Ch. 351..360

Chapter 351 Recording Sheng Tingyuan watched as she carefully coaxed him, grasped her hand, and then clenched it tightly in his palm, “It’s okay, it was just luck, but don’t let it happen again!”

“Oh, okay.”

Sheng Tingyuan knew she was being perfunctory in her response and hadn’t taken his words to heart.

He didn’t want to ask who her father was anymore because he felt that she must be the daughter of the Jade Emperor or King Yama; there was no one in this world she dared not deceive, no pit she dared not step into, and nothing she feared!

His head ached, but his heart ached even more.

Just now, when he saw her shivering outside, his heart nearly stopped from the pain.

He had rushed in recklessly, terrified that she might be hurt, not realizing it was all a pit she had jumped into deliberately.

Now, holding her hand in his, he felt a modicum of security.

Even he didn’t know how much he had come to care about her.

The Bald Man approached cautiously, bowing and scraping, “Young Master Ting, we have a recording, we can prove that it was Wen Xingye who insisted on offering his daughter to us.”

As he spoke, he presented his phone with both hands.

As soon as Ye Chuyi heard there was a recording, she reached out to take his phone.

But Sheng Tingyuan blocked her hand, frowning, “It’s filthy, you mustn’t touch it!”

She withdrew her hand back as he was seething with anger.

Sheng Tingyuan called out to his assistant, “Yang Hai!”

The assistant entered at his call, took the Bald Man’s phone, and began to play it.noveldrama

Wen Xingye’s voice came through, “Boss Wan, didn’t you say my daughter was beautiful? If you let go of this matter, I’ll have my daughter accompany you, what do you think… Her name is Ye Chuyi, go find her. Whatever you want to do, I’ve agreed to it… Boss Wan, how could I deceive you? It’s all true, I really gave my daughter to you…”

Hearing this recording, Wen Xingye staggered.

His face turned deathly pale, and a cold sweat broke out, “You… you actually… recorded this? You’re too sly!”

The Tattooed Arm Man already hated him to the core, he barely managed to get up, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, and said with resentment, “You have the nerve to call us sly? You’re the truly deceitful wretch! Luckily, we always have the habit of recording, otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to clear things up in front of Young Master Ting today! You’re really something, deliberately offering up your daughter to get rid of me so you wouldn’t have to repay your debt!”

If he had dared to lay a hand on Ye Chuyi today, Sheng Tingyuan would never have let him see tomorrow’s sun!

That was a close call! He nearly lost his life by a hair’s breadth!

Wen Xingye turned to Ye Chuyi in panic, “Xiaoyi, this recording was edited, don’t believe it! I was threatened by them, they wanted to gouge out your brother’s eyes, I had no choice!”

“Shut up! I don’t have a brother!”

Ye Chuyi felt a surge of immense anger and sorrow, not for herself, but for her mother.

To what extent did a man have to be heartless and faithless to offhandedly give his daughter away to another man, and even deliver her personally, afraid she wouldn’t enter the door, to the point of abandoning his car?

Even if there was no father-daughter affection between her and Wen Xingye, as long as he had a shred of humanity, he wouldn’t have done such a thing.

All these years, her mother had cut ties with her family for him, sacrificed her dignity, loved him wholeheartedly, and given him all her youth and wealth.

If her mother knew his true nature, she would likely break down!

Ye Chuyi looked coldly at Wen Xingye, “I gave you a chance, but it’s proven that you’re not fit to be human, let alone reappear before my Mom. From now on, don’t contact her again.”

 

: Chapter 352 Really Impatient to Live “No! Xiaoyi, I am truly devoted to your mother, I can’t lose her!”

Wen Xingye’s eyes turned bloodshot, as if overwhelmed by sorrow, “This time it’s really not my fault, don’t tell her! I was coerced by them, it was this Mr. Wan who took an interest in you, what I said was just to appease him, I only meant to humor him!”

“Xiaoyi, didn’t I come with you? I came because I was afraid something might happen to you!”

Suddenly, Tattooed Arm Man bellowed, “Wen Xingye, you’re lying!”

As he spoke, he knelt before Sheng Tingyuan, enduring severe pain, and fiercely slapped his own face, “Young Master Ting, I deserve to die. I fell into their trap and harbored inappropriate thoughts, but rest assured, I haven’t touched a single hair on your wife. She even slashed my palm with her bag, of course, I had it coming. I will never dare again, please Young Master Ting spare my life.”

“There’s a debtor for every debt, Young Master Ting, this Wen Xingye is really despicable. Today he can hand over his daughter to me, tomorrow he might do the same to someone else! He’s utterly inhumane, you mustn’t let him off!”

Sheng Tingyuan turned to Ye Chuyi, “Do you have any demands?”

“Call the police, detain those who should be detained, imprison those who should be imprisoned.”

Before today, Ye Chuyi would have considered Ye Jinyu’s feelings, after all, Wen Xingye is her husband and she heavily depends on him, loving him deeply. If Wen Xingye were severely penalized, Ye Jinyu would definitely be heartbroken.

But now, she could no longer care whether Ye Jinyu would be saddened; even if she was, Ye Chuyi did not want to let Wen Xingye off.

He was too frightening, completely unprincipled. If one day he targeted Ye Jinyu, she would not be able to guard herself as Ye Chuyi did and would surely fall victim.noveldrama

With wife-killing cases occurring frequently, Ye Chuyi dared not take a chance.

“Alright, Yang Hai, call the police.”

“Yes, President Sheng!”

The assistant immediately made the call.

Sheng Tingyuan then said to Ye Chuyi, “Go outside, wait for me in the car, I’ll handle things here.”

Ye Chuyi nodded and left.

Her bodyguards had already been released by Sheng Tingyuan’s guards, all following her out of the villa.

She handed the car keys to her bodyguard, “Chen Xi, take Wen Xingye’s car to the used car dealership, sell it straight away.”

Chen Xi took the keys, his face marked with guilt, “Boss, we… we couldn’t beat them, I’m sorry.”

Ye Chuyi paused, then smiled, “It’s okay, it’s normal that you couldn’t beat Sheng Tingyuan’s men. His bodyguards are meticulously selected. But apart from his men, you guys are one of the best. Ivy told me, you were also chosen with great care, both capable and responsible.”

Being a bodyguard, ability is naturally very important, but responsibility is even more crucial—being fearless and devoted at all times to protect the employer, that’s what Ye Chuyi valued the most.

After speaking, she turned her head to look back at the villa.

A row of bodyguards encircled it, impenetrable like an iron barrel.

She couldn’t see what Sheng Tingyuan was doing, nor did she know the fate of Wen Xingye and the debt collectors.

But oddly, she felt somewhat reassured, knowing that Sheng Tingyuan was reliable and powerful.

Normally, facing such a situation, she would be furious and upset, but because he had come, she felt strangely at ease.

She got into the car, coordinating more actions with Ivy, and waited for Sheng Tingyuan to emerge.

Inside the villa.

Both Baldy and Tattooed Arm Man had already knelt on the ground, their faces pale, for their hands were broken.

Sheng Tingyuan stood backlit, his stern face looking even more oppressive in the shadows.

“Mu Hongzhong has become quite someone now, bullying people all the way to my doorstep. Since he can’t even handle his own people, he has no need to continue being the boss. All the assets he worked hard for over the years will dissolve into nothing.”

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was harsh, “Go back and tell Mu Hongzhong, today, I’ll collect a little interest, the rest, I’ll take slowly. Even daring to touch Sheng Tingyuan’s wife, you truly are tired of living.”

Chapter 353: Not Even Sparing the Father-in-Law? Tattooed Arm Man was terrified, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping down his face.

Mu Hongzhong was their boss, and he was notoriously ruthless, but even a tough character like him was extremely afraid of Sheng Tingyuan!

He and Baldy were at best lackeys running errands and doing dirty work, with his status slightly bolstered by the fact that a distant cousin of his was Mu Hongzhong’s mistress.noveldrama

But if all of Mu Hongzhong’s assets really were gone, it wouldn’t matter whether his cousin was willing to protect him or even risk her life to do so; Mu Hongzhong would definitely not let him off lightly!

What awaited him would be torture worse than death!

“Young Master Ting, please spare my life, I know I was wrong! I won’t dare to do it again!”

Tattooed Arm Man begged frantically, “Whatever you ask of me, I will do it, just please don’t tell our boss!”

Sheng Tingyuan looked on coldly and did not respond to him; instead, he turned to look at Wen Xingye.

“Are you truly Chuyi’s biological father?”

Wen Xingye nodded hurriedly, “I am, I truly am! Xiaoyi is my daughter, she’s the daughter of Ye Jinyu and me!”

“Since she’s your daughter, why would you deliver her to these beasts? Not even tigers eat their offspring, Wen Xingye, are you more venomous than a tiger?”

“No, no, that’s not it, President Sheng, it’s all a misunderstanding. I love Xiaoyi dearly, bringing her here today was just for show. How could I possibly really hand Xiaoyi over to these people? They forced me to do it, President Sheng, you must not let these people go, they are thoroughly wicked. Seeing that Xiaoyi is beautiful, they lusted after her, they are utterly corrupt!”

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was particularly indifferent, “They will naturally be punished, but you have not yet been punished, choose your own punishment.”

Wen Xingye’s face stiffened, “You… you can’t seriously expect me to kneel before you? No matter what, I am your elder, and Xiaoyi is my daughter. You don’t even call me dad, isn’t asking me to kneel a bit unreasonable?”

The assistant immediately scoffed, “Where do you get off playing the elder card in front of our President Sheng? If you had been any good to our Madam, it would be another story, but you sold her out. How can you have the face to claim elder status? Truly shameless!”

Wen Xingye retorted angrily, “You! Mind your language!”

Sheng Tingyuan spoke dispassionately, “Kneeling doesn’t count as punishment. It’s cutting off hands and feet that counts as punishment. Both of them have already lost their hands, now it’s your turn.”

Wen Xingye looked at him in horror, “You’re going to make me cut off my hand? You have already confirmed that I am Xiaoyi’s dad. How can you still treat me this way? Would Xiaoyi ever know you’re so cruel and heartless, not even sparing her father-in-law?”

“She doesn’t know.”

Sheng Tingyuan’s tone was icy, “And you’d better make sure she doesn’t find out, otherwise, it won’t just be your hands you’ll be losing.”

Wen Xingye retreated frantically, clutching his hands tightly, “No, you can’t do this. My hands are valuable! With my hands I can take better care of Xiaoyi, right?”

“She doesn’t need your care. Will you cut off your own hand, or would you prefer they do it for you?”

Upon hearing this, Tattooed Arm Man immediately said viciously, “Wen Xingye, if you can’t bring yourself to do it, I’ll help you cut it off! This whole incident started because of you, I’ll be sure to take very good care of you.”

He emphasized the word “take care” with extreme malice, as if he wanted to devour Wen Xingye.

Wen Xingye’s face turned ashen, and as he looked around at the line of bodyguards outside, he felt utterly hopeless—he couldn’t possibly escape!

He gritted his teeth; it was better to cut off his own hand than to let Tattooed Arm Man do it. At least that way he might retain some control and have a chance of reattaching it later.

Earlier, Tattooed Arm Man and Baldy had each cut off one hand. Learning from their method, he picked up a hammer and fiercely smashed it down on his wrist.

The sound of bone cracking and excruciating pain followed, causing him to scream and collapse to the ground, almost passing out.

Sheng Tingyuan looked at Baldy, “Go check to make sure he isn’t faking it.”

Baldy immediately got up and, without any care, viciously twisted Wen Xingye’s wrist. Hearing him scream once more, he turned and respectfully said, “Young Master Ting, his hand is broken now.”

 

Chapter 354: Marriage Life Like a Roller Coaster Sheng Tingyuan nodded, signaling his assistant to open the door, and then he walked out.

While walking, he gave an order, “Compile all of Mu Hongzhong’s industries for me. Make him go bankrupt overnight and tell him to roll back to his hometown!”

“Yes, President Sheng!”

The assistant knew that he was making an example out of Mu Hongzhong.

With Mu Hongzhong’s bankruptcy, he would certainly not let off the trouble-making tattooed man and Baldy, nor would he let off Wen Xingye.

What was even more important was that from now on, no one would dare to covet Ye Chuyi anymore.

Previously, Sheng Tingyuan had protected Ye Chuyi without revealing her identity, but from today onward, everyone would know that Ye Chuyi was his wife.

Sheng Tingyuan left the villa and was about to get into his car, but he found it empty.

He walked over to Ye Chuyi’s car and pulled open her door, “Why not ride in my car?”

Ye Chuyi replied, “I was planning to drive myself back to the hospital.”

“I’ll take you.”

Ye Chuyi looked at his indisputable manner and could only get out and sit in his car.

As soon as they got into the car, the police arrived.

Quickly, the three people in the villa were escorted out by the police, shoved into the police car, and taken away.

Their efficiency was extraordinarily high, with no dragging their feet.

Ye Chuyi watched the police car leave with its flashing lights and couldn’t help but ask Sheng Tingyuan, “Do we not need to go to the police station to give a statement?”

“Do you want to go?”

“Not really.”

“Then you don’t need to, they will call you.”

Ye Chuyi was relieved. She had been worried that the two debt collectors, due to their tough connections, would be released without charges, but with Sheng Tingyuan’s help, it seemed unlikely they would be released anytime soon.

On the way back to the hospital, she frequently turned her head to look at Sheng Tingyuan, hesitating several times as if wanting to say something.

Sheng Tingyuan couldn’t help but sigh, “What do you want to say? If I don’t ask, you won’t tell me?”

Ye Chuyi felt somewhat guilty, “Actually, I am the daughter of Ye Jinyu and Wen Xingye, and Ye Zhengrong is my uncle.”

Sheng Tingyuan turned his head to look at her. In truth, he didn’t care whose daughter she was, but her changing her identity three times in such a short period truly surprised him again and again.

His life used to be uneventful, everything under his control.

But ever since he met her, life had become truly thrilling, with her providing different dramas each day, leading him through a roller coaster of married life.

He had always heard from colleagues in the company that life becomes dull and boring after marriage, facing the same face and repeating the same things every day after work, pointless.

He thought he might end up the same.noveldrama

But Ye Chuyi didn’t give him a chance to have a dull and boring life.

If he could actually come home every day to see her face, he would have to thank all the gods for their pity on him.

Seeing that he was staring at her without speaking, Ye Chuyi thought he was angry and reached out to tug at his clothes, “Don’t be angry, I really didn’t mean to keep it a secret from you. It’s just that I only found out about this recently, and I’ve been so shocked, it almost feels like a dream, so I didn’t tell you.”

Sheng Tingyuan looked at her hand tugging at his clothes, and his voice finally softened, “I’m not angry about this matter. What makes me angry is that you walked into danger, using yourself as bait for law enforcement. In the future, you can’t do such dangerous things anymore. I am your husband, and you need to learn to rely on me, instead of taking everything on yourself. Ye Chuyi, you could trust me a bit more, I won’t let you down.”

Ye Chuyi looked down, “Okay, I understand.”

Indeed, she liked to take everything on herself, out of habit.

From a young age, she never had anyone she could trust and depend on, so she was forced to grow up, forced to become strong.

She herself didn’t know if she could learn to rely on Sheng Tingyuan, but maybe she really could trust him a bit more from now on.

They soon arrived at the hospital, and once the car was parked, she was about to get out when Sheng Tingyuan grabbed her hand, “Are you coming home tonight?”

“I won’t go back tonight. I’ve moved my mom to my apartment. The villa she used to live in, I plan to sell it. Once I buy her a new villa and get her settled in, I’ll move back home.”

Chapter 355: Without Me, You Can Live Well Sheng Tingyuan gently caressed her fingers, “Then I’ll have Yang Hai send you dinner.”

Ye Chuyi’s fingers tingled lightly from his touch, a sensation that even spread throughout her body, accelerating her heartbeat.

Her face uncontrollably reddened, “No need to bother, I’ll take my mom out to eat tonight.”

As she spoke, she tried to withdraw her hand.

But Sheng Tingyuan wouldn’t let go, “It’s no trouble. I know you like the dishes Auntie Wang cooks. Last night, you brought extra food from home, was it specifically for your mother-in-law?”

Ye Chuyi, hearing him call her mother-in-law, felt a strange sensation inside. It was the first time she truly felt that he was her husband.

She looked up at Sheng Tingyuan and then she saw a hint of tenderness in his deep eyes.

She was somewhat dazed.

Looking at her like that, he was simply irresistible, so affectionate that she almost wanted to indulge in it.

Sheng Tingyuan saw her dazed and couldn’t help but smile lightly, leaning down to kiss her, “So cute, I really like you.”noveldrama

Ye Chuyi snapped back to reality, pushing Sheng Tingyuan away abruptly, “I have to go to work!”

“Okay.”

Sheng Tingyuan opened the car door for her, “Go on!”

Ye Chuyi fled in a panic.

It was not until she returned to the office that she realized, why was she so flustered? What was wrong with her? Did his kiss confuse her?

Ye Chuyi shook her head, called her assistant, and immersed herself in work.

Meanwhile, the police called her to inquire about the incident at the villa.

Ye Chuyi stated the facts but emphasized the conspiracy between Wen Xingye and Baldy with the flower tattoo, “If my husband hadn’t arrived in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable! Officer, please punish the criminals severely!”

“We will.”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chuyi got back to busy work. She hadn’t performed surgery for two days and needed to catch up with the coming days’ surgeries and also attend a lecture for a learning exchange.

Last year a foreign medical team came for exchange, and because they really learned a lot, they returned this year, bringing even more team members.

After busying herself for a while, Ye Chuyi saw that it was about time, so she drove home.

However, when she got home, she found that Ye Jinyu was not there.

She immediately called Ye Jinyu, “Mom, where are you?”

Ye Jinyu’s gentle voice came through the phone, “Xiaoyi, I went out to take care of some things, I’ll be back soon, don’t worry.”

How could Ye Chuyi not worry when her mother was so easily deceived? Going out alone to deal with things, she could be tricked at any turn!

“Mom, where are you? I’m off work now, let me come pick you up.”

“No need, Xiaoyi, you rest well at home. I’m really alright, I’ll be home soon,” Ye Jinyu said before hanging up.

Ye Chuyi felt quite overwhelmed and hurriedly called Ivy, “Quick, help me track Ye Jinyu’s location! She must have left from my apartment, start from there!”

Ivy took the task and soon reported a location to Ye Chuyi.

It was a small private hospital.

Ye Chuyi immediately drove there.

Inside Haikang Hospital.

Wen Nianyou was crying on Ye Jinyu’s chest, “Mom, I really didn’t know anything. I always thought you were my birth mother. What Lin Yueqin did, I really had no idea, I would have told you earlier if I knew.”

Ye Jinyu saw her crying and felt extremely distressed, “Nianyou, I always thought you were my own as well, which is why I gave all my love to you. But Lin Yueqin switched my daughter, and I can’t forgive that.”

“I won’t forgive her either!”

Wen Nianyou quickly said, “Mom, let’s report to the police together, have them arrest her, she’s too cruel to do such a thing!”

“But, I’m innocent. Mom, don’t abandon me. Without you, how can I go on?”

Ye Jinyu’s eyes reddened as she slowly pushed Wen Nianyou away, “You’re already an adult, Nianyou. Without me, you can still live well. You even mortgaged the family villa, cashing in two billion. You’ve grown up, become capable, and even learned to deceive me.”

Chapter 356: Severing the Mother-Daughter Relationship Wen Nianyou hadn’t expected her to find out about the incident so quickly. She clutched her abdomen, pain written all over her face, “Mom, I can explain that, once the wounds on my body heal, I’ll take the time to explain it to you.”noveldrama

“I’m really badly injured this time, Mom, don’t you feel sorry for me at all?”

“I’m your daughter, the daughter you’ve raised for twenty-six years. Could it be that my years of filial piety can’t compare to Lin Chuyi, who you’ve never raised or has ever been filial to you?”

Ye Jinyu saw her in such pain, and her heart clenched. Tears fell as she said, “Youyou, I’ve raised you for twenty-six full years, my affection for you is deeper than anything. Even though you lied to me, even though you mortgaged the family villa, I won’t hold it against you.”

A flicker of joy appeared on Wen Nianyou’s face, but it was quickly replaced by what Ye Jinyu said next, “However, precisely because I’ve raised you for all these years, I owe you nothing. The one I owe is Chuyi. So, in the future, I will give all my maternal love to her, I will make it up to her.”

Wen Nianyou’s expression darkened, “So what? You came here today to sever our mother-daughter relationship? And then to play out a deep mother-daughter bond with Lin Chuyi?”

Ye Jinyu looked at her and fell silent.

She had never hated anyone before, she didn’t even know the emotion of hate, but after learning that Lin Yueqin had switched her daughter, she understood for the first time what hatred was. Even Wen Xingye’s affair and love child hadn’t made her feel such hate.

She despised Lin Yueqin, saw her as an enemy, thus she couldn’t spoil Wen Nianyou as she had before, because she was Lin Yueqin’s daughter.

Moreover, she wasn’t so naive to be completely oblivious. Wen Nianyou was not as innocent as she claimed, she knew everything but refused to tell her that Ye Chuyi was her biological daughter.

Even more so, Wen Nianyou had run over someone with her car, then wanted Ye Chuyi to take the blame and go to jail for her.

That was something she couldn’t tolerate.

Wen Nianyou could tell from Ye Jinyu’s expression that she was indeed planning to cut off their mother-daughter ties.

She scoffed coldly, “Do you know who beat me up like this? It was Lin Chuyi!”

Ye Jinyu was shocked, “How is that possible? When did this happen?”

“Just a couple of days ago, there was a heavy rain, and she ran home in the middle of the night, hit me, hit Lin Yueqin, and even hit my dad!”

“That’s impossible! Xiaoyi, she…”

“How is it impossible?!”

Wen Nianyou angrily interrupted her, “You don’t understand anything. You naively think she’s a good person! She’s crueler than anyone, the most heartless person in the world!”

“Lin Yueqin raised her for so many years, even if there were no merits, there were hardships, yet Chuyi hit her without a second thought, no old ties considered! She’s staying in the hospital room next to mine, you can go ask if it wasn’t Lin Chuyi who hit us!”

“And my dad, he’s such a good person, gentle and gentlemanly, yet Lin Chuyi had the audacity to slap him. She clearly knew that he was her biological father, yet she still struck out!”

“What kind of child hits their own parents? Only the most unfilial and inhumane could do such a thing!”

Ye Jinyu clenched her fists and shook her head, “Regardless of whether Xiaoyi is a good child or a bad child, she is my child, and my love for her won’t change. If she really is as cruel and heartless as you say, then it’s because she lacked care and guidance as she grew up, that’s my fault, Lin Yueqin’s fault, not Xiaoyi’s fault.”

“Also, Xiaoyi will no longer carry the Lin surname, she’ll take my surname Ye, so don’t call her Lin Chuyi anymore, I don’t like hearing it.”

Wen Nianyou was so angry she nearly spat blood. Before, when Ye Jinyu had loved and trusted her unconditionally, she thought it was great, but now that Ye Jinyu’s unconditional love had shifted to Ye Chuyi, she couldn’t accept it!

She couldn’t help but curse, “Are you stupid? I’ve already told you she’s not a good person, yet you still love her? What about her is worth your love? I’m the daughter you raised yourself, so what if she has a blood relation to you? She has no emotional ties with you!”

Chapter 357: Stay Away from My Mom Ye Jinyu felt a pang of discomfort in her heart when she was scolded, because Nianyou had never been like this before—she used to be very pleasing and articulate.

So, was her previous gentle and kind appearance all an act?

“Youyou, do you think I’m completely unaware of the bad things you’ve been doing behind my back? I’ve just been pretending not to know, because you’re my daughter, and I won’t stop loving you just because you’ve been bad.”

“So it’s the same with Xiaoyi, no matter what she did, I will love her, and I will love her even more, because I owe her so much.”

Nianyou was extremely irritated and said viciously, “If you acknowledge Lin Chuyi again, you’ll see what’s coming for you. All three of us have been hit; next, it’s definitely going to be your turn!”

“Right now, she’s still playing the good daughter in front of you, but that’s only because she hasn’t yet taken any advantage from you. If you give her all your property and money, she’ll turn against you in an instant! Then, you’ll have nowhere to cry!”

Yet Ye Jinyu softly said, “Xiaoyi isn’t like that. She doesn’t expect anything from me. Besides, I no longer have any money to give her, and there’s only one villa left in my property, which you and your dad already mortgaged. Even if I acknowledge Xiaoyi again, I have no property to give her.”

Nianyou was stunned, “You don’t have any properties left?”

“No more.”

“That’s impossible! I remember you still had several buildings!”

“They’re all sold, taken by your father for his business. The money went to him too. My bank card has always been with him, and now I don’t have a single cent left.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really. Why would I lie to you?”noveldrama

Nianyou’s face changed and changed again, and finally, when she looked at Ye Jinyu, there was a hint of contempt in her eyes.

What a fool. I should have asked for a few houses in my name earlier. Now all the properties have been squandered away by Wen Xingye, and I can’t get any benefits.

But neither can Ye Chuyi.

As Nianyou thought about this, some of her anger and unwillingness subsided.

What use is Ye Jinyu now? Even if Ye Chuyi acknowledges her again, what does it matter? After all, it was she, Nianyou, who had been living the good life over the years, while Ye Chuyi’s life was like a beggar’s. Her inherent quality couldn’t compare to Nianyou’s.

While she was thinking, the door of the hospital room was suddenly pushed open.

She looked up and, to her surprise, it was Ye Chuyi!

Her face immediately grew cold, “What are you doing here? I’m warning you, if you dare let someone hit me again, I’ll call the police and have you locked up! Intentional injury is a serious crime!”

Ye Chuyi didn’t even give her a glance. If Nianyou had dared to call the police, she would have done so already, so she was just bluffing with her threats.

She walked over to Ye Jinyu, “Mom, I’ve come to take you home.”

Ye Jinyu was surprised and a bit guilty. She had run out to find Nianyou, leaving her daughter behind. Would her daughter think that she still cared more for Nianyou than for her?

She hurriedly got up, her words stumbled, “Xiaoyi, how did you know I was here? I-I-I… I just came to talk to Youyou for a bit, nothing else!”

Ye Chuyi smiled and said, “I know, don’t worry. Whatever you want to say to her is okay. Do you need me to step out for a moment?”

“No need, no need, we’ve finished talking. Let’s go home,” Ye Jinyu said, pulling Ye Chuyi as they headed out.

However, just as they were walking out, they ran into Lin Yueqin.

Ye Jinyu stood frozen in place.

A surge of hatred swept over her, and her eyes instantly turned red. She slowly raised her hand, wanting to slap Lin Yueqin. But, in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Lin Yueqin, however, called out to her with the same surprise and joy as before, “Madam, you’re here! Youyou has been missing you. Where have you been all these days? You’ve worried us sick!”

As she spoke, she moved forward, trying to edge out Ye Chuyi and support Ye Jinyu on her own.

Ye Chuyi pushed her away coldly, “You criminal, keep away from my mom.”

Lin Yueqin’s face turned pale, “What nonsense are you talking about? I’m not a criminal!”

Chapter 358 I am Stupid, but I am Not Blind Ye Jinyu finally recovered from her endless hatred, her voice hoarse as she spoke, “Lin Yueqin, I have always treated you well, why have you done this to me? Do you not have even a shred of conscience?”

“Madam, what are you talking about? What have I done? I have served you day and night these past years without a single moment of laziness. My loyalty to you is witnessed by heaven and earth, how can you say I have no conscience?”

“Are you still pretending?”

Ye Jinyu was shaking all over, “You switched my daughter! Xiaoyi is my daughter, Youyou is your daughter, it was you who stole my daughter when I gave birth! Why did you do this?! Why have you hidden this from me for so many years!”

Lin Yueqin suddenly knelt down, “It wasn’t me! Madam, I didn’t switch your daughter, I am a victim too, I knew nothing! If it weren’t for Xiaoyi running to your house the other day, claiming she was your daughter, I would have had no idea our daughters were switched!”

Ye Jinyu found it hard to believe, “You dare say you didn’t know?!”

“Madam, I really didn’t know, it wasn’t me who switched your daughter, it was that bastard Shi Youjin!”

“You think I would believe that? How could Shi Youjin alone have managed this? You were in it together!”

Ye Jinyu’s tears uncontrollably surged once more, “I knew it, why you never breastfed your own daughter and gave all the breast milk to Youyou, because she is your biological daughter! And here I thought you were truly that noble, worrying about you sitting the month badly, I even specially hired a nanny to take care of you.”

“Lin Yueqin, you’re utterly heartless! I raised your daughter like a treasure, but you? You wouldn’t even let my daughter go to school! You made her work every day, didn’t even provide her a decent set of clothes, left her starved and skinny!”

“I’ve been deceived by you for so many years, this time, I will not let you off!”

Lin Yueqin frantically shook her head, “Madam, I am wronged, I gave all my breast milk to Youyou only out of gratitude for your taking me in, I did it to repay you! I truly didn’t switch Xiaoyi and Youyou, I had just given birth, how could I have the energy or will to do something so cruel! It was Shi Youjin, he did it!”

But Ye Jinyu was uncharacteristically cold and defiant, “No, it was you who did it with him, you had decided a long time ago to switch my child.”

“I didn’t! Madam, you’re framing me deliberately, do you want to kill me?”noveldrama

“I framing you? I have never framed anyone.”

Ye Jinyu grasped Ye Chuyi’s hand, placing it firmly within her own.

“Lin Yueqin, I never doubted you before, so I never dwelled on some inconsistencies, now that I know your true character, all those past discrepancies make sense.”

“Madam, what are you talking about, what inconsistencies? I gave up my own life to serve you and the young lady wholeheartedly!”

Ye Jinyu felt a pain in her heart that was almost splitting, “It’s all because I was too foolish. There have been so many strange occurrences, and I ignored them all. During my pregnancy, I took good care of myself, the fetus developed well, and I gave birth at full term. But when I came out of the intensive care, I saw a child that weighed only five pounds.”

“Lin Yueqin, you must have had a premature Cesarean to switch my child, hence, Wen Nianyou wasn’t full-term, and that’s why she was always sickly as a child!”

“I remember you once said that Xiaoyi weighed eight pounds when she was born and was very healthy. I heard that and felt so guilty, thinking I hadn’t taken good care of the baby, causing Youyou to be born weighing only five pounds.”

Lin Yueqin’s expression stiffened for a moment, but she quickly regained composure. Kneeling before Ye Jinyu, she wept bitterly, “Madam, I knew nothing, the Cesarean was also arranged by Shi Youjin, how would I understand such things, I just did whatever he told me to do!”

“Lin Yueqin, I might be foolish and trusting, but I am not blind. I can see very clearly who calls the shots between you two, it’s obvious that Shi Youjin always listens to you. You’ve even boasted more than once, saying that Shi Youjin would give all the money he earned to you, he didn’t even have money to buy cigarettes.”

Chapter 359: Wen Xingye’s Secret Fortune Lin Yueqin said hastily, “It was Shi Youjin who put on a good act. I thought he listened to me, but in reality, I was being manipulated by him!”

“You don’t need to say anymore. Trying to push all the blame onto Shi Youjin is useless, especially since he’s already gone to jail. I can’t find him to settle the score, but you, I can find.”

The hatred in Ye Jinyu’s eyes was palpable, “From now on, don’t you dare dream of having a single good day. Whatever suffering my daughter went through as a child, you will endure double!”

It was the first time Lin Yueqin had seen this side of Ye Jinyu. Usually, she was incredibly easy to fool, but today she could not be fooled!

Her mind racing, Yueqin burst into hysterical tears, “Madam, it doesn’t matter how you treat me, I’m willing to bear your anger. But you can’t just acknowledge Xiaoyi and abandon Youyou. Youyou is the daughter you’ve raised from a young age! She knows nothing, always thinking of you as her biological mother. It’s so unfair to her!”noveldrama

“Fair? You know about being fair?”

Tears poured down Ye Jinyu’s face, “What about the fairness for me and my daughter? Who will give my daughter back her happy childhood? When I think of Xiaoyi rummaging through the trash to eat what Youyou threw away, my heart aches!”

“Youyou has been happy for twenty-six years; isn’t that enough?! How many years do I have left? Can’t I spend the rest of my life treating my own daughter a little better? Where is the unfairness in that!”

Yueqin was suddenly at a loss for words.

She had always thought Ye Jinyu was clueless; did she actually have a clue?

Ye Jinyu stopped looking at her and took Ye Chuyi’s hand, whispering softly, “Xiaoyi, let’s go, it’s time to go home. She’s no longer your mother; I am.”

Ye Chuyi wiped away her tears, feeling a profound warmth, “Okay, Mom, let’s go home.”

Ye Jinyu was more loving and stronger than she had imagined.

She followed Ye Jinyu, walking past the kneeling Lin Yueqin towards the end of the corridor.

Just as they were about to enter the elevator, Ye Chuyi glanced back and saw that Lin Yueqin had somehow gotten to her feet, watching them with a sinister gaze.

Ye Chuyi curled the corners of her lips, showing a grim smile, then stepped into the elevator.

She knew Lin Yueqin must have had malicious intentions, but fortunately, so did she.

After leaving the hospital, Ye Chuyi drove her mother home. On the way, she brought up Wen Xingye, “Mom, you should divorce Wen Xingye; he’s not a good man.”

Ye Jinyu turned to look at her, “I want to recover some assets first, then get a divorce. The money he has spent over these years was mine. I know he’s set up several properties, all under shell companies.”

Ye Chuyi was surprised, “You know about these? Did he tell you?”

Ye Jinyu let out a bitter laugh, “How could he possibly tell me? I discovered it by chance. He probably thinks I’m foolish and easy to deceive. Some things he does so openly he doesn’t even bother to hide, thinking he can easily convince me with just a few words.”

“I didn’t think much of it before, believing that because his business was expanding, that’s why he kept opening new companies and buying new properties. Now I realize he might have been planning to move assets away long ago, never intending to stay with me for life.”

“I may not be cunning, but having been with the Ye Family, I’ve learned a few things about business. Wen Xingye kept telling me his investments failed and the money was gone, but I’ve seen his accounts; those were faked.”

“The investments did fail, but not to the extent of losing billions as he claimed. It was usually just a loss of tens of millions. The rest, he took to buy properties. Just the ones I know about amount to six different locations in various cities.”

Ye Chuyi looked at her and smiled in surprise, “It seems being a bit naive isn’t all bad. At least he never expected to guard against you when doing wrong. He probably never imagined you aren’t foolish; you just couldn’t be bothered and were too forgiving. If it really came down to it, he couldn’t win against you.”

The root of her deception lay in being too simple and too trusting.

Having suffered such a loss, she would surely learn to be more wary of people from now on.

Chapter 360: Transfer All the Property into Your Name Ye Jinyu shook her head, bitterly lamenting, “I was actually really foolish. The people around me were deceiving me, but I couldn’t see through their lies, and I even considered them good people.”

“They weren’t flawlessly deceptive, nor was their acting impeccable. It was all because I was too dull. I regret it so much.”

“If I had been more cautious and thoughtful, things wouldn’t have developed to this extent, and you wouldn’t have been taken away by Lin Yueqin.”

Ye Chuyi patted her hand to comfort her, “It’s alright, Mom. It’s all in the past now. Don’t blame yourself anymore. I think that us being able to recognize each other now isn’t too late. You don’t know how happy I was when I found out you were my mom!”

Ye Jinyu forced a smile at her, caressing her daughter’s hand. Only now did she realize that Ye Chuyi’s hands were very similar to hers, fair and delicate, and when her fingers were brought together and stretched out straight, all the fingertips were slightly upturned.

Wen Nianyou’s hands were not like this; her fingers were flat.

Ye Jinyu bitterly smiled endlessly. Indeed, there were many details. Wen Nianyou hardly resembled her in any way, nor did she resemble Wen Xingye. But for so many years, she had never thought to suspect anything else.

Being as foolish and slow as she was, who else would be deceived but her?

She spoke softly, “Xiaoyi, help me reclaim all of Wen Xingye’s properties and money.”

Ye Chuyi agreed without hesitation, “Alright, I’ll reclaim them all!”

“After reclaiming them, transfer the properties to your name. I’ll give you the money too, and then I can divorce him.”

Ye Chuyi immediately shook her head, “There’s no need to give it to me. Just keep it yourself. I have a way to leave him with nothing. Don’t worry, if the properties are in your name, he won’t be able to take a single bit of them.”

“Xiaoyi, listen to me on this matter. The properties must all be transferred to your name. If they’re under my name, who knows? Maybe they’ll be deceived from me again someday. I know my own personality. I don’t have the heart to do it, and in the future, whether it’s Wen Xingye or Youyou, if they ask me, I might not be able to stay rational and keep everything from them.”

This time, Ye Chuyi fell silent.

Although Ye Jinyu could give her properties to anyone she wanted, they had to at least be worth it. Neither Wen Xingye nor Wen Nianyou were worth it.

“I don’t spend much money, so I’m also giving you all the money. I owe you an apology for not fulfilling my responsibilities as a mother all these years. This is the only way I can make it up to you now. I hope you won’t mind it being a small amount.”

“How could I mind it being too little? I just want you to have money at hand to buy whatever you want freely. I’m not short on money. Don’t worry. Moreover, my grandfather and uncles have given me shares in the Ye Group and other assets through your connections, otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten so much.”

“What they gave you is theirs to give, but what I give is mine to give. You must accept it, or it would be like treating me as an outsider. Youyou never treats me as an outsider when she spends my money, so you shouldn’t refuse anymore either.”

Ye Jinyu unintentionally touched a sensitive chord in Ye Chuyi. Indeed, although they were the closest kin, they were still polite to each other.

She didn’t interact with Ye Jinyu as casually and naturally as Wen Nianyou did, nor did she feel entitled. Ye Jinyu wasn’t as close to her as she was to Wen Nianyou.noveldrama

Ye Chuyi knew that deepening their relationship would take time, but it still made her heart ache.

Thus, she didn’t want to act like an outsider with Ye Jinyu. This was her biological mother. If her mother gave her something, she should accept it without hesitating, rather than passing it back and forth until someone else benefits.

“Okay, Mom. Then, once the properties and money are reclaimed from Wen Xingye, they will be put under my name first. Whenever you need money, just tell me.”

Ye Jinyu felt relieved when she accepted, “Good, I’ll look for you when I need money. Oh, there’s another thing I want to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“I plan to move back to the Ye family’s ancestral home. Do you want to come with me?”

Ye Chuyi was surprised, “You want to go live with Grandfather? He… agrees? The last time I saw him, he seemed quite upset with you. You should stay with me instead. Otherwise, going back there might just lead to scolding. He can be quite intimidating when he’s angry.”