Ch. 331..340

Chapter 331: What on Earth Did She Marry? Wen Xingye’s face was etched with urgency, as if he truly believed Ye Jinyu had been deceived, “Jinyu, there are many people in this world who look alike, you can’t just conclude she is our daughter based on that kind of reason! Youyou is our daughter, aren’t you the one who loves Youyou the most? What has gotten into you now? Why do you believe a liar’s words so much? Have you been brainwashed?”

“Wen Xingye, why do you only listen to the latter half and ignore my first half? I’ve already said it, my father and my second brother have all done the tests! Could they possibly make a mistake? They have already acknowledged Chuyi as part of the Ye Family!”

Wen Xingye opened his mouth but this time, he couldn’t utter a word.

Tears began to fall from Ye Jinyu’s eyes again, “Why was Lin Yueqin able to find the chance to switch my child? Wen Xingye, why are you afraid to admit that Chuyi is really our daughter?”

“Because, you know, when I was giving birth, you were not by my side! It was you, you gave Lin Yueqin the opportunity!”

“If you had been with me during the birth, our child would not have been switched! Chuyi wouldn’t have been bullied by the maid and murderer all these years!”

“It’s you, as a husband and as a father, you have failed miserably, you’re afraid to admit that!”

Wen Xingye’s face turned ugly, “Jinyu, are you really going to dredge up old scores with me? Do you not know why I wasn’t there when you were giving birth?”

“Your second brother suddenly dropped everything and stopped working, and your dowry could only be managed by me. I was so busy that I didn’t even have time to sleep, how could I have been there for the birth? Who was I doing it for? Wasn’t it for you?”

“And now you are saying the child was switched and it’s all my fault? When did you become so unreasonable? After all these years of marriage, do you not care at all about our relationship?”

Ye Jinyu looked at Wen Xingye and in that moment, she realized just how strange this man seemed!

As if she didn’t know him at all, she incredulously said, “You’re actually pushing the blame onto my second brother? Initially, it was clearly you who insisted I take back my dowry, you who mentioned it dozens of times a day, begging me to claim it back for you to manage!”

“Nonsense! How could I possibly beg to manage your dowry for you? Am I that kind of person? I have my own career, my own company, do I have the time to manage your dowry? If it weren’t for your persistent pleading, saying that your second brother wanted to swallow up your dowry, asking for my help to take it back, how could I have possibly confronted your second brother?”

Ye Jinyu staggered back two steps, pointing at Wen Xingye, trembling as she said, “You… you’re inhuman! You’re a devil!”

Ye Chuyi hurriedly supported her, “Mom, are you alright? Let’s stop here for today, let’s go back and come another day!”noveldrama

There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with Wen Xingye, but it wasn’t worth it if her mother was upset.

However, Ye Jinyu bit her lip and resolutely shook her head, “I’m fine, don’t worry. Since we’re here, I must clarify everything! I also want to see, just what kind of person I’ve been married to all these years!”

Wen Xingye seemed quite irritable, “What do you mean by what kind of person you’ve married? Ye Jinyu, through all these years of marriage, haven’t I been good enough to you? I let you walk all over me, every day I carefully serve you, trying everything to make you happy, I’ve even lost my dignity as a man, and you’re still not satisfied?”

“Dignity as a man? What dignity do you want? All these years I’ve been trying hard to protect your fragile self-esteem! I’ve been afraid that you’ll feel inferior; I even dared not buy too good clothes and bags! In order for you to feel assured, I took all the dowry from the second brother and gave it to you!”

“Ye Jinyu! Don’t act as if you did it for me, you clearly did it for yourself! Your second brother was clutching onto your dowry and you were afraid he would take it all, so you used my name to force him to give the dowry back! You played the good person, making me out to be the bad one.”

Ye Jinyu in disbelief, “What did you say? I did it for myself?”

 

: Chapter 332: Wen Xingye’s Defense Broken Wen Xingye roared, “Isn’t it true? I’ve never spent a dime of your money over the years!”

“Your dowry has all been squandered by you! Didn’t you reclaim your dowry from your second brother at all costs just to satisfy your little miss’s lavish lifestyle?”

“I’ve worked hard to make money in business these years, but I can’t keep up with the speed of your spending! All these years, it’s been me supporting you, with you eating and drinking at home every day, doing nothing but enjoying yourself!”

Ye Jinyu’s heart turned cold from the inside out.

The five billion dowry, how much had she actually spent herself?

To maintain Wen Xingye’s self-esteem, she hadn’t bought any jewelry or luxury goods for many years.

He said he liked her plain and simple, so she wore the plainest and simplest clothes; he said he disliked her makeup and preferred her bare-faced, so she never bought cosmetics or wore makeup again.

After getting married, every penny she spent wasn’t for herself.

All the money was spent on Wen Xingye and Wen Nianyou, for their brand-name clothes, expensive watches and bags, luxurious sports cars, and so on—all were bought by her.

But now, Wen Xingye claimed he hadn’t spent a penny of hers, implying that he was the one supporting her?

Ye Jinyu suddenly burst into laughter, tears uncontrollably spilling from her eyes.

She stepped forward, lifted the blanket, and exposed the table full of brand-name watches that Wen Xingye had covered.

“Wen Xingye, tell me, who paid for these? Speak! Who’s money was used to buy these?”

“What are you raving about? I bought these with my own money! These things have nothing to do with you!”

“Where did you get the money? Do you have money?”

“I earned it from my business!”

“Didn’t you say that you didn’t make any money in business? Weren’t you always asking me to sell the real estate from my dowry to invest for you? Now you’re saying you made money from business? Then show me the money you’ve earned!”

Wen Xingye’s face was indifferent: “I never asked you to sell your dowry. That was your own reckless squandering, your own decision to sell. The money I use for business is borrowed from others, and it has nothing to do with you. So no matter how much I make, it’s none of your business, and I don’t need to show it to you.”

Ye Jinyu trembled with anger, pointing at Wen Xingye, rendered speechless.

Ye Chuyi felt that her mother was still too soft-hearted. Even now, she hadn’t slapped Wen Xingye to bring him to his senses.

She stepped forward, helped Ye Jinyu sit down on the sofa, and spoke indifferently, “You refuse to admit that you’ve used my mom’s dowry now, are you afraid that the villa you bought for your mistress will be reclaimed by my mom?”

“You’re so foolish, Wen Xingye. No matter where the money for that woman’s villa came from, it’s marital property. As soon as my mom files a lawsuit, the villa can be reclaimed immediately!”

Wen Xingye’s face turned drastically, “Don’t you dare take that villa! The villa didn’t cost her a penny, it has nothing to do with her! And even less to do with you!”

“Don’t get so agitated, why the fuss?”

Ye Chuyi’s voice was cold, “Not only will my mom reclaim the villa, but she will also claim back every penny you’ve transferred to that woman over the years.”

“I’ve met that woman a total of two times, and if I remember correctly, she had a different limited-edition Hermès bag each time. How much is a bag worth? One million? Two million? No matter how many millions, my mom will claim it back.”

“Right, and your illegitimate son, he’s one year old, right? I haven’t seen him yet, I plan to…”

Before she could finish, Wen Xingye interrupted her sharply, “If you dare to touch that child, I will never let you off the hook!”noveldrama

“What are you breaking down for? I’m just planning to visit the child and get a paternity test done on the side. You said the child isn’t yours but your deceased friend’s, right? If that’s the case, then the child can forget about taking a penny from this family!”

As Ye Chuyi spoke, she tugged at the corner of her lips, “Of course, even if that child is your son, he can forget about taking a penny from my mom! My mom is no fool; she won’t be cuckolded by you and then have to provide for your son.”

“Your own seed, if you have the ability, raise him yourself. If you can’t afford it, then get down on your knees, apologize and admit your wrongs to my mom. If her heart softens, who knows, she might leave him enough money for a few steamed buns.”

 

Chapter 333: Bandit Ye Chuyi Wen Xingye’s rage surged, his face swollen into the color of a pig’s liver, his chest heaving violently.

It seemed like he was about to be sent to his death by Ye Chuyi’s anger.

Ye Chuyi paid no attention to his furious demeanor. She spread out a blanket, swept all the valuable watches and bags from the table into the blanket with a swoosh, and then packed them up.

Wen Xingye stepped forward to snatch them away, “What are you doing? These are all mine!”

Ye Chuyi stepped hard on his foot, unapologetically, listening to his cry of pain, she said innocently, “Oops, sorry, I accidentally stepped on you. You say I’m packing up my mother’s things, why did you even come over? You just got stepped on for nothing—what a loss for you!”

Wen Xingye, enraged, moved to slap Ye Chuyi.

But Ye Jinyu immediately stood up, blocking in front of Ye Chuyi, “Wen Xingye, dare to lay a finger on my daughter and see what happens! If Xiaoyi gets hurt, I’ll make sure you pay back tenfold!”

Wen Xingye’s raised hand froze in mid-air.

He glared at the big bundle of items, “Those are mine, she can’t take them!”

“Everything in this house, whatever my daughter likes, she can take,” Ye Jinyu declared.

Wen Xingye was even angrier. He stared fiercely at Ye Chuyi, “Are you a robber? Those watches are all men’s models, so are the bags. You can’t wear them or carry them, they’re useless to you!”

“What I do with them is none of your concern.”

Ye Chuyi eyed his wrist, “You seem to be wearing a Rolex. I quite like it, take it off.”

As she spoke, she reached out her hand, “Hand it over.”

Wen Xingye immediately covered his Rolex Gold Watch, “Don’t go too far!”

“I haven’t even told you to strip and return the clothes on your back to my mother, which already shows mercy. Don’t make me say it twice, or I’ll call the bodyguards in, and they won’t be as nice as I am.”

Wen Xingye’s expression changed, and he immediately looked outside, “You brought bodyguards again?”

He had a lingering fear of Ye Chuyi’s four tall and burly bodyguards; the kick from the bodyguard last night was still hurting him.

“Yeah, they’re all outside, standing guard. If you don’t take off that watch, you’ll never get out of this villa in your lifetime.”

Wen Xingye’s face was unsightly. After glaring at Ye Chuyi for a while, he finally, and unwillingly, took off the watch and threw it over.

He watched as Ye Chuyi caught the watch and casually tossed it into the blanket. His heart bled.

Those were his carefully collected limited edition watches that he had intended to pack up and take away today, but Ye Chuyi had unexpectedly outmaneuvered him.

Each of those watches could sell for hundred of thousands or even millions, and he was currently struggling financially. Ye Jinyu’s dowry had been squandered, and selling the watches was his last resort.

But now, this last resort was also blocked by Ye Chuyi.

He was used to living a life of luxury, how could he resign himself to poverty again?

Now, it seemed, there was only one option left.noveldrama

He squeezed out a tear and slowly knelt before Ye Jinyu, “Jinyu, I admit, I was foolish and made a huge mistake. But I never thought of divorcing you; you’re the only one in my heart. I swear, I’ll never contact that woman again. I’ll only be with you. Please forgive me, give me a chance to make amends.”

Ye Jinyu looked at him, letting out a bitter smile, “You’re admitting it now? Weren’t you denying everything just a minute ago?”

“Jinyu, I denied it because I didn’t want to break your heart. I care about you too much, I don’t want to lose you. I was so scared, so I made up poor excuses to deceive you.”

Ye Jinyu sat down on the sofa, shattered, “Wen Xingye, you’ve deceived me so terribly! For you, I broke with my family, fell out with my dearly loved second brother. I handed all my dowry to you to manage. How much I trusted you!”

Wen Xingye knelt and hugged her legs, “I was wrong, truly wrong. Jinyu, I will change, please don’t divorce me. Look, our daughter has come back too. It’s time for a family reunion. How unfair would it be for Chuyi if we divorced now? She hasn’t been raised by us from childhood, we should make it up to her, give her a complete and loving home!”

Taking advantage of Ye Jinyu’s distraction, Ye Chuyi kicked Wen Xingye, “Stop using me to pressure my mom. I’m an adult, I don’t need your pretense of a home; I have my mom, that’s enough. Just stay wherever it’s cool.”

She thought Wen Xingye would explode with rage as before, but surprisingly, after being kicked, he didn’t get angry and even said with a face full of guilt, “Xiaoyi, I’m sorry, it’s all Dad’s fault. Dad was not there to accompany your mom during childbirth, and you were taken away by a maid.”

“All these years, your life must have been very hard, and I am sorry for the hardships you’ve faced. It’s normal for you to hate me, Dad won’t blame you.”

Chapter 334: Slapping Oneself in the Face Ye Chuyi, as she listened to him calling himself “Dad” over and over again, and to his soft, self-reproaching voice, felt all the hair on her body stand on end.

This man, his face changed so quickly!

He switched between rage, anger, and tender guilt with ease! One moment he stressed his need for dignity, the next, he was kneeling in front of Ye Jinyu without a shred of pride!

Ye Chuyi couldn’t even clearly distinguish which version of him was real.

Or perhaps neither personality was real, and this was just his method of whitewashing his own image!

No wonder Ye Jinyu had been deceived by him for so many years, he was really good at playing the victim.

Ye Jinyu, hearing Wen Xingye’s words, only felt an unspeakable bitterness in her mouth, “If I could, I’d also want to give Xiaoyi a complete home, but unfortunately, since the day you had an affair, our home has already been shattered.”

Wen Xingye hung his head, lifted her hand, and forcefully slapped himself.

Ye Jinyu was startled, “What are you doing?”

“Jinyu, I deserve to die. You hit me! If you really can’t do it, then let our daughter hit me. I’ve let you and our daughter down; I’m willing to accept any punishment, just don’t let me lose you two, anything will do.”

Ye Jinyu stared at him, speechless.

Ye Chuyi’s emotions, however, were not the least bit influenced by him. She calmly said, “Then you can start by getting that villa you bought for that woman back, and transfer it to my mother’s name.”

Wen Xingye nodded without hesitation, “Okay, I’ll transfer the villa to your mother tomorrow. It always was our marital property, so it’s only right that your mother should have it. I don’t want anything.”

Ye Chuyi continued, “And all the money you transferred to that woman, you’ll have to get back as well.”

“Of course, this money should indeed be recovered. Xiaoyi, is there anything else? Whatever you say, Dad will listen to you.”

Ye Chuyi looked at him with surprise.

Something was off, very off!

A person’s thinking could not possibly change this drastically in such a short time.

What was Wen Xingye up to?

She glanced at a blanket wrapped around a bunch of designer watches and bags and handed it to him, deliberately testing him, “Since you’re so cooperative, then take these things back!”

Wen Xingye shook his head, “No need, those things, were never really useful to begin with. They were just for show, for dealing with business, one must look the part, but I honestly never liked them that much. Since you like them, they’re all yours. I don’t want anything, I just want your mother.”

Ye Chuyi stared at him wide-eyed, “Your acting skills are so impressive; it’s a waste not to be an actor in the entertainment industry!”noveldrama

Wen Xingye’s expression froze for a moment, and then he sighed, “Xiaoyi, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me, but I’ve not lied, I have been your mother’s husband for so many years, she has always been the most important person in my heart, no one and nothing can compare.”

Ye Chuyi involuntarily looked at Ye Jinyu.

Of course, she didn’t believe a word from Wen Xingye, but whether she believed it or not didn’t really matter; what mattered was whether Ye Jinyu believed it.

Ye Jinyu had a look of sadness on her face, with an indissoluble bitterness between her brows.

She did not look at Wen Xingye. She stared blankly out the window for a long time and then said, “You should move out and give me some peace to think things over.”

Upon hearing the first half of her statement, Wen Xingye’s face looked a bit ugly, but upon hearing the second half, his expression eased.

She said she needed to think about it, which meant there was still room for negotiation.

 

Chapter 335: Was it you who drove her away? Wen Xingye’s heart settled down, and his voice became even gentler, “Okay, I’ll listen to you, I’ll go stay in a hotel for now, and when you’ve calmed down, I’ll come back to apologize to you.”

Ye Jinyu did not respond to him.

Wen Xingye didn’t mind; he believed he understood Ye Jinyu quite well after being married for so long.

She was incredibly naive, so naive that it bordered on foolishness. She was single-minded, always wanting to be the good person and assuming everyone else was too.

She could forgive anything, as long as she was cajoled. All her anger would dissipate quickly because she would convince herself that he had no ill intent, that he loved her. The next day, she would still care for him as always, transferring money to him, allowing him to squander it at will.

Apart from Ye Jinyu, where could he find another woman as dumb and wealthy to be his wife?

The first time he saw her, he was determined to win her over, so foolish, so easily deceived. Not to cheat a big sum of money from her would be a disservice to himself!

Now, Wen Xingye’s thoughts were still the same as they had been initially.

It just so happened that her dowry was already spent, and he was in debt elsewhere. It was perfect timing that she returned to the Ye Family home at this moment—like sending coal in snowy weather!noveldrama

The Ye Family would surely give her money. She was destitute, and Ye Chongzun could not ignore her. Any slight portion of the wealth that old geezer gave her would be enough for him to waste for the rest of his life!

No matter what, he must strike another hefty sum from Ye Jinyu, and then keep that money for his son.

Wen Xingye calculated in his heart, but his face was full of reluctance as he left with repeated backward glances.

Only after he drove a distance away from the villa did he realize, when he left, he hadn’t seen any bodyguards outside.

He slapped the steering wheel with a fierce motion, “Damn it, that little bastard tricked me! She didn’t bring any bodyguards today!”

Inside the villa.

Ye Jinyu looked toward Ye Chuyi with a bitter voice, “Xiaoyi, do you think I’m spineless? Even now, I still feel heartache and reluctance.”

Ye Chuyi shook her head, “I don’t think so. It’s normal to feel attached. After all, you’ve poured so many true feelings into him over the years.”

Ye Jinyu started to cry again.

Yes, she had given everything to Wen Xingye without reservation.

If she hadn’t truly loved him desperately, how could she have gone on a hunger strike to fight him? How could she have caused such a rift with her family?

Sadly, her love had never changed, but his love had. He was no longer the man who loved her so much that he was willing to give up anything.

She couldn’t imagine how he could smile gently at her at home while sleeping with other women outside.

This villa had been their home since they got married.

Now sitting inside, she could always remember all the moments with him.

This made her exceptionally pained.

“Xiaoyi, help me sell this villa, I don’t want to come back here ever again.”

Ye Chuyi nodded, “Alright, I’ll sell it and buy a new one for you to live in.”

She picked up the blanket that wrapped the watch and the bag, asking her, “What about these things?”

Ye Jinyu glanced at them, “Sell them too, out of sight, out of mind.”

“You didn’t plan to ask me to return these things to him?”

“He said he didn’t like them very much, did he? Since he doesn’t like them, you do whatever you see fit with them.”

Ye Jinyu said softly, “Whatever else is in the villa, do as you see fit with it too. Sell what should be sold, give away what should be gifted.”

Ye Chuyi was surprised. It was normal to deal with Wen Xingye’s belongings, but she hadn’t expected that Ye Jinyu seemed to want to dispose of even Wen Nianyou’s things.

Without asking further, she agreed and then called someone to come to the villa to pick up the items.

Ye Jinyu, looking at the only maid left in the house, finally asked the question weighing on her heart, “Xiaoyi, where’s Lin Yueqin? She said before that her and Shi Youjin’s house was secretly sold by you, and she became homeless, so I always let her live here. Why is she not here? Did you drive her away?”

 

Chapter 336 The Debt Collectors Are Here “I was the one who drove her away.”

Ye Chuyi slightly raised her eyebrows, “Did she tell you that her house was sold by me?”

“Yes, what about it?”

“Her house wasn’t sold by me, she sold it herself, and she gave all the money from the sale to Wen Nianyou.”

Ye Jinyu was stunned, “Is that so?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can have someone check the transaction records at the agency center, or look into Lin Yueqin’s bank statements to see whose account the money went into.”

“There’s no need to check, I believe you.”

Ye Jinyu now trusted her daughter more than anyone else, her expression somewhat numb, “Lin Yueqin has been lying to me all along, blaming everything bad on you. She always spoke ill of you in front of me, probably because she was afraid I’d like you, afraid that we mother and daughter would recognize each other!”

“What about Youyou? Tell me, did Youyou always know her true heritage? Has she been deceiving me too?”

Ye Chuyi looked at her nearly shattered appearance, somewhat reluctant to tell her the truth.

However, Ye Jinyu seemed not to need her to reveal the truth.

Having been mother and daughter with Wen Nianyou for so many years, how could she not have noticed any oddities in her?

It used to be that she never thought otherwise, simply assuming that because Lin Yueqin had raised Wen Nianyou, it was normal for her to be close to Lin Yueqin.

Her hand trembled, her voice growing hoarse, “Do you know, Youyou liked to whisper secrets to Lin Yueqin, and she often went to the servant’s room to find her in the middle of the night. She thought I didn’t know, but I was actually just pretending not to.”

“I used to be so envious of Lin Yueqin. I felt that Youyou trusted her more than she trusted me. My daughter wouldn’t confide her troubles or share her little secrets with me, but she would with Lin Yueqin.”

“I couldn’t understand why it was like that. I thought it was because I wasn’t good enough as a mother, so I tried even harder to be good to Youyou, meeting whatever demands she had.”

“Now, I finally understand that it wasn’t because I wasn’t good enough, but because I simply couldn’t compare to Lin Yueqin, who is her real mother.”

Hearing this, Ye Chuyi felt extremely pained.

It turned out that over the years, she was not the only one enduring inexplicable grievances and pain, her mother was too.

She stepped forward and hugged her mother, “Mom, it’s all in the past now. She’s not your daughter, not close to you, you don’t have to care about it.”noveldrama

“I am your daughter, ever since I was very young, I’ve always felt a strange closeness to you, always wanted to come to you and talk. It’s only now that I understand where this closeness came from. You are my real mother, we are connected by blood, which is why I always wanted to be close to you.”

Ye Jinyu hugged her, whispering, “Actually, I’ve had that idea too, feeling sometimes that you resemble me, even dreaming that you were my daughter. But such thoughts seemed too absurd, I could only blame myself for thinking too much. I never imagined that Lin Yueqin would switch my daughter.”

She didn’t just feel that Ye Chuyi resembled her, she had also often felt that Wen Nianyou resembled Lin Yueqin, both in personality and appearance.

But she was too foolish, all the clues were there, yet she ignored them all, firmly believing that Lin Yueqin couldn’t be a bad person.

As mother and daughter were comforting each other, two men barged into the living room.

Ye Chuyi frowned slightly, seeing the two men, one with a bald head and the other with a tattooed arm, both wearing thick gold chains around their necks and wrists, obviously from the rougher parts of society.

She stood up, “Who are you? Who let you in? Get out!”

The Bald Man glanced at her and threw a contract onto the table, “Wen Xingye borrowed two hundred million in cash from us, agreeing to return it after six months. Now the time is up, and he’s neither returning the money nor answering calls!”

The Tattooed Arm Man, biting on a toothpick, with a face full of hardened flesh, said, “It was agreed that if the money wasn’t returned, this villa would belong to us!”

Chapter 337: The Second Wave of Debt Collection Ye Jinyu was startled, “What did you say?”

Bald Man said with spittle flying, “You two are Wen Xingye’s wife and daughter, right? Be wise and tell him to come out and pay back the money, or else, get ready to sleep on the streets!”

Ye Chuyi picked up the contract, glanced at it, and then handed it to Ye Jinyu.

After reading, Ye Jinyu felt her vision darken, “He actually mortgaged our villa too! Weren’t the properties I sold before enough?”

Her dowry was a total of fifty billion, but that was calculated based on the prices twenty-six years ago.

The real estate her parents gave her had appreciated many times over the past twenty-six years, and according to her mother’s estimation back then, the dowry was enough to raise her daughter and provide for her old age.

But now, not only was her dowry gone without a trace, she even owed others money!

Ye Jinyu had never cared about money in her life, but now, she had to, “This villa is mine, not Wen Xingye’s. No matter how much he owes you, you have no right to take my villa.”

“Hey, you’re kidding me! What yours and mine, you and Wen Xingye are spouses, he owes debt, and naturally, you have to pay it back! Do you think we are easy to fool? No matter whose villa it was before, it’s ours now!”

Tattooed Arm Man spat out a toothpick, smirking as he walked up to Ye Chuyi, “Are you Wen Xingye’s daughter? I remember you weren’t this pretty last time I saw you. Did you have plastic surgery?”

Bald Man also stepped forward, “Tsk tsk, I think this girl is pretty too, and key point being charming; who cares whether she had plastic surgery or not, it’s worth playing around with!”

Tattooed Arm Man nodded, “How about this, if you sleep with us brothers for one night, we can give you a few days’ reprieve. If you do well, we might let you and your mom stay in this villa for another month, giving you time to rent out the place.”

Before Ye Chuyi could speak, Ye Jinyu quickly stood up, blocking her.

Her momentum was unprecedentedly strong, her voice colder than ever, “Back off, stay away from my daughter!”

Tattooed Arm Man’s face turned sour instantly, and he fiercely pushed Ye Jinyu, throwing her onto the couch, “Don’t be ungrateful! It’s your daughter’s luck that Tiger Master fancies her, and you dare tell me to scram? Believe it or not, I’ll kill you!”

Ye Chuyi helped Ye Jinyu up, relieved to see she was okay.

She lifted her head, looking coldly at the two men.

Rage burned in her chest, and she almost instantly thought of a hundred ways to kill these two men.

She reported an address, indifferently said, “Aren’t you looking for Wen Xingye? Go to this place; he has plenty of money and properties.”

Tattooed Arm Man scoffed, “You think I’d believe you? Wen Xingye has already borrowed from every loan company, losing even his underwear in business, penniless, he even mortgaged his car to us already, where would he still have money? Where would he still have properties?”

“He really does; he just hid it away. If you don’t believe me, you can check it out again.”

“Pfft, I’m not going to waste my time checking. Isn’t there a readymade villa here? I just need to take this villa, why bother finding him! Do you think I’m stupid?”

“I think you are indeed stupid.”

Ye Chuyi said coldly, “Don’t you know this villa has not only been mortgaged by Wen Xingye?”

Tattooed Arm Man was stunned, “What do you mean?”

“This villa has also been mortgaged to someone else by Wen Xingye’s daughter, you want it, another party wants it too, are you sure you can get it?”

Tattooed Arm Man was confused, “Aren’t you Wen Xingye’s daughter?”

“He has another daughter, whom you met last time.”

Just as Ye Chuyi finished speaking, two men walked in.noveldrama

As soon as they entered, they shouted, “Which one of you is Wen Nianyou? Come out, pay your money! If you don’t pay, your family’s villa will belong to us!”

Ye Jinyu’s vision darkened again; she had thought Ye Chuyi was bluffing those debt collectors when she told them that Wen Nianyou had mortgaged the villa to someone else, but it turned out to be true!

How could this be?

Why did even Wen Nianyou mortgage the last villa of their family without her knowledge?

 

Chapter 338 She’s Really Useless Bald Man and Tattooed Arm Man, upon hearing that someone was coming to seize the villa, immediately stepped forward to block them: “This villa now belongs to us! Go back to where you came from!”

“What do you mean it belongs to you? Who are you guys? We have a contract, with everything officially inked—you promised this villa as collateral to us! Wen Nianyou borrowed two hundred million from us, and she can’t pay back the principal or the interest. According to the contract, we have the right to take this villa!”

“We also have a contract! And we were here first, so the villa should be given to us!”

Ye Jinyu listened to the people arguing incessantly and felt a chill in her heart.

The things Wen Nianyou had done in the past surfaced one by one in her mind.

Looking at those things from a different perspective, she finally realized that her daughter had been lying and deceiving her every time!

She raised her head, her voice trembling as she asked Ye Chuyi, “Xiaoyi, the hit-and-run accident that resulted in a person’s death, was it… Youyou who hit them?”

Although Ye Chuyi didn’t want to upset her, it was the truth, and she could only nod: “Yes, it was her. After the accident, Lin Yueqin wanted me to take the blame for her, but I refused.”

Ye Jinyu felt dazed after getting the affirmative answer.

Her daughter, whom she had raised single-handedly, had actually hit someone and fled the scene!

For over twenty years, she had always taught Wen Nianyou to be honest, kind, and to be a child of integrity. She firmly believed that her daughter, like herself, had a gentle and kind heart.

But now she knew that inside Wen Nianyou lived a demon. She wasn’t kind at all. She was ruthless and without scruples!

She was just like Lin Yueqin!

Ye Jinyu could no longer hear any sound. She sat there, dazed, watching as Ye Chuyi stepped forward; she spoke to the debt collectors, who looked fierce and dreadful, and somehow made them leave disgruntled.

After a while, another group arrived.

Ye Jinyu was startled, thinking they were also there to collect debts, but after listening carefully for a while, she realized these people were hired by Ye Chuyi to clean up the house.

She watched Ye Chuyi calmly directing them, making phone calls from time to time to check on the debts Wen Xingye and Wen Nianyou owed, and her heart filled with a sour feeling.

Her biological daughter was so capable. She didn’t know how many times stronger than her. Even in such troublesome circumstances, her daughter was not flustered and didn’t cry or curse when insulted by the debt collectors.

She exuded a kind of strength and calmness that could only come from enduring many hardships.

Ye Jinyu felt both proud and heartbroken. At the same time, she realized for the first time just how useless she was.

Her second brother used to scold her for being stupid and useless, and it made her unhappy. Now, she finally understood that her second brother was right. She indeed was useless, a burden that held back her daughter.

She wiped her eyes, stood up, and wanted to offer her help.

But as soon as Ye Chuyi saw her about to get involved, she immediately stopped her: “Mom, just rest. I deliberately called over a dozen people. We’ll finish packing up the home soon, and then we should head back to my place, as it’s no longer safe here. You can’t stay here anymore.”

Ye Jinyu looked at her with guilt: “Xiaoyi, am I really useless? I can’t help you in any way and I’ve added so much trouble for you.”

Ye Chuyi smiled at her gently: “When have you ever been a bother?”

“If I hadn’t chosen the wrong man, we wouldn’t be in this situation… We wouldn’t be losing the villa; I wouldn’t have caused you to confront those people.”

“It’s not your fault, the fault lies with the ones who let you down.”

How could Ye Jinyu possibly stand a chance against Wen Xingye, who was so adept at deceit and acting!

As night fell, everything that was to be taken from the villa had been packed and organized.

With a wave of her hand, Ye Chuyi had the helpers move everything out and take it away.

Then, she settled the final payment for the villa’s last maid, and had her leave.

The villa became quiet.

Ye Chuyi took Ye Jinyu by the arm: “It’s all settled, Mom. All the old belongings are sold. From now on, you’re going to start a brand-new life!”

Being influenced by her daughter’s optimistic mood, Ye Jinyu finally pulled away from her sorrow and smiled at her daughter: “Alright, a brand-new life it is.”noveldrama

Chapter 339 I Like You Kissing Me After leaving the villa, Ye Chuyi took Ye Jinyu back to her own apartment.

As soon as she got home, she received a message from Sheng Tingyuan, “Have you finished work? Don’t forget to come home, you promised me.”noveldrama

Ye Chuyi shuddered—she had actually forgotten again!

She glanced at Ye Jinyu, holding her phone and feeling torn.

She had already stood Sheng Tingyuan up yesterday, and doing it again today really wouldn’t be right.

But she had just reunited with her birth mother, and she wanted to spend more time with her, to talk with her.

She hesitated for a while, then approached Ye Jinyu, “Mom, I need to go out for a bit, please wait at home for me, I’ll be back in a while.”

Ye Jinyu nodded tenderly, “Okay, go ahead.”

Only then did Ye Chuyi leave.

She drove to Sheng Tingyuan’s villa.

Upon entering, she smelled the aroma of cooking, and in the kitchen, Auntie Wang was busy preparing tonight’s dinner.

Sheng Tingyuan saw her return and walked forward to take her hand, “Dinner will be ready soon.”

Ye Chuyi could only bite the bullet and say, “I just wanted to tell you that I have something to do tonight and can’t stay at home.”

Sheng Tingyuan frowned, “What do you have to do?”

“Something very important.”

Sheng Tingyuan looked at her, waiting for further explanation.

But she didn’t explain; she just stood there, somewhat helplessly.

Sheng Tingyuan sighed gently. His wife seemed to have quite a few secrets, and none that she wanted him to know.

He didn’t press further, but was also unwilling to let go of her hand, “Then how about having dinner at home before you go to take care of your business?”

Ye Chuyi shook her head, “I can’t, I don’t have time to eat at home, I need to go soon.”

Sheng Tingyuan, “…”

Ye Chuyi looked at his face and saw he seemed a bit unhappy, she hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed to plant a kiss on his chin.

It was a brief touch, and she quickly lowered her head again, “After I finish with everything, I’ll come back home to stay. I can’t come back these next few days.”

Sheng Tingyuan never expected her to initiate a kiss.

The soft, warm touch lingered on his chin, dissipating all his irritability in an instant.

And what’s more, she said she would come home to stay, just that she was busy for now.

She wasn’t planning on leaving him?

Sheng Tingyuan wrapped his arms around her, tightening his hold so she was pressed firmly against his chest, “Kiss me once more, and I’ll let you go for tonight.”

Ye Chuyi had turned red after that kiss, and now, hearing his request for another, she blushed completely, too embarrassed to raise her head.

It was strange, since on their wedding day she had kissed him too but had not felt the same racing heartbeat as she did now.

When she refused to lift her head, Sheng Tingyuan pinched her chin, making her look up before he leaned down and kissed her.

The man’s presence overwhelmed her, and her mind thundered, as if she had fallen into a cloud, unable to think of anything else.

His kiss grew more skilled, stealing her breath and dominating her senses.

It was a while before he finally released her.

He spoke in a low voice, “I like it when you kiss me, Chuyi.”

Ye Chuyi’s heart raced faster, and she touched his chest only to find his heartbeat was just as quick.

She smiled; good, she wasn’t the only one feeling nervous—so was he.

Seeing her smile, Sheng Tingyuan couldn’t resist kissing her again, then asked, “Do you want me to pack some food for you to take away?”

Given the enticing aroma coming from the kitchen, Ye Chuyi thought Jinyu would surely like Auntie Wang’s food. She looked up and nodded, “Yes, pack extra for me.”

Hearing her unhesitant and matter-of-fact request for more, Sheng Tingyuan felt a sudden sense of relief.

She was finally not treating him like an outsider. The way she said “yes” had a definiteness to it, which felt good to him.

He looked at her tenderly and said softly, “Alright, you can have as much as you want, you can take it all if you like.”

Ye Chuyi laughed, “There’s no need for that, I can’t eat that much, and I should leave some for you, too.”

 

Chapter 340 No Cooking Experience After a while, Auntie Wang packed a portion of all the dishes as instructed by Sheng Tingyuan and put each meal box into a sturdy tote bag.

Ye Chuyi was very satisfied with the amount of food. She reached out to carry the bag, but Sheng Tingyuan bypassed her hand and carried the bag for her, “I’ll carry it.”

Then, he took her hand and walked outside.

Once they had left the living room, Sheng Tingyuan put the bag into her car and opened the door for her, “The roads are busy now, so drive slowly and don’t rush.”

“I know!”

Ye Chuyi got into the car, smiled, and waved at him as he closed the door for her, “I’m off.”

Sheng Tingyuan nodded and watched her drive away.

He remained still even after her car disappeared from view at the villa’s gate.

He gently touched his chin where she had kissed him, feeling very pleased.

He knew she had hurried back on purpose, afraid he would be angry, even taking the initiative to kiss him.

He finally had a place in her heart; she began to consider his feelings and started to sweet-talk him.

On the other side, Ye Chuyi drove back to her apartment.

She carried the tote bag, and as soon as she opened the front door, she smelled something burnt.

She placed the bag on the dining table and walked into the kitchen, only to find Ye Jinyu wearing an apron, holding a spatula, and staring blankly in front of the gas stove.

Hearing the noise, she turned around, looking very embarrassed at Ye Chuyi, “Xiaoyi, you’re back. I was trying to make you dinner, but I didn’t expect… I burnt the pot, and this pot… might be beyond saving. Sorry, I’m not very experienced.”

Ye Chuyi found it both touching and amusing.noveldrama

She quickly took the spatula from Ye Jinyu, began to untie her apron, and said, “As the proper young lady of the Ye Family, you surely didn’t cook before, so it’s normal not to know how. But from now on, you don’t need to cook; I’m here!”

While Ye Jinyu was at the Ye Family, she was pampered and adored. After marrying Wen Xingye, although he was not a good man, he’d never asked her to do any housework, not to mention cooking; that was out of the question. Usually, either a maid cooked, or Wen Xingye would cook himself to please her.

Thus, Ye Jinyu truly didn’t know how to cook at all.

“No, I can’t always let you cook for me. I also want to cook for you. It’s just that I lack experience this time. I’ll look up some cooking videos and follow them to learn; I’m sure I’ll be able to do it well!”

Ye Chuyi pulled her out of the kitchen and seated her at the dining chair, laughing, “You don’t have to cook for me. As long as you are healthy and happy, I’m already very happy. I am your daughter, shouldn’t I be filial to you?”

“In the future, don’t do these things; keep things as they were before. You don’t need to change, nor should you always feel useless. In my eyes, you are already the best person in the world!”

After finishing her words, Ye Chuyi opened the tote bag and took out the meal boxes one by one.

“Look, I’ve brought dinner with me. Try it and see if it’s good.”

Ye Chuyi handed Ye Jinyu a pair of chopsticks and looked at her expectantly.

Ye Jinyu took the chopsticks, tasted a bite, and then looked at her daughter in surprise, “It’s delicious! Which restaurant made this?”

Ye Chuyi hesitated, “It’s just… made by someone I know.”

She quickly opened the meal boxes, “If you like it, eat more.”

Fortunately, Ye Jinyu was simple-minded and didn’t give it much thought, she leaned down to try the other dishes.

With every dish she tasted, if she found it pleasing, she would offer the food to Ye Chuyi.

Ye Chuyi accepted everything; she wasn’t picky, and Auntie Wang’s cooking suited her taste very much. Whatever Ye Jinyu offered, she would eat.

Ye Jinyu’s own appetite was small, so she ate very little. By the end of the meal, the vast majority of the food Ye Chuyi brought back was consumed by her.

Even though the food wasn’t her own cooking, the fact that she offered it and Ye Chuyi ate it all gave her a strange sense of happiness.

This child was really easy to please!