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Chapter 391: My Husband Is Really Awesome

No wonder Sheng Tingyuan was so filial to his mother, Tang Jin told him whom to marry, and he’d marry without a hint of resistance, not even caring when he thought she had fled the wedding—it was all to honor his mother’s wishes and take her as his bride.

Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but reach out and touch his lower abdomen, an area she had never really noticed before. She had only seen his solid abs, but his lower belly was always securely covered.noveldrama

Although they had made love as true husband and wife the night before, she hadn’t looked at that area, especially since he had turned off the lights.

Thinking about it now, he must have not only been afraid she’d be shy but also reluctant to let her see his scars.

"Later on, did you get your revenge?"

His abdomen, warmed by her touch, made him worry that if she continued, he might lose control, so he quickly grasped her hand.

With a tone that was slightly more relaxed, he said, "I did get my revenge. I stabbed Sheng Tianxing too. Now he’s impotent, no different from a eunuch. Sheng Huai’an used to search everywhere for doctors to treat him, but alas, no one could cure him."

A sense of satisfaction welled up inside Ye Chuyi, and wrapping her arms around Sheng Tingyuan’s waist, she said, "You’re incredible, my husband really does pay back every grievance, ruthless and decisive."

Sheng Tingyuan laughed, she was finally willing to call him her husband, it seemed that the hit he had taken was not in vain.

"It was also then that I began to understand, patience and concession are useless. Others will just think you’re weak and easy to bully, hurting you even more without any hesitation. After I was able to walk again, the first thing I did was go and stab Sheng Tianxing."

"Though Sheng Huai’an was nearly driven mad with anger, my mother protected me, and since it was Sheng Tianxing who stabbed me first, he couldn’t do much to me."

"My mom was a very easy-going person, even when Sheng Huai’an had an affair and fathered an illegitimate child, she endured it without making things difficult for the mother and son. But after I got hurt, my mom wouldn’t stand for it any longer, she demanded a divorce, and the kind where Sheng Huai’an would leave without a single possession."

"Of course, Sheng Huai’an would never agree; he still wanted to give the corporation and all the assets to Sheng Tianxing!"

"He wouldn’t agree to divorce, so my mom didn’t leave him because as long as they were married, that woman and her son would be disgraced, with Sheng Tianxing having no legitimate status and no authority to speak before the company’s shareholders."

"And indeed, as my mother predicted, to this day, Sheng Tianxing is not recognized by shareholders or directors, no matter how much Sheng Huai’an props him up. Of course, that’s related to him being a good-for-nothing to begin with. If he had a little real talent, I wouldn’t have taken over the entire corporation so smoothly."

Ye Chuyi listened intently, and after he finished, she looked up and said, "My mother-in-law is truly formidable, no wonder she raised you so well."

Sheng Tingyuan chuckled, "Have you become the leader of my praise team? Aren’t you upset with me for breaking our agreement and making you wait in vain for a year?"

"I wasn’t really mad at you."

Ye Chuyi spoke in a very soft voice, her eyes glistening as she looked at Sheng Tingyuan, "I’m grateful that you once came into my life, you brought me warmth and good luck. You know, ever since I met you, whenever it’s a rainy day, I always have good fortune. Even meeting my teacher happened on a rainy day! I’ve always felt that you changed my destiny!"

Seeing the stars in her eyes and listening to her slightly coquettish tone, Sheng Tingyuan was reminded of her as a child.

Back then, she looked at him in the same way, as if he were some god descended from heaven, invincible and omnipotent.

A softness melted in his heart, and he held her, saying, "It wasn’t me who changed your destiny, it was your own effort. Even if you hadn’t met me, you would have met your teacher, and even without your teacher, you would have been successful. You’re so intelligent, so hardworking. Even in adversity, you’ve never felt sorry for yourself. You’re gold, and you were bound to shine someday."

Ye Chuyi laughed and buried her face in his chest.

She had indeed worked very hard, but sometimes people really do need a bit of luck, and he was the starting point of hers.

 

Chapter 392: She Wanted to Touch His Scars

Soon, they arrived at the police station, where Sheng Tingyuan accompanied her through the statement-taking process before taking her home.

Auntie Wang had already prepared dinner and was waiting for them, ensuring that Ye Chuyi could have a fresh and warm meal as soon as she returned.

After eating her fill, Ye Chuyi went upstairs to take a bath.

Sheng Tingyuan went to the study to make a phone call, "I need you to check someone out."

"Young Master Ting, who would you like to investigate?"

"Wen Nianyou."

"Do you want to check for anything specific?"

"Look into all her illegal activities. If she doesn’t have any, then make sure she does."

"Yes, I understand!"

"And also, see if she has any weaknesses, or if she cares about someone. In any case, mental torment is essential."

"Understood, Young Master Ting."

Everyone has weaknesses, and with weaknesses come the ease of manipulation.

Take Sheng Huai’an, for instance. Sheng Tianxing was his vulnerability, and Sheng Tingyuan needed to do nothing else but get a hold of Sheng Tianxing’s lifeline, effectively controlling Sheng Huai’an.

For years, this was how Sheng Tingyuan gradually nibbled away at Sheng Huai’an’s resources and power.

He had become very skilled at this strategy.

After hanging up, Sheng Tingyuan also took a bath, then waited outside Ye Chuyi’s bathroom door.

The sound of running water filled the bathroom, and he let out a light chuckle, feeling that even though he was so close to her, she was still too far away—he yearned to join her in the bath.

Unfortunately, her modesty was too acute, and she would never agree.

A while later, the water stopped.

Moments after, Ye Chuyi opened the door.

Startled to see Sheng Tingyuan waiting outside the door, she asked, "Why are you blocking the door, waiting for me?"

Sheng Tingyuan took the towel from her hand, began to dry her hair, and said, "This way, I can see you the moment you come out." noveldrama

Ye Chuyi’s lips curved into a smile as she tiptoed and kissed him.

Sheng Tingyuan hadn’t expected a kiss, so he lifted Ye Chuyi horizontally, placed her on the bed, and was about to kiss her when he felt her hand reaching for his lower abdomen.

He almost immediately glimpsed her intention—she wanted to touch his scar.

He caught her hand, "Don’t move."

Ye Chuyi said, "Let me see how your wound is doing."

"It’s nothing to see, it’s already healed."

"But I want to see."

"It doesn’t look very nice, I’m afraid it will scare you."

"It won’t, I’m a doctor, what kind of scars haven’t I seen?"

Seeing her persistence to look, Sheng Tingyuan reluctantly let go of her hand and indulgently said, "Doctor Anxin, I’ll listen to you, your word is final."

Ye Chuyi extended her finger, hooked his sleepwear, and slowly pulled it down.

A startling, long scar stretched across his lower abdomen. After so many years, the scar had faded considerably, yet it was still evident that he had suffered immensely.

Ye Chuyi had never felt anything when looking at patients’ scars. She had been specially trained by her teachers to face any wounds calmly.

However, seeing Sheng Tingyuan’s scar still made her eyes well up with tears.

Sheng Tingyuan saw the tears in her eyes, pulled his sleepwear back up, and covered the fierce scar.

He embraced Ye Chuyi, kissed her cheek tenderly, and said, "It’s all in the past. I haven’t felt pain for a long time. Moreover, the wound wasn’t this big when Sheng Tianxing stabbed me. The scar is from the surgeries that followed."

Ye Chuyi nodded, "I know, it’s just... still very upsetting."

Because it wasn’t just a simple scar. It signified a time when Sheng Tingyuan hovered close to death’s edge.

Just thinking that she could have lost him sent waves of panic through her heart.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before. She did not know if it was because she had started to like him, or because she had learned he was the little boy who brought warmth to her childhood, but regardless of the reason, he now held a completely different place in her heart.

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t want her to be upset, so he purposefully told her a few amusing childhood stories, and only when he made her laugh did he breathe a sigh of relief.

As the night deepened, she, having listened to the stories, fell asleep in his embrace.

 

Chapter 393: The Truth Behind the Car Accident Case

Sheng Tingyuan looked down at her delicate and beautiful face, his heart swelled with infinite pity and love. Today, she must be exhausted.

Her inner strength was actually quite formidable. Today, she had been kidnapped by Shi Youjin, yet she seemed not to be panicked at all. The moment she stepped out of the Wen Family Villa, her neck was bleeding, but her expression was composed, so calm that it was heartbreaking.

Ever since he had met her, she had always been like this, as if nothing could knock her down, nor could anything shake her composure.

It wasn’t until he told her that he was the little boy who had given her the dress that she showed a strong emotional reaction. noveldrama

Fate was truly strange. He could never have imagined that eighteen years later, she would return to his side in such a way, and even less so, that she would become his wife.

Sheng Tingyuan felt somewhat reluctant to go to sleep now. He wished he could keep watching her forever, for fear that she would disappear once he fell asleep.

The early morning.

Ye Chuyi’s alarm clock went off on time.

Sheng Tingyuan, once again, reached for her phone before her outstretched hand did and turned off her alarm.

Ye Chuyi sleepily opened her eyes, "Why do you always react faster than me?"

Sheng Tingyuan chuckled lightly, "Maybe it’s not that I react faster, just that my arms are longer, making it easier to reach your phone?"

Ye Chuyi, still not fully awake, grunted in response, then closed her eyes and snuggled a little longer in his embrace.

Ten minutes later, her alarm clock rang again.

Sheng Tingyuan picked up her phone and saw that she had set two alarms.

He shook his head helplessly; she truly loved her work. Fearing to be late, she had set up a double safeguard.

Ye Chuyi opened her eyes and then sat up.

She touched her neck, which still seemed to hurt quite a bit. That damned Shi Youjin left two cuts on her neck, making it difficult even to turn her head.

As this thought flashed through her mind, she realized that Shi Youjin was now truly dead.

But strangely, she didn’t feel particularly happy, and of course, she wasn’t sad either.

Shi Youjin deserved to die, and his biological daughter hastening his death was his just desserts.

Ye Chuyi shook her head and got out of bed to wash up.

Sheng Tingyuan followed her into the bathroom. He used to separate from her for their morning routines, but now, he couldn’t bear to be apart from her and had moved all his toiletries into the master bedroom’s bathroom.

Ye Chuyi didn’t want to do her morning routine without him anymore either. Washing up together seemed to be quite nice!

After having breakfast, the two of them left the house separately.

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t really want to be apart from her; he wished he could stay by her side all day. But after Ye Chuyi kissed him, she smiled, got into her car, waved goodbye, and drove off.

Sheng Tingyuan watched her car disappear, unable to move for a long while.

The assistant couldn’t help but say, "President Sheng, we should get going. You have a meeting at nine o’clock!"

Sheng Tingyuan came back to his senses and then got into the car.

During the ride, his subordinate called to report the findings from the previous night, "Young Master Ting, I’ve got the results on Wen Nianyou that you asked me to look into."

"Go on."

"She is a habitual offender, stealing and robbing as if it were nothing new. Her specialty is slandering others, ruining their reputations and lives. She’s envious of anyone who has a better life than hers, and then she goes on to destroy it."

"Half a year ago, she hit and killed a young woman with her car. I’ve checked, and this young woman once took piano lessons with the same teacher as her. The young woman’s family was not as wealthy as hers, but her talent was much greater, which made the piano teacher favor that student, even giving her private lessons."

"Wen Nianyou held a grudge in her heart, and at the beginning of this year, she encountered that woman again at a private club. At the time, she was with Qi Yunfan. Qi Yunfan chatted with that woman and exchanged contact details, and they met for meals afterward. But not long after, that woman was hit and killed by her."

"She cleaned up the scene and all the evidence very thoroughly and framed the car accident on your wife. Because Qi Yunfan testified and the evidence was insufficient, Wen Nianyou escaped legal punishment."

After hearing all this, a cold and gloomy light flashed in Sheng Tingyuan’s eyes, "Find a way to get the evidence and let her enjoy life in prison thoroughly!"

 

Chapter 394: Betrayed by Her Own Daughter

Ye Chuyi left home and first went to the hospital, then drove to the police station.

She still needed to provide a detailed account to assist with the police investigation.

As the prime suspect in the kidnapping case, Wen Nianyou had already been detained for an entire night and had just been released from the holding cell.

Seeing Ye Chuyi, a glimmer of hope burst forth on her dispirited face. She said urgently, "Chuyi, you’ve finally come! Please tell them I’m not Shi Youjin’s accomplice! It was I who saved you! Tell them quickly!"

With a single sentence, Ye Chuyi shattered her hope, "Officer Zheng, she is Shi Youjin’s accomplice."

Wen Nianyou’s expression changed drastically, "Ye Chuyi! It was I who saved you yesterday, otherwise Shi Youjin would have killed you! How could you repay my kindness with malice?!"

Ye Chuyi took out her phone and played a recording.

"Cut the crap, kill her quickly, then I’ll tie you up and take you to the police station. If the cops come looking, it’s going to be a whole different matter..."

"Shi Youjin, what are you waiting for, why aren’t you acting? Do it quickly! Once she’s dead, I’ll still be Ye Jinyu’s daughter..."

Wen Nianyou’s face rapidly paled, she looked at Ye Chuyi incredulously, "You... you recorded it! Wasn’t your mobile phone in Shi Youjin’s hands? How could it still be recording?!"

Ye Chuyi replied indifferently, "Indeed, my phone was with him, but he’s been in jail too long and can’t use modern smartphones; he certainly didn’t know that I have a voice-activated recording app on my phone. While I was calling you, I managed to activate it."

"Now, do you still want to argue?"

Wen Nianyou shook her head desperately, "No, I’m not Shi Youjin’s accomplice, I’m not!"

Ye Chuyi sneered, "You’re not? Then who is? As far as I know, right before Shi Youjin’s prison escape, Lin Yueqin just happened to visit him in jail. Are you saying Lin Yueqin wasn’t sent by you to deliver a message? That she didn’t instruct him to come out and kill me?" noveldrama

"It wasn’t me, don’t slander me! It was Lin Yueqin, yes yes yes, it’s her! She has nothing to do with me, it was Lin Yueqin who made him escape to kill you, she’s the real accomplice!"

Wen Nianyou, as if clutching at straws, urgently said to Zheng Yan, "Comrade officer, you should arrest Lin Yueqin! I’m innocent, please let me go!"

Zheng Yan sternly replied, "Lin Yueqin is also a suspect. Our team has already been searching for her all night, but she has not been found. Do you know where she is hiding?"

"She’s in the Huagong Hotel!"

"She’s not there; we’ve searched already."

Wen Nianyou was stunned, "Not there? How could that be? I booked a suite for two days; how could she not be there?"

Zheng Yan handed over her phone, "Call her and find out where she is now."

Wen Nianyou took the phone, "If I find out her location for you, will you let me go?"

"You won’t be released, but it might be considered as meritorious service."

Wen Nianyou hesitated but eventually called Lin Yueqin.

Lin Yueqin promptly answered her call, and Wen Nianyou easily extracted her location.

Upon hearing the location, Zheng Yan gestured to two criminal police officers to immediately go and arrest her.

Half an hour later, Lin Yueqin was brought back in custody.

Her face was ashen, and upon seeing Wen Nianyou, her eyes filled with disappointment; she understood that it was her own daughter who had betrayed her.

Still, Wen Nianyou, upon seeing her, happily said to Zheng Yan, "Comrade officer, she’s here, she is Shi Youjin’s real accomplice! You can ask her whether I’m innocent! I really didn’t partake in anything, how could I possibly be mixed up with people like a maid and a murderer? Lin Yueqin, speak up, tell them I’m not your accomplice, that it was you two who planned to kidnap Ye Chuyi!"

Lin Yueqin, with tears in her eyes, looked at her, "Youyou, you..."

However, Zheng Yan had no intention of providing an opportunity for an exchange between Wen Nianyou and Lin Yueqin; with a broad wave of his hand, he had the other criminal police officers take Lin Yueqin to the interrogation room for questioning.

He turned to Ye Chuyi, "Do you have any other evidence?"

 

Chapter 395 She is Also Loved by Her Mother

Ye Chuyi passed over another USB drive, "I have no more evidence of the kidnapping case, but I do have evidence for another case. This contains a video of Wen Nianyou hitting and killing someone with her car. At that time, Lin Yueqin was also in her car, but Lin Yueqin chose to cover for her. The reason behind this is that Wen Nianyou is actually her biological daughter."

"Shi Youjin killed someone before too, in order to protect his biological daughter, Wen Nianyou. Because those two people knew their secret, he had to silence them to ensure Wen Nianyou could always be the young lady of the Wen Family."

Zheng Yan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows as he took the USB drive, inserted it into the computer port, and started to play the video.

Wen Nianyou was beside herself with rage, "Ye Chuyi, you shameless villain, may you rot in hell! I dealt with Shi Youjin for you, yet you stab me in the back! You explicitly promised me that you would delete the video of the car accident!"

Ye Chuyi showed a mocking smile, "This isn’t called stabbing you in the back, this is war by deception. Against someone like you, there’s no need to talk about integrity."

Zheng Yan had finished watching the video, and he tapped the desk, "It appears this isn’t just one case, but three separate ones."

A kidnapping case, a car accident case, and then there’s the case of Lin Yueqin and Shi Youjin, the couple who exchanged their own child for someone else’s child – that also constitutes a child trafficking case.

No matter what, this whole family could not escape now.

Ye Chuyi began to work on the reports for the other two cases, and Wen Nianyou was taken to the interrogation room for questioning.

By the time Ye Chuyi left the police station, it was already noon. noveldrama

The assistant thought she wasn’t going to come, so hadn’t prepared her meal.

Ye Chuyi, holding her lunch box, was just about to head to the cafeteria when she saw Ye Jinyu arriving.

She approached with a touch of surprise and hugged her, "Mom, what brings you here?"

Ye Jinyu smiled tenderly, "I’ve come to bring you lunch. Have you eaten?"

Ye Chuyi shook her empty lunch box in front of her, "Not yet, I was about to go get some food from the cafeteria. It’s great that you’re here; now I don’t have to eat the bland staff meals!"

As she spoke, she pulled Ye Jinyu into her office and then shut the door.

Ye Jinyu took out the food containers one by one and arranged them on the table, "Try them and see if they suit your taste. If there’s anything you can’t eat, just tell me, and I’ll have the kitchen avoid it next time."

Ye Chuyi, smelling the fragrant lunch, smiled and said, "Mom, I’m not picky; I eat everything!"

After saying this, she took a sip of the corn chowder.

"Mmm, delicious!"

Then she took a bite of sweet and sour pork ribs.

"Wow, so tasty!"

Ye Chuyi ate rather voraciously, "Mom, the cook at grandpa’s house is excellent, the food is so delicious!"

Seeing her enjoy the meal, Ye Jinyu was relieved.

She took out a water cup from her bag, opened it, and handed it to her, "Eat slowly, don’t burn yourself. This is goji berry and jujube tea I brewed for you. The dates and goji berries are grown by your grandfather himself, and he hardly shares them with anyone. But when he heard I was brewing it for you, he gave me two boxes."

Ye Chuyi took the cup, had a sip, and then sweetly smiled at Ye Jinyu, "It’s really tasty, so sweet and refreshing. I really like it!"

"If you like it, I’ll brew it for you every day and bring it to you."

As Ye Chuyi smiled, tears welled up in her eyes.

This was the first time she had felt the love of being treasured by her mother, and it was incredibly fulfilling.

As a child, she had always envied other kids who were doted on by their mothers. Her classmates had someone to pick them up on rainy days, but she was always alone. In high school, other students’ mothers would often bring them food and drinks, but she never had that.

Now, she finally had a mother to bring her meals.

She lowered her head and devoured all the food, then hugged the water cup and sipped slowly.

Ye Jinyu was somewhat at a loss; she had brought extra food, fearing Ye Chuyi wouldn’t have enough, yet she had still eaten it all.

She was filled with guilt, "Xiaoyi, did you not eat enough? I don’t really know how much you eat, so I didn’t bring enough this time. Tomorrow, I’ll bring you more. Just make do for today."

Chapter 396: Someone Actually Dislikes Her for Not Being Kind

Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but laugh; she pulled her mother’s hand and placed it on her somewhat plump stomach: "Mom, feel this, do I look like someone who hasn’t eaten enough? Tomorrow, bring a little less; I ate it all up just to avoid wasting food. I’m too full now!"

Ye Jinyu was finally relieved, as long as her daughter was well-fed.

Seeing that Ye Chuyi had sweated from eating, she took a tissue and wiped her forehead: "Silly child, as long as you’re full, it’s okay to leave some food. Don’t overeat and hurt yourself."

Ye Chuyi felt closer and closer to her and couldn’t resist hugging her: "I know, Mom."

Ye Jinyu hadn’t watched the news the past few days and didn’t know about Shi Youjin’s prison break and kidnapping of Ye Chuyi. Seeing the gauze on her daughter’s neck, she couldn’t help but ask, "What happened to your neck?"

Ye Chuyi responded nonchalantly, "I accidentally got scratched by a tree branch at the hospital. It’s just a little cut, nothing serious. It will heal in a few days."

Ye Jinyu was easy to deceive; she believed it: "Be more careful when you walk in the future, don’t hurt yourself again."

"I know!"

Worried her mother would continue to ask questions and blow her cover, Ye Chuyi quickly changed the topic: "Mom, have you and Grandpa smoothed things over? Has he stopped scolding you?"

"How could he not scold me? He scolds me every day!"

While caressing her daughter’s slender back, Ye Jinyu coaxed her like a child: "But don’t worry. Although he scolds, he still didn’t kick me out. He lets me stay at home. He has a tough exterior but a soft heart. As long as I’m thick-skinned, he can’t really do anything about it." noveldrama

Just like when she ran away from her own wedding, insisting on marrying Wen Xingye. Although Ye Chongzun cursed her harshly, he ultimately didn’t do anything to her and even pampered her, fearing she would suffer after the marriage and specifically gave her a huge dowry.

Unfortunately, she still ended up disappointing her father.

After chatting for a while, Ye Jinyu checked the time, fearing she might delay Ye Chuyi’s rest and work, and got up to leave.

But as she just walked out of the office building, she ran into a face she could never forget—Xin Xin, the girl whose husband had cheated and had a child.

Xin Xin saw her, holding her son, and immediately stopped Ye Jinyu: "Sister, don’t go yet, I have something to tell you."

Ye Jinyu looked at her innocent, young face, then at the child in her arms who looked exactly like Wen Xingye, and shook her head: "Don’t call me sister, I have nothing to talk to you about."

She finished speaking and was about to leave, but Xin Xin grabbed her clothes, refusing to let her go: "Sister, I really had nowhere to go, that’s why I brought my son here. Please, have mercy, give me and my child a way to survive. Your daughter is trying to kick us out of the villa, and we have nowhere else to live!"

Xin Xin was actually there to find Ye Chuyi but unexpectedly met Ye Jinyu. She made a split-second decision to target Ye Jinyu instead.

After all, she had dealt with both, and Ye Jinyu seemed easy to deceive, whereas Ye Chuyi was difficult to handle.

"If you don’t have the villa to live in, then find a regular apartment. The villa you were living in was originally exchanged by Wen Xingye for my dowry apartment, so it’s only right for my daughter to ask you to return it."

Seeing her and the child reminded her of Wen Xingye’s betrayal and deception, and how foolish she had been over the years.

Her voice trembled slightly: "Don’t ever appear in front of me again, I don’t want to see you, go away!"

However, Xin Xin, having finally found her, was not willing to leave. She knelt down and immediately burst into tears: "Sister, why must women make life difficult for other women? You are so wealthy, do you really need this one house? Why do you even need to take away my last refuge? Can’t people be a bit more generous and kind?"

Ye Jinyu was taken aback; this was the first time in her life someone had told her to be kinder. Her relatives and friends always thought she was too kind, and now, someone was blaming her for not being kind enough?

Chapter 397: Not Leaving Him a Single Penny

Ye Jinyu was not good at arguing or debating, so Xin Xin immediately overwhelmed her, leaving her speechless and unable to say anything.

Just as she was stunned, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Where do you get the audacity to lecture my mom about being generous and kind? You, a homewrecker, dare to say such a thing?"

Ye Jinyu turned around and looked at her daughter, "Xiaoyi, why did you come down here? I..."

Ye Chuyi walked up to her and took her hand, "Mom, you go home first, I’ll handle this person."

Even though Ye Jinyu was not good at quarreling, she didn’t want to leave all the trouble to her daughter alone, so she stayed and silently moved next to her.

When Xin Xin saw her approaching, she immediately stood up, but her tone became even more pitiful, "Miss Ye, I’m sorry for misspeaking, but I had no ill intent. I’m just begging you, please don’t take away my only house. I don’t mind being homeless, but I have a son, and he’s only one year old. He surely can’t be homeless with me—it would be too cruel."

As she spoke, she began to cry while holding her son. noveldrama

Seeing her cry, the child also began to cry.

For a moment, the scene looked rather pitiful.

But Ye Chuyi was unmoved, "When you were with Wen Xingye, why didn’t you think about how pitiful his wife was? You knew he had a wife and kid, yet you still chose to have his illegitimate child, what intentions could possibly justify that?"

"Don’t think that you can manipulate my mom by holding your child and playing the victim in front of her—it won’t work! Now, I’m the one making the decisions at home, and don’t even think about getting that villa. I won’t give you a single brick!"

Xin Xin turned noticeably pale, "Miss Ye, no matter what, Yangyang is your biological brother. Even if I did something wrong, he is innocent. You can’t be so heartless towards your own sibling. He’s young now, but in the future, he will be your greatest support!"

Ye Chuyi sneered, "Stop trying to glamorize yourself and this illegitimate child. I don’t even recognize Wen Xingye, why would I recognize a child he had on the side? If you keep causing a scene here with the child, I won’t hesitate to turn you into a penniless beggar."

"What are you going to do? Are you going to take all my money?"

"Is that your money? That’s my mom’s money. I suggest you return it voluntarily as soon as possible, otherwise, I might have to take serious actions."

Overwhelmed, Xin Xin took a step back. She had witnessed how Ye Chuyi dealt with Wen Xingye—she even dared to cut his hand directly!

She didn’t really come today with the hope of getting the villa back; she just came to test Ye Chuyi’s stance.

Now, seeing her so defiant, Xin Xin didn’t dare linger any longer and quickly left with her son.

After she left, Ye Chuyi turned to Ye Jinyu, "Mom, you don’t need to deal with her in the future. If she harasses you, just call me. She’s very afraid of me, and it’s easy for me to handle her."

Ye Jinyu looked at her daughter’s young face, her expression complex. Her daughter was strong, stronger than she had imagined, whereas she herself was weak, weaker than she had thought.

To drive away her husband’s mistress, she had to rely on her daughter; she felt utterly useless.

Even just now, when that girl cried while holding her child, she felt a moment of soft-heartedness.

If it weren’t for her daughter being so resolute and tough, they might never have gotten the villa back.

"Xiaoyi, thank you."

"It’s nothing big, really. You should head home now!"

Ye Chuyi smiled at her, escorted her to the parking lot, watched as she got into the car, and waited for the driver to drive her away before she returned to her office.

Once in the office, Ye Chuyi called Ivy, "Have you figured out all the assets Wen Xingye hid over the years?"

"Boss, we’re still looking. He’s hidden a lot, including overseas properties, so it’s challenging."

"Hurry it up. Once we’ve nailed it down, take everything back. Don’t leave him a single penny!"

"Yes, boss!"

"And investigate his mistress too, make her cough up all the money she spent over the years."

"Yes!"

 

Chapter 398: Living too Shabbily

A week later, Wen Xingye was released from the detention center.

As soon as he got out, he was shocked to find that his carefully hidden assets had all been dug out, with properties frozen and companies seized, even his own company was now under Ye Chuyi’s control. During his detention, his employees had turned against him, and now they only recognized Ye Chuyi, and no longer acknowledged him as their boss!

He returned "home" and looked at the small 120-square-meter apartment rented by his mistress, both angry and heartbroken: "This is too much, absolutely too much! Ye Jinyu, Ye Chuyi, you are so cruel, I’m not done with you!"

Tears streamed down Xin Xin’s face: "Xingye, what are we going to do now? The villa has been taken away, even your company is controlled by your daughter, we have no source of income, what will we eat and drink?"

"I might be okay," she continued, "but what about Yangyang? He is only one year old, is he supposed to live in such a small house and endure such a hard life? There’s not even a floor-to-ceiling window here, living here long-term will be detrimental to his physical and mental health."

"Think of something quickly, if it comes to it, go beg Sister Ye, coax her good, admit your mistakes, apologize, she’s so kind, she will forgive you. I think, as long as she forgives you, she won’t be angry with me anymore, and won’t think about driving us, mother and child, to our deaths."

As she cried, one-year-old Wen Yang also began crying, the big and the small crying together, breaking Wen Xingye’s heart.

Holding his son in one arm and his pitiful mistress in the other, he said angrily: "I’m not wrong, why should I apologize to her? She’s kind my ass, it’s all an act! If she were truly kind, how could she not tolerate you and your son!" noveldrama

Previously, Xin Xin would have been pleased had Wen Xingye spoken this way about his wife, but now she couldn’t feel happy about it.

Because if Wen Xingye refused to apologize to Ye Jinyu, he wouldn’t be able to gain any benefits in the future, nor get Ye Jinyu’s money, and without money, she and her son couldn’t live well.

She quickly said: "Calm down for a moment, regardless of whether you want to apologize, you must apologize. Get back the house and your company first! Our family can’t keep living in such a small place, it’s too shabby, it doesn’t suit your status!"

Wen Xingye almost instantly understood her intent, she was asking him to bow his head first to get back what was theirs.

His expression changed for a while, then finally he said, "Alright, let’s get the villa and the company back first, I can deal with them later!"

Xin Xin was overjoyed: "There’s no time to delay, hurry and go apologize, Ye Chuyi works at the Dome, Sister Ye goes there to bring her lunch every day, wait for her at the Dome, you will definitely meet her!"

Wen Xingye nodded and went to the Dome.

After arriving at the Dome, he didn’t go to find Ye Chuyi first, but waited at the entrance for Ye Jinyu.

His and his mistress’s mindsets were surprisingly aligned: Ye Chuyi was too tough and too cold-hearted, dealing with her would definitely involve a scolding, while Ye Jinyu was easier to talk to, and it’s always best to pick the softer option.

He didn’t wait long before the "pushover" appeared, and he immediately stepped forward to intercept the car.

He stood in front of the car, looking at the luxurious Rolls-Royce and Ye Jinyu inside, a flash of greed and envy in his eyes.

After so many years of marriage, Ye Jinyu had never been willing to buy him a Rolls-Royce, but the moment she returned to the Ye Family, they gave her a Rolls-Royce as her transport car and even assigned her a driver. In an instant, she seemed to revert to her former untouchable heiress self of the wealthy families.

Ye Jinyu also saw Wen Xingye, she initially didn’t want to get out of the car, but Wen Xingye kept blocking the car, so she had to get out and let the driver drive it in to avoid blocking the road and affecting other vehicles entering.

"Jinyu."

Wen Xingye’s voice was laden with softness: "I haven’t seen you in half a month, you seem to look much better, have you cooled down?"

Ye Jinyu’s expression was icy: "Wen Xingye, you still have the face to see me?"

Chapter 399 I Will Never Get a Divorce!

Wen Xingye frowned, recalling the last time he saw Ye Jinyu at their villa she hadn’t been like this. Why had she grown so cold towards him after not seeing her for just half a month?

"Jinyu, what’s wrong with you? Are you still angry with me? I can explain about Xinxin, there’s really nothing between us. I promise I won’t contact her again. Can you forgive me this time, please?"

"Whether you contact her or not, I won’t interfere or care anymore. But you can’t let my daughter be her stepping stone!"

"Jinyu, how could I! You’re wronging me!"

"Am I wronging you, Wen Xingye? You knew very well that Chuyi was our biological daughter, yet you still personally handed her over to those debt collectors! To protect your lover, you’re even willing to sacrifice our daughter!"

Ye Jinyu had tears in her eyes. She never liked to argue, always valuing peace, but her daughter was her bottom line. She feared that if she continued being nice to Wen Xingye, he might harm their daughter again.

"You had an affair, transferred assets, and had an illegitimate child with another woman. All these I could attribute to your not loving me anymore, a mere lapse in judgment, I might even overlook them. But, Wen Xingye, you shouldn’t have schemed against Xiaoyi! We already owe her so much. Not only are you not thinking of making it up to her, but you’re also pushing her towards disaster. Do you want her dead?"

Now Wen Xingye finally understood where the problem lay.

It wasn’t because of Xinxin and the son— it was because of Ye Chuyi!

He clenched his teeth bitterly. Damn Ye Chuyi — what kind of daughter was she, constantly causing him trouble, now causing him to lose trust with Ye Jinyu!

However, though he cursed Ye Chuyi internally, his face showed guilt, "Jinyu, we indeed owe a lot to Xiaoyi, so I’ve always wanted to make it up to her. I didn’t hand her over to those debt collectors, it’s all a misunderstanding on her part."

"Jinyu, let’s go home first and talk things slowly, I can explain everything clearly, it’s inconvenient to talk here."

Ye Jinyu wiped her eyes, "What home? Where is there a home? Everything no longer exists, I’ve been deceived by you for so many years, confined at home, the so-called home, was just a cage you elaborately crafted. If it weren’t for Xiaoyi, I would still be in your cage, completely unaware of what’s happening outside, while you, outside, have been building a new family with another woman, diverting all my assets."

Wen Xingye clenched his fists tightly, he knew it, it all traced back to Ye Chuyi!

He had been careless, not taking Ye Chuyi seriously, after all, Wen Nianyou had known about his affairs, but never spoke to Ye Jinyu about them.

Unexpectedly, Ye Chuyi, after meeting Xinxin twice, brought the matter to Ye Jinyu! noveldrama

He had already taken Ye Jinyu’s phone, deleted and blocked all of Ye Chuyi’s contact information; how could she still leak the news to Ye Jinyu?

"Tomorrow, we’ll get a divorce. After that, we’ll be nothing to each other, and you don’t need to look for me anymore."

Ye Jinyu was about to leave but Wen Xingye grabbed her abruptly, "No, I won’t divorce! I would rather die than divorce! Jinyu, I’ll do whatever you ask, just don’t divorce me. We promised to grow old together, how can you abandon me halfway?"

Ye Jinyu glared at him with tearful eyes, "Wasn’t it you who abandoned me first? ’Growing old together’ was all your lies. Haven’t you had a son with another woman? You always wanted a son, and she fulfilled your wish. Isn’t it perfect to divorce me and marry her?"

"No!"

Wen Xingye’s eyes were also red, "I was just playing around with her, I’ve never truly cared for her, having a son was an accident! All these years, my heart has only had room for you, no one else!"

"Jinyu, you’ve been ill for so many years, we haven’t had a marital relationship, but I am a man, a normal man! It’s normal for me to feel desire when I see a young and beautiful woman, and it’s normal not to resist, don’t think too much."

"You are still my wife, my heart has always been with you, isn’t that enough? You can’t sentence me to death just because I made a small mistake. Divorce is too severe, I can’t accept it!"

 

Chapter 400 Fake Divorce

Ye Jinyu almost believed he truly loved her.

His emotions seemed so genuine and overflowing, his reluctance and pain so acute, it was hard for her not to believe. noveldrama

In the past, he had confessed his love to her like this, with vows as enduring as mountains and seas, kneeling and proposing marriage, claiming he would love only her for a lifetime.

She had believed him.

As a result, she lost disastrously, nearly costing her and her daughter’s lives.

But one cannot step into the same river twice; she might lack brains and discernment, but she had a lawyer.

Her lawyer once told her of a method that she had never thought she would employ.

But now—

She approached Wen Xingye, asking with the same gentle tone she used to use, "Do you really not want to divorce me?"

Wen Xingye’s eyes were firm as he answered resoundingly, "I don’t want to!"

"Is that so? I said you loved me very much and wouldn’t divorce me, even if my dowry was all spent. It’s a shame, my father doesn’t believe it, he even said if you agreed to a divorce, he would give you ten billion as compensation."

A smile appeared on Ye Jinyu’s face, "I had a big fight with my father, telling him you aren’t a money-grubber, so I rejected that ten billion for you. I know you don’t need his money and that you will always love me, always take care of me."

Ten billion?!

Wen Xingye’s eyelids twitched violently; just divorcing Ye Jinyu would get him ten billion from Ye Chongzun as compensation?!

His steadfast gaze swiftly turned to reproach, "Jinyu, you know, I’ve lost quite a lot of money in business, and now there is no money left to support you. With me, you’re likely to end up eating coarse food; I don’t mind it myself, I’m used to tough times and can eat anything, but I’m afraid you’re not accustomed to it! You’ve always lived in luxury, how could you bear such hardship following me?"

With a tearful smile in the corners of her eyes, Ye Jinyu replied, "It’s okay, I’m willing to endure hardships with you."

Twenty-six years ago, he had said the same thing, and at that time, she’d answered the same because she truly was willing to face hardship with him.

But he wasn’t willing, he persuaded her repeatedly that he couldn’t bear to see her suffer. Back then she felt blissful, thinking he loved her dearly.

Now she realized it was because she refused the family’s fifty-billion-dollar dowry that he spoke such words. He schemed tirelessly to get her to take the dowry and then squandered it.

Today, those words had resurfaced.

For what reason it was no longer needed to be said.

"Jinyu, you’ve never worked outside, you don’t know how hard it is to earn money. It’s not that I don’t want to provide for you, but the economic situation has been really bad in recent years, with many big companies laying off staff and going bankrupt."

Wen Xingye took her hand with profound affection, "I want to give you the best life, so I’ve been striving hard all these years. Now I just need one last investment, and once the new company is up and running, supporting you won’t be an issue; you can buy whatever you wish then."

Ye Jinyu had heard this excuse dozens of times before, and each time she chose to believe him, resulting in her repeatedly selling off the dowry properties and land until there was nothing left.

Now, the excuse came again.

Her heart was ashen, yet like before, she cooperatively asked, "How much more do you need for your investment?"

Wen Xingye frowned in thought for a moment, then said, "This time I need a bit more, nine billion should do!"

Saying ten billion was too obvious, so he picked the number nine billion instead, sure that with Ye Jinyu’s intellect, as long as he didn’t mention the exact same number, she would never suspect.

This had always been his method, and he had never failed before.

Sure enough, she foolishly shook her head, not even considering other possibilities, merely guiltily saying, "I don’t have that much money, my dowry is already sold, I can’t help you this time."

Wen Xingye was running out of patience. He used to play along for a few days, but now he couldn’t wait that long. The thought of the impending ten billion windfall made him unwilling to wait even a second longer!

Right then, he suggested, "There is a good solution, Jinyu, we could get a fake divorce. That way, your father would compensate me, and I’d have the money to invest."