherable. But his tone was indifferent and icy.
Qiao Yi was crying uncontrobly, shaking her head violently.
Gu Junzhu continued to question, ¡°Do you know why you¡¯ve been married to Zhang Heyuan for more than three years and haven¡¯t been able to conceive a child?¡±
¡°I don¡¯t know¡I don¡¯t know¡¡± Qiao Yi sobbed uncontrobly, ¡°Over three years, I¡¯ve been to countless hospitals, undergone countless tests; all results suggest that I am perfectly healthy and should not have any issues. Yet, I cannot conceive a child¡¡±
Gu Junzhu let out a cold chuckle.
Gu Chi stepped forward, pulling out several boxes of birth control pills. He walked up to Mother Zhang, who was still crying, pretending to be pitiful and trying to gain sympathy, ¡°Hey! Auntie, may I ask you: why do you, a woman so old and widowed, need so many birth control pills?¡±
Mother Zhang¡¯s pupils abruptly contracted, her expression horror-stricken, ¡°What¡what are you talking about? Why would I buy birth control pills?¡±
¡°Don¡¯t deny it, Auntie,¡± Gu Chi yed with the birth control pills in his hand, ¡°since our cousin is divorcing your son, naturally we needed to help her pack and in the process identally went into the wrong room. Imagine our surprise when we found these birth control pills in your room. Strange, don¡¯t you think?¡±
After hearing this, was there anything left that Qiao Yi didn¡¯t understand?
She stared at Mother Zhang in disbelief, pointing to her, ¡°You¡you¡you¡¯ve been secretly feeding me birth control pills¡why? Why would you do such a thing?¡±
Her face turned pale as she continued to shake her head, ¡°Why would you even think of doing such a thing? The child I am trying to conceive would have been Zhang Heyuan¡¯s blood, too. Why would you have me treated for infertility on one hand and give me birth control pills on the other? Why?¡±
Zhang Heyuan also looked at his mother in disbelief.
His mother had been secretly giving Qiao Yi birth control pills?
How¡how is this possible?
His mother had always wanted a grandchild, she had been desperate for a grandchild, mentioning it every single day, how could she possibly have snuck birth control pills to Qiao Yi?
¡°Nonsense! This is nder!¡± Mother Zhang cried out in panic, ¡°I dream of holding a grandchild, how could I have fed you birth control pills? You can¡¯t conceive, so you¡¯re trying to shift the me onto me. You should be ashamed!¡±
¡°So, Auntie, you¡¯re saying these birth control pills weren¡¯t bought by you?¡± Gu Chi said, fiddling with the birth control pills, ¡°So you¡¯re saying we intentionally ced the birth control pills in your room and then used you of being the thief?¡±
¡°Yes! That¡¯s exactly it!¡± Mother Zhang spat, anger seething from her, ¡°She can¡¯t conceive, and she¡¯s afraid of ruining her reputation, so she¡¯s fabricated this malicious nder against me. You¡¯re all beyond shameless! ¡±
Gu Chi asked again, ¡°Auntie, are you sure you¡¯ve never bought these birth control pills?¡±
¡°Of course I haven¡¯t!¡± Mother Zhang said unequivocally, ¡°It¡¯s you! You¡¯ve set this up! All this is designed to throw foul water on me, to clear Qiao Yi¡¯s reputation of not being able to bear children!¡±
¡°Auntie, the truth is not told by the one who shouts the loudest. Calm down. You¡¯re spit is flying everywhere. You¡¯re polluting the environment,¡± Gu Chi disdainfully waved his hand, ¡°Auntie, you im you¡¯ve never bought birth control pills, you better take responsibility for what you say!¡±
¡°Same for anywhere else!¡± Mother Zhang pushed out her chest, appearing righteous, ¡°I¡¯ve never bought them, and you won¡¯t be able to nder me!¡±
Chapter 501: 502: She was Wrong
Chapter 501: Chapter 502: She was Wrong
¡°So, Auntie, have a look at what this is!¡± Gu Chi tossed the contraceptive pills to the bodyguard standing on the side, took out his phone, pressed a few buttons on it, and pointed at the wall opposite him. ¡°Auntie, you better look closely.¡±
A video began ying on the white wall, projected from the phone.
A woman was seen walking to the pharmacy counter, wearing a mask and a hat.
She had a brief conversation with the pharmacist and then received three boxes of contraceptive pills from him.
After paying for the pills, she left.
Even though the woman in the video was wearing a mask and a hat, one could tell from her figure that she was Mother Zhang.
Zhang Heyuan couldn¡¯t ept this reality. His vision became blurry, his body swayed, and barely managed to keep his bnce.
His lips quivered, and his whole body shook. After stammering for a moment, he finally managed to yell at Mother Zhang in grief and anger. ¡°Mom! Why, mom? Wasn¡¯t it you who has always wanted a grandchild? Why did you secretly give birth control pills to Yiyi? How can Yiyi get pregnant and give you a grandchild after taking birth control pills? Are you insane?¡±
¡°No¡ No, it¡¯s not like that!¡± Mother Zhang, her face deathly pale, vigorously shook her head. ¡°That wasn¡¯t me, that wasn¡¯t me! It was someone they hired to impersonate me. They¡¯re framing me! My son, you must believe me. I dream of having a grandchild, how could I give Yiyi birth control pills? They¡¯re framing me!¡±
¡°Auntie, since you¡¯re denying and insisting we framed you, let¡¯s call the police,¡± Gu Chi said. ¡°If you didn¡¯t buy these birth control pills, then your fingerprints wouldn¡¯t be on them. We will call the police and let them check if there are your fingerprints on these pills.¡±
Gu Chi looked at her, smiling, and said, ¡°You know, Auntie, giving our Miss Qiao drugs without her consent is illegal! Once the police arrive and investigate, you¡¯ll be going to jail!¡±
¡°No! You¡¯re talking nonsense!¡± Mother Zhang¡¯s face turned even whiter with fear. ¡°Giving my daughter-inw birth control pills isn¡¯t illegal, you¡¡±
She abruptly stopped mid-sentence, but it was already toote.
The surrounding crowd heard her own admission and had no doubt anymore, and their emotions ran high.
¡°Is this old witch crazy? Giving her daughter-inw birth control pills, and then ming her for not being able to have kids?¡±
¡°Evil old hag!¡±
¡°That poor girl is so gentle and soft. She must have had really bad luck to end up with such an insane mother-inw.¡±
Listening to the discussions around her, Mother Zhang turned pale.
She shook her head frantically. ¡°It wasn¡¯t me! They¡¯re framing me! I didn¡¯t give her birth control pills!¡±
Someone from the watching crowd, infuriated, spat at her face. ¡°What, do you think we¡¯re all idiots? You just admitted it a moment ago and now you¡¯re trying to take it back? Toote!¡±
Zhang Heyuan¡¯s vision went ck, his body swaying dangerously.
He couldn¡¯t ept this truth, looking at his mother in disbelief, voice trembling as he asked, ¡°Why, Mom? Why?¡±
Thinking of all the times over the past few years that Qiao Yi had to run to the hospital, endure ridicule, and took all those different cures for infertility that his mother had found, he copsed onto the floor.
Qiao Yi copsed to the ground, crying so hard she could barely breathe.
She was wrong.
She was really wrong.
Her grandfather had warned her that if you don¡¯t listen to the words of the elderly, you¡¯ll suffer the consequences.
Her grandfather also said that he had seen more of the world than she had and he could tell right away that Zhang Heyuan¡¯s mother was a selfish and evil woman.
Chapter 502: 503: Reality Delivers Him a Hard Punch Once Again
Chapter 502: Chapter 503: Reality Delivers Him a Hard Punch Once Again
Her grandfather warned her that the Zhang family was a pit of fire, advising her not to jump in.
But, blinded by what she thought was love, she had jumped in without hesitation.
She had wasted the most beautiful years of her life on this beastly mother and son duo.
She was wrong.
She regretted it.
She longed to see her grandfather.
She wanted to tell him that he was right, that she had been blindsided.
She admitted her mistake, she was willing to change, and promised to listen to her grandfather and uncle from now on, and begged them to forgive her.
Seeing her pitiful tears, Ye Xingbei sighed quietly, stepped forward, and helped her up from the ground.
As Qiao Yi hugged him, she wept loudly, as if releasing all the grievances she had suffered in the Zhang family over the years.
Ye Xingbeiforted her by patting her back and said to Gu Chi: ¡°Call the police.¡±
Even though slipping contraception into her daughter-inw¡¯s meals wasn¡¯t a criminal offense, she still wanted to charge this malicious woman and make her pay the price she owed.
Mother Zhang was ignorant of thew.
She thought that secretly feeding her daughter-inw contraception was not illegal, but she was afraid that her understanding could very well be wrong.
She didn¡¯t want to deal with the police, and even more so, she didn¡¯t want to be thrown into jail.
Hearing Ye Xingbei suggesting to call the police, she trembled with fear and threw herself at Zhang Heyuan, clinging to his clothes, ¡°Ah Yuan, you must persuade your wife not to call the police, we can¡¯t involve the police! This is a family matter, how could we let the police interfere! You need to persuade her, persuade her!¡±
¡°Mom!¡± Zhang Heyuan looked at her painfully: ¡°Why did you give Yiyi contraceptives? Didn¡¯t you want a grandchild so badly? With contraceptives, how is Yiyi supposed to give you a grandchild?¡±
¡°I¡I¡¡± Mother Zhang looked flustered and stuttered in response.
¡°Is it really that hard to understand?¡± Ye Xingbei scornfully looked at Mother Zhang and said: ¡°She¡¯s a psycho, she couldn¡¯t bear to see her daughter-inw living well. She fed Yiyi contraceptives so Yiyi wouldn¡¯t be able to have children. Then, she could use this as an excuse to berate Yiyi for being infertile. Yiyi would feel indebted to you all, putting herself beneath you, and continue to tolerate everything.¡±
Ye Xingbeiughed scornfully, ¡°I¡¯ve seen plenty of wicked mothers-inw, but one so malicious as to manipte her own son too, this is a first for me! Yiyi must have been blind to have married into your family. But now it¡¯s over. Zhang Heyuan, it¡¯s your turn with Yiyi, you should sign the divorce papers soon. When you marry again in the future, keep an eye on your mother, so she doesn¡¯t ruin another girl¡¯s life!¡±
Watching Qiao Yi crying uncontrobly, Zhang Heyuan felt his world was copsing.
He never imagined that the real reason for Qiao Yi¡¯s infertility was such.
He initially thought that even if he unhappily signed the divorce papers today, he could coax Qiao Yi into remarrying him someday. Given her affection for him, Qiao Yi would certainly consider it.
Aren¡¯t there many couples who remarry after divorce?
But reality had just dealt him another heavy blow.
He never dreamed that his mother would do such a heinous act.
Thinking of all the grievances, humiliation, and sufferings Qiao Yi had endured all these years due to her infertility, a sharp pain stung his heart.
His mother hadmitted such a monstrous act, and he had unintentionally be an aplice, going along with his mother in taking care of the woman who was serving as their surrogate, allowing her to give birth to a daughter for him.
But God knows why he did it?
His wife wasn¡¯t infertile, but she was secretly being fed contraceptives by his mother!
Chapter 503: 504: Reluctant to Let Go
Chapter 503: Chapter 504: Reluctant to Let Go
He could no longer withstand such a blow, crying andughing like a madman.
What had he done in his past life to end up with a mother like this in the present one?
His mom had cherished him from childhood, treating him the best. He could never have dreamt that she would hurt and manipte him like this.
Seeing Zhang Heyuan¡¯s tear-streaked face and madughter, Mother Zhang panicked. She grabbed onto Zhang Heyuan¡¯s arm, patting his chest and back to soothe him, ¡°Ah Yuan, don¡¯t scare mom, don¡¯t be like this. Mom knows she was wrong, mom will apologize to Qiao Yi. Mom was just confused for a moment, mom won¡¯t dare to do it again in the future!¡±
Mother Zhang let go of Zhang Heyuan, crawling on her knees to Qiao Yi, persistently kowtowing to her, ¡°Yiyi, mom was wrong, mom won¡¯t dare again in the future. Please forgive mom this once, I beg you, don¡¯t divorce Ah Yuan, he won¡¯t be able to bear it if you leave him!¡±
Just now when she bowed to Qiao Yi, all the onlookers criticized Qiao Yi.
But this time, if she bowed to Qiao Yi again, the onlookers would only spit on her and say she deserved it.
The crowd of onlookers was growing. Ye Xingbei furrowed her brows and told Gu Chi, ¡°Xiao Chi, get the divorce agreement.¡±
Gu Chi respectfully nodded, fetched the divorce agreement, and handed it to Ye Xingbei.
Ye Xingbei shoved the divorce agreement and pen into Qiao Yi¡¯s hand, ¡°Yiyi, sign it.¡±
Qiao Yi was trembling and crying, but she still managed to sign her name on the divorce agreement.
¡°Sign it immediately! If you dare to dy for a day, not only will I make you leave empty-handed, but also your mom will be sued and go to jail!¡± Ye Xingbei shoved the signed divorce agreement onto Zhang Heyuan¡¯s face and told Gu Chi, ¡°Xiao Chi, keep an eye on him.¡±
Gu Chi nodded obediently, ¡°Of course Young Madam, I¡¯ll take care of it, rest assured!¡±
Ye Xingbei nodded and began to walk out with Qiao Yi leaning on her shoulder,¡± Yiyi, let¡¯s go home and wait for the news.¡±
Ye Xingbei left the Civil Affairs Bureau with Qiao Yi.
Qiao Yi looked around helplessly, but couldn¡¯t find Gu Junzhu and Qiao Zui.
She felt utterly heartbroken and could hardly stand.
¡°They left earlier,¡± Ye Xingbei patted Qiao Yi¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Given that they were willing toe today, it means that they still care about you. They are just angry right now. You should try to appease them more in the future.¡±
The book was right ¨C all men were children!
The uncle and nephew had simrities in certain aspects, such as their temperaments!
Qiao Yi nodded, her voice choked with sobs. ¡°I understand, Auntie, this was all my fault. I realize my mistake. I will change and take better care of Xiao Zui in the future, and respect grandfather and uncle.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
It would be fine if you only respected your grandfather. Your uncle is still in his twenties, why does your use of the word respect sound so inappropriate?
Inside the Civil Affairs Bureau, Gu Chi squatted in front of Zhang Heyuan, ¡°President Zhang, don¡¯t dawdle. Sign the divorce agreement fast, so that I canplete my mission.¡±
With trembling hands, Zhang Heyuan picked up the divorce agreement from the ground, going through it line by line, from start to finish.
The house belongs to Qiao Yi now, and he and his mother need to move out.
The car was his.
Thepany and savings, he got twenty percent, and Qiao Yi got eighty percent.
He knew that this was the same divorce agreement from before.
If they were to draft another agreement after Qiao Yi had found out his mother had been secretly giving her contraception, he and his mother would no doubt be left penniless.
However, at the moment, he wasn¡¯t far from being penniless.
All his years of work and struggle, destroyed overnight, brought back to square one.
If possible, he really didn¡¯t want to sign.
The things he was most reluctant to give up weren¡¯t these external possessions, but Qiao Yi.
Chapter 504: 505: You Are Mad
Chapter 504: Chapter 505: You Are Mad
Initially, he racked his brains and used all his strength to win Qiao Yi¡¯s heart.
He truly loved Qiao Yi.
Qiao Yi was his pride.
You can¡¯t imagine the joy and pride that swelled in his heart upon marrying Qiao Yi, the most beautiful girl in Jiang City.
All these years, he was the envy of many. But now, he had be a joke.
And the cause of all this was his own mother.
Despairingly, he closed his eyes and, with trembling hands, signed his name on the divorce agreement.
Mother Zhang wanted to stop him, but remembering Gu Chi¡¯s threat to call the police, she swallowed her words.
Gu Chi took the signed divorce agreement from Zhang Heyuan¡¯s hand, gave it to his bodyguards, and told them to handle the procedures.
He patted Zhang Heyuan¡¯s face, ¡°You should count yourself fortunate that our Master is fond of our Miss. He didn¡¯t want cause too much trouble, otherwise, your situation would be much worse!¡±
After he finished speaking, Gu Chi stood up and left him there.
Zhang Heyuan sat on the ground for a while, then, waveringly, got up to leave the civil affairs office.
¡°Son!¡± Mother Zhang chased after him, grabbed his clothes in a panic, ¡°Son, you¡¯ve given the house to Qiao Yi, where are we going to live now?¡±
She could read.
She had clearly read the divorce agreement.
She was pained to see Qiao Yi taking so much property, but she was afraid of going to jail, so she didn¡¯t dare to object.
Zhang Heyuan shook off her hand, ¡°You can go back to your hometown.¡±
¡°What?¡± Mother Zhang widened her eyes, ¡°I only have you as my son. If I go back home, who will take care of me in my old age?¡±
Zhang Heyuan said emotionlessly: ¡°I will send you money every month. But it won¡¯t be much, since I¡¯m in a tough spot now too.¡±
¡°No, no!¡± Mother Zhang shook her head frantically, tightly gripping Zhang Heyuan¡¯s arm, ¡°Son, you can¡¯t do this to me! I am a single mother who raised you. You can¡¯t be ungrateful to me!¡±
¡°What else do you expect me to do for you?¡± Zhang Heyuan turned around, gazing at her coldly. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you, Qiao Yi and I could have lived a happy life together. We could have several children, whom I would pamper and protect. We could have been the happiest family.¡±
¡°But what did you do?¡± Zhang Heyuan¡¯s cold expression gradually turned grief-stricken, ¡°Do you know, when you slipped Qiao Yi contraception, you not only robbed Qiao Yi¡¯s right to be a mother, you took away my right to be a father too!¡±
¡°Do you know how many people envied and were jealous of me for marrying Qiao Yi? Do you know how much I wanted to have children with Qiao Yi?¡±
¡°You think you only hurt Qiao Yi? No, the person you hurt the most was me!¡±
Zhang Heyuan pounded his chest and roared, ¡°The person you hurt the most is not Qiao Yi, but your own son, Zhang Heyuan! Qiao Yi¡¯s family was right, you are a freak! You are insane!¡±
A resounding p silenced Zhang Heyuan mid-sentence.
Mother Zhang fell to the ground, crying loudly, ¡°Why is my life like this? I toiled all my life to raise you, yet you¡¯ve chosen your wife over your mother, you¡¯veshed out at your mother because of a woman. As a widow, I went through so much hardship and pain to raise you¡ how can you be so heartless?¡±
Zhang Heyuan coldly watched her for a moment. He didn¡¯t say anything and turned to leave.
Chapter 505: 506: Apologize to Them
Chapter 505: Chapter 506: Apologize to Them
¡°It¡¯s not that I am driving you away, I can¡¯t even take care of myself. Go back to our hometown for a while, I¡¯ll send you money regrly.¡± Zhang Heyuan forcefully pushed her away, moving forward without looking back.
Mother Zhang wanted to follow him, but stumbled and fell.
She screamed out, but Zhang Heyuan didn¡¯t turn back.
She called out his name, but Zhang Heyuan walked on as if he didn¡¯t hear, crossing the road and disappearing into the crowd.
Mother Zhang panicked.
Zhang Heyuan had always been dutiful, always obedient, always doing what she said.
Even when he was most in love with Qiao Yi, Zhang Heyuan urged Qiao Yi to respect and yield to her.
But just now, she fell and Zhang Heyuan did not react at all. Was this still her son?
She just didn¡¯t want Qiao Yi to have her son¡¯s child. She didn¡¯t want Qiao Yi to climb over her. How did it end up like this?
She struggled trying to get up from the ground but found her ankles in pain andcking strength, as if broken.
She panicked terribly, took out her phone, and called Zhang Heyuan.
Zhang Heyuan¡¯s phone was turned off!
Listening to the phone message saying ¡°The mobile phone you have dialed is powered off¡±, she shivered and felt a chills to the bone.
Her son¡ was her son abandoning her now?
*
In the car.
Qiao Yi finally stopped crying and nced out of the car window: ¡°Aunt Mrs.Ye, where are we going?¡±
Ye Xingbei said: ¡°To your Uncle¡¯s house.¡±
Qiao Yi¡¯s face showed a hint of fear.
After hesitating for a while, she bit her lips and shook her head: ¡°Aunt Mrs.Ye, I don¡¯t want to go.¡±
Ye Xingbei was slightly surprised: ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±
Qiao Yi bowed her head, blushing with shame: ¡°Aunt Mrs.Ye, I am too embarrassed right now. I don¡¯t want to see Uncle and Ah Zui like this¡ Aunt Mrs.Ye, I want to calm down. Could you please send me to the Jiang University? I have a dormitory there.¡±
After a moment¡¯s hesitation, Ye Xingbei nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±
Even though Qiao Yi called her ¡°Aunt Mrs.Ye¡±, they didn¡¯t really have much feelings towards each other.
She had no right to make decisions for Qiao Yi.
She ordered Xueno: ¡°Xueno, go to Jiang University.¡±
Xuenoplied respectfully and the car took a turn, entering another street.
After about ten minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of Jiang University.
Before getting out of the car, Qiao Yi sped Ye Xingbei¡¯s hand and said: ¡°Aunt Mrs.Ye, thank you for helping me. Please tell Uncle and Ah Zui that I will correct my ways, obey them in the future, and as soon as I can collect myself, I will go to apologize to my grandfather and Uncle.¡±
Ye Xingbei nodded: ¡°Okay, if you need help with anything, feel free to call me.¡±
¡°Thank you, Aunt Mrs.Ye!¡± Qiao Yi hugged her: ¡°Uncle really has good judgment, finding you, his other half, who is not only beautiful but kind as well. I will definitely listen to Uncle from now on, correct my ways, and start over.¡±
Ye Xingbei chuckled, ¡°It¡¯s not that serious. As people often say, during youth, who doesn¡¯t run into a few scums? Being able to cut losses timely is already the biggest luck, you don¡¯t have to be so sad. Time heals all wounds, everything will be okay!¡±
¡°Okay,¡± Qiao Yi let go of her, waving at her after getting out of the car: ¡°Goodbye Aunt Mrs.Ye, take care on the road.¡±
The car started again, and Ye Xingbei looked at the time. ¡°Xueno, isn¡¯t Yu Nuo¡¯s flight at noon?¡±
Chapter 506: 507: The Task of Not Providing Food
Chapter 506: Chapter 507: The Task of Not Providing Food
She had two personal bodyguards. One was Xueno, and the other was called Yu Nuo.
When she returned to her home country, both were supposed to apany her. However, there was a minor glitch with Yu Nuo¡¯s visa, and he couldn¡¯t make it back with her.
Once Yu Nuo¡¯s visa was sorted, Ye Xinn told her that he had assigned a task to Yu Nuo, asking him to stay in Country Y for a while longer to handle that task.
Although she couldn¡¯t understand why Ye Xinn chose Yu Nuo when he had so many people under him, her long-standing deep-seated respect for Ye Xinn precluded her from saying anything other than expressing her agreement.
She hadn¡¯t anticipated that Yu Nuo¡¯s task would take several months.
Furthermore, it was as if Yu Nuo had disappeared. His phone was off, and she had been unable to reach him.
She was worried about Yu Nuo. Ye Xinn mentioned that the task he had assigned Yu Nuo was a secret mission, and as such, he was unable to maintain contact.
Ye Xingbei, fearing to disrupt Ye Xinn¡¯s undertakings, did not dare ask any further, opting to wait patiently.
After all, her Brother Lan surely would not put Yu Nuo in harm¡¯s way.
However, she couldn¡¯t help but be curious about what specific mission Ye Xinn¡¯s many subordinates couldn¡¯t be tasked with, and that only Yu Nuo could take on?
Xueno and Yu Nuo had been with her for more than five years. Over time, they had be like family to her.
Even though Xueno and Yu Nuo were technically her ves, she felt no different towards them than she did towards Ye Xinn and Ye Xingli. To her, they were all equally important.
Thinking about her imminent reunion with Yu Nuo swept away all the frustration caused by Qiao Yi¡¯s matter.
She excitedly instructed Xueno, ¡°Xueno, drive faster. We can still make it to the airport in time to wee Yu Nuo. He¡¯ll be pleasantly surprised to see that we¡¯vee to pick him up.¡±
¡°Yes, Miss,¡± Xueno replied. He had grown up with Yu Nuo, and they were closer than brothers. He was naturally happy about the imminent reunion, and he quickly elerated the car towards the airport.
Their timing was perfect. When they arrived at the airport, they saw Yu Nuo dragging his suitcase out of the terminal exit.
Ye Xingbei excitedly ran towards him, waving and shouting, ¡°Yu Nuo, over here!¡±
Upon hearing her, Yu Nuo stopped and looked her way.
When she got to him, she gleefully said, ¡°Yu Nuo, it¡¯s been a long time, you¡¯re finally here!¡±
After saying her greetings, she realized something was wrong. She scrutinized Yu Nuo from head to toe, ¡°Yu Nuo, why have you lost so much weight? What kind of task did my brother assign you? One where you didn¡¯t get to eat?¡±
Yu Nuo¡¯s face was pale, and his body was tense. He hung his head low and muttered, ¡°Miss.¡±
Seeing his strange demeanor, Ye Xingbei reached out to feel his temperature, ¡°Yu Nuo, what¡¯s wrong with you? Are you sick?¡±
Before her hand could touch his forehead, Yu Nuo abruptly knocked it away.
Yu Nuo staggered backward, his face deathly pale and body shaking slightly.
After a moment, as he realized what he¡¯d done, he subconsciously knelt down and stuttered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss, I didn¡¯t mean to¡ I¡¡±
¡°Yu Nuo, what are you doing?¡± Ye Xingbei quickly rushed to help him up. ¡°Get up fast before people see you like this!¡±
With her hand on Yu Nuo¡¯s arm, she tried to help him stand up.
Yu Nuo¡¯s body was rigid, his teeth chattering, his hands clenched tightly into fists, as if he was fighting to control something.
Seeing his condition, Ye Xingbei felt a surge of panic, and with Xueno¡¯s help, they managed to get him back to the car.
Chapter 507: 508: Beibei is Angry
Chapter 507: Chapter 508: Beibei is Angry
Once in the car, Yu Nuo was already soaked in sweat, squeezing himself into the corner of the car, desperately trying to avoid Ye Xingbei.
Ye Xingbei was frantic, confused, retreating to the furthest point from Yu Nuo, ¡°Yu Nuo, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±
After a while, Yu Nuo gradually calmed down, shaking his head: ¡°Young Madam, I¡¯m-I¡¯m fine.¡±
¡°You¡¯re fine?¡± Ye Xingbei frowned tightly, ¡°Do you look all right?¡±
Xueno just shook her head: ¡°Young Madam, I¡¯m-I¡¯m really fine!¡±
Ye Xingbei was helpless, instructing Xueno: ¡°Hurry up, we are not going back to thepany. We are going home.¡±
¡°All right, Young Madam.¡± Xueno anxiously nced at Yu Nuo. The car elerated, speeding towards the Gu Group¡¯s vi.
Half an hourter, the car pulled into the Gu Group¡¯s vi.
The butler came up to greet them, ¡°Young Madam, why are you back at this hour? Are you having your meal at home?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Ye Xingbei pointed to Yu Nuo, ¡°He¡¯s Yu Nuo, my bodyguard. From now on, he will be staying with Xueno. Yu Nuo is a bit shy, please take care of him.¡±
¡°Yes,¡± the butler responded respectfully, ¡°Young Madam, please don¡¯t worry.¡±
Ye Xingbei then said to Xueno, ¡°Xueno, please take Yu Nuo to bathe and change clothes first. Have something to eat beforeing to the living room; I have something to discuss with you.¡±
Xueno respectfully acknowledged, and after Ye Xingbei had gone into the living room, Xueno escorted Yu Nuo to the bodyguard building.
Along the way, he tried to touch Yu Nuo but discovered that Yu Nuo was shying away from his touch as he did with Ye Xingbei¡¯s.
They grew up together, even sharing a bed when they were small. Now that Yu Nuo had suddenly changed into this state, he was greatly worried.
Ye Xingbei went into the living room, took out her phone, and called Ye Xinn.
From thousands of miles away in country Y, Ye Xinn answered, ¡°Xingbei, what¡¯s up?¡±
Ye Xingbei got straight to the point, asking directly: ¡°Brother Lan, what kind of mission did you send Yu Nuo on? Why has he lost so much weight and seems to be out of spirit? He turns pale and starts shaking whenever I approach him. What¡¯s wrong with him?¡±
Ye Xinn hesitated for a moment before apologizing, ¡°Xingbei, I¡¯m sorry, I was afraid you would worry, so I didn¡¯t tell you that Yu Nuo had an ident while helping me out. He was captured.¡±
Ye Xingbei cried out, ¡°He was captured?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± Ye Xinn said, ¡°He was treated badly after being taken prisoner, so he is a bit psychologically traumatized.¡±
He had already had psychologists treat Yu Nuo and only sent him to Ye Xingbei¡¯s side once he was cured.
But why had he rpsed now that he was with Xingbei?
¡°Treated badly?¡± Judging by Yu Nuo¡¯s condition, it didn¡¯t seem like he was only ¡®treated badly¡¯. Ye Xingbei was heartbroken and clenched her fists, asking, ¡°Who? Who captured Yu Nuo?¡±
Life for life, a tooth for tooth, Yu Nuo couldn¡¯t suffer in vain!
Ye Xinn said, ¡°Xingbei, don¡¯t ask who it was. This incident involves a serious secret between two families. I can¡¯t tell you. I¡¯m in deep pain about Yu Nuo¡¯s suffering, but fortunately, he has been rescued, and I have taken revenge for him. As for other things, don¡¯t worry about them anymore.¡±
On the other side of the phone, it seemed like someone was calling for him. He said hastily, ¡°Xingbei, I have an urgent matter to deal with, we will talkter.¡±
Before Ye Xingbei could respond, the call was cut off.
Ye Xingbei held her phone, her face flushed with anger.
What the hell is this?
Her personal bodyguard was bullied to such an extent, and they wouldn¡¯t even tell her who was responsible.
Chapter 508: 509: Imprisoned
Chapter 508: Chapter 509: Imprisoned
Moreover, Ye Xinn¡¯s words were vague and his tone was not as calm as usual. he was clearly lying to her!
Thinking about Yu Nuo¡¯s pale face, his shaking body, and his resistance to her approach, her heart felt painful as if it was being twisted.
Just how much torment did Yu Nuo have to endure to resist even herfort?
She was enraged and heartbroken. Not waiting for Xueno and Yu Nuo toe find her, she went straight to the guards¡¯ building.
When she arrived, Yu Nuo hadn¡¯t finished his bath yet.
She waited a bit, and then Yu Nuo came out dressed in new clothes, his hair still wet.
He originally had a very handsome face, with delicate bone structure, snow-white skin, refined features, and appeared younger than his age, like a beautiful boy character from a manga.
He didn¡¯t talk much, seeming somewhat aloof and entric.
But in reality, he was a very introverted and shy personality, very quiet, but very reliable, meticulous, and hisbat power was off the charts.
Like Xueno, he was like Ye Xingbei¡¯s right and left hand, hurting either would cause him pain.
While Ye Xinn and Ye Xingli were busy, Xueno and Yu Nuo were with Ye Xingbei every day.
Although the three of them were supposedly master and servants, they were all people starved for affection. Over the years, you could say they had been hostage to each other¡¯s fate.
In Ye Xingbei¡¯s heart, he considered Xueno and Yu Nuo his real brothers.
Seeing Yu Nuo in this condition, she felt nothing but heartache and anger.
She wished she could immediately drag out the culprit and give him a harsh whipping.
Yu Nuo stood in front of Ye Xingbei, his head down, water still dripping from his wet hair, he appeared as frail and thin as a child who had done something wrong.
Ye Xingbei took a deep breath, trying to soften her tone, ¡°Yu Nuo, Brother Lan has already told me about your situation. Can you tell me, who kidnapped you?¡±
Yu Nuo appeared as if he was remembering something, his face turned deathly pale,pletely devoid of color, his body shaking violently.
Ye Xingbei clenched her fists, walked up to him, and tried to grab his arm.
Yu Nuo abruptly shook her hand off. Aftering back to his senses, his face turned even paler. He suddenly knelt down, ¡°I¡¯m¡ I¡¯m sorry, Miss. I didn¡¯t mean it¡¡±
¡°I know,¡± said Ye Xingbei, kneeling down facing him, quietly looking at his face: ¡°Yu Nuo, did Brother Lan warn you to keep a secret and tell you not to say anything to me?¡±
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Nuo nodded.
Ye Xingbei took a deep breath, and said slowly: ¡°Yu Nuo, you¡¯re my person, not Brother Lan¡¯s. Do you think you should listen to me or to Brother Lan?¡±
Yu Nuo lowered his head even further: ¡°I should listen to Miss.¡±
¡°Then can you tell me now?¡± Ye Xingbei asked, ¡°Who kidnapped you and how were you hurt?¡±
Yu Nuo lowered his head and the tears began to fall heavily.
Ye Xingbei¡¯s heart ached as if it was being wrung, but she didn¡¯t want Yu Nuo to suffer in silence: ¡°Yu Nuo, you must tell me because I am your master. Even if it¡¯s Brother Lan¡¯s order, it should be secondary to mymand. Not listening to me means you are betraying me¡¡±
¡°I¡¯ll tell¡ I¡¯ll tell!¡± Yu Nuo stammered: ¡°It¡ it was Shi Qianying¡¡±
Once the initial admission was out, the rest of the statement followed more naturally, ¡°When I went to apply for a visa, I ran into Shi Qianying. She had her men capture me and take me back. She¡ she¡¡±
Yu Nuo was shaking so hard he couldn¡¯t get the words out. He hurriedly took off his shirt, exposing his thin chest.
Chapter 509: 510: I am coming to find my runaway kitten, Xiao Ye
Chapter 509: Chapter 510: I aming to find my runaway kitten, Xiao Ye
After seeing the countless scars covering his body, Ye Xingbei trembled with rage.
Whip wounds, burn marks, branding scars¡ there were even injuries on his chest.
Ye Xingbei thought of the video she once saw of Xiang Bingzhi torturing Luo Fengming, her vision turned ck with fury.
The injuries on Yu Nuo were even more severe than those of Luo Fengming.
Yu Nuo¡¯s abuse must have been worse than Luo Fengming¡¯s, otherwise, Yu Nuo wouldn¡¯t even resist her approach.
Angry, she grabbed her phone and dialed Ye Xinn¡¯s number again. Before Ye Xinn could speak, she shouted angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t you think you¡¯ve gone too far? Who are you protecting, Shi Qianying or Shi Qianling? Yu Nuo is mine! Why are you letting Shi Qianying torment Yu Nuo? She isn¡¯t just tormenting Yu Nuo, she¡¯s tormenting me! She¡¯s pping my face, stomping on my dignity, it¡¯s me she wants to torment not Yu Nuo, Yu Nuo is just suffering on my behalf! Why are you hiding this from me? Have you even considered my feelings?¡±
Ye Xinn said, ¡°Beibei, let me exin. I¡¡±
¡°You don¡¯t need to exin anything,¡± Ye Xingbei¡¯s voice trembled with sadness, ¡°I already know now, in your heart, your girlfriend, your future sister-inw, are much more important than me, your sister. You want to please them, so you treat me like a fool, you watched as the person I care about was tortured until he was covered in wounds and you didn¡¯t even care! Young Master Ye, do you know? You are indeed smart, but you¡¯re a cold-hearted genius! I hate you!¡±
Ye Xingbei hung up in a rage, torn between anger and sorrow, her heart aching for Yu Nuo¡¯s suffering. Tears streamed uncontrobly from her eyes and she was shivering all over.
Xueno called out worriedly, ¡°Miss¡¡±
Yu Nuo also said, ¡°Miss, actually¡ I am fine now.¡±
¡°What do you mean, ¡®fine¡¯?¡± Ye Xingbei wiped away tears, gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Yu Nuo, you wait and see. However Shi Qianying mistreated you, I will make her suffer twice as much. I didn¡¯t retaliate against her because I didn¡¯t want to deal with her stupidity, not because I¡¯m afraid of her. But she has overstepped her limits! I won¡¯t let her off for treating you this way!¡±
Yu Nuo pleaded, ¡°Miss, I really am fine. Don¡¯t trouble yourself for my sake¡¡±
¡°Yu Nuo, don¡¯t be foolish,¡± Ye Xingbei said, her heart aching as she looked at him, ¡°Yu Nuo, remember that the wounds on your body are because of me. She wanted to torment me, not you. She tortures you in order to make me watch! I want revenge, not for your sake, but for mine!¡±
Yu Nuo still looked distressed. Ye Xingbei turned to Xueno, ¡°Xueno, please take good care of Yu Nuo.¡±
She couldn¡¯t bear to stay here anymore.
She was both angry and heartbroken, her chest thumped painfully as though it were about to explode.
She didn¡¯t call for her driver, instead, she drove herself to the seaside.
She thought the sea breeze would improve her mood.
However, the more she let the breeze blow over her, the worse she felt. All she could think about were the various kinds of injuries on Yu Nuo, and what kind of abuse he might have suffered.
The more she thought about it, the more she wished she could rush over to Shi Qianying and kill her on the spot.
As her anger was about to overflow, she suddenly heard footsteps from behind.
Just when she was about to turn and look, someone circled her from behind and held her.
She was startled and raised her elbow to strike the person, but then she heard the familiar voice of Gu Junzhu, ¡°Shush, little wildcat, be gentler. It¡¯s your husband!¡±
Ye Xingbei¡¯s tense body rxed. She tried to shake him off, ¡°Do you know that you can scare people to death? How did you walk so silently?¡±
¡°Because I¡¯m a martial arts master,¡± Gu Junzhu kissed her behind the ear, ¡°I deliberately made a sound, you were just too lost in thought to hear it.¡±
Seeing she couldn¡¯t shake him off, Ye Xingbei stopped struggling in vain, ¡°Why are you here?¡±
¡°I heard from the butler that my little wildcat got angry and ran away from home. How could I note?¡± Gu Junzhu grabbed her chin, forcing her to turn her head to look at him, his brows furrowed, ¡°Have you been crying?¡±
¡°No¡¡± Ye Xingbei was embarrassed.
Gu Junzhu spoke at the same time as her: ¡°Got sand in your eyes!¡±
Fifth Lord Gu shrugged, ¡°You should use your brains ande up with a more credible excuse.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
This man is still so annoying!
Gu Junzhu turned her around to face him, cupped her cheeks, bent to kiss her eyes, his voice as soft as the sea wind, ¡°Ye Xiaobei, it¡¯s okay. If the sky copses, I¡¯ll hold it up for you. Tell me, who has bullied you? I¡¯ll let our son¡¯s pet, Lu Maomao, bite them to death!¡±
Chapter 510: 511: Not a Hard Task for Fifth Lord of Gu
Chapter 510: Chapter 511: Not a Hard Task for Fifth Lord of Gu
Ye Xingbei was amused by him, ¡°Leave me alone!¡±
¡°I¡¯m serious!¡± Gu Junzhu insisted solemnly: ¡°Tell me, who has wronged you? I will avenge you.¡±
Ye Xingbei snorted, ¡°I don¡¯t believe you don¡¯t know.¡±
Gu Junzhu chuckled, ruffling her hair, ¡°Isn¡¯t this what you do? I¡¯m willing to act as your emotional dustbin.¡±
Ye Xingbei pushed him away and sat down on arge stone, hugging her knees and staring at the distant horizon, ¡°Gu Junzhu, do you know? The feeling of being betrayed by a loved one hurts more than being stabbed by an enemy.¡±
Gu Junzhu sat down beside her, ¡°Why does Ye Xinn count as your loved one? After all, he¡¯s only your cousin, not your brother. Besides, a daughter who has married off is like spilled water. You¡¯re under my charge now!¡±
Ye Xingbei let out a ¡®tch¡¯ and gave him a sideways look, sighing in frustration, ¡°Actually, I know why Brother Lan is hesitating. The Shi family and Ye Family arepatible in terms of status. Shi Qianling is Lan¡¯s fianc¨¦e, Shi Qianying is Shi Qianling¡¯s younger sister, and Yu Nuo is just a ve. He doesn¡¯t want to ruin the rtionship between the Ye and Shi families for a ve, but he didn¡¯t consider how I feel.¡±
¡°No, he did consider,¡± said Gu Junzhu, ¡°he knew you would be heartbroken, sad, angry, so he ordered Yu Nuo to keep it a secret and not let you know the truth. But he didn¡¯t realise that hiding a secret doesn¡¯t mean it didn¡¯t happen. Ultimately, he just didn¡¯t value you enough and sacrificed your interests for his own.¡±
Fifth Lord of Gu was subtly yet persistently ckening Ye Xinn¡¯s name. After all, he used to bully Ye Xiaobei.
It was one thing to have bullied her in the past, but now he even continued to bully her. Didn¡¯t he take Fifth Master of Gu into ount?
¡°You¡¯re right,¡± Ye Xingbei replied with a bitter smile, ¡°he¡¯s only thinking of keeping the peace, not wondering or even caring why Shi Qianying mistreats Yu Nuo. The person Shi Qianying wants to hurt isn¡¯t Yu Nuo, it¡¯s me! And he silently forgave her for that, even concealed it for her¡it hurts so much¡¡±
In Ye Xinn¡¯s heart, what exactly does she count as?
She knew Ye Xinn used to dislike her, but she thought that after discovering Jiang Zhengxing wasn¡¯t her real father, Ye Xinn¡¯s feelings towards her would change.
Now it seems, old habits die hard. She still means nothing to Ye Xinn.
Seeing her down, Fifth Lord of Gu ruffled her hair, ¡°Why are you upset over someone so insignificant? People¡¯s hearts are biased. He¡¯s just a cousin, how much could he possibly care for you?¡±
Ye Xingbei smiled and shook her head, ¡°Maybe you¡¯re right!¡±
She sighed deeply: ¡°I had too high hopes, which resulted in disappointment.¡±
She had thought that after Ye Xinn found out she was his uncle¡¯s daughter, he would treat her better.
She had wished too much.
¡°It¡¯s okay, Ye Xiaobei, brothers and such are other women¡¯s men, they¡¯re unreliable,¡± Fifth Lord of Gu smiled, rubbing her nape: ¡°When ites to the crunch, you have to rely on your own man! Just Shi Qianying? Your man will handle her for you. We¡¯ll do the same to her what she did to Yu Nuo.¡±
Ye Xingbei rested her chin in her hands, looking disgruntled, ¡°I would love to, but Shi Qianying is in Y country. I don¡¯t know when I¡¯ll see her.¡±
¡°Isn¡¯t that simple?¡± Gu Junzhu raised an eyebrow: ¡°I heard thevender fields in Y country are beautiful. Girls like such views, right? We might as well take a trip there and have our revenge on Yu Nuo¡¯s behalf along the way. Kill two birds with one stone.¡±
Chapter 511: 512: Holding Her
Chapter 511: Chapter 512: Holding Her
Ye Xingbei was surprised, tilting his head to look at him, ¡°To Y country?¡±
Gu Junzhu nodded, ¡°Isn¡¯t that the logical progression, why are you so surprised?¡±
¡°So far away¡ do you have the time?¡± Ye Xingbei asked, ¡°And what about Xiao Shu and Xiao Yue¡¡±
¡°We can always find the time,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°Xiao Shu and Xiao Yue will of course go with us. They¡¯re both academic prodigies, a few missed days of third grade won¡¯t matter. Travelling can be just as educational. It¡¯s good for them.¡±
He paused for a moment, a subtle smile appeared on his face, ¡°If they knew they could travel with us, I¡¯m sure Xiao Shumiao would be thrilled.¡±
Thinking about how Xiao Baozi would cheerfully wrap his arms around his neck, shouting, ¡°Daddy is the best!¡±, the corners of Gu Junzhu¡¯s mouth turned upward a few degrees more.
¡°What about Qiao Zui and Fang Yao?¡± Ye Xingbei asked, ¡°Senior Gu wants you to keep an eye on their physical therapy. And Qiao Zui doesn¡¯t care about his health. If you¡¯re not around, he will eat everything he¡¯s not supposed to, which is not good for his arm.¡±
¡°We¡¯ll bring them along too, they could serve as extra hands,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°Despite both of them being injured, they¡¯d have no problem dealing with ordinary tasks.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡ Alright, as long as it doesn¡¯t interfere with your work.¡±
¡°Of course it won¡¯t,¡± Gu Junzhu pulled her into his arms and kissed her: ¡°Avenging my wife is now my top priority! What do you think? Aren¡¯t I much better than that cold-blooded bastard Ye Xinn?¡±
Ye Xingbei pushed him away,ughing and crying at the same time, ¡°How can you be so childish?¡±
Gu Junzhu ruffled her hair, ¡°I¡¯m just being silly to make you smile. See, it worked, didn¡¯t it?¡±
Ye Xingbei looked up at him, seemingly moved.
He was extraordinarily handsome and his skin was wless; an absolute vision.
Despite his yful banter and casual demeanor, the concern in his eyes was true and genuine.
Ye Xingbei felt a sudden warmth in her heart.
He truly was a remarkable man.
Whether as true spouse or partners, he had fully embodied a husband¡¯s role and responsibility.
Though she had never been married or seen other husbands, she believed no one could be better than him.
She snuggled into his chest, wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her face in his shoulder.
As the sea breeze blew, her cold body was warmed up, and with it, her heart that had been chilled by Ye Xinn.
With the soft body in his arms, Gu Junzhu¡¯s heart softened.
When he first saw her standing alone by the sea, letting the wind blow, her frail figure seemed as if it would be carried away by the wind. His heart was in pain as if it had been stabbed by a needle.
When he held her in his arms, seeing her so vulnerable, his restless heart finally settled.
They held each other for a long while, and finally, Ye Xingbei¡¯s emotions calmed down.
Ye Xinn¡¯s favoritism was not new, she should have gotten used to it.
Back when they were in the Y country, she always had to yield to Shi Qianying and Shi Qianling.
She was used to it, and Ye Xinn probably took it for granted.
However, back then Shi Qianying targeted her, and she could endure it no matter what.
But this time, Shi Qianying hurt Yu Nuo, and she didn¡¯t want to tolerate it anymore.
Let alone the fact that she¡¯s not the poor girl that was taken in by the Ye family anymore, she would even risk Ye Xinn¡¯s severe punishment to avenge Yu Nuo.
Chapter 512: 513: I might as well bite off your face for you
Chapter 512: Chapter 513: I might as well bite off your face for you
You can hurt her, but you can¡¯t hurt those she holds dear. That¡¯s her bottom line.
Besides, Shi Qianying was tormenting Yu Nuo for her to see.
After some time, Gu Junzhu patted her back: ¡°Feeling better?¡±
Ye Xingbei nodded, ¡°Hmm, much better.¡±
Gu Junzhu asked, ¡°Want to grab something to eat?¡±
Ye Xingbei looked up at him, ¡°You haven¡¯t eaten either?¡±
Gu Junzhu nodded, ¡°Together.¡±
They got in Gu Junzhu¡¯s car, someone else took care of Ye Xingbei¡¯s car.
In the car, Ye Xingbei took measure of Gu Junzhu, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you eat? Did Qiao Yi annoy you?¡±
Gu Junzhu snorted, ¡°Would I get angry over a pig?¡±
Ye Xingbei burst intoughter, ¡°You really are the epitome of hypocrisy! You clearly care about her, but never admit it. Why would you defend her at the Civil Affairs Bureau if you weren¡¯t concerned for her?¡±
¡°Don¡¯t make it sound so sentimental,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°The only woman I care about is my wife. If I was concerned about another woman, wouldn¡¯t you be jealous?¡±
¡°Pah,¡± Ye Xingbei spat at him, ¡°You didn¡¯t say a single honest thing, and people say that you¡¯re aloof! They must be blind.¡±
¡°No, no, no!¡± Fifth Lord of Gu waggled an attractive finger, ¡°I¡¯m always aloof to everyone, except I can¡¯t hold back when I see you, which means it¡¯s not my fault that I tease you, but yours.¡±
Ye Xingbei said, ¡°¡..Leave me alone!¡±
Gu Junzhu gave her head a gentle rub with a smile and said nothing more.
After a while, Ye Xingbei couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Can you reallye to Y Country with me?¡±
¡°Of course,¡± Gu Junzhu tilted his head to look at her, ¡°Have I ever lied to you? Do you really doubt what I say?¡±
¡°Not really, it¡¯s just ¡¡¡± Ye Xingbei struggled to find the words.
Just like a child who gets defeated and calls for their parent for help.
It felt warm, like she had someone to rely on.
She had never felt this way before.
No matter how well Ye Xingli treated her, she always remembered her lowly status and worked her hardest for the Star Pce, earning money to repay Ye Xingli¡¯s kindness, and never dared to cause him any trouble.
Not even to mention Ye Xinn, she was as scared of him as tiger and hardly dared to breathe in his presence.
The old her, whenever she was wronged, kept it to herself, unlike now, someone was willing to go to great lengths to fight on her behalf.
At this moment, the image of Fifth Lord of Gu in her mind was as majestic as Ultraman fighting off little monsters.
¡°Don¡¯t be too touched,¡± Gu Junzhu flicked her cheek, then whispered in her ear, ¡°If you¡¯re really so moved that you can¡¯t control it, you can thank me with some new tricks tonight, like something with a maid outfit, see-through, or whatever ¡¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡¡±
Great.
All her feelings of being touched are gone now!
She tilted her head and bit Gu Junzhu on his face, ¡°Since you¡¯re being shameless, I will just help you bite it off!¡±
Gu Junzhuughed heartily, touched the ce where she bit him, ¡°It¡¯s a bit numb, just like an electric shock, it¡¯s definitely because our close contact just now sparked the me of love.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡¡±
She¡¯s not in sentimental mood now.
Really.
The two didn¡¯t head home, Gu Junzhu took Ye Xingbei to a club.
The club had a peaceful elegant atmosphere, not many customers, even during the day, heavy curtains were drawn, the lighting was soft orange, a little dim, but incredibly warm.
Chapter 513: 514: Self-Loathing
Chapter 513: Chapter 514: Self-Loathing
As she stepped inside, the door closed behind her, shutting out the outside noise. It was as if she had crossed through time, the tranquility washing over, her troubled thoughts quietly settling, slowly reced by calmness.
Ye Xingbei followed Gu Junzhu into the private room he had reserved. Unconsciously, her heart had calmed significantly.
She couldn¡¯t help but exim, ¡°The designer of this club must have been a genius! How did you find such a great ce? I lived in Jiang City for a year and I never knew such a ce existed here.¡±
¡°You¡¯re just out of the loop,¡± Gu Junzhu handed her the menu, ¡°Preparing well for a date with a girl is a crucial quality of a good man.¡±
Ye Xingbei fliped through the menu, suppressing augh, ¡°You really do have an answer for everything, don¡¯t you? Arrogant much? You¡¯d make a brilliantwyer. Why even bother with the pretense of nonchnce?¡±
¡°I¡¯ve told you,¡± Gu Junzhu replied, ¡°I¡¯ve always been nonchnt, it¡¯s just different around you. It must be something off about your aura.¡±
Ye Xingbei rolled her eyes at him, finished ordering, and passed the menu back.
The club was efficient in serving food. As soon as the menu was passed back, the food came out promptly.
They chatted while eating.
Gu Junzhu asked Ye Xingbei, ¡°I can start setting off tomorrow, when will you be avable?¡±
Ye Xingbei looked at him with chopsticks in her mouth, ¡°Going to Country Y?¡±
Gu Junzhu nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±
¡°I need to deal with some affairs at Star Pce,¡± Ye Xingbei responded, ¡°I can leave day after tomorrow¡ you really wille with me?¡±
Gu Junzhu looked at her helplessly, ¡°How many times must I repeat myself?¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡This isn¡¯t a small matter. Are you sure you don¡¯t need to think it over some more? The Shi family is a distinguished family in Country Y. I know you¡¯re very capable, but Country Y is the Shi family¡¯s home turf, a local snake is more fearsome than a strong dragon.¡±
Seeing Yu Nuo¡¯s injuries, she earnestly wished she could drive a de into Shi Qianying¡¯s heart.
But after cooling down, she frustratingly realized that she was no match for Shi Qianying.
Shi Qianying was the second young mistress of the Shi family.
The Shi family was one of the top ten wealthy families in Country Y.
She was the Director of Star Pce, but her position was given to her by the Ye Family.
The people beside her, other than Xueno and Yu Nuo, were all arranged by Ye Xinn and Ye Xingli.
And Ye Xinn was protecting Shi Qianying.
That is to say, if she wanted to confront Shi Qianying, aside from Xueno and Yu Nuo, she had no one she could count on.
Perhaps, this was why Shi Qianying was so brazen in her torment of Yu Nuo.
Shi Qianying knew that without the protection of Ye Xinn, Ye Xingbei, who had nothing to her name, stood no chance of opposing her.
She might have been the wealth umtor for Star Pce, but she had no personal influence.
She wasn¡¯t strong enough.
Upon realizing this, she felt a deep self-loathing.
She loathed her own uselessness. She couldn¡¯t protect Yu Nuo, let alone avenge him.
She was also saddened by Ye Xinn¡¯s attitude towards her.
In Ye Xinn¡¯s eyes, she was still that indebted servant, desperately managing Star Pce to repay him for his kindness, who didn¡¯t dare to defy his orders andpletely subservient to the Ye Family.
But wasn¡¯t she more than that now?
She was Ye Xinn¡¯s cousin.
Even if a cousin didn¡¯t have an obligation to rescue another, she did owe a favor to Ye Xinn. However, if you really wanted to talk about obligations, wasn¡¯t her uncle the one who took care of her as she grew up, and her parents had died looking for him. Didn¡¯t her uncle owe her father then?
She found that, unknowingly, her mindset had changed.
In the past, she was willing to make money for Star Pce, to repay Ye Xinn¡¯s kindness, she followed his orders dutifully without any resistance, positioning herself in the most humble position without any resentment toward Ye Xinn.
But now, she could no longer tolerate it.
Chapter 514: 515: How Could Gu Junzhu Possibly Not Know?
Chapter 514: Chapter 515: How Could Gu Junzhu Possibly Not Know?
She was angry because of Ye Xinn¡¯s deception and his defense of Shi Qianying. She would roar at Ye Xinn, saying ¡°I hate you.¡±
She nervously told Gu Junzhu about the changes in her heart and anxiously asked, ¡°Do you think¡I¡¯m being ungrateful?¡±
¡°How is this ungrateful?¡± Gu Junzhu counter-questioned her. ¡°Are you going to hurt Ye Xinn?¡±
Ye Xingbei shook her head, ¡°No.¡±
¡°There you go,¡± Gu Junzhu said, ¡°You¡¯re after Shi Qianying to avenge Yu Nuo, not to get rid of Ye Xinn, so how is this being ungrateful?¡±
¡°Right,¡± thinking of the injury on Yu Nuo¡¯s body, all the guilt Ye Xingbei felt for Ye Xinn was swept away, ¡°Ungrateful it is! No matter what Brother Lan thinks, I am going to avenge Yu Nuo!¡±
¡°That¡¯s the spirit,¡± Gu Junzhu said, finishing his meal and slowly cleaning his hands with a sterilized napkin, ¡°Shi Qianying could cruelly torture Yu Nuo, which indicates she¡¯s not a good person; who knows how many innocent people she has bullied. Ye Xinn is covering up for her, which is undoubtedly being unjust, helping the tyrant to do evil. If you tolerate Ye Xinn, then you are an aplice. Do you want to be Shi Qianying¡¯s aplice?¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
His argument sounded extremely reasonable!
She looked up to the Fifth Lord of Gu admiringly, ¡°You would definitely be a great loss to the legal profession if you don¡¯t be awyer!¡±
¡°You tter me,¡± Gu Junzhu smiled, ¡°No matter which profession I choose, it would be a loss for the others.¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei sincerely said, ¡°Actually, you should really be aedian, you¡¯re thick-skinned and open-minded, you¡¯d be perfect for it!¡±
Gu Junzhu touched his face, ¡°Have you ever seen such a handsomeedian?¡±
Ye Xingbei retorted, ¡°There would be one if you did it.¡±
Gu Junzhu leaned closer to her, ¡°Would you be willing to share your man as a public figure? Even if I became aedian, I would surely have numerous fans chasing me. Wouldn¡¯t you be jealous?¡±
His handsome and attractive face was right before her eyes, so good looking from all angles.
Especially his eyes, as if they were filled with thousands of stars, mysterious and gentle.
Ye Xingbei was unable to hold her blush back, her fingertips even turned red, and she pushed him away with a finger on his forehead, ¡°Don¡¯te this close, you¡¯re stealing my oxygen!¡±
She was out of breath.
Gu Junzhu smiled, held the back of her head, and kissed her lips.
Ye Xingbei was so dazed by the kiss that she only came back to her senses when he let her go.
Gu Junzhu¡¯s fingertips skimmed her lips, smiling from the corner of his mouth, ¡°That¡¯s what it means to steal your oxygen!¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
Just as she was about to retort, Gu Junzhu¡¯s phone rang.
Gu Junzhu nced at the screen and answered it, casually saying ¡°Hello.¡±
Ye Xinn¡¯s voice came through, ¡°Fifth Brother, are you with Beibei?¡±
Gu Junzhu nced at Ye Xingbei, ¡°She is here. What¡¯s the matter?¡±
Ye Xinn said, ¡°Fifth Brother, could you let Beibei answer a call? Her phone is off.¡±
¡°You speak!¡± Gu Junzhu changed to a more rxed posture: ¡°She¡¯s listening.¡±
Ye Xinn seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon spoke, ¡°Beibei, are you okay?¡±
In front of Gu Junzhu, Ye Xingbei didn¡¯t want to embarrass Ye Xinn more, so she hummed a response, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±
Ye Xinn hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Beibei, I¡¯m really sorry about Yu Nuo.¡±
He didn¡¯t originally want to mention Yu Nuo in front of Gu Junzhu.
He hoped by a slim chance that Gu Junzhu didn¡¯t know about it.
But on second thought, since Gu Junzhu was with Ye Xingbei now, how could he possibly not know about Yu Nuo?
Chapter 515: 516: Questioning
Chapter 515: Chapter 516: Questioning
Even if Ye Xingbei didn¡¯t tell him, Gu Junzhu, being as astute as he was, could have found out on his own.
So, he decided not to hide it anymore and simply told him everything directly.
Just as Ye Xingbei was about to speak, he heard Gu Junzhu sayzily, ¡°If apologizing could solve everything, then what do we need the police for? Even a three-year-old knows this. Don¡¯t you understand?¡±
Ye Xinn was taken aback, ¡°I have already disciplined Qianying.¡±
¡°Oh?¡± Gu Junzhu curled his mouth, ¡°How did you discipline her? Go on, tell us. Let me and Beibei have a little cheer.¡±
Ye Xinn seemed to find it difficult to speak and it took a while before he said, ¡°I scolded her severely and she promised me, she won¡¯t repeat this again.¡±
Gu Junzhu chuckled as he yed with his phone, and asked casually, ¡°President Ye, may I ask, how did you discipline Beibei when she made mistakes in the past?¡±
On the other end of the phone, Ye Xinn¡¯s face turned beet red.
He was left speechless by Gu Junzhu¡¯s question, feeling an unprecedented embarrassment.
He stammered for a long time before finally saying, ¡°Beibei is my sister and it¡¯s my duty to discipline her. Qianying is the seconddy of the Shi family. She has her own parents and elders. I didn¡¯t think it was appropriate to go too far.¡±
¡°Oh¡I see!¡± Gu Junzhu nodded as if he understood. ¡°So, you were strict with Beibei because she¡¯s an orphan. You took advantage of her vulnerability!¡±
Gu Junzhu clucked his tongue, ¡°Poor Beibei¡¯s parents. If they knew that not only did they lose their lives in search of a son, but that son also abused their daughter because she is an orphan, I wonder if they could rest in peace in their graves.¡±
Ye Xinn gripped the phone tightly, his face turned red with embarrassment, as if he¡¯s about to bleed.
He took a deep breath, ¡°Yes, I admit, I was wrong in the past. I have wronged Beibei. I promise, from now on, I will do my best to make up to Beibei¡¡±
Gu Junzhuughed, ¡°President Ye, your words are even more pleasing than your singing! Your future aunt tortured Beibei¡¯s personal bodyguard, and you can only deceive Beibei into enduring in silence. Is this your so-calledpensation?¡±
Ye Xinn opened his mouth but couldn¡¯t utter a word.
His father was in poor health, so he started helping his grandfather with the family business when he was sixteen.
He was a known prodigy, the pride of his grandfather and the Ye family.
This was the first time in his life that he was made speechless by someone, his face turning crimson, unable to say a word.
He was gripping his phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white. It took him a long time to finally say, ¡°The Shi family and our family are both prestigious families and have several generations of friendship. It would not be worth it to damage this rtionship just because Qianying hurt Beibei¡¯s bodyguard.¡±
Atst, Ye Xingbei, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, ¡°Brother Lan, you¡¯re so cold-blooded.¡±
She was so angry that her fingers were trembling, her face full of disappointment, ¡°Brother Lan, you don¡¯t need to say anything. My matters with Shi Qianying are none of your business anymore. The person she hurt is my bodyguard, and I don¡¯t need you to intervene. I will seek justice on my own.¡±
Ye Xinn slowly said, ¡°Beibei, don¡¯t forget that you are also a part of the Ye family. If you take revenge on Shi Qianying, the Shi family will also hold the Ye family ountable.¡±
Ye Xingbei clenched her fists, ¡°Brother Lan, are you that afraid of the Shi family?¡±
¡°I¡¯m not afraid of the Shi family,¡± Ye Xinn said, ¡°I just don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary to strain the rtionship between the Ye and Shi families over such a trifling matter.¡±
¡°So, when Shi Qianying abused Yu Nuo, howe you weren¡¯t afraid of affecting the rtionship between the wealthy families and the Ye family?¡± Ye Xingbei was both angry and disappointed, ¡°Brother Lan, you ask yourself, if Shi Qianying had abused your bodyguard, would you also be this indifferent?¡±
Chapter 516: 517: Bash Him to Death
Chapter 516: Chapter 517: Bash Him to Death
Ye Xinn opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, she heard Ye Xingbei say, ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to say anything. Even if you did, I wouldn¡¯t believe you! If Shi Qianying tortured your bodyguard, challenged your authority, and humiliated you, you definitely wouldn¡¯t let it go like you¡¯re doing now. In the end, it¡¯s just my face and dignity, Ye Xingbei, which are worthless in your eyes, aren¡¯t they?¡±
¡°Beibei¡¡±
Ye Xinn wanted to defend herself, but was interrupted by Ye Xingbei: ¡°Brother Lan, if you believe my seeking revenge from Shi Qianying will impact the rtionship between the Shi family and the Ye family, then I¡¯ll severe my ties with the Ye family. I hereby resign! From this moment on, I¡¯m not the Director of Star Pce anymore, and I¡¯m no longer your sister, Ye Xinn. From now onwards, whatever I do, it won¡¯t concern the Ye family!¡±
¡°Beibei, don¡¯t be impulsive! I¡¡±
Ye Xingbei didn¡¯t let him finish, and hung up the phone.
¡°Well done!¡± Gu Junzhu pped his hands, praising her, ¡°That¡¯s the right thing to do. I can¡¯t stand pushovers who only take insults without fighting back. I¡¯m d you¡¯re not one.¡±
Ye Xingbei¡¯s eyes welled up with tears. Feeling unbearably miserable, she slumped onto the table.
Just as Gu Junzhu was about tofort her, his phone rang. It was Ye Xinn.
He swiftly denied the call, and blocked the number, then sat next to Ye Xingbei. He pulled her into his arms and stroked her back, ¡°It¡¯s alright, don¡¯t be upset. From now on you won¡¯t be called Ye Xiaobei anymore, instead you¡¯ll be Gu Xiaobei. Gu Xiaobei sounds better than Ye Xiaobei.¡±
¡°Get lost!¡± Ye Xingbei was both amused and annoyed, and pushed him away, ¡°I¡¯m upset here, and you¡¯re teasing me.¡±
¡°I¡¯m serious!¡± Fifth Master of Gu said earnestly: ¡°Isn¡¯t Gu Xiaobei beautiful? Even today, many women in different countries take their husband¡¯s surname after marriage. You can do the same. It¡¯s called internationalizing.¡±
Ye Xingbei was expressionless, ¡°I don¡¯t need to go international, thanks.¡±
Gu Junzhu wanted to say more, but his phone rang again.
He frowned at the caller ID. This time it was Ye Xingli.
His phone was on the table, in full view of Ye Xingbei. Taking a few deep breaths, she picked up the phone and put it to her ear, ¡°Hello, Brother Li.¡±
¡°Beibei,¡± Ye Xingli urgently replied: ¡°I just found out about Yu Nuo¡¯s issue. Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely help you. When I get back, I¡¯ll confront Shi Qianying. I¡¯ve never liked her, the beautiful but venomous snake, who only knows how to flirt with our elder brother to get her way, deceiving him!¡±
He rambled on without pausing for breath: ¡°Beibei, don¡¯t be mad at our elder brother. He¡¯s the heir of the Ye family; he unavoidably has to consider more before acting. He also has his difficulties. But yes, he was wrong about Yu Nuo¡¯s issue. He asked me to apologize to you. He tried calling you, but you had turned off your phone. Fifth Brother blocked his number too, so he had no option but to ask me to apologize to you and Fifth Brother. He mentioned he will provide a satisfactory exnation¡¡±
¡°That¡¯s not needed,¡± Ye Xingbei interrupted him while he was catching his breath, ¡°Brother Lan has already dealt with Shi Qianying¡¯s case. He won¡¯t, and he shouldn¡¯t, go back on his word. You and Brother Lan don¡¯t need to interfere in things between me and Shi Qianying. Of course¡if you choose to support the Shi family, I won¡¯t me you.¡±
¡°How could that be?¡± Ye Xingli said anxiously, ¡°You are the one who is our sister, we are a family, how could we possibly support Shi Qianying?¡±
¡°Brother Li,¡± Ye Xingbei said indifferently, ¡°Shi Qianying is the younger sister of Brother Lan¡¯s fianc¨¦e. Maybe in Brother Lan¡¯s heart, Shi Qianying is his family, and I¡¯m just an outsider.¡±
Chapter 517: 518: Two Hundred and Five
Chapter 517: Chapter 518: Two Hundred and Five
¡°Impossible!¡± Ye Xingli said urgently, ¡°Beibei, don¡¯t utter such harsh words, I promise, Brother Lan loves you¡¡±
Ye Xingbei cut him off: ¡°Brother Li, his way of loving me is too special. It leaves me heartbroken and exhausted. Brother Li, I don¡¯t want to discuss this issue anymore, you and Brother Lan don¡¯t need to worry about Shi Qianying¡¯s affairs anymore.¡±
¡°At the very least, you can¡¯t sever ties with our family!¡± Ye Xingli¡¯s voice became very aggrieved: ¡°Even if Brother Lan offended you, I didn¡¯t! Beibei, you know how much I dote on you, how could you bear to sever ties with me?¡±
¡°Also, about you being the daughter of our eldest uncle, we haven¡¯t told dad yet. Dad¡¯s health has improved a bit recently, and we¡¯re nning to take the opportunity to tell him this good news. If you sever ties with the family at this juncture, and it upsets dad so much that something happens, what will we do? Beibei, I beg you, you¡¯re the best¡¡±
He dragged his words, even starting to act spoiled.
Gu Junzhu found it irritating. He took Ye Xingbei¡¯s phone out of her hand and rebuked, ¡°Ye Xingli, is this how you talk to my wife? Do you have any sense of your responsibility as a man? You¡¯ve lost all dignity!¡±
Ye Xingli¡¯s spirits sagged, ¡°Who needs dignity when I¡¯m about to lose my sister? I don¡¯t need it, no need! As long as Beibei agrees not to cut ties with me, I¡¯ll even go streaking if it takes!¡±
The Fifth Lord of Gu sneered even more: ¡°Who wants to see you streaking? Aren¡¯t you afraid of poking your eyes out?¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡Enough from both of you!¡±
Exhausted physically and mentally, Ye Xingbei rubbed her forehead and grabbed the phone again: ¡°Brother Li, I can agree not to sever ties with you, but I have one request.¡±
Ye Xingli eagerly said: ¡°Good sis, tell me, not just one, even if it¡¯s hundreds or thousands, as long as I can do it, I promise!¡±
Gu Junzhu smirked, ¡°That goes without saying! Only when youmit to doing something that you can¡¯t, shows sincerity.¡±
Ye Xingbei covered his mouth with one hand while clutching the phone tightly with the other: ¡°My request is simple. Leave the conflict between me and Shi Qianying to myself, and both of you shouldn¡¯t interfere. Of course¡¡±
She curled her lips in a derisive smirk, ¡°If Brother Lan insists on helping Shi Qianying, I don¡¯t mind.¡±
¡°That¡¯s not eptable!¡± Ye Xingli panicked: ¡°Beibei, Shi Qianying is the second youngdy of the Shi family, she has money and connections. Without me and Brother Lan¡¯s help, you¡¯ll be at a disadvantage!¡±
Gu Junzhuughed, ¡°Beibei doesn¡¯t need money or connections, having me is enough! You focus on worrying about Shi Qianying instead.¡±
Ye Xingli: ¡°¡¡±
That sounded very reasonable!
No.
Wait.
More than reasonable, it¡¯s simply irrefutable!
He began to sympathize with Shi Qianying already.
In the past, Shi Qianying loved bullying Beibei, Beibei wouldn¡¯t lower herself to argue, making her think Beibei was an easy target.
Well, now she¡¯s in for it, she¡¯s kicked an iron te.
With the Fifth Lord of Gu stepping in, even thinking about it, he pitied Shi Qianying.
Considering that Shi Qianying was going to have bad luck, his mood lightened, and his tone became more rxed, ¡°Alright, Beibei, as long as you know that I love you, there¡¯s no need to sever ties. If Fifth Brother is there, and you don¡¯t want me to interfere, I won¡¯t. If you need anything, just give me a call. Beibei, Brother Li is on your side, Brother Li will always love you!¡±
The Fifth Lord of Gu chuckled, sending him three words in a cool and detached manner: ¡°Dumbass!¡±
Chapter 518: 519: Manor
Chapter 518: Chapter 519: Manor
After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone.
After receiving Ye Xingli¡¯s call, Ye Xingbei¡¯s mood improved vastly.
She figured that she hadn¡¯t entirely failed as a person. Out of her two brothers, at least one sincerely loved her wholeheartedly.
She looked at the time, ¡°Shall we go back? Let¡¯s deal with some things first, then head to Country Y to settle scores with Shi Qianying the day after tomorrow!
She clenched her fist, full of energy, ¡°I want to bring Yu Nuo with me. I want her to personally teach Shi Qianying a lesson. She should experience the same suffering she inflicted upon Yu Nuo, tenfold!¡±
*
Two dayster, Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei, along with two little ones, Qiao Zui, Fang Yao, Xueno, Yu Nuo, and a team of bodyguards, arrived in Country Y.
As Gu Junzhu had guessed, Xiao Shumiao was beyond excited to find out that he could travel with his parents.
Having grown up in Country Y, he happily pointed out the sights to Lingyue from the car upon their arrival.
Ye Xingbei asked Gu Junzhu, ¡°Are we going to stay at a hotel?¡±
She definitely wasn¡¯t going back to the Ye Family¡¯s house.
She wasn¡¯t ready to see Ye Xinn yet.
¡°No,¡± said Gu Junzhu, ¡°I have a manor here.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°What?¡±
¡°Lavender Manor. Gu Group has a cosmeticspany there. They growvender as a raw material for perfumes and such,¡± Gu Junzhu revealed, ¡°It¡¯svender season now, we¡¯re quite lucky.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡¡±
She was not envious, not envious at all, not envious in the least.
Even if she withdrew all her savings, she could buy a manor as well!
After a bit more than an hour, the car drove into a beautiful manor.
Xiao Shumiao eximed excitedly, ¡°Wow, it¡¯s so beautiful! Brother Xiaoyue, look, look, thevender field! Doesn¡¯t it look like a sea of flowers?¡±
Lingyue nodded seriously, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s very beautiful.¡±
The pale purple flowers swayed with the wind, like waves, rolling and undting.
The faint, elegant fragrance could be smelled from afar.
The distant, gentle aroma, unlike other strong fragrances that seem to overwhelm, exuded a serene sensation, much like the light of the moon after autumn.
ncing out the window, Ye Xingbei¡¯s eyes fell on the left side of his face.
The boy, who used to be like a delicate jade, now had a long scar marking his wless left cheek.
Even though they had applied the best medicine, it still had not helped.
It was as if a masterpiece painting, beautiful beyond words, had been smeared with a stroke of strong thick ink that made people sigh with regret.
Ye Xingbei had asked cosmetic surgeons about it. After a few scar removal procedures, the lighter scars would disappear, but the deepest scar next to the corner of his eye, where a chunk of flesh had been gouged out, might not fully recover.
While the doctor didn¡¯t say for sure it couldn¡¯t fully heal, judging by their expression, Ye Xingbei knew there wasn¡¯t much hope.
Every time she saw that scar, her heart felt like it was about to tear apart.
But Lingyue seemedpletely indifferent, as if that scar was not on his face.
Since he behaved so nonchntly about it, Ye Xingbei decided to act as if it didn¡¯t bother her as well.
If the scar could not be healed, she questioned whether he would remain as indifferent as he was now when he grew up.
After all, in this world, there were very few people who didn¡¯t care about their physical appearance.
Lost in her own thoughts, the car came to a stop.
They all got out of the car, and the housekeeper came to greet them.
Ye Xingbei soon received the same level of attentive care she enjoyed at Gu Family¡¯s vis in Jiang City and Beijing.
After taking a shower, changing clothes and having something to eat, Gu Junzhu said to Ye Xingbei, ¡°Come, let me show you something.¡±
Chapter 519: 520: Killing to Remove Harm for the People
Chapter 519: Chapter 520: Killing to Remove Harm for the People
Ye Xingbei was curious, ¡°What is it? Avender field?¡±
Gu Junzhu held her hand,¡±Let¡¯s take care of business first.¡±
¡°Business?¡± Ye Xingbei was confused.
¡°Follow me.¡± Gu Junzhu brought her to the basement in the backyard.
Ye Xingbei looked at the entrance of the basement and stared wide-eyed at Gu Junzhu: ¡°¡It¡¯s not what I think, is it?¡±
Gu Junzhu raised an eyebrow at her: ¡°What do you think?¡±
Ye Xingbei turned to look at Xueno and Yu Nuo,who had somehow arrived behind her, her heart racing, somewhat unbelievingly pointing at the entrance of the basement: ¡°Is it¡Shi Qianying?¡±
Gu Junzhu gave a slight smile, leading her into the basement.
Descending the long staircase, Ye Xingbei saw Shi Qianying hanging on the wall.
Upon seeing Ye Xingbei, Shi Qianying¡¯s eyes widened in fear and anger: ¡°Ye Xingbei, it¡¯s you! It¡¯s you who kidnapped me! You¡¯re really bold! You dare to kidnap me, when my brother-inw finds out, he¡¯ll skin you alive!¡±
¡°Shi Qianying, your skin is really thick!¡± Ye Xingbei sneered, ¡°Your sister and my Brother Lan haven¡¯t even married yet, whether my Brother Lan will marry her is still uncertain, and you¡¯re already calling yourself my aunt! Is your sister that eager to get married, worrying that my Brother Lan won¡¯t marry her, you two sisters are so eager? ¡±
Shi Qianying stared at Ye Xingbei in disbelief: ¡°Ye Xingbei, how dare you talk to me like this? Have you gone mad?¡±
Her family and the Ye Family have been friends for generations.
Since five years ago, when Ye Xingbei was brought back to the Ye Family, she had disliked Ye Xingbei.
She hated all girls who were prettier than her.
And this girl even shared the love that Ye Xinn and Ye Xingli had for her.
Her grievances with Ye Xingbei started because of Xueno and Yu Nuo.
One day, she suddenly discovered, the two bodyguards by Ye Xingbei¡¯s side were even better than her own bodyguards.
She asked Ye Xinn for Xueno and Yu Nuo, Ye Xinn had agreed, but Ye Xingbei actually refused Ye Xinn!
Because of this, Ye Xinn punished Ye Xingbei severely, but even after the punishment, Ye Xingbei stood her ground.
Ye Xingli was furious at Ye Xinn, protecting Xueno and Yu Nuo for Ye Xingbei. Ye Xinn selected other bodyguards for her, but she was still unsatisfied.
Since childhood, there was nothing she wanted that she did not get. Except Xueno and Yu Nuo. She couldn¡¯t get them from Ye Xingbei.
She held a grudge, but with Ye Xingli¡¯s protection, she did not dare to do anything to Ye Xingbei or the two bodyguards.
She had finally seen an opportunity when both Ye Xingli and Ye Xingbei were not in the country and Yu Nuo was alone, she kidnapped Yu Nuo and left him half-dead.
If it weren¡¯t for Ye Xinn finding out early, she was sure she¡¯d kill Yu Nuo.
But before she could have her fun, Ye Xinn found out. He took away Yu Nuo and reprimanded her harshly.
After the scolding, she felt even more resentful and med Ye Xingbei, thinking that she would make Ye Xingbei pay when she sees her next.
However, much to her surprise, before she could do anything in return, she was kidnapped by Ye Xingbei.
She had always felt superior in front of Ye Xingbei.
She was the respected second youngdy of the Shi family, while Ye Xingbei was only a pitiful dependent. What could Ye Xingbeipare with her?
If it weren¡¯t for Ye Xingli¡¯s protection, treating Ye Xingbei like a precious gem, she would have killed Ye Xingbei a long time ago!
But now, their positions were reversed. She was the humble prisoner, and Ye Xingbei was the one above her.
She was furious, grinding her teeth, cursing loudly, filled with threatening words.
Ye Xingbei, not bothering to waste time on her, turned to Yu Nuo and said, ¡°Yu Nuo, go. Just do what she did to you. Be bold, as long as she doesn¡¯t die.¡±
Gu Junzhu gave a faint smile, casually saying, ¡°Even if she dies, it doesn¡¯t matter. A mentally twisted freak, it¡¯s a good deed for us if we kill her, it¡¯s ridding the people of evil.¡±
Chapter 520: 521: What does having a good eye mean?
Chapter 520: Chapter 521: What does having a good eye mean?
¡°How dare you!¡± Shi Qianying shouted at Gu Junzhu, ¡°I am the Second Young Lady of the Shi family, and my brother-inw is the Young Master of the Ye family! Who do you think you are? How dare you act so outrageously? Release me now, or I assure you, you will regret it!¡±
Gu Junzhu merely smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over her face with an air of indifference.
He put his arm around Ye Xingbei¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Beibei, let¡¯s go out, we will only be a hindrance to Yu Nuo if we stay and watch.¡±
Ye Xingbei nodded, he walked over to Yu Nuo and said, ¡°Yu Nuo, repay her in the exact manner she bullied you. I¡¯ll be waiting outside, do not disappoint me!¡±
Yu Nuo¡¯s eyes appeared red as they welled-up with tears. His fists clenched tight, his body trembling violently.
Ye Xingbei gave him a pat on the shoulder, and while his body shuddered intensely, he did not evade.
Ye Xingbei then gently squeezed his arm, ¡°Yu Nuo, don¡¯t be afraid. Give your best, Xueno and I will be outside apanying you.¡±
Patting her arm, Ye Xingbei and Gu Junzhu led their people and exited the premises.
Only Shi Qianying and Yu Nuo were left in the basement.
Shi Qianying stared wide-eyed at Yu Nuo, her expression fierce, ¡°Don¡¯te any closer! I warn you, if you dare touch me, my brother and my brother-inw will never let you off. They¡¯ll sell you off as a gigolo, making you unable to live or die!¡±
Upon hearing the word ¡°gigolo¡±, Yu Nuo¡¯s eyshes fluttered and his eyes widened, bing so red they seemed ready to drip blood.
Staring at Shi Qianying¡¯s it right into her hideous face, in that moment, his mind didn¡¯t differentiate between superior and inferior, right and wrong, there was only the various sufferings that Shi Qianying had inflicted upon him.
His body trembled violently from the torturous memories, and he slowly walked towards Shi Qianying, step by step.
Shi Qianying struggled furiously but couldn¡¯t escape from the iron chain locking her wrists. She screeched, ¡°Yu Nuo, get away, scram! You are worthless, lower than even a beast. Dare touch a single finger of mine, and I swear you¡¯ll regret being born into this world.¡±
Yu Nuo ignored her screams, his eyes fixated on her. His hand reached into the charcoal basin, grabbing a red, hot iron.
¡°No! Don¡¯t¡¡± Shi Qianying¡¯s face turned pale with fright, she shook her head drastically, ¡°Yu Nuo, let me go! You can¡¯t do this to me! I am the Second Young Lady of the Shi family; Your owner. Dare treat your owner like this and you¡¯ll suffer punishments worse than hell, you¡¡±
Before she got to finish her threat, Yu Nuo pressed the red, hot iron onto her chest, holding it there tightly.
Shi Qianying¡¯s gruesome screams echoed clearly outside the basement.
Hearing Shi Qianying¡¯s screams, Ye Xingbei did not panic. On the contrary, he heaved a sigh of relief. Holding onto Gu Junzhu¡¯s sleeve, he whispered, ¡°I was really worried Yu Nuo might not dare to take action against Shi Qianying. I was reading a psychology book yesterday, and in cases like Yu Nuo, the best therapy is toy hands on their abusers. Let them understand their abusers aren¡¯t invincible and disentangle their mental blocks. Aiding them with systematic therapy might facilitate his healing.¡±
Gu Junzhu smiled and said, ¡°Well, congrattions then, it seems your judgement is not half bad.¡±
¡°Hm?¡± Ye Xingbei was confused, ¡°What judgement being not bad?¡±
¡°Your judgement in selecting bodyguards,¡± Gu Junzhu smirked, ¡°Your bodyguard is not too bad, he hasn¡¯t rotted beyond redemption yet.¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei looked at him earnestly, ¡°Fifth Lord of Gu, do you even know how topliment someone?¡±
Chapter 521: 522 Thank You, Uncle
Chapter 521: Chapter 522 Thank You, Uncle
¡°Have I never praised?¡± Fifth Lord of Gu raised his eyebrows: ¡°My Xiao Shumiao is the smartest, cutest, most sensible, number one in the universe, and unique.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡ That¡¯s too over the top, it doesn¡¯t sound sincere at all.¡±
Gu Junzhu smiled, moved closer to her, wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace, looking deeply into her eyes, ¡°Ye Xiaobei, you are the prettiest girl I have ever seen.¡±
His voice was gentle, his eyes shone brightly as though sprinkled with stars, utterly captivating.
Ye Xingbei blushed and pushed him away, ¡°Go away, there are so many people around!¡±
Gu Junzhu chuckled lowly, let go of her waist, crossed his arms, allowing the sunlight to fall on his peerlessly handsome face¨Ca sight so mesmerizing that it could sweep people off their feet.
Ye Xingbei¡¯s heart pounded wildly.
She looked towards the entrance of the basement, telling herself that her heart was racing not because she was taken in by Gu Junzhu¡¯s good looks. She was not so superficial as to be swayed by Gu Junzhu¡¯s attractiveness!
She must be frightened by Shi Qianying¡¯s scream!
Shi Qianying¡¯s screams grew sharper and more terrifying by the minute. God only knows what method Yu Nuo was using against her.
Unlike Xueno who is robust and determined, Yu Nuo is a very gentle and meticulous person.
Given what Shi Qianying did to drive such a gentle guy to this state, it was clear to see just how evil she was.
Fortunately, there¡¯s justice in the world. What goes aroundes around.
Now, Shi Qianying is tasting the fruits of her deeds.
The horrific screams of Shi Qianying should have chilled one to the bone. Yet Ye Xingbei found it particrly interesting and satisfying.
She concluded that under her pretty face, there must be a little demon dwelling.
Right now, this little demon wanted nothing more than to personally tear Shi Qianying apart and felt nopassion for Shi Qianying¡¯s suffering.
A dozen minutester, the horrific screams of Shi Qianying gradually subsided.
After several dozen minutes more, there was no longer any sounding from the basement.
A momentter, footsteps sounded, and Yu Nuo appeared at the entrance of the basement.
He walked straight to Ye Xingbei. His eyes were still red, but there were no more tears. He stopped shaking, and each step he took was steady.
When he got in front of Ye Xingbei, he knelt down, and kowtowed to Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei: ¡°Thank you, Young Lord, thank you, Miss!¡±
Although the term ¡°Young Lord¡± was a bit strange, it gave Gu Junzhu a peculiar feeling in his heart.
Seeing as this feeling wasn¡¯t bad at all, Gu Junzhu gave him a smile, conveying that Yu Nuo was deserving of his guidance.
He loved this feeling of backing Ye Xiaobei up too much!
Especially when the person he was lending his support to was also someone he could stand firmly by himself. He wouldn¡¯t stoke the fire on one side while throwing water on the other.
Indeed, he was right. Ye Xiaobei¡¯s two bodyguards were pretty good.
Ye Xingbei quickly bent down to help Yu Nuo up, looking him over: ¡°Yu Nuo, do you feel better inside? I read in books that once you¡¯ve defeated the one who bullied you, you won¡¯t have any psychological trauma anymore. Now that you¡¯ve beaten Shi Qianying, do you feel better?¡±
Yu Nuo nced at the hand Ye Xingbei had on his arm.
Ever since he was tormented by Shi Qianying, he would feel defensive and want to escape whenever someone approached him, fearing they would torment him like she did.
But now, while he still felt the urge to push Ye Xingbei away, he could control that urge.
Chapter 522: 523: They Will Definitely Come to Settle the Score with Us
Chapter 522: Chapter 523: They Will Definitely Come to Settle the Score with Us
He nodded, looked up at Ye Xingbei, and managed to crack a smile, ¡°Miss, I¡¯m just fine.¡±
He had never felt better before. Especially now that he saw Shi Qianying lying in a pool of blood, crushed beneath his foot.
¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Ye Xingbei hesitated before asking, ¡°Is she still alive?¡±
Yu Nuo nodded: ¡°She¡¯s alive.¡±
¡°Well,¡± Ye Xingbei patted his arm, ¡°You can take a rest now.¡±
Ye Xingbei turned to Xueno, ¡°Xueno, apany Yu Nuo to rest.¡±
Xueno obediently agreed and walked over to Yu Nuo¡¯s side.
Ye Xingbei turned to Yu Nuo again, a yful smile on her face, ¡°Make sure to eat well and get good sleep. Get your weight back up. You¡¯re so slender that you could be blown away by the wind. How can you be my bodyguard like this, right?¡±
A beautiful smile finally appeared on Yu Nuo¡¯s face, ¡°Yes, Miss. I will.¡±
As Gu Junzhu watched at Yu Nuo and his overly beautiful face, the fingertips hanging by his side twirled¡ It seemed that the two bodyguards around Ye Xingbei were not very reliable. Their handsome faces were distracting!
After Xueno and Yu Nuo left, Ye Xingbei turned to Gu Junzhu, ¡°Shall we go see Shi Qianying?¡±
Gu Junzhu nodded.
The two entered the basement.
Shi Qianying, who used to hang on the wall, was now lying on the ground. Clothes torn, thoroughly beaten. Her body was stained with blood; you could no longer see her usually arrogant and haughty demeanor.
Ye Xingbei squatted down beside her, extending her finger to feel for her breath.
Her breathing was weak, but she was certainly still alive.
Ye Xingbei then tilted her head, looking at Shi Qianying¡¯s face. Bruised and swollen, it resembled a pig head.
Ye Xingbei looked at Shi Qianying, then back at the Fifth Lord of Gu, who was standing by her side, appearing indifferent,pletely at ease. Her feelings were mixed.
Before she knew Gu Junzhu, she would never have dreamed that Shi Qianying, who used to be so overbearing in front of her, would be like a beaten dog today, curled up at Ye Xingbei¡¯s feet.
With the help of Fifth Lord of Gu, many things that were previously deemed impossible were now happening in reality.
Is this what they mean by¡ when one obtains great fortune, all around him will share the same?
Ah, pea soup!
She is not a pet!
Noticing herplex look, Gu Junzhu smiled, tapping her head lightly, ¡°What¡¯s on your mind? Your eyes are full of thoughts?¡±
¡°Full of thoughts?¡± Ye Xingbei repeated, feeling puzzled.
What does that even mean?
Gu Junzhu looked down at her with amusement, ¡°I just saw many words written in your eyes, those words, however, were just too tiny and dense for me to read clearly.¡±
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡You are such a great storyteller!¡±
¡°Really!¡± Gu Junzhu touched his chin in all earnestness, ¡°I saw in your eyes just now, ¡®How did I marry such a good husband? My husband is so awesome, so capable, so wise and powerful, none can match up to him. How lucky I am to have married such an amazing husband!''¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei was expressionless, ¡°The next time someone says you¡¯re aloof, I¡¯ll spray salt soda in his face!¡±
Gu Junzhu burst intoughter, his suddenughter was like a burst of sunlight, sparkling and dazzling.
Ye Xingbei was blinded by hisughter, her heart pounded wildly. She quickly turned her gaze away from his face and pointed to Shi Qianying at her feet, ¡°What shall we do about her?¡±
¡°Put her in a sack and dump her at the Shi family¡¯s front door.¡± The Fifth Lord of Gu said this casually, as if he was delivering local products to Shi family.
Ye Xingbei: ¡°¡Shi family will surely seek revenge from us.¡±
Chapter 523: 524: Utterly Unprincipled, Repeatedly Indulging
Chapter 523: Chapter 524: Utterly Unprincipled, Repeatedly Indulging
¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Gu Junzhu patted her head with a grin, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, before they find us to settle the score, someone else will be looking to settle with them.¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbei suddenly felt an intellectual gap: ¡°What do you mean by that? Are you up to no good again?¡±
Fifth Lord of Gu put away his smile and proimed righteously: ¡°Once a person of the state, always a person of the state! Even though I have retired now, I still carry the qualities of loyalty, integrity and bravery that our organization promotes. I only act justly and bravely, eliminate evil for the people, and never do anything bad. I guarantee with my past medals, that all I do is a great favor, it¡¯s just that the bad guys don¡¯t appreciate it.¡±
¡°¡¡± Ye Xingbeiughed.
If these words hade from Fang Yao, she would have believed them without hesitation.
But no matter whether those words were spoken by Fifth Lord of Gu or Qiao Zui, she wouldn¡¯t trust them.
With a heart like honebed coal, both dark and hollowed out, her image of heroes with integrity and perseverance had never been like this!
She looked down to Shi Qianying, considering what to say next, when Gu Chi strode in: ¡°Young Master, Young Madam, the Young Master of Shi family, Shi Shijun, and Young Master Ye have arrived.¡±
Ye Xingbei furrowed her brows: ¡°Brother Lan is here?¡±
Gu Junzhu smirked: ¡°Not bad, they¡¯re notpletely stupid, at least they can find their way here.¡±
¡°Right,¡± Ye Xingbei turned to look at Gu Junzhu: ¡°They¡¯ve found out that you moved Shi Qianying here, and havee to demand her back, haven¡¯t they?¡±
Gu Junzhu smiled slightly, ¡°If they want her, they can have her. We¡¯re not a rubbish dump. We were nning to return her in the first ce. If theye to us, we can even save a sack and some gasoline.¡±
¡°¡¡±, Ye Xingbei looked down at Shi Qianying: ¡°They won¡¯t let it go, seeing Shi Qianying turned into this.¡±
¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Gu Junzhu smiled faintly, ¡°They are not the only ones who can¡¯t let it go.¡±
Ye Xingbei looked at Gu Junzhu with full of confusion, although Fifth Lord of Guughed nobly and regally, she saw the devilish wings pping behind him.
She didn¡¯t know who would be the next to suffer misfortune.
Such pity!
Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei went back to the living room.
Not only Shi Shijun and Ye Xinn had arrived, but also Shi Qianying¡¯s sister, Shi Qianling.
Seeing Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei walk into the living room, Shi Qianling was the first to stand up, rushed to Ye Xingbei, ¡°Beibei, where is Xiao Ying?¡±
Despite her anxious look, she still maintained a poised and graceful demeanor, her voice as gentle as running water.
If Ye Xingbei had not appeared, Shi Qianling would always have been Y Country¡¯s most beautiful woman.
Unfortunately, five years ago, Ye Xingbei was brought into Y Country by Ye Xingli, and ever since then, Shi Qianling¡¯s position as the most beautiful woman had been disputed.
Some argued that Ye Xingbei was more beautiful than Shi Qianling and should be considered the most beautiful woman.
Others imed that Ye Xingbei, being non-native to Y Country and of humble origin, cannot bepared to Shi Qianling.
Regardless of the controversy, everyone agreed on one point, Ye Xingbei was more beautiful than Shi Qianling.
No one could criticize Ye Xingbei¡¯s appearance, as anyone with eyes could see that Ye Xingbei was more attractive than Shi Qianling.
All they could do was to attack Ye Xingbei¡¯s origins.
Ye Xingbei looked at Ye Xinn.