"I don't know, let's just take it one step at a time and see what he does in the future," Ye Qingqing said sullenly, annoyed by her own indecisiveness.

That's so pathetic!

Whether in her past life or up to now, Ye Zhiguo has never personally done anything to harm her. Many things are just her guesses. No matter what, she still can't bring herself to hurt Ye Zhiguo.

“But what if he betrays your mother?” Lu Mo said coldly.

When facing an enemy, the most dangerous thing is to hesitate when you should make a decision.

He understood Ye Qingqing's dilemma at this moment. After all, Ye Zhiguo's disguise was too good, so good that it fooled everyone, including his grandfather and mother, who all praised him and could not find a single fault with him.

The more he analyzed it, the more he felt that Ye Zhiguo was a venomous snake whose entire body was soaked in venom.

It is even quite possible that Ye Zhiguo and Xu Yali's marriage was a scheme from the very beginning.

Furthermore, Xu Yali's difficult childbirth, her deliberate mistreatment of Ye Qingqing, and her keeping an illegitimate child outside the marriage... all of this demonstrates that Ye Zhiguo is insidious, ruthless, and extremely cunning, harboring malicious intentions towards Ye Qingqing.

If Ye Qingqing is soft-hearted towards this venomous snake, she will one day be bitten back by it.

Lu Moxin twitched. He didn't want to see this girl get hurt, so it was better to have a short pain than a long one. Rather than letting Ye Qingqing get hurt in the future, it was better to make her wake up now and realize the dangerous environment she was in.

Ye Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, her confused eyes instantly cleared, and she cursed herself for being foolish.

How could she soften her heart just because of Ye Zhiguo's hypocritical act of being a loving father?

If she really isn't Ye Zhiguo's biological daughter, then Ye Zhiguo's kindness towards her can only mean one thing—

For her fortune.

"Qingqing, remember your mother's words, you must remember them!" Ye Qingqing heard Xu Yali's dying words echoing in her ears. She felt a chill in her heart. She finally understood why her mother had repeatedly said this before she died.

"Qingqing, Mom has left you a lot of things, all of them are yours. You have to take good care of them, and you can't give them to anyone, not even Dad!"

When no one was around, this was the phrase Xu Yali said most often. But she was still young then and only thought her mother was talking about toys and delicious snacks; she never thought about property at all.

Recalling Xu Yali's cautious gaze before she died, Ye Qingqing felt a pang of pain in her heart. Ye Zhiguo was right behind her at that moment!

Xu Yali was wary of Ye Zhiguo before she died, which means that Ye Zhiguo must have done something to betray his mother.

How could she be so stupid?

It's only now that I've figured it out?

Ye Qingqing's tears welled up instantly, and Lu Mo panicked. Why was she crying all of a sudden?

He couldn't help but regret it. This girl was only seventeen years old, still just a child. Why did he have to judge her by adult standards? Now look what happened, he's made her cry!

"Don't cry, I'm just guessing, it's very likely I'm wrong, don't take it to heart..."

Lu Mo awkwardly wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, stammering incoherently. His usually unwavering expression showed panic for the first time.

"Ye Zhiguo is a bad guy, my mom told me a long time ago, but I'm so stupid... I only realized it now... Waaah... I'm so stupid... How could I be so stupid..."

Ye Qingqing cried louder and louder; she couldn't forgive herself.

Her mother had warned her long ago, but she acted like a fool, treating Ye Zhiguo as a loving father and obeying his every word. She also failed to take good care of Xiaotong, which led to his tragic death!

It's all because she's too stupid!