Ch. 201..210
Chapter 201 You’re Asking for It, Aren’t You? Ye Chuyi stiffened again.
She had already decided that she would absolutely not take walks with Sheng Tingyuan anymore. Probably every time he suggested it, he didn’t have good intentions!
With a bit of force, she pushed him away and, without bothering with him, started to jog.
Sheng Tingyuan chased after her, following at an unhurried pace.
After running for a while, Ye Chuyi realized that she had taken the wrong path. All the villas in this area had very similar exteriors, and the villa before her was not Sheng Tingyuan’s.
Sheng Tingyuan chuckled, “What, planning to stay at this one tonight?”
Ye Chuyi turned around and glared at him, “You knew I took the wrong path and you didn’t remind me? Haven’t got tired of the rain yet?”noveldrama
Sheng Tingyuan smiled, stepped forward, and took her hand again, “This way.”
Ye Chuyi unwillingly let him lead her. After walking a big circle with him, they finally returned home.
By the time they entered the living room, he looked like a drowned rat, dripping water from head to toe.
Ye Chuyi fared slightly better because she had worn a hat and his waterproof coat.
Auntie Wang hurriedly offered two large towels, “Young master, Madam, dry yourselves quick. I’ve also simmered some ginger soup, have a bowl later!”
Sheng Tingyuan nodded at her, “Well done, you can get off work now!”
Auntie Wang agreed and took her large umbrella before leaving. She wasn’t as foolish as these young people, she knew to use an umbrella.
Ye Chuyi dried her hair and drank a bowl of ginger soup before taking a bath.
After coming out, she drank another bowl, felt the sweat breaking out all over her body, which was very comforting. Then she carried a bowl and went to look for Sheng Tingyuan.
Sheng Tingyuan was on the phone in the study. She knocked on the door and, hearing him say come in, she entered.
She placed the ginger soup on the table and said in a very soft voice, “Have another bowl, don’t catch a cold,” otherwise, she would feel like it was her fault.
After being married for so long, it was the first time Sheng Tingyuan felt his wife’s care. He stopped his phone call, took the ginger soup, and drank it in one gulp.
Ye Chuyi watched, dumbfounded. Wasn’t it hot for him?
Sheng Tingyuan looked at her. Her cheeks were rosy from her recent bath, and her hair was a bit messy from drying it. She looked adorably dazed.
He set down the bowl and smoothed her hair with his fingers, then touched her cheek.
Yes, just as smooth and soft as he had imagined, excellent to the touch.
He leaned in slightly, about to kiss her, but Ye Chuyi slipped from his grasp and ran away without looking back.
He shook his head and didn’t chase after her, picking up his phone to continue the call instead.
Ye Chuyi ran back to her bedroom, patted her cheeks, trying to dispel the unusual sensation of his touch, and stood by the window to watch the rain.
She couldn’t help but reach out to catch some rain, thinking cheerfully to herself, I wonder where Meng Li will stay tonight? If she has nowhere to go, will she seek help from Wen Nianyou?
Seeing Meng Li in such a foul state, would Wen Nianyou help her?
In the Wen Family villa,
Meng Li stood outside the gates, waiting for Wen Nianyou to come out.
Ye Chuyi wasn’t wrong; she now had nowhere to live, not even clean clothes to wear, and had no choice but to seek Wen Nianyou’s help because the rental place she had been living in was closest to her.
Yet, she had been waiting outside for a long time, and Wen Nianyou hadn’t come out.
Her teeth chattered; she was cold and hungry, and her stomach was in unbearable pain.
Shivering, she took out her phone and called Wen Nianyou again.
Wen Nianyou didn’t pick up, so she sent several texts instead.
After what felt like an eternity, Wen Nianyou finally came out leisurely with an umbrella in hand.
As she neared Meng Li, she instantly frowned, “What’s going on? Why do you stink? Fell into a manure pit?”
Meng Li was extremely embarrassed. She was drenched, and the rain couldn’t wash away the awful stench, even though she had changed her trousers; she still smelled bad.
She said through gritted teeth, “I was set up by Lin Chuyi, it’s all her fault!”
“She pushed you into a manure pit?”
“No, I met up with her for coffee today, I had the waiter slip her a laxative, but somehow she played some trick behind my back, and the waiter served me the drugged one, now my stomach is killing me.”
“A laxative? You have diarrhea?”
“I… yes.”
“So, you got what you deserved? You fool, can’t even drug someone right!”
Chapter 202 Wen Nianyou’s Defenses Are Broken Wen Nianyou looked Meng Li up and down, then suddenly realized something. She quickly stepped back two meters, her face showing undisguised disgust: “You got it on yourself? Meng Li, how disgusting can you be! Covered in crap, and you come looking for me?”
“No, no, it’s not like that, I’ve changed my clothes already, I just haven’t taken a shower yet, I…”
Wen Nianyou, unable to bear it, interrupted her: “If you haven’t taken a shower, then hurry up and go shower. Why come here to disgust me!”
She turned to leave, but Meng Li immediately stepped forward and grabbed her.
Wen Nianyou almost screamed as she shook off Meng Li’s hand: “Meng Li, you dare to touch me? You’re so filthy!”
“Youyou, I really had no other choice but to come to you, can you take me in for just one night? Just one! The landlord of the place I rent suddenly sold the house, and now I have nowhere to stay, please, let me stay for one night!”
Wen Nianyou covered her nose and mouth, backing away continuously: “Get away from me! Stay away! You think with that stench you can stay in my villa? Don’t even think about it!”
Meng Li refused to leave, advancing step by step: “I’ll take a shower and I won’t stink anymore, right? Youyou, over the years, I’ve done many things for you. I’m at the end of my rope, won’t you help me at all?”
“What do you mean at the end of your rope? I see it as purely coming to make me sick! Lin Chuyi did this to you, go settle the score with her. What are you doing looking for me?”
“Why would Lin Chuyi want to harm me? Don’t you know why? Who was it that made me put laxatives in her drink? Who instructed me to change her college entrance exam preferences? And all those other things, do you want me to list them one by one?”
Wen Nianyou’s face changed: “You better stop spouting nonsense. Those were all your doings, they have nothing to do with me!”
“Fine, if you won’t admit it.”
Meng Li didn’t dare to say too much, she knew better than anyone how ruthless Wen Nianyou could be. Crossing her could lead to a lot of trouble.noveldrama
She shifted back to a more humble tone: “Youyou, if you don’t want me staying at your place, could you lend me some money to tide me over? I’ll stay in a hotel, and once I’ve earned some money, I will pay you back very soon.”
As soon as Wen Nianyou heard Meng Li ask to borrow money, she became furious, fuming: “I don’t have money! Money, money, money, you all come to me for money, were you all reincarnated as beggars? Do you think I’m a money printer? Right now, I have nothing but my life left, if you want money, come and take it! Come on!”
Meng Li was shocked by her enraged and screaming demeanor, not understanding what was going on. Why did she suddenly break down like this? Asking for a loan was like poking her lung, she was almost jumping up to curse.
Wasn’t Wen Nianyou the one who always liked to show off her wealth in the past? Treating people to meals without batting an eye no matter how much it cost.
Of course, Meng Li knew nothing of Wen Nianyou’s current predicament; if she did, she would never dare to bring up borrowing money.
The reason for Wen Nianyou’s towering rage was that she was being extorted by a mysterious person again and again.
Just yesterday, she had transferred ten million to this person, and today, he was demanding another twenty million! Moreover, she had only three days to come up with the money, or he would expose her fake heiress status!
If it were just that, it might be bearable—twenty million, she could come up with that amount by gritting her teeth; after all, Lady Wen had given her sixty million to start a business and open a company.
But Qi Yunfan was also pressing her to come up with fifty million to compensate for the losses at Golden Sand Beach!
Where would she get so much money?
She had already invested twenty million into the company. The medical industry requires high initial investment costs, and that twenty million vanished without a trace.
She had given five hundred thousand and then one million to the mysterious person, and had also bought herself a limited edition Hermès mini “little house” bag for one and a half million, as well as a bunch of new clothes and shoes.
From the original sixty million, there was just over twenty million left, but the shortfall was a staggering seventy million!
Meng Li coming to borrow money at this critical juncture was akin to poking a hole in her lung.
Unfortunately, Meng Li knew none of this. She only thought that Wen Nianyou was very wealthy since she had recently flaunted many of the latest luxury summer items, each showcased in photos on her social media.
Chapter 203: She was disgusted and vomited Meng Li begged in the most humble tone, “Youyou, I won’t borrow much, just lend me a hundred thousand.”
In the past, whenever she pleaded with Wen Nianyou like this, she would casually throw her some money, enjoying the superior feeling of bestowing alms upon the poor.
Unfortunately, today this trick didn’t work anymore, Wen Nianyou was extremely annoyed, “Are you deaf or can’t you understand human speech? I said I have no money! You’re a beggar without any dignity, you disgust me even more than Lin Chuyi! Get out, just get out!”
But Meng Li was too desperate for money now, even being scolded horribly, she wouldn’t give up, “Youyou, a hundred thousand isn’t even enough for you to buy a bag, but for me, it’s life-saving money. My mom is not going to make it, I need to pay for her medical bills.”
Wen Nianyou scoffed instantly, “Playing the dutiful daughter in front of me? Do you think I don’t know how much you hate your mother, to the point of grinding your teeth? You’ve borrowed from all your relatives and friends, giving money to that woman to prolong her life, just so you can continue to torment her!”
“Youyou, you’ve misunderstood, how could I torment my mom? I’m really trying to save her, it’s just that the treatment methods are a bit special.”
“Cut the nonsense, just get out, I won’t lend you a penny!”
“If a hundred thousand won’t work, then just lend me five thousand for now, I need to stay at a hotel, and I’ll pay you back tomorrow.”
Wen Nianyou was even more infuriated, “Five thousand for a hotel stay? Do you think you are a daughter of a wealthy family? You’re so poor you don’t even have a change of clothes, yet you want to stay in such a nice hotel! If you want money, earn it yourself, if you can’t, then go die, don’t bother me!”
She was about to continue the scolding, but then she saw Meng Li’s complexion suddenly change across from her, and she quickly took off her pants and squatted down.
“Plop plop plop!”
Several earth-shattering noises followed, and then a foul stench wafted over.noveldrama
Wen Nianyou couldn’t believe it!
Meng Li actually squatted down and defecated right in front of her, at the gate of her family’s villa!
“Ugh!”
Wen Nianyou couldn’t stop vomiting, retching while she ran into the house as if fleeing from some monstrous beast.
After she made it back to the living room, she continued vomiting, then hurried into the bathroom, vomiting profoundly.
In the end, she was almost throwing up bile, but she still felt unbearably nauseated.
“Damn Meng Li, I will kill you!”
It was nearly midnight; Lady Wen had already gone to bed, but Lin Yueqin, being a maid, naturally hadn’t. Seeing Wen Nianyou vomiting like this, her eyes lit up, “My miss, could it be that you’re…?”
Wen Nianyou didn’t catch on, “What do you mean ‘that you’re…?'”
“I mean, are you possibly pregnant with Qi Yunfan’s baby? If that’s the case, then marrying into the Qi Family would be a sure thing.”
Wen Nianyou glared at her angrily, “What nonsense are you spouting? Do you even have a brain? Getting pregnant before marriage, won’t I be a laughingstock? The Wen Family is a high-society wealthy family, not some low-class family like yours. I am a daughter of affluent parents, how could I get pregnant before marriage! I am not pregnant, I am just disgusted, that’s all!”
However, mockery appeared on Lin Yueqin’s face, “What does it matter if you’re from a high-society wealthy family? Sometimes their morals are no better than those of us poor folks. At least I was properly engaged by Shi Youjin and married decently, directly and openly, not like Lady Wen.”
Wen Nianyou was stunned, “What do you mean by that?”
“You may not know, miss, but Lady Wen got pregnant before marriage. She was with Mr. Wen without any traditional formalities, and the two never had a wedding.”
“What?!”
“It’s true. Lady Wen’s family had arranged a marriage for her, but she didn’t want to marry and took a liking to Mr. Wen. Later, she got pregnant, and her family had no choice but to call off the arranged marriage and let her go.”
“Is that real? How do you know all this?”
“Lady Wen used to consider me her closest confidante. She mentioned these things to me casually after she had a child.”
Lin Yueqin’s eyes shimmered with scheming, “You might as well follow Lady Wen’s example. Just make the rice into a cooked rice. If you get pregnant with Qi Yunfan’s baby, the Qi Family would be forced to acknowledge it. What matters isn’t the means of getting married, but getting married itself.”
“I… I need to think about this carefully.”
Chapter 204: Let’s Talk About Some Other Secrets A night passed, the rain stopped, and the sky cleared up.
Ye Chuyi had breakfast and went to Jungle early to handle work.
At noon, Ivy called her to report on the progress of the work. “Meng Li has been detained by the police for selling the homeowner’s appliances—evidence is conclusive. Moreover, per your request, I’ve lodged a complaint against her pharmacy for selling fake drugs and for falsified accounts; the pharmacy has been sealed off, the fake drugs have been confiscated, and she is facing heavy fines and imprisonment.”
“Hmm, good. How is her mother doing? Is she in danger?”
“I’ve had someone look into it; her mother is lying in a dilapidated hospital in the name of getting treatment, but in reality, she’s not sick, just malnourished, with no danger to her life. Also, her leg’s been broken—it was Meng Li’s doing, all so she couldn’t escape the hospital.”
Ye Chuyi didn’t expect Meng Li to be so ruthless. After thinking for a bit, she said indifferently, “Since Meng Li doesn’t want her mother to run away, then you help her mother out, let her be discharged from the hospital.”
“Yes, boss.”
After hanging up, Ye Chuyi called her assistant over.
“Su Shan, have we received compensation from Golden Sand Beach Number Six yet?”
“Not yet.”
“Nudge Qi Yunfan one last time. Give him three days. If the compensation isn’t paid, then sue him. If it really goes to court, he’ll have to pay a lot more than fifty million.”
“Okay, I’ll go right away.”noveldrama
However, not long after the assistant left, Ye Chuyi received a call from Qi Yunfan.
She didn’t want to take it at first, but he kept calling, and she thought it over and decided to answer; maybe he could provide her with some other information.
Once the call connected, Qi Yunfan’s urgent voice came through. “Chuyi, Jungle Pharmaceutical has opened a new company called Ruyi Medical, did you know?”
Ye Chuyi: “I know.”
“Could you ask President Jungle to give me a break? They’re asking me to send over fifty million within three days, but I don’t have that kind of money right now; even gathering it takes time. Ask him to extend my deadline a few more days.”
“Why should I plead for you? Young Master Qi, not quite awake yet?”
“Chuyi, I really messed up. Please forgive me. It’s not like we have any deep-seated hatred. The favor I’m asking for is as trivial as can be, and you can easily manage it. Besides, fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. Maybe one day you’ll be down on your luck and need my help. If you help me now, I’ll certainly not forget it in the future.”
Ye Chuyi’s voice carried a faint confidence. “I won’t end up destitute, and even if I did, I wouldn’t ask you. Even if I did ask, you wouldn’t help me. After all, it’s because of my inferior background that you cheated on me and went with Wen Nianyou, who comes from a good family. Someone who despises the poor and loves the rich like you is unlikely to help me.”
Qi Yunfan paused for a moment, then spoke again, “Fine, even if you refuse to help me with Jungle’s issue, you should still help me with Dome Hospital’s. My mother’s condition is deteriorating too fast; she really can’t wait any longer. Please ask Doctor Anxin to perform the surgery on her as soon as possible!”
“If you want Doctor Anxin to perform surgery, then go register, book a surgical appointment. If you don’t want to book, then go to another hospital.”
“Is it that I don’t want to book? Haven’t I told you? My mother’s condition is worsening too rapidly; we don’t have time for an appointment! Can’t you just speak to Doctor Anxin, get us in line, and have the surgery done for my mother first?”
“Why should your mother get to skip the line?”
“Why? She’s my mother!”
“Yes, she’s your mother, not mine, so she can’t skip the line. Please line up properly, Young Master Qi.”
“You!”
Qi Yunfan was so angry he couldn’t find the words to respond. After a while, he softened his tone and pled, “Chuyi, can’t you be a little less harsh on me? Look, as soon as I knew Meng Li’s secret, I told you right away. Can’t you help me out this once?”
“That so-called secret about Meng Li is of no use to me. She’s already been arrested for breaking the law.”
“What? She’s been arrested? Why?”
Ye Chuyi didn’t answer his question; she just said blandly, “Do you have any other secrets to share, to see if they can move me?”
Chapter 205: The Blood Type of Wen Nianyou “Another secret? Wait a second, let me think.”
“Oh, right. When I recently went to see Wen Nianyou, I always noticed a strange old man skulking around outside her mansion.”
“This guy had really short hair, was wearing old-fashioned and worn clothes, and he was even wearing a pair of dusty rubber shoes that people last century wore. He looked just like he’d come out of prison, it was pretty eerie.”
Ye Chuyi immediately knew he was talking about Shi Youjin.
Shi Youjin had always liked wearing rubber shoes. After his release, she had bought him new shoes, but he refused to wear them and continued to wear his cracked ones.
She found it strange. What was Shi Youjin doing loitering around the Wen Family mansion all the time?
Could it be that he still wanted to remarry Lin Yueqin?
As thoughts raced through her mind, Ye Chuyi nonetheless said, “How is that a secret? Why are you telling me this? It’s not my mansion being watched, you should go talk to Wen Nianyou.”
“That… yeah, you’re right.”
“Do you have any other secrets? If not, I’m hanging up. I don’t have time for your nonsense.”
“Don’t hang up, don’t hang up. I do have a secret. I surely do, just let me think.”
It was a while before Qi Yunfan hesitantly said, “I don’t know if this counts as a secret, but, Wen Nianyou kept telling me she was O-type blood. However, my mom was afraid she had some hidden genetic diseases that could affect our children in the future, so she pretended to accidentally cut her hand and had someone test her blood. Turns out, Wen Nianyou is B-type blood.”
Ye Chuyi really didn’t know what Wen Nianyou’s blood type was or if she had made a mistake claiming to be O-type or if it was intentional.
Qi Yunfan’s words couldn’t be completely trusted either.
But if Qi Yunfan was telling the truth, if Wen Nianyou was deliberately hiding her real blood type, then why?
Ye Chuyi harbored doubts but replied indifferently to Qi Yunfan, “Are you dumb? What does Wen Nianyou’s blood type have to do with me? It’s not like I need her for a blood transfusion. What kind of secrets are you talking about? They are worthless to me.”
She hung up the phone outright.
Qi Yunfan was left with a rebuffed feeling, filled with frustration. He cursed Wen Nianyou, who had caused him no small harm, and then went to extort money from her again.
But Ye Chuyi fell into deep thought on her end.
Naturally, she did not believe that the two secrets Q Yunfan mentioned were of no value; she was simply making a fool out of him on purpose.
First was Shi Youjin.
Ye Chuyi actually didn’t believe he truly wanted to remarry Lin Yueqin; claiming to want a reconciliation was likely just an excuse Shi Youjin had made up.
So, why was he lingering around the Wen Family mansion every day?
Then there was the matter of Wen Nianyou’s blood type, although she lied all the time, lying about one’s blood type, especially since a mistake during a life-threatening situation calling for a blood transfusion could be fatal, seemed completely unnecessary.
As she pondered, her phone rang again, this time from an unknown number.
She answered and heard Meng Li’s voice, tinged with a sob, “Chuyi, please help me. I’m in the police station. Hurry and help me pay 500,000 yuan for bail money to get me out!”
Ye Chuyi laughed, “What did you say? Helping you pay 500,000 yuan for bail money? Meng Li, have you lost your mind, or have I? Do you think I would help you?”
“Chuyi, as long as you are willing to help me, in the future, you can ask me to do anything for you!”noveldrama
“Do you think I would trust you again? Are you not Wen Nianyou’s lapdog? What, she won’t take care of you now that you’re in trouble? Call her to pay your 500,000 yuan. Why are you bothering me?”
“I’ve already called her, but she just won’t come!”
“Then keep calling until she comes. You’re so close to each other; how could she abandon you?”
Meng Li said anxiously, “Chuyi, Wen Nianyou is no good. I’ve seen her true colors now! She’s always been bullying you, hasn’t she? I have a way to help you strike back; I have a lot of dirt on her!”
Ye Chuyi’s interest was piqued. It seemed there was another person harboring secrets.
: Chapter 206 Ye Chuyi’s Revenge Ye Chuyi spoke indifferently, “Is that so? Since you have leverage over her, why not simply threaten her to pay your bail?”
Meng Li stopped short. She had indeed already called Wen Nianyou to threaten him, but she herself was not sure if those threats would work. What if Wen Nianyou didn’t show up? So she called Ye Chuyi to find a fallback plan for herself.
“Chuyi, come to the police station, and let’s talk face to face. I can tell you all of Wen Nianyou’s weaknesses! My call time is limited right now, the police station won’t let me talk for too long!”
“Which police station are you at?”
Meng Li quickly gave the address, thanking her profusely, and then urged, “Hurry up and come!”
“Hmm, got it.”
Ye Chuyi hung up the phone and got up to leave.
Her cellphone vibrated, and she looked down to see a message from Ivy: “Boss, Meng Li’s mom has successfully escaped from the hospital, and we’ve deliberately let slip the news that Meng Li is in the police station to her.”
Ye Chuyi responded with “Got it,” and then left the company.
While driving to the police station, she passed by a boutique bag shop.
She had already driven past it, yet she turned back, went in and picked out a bag after much deliberation.
Then, with her new bag slung over her shoulder, she went to the police station.
As soon as Meng Li saw her, a gleam of light burst in her eyes. She was overjoyed, excitedly getting to her feet: “Chuyi, you really came!”
“You’re always the best to me. When I was hurt as a child, you bought me medicine. Now that I’m in jail, you come to bail me out! We have always been best friends!”
“Officer, my friend has come to post bail for me, you can get the five hundred thousand from her!”
The police officer looked at Ye Chuyi, “Are you here to post her bail?”
Ye Chuyi replied indifferently, “Of course not.”
The joy on Meng Li’s face instantly froze: “Chuyi, what are you saying? You’re not here to post my bail?”noveldrama
The police officer frowned, “Then what are you here for?”
Ye Chuyi: “I’m here to file a report.”
“What report?”
“Eight years ago, after the high school exams, someone tampered with my exam choices. I want to file a report and catch the person who tried to ruin my life.”
Meng Li’s complexion changed drastically, and her earlier elation turned to dread. She collapsed onto the chair, her lips trembling, unable to say a word.
The police officer handed Ye Chuyi a form: “Fill in the relevant information so we can open a case for you.”
Ye Chuyi took the form: “Thank you.”
After filling out the form and answering a few questions from the police officer, she pointed at Meng Li and said, “My prime suspect is her. Please investigate this person thoroughly, officer.”
The police officer turned to Meng Li: “Theft, selling counterfeit medicine, falsifying accounts to evade taxes, and now the addition of tampering with someone else’s college entrance exam choices! How many things are you guilty of? Come clean!”
Meng Li shook her head in desperation: “It’s not related to me, I didn’t change her choices!”
The police officer, in a stern tone: “Whether it was you or not, we will investigate thoroughly. However, if you confess your crimes voluntarily, you might be able to reduce some of your punishment. Think about it carefully!”
Meng Li, pale as a ghost, looked at the composed face of Ye Chuyi and suddenly realized that she had changed. She was no longer the naive and easily bullied little girl from their childhood. She had become a meticulous thinker, vengeful and relentless in seeking retribution!
The Ye Chuyi of before was too easy to deceive, which led her to be unprepared even now, still assuming she could easily manipulate her.
But it turned out that Ye Chuyi was the one manipulating her.
Ye Chuyi was not here to help her; she had come to intensify her guilt!
It was only now that Meng Li belatedly realized, perhaps the laced wolfberry and date tea she mistakenly drank at the coffee shop the day before was not an accident—it was deliberate!
Ye Chuyi was retaliating against her!
But how had she anticipated all of this beforehand?
After all, Ye Chuyi hadn’t gone near the bar or had any contact with the waitress she had bribed after entering the coffee shop!
How did the drugged tea get switched out?
Chapter 207 She Can’t Be That Awesome! A wave of unknown fear overflowed from the bottom of her heart, leaving Meng Li startled.
Looking at Ye Chuyi’s beautifully ethereal face that held no trace of aggression, she realized she could no longer see through her!
She sat there looking unconcerned, her eyes filled with icy coldness, like a gorgeous demoness capable of claiming lives at any moment or a devil who could tear apart anyone’s soul without breaking a sweat.
How ridiculous!
She had actually thought she could manipulate a devil, actually thought she could deceive a devil out of half a million!noveldrama
Excessive fear made her voice dry and unpleasant, “Chuyi, about the past, it wasn’t that I meant to target you, it’s just that Wen Nianyou…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Chuyi stood up, and Meng Li shrank back in fear.
Ye Chuyi walked to her side and patted her shoulder, saying in a detached tone, “About the past, I had almost forgotten, but you kindly reminded me again. So, I’ve prepared a surprise for you. Yesterday was just the beginning. Are you satisfied?”
Meng Li’s face turned pale, and she was at a loss for words.
It was her!
It really was her!
Why?
How did she do it?!
She had called her on a whim, asked her to go to the coffee shop on a whim. How could Ye Chuyi seem to foresee it all?
The sudden sale of the landlord’s house, her being evicted, could that also be related to her?!
No no no, impossible! Ye Chuyi is human, not a god, she couldn’t possibly be that powerful! She mustn’t scare herself like this!
Regarding changing her university application, Ye Chuyi had no proof!
Meng Li desperately comforted herself, but her hands still trembled violently, especially the shoulder Ye Chuyi had touched was shaking uncontrollably, as if her hand was some sort of torture device, causing immense pain with a single pat.
Seeing Meng Li shaking like a sieve, Ye Chuyi smiled with satisfaction and then left the police office.
She stood at the door, waiting for her next target.
She didn’t have to wait long. Soon, a person in a wheelchair appeared.
Ye Chuyi stepped forward, her voice filled with surprised recognition, “You are… Aunt Meng?”
The woman in the wheelchair jerked her head up, asking warily, “You know me? Who are you?”
Ye Chuyi responded politely, “Aunt Meng, it really is you! I’m Chuyi, the one who always used to hang out with Meng Li. We were mostly in the same class from junior high through high school!”
Meng Chang looked at her in surprise, then after a while, she frowned and called out her full name, “Lin Chuyi? So it’s you. You’ve grown up to look different from when you were little. You had plastic surgery, didn’t you? Made yourself look like a fox spirit, ugly as hell.”
Ye Chuyi had experienced her sharp and malicious words since she was a child, and now, hearing them again, she simply smiled faintly, “Aunt Meng is joking. My family is so poor we can barely make ends meet; you know that. How could I afford plastic surgery?”
“It’s Meng Li who’s said to have made a lot of money, now adorning herself with name brands and living in an upscale neighborhood, living a life just like those wealthy ladies like Wen Nianyou.”
Meng Chang snorted coldly, “Sounds like you’re pretty jealous of her. You must be having a hard time, aren’t you?”
“You’re mistaken, Aunt Meng. I don’t envy Meng Li. It’s you I envy!”
“Envy me? Why?”
“I envy you for having such a good daughter like Meng Li to take care of you. I heard you fell ill, and Meng Li was by your side day and night, not stopping for a moment. I heard she found you the best hospital and hired the top doctors to treat you, spending a lot of money just to save your life.”
Ye Chuyi remarked sentimentally, “Now everyone knows you’ve raised a good daughter. When you used to beat her daily, and yet now she doesn’t resent you at all. She’s determined to help you live longer. Everyone praises Meng Li for being a dutiful daughter and says you’re very fortunate!”
“She’s no dutiful daughter at all!”
Meng Chang could hardly contain her rage, her face contorted with fury as she glared with a pair of terrifying eyes, “She tortures me every day! She’s the one who broke my legs. And she still has the audacity to claim she’s filial to me outside?”
“How could that be! Meng Li isn’t that type of person, she’s so filial to you. That’s universally acknowledged. It’s not good for you to slander your own daughter like this, is it?”
Chapter 208: Slash Her Hand Meng Chang cursed loudly, “You don’t know shit! Meng Li isn’t even human, she’s worse than a pig or a dog. I came to the police station today to report her for abusing her own mother; I want her to go to jail!”
“Do you have any evidence of her abusing you? Without it, the police won’t believe you. And if the neighbors all testify for Meng Li, you’ll be making false accusations.”
“Of course I have evidence, you blind fool, can’t you see that I’m nothing but skin and bones from her abuse?”
“Meng Li said that you have anorexia, and if it weren’t for her feeding you every day, you’d already be meeting the King of Hell!”
After hearing this, Meng Chang was so furious she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
“Nonsense! Those are lies that beast Meng Li made up. She pretends to be a good person in front of others, but she doesn’t do a single thing!”
She no longer had the heart to scold Ye Chuyi; after all, scolding Ye Chuyi wouldn’t soothe her anger or solve the problem—it was just a waste of energy. She needed to curse out Meng Li!
Her hands vein bulging, she fiercely wheeled her old-fashioned wheelchair into the police station.
Watching her back, Ye Chuyi smiled faintly, hoping Meng Chang wouldn’t disappoint her.
Soon after, the police station erupted with the sounds of furious cursing, crying, and the angry shouts of the police, “Don’t hit people!”
They started fighting this quickly?
Ye Chuyi was pleased.
She glanced down at her watch, patiently waiting for her next target.
Fortunately, she didn’t have to wait too long as the second target soon appeared.noveldrama
A sports car pulled into the police station, and Wen Nianyou with a mask stepped out of the car.
Ye Chuyi took a hat out of her bag and put it on, then quickly walked over. She kept her head down and, as she brushed past Wen Nianyou, bumped into her.
Wen Nianyou felt her hand sliced by something sharp, causing a sharp pain.
She looked down and saw it was a studded bag!
The bag’s studs lined up in several rows, each one sharp and dangerous, drawing three or four bloody lines on the back of her hand, with beads of blood quickly surfacing on each cut.
She raised her hand to slap the person, but before she could, her arm was seized.
Then, she saw a face she knew all too well, “Lin Chuyi? It’s you?!”
Ye Chuyi looked just as surprised, “Wen Nianyou? Why is it you? I haven’t offended you. What do you mean by trying to slap me?”
Wen Nianyou was livid, “You have the nerve to play the victim first? You bumped into me on purpose; your damn bag cut my hand! I’m bleeding!”
“Oh, is that so? Let me wipe it for you then!”
Saying this, Ye Chuyi took out a tissue and carelessly wiped the back of her hand twice.
Wen Nianyou hissed in pain and fiercely shoved Ye Chuyi away, “Get off! Don’t touch me! You think wiping it twice is enough after injuring my hand like this? I’ll scratch your face up too!”
Ye Chuyi adopted her usual innocent look, “It wasn’t on purpose. Why are you being so petty? You’ve hurt me much worse before, and I never scratched your face. Look how forgiving I am.”
Seeing how shameless Ye Chuyi had become, Wen Nianyou felt so mad she could barely think straight. She used to be the manipulative one, and now Ye Chuyi was blocking her every breath.
She stepped forward and snatched Ye Chuyi’s bag.
Ye Chuyi watched in shock, “Wen Nianyou, have you lost your mind? This is a police station; you’re snatching my bag right in front of the cops? Aren’t you afraid of getting sentenced?”
Wen Nianyou gave a dark smile, “How is this snatching? I was just curious about your bag and wanted a closer look.”
As she spoke, she slammed the bag into Ye Chuyi’s face.
Ye Chuyi dodged the bag while shouting, “Comrade officer, someone’s robbing me of my bag; catch her quick!”
A policeman looked over at them, “Stealing a bag in the police station? Are you insane?”
Wen Nianyou’s face changed, and she quickly smiled at the officer, “No, no, we’re friends, just messing around!”
Ye Chuyi had already gotten what she wanted and didn’t wish to tangle with her anymore.
She picked up her bag from the ground, got into her car, and drove away.
Wen Nianyou was startled by how abruptly she left. Standing alone, with anger boiling within and nowhere to vent, she nearly died of fury.
She looked down at the cuts on her hand, her teeth grinding noisily, “Lin Chuyi, you dare to hurt me; just you wait, I won’t let you off the hook!”
A policeman approached with a stern face, “Did you just try to steal someone else’s bag? Robbery is a crime, and it’s even worse in a police station! Come inside for questioning!”
Wen Nianyou was close to spitting blood, “I didn’t! I’m driving a luxury sports car, why would I steal her crappy bag? I’m the victim here, look, her bag slashed my hand open!”
Chapter 209 Ye Chuyi, You Are Suspected of Intentional Homicide Ye Chuyi left the police station and drove hastily toward the hospital.
She had carefully preserved Wen Nianyou’s blood sample, ready to have it tested.
Moreover, she had infuriated Wen Nianyou to the verge of murder, which left her feeling immensely satisfied.
She couldn’t help but hum a tune, and then she saw large raindrops splattering against the windshield.
How odd, it’s raining again.
Didn’t the weather forecast say that today was supposed to be sunny?
Ye Chuyi was slightly startled; she glanced at the freshly acquired blood sample and felt a skip in her heart.
She believed that rain brought good luck.
And now that she had obtained Wen Nianyou’s blood, it had started to rain. Could it be that there really was a secret in Wen Nianyou’s blood that could benefit her?
Ye Chuyi couldn’t resist extending her hand.
Raindrops fell onto her palm, gathering into a small pool in the center—delicate and gentle, as if it were showering her with its tender sympathy.
She pressed the gas pedal, speeding up towards the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, she headed straight for the laboratory department to have her colleague type Wen Nianyou’s blood.
B blood type, just as Qi Yunfan had said.
To be precise, BO blood type.
This meant that one of her parents was O blood type, and the other was B.
Lady Wen had undergone two surgeries at the Dome, both performed by Ye Chuyi, so naturally, she remembered Lady Wen’s blood type—O.
Ye Chuyi felt puzzled. On the surface, there seemed to be no problem.
However, Qi Yunfan had said that Wen Nianyou always claimed to be O blood type.
Why?
Ye Chuyi suppressed the doubts in her heart, took the blood sample report, and left the hospital.
Having verified Wen Nianyou’s blood type, she had at least proved that half of what Qi Yunfan said was true; the rest she needed to verify once more.
But it couldn’t be today, or she might alert Wen Nianyou.noveldrama
She had another very important thing to do today.
She got back into her car and, in the pouring rain, drove to the Wen Family residence.
The advantage of an inconspicuous car is that it won’t attract attention no matter where it’s parked.
And the rainy weather provided her with excellent cover.
Ye Chuyi stopped the car by the roadside outside the Wen Family villa, then sent a message to Tian Qiugui, “I’ve given you everything you asked for, now it’s time for you to tell me your secret. I’m outside the Wen Family villa. If you really have a secret, come out!”
The message was sent out, and as before, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.
Previously, she hadn’t quite believed that Tian Qiugui had any secrets to tell her, but now, she suddenly became interested in Tian Qiugui’s secret.
The secret given to her by Qi Yunfan seemed somewhat interesting; surely Tian Qiugui’s would be even more so!
But today she was not here specifically for Tian Qiugui; she came for Shi Youjin.
After waiting for about an hour with no sign of Tian Qiugui, Shi Youjin appeared.
Qi Yunfan hadn’t lied to her; Shi Youjin had really been lurking around the Wen Family villa.
And judging by his actions, he was not there to see Lin Yueqin.
She watched as Shi Youjin slowly made two rounds around the villa perimeter before slipping behind a tall holly tree.
Ye Chuyi was taken aback; Tian Qiugui had told her that it was a surveillance blind spot.
How did Shi Youjin know about it, and what was he doing there?
If it had been before, Ye Chuyi wouldn’t suspect him, but since his release from prison, he seemed nothing like the father she remembered.
Half an hour later, Shi Youjin left.
Ye Chuyi got out of her car and checked behind the holly tree he had visited, but found nothing unusual.
She returned to her car and continued to wait until nightfall, and Shi Youjin came back.
He was dressed just as before, in an old raincoat and a pair of rubber boots, wandering around the villa perimeter, completing a couple of rounds before going home.
To the uninitiated, he could pass for a security guard hired by the Wen Family on patrol.
Ye Chuyi shook her head and drove away.
The night passed, and the rain stopped.
A new day began, and Ye Chuyi went to the hospital.
But as soon as she got out of her car, she was grabbed by plainclothes detectives lurking around.
“Ye Chuyi, you are suspected of intentional murder, and you are under arrest!”
The cold handcuffs snapped onto her wrists.
Ye Chuyi was utterly astounded, “What’s this about? I haven’t killed anyone!”
“Quit the nonsense. You’re a major suspect, just come with us to the police station for questioning!”
“Wait, at least tell me, who did I supposedly kill?”
“The Wen Family’s maid, Tian Qiugui!”
Ye Chuyi’s mind exploded with a thunderous boom, “What?!”
Chapter 210 I Didn’t Kill Her Ye Chuyi didn’t know how she had ended up at the police station; the news of Tian Qiugui’s death had left her in a state of shock for a long time, unable to come to her senses.
Her mind was in complete chaos, unable to make sense of the scattered clues.
Why was Tian Qiugui murdered?
Who killed her?
Why kill her?
Could it be that Tian Ma wasn’t just extorting her?
Unlike the last traffic accident, this time, she was locked in the interrogation room, being questioned alone.
Premeditated murder, a grave crime, punishable by the maximum penalty of death.noveldrama
The criminal detectives were extraordinarily cautious.
“Ye Chuyi, did Tian Qiugui extort five million from you?”
“Yes.”
Actually, it was fifteen million, but only five million was transferred from Sheng Tingyuan’s card, which could be traced; the other ten million was transferred by Ivy from an overseas account, which the police couldn’t trace back to its true owner.
“Why didn’t you report the extortion?”
“Because she said she had a secret to tell me. I was very curious about that secret.”
“Is that all?”
“That’s all.”
The criminal detective’s face showed a hundred signs of disbelief, “You’d better cooperate honestly with our investigation. Only then can you reduce your criminal responsibility!”
“I didn’t kill her.”
Ye Chuyi didn’t look good, Tian Qiugui’s sudden death gave her a very bad feeling, “When did she die? Do you suspect me merely because she extorted me?”
“After forensic identification, her time of death was around seven o’clock last night. And you were outside the Wen Family villa all yesterday afternoon, only leaving at seven. Most importantly, there is a surveillance blind spot outside the Wen Family villa; you just happened to have been to that blind spot, and Tian Qiugui’s body was found right there.”
Ye Chuyi was startled, “That surveillance blind spot?”
Shi Youjin had been there too!
A bone-chilling coldness spread throughout her body!
How could this be such a coincidence? Why such a coincidence?
Seeing the change in her expression, the detective quickly followed up with a question, “Do you have an accomplice?”
Ye Chuyi knew he suspected that she and Shi Youjin had collaborated to kill Tian Ma.
She looked at the detective with a firm voice, “I didn’t kill her, and I don’t have an accomplice.”
“According to our understanding, Tian Qiugui didn’t just extort you; she also extorted Lin Yueqin, your mother. So far, Lin Yueqin has transferred a total of fifteen million to Tian Qiugui.”
“What?!”
Ye Chuyi was shocked, “She extorted Lin Yueqin too? How is that possible! Lin Yueqin doesn’t have that much money. Are you sure you haven’t made a mistake?”
“There is no mistake; the money definitely was transferred from Lin Yueqin’s card, all to Tian Qiugui’s son’s account. As for how she got the money, our other colleagues are interrogating her on that.”
“She was arrested too?”
“Yes.”
“What about Shi Youjin?”
The detective looked at her deeply, “He’s been arrested too. You three are being interrogated separately, so you’d best tell the truth. Otherwise, if you three don’t match up, it’s very unfavorable for you.”
Ye Chuyi wasn’t afraid of the detective interrogating her because she hadn’t killed anyone, and according to what he said about the so-called “evidence”, they couldn’t possibly find her guilty.
Yet even so, she felt a heavy weight in her heart.
Because she finally understood why Shi Youjin had been loitering around the Wen Family villa.
He had been scoping out the place in advance.
And because of the “secret” Qi Yunfan told her about, she just happened to have watched Shi Youjin all yesterday afternoon.
Then she had the bad luck of becoming a suspect.
In the days that followed, Ye Chuyi was interrogated repeatedly, the same question asked over and over to verify whether she was lying.
Since she had parked for so long outside the Wen Family villa yesterday, the police considered her highly suspicious, suspecting that she colluded with Shi Youjin and Lin Yueqin to murder Tian Qiugui.
The interrogation continued until the evening.
Ye Chuyi had been questioned for the entire day and was exhausted and parched.
The detective gave her a glass of water and asked a question unrelated to the murder case, “Why did you change your surname to Ye?”
Ye Chuyi took a sip of water and answered mechanically, “I like the surname, so I changed it.”
“Why do you like that surname?”
Ye Chuyi was silent.
Of course, changing her surname to Ye was not because she liked it, but she did indeed have a special fondness for the surname because it was Lady Wen’s surname.