One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos

She could use her ability to change characters to make these three people give up on this plan directly.

But.

If she let it go once, there would be a second time, a third time. They would always come up with such ideas.

In that case, she might as well deal with it cleanly, and resolve this matter completely.

Just as well, she had some things to settle with them—the final reckoning!

The Ye Xiao of the past was gone.

But now, she was Ye Xiao.

What they owed the former Ye Xiao, she would claim back herself.

Ye Xiao didn’t know if her past self could see everything here.

What she did was simply following her heart.

The next day.

The film crew started work early.

However, when everyone arrived at the filming location at five or six o’clock, that family of three was already waiting there.

Lin Yun recognized these three people at a glance and instinctively shielded Ye Xiao behind her.

Ye Xiao was startled for a moment and a trace of warmth flashed through her eyes.

In the original book, Lin Yun could only wallow in her own emotions, incapable of loving others or even herself. But now, she could instinctively protect her.

She had become a person completely different from the one in the book.

“Oh, Xiaoxiao, my poor Xiaoxiao!” Li Cuihua burst into tears as soon as she saw Ye Xiao and charged over.

The crew members were thrown into disarray as they stopped her.

Li Mingyu looked at her sternly, “Who are you? What are you causing such a commotion here for?”

“Ye Xiao? I saw her, let her come out! Aren’t these her parents? Shouldn’t she show filial piety?” said the plump son arrogantly.

“Parents? I think you are…” Li Mingyu began to speak while gesturing for everyone to encircle Ye Xiao more tightly.

A smile touched Ye Xiao’s lips, yet she spoke softly, “My parents? Sure, I would like to have a proper meeting indeed.”

This part of the storyline, probably because the male and female leads were not very involved.

The book did not detail it and only mentioned that these three people made a scene at the film crew, with no follow-up.

This also meant.

Ye Xiao didn’t need to worry about the plot and could play it by ear.

“Xiaoxiao?” Lin Yun looked at Ye Xiao with some concern.

Upon this glance, she hesitated for a moment.

A subtle smile graced Ye Xiao’s face, rather than claiming that these three were here to cause trouble, it seemed that Ye Xiao was always waiting for this moment.

After thinking it over, Lin Yun stepped aside.

The others also hesitantly made way.

And so, Ye Xiao walked calmly up to the three of them.

Li Cuihua and Zhang Feng both eyed Ye Xiao with greedy looks.

Their plump son, Zhang Yaozu, also fixed his gaze on Ye Xiao, his expression as if he couldn’t wait to tear a piece of flesh from her body.

“Xiaoxiao, you finally deigned to meet with us,” Li Cuihua wiped her tears and said with false tenderness, “When you suddenly left the Li Family, we were so worried. We looked for you for a long, long time and were always afraid you weren’t doing well. Now that we know the Ye Family took you back and you’re living the life of a rich young lady, we can rest assured.”

“Is that so?” Ye Xiao’s voice was soft, “If you are all reassured, then what are you doing here?”

Seeing the situation, Li Mingyu had already quietly signaled the cameraman to start recording.

The cameraman nodded, indicating that he had turned it on much earlier, ready to capture everything clearly and unmistakably.

“How can you speak to Mom like that!” Zhang Yaozu stuck out his neck and said, “After all, Mom and Dad raised you for several years! Now that you’re living a good life, don’t you think you should repay them for their kindness?”

“Oh?” Ye Xiao said without changing her expression, “So you’ve come to ask for money?”

“So what if we’re asking for money? It’s only right for us to ask,” Zhang Yaozu, spoiled by his family, spoke boldly without feeling there was anything wrong.

Ye Xiao nodded, “Since it’s about money, then we don’t need to talk about worries or concerns for me. If you were truly worried, how could you bear to come and trouble me? So now, tell me clearly, did you come here because you were worried about me and wanted to see how I was doing, or did you come for money? These two cannot coexist.”

Li Cuihua was stunned for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng hesitated and then said, “We’re here for the money!”

Ye Xiao nodded again, “Good, since it’s about money, then does that prove that you no longer have any affection for me?”

The few of them were bewildered by her reasoning.

That meant.

If they had affection, they wouldn’t ask her for money.

Only if they had no affection could they ask for money?

Zhang Yaozu couldn’t help but say, “Even if we have no affection, you should still be grateful for the kindness our parents showed in raising you. I’m telling you, give us two million now, not a penny less. Otherwise, I will expose you! Aren’t you actors most afraid of bad publicity? I’ll make sure you can’t survive in the entertainment industry!”

Ye Xiao laughed, “It’s fine if I can’t survive, I can just go back to the Ye Family and be our pampered young lady, which isn’t bad at all.”

Zhang Yaozu was momentarily at a loss for words, “I will sue you.”

“Speaking of suing,” Ye Xiao said calmly, “you’ve reminded me. I wonder, is human trafficking illegal?”

“What human trafficking, don’t spout nonsense,” Li Cuihua’s voice was shrill.

Ye Xiao looked at her solemnly, “Since I was three, I was forced to do household chores, and got beaten up for any little mistake. So young, I barely had a spot on my body that wasn’t bruised. When Zhang Yaozu was born, you even handed such a small child to me to take care of. I was so young, how could I possibly care properly for another child? You didn’t care; any little issue was my fault. Those years, I was covered with wounds, old and new. Later, it was my mother who took pity on me, sold our house, and spent thirty thousand yuan to buy my freedom. This contract of sale for thirty thousand yuan, I’ve kept it to this day! Would you like to have a look?”

Ye Xiao’s voice was indifferent.

The crew fell into a silence.

Before, when netizens saw what this household was like, many guessed that Xiaoxiao’s childhood must have been difficult, but who could have imagined it was to this extent? Human trafficking is illegal, but back then, if it hadn’t been for that kind woman who gave everything to take Xiaoxiao away, Ye Xiao might not be alive today.

Lin Yun looked at these people with an increasingly icy gaze.

“What nonsense are you spouting! The family was already good to you! All of these things you’re saying, they are slander!” Li Cuihua, sitting on the ground, began to make a scene, “Someone is talking nonsense and slandering others. Is there any law left in this world? Bullying a poor old woman from the countryside…”

She yelled out, hoping to gain some sympathy.

But the result.

The only response she got was silence and the black lens of the camera.

Li Cuihua’s voice gradually faded, and she looked up at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao’s eyes were as cold as a winter night.

Li Cuihua suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

“You’re just a maid, you were beaten, so what? Which family doesn’t beat their maids?” Zhang Feng couldn’t help but say.

“Is that so? Human trafficking, coupled with blackmail and extortion, these words of yours, you can go to the police station and slowly explain them to the police, and see if they support your theories,” Ye Xiao said, her face calm.