Yin Tianyu’s reaction made his mother a little confused.
“Isn’t this girl your girlfriend?”
“No, I mean, how did you know her mother saved us before? After all these years, you can still recognize her?” Yin Tianyu’s fingers had already dug deeply into his palms.
Hearing this, Yin’s mother didn’t find it strange at all. “She looks too much like her mother. I could tell at a single glance. Besides, her mother helped me escape from Ye Qing’s control back then. Of course I would remember the face of our benefactor. But didn’t her daughter recognize you? You were unconscious at the time, but she was wide awake and even carried you on her back for a stretch. She must be Ye Qing’s daughter too, poor thing. Ah, I originally thought that after saving me, it would go badly for that mother and daughter. I never imagined they were still alive. That puts my mind at ease a lot. Now that you’ve sent in the evidence against Ye Qing, he should be about to fall, and those two poor souls will be freed as well.”
It all matched. Every single bit.
No wonder she hadn’t been suspicious of his advances at all.
She must have recognized him a long time ago.
So when exactly did she realize he’d been using her all along? What was going through her mind when she found out?
That someone she’d helped had repaid her with betrayal?
How much willpower did it take for her to hold back and not show anything, instead quietly investigating him and Ye Qing?
Yin Tianyu couldn’t even begin to imagine it.
All he could think about was how she had trusted him completely, for no apparent reason, which made him look down on her. He never expected the truth to be like this.
No wonder she had suddenly become so cold and distant toward him!
Yin Tianyu suddenly crouched down, pressing his hands hard over his eyes as tears slipped through his fingers.
His mother hadn’t expected this reaction from her son. She was stunned. “Son, what’s wrong?”
“Mom… I was wrong…” Yin Tianyu had not cried since he was a child, after learning he would never see his father again. But now, he was crying once more.
He felt as if something had carved a large hole in his chest.
It felt a little empty.
“What did you do wrong?” Yin’s mother was sharp. Thinking about how she had just mentioned Ye Shaohua, she immediately said, “That girl seems to be coming back to the country today. I just saw the news on Weibo—lots of people are going to welcome her…”
The moment his mother finished that sentence, Yin Tianyu stood up and rushed out the door.
He bumped into his agent outside but didn’t say a single word. The agent tried to chase after him but couldn’t catch up.
Ye Shaohua had indeed returned to the country.
Not only that, she came straight to the Green Gang.
Just as she arrived, she saw Yin Tianyu waiting at the entrance.
“You finally made it abroad—why did you come back?” Yin Tianyu looked at her, extremely anxious. He pulled a bank card and plane tickets from his pocket. “Quickly, while there’s still time, go abroad again. Go to Country F. Over there, no one will be able to catch you…”
He talked for a long time, but Ye Shaohua didn’t move, nor did she take the tickets. Yin Tianyu was truly desperate.
All that evidence—he had gathered it with his own hands.
The pride he once felt in controlling all that information had now turned into deep regret.
He hadn’t realized he had been a complete fool from start to finish.
“Leave? I’m afraid it’s too late for that,” Sun Wenhai said as he walked out from inside. Seeing the two entangled, a smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. “Ye Shaohua, you’re now a nationally wanted criminal.”
Ye Qing also heard his subordinates’ report. He looked at Ye Shaohua with cold indifference.
From beginning to end, he had never taken Ye Shaohua seriously.
First, it was to draw the attention of his enemies and protect Ye Meng.
Second, it was to have Ye Shaohua take the fall for his crimes. That plan was truly well thought out.
Looking at Ye Qing, who still regarded her with such coldness, Ye Shaohua felt genuinely disheartened on behalf of the original owner.
But honestly, it was nothing more than the original owner being truly naive.
In the original storyline, everyone thought Ye Meng was innocent and kind. But if she were truly that innocent, how could she have taken Yin Tianyu away from Ye Shaohua? And how could she have persuaded Yin Tianyu to give up his hatred for Ye Qing?
Even more so, she knew full well that Ye Shaohua was innocent, yet she did nothing, watching as Yin Tianyu and Ye Qing pushed the original owner into such a desperate situation.
Ye Qing was surely aware of this too.
Yet he still protected Ye Meng so well.
For people like Ye Qing and Sun Wenhai, comparing Ye Shaohua to Ye Meng was like comparing a piece of rubble to a piece of exquisite, high-quality jade. There was simply no comparison.
“Go back. You’re a wanted criminal now. It’s best if you don’t show up at the Green Gang again,” Ye Qing said calmly, looking at Ye Shaohua. “I am your father. Although I feel pained by your actions, out of consideration that you are my daughter, I won’t report you to the police. Consider this the last thing I do for you as your father.”
With that said, Ye Qing directly ordered someone to close the large iron gate.
As for Ye Meng, she looked at Ye Shaohua and Yin Tianyu. Her gaze lingered on Yin Tianyu’s face with reluctance before shifting to Ye Shaohua.
“Ye Shaohua, don’t think that just because of All Gods’ Sky you can clear your name,” Ye Meng said, smiling at Ye Shaohua. “Your crimes are solid—money laundering and drug trafficking. Once the news breaks, the entertainment industry will probably blacklist you.”
With those words, Ye Meng glanced at Ye Shaohua. “I can’t believe you dared to come back. The netizens’ spit alone could drown you.”
She flashed Ye Shaohua a smug smile.
And online, sure enough, the entertainment news had blown up with all of this!
