One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos

The eyes of the Ye family members were all somewhat red.

They knew very clearly.

If it wasn’t for Xiaoxiao.

If it hadn’t been for Xiaoxiao’s heartfelt words.

What would have become of them now!

Xiaoxiao, after being treated like that by them, still saved every single one of them.

They really were… unworthy to be Xiaoxiao’s family.

“Is it possible that our sister will not forgive us?” Ye Zhaoyu said somewhat absentmindedly, his usually flamboyant blonde hair now seeming listless.

Ye Bolin said with a resolute face, “It’s normal if Xiaoxiao doesn’t forgive us. But that doesn’t affect my determination to make amends to Xiaoxiao in every way possible.”

He wished he could lay the whole world at Xiaoxiao’s feet.

“Exactly. We have to do everything we can before we have the right to ask Xiaoxiao about forgiveness,” Ye Mingcheng concluded decisively.

The Ye family then discussed how to deal with those from the Zhang Family.

They are only temporarily detained for the moment, on charges of stirring up trouble. Strictly speaking, these charges don’t amount to any other crimes.

They will probably be released soon.

They probably wouldn’t dare to go looking for Xiaoxiao again.

But still.

Is merely not daring enough?

Xiaoxiao might be too lazy to bother with them anymore.

But they weren’t so easy-going!

The misery Xiaoxiao endured, they should also get a taste of.

They sought out Xiaoxiao, while their biological daughter, Ye Bingtong, hid away instead—this hardly seems proper!

If they want to find someone, they should go after their own biological daughter.

Ye Bingtong probably anticipated trouble from these people and was only thinking of hiding to let the storm pass. After all, she has no career to speak of now, so hiding wouldn’t affect anything.

She wanted to hide, but ever since her hospitalization, the Ye family had been in control of her whereabouts.

After the hospital incident, Luo Li faced related charges and was now detained, just waiting for the final verdict to imprison him.

Ye Bingtong and Pei Yue, on the other hand, left together.

Pei Yue seemed to want to part ways with Ye Bingtong. However, Ye Bingtong apparently had some leverage over Pei Yue; after a big argument, Pei Yue still stayed. They loathed each other yet were forced to remain together. It was not out of reluctance to part, but rather like… I’m already going through hell, you might as well come down with me.

Both of them had some money initially, but having hired trolls several times before, they had become penniless.

Now, as public pariahs, just stepping outside could lead to being recognized and drawing all sorts of scornful looks.

Pei Yue and Ye Bingtong could only reduce their expenses as much as possible, thinking to lay low for a while until the scandal blew over.

In the past, their constant company would certainly have been sweet, but now their greatest pleasure was to attack each other with the most vicious language, delighting in seeing each other in an awkward plight—they felt they could vent their spite.

It was at this moment.

Ye Bingtong’s whereabouts were leaked to those people by the Ye family.

Suddenly, those people came to life.

Xiaoxiao wasn’t their biological daughter, and the police had rebuked them, saying they had no rights to demand money from her.

But what about Ye Bingtong?

Ye Bingtong was always their biological daughter!

Asking Ye Bingtong for money was their natural right!

Once the Zhang family found the place, they began to knock on the door.

“Ye Bingtong! It’s you, isn’t it? I know you’re in there.”

“If you have the guts, open the door!”

“We are your real parents, don’t think you can hide from us!”

“No matter what, you have the obligation to provide for us!”

Ye Bingtong and Pei Yue looked at each other, their faces turning ugly at the same time.

Pei Yue couldn’t help but say angrily, “This is yet another problem you’ve caused! Ye Bingtong, you are a jinx!”

Pei Yue’s expression turned spiteful.

He remembered.

Before he met Ye Bingtong, his days were poor but unrestrained and free.

The very least, he’s never gone hungry, right? He hasn’t stepped outside only to be cursed at and pointed at, right?

And now?

He dares to eat only one meal a day! To buy noodles, he has to go out fully armed, fearing recognition! Are these days not all thanks to Ye Bingtong’s doing?

And yet, Ye Bingtong holds a deadly lever over him, so he doesn’t dare to tear off the mask with Ye Bingtong completely!

Now. Ye Bingtong’s vulgar relatives have come knocking on the door too!

How much more trouble could she possibly bring upon him?

Was he destined to be manipulated like this for the rest of his life?

Pei Yue became thoroughly irritated.

Ye Bingtong, hearing the voices of these people, also felt a tremor in her heart!

Relatives like these were truly a nightmare!

She would never, ever go back with them!

She didn’t want to have anything to do with them.

“We shouldn’t open the door,” Ye Bingtong gnashed her teeth and said.

Then, as soon as her words fell,

Zhang Yaozu’s voice came through: “Mom, Dad, she definitely doesn’t want to help me! Look how shabby the door is; just smash it open!”

Soon after, the sound of the door being rammed followed.

Ye Bingtong couldn’t help but tremble.

She stared fixedly in the direction of the door.

Please, please don’t let them smash through.

However.

Contrary to her wishes. They had no money, so of course, the place they rented wasn’t great, and the door was naturally fragile.

Zhang Yaozu, chubby and pale, rammed it a few times with force, and with a bang, the door swung open!

Zhang Feng and Li Cuihua immediately rushed in.

They saw Ye Bingtong trying to hide at first glance.

Li Cuihua stepped forward and grabbed Ye Bingtong: “You little wretch, you dare to hide!”

In front of Ye Bingtong, Li Cuihua was far more righteous than in front of Ye Xiao.

She raised her hand and slapped Ye Bingtong across the face.

Ye Bingtong looked at her in disbelief.

“What are you looking at, deserve a slap, don’t you?” Li Cuihua, who worked on farms all year round, grabbed Ye Bingtong, preventing her from moving even an inch. Li Cuihua’s slaps fell like torrential rain, and Ye Bingtong couldn’t dodge them, getting smacked until she was dazed.

The other two men kept a wary eye on Pei Yue.

Pei Yue showed no intention of intervening.

He hadn’t eaten well in days; was he expected to confront these people?

Ha.

Even if he was capable, Ye Bingtong wasn’t worth it.

Watching Ye Bingtong being beaten, Pei Yue even felt a sense of relief.

“You little wretch! Still daring to hide now?” When Li Cuihua stopped, Ye Bingtong’s face was already swollen high!

Ye Bingtong looked at her desperately: “What on earth do you want? I really don’t have any money to give you now; even if you beat me to death, there’s no money!”

While she spoke, the two men had already started searching around.

In the end, they even checked Ye Bingtong and Pei Yue’s bodies and only found some scattered change.

“Dad, mom, that’s all there is!” Zhang Yaozu threw the wallet on the ground with some disdain.

“What’s this little bit good for?” Li Cuihua said loudly, “After all the good years you’ve spent at the Ye Family, didn’t you keep anything for yourself? You wouldn’t be fooling us, would you?”

Ye Bingtong endured the humiliation and said, “They took everything when they kicked me out… ”

“Truly useless,” Li Cuihua looked at her with disdain, then said, “Luckily, the one you’ve kept is fair-skinned and tender. The village chief’s son saw your photo and took a liking to you. You just come home obediently and marry; I can’t be bothered to ask for alimony from you.”

Saying this, Li Cuihua tried to drag Ye Bingtong away.

Ye Bingtong was terrified, looking at the unmoved Pei Yue, she suddenly shouted in a fierce voice, “You can’t let me go off to marry… Pei Yue, Pei Yue will marry me, the one I’m going to marry is him!”

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned towards Pei Yue.

Pei Yue couldn’t help but frown.