Ch. 281..290

Chapter 281 Are You Satisfied Only When My Family is Ruined and Perished? Wen Nianyou was very unhappy, “Brother Yunfan, do you believe her and not me? Could I possibly deceive you? I’ve already borrowed a hundred million, ready to purchase a large batch of medicines! If I were deceiving you, I wouldn’t go about borrowing one hundred million, the interest is very high, you know!”

Qi Yunfan had been taken advantage of by her too many times, and if he believed her again, he would be a fool.

He had never thought that she could be so deceitful, always believing her to be innocent and kind, and as the daughter of a wealthy family, she had no reason to lie to him.

But now, he knew that Wen Nianyou’s thought processes couldn’t be judged by those of an ordinary person.noveldrama

After getting to know her better, one would realize that there was something odd about her, despite being a pampered heiress used to luxury from a young age, yet many of her behaviors were like those of a poor person. She always inexplicably liked to emphasize her status as a wealthy heiress.

There were many second-generation rich kids around Qi Yunfan, but none of their families, whether nouveau riche or having deep-rooted influence, exhibited the bizarre sense of disconnection that Wen Nianyou did.

He didn’t care whether Wen Nianyou was unhappy or not, he was even more unhappy himself, “Is it wrong to trust Chuyi? I used to trust you every time, but what happened? Your actions led to the loss of my hospital! At least Chuyi has never lied to me, she’s much more reliable than you!”

Wen Nianyou’s good mood about making money was utterly destroyed.

What she hated the most was hearing that Ye Chuyi was better than her!

Her face took on a trace of mockery and disdain, “Brother Yunfan, you say that Chuyi has never lied to you? Then why don’t you know that she is Doctor Anxin? She won’t even tell you her own identity, clearly always on guard against you! She has been deceiving you all along, and you still trust her?”

“Aren’t you the same, not knowing that she’s Doctor Anxin? Previously, you confidently told me that you had saved Doctor Anxin’s life, and now it turns out that Doctor Anxin is Chuyi! Wen Nianyou, your face has been slapped swollen, and yet you have the face to ridicule me here?!”

“Brother Yunfan, you misunderstand, I’m not ridiculing you, I’m just reminding you. Chuyi has changed; her words cannot be trusted at all! She’s just jealous because I have resources and connections, jealous that I can make money, so she deliberately misleads you. She’s afraid that if you start making money with me, you’ll look down on her even more.”

In the past, every time Wen Nianyou said this, Qi Yunfan would believe her.

She had brainwashed him into thinking Ye Chuyi was truly jealous of Wen Nianyou, hence she always deliberately sabotaged.

But Ye Chuyi was Doctor Anxin, the illustrious Doctor Anxin! Envious of Wen Nianyou? Her rapport with the CEO of Jungle made her a hundred times stronger than Wen Nianyou, didn’t it?

If Jungle’s special medicine could be sold at a low price, wouldn’t Ye Chuyi be the first to buy? Wouldn’t she become a billionaire within minutes?

Moreover, the Qi Family had been in the medical field for many years, and they knew the costs of many medicines.

Special medicines like Trolafen are very expensive per unit because the R&D costs for Jungle are out there, with billions, even tenfold billions invested by pharmaceutical companies to bring a drug to market.

The Drug Administration wasn’t just for show; if Jungle dared to set the price of a pill at seven thousand, they would have to undergo strict scrutiny by the Drug Administration. Otherwise, if pharmaceutical companies were allowed to charge exorbitant prices without regulation, what would become of that situation?

“Youyou, there’s no need to say more, if you want to buy medicine, go buy it yourself, don’t involve me.”

Qi Yunfan’s expression was weary: “Haven’t you brought enough disaster upon me already? I’ve lost my hospital, my girlfriend as well, are you satisfied only if you cause my complete ruin?”

Wen Nianyou’s eyes reddened, “What do you mean? What’s this about a girlfriend being gone? Are you planning to break up with me?”

“The girlfriend I’m talking about is Chuyi, not you.”

Wen Nianyou trembled with rage, “What are you saying?”

“It’s all because you misled me, if it weren’t for you seducing me and causing my breakup with Chuyi, my current girlfriend would be Doctor Anxin. With her treating patients in my hospital, I don’t even dare to imagine how prosperous our hospital would have been, maybe even surpassing Dome is not impossible.”

“Qi Yunfan! Don’t you go too far! I came to you to make money together for your own good, and you humiliate me like this? I didn’t seduce you at all, it was you who pursued me!”

Chapter 282: Two Hundred Million Flew Away “Do you really have no idea whether you seduced me or not? You knew perfectly well that Chuyi was my girlfriend, yet you still pretended to be drunk and climbed into my bed, to sleep with me.”

Qi Yunfan sneered, “You just wanted to push her aside and take her place, don’t play innocent with me. Do you really think I’m stupid?”

Wen Nianyou did not expect him to say such things. She felt as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over her in the dead of winter, chilling her from head to toe instantaneously.

“So this is what you’ve always thought of me? Where’s your conscience, Qi Yunfan? Don’t you know how much I love you? It was you who said that you and Chuyi were just friends, that’s why I agreed to be with you. And now, you’re pinning all the blame on me?”

“I was indeed just friends with Chuyi. Do you think she’s like you, so shameless as to climb into my bed at every opportunity?”

“Where’s her self-respect? She’s already someone else’s secret mistress, kept on the side! If she’s self-respecting, then there are no shameless people in the whole world!”

Qi Yunfan frowned. Her words were like daggers to his heart; wasn’t this just to hurt him?

He grew even more irritated, “I trust her, not you! You talk a good game, saying you want us to make money together, but who knows what schemes you’re cooking up. Maybe you just want me to put up a billion, so you can take the chance to swallow it whole.”

Wen Nianyou was so furious she felt like exploding, her expression completely out of control, her face contorting with rage, “Fine, just wait and see. I’ll show all of you just how many billions I can make! I’ll make every single one of you regret it, regret not trusting me, regret looking down on me!”

Qi Yunfan was taken aback by her fierce expression. Was this the real her? This ferocious?

In the past, Wen Nianyou always had a gentle demeanor, and every time she called him Brother Yunfan, there was an air of naïve cuteness about her. He had actually thought she was genuinely naive and cute. Was it all an act?

“Why so fierce? I’m just stating facts. Even if it upsets you, I still have to say it. If you really can make money this time, I’ll trust you from now on. If not, then don’t come back. You’re just a jinx; getting close to you just brings bad luck.”

“I’m not a jinx! I will definitely make money, and when I do, you’ll owe me a million apologies!”

“An apology wouldn’t be out of the question. Go and earn it, let me see your ability, whether you can surpass Chuyi or not.”

Wen Nianyou, provoked by his challenge, felt her blood rushing to her head, “I’ll crush her! Comparing me to her is an insult to me!”

She turned and left, and as soon as she was out of his office, she immediately called the loan company.

“Mr. Qian, I want to borrow another billion!”

“Miss Wen, you could borrow ten billion if you wanted, but what will you use as collateral this time? Your family’s villa is already mortgaged to me. Do you have other assets?”

“My family’s villa is worth at least two billion, not just one!”

“Yes, yes, it’s worth two billion, but the problem is that it’s not only mortgaged by you but also by your father Wen Xingye. One villa mortgaged twice over, don’t you think I have to consider the risk?”

“There won’t be any risk. My father’s company is doing great! Rest assured, my medical company will make a lot of money soon; I’ll repay you very quickly.”

“This… You have no proof of your claim; I still need some collateral to continue lending to you!”

“If you don’t lend me the money, then I’ll just go to some other company. You’ll lose out on all that interest, letting someone else profit from it. You don’t want that, do you?”

“Alright then, I’ll give you another billion. Come sign the contract at the company.”noveldrama

Wen Nianyou hung up, clutching her phone tightly.

Originally, Jungle had offered her two billion worth of medicine, but she couldn’t manage that amount on her own, which is why she had thought of getting Qi Yunfan to invest with her.

But since Qi Yunfan looked down on her, she might as well invest the two billion alone.

She had calculated that she could earn at least three billion from this!

She had never realized there was such exorbitant profit in the pharmaceutical industry. She would show everyone that Wen Nianyou could make big money without relying on her family!

She was going to slap Ye Chuyi and Qi Yunfan in the face, hard!

She drove her sports car to the loan company, signed the contract, and quickly got another billion.

With the previous billion, she transferred the full two billion in funds to Jungle’s pharmaceutical sales.

Then, she waited with great anticipation for them to deliver the goods.

But by evening, when she tried to contact the salesperson again, she found that the other party had unexpectedly blocked her!

Alarmed, she hurriedly called the number, only to be greeted with the message, “We’re sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service.”

Wen Nianyou’s blood chilled almost instantly, her heart sinking with terror and disbelief, “No, it can’t be! This is impossible!”

 

Chapter 283 Deceived Wen Nianyou felt a surge of fear and, with trembling fingers, opened her contacts list and found Xu Bingwen’s phone number to call him.

Thankfully, this time there was no message telling her the number was disconnected; Xu Bingwen was still there!

She waited a long time and called several times before Xu Bingwen finally answered.

Desperate, she asked, “President Xu, what’s going on? That Jungle salesperson you introduced to me has blocked me! I just transferred two hundred million to him, and now he’s disappeared!”

“How could that be? Zhao Qin isn’t that kind of person!”

“It’s true, I just tried calling him and the number is now disconnected! Could he be a fraudster?”

“How could Zhao Qin be a fraudster? He’s an official employee at Jungle, his performance has always been good. He’s well-respected within the industry. Why would he cheat you? But why did you transfer so much money at once? Couldn’t you have just given him ten million to start with, to buy some medicine and test the waters?”

Wen Nianyou, sweating profusely with anxiety, said, “President Xu, I trusted you a lot, that’s why I made such a large transaction with that salesperson. Please find him quickly and ask what’s really going on!”

“Alright, I’m hanging up now, I’ll ask Zhao Qin what’s happening!”

Wen Nianyou, listening to him hang up, began her agonizing wait that felt like an eternity.

When it felt like a century had passed, Xu Bingwen finally called her back.

She quickly answered, “President Xu, what’s the situation? What did Zhao Qin say?”

“Miss Wen, Zhao Qin said that he has been busy traveling for business these past days, he hasn’t contacted you at all!”

“What did you say?!”

Wen Nianyou was furious, her voice immediately turning sharp and bitter, “How could he not have contacted me! I’ve already transferred the money to his account, and you’re telling me he didn’t contact me?!”

“Miss Wen, don’t panic, I’ve checked with Zhao Qin, and he said he hasn’t received a single cent from you. Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake and transfer the money to someone else’s account?”

“I transferred it to a personal account because Zhao Qin said that he was selling me the batch of medicine at a low price privately, not through Jungle’s corporate account!”

“How can Jungle not use a corporate account? Miss Wen, you’re too naive, how can you believe such a thing!”

Wen Nianyou felt a chill over her body, her heart was bleeding, “What do you mean? Are you saying I was scammed? Two hundred million! Xu Bingwen, it was you who said you’d introduce me to a salesperson from Jungle. Now the person you introduced has disappeared, you must compensate me the two hundred million!”

“Miss Wen, be reasonable, did you give the two hundred million to me? Why should I compensate you two hundred million? I told you already, Zhao Qin has been traveling on business and he’s extremely busy, he didn’t even add your WeChat. How would I know who you added or who you really transferred the two hundred million to?”

Wen Nianyou was so angry she nearly cursed out loud on the phone, but she was afraid that if Xu Bingwen got scolded, he would really ignore her and then the two hundred million would be completely gone!

“President Xu, I need to meet with you, where are you now?”

“I’m on a business trip, currently abroad.”noveldrama

“When will you be back?”

“Maybe next month.”

“What? Next month? That won’t do, you must come back immediately! Help me sort this out! This whole thing started because of you, if you don’t take responsibility for this, I’m going to the police, I’ll find a lawyer, and I’ll sue you for fraud! Two hundred million is enough to have you rot in jail!”

“Miss Wen, I tried to help you out of kindness, bustling about to arrange connections at Jungle so you could get the medicine at a low price from their salesperson, and instead of being grateful, you want to sue me?”

Xu Bingwen’s voice cooled, “Then go ahead and sue. I want to see whether it will be me or you who ends up in jail!”

Once again, the call was disconnected.

Wen Nianyou sat in the empty office, filled with endless anger and despair.

She finally realized that she had been duped.

How could there be such a coincidence in this world, where right after Xu Bingwen told her to expect contact from a Jungle salesperson, a scammer claiming to be one added her on WeChat, quoted prices for all kinds of medicines, then took her two hundred million and vanished without a trace!

Chapter 284 All Completed But why would Xu Bingwen deceive her?

Hadn’t she “saved” his wife at the dinner and successfully made him owe her a big favor?

He even thought it was Ye Chuyi who had bumped into his wife, which is why he fired her!

Where did things go wrong?

Could it be that Xu Bingwen is a scumbag and a bastard? Was everything before just an act? Does he not care about his wife at all?

Wen Nianyou thought of a thousand reasons in her heart, but none of them held water.

The sky had gradually darkened, her phone lit up, and a message popped up, a debt collection message from the loan company—the principal was due in a month, but the interest had to be paid daily.

And because the borrowed amount was too high, the daily interest she had to pay was over a million.

She had just asked Wen Xingye for five million, which was only enough to cover four days of interest!

Wen Nianyou trembled with fear, her hands shaking so much that she couldn’t even type.

No, she had to call the police, she absolutely must, or she would be finished! Two hundred million, she could never pay it back! Soon her family’s villa would be taken away! She would have nowhere to live!

She walked out in a flurry of panic. On the short walk, she fell several times because of fear.

When she entered the elevator and looked down, another message popped up on her phone.

It was a news alert, with the headline: “Chairman’s son admits mistake and apologizes, Doctor Anxin returns to Dome.”

Ye Chuyi is back at Dome?

Xu Bingwen apologized to her? How could this be! Didn’t he almost hate Ye Chuyi to death?

Wen Nianyou hurriedly clicked on the news and then saw the letter of apology written by Xu Bingwen himself.

In the letter, he admitted that he had misunderstood Doctor Anxin and caused damage to her reputation. He sincerely apologized, and at the same time, he also expressed his gratitude to Doctor Anxin for stepping in twice to save his wife and their unborn child.

Wen Nianyou’s eyes widened in horror, and skeptically, she read the apology letter again.

But the words on the paper hadn’t changed a bit, Xu Bingwen was really thanking Ye Chuyi for saving his wife and child!

The elevator doors opened, and Wen Nianyou walked out like a zombie, stiff and mechanical, standing in the lobby.

During the rush hour after work, people constantly exited the elevator, bumping into her, but she didn’t avoid them, as if she had lost all perception.

Her mind buzzed, leaving no room for thought.

She only knew one thing: Xu Bingwen now knew the truth!

He knew that at the dinner, the person who had bumped his wife wasn’t Ye Chuyi, but her, Wen Nianyou!

He also knew that the one who saved his wife wasn’t Wen Nianyou, but Ye Chuyi!noveldrama

It was all over, completely over!

She didn’t know how long it took before she snapped out of her daze.

Thinking of the two hundred million she had just lost, she almost vomited blood!

Conspiracy!

This was all Xu Bingwen’s conspiracy!

He did it on purpose!

Perhaps Ye Chuyi was also involved!

Otherwise, why would she tell Qi Yunfan not to follow her in investing!

She must have known some insider information, that’s why she warned Qi Yunfan!

Wen Nianyou’s fingernails dug fiercely into the flesh of her palms. She left the lobby, got into her sports car, and floored the accelerator recklessly, speeding towards Dome without a care.

Once at Dome, she charged into Ye Chuyi’s office like a madwoman.

Ye Chuyi had just finished surgery, and with her assistant, had just returned, when they were confronted by Wen Nianyou.

Wen Nianyou screamed shrilly, “Lin Chuyi, you dare to team up with Xu Bingwen to trick me, you deserve to die! I’m going to kill you!”

Ye Chuyi, seeing her frenzied state, knew that the trap Xu Bingwen had mentioned must have been sprung by Wen Nianyou.

She turned to her assistant, “How can outsiders still freely enter the office building? Is the hospital’s security just for show? If the admin department keeps hiring security who only take salaries but don’t work, I think they might as well stop.”

The assistant quickly said, “I’ll go talk to the admin department about this again!”

Everyone in the hospital now knew that in order to apologize to Doctor Anxin, Xu Bingwen had transferred all of his shares to Doctor Anxin.

Now, Doctor Anxin was the second-largest shareholder of Dome, ranking only below Chairman Xu Qiong!

If she suggested the admin department stop working, the department would probably need a complete overhaul!

Chapter 285: This Time, It’s Just a Minor Warning Ye Chuyi then said, “Call security, take her out.”

“Yes!”

The assistant hurriedly made a call.

Ye Chuyi acted as if she hadn’t seen Wen Nianyou at all, walked around her, and was about to leave.

She still had to visit the Ye Family tonight and had no time to listen to her insane rambling.

But Wen Nianyou was relentless. She grabbed onto Ye Chuyi’s clothes and said viciously, “You scammer! Give me my money back! If you don’t return the money, you’re not leaving today!”

Ye Chuyi pulled her clothes out of her grasp, her tone ice-cold, “If you’ve gone mad, get treated, but don’t lash out here. We both know very well who the real scammer is! I don’t owe you a penny, it’s ridiculous to ask me for money!”

“How dare you deny it? It was you! You and Xu Bingwen together conned me out of a whole two hundred million!”

Ye Chuyi was stunned. Was Xu Bingwen that capable? He managed to swindle two hundred million from Wen Nianyou, who had conned countless others?noveldrama

Hadn’t Qi Yunfan said that Wen Nianyou had borrowed one hundred million from a loan company? How did it become two hundred million now?

Surprised as she was, Ye Chuyi’s tone remained cool, “If Xu Bingwen conned you out of your money, then you should go to Xu Bingwen. Do you think getting hysterical in front of me will bring back the two hundred million? Wen Nianyou, you’re still as brainless as ever, missing the main point. It’s no surprise that you’re still such a failure at this point, only knowing how to deceive others.”

After she spoke, she attempted to leave again.

Yet Wen Nianyou beat her to it and once again grabbed her clothes.

Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but laugh in anger. She grabbed Wen Nianyou’s hand, forcefully twisted her wrist, and then shoved her away fiercely.

Wen Nianyou screamed as she fell to the ground.

She looked at Ye Chuyi in shock and fury, “You dare to hit me?! Lin Chuyi, you’re nothing but a servant’s daughter, and I’m the Wen Family’s precious daughter, how dare you lay a hand on me! You’re looking for death!”

Ye Chuyi stepped forward, looking down at her, “You come to my turf to cause trouble, thinking that because you’re the precious daughter, I’ll always humbly give way to you? What about being the precious daughter, is that so impressive?”

“I didn’t touch you before out of respect for Lady Wen. If you dare to make trouble again, not even the gods can save you!”

“This time, it’s just a small warning. Next time, if you dare to grab my clothes again, you can forget about keeping your hand!”

Having said that, she turned around, just as before, no longer paying any attention to Wen Nianyou, and walked away.

This time, Wen Nianyou didn’t dare to stop her again.

Soon, two security guards arrived, drenched in sweat, ushering her out fiercely, “Who are you? How did you get into the office building? Hurry up and leave! If you don’t, we’ll call the police!”

Call the police?

Yes, she should go to the police now!

Wen Nianyou had a sudden realization and hurriedly walked towards the exit.

Ye Chuyi had no interest in her whereabouts. She took off her white lab coat, picked up her bag, clocked out, and headed to the Ye Family villa.

The car drove into the villa and stopped at the entrance.

As soon as she got out, she felt something was off.

In the past, when she visited the Ye Family, the butler and the servants were all enthusiastic and respectful in welcoming her.

But today, there wasn’t a single person in sight.

She ascended the steps and approached the door when she heard intermittent sobbing from inside, along with Madam Ye and Ye Zhengrong’s heated argument.

“I said no means no! Not only do I disagree with this, but the Sheng Family would never agree either! Tell her to get lost! Ye Family needed her, and she ran off selfishly. Now that the Ye Family doesn’t need her anymore, she’s come back wanting benefits! She wants to reap all the benefits!”

“What do you mean by she wants to reap all the benefits? What advantages has she gained? Open your eyes and see what she has been reduced to! Ye Zhengrong, do you have any humanity left? Do you only care about the corporation and profits, with no family affection at all?!”

“She brought it upon herself to be tormented! She deserves it! Did I force her to run off with some random man? I warned her a thousand times not to be willful this time, but did she listen? If she had listened to me in the first place, would she be in this situation now?!”

“Is there any point in bringing up the past now? The most important thing is to find a way to protect her and seek justice for her!”

 

Chapter 286: Return of the Ye Family’s True Heiress Ye Chuyi listened for a while, her brows slightly furrowed.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door. When the crying and quarreling inside abruptly stopped, she pushed the door open and entered.

In the living room, there were four people.

Of the four, three were familiar to Ye Chuyi: Ye Zhengrong, Madam Ye, and their son Ye Ziran.

The fourth person, she had not met before. However, she had seen her photograph.

Although the person before her was much frailer and paler than the one in the photograph, one could still make out their similarity in features.

Upon seeing Ye Chuyi, Ye Ziran spoke first, “Alright, the replacement is here; no more need for arguing.”

A glint of light flashed in Madam Ye’s eyes, “Chuyi, you’re here. Come over, let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Ye Shuangyin.”

Ye Chuyi looked at the girl in her arms and nodded, “Miss Ye, it’s nice to meet you.”

However, Ye Shuangyin ignored her completely and turned to ask Madam Ye, “Mom, is she the one you found to replace me and marry Sheng Tingyuan? She doesn’t look like me at all. Didn’t Sheng Tingyuan realize she is not me? Didn’t he have any doubts at all? How is that possible!”

Madam Ye was about to speak but was interrupted by Ye Ziran, “Ye Shuangyin, when did you go blind? How can you say this doesn’t look alike? She resembles our dad even more than you do. Sheng Tingyuan doubted nothing! Or do you think you’re so special that he would stay unmarried forever after you ran away from the wedding? I see you haven’t changed at all, still as narcissistic as ever!”

Madam Ye glared at him, “Zip it, will you? Your sister just came back, and she has suffered so much these past three years. Don’t torment her like you used to. You should be protecting and indulging her.”

“She brought the suffering on herself, why should I indulge her? She chose the man herself. She didn’t marry a rich heir like Sheng Tingyuan but instead married a poor nobody. Her foolishness is to blame; protecting her is useless.”

Ye Chuyi was somewhat surprised. She had thought Ye Ziran’s hostility toward her was because she was an imposter, but it turned out he was hostile to everyone, not sparing even his blood sister.

Madam Ye was so angered by her son that she was at a loss for words. Ye Shuangyin, frustrated, leaned into her mother’s embrace and began to cry again.

Just as Ye Chuyi was about to speak up and reveal her true identity to Sheng Tingyuan, she heard Ye Shuangyin sob, “Hey, you took away my marriage and my husband, so shouldn’t you give him back to me now? I am Sheng Tingyuan’s true fiancée!”

All the words Ye Chuyi wanted to say were stuck in her chest, making her incredibly uncomfortable.

She remained silent, and Ye Shuangyin continued, “What’s wrong? Don’t want to? Can’t bear to leave the glory and riches of the Sheng Family?”

“Miss Ye, you misunderstand, I haven’t…”

Before she could finish, Ye Shuangyin cut her off, “You better clearly understand your own status. You are not part of the Ye Family, nor are you a wealthy miss. You’re just my substitute, get it? If it’s not yours, don’t covet it, or you might end up in a bloody disaster!”noveldrama

Ye Chuyi’s voicewas cold, “What now, the Ye Family is planning to kill the donkey once it’s done grinding the grain? When I was useful, you asked me to marry as a substitute. Now that I’m not needed, you want to kill me?”

Watching Ye Chuyi’s expression turn icy, Madam Ye gently patted her daughter’s back, “Xiaoyin, be careful with your words and don’t go too far. It was your father’s and my idea for Chuyi to marry in your stead.”

Ye Shuangyin burst into tears with a “waah”, “Mom, even you don’t care for me anymore? What’s wrong with asking her to give Sheng Tingyuan back to me? He was originally mine! The position of young Madam Sheng is mine! What right does she have to marry Sheng Tingyuan?”

While wiping her daughter’s tears, Madam Ye said, “Xiaoyin, didn’t you dislike Sheng Tingyuan? Now you are saying he’s yours? Are you willing to follow the family’s arrangements now?”

“Mom, I was naive before, not understanding how big a gap there was between a poor scholar’s life and that of wealthy families like ours. It was only after marrying Hen Mingjun that I realized, the lives of the poor are worlds apart from ours! They are so bitter in their hearts, jealous of our wealth! Their jealousy distorts their psyche! They are truly disgusting! I don’t ever want to marry a poor man again!”

Chapter 287: No Need for You to Substitute for My Daughter Anymore Ye Shuangyin clung to Madam Ye’s arm, shaking it back and forth, “Mom, I know I was wrong, and from now on I’ll listen to you. I’ll follow whatever you and dad arrange, I’ll marry Sheng Tingyuan, and become the young Madam of the Sheng family!”

Madam Ye looked at her daughter who had become sensible, at her skinny frame that was almost skeletal, at the countless wounds on her arms, and her heart ached immensely.

The position of the young Madam of the Sheng family had always been meant for her daughter.

Sheng Tingyuan, too, was meant for her daughter!

Wiping her eyes, she turned to look at Chuyi, “Chuyi, the matter of you replacing my daughter to marry Sheng Tingyuan ends here! From now on, there’s no need for you to replace her anymore. My daughter has come back, and everything should return to its proper course. That’s right, isn’t it?”

Chuyi came to the Ye family precisely to discuss revealing her false identity as the wealthy heiress with Madam Ye.

Now that Madam Ye was asking for things to be set right, Chuyi had nothing to argue about.

Although the manner and tone in which the mother and daughter spoke made her uncomfortable, she still briskly agreed, “Fine, it ends here. I agree to Madam’s suggestion.”

“I disagree!”

Ye Zhengrong slapped the table with a stern face, causing the tea sets on it to clatter loudly.

Angry, he glared at Madam Ye and Ye Shuangyin, “Do you two regard the Sheng family as some nameless, insignificant household? Is a wife someone you can just change at will? The Sheng family is even mightier than the Ye family! Sheng Tingyuan himself is strong-willed and absolutely unwilling to suffer losses!”

“Even Sheng Huai’an, that old fox, couldn’t outmaneuver Sheng Tingyuan. Do you two think you can?”

“Shuangyin is so brainless, and she hasn’t even divorced that poor lad yet! To have her marry over now, it would be a miracle if the two families don’t become enemies, let alone cooperate! Are you trying to doom me, doom the Ye family?!”

Ye Shuangyin cried out, “Dad, if I’m not divorced, you can help me get a divorce. What’s so difficult about that? Why won’t you even help me with such a small thing? I now realize my mistakes and am willing to marry Sheng Tingyuan to assist with the family alliance, so why do you disagree now?”

“Is it because you have a fake daughter, you’ve forgotten your real one? Have you lost your mind? This replacement is fake! Fake!”

Ye Zhengrong shouted sternly, “Shut your mouth! Even if she is fake, she’s better than the real thing you are! Do you have any idea of the trouble you caused the Ye family by running away from the wedding?! If it weren’t for her taking your place, we would still have no idea how to explain to the Sheng family to this day!”

“You just go, go as far away as possible. Didn’t you like living a poor life with that poor boy? Go live that way! No one is stopping you now. Isn’t freedom what you wanted? Isn’t true love what you wanted? I’ve granted it, you’re free now!”

“The Ye family doesn’t harbor idlers and incompetents! When the Ye family needed you to fulfill your family duty, to marry into another family, you ran away. So don’t even think about coming back for any benefits!”

“My face has been completely lost by you; I have no face to go back to the Sheng family and ask them to marry you now!”

All at once, Madam Ye began to cry, “Ye Zhengrong! You are absolutely heartless and cruel! Xiaoyin is your biological daughter, not your enemy! How can you say these things to her!”

“She’s my daughter? Who says so? Read her will, is she willing to acknowledge that? You’ve forgotten what she said three years ago when we wanted her to marry into the Sheng family, but I haven’t forgotten! She said she didn’t want to be a pawn in a marriage alliance, didn’t want to be the daughter of Ye Zhengrong, said she wanted to leave the Ye family, to change her name and live a life of freedom!”noveldrama

“Xiaoyin was young at that time, she didn’t know any better! Why are you holding a grudge against a child?”

“She was already twenty-three then!”

“So what if she was twenty-three? Xiaoyin has a simple mind; she is also a victim. If anyone is to blame, it’s all Hen Mingjun’s fault! Look at what he’s done to Xiaoyin, how he’s beaten her up! He also didn’t give Xiaoyin food to eat, kept her locked up so she couldn’t escape!”

The more Madam Ye spoke, the more heartbroken she became, crying uncontrollably, “I wondered why Xiaoyin didn’t contact us for three years; it turns out she was imprisoned! Our daughter was tormented like this by him. Instead of taking revenge for her, finding a way to compensate her, how can you still scold her? Ye Zhengrong, you’re too cold-hearted!”

Chapter 288 Ye Chuyi, You Must Have Faith When Deceiving Others Ye Zhengrong looked at his daughter’s emaciated and injured form, his voice cold: “That Hen family, I will certainly deal with them. They’ve grown tired of living if they dare to bully the Ye Family like this!”

“But, dealing with the Hen family is one thing, letting her marry into the Sheng Family is another! Even if you two cry to death here today, I will never agree to her marrying Sheng Tingyuan!”

Madam Ye cried even harder: “Xiaoyin has gone through suffering and has become sensible. She wants to fulfill our arranged marriage agreement and marry Sheng Tingyuan to further cooperate between the Ye Family and the Sheng Family. What’s wrong with that?”noveldrama

“After all, Sheng Tingyuan only wants a daughter of the Ye Family, it doesn’t really matter who it is! Xiaoyin is our own flesh and blood. I believe Sheng Tingyuan would definitely prefer to switch his wife with Xiaoyin!”

Ye Zhengrong was so furious that the veins on his neck bulged: “What nonsense are you talking! If Sheng Tingyuan finds out we dare to palm off a fake daughter on him, how could he possibly let it go! Use your brain and think, if Ziran were to marry a fake heiress, would you and I easily forgive the other party? Would we continue to form a marriage alliance with them?”

Madam Ye paused, unable to help but look towards her son.

Her husband’s analogy was really… hitting on her taboo, how could she possibly allow someone to deceive her son with a fake heiress!

Ye Ziran rolled his eyes when he saw her looking: “Why are you looking at me? Do you think I could tolerate someone tricking me into marrying with a fake daughter? If I can’t tolerate it, how could Sheng Tingyuan? Has he lost his mind? Can’t he find a wife? Must he stubbornly cling to our Ye Family? After marrying a fake daughter, would he still marry a real daughter who ran away from her wedding the second time?”

“Moreover, you’ve already tricked him once, wouldn’t he suspect you of fooling him a second time? What if he marries another fake, can he afford that loss of face, can the Sheng Family afford it, even if Sheng Huai’an doesn’t like this son, he would never agree to him marrying Ye Shuangyin!”

Madam Ye couldn’t help but retort: “Your sister is the real heiress of the Ye Family, what nonsense are you spouting!”

“Nonsense, I obviously know she’s the real heiress of the Ye Family, but Sheng Tingyuan doesn’t know that! He’s been tricked once, wouldn’t it be logical for him not to trust you anymore?”

Ye Ziran actually wanted to say that Ye Chuyi is also truly a daughter of the Ye Family, he had already had a DNA test done by a classmate; Ye Chuyi is indeed his father’s biological daughter!

But the problem is, it seemed like his father, mother, and sister were all unaware of this.

Even Ye Chuyi herself didn’t know about it, otherwise when he deliberately said she was a replacement, she wouldn’t have been so calm, without even the slightest reaction.

Could it be that the DNA test he had done was wrong?

Ye Ziran was conflicted in his heart for a long time, then couldn’t help but step forward and plucked a few strands of Ye Chuyi’s hair.

This was the second time he had pulled her hair.

Ye Chuyi looked at him indifferently: “Haven’t you already done a DNA test once? Were you not satisfied with the results of the last one?”

Ye Ziran was surprised: “How did you know I’m preparing to do a second test?”

“Otherwise, why would you take my hair?”

“To play with!”

With that, the tension-filled atmosphere in the living room lightened a bit.

Ye Chuyi turned to the family of four and said, “Ye Second Master, Madam Ye, I came here tonight to discuss with you telling Sheng Tingyuan the truth about me being a fake Miss Ye. Since the real Miss Ye has returned, let’s seize the opportunity to reveal it!”

“Continuing to lie isn’t a solution, I’m bound to be exposed one day. Better we confess proactively than be exposed by others. An earnest apology might leave us some room to maneuver.”

Madam Ye immediately nodded: “I think that’s a good idea!”

“No!”

Ye Zhengrong immediately rejected the idea: “If we’re going to deceive, then we deceive forever! When doing big things, wavering halfway is the worst. Ye Chuyi, as long as you yourself believe you are the daughter of the Ye Family, then you will always be. As long as I and the Ye Family are here, no one can expose you! Don’t be always looking back and forth, and don’t be afraid of being exposed, you need to have conviction when deceiving others!”

Chapter 289: Do Another Paternity Test Ye Chuyi was struck by his accurate pinpointing of her most evident weakness.

Now she understood why the Ye Family had become the third ranked Wealthy Family.

Ye Zhengrong might have an attractive and non-aggressive face, but his temperament was like a sharp sword, revealing its edge as soon as he spoke.

He was decisive and domineering, setting a firm course toward any goal he chose, and would unwaveringly pursue it, even if the goal was wrong. He never doubted himself but used his strong conviction to ensure the outcome was right.

It was said that his elder brother, Ye Canghai, was even more composed and rational and also more visionary.

Hence, under their leadership, the Ye Family grew even more powerful.

Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but think of Lady Wen, a daughter of the Ye Family and the younger sister of the two brothers. Her personality was entirely different from theirs.

If Lady Wen had a personality like her brothers, she probably wouldn’t have married Wen Xingye and might be living a much better life now!

While she was thinking these things, the Ye Family of four started arguing again.

Madam Ye and her daughter were on one side, determined to have her daughter marry Sheng Tingyuan, while Ye Zhengrong and his son were on the other side, firmly opposing the daughter’s marriage to Sheng Tingyuan. What’s more, he demanded that Ye Shuangyin should not appear in front of Sheng Tingyuan or other people from the Sheng Family in the future.

Ye Shuangyin broke down and cried hysterically, “These past three years outside were hellish, I barely escaped with my life. I thought after returning home, I wouldn’t have to suffer anymore. Yet now, I’m not even comparable to a mere substitute!”

“Dad, weren’t you the one who loved me the most? I thought you’d be happy when I returned. I did not expect that you don’t want to see me at all, you only care about this substitute!”

“Since she looks so much like you, did you have her with another woman behind my mom’s back? Did you do something unforgivable to my mom and then pretended it was all for the family’s reputation, when in reality, you were seeking benefits for your illegitimate daughter so she could usurp my place? Is that why you’re dead set against me marrying Sheng Tingyuan?”

Ye Zhengrong was furious, “What nonsense are you spouting! I have never been unfaithful to your mother!”

“Then why are you so supportive of an outsider?!”

“Which of your eyes saw me being supportive of her? I did it for the Ye Family, that’s why I let her continue playing the role! If you hadn’t run away from the wedding that year, would we have all these troubling matters? If I truly had another daughter, would I have had to beg you so earnestly to marry Sheng Tingyuan three years ago?”

As Ye Zhengrong spoke, he pulled out a few strands of his own hair, “Ziran, go test these again! This time, publish the test results to show them! I refuse to be unjustly branded as a cheater with an illegitimate daughter!”

Ye Ziran stepped forward to take his father’s hair, wrapping it with a tissue, his doubts deepening.noveldrama

His father was so confident in giving him the hair, displaying an irreproachable front. Could it be that Ye Chuyi genuinely was not his daughter?

After all, Ye Zhengrong had indeed been impeccably upright all these years. Or perhaps, he simply wasn’t that interested in women; he devoted nearly all of his energy and passion to his career.

Despite his extraordinarily handsome face, countless women had thrown themselves at him over the years, yet there had never been a whiff of scandal about him.

Ye Ziran looked down at the two sets of hair in his hands, beginning to doubt the test results provided by his classmate once more.

In this world, there indeed are people who look strikingly alike, yet not everyone is related by blood.

This won’t do, he thought, this time the testing must be done by a professional agency!

Ye Chuyi was indifferent to their DNA test; her purpose for coming here had not been fulfilled, “Second Master Ye, my decision remains unchanged, I still hope to reveal the truth to Sheng Tingyuan as soon as possible.”

Ye Zhengrong replied, “My decision hasn’t changed either. I’ve already taken you as my adopted daughter, you are now a daughter of the Ye Family. Since you are a Ye Family daughter, it is unreasonable to replace you with another. Changing daughters midstream will only turn the alliance between the Sheng Ye Families into enmity.”

Chapter 290: Are You a Chameleon? Ye Chuyi shook her head, “I am the fake daughter, and it couldn’t be fakier. What Sheng Tingyuan wants is the true daughter of the Ye Family, Miss Ye is more valuable to him. He is not a sentimental man; I am of no value to him. Telling him the truth will make him angry, but once his anger subsides, he might weigh the pros and cons and choose to marry Miss Ye.”

“Of course, the Ye Family would also have to cede more interests in the collaboration of the clans and the corporation.”

“The most important factor is that Miss Ye and I look somewhat similar, and I have never appeared publicly in the media during this period, so the outside world does not know who Sheng Tingyuan is marrying. Replacing me with Miss Ye would not tarnish the Sheng Family’s reputation.”

Ye Zhengrong frowned and said nothing.

Ye Shuangyin, however, started to get excited, revealing her first smile since she returned home, “Dad, did you hear that? She doesn’t want to marry Sheng Tingyuan at all, so let me do it! We look so alike, maybe after the switch, Sheng Tingyuan won’t even notice?”

Ye Ziran suddenly let out a mocking laugh, “Who was it that said just now, ‘She doesn’t look like me at all,’ and now you’re saying the two of you look so alike? Are you a chameleon? Your face changes so fast! Is Sheng Tingyuan blind? He can’t recognize his own wife has been switched? You’re still the same old daydreamer!”

“Ye Ziran!”

Ye Shuangyin called out his full name angrily, “I’m your sister, why do you always have to ruin things for me? Why are you still as deserving of a beating as before?”

“Have the nerve to say I deserve a beating? If I were half as shameless as you, I wouldn’t have been scolded to death every day by Grandpa and Dad after you ran away from your wedding! Grandpa used to love me the most, but because you ran away, he doesn’t even like to see me anymore! He blames me for not keeping an eye on you!”

Ye Ziran was indignant, “The old man is also getting senile! The legs are on your body, if you want to run, could I stop you?”noveldrama

Ye Zhengrong scolded him sternly, “Ye Ziran, watch your language! He is your grandfather!”

Ye Ziran was not afraid of him and continued to air his grievances, “The old man even took back the shares of the corporation that were originally given to me, saying they will only be given to me once I get married earnestly! Do you have any idea how much pocket money I’ve missed out on? Ye Shuangyin, this is all your fault!”

Ye Shuangyin threw herself into Madam Ye’s arms and started crying again, “Mom, look at him. For a bit of shares, he’s nearly disowned his sister! Is he like dad, too? With a fake replacement at hand, he doesn’t need me anymore? What’s so good about a fake? Has the fake brainwashed them all?”

Madam Ye patted her back to comfort her and said to Ye Ziran, “Apologize to your sister right now!”

Ye Ziran stood his ground with a snort, showing no intention of apologizing.

Madam Ye was, by now, used to the bickering and quarreling of her children, who had been like this since they were young, even coming to blows during more serious arguments.

Yet, Ye Chuyi felt that their quarreling was a waste of time, as their noise buzzed annoyingly in her mind.

“Miss Ye has just returned today, so I won’t disturb your family reunion. I’ll take my leave now. Regarding the matter of my false identity, I’ll come another day to discuss it with the elders, hoping we can come to an agreement by then.”

After Ye Chuyi finished speaking, she turned and left the living room and drove away.

Dinner time had already passed, but she did not go home.

She had thought that telling Sheng Tingyuan her true identity would be a burden lifted because she would no longer need to lie to him or his mother.

But things did not go as hoped.

She had not even told Sheng Tingyuan yet, and merely deciding to do so was already making her heart feel blocked.

She could only reassure herself by thinking it was only natural for her to feel this way, given that she had lived with him as husband and wife for a few months. The impending separation brought her some amount of sorrow.

Fortunately, she had always prepared for this day and hadn’t invested too much emotion, nor had she consummated the marriage with him or heeded Madam Ye’s suggestion to have a child. Otherwise, it would all be even harder to settle.