Ye Ruyi never expected that Ye Fanxing would go back on her word and stab her in the back after she had clearly given her a statement severing ties and that the two would be strangers from now on.

Jiang Jiefang looked at Ye Ruyi, a strange feeling flashing through his mind.

Why would Ye Ruyi assume that she was the one who provided these materials?

Why would she think that way about her own daughter?

“These materials were given to me by my comrade-in-arms.” Jiang Jiefang paused briefly, then added, “They have nothing to do with Ye Fanxing.”

Ye Ruyi remained silent, looking slightly guilty as she glanced at Jiang Desheng.

Jiang Desheng carefully read through the documents in his hand. When he saw that Ye Heping had heroically sacrificed himself four years ago, he thought of the phone call he received four years ago.

"Ye Ruyi, you've been deceiving me for over a decade." Jiang Desheng put down the documents in his hand and looked intently at Ye Ruyi.

Jiang Jiefang asked, puzzled, "Aunt Ye, you clearly recognized Ye Fanxing, so why did you hide it? If I hadn't discovered your true relationship, how long were you planning to keep it a secret?"

Ye Ruyi cursed Jiang Jiefang inwardly for meddling in other people's business.

Jiang Jiefang has always been a busybody since he was a child.

When he was little, he was afraid that he would mistreat Jiang Luoluo, so he often kept an eye on her.

Now that she's been Jiang Luoluo's stepmother for so many years, Jiang Jiefang still keeps an eye on her.

How could Jiang Jiefang not see how sincere she was towards Jiang Luoluo?

Or perhaps Jiang Jiefang felt that Jiang Luoluo was too old for him and no longer needed him, and wanted to take this opportunity to kick her out of the Jiang family?

Ye Ruyi began to formulate her own conspiracy theory. Regardless of Jiang Jiefang's true thoughts, in Ye Ruyi's mind, this was Jiang Jiefang's true intention.

With all the evidence laid bare before Jiang Desheng and Jiang Jiefang, Ye Ruyi had no need to hide anything any longer. She simply said, "Ye Fanxing is indeed my biological daughter. However, when I left back then, I severed all ties with their family. Over the years, I have never raised Ye Fanxing, and she will never acknowledge me as her daughter."

Jiang Desheng stared intently at Ye Ruyi and questioned her sharply, "So, back then you not only abandoned your husband and children, but you didn't even care about your parents?"

The documents Jiang Jiefang brought clearly stated that Ye Ruyi was the daughter of the Ye family, while Ye Heping was the adopted son of the Ye family.

This means that after Ye Ruyi left the Ye family, it was Ye Heping who took on the obligation and responsibility of taking care of his adoptive parents.

"They are not my parents," Ye Ruyi interrupted coldly. "They have never treated me like a daughter. I am just a child bride in the Ye family!"

Jiang Desheng snorted coldly and said, "The Ye family has raised you for over twenty years! You're just going to sever all ties with the kindness of raising you for over twenty years? Ye Ruyi, you haven't told a single truth until now?"

When Ye Ruyi faced Jiang Desheng and his son Jiang Jiefang, she felt as if a dark cloud was looming over her.

When she heard Jiang Desheng's question, she retorted, "Jiang Desheng, which of my words wasn't true? I severed ties with them so that I could marry you!"

"From the moment I married you, I gave my all to this family!"

"Although I am a stepmother, haven't I treated Luo Luo with care? When have I ever mistreated Jiefang?"

"Are you and your son determined to criticize me based on my past?"

Jiang Desheng looked at Ye Ruyi in silence, seemingly pondering whether Ye Ruyi still had any use to him.

Jiang Jiefang quickly defended himself, saying, "Aunt Ye, what you're saying is unfair! First of all, we're not talking about our Jiang family's affairs right now. I'm talking about your relationship with Ye Fanxing. If you had discussed it with us when you recognized Ye Fanxing, her relationship with Luo Luo wouldn't have soured. Secondly..."

Ye Ruyi sneered and threw the question to Jiang Desheng and Jiang Jiefang.

"What difference does it make if I say Ye Fanxing is my daughter?"

Ye Ruyi continued to ask questions.

"Even if Ye Fanxing is my daughter, when she has a conflict with Luo Luo, can I not take Luo Luo's side?"

"Ye Fanxing is someone I carried for ten months, and Luo Luo is someone I raised with my own hands. Now tell me, who should I keep in my heart?"

"Just because Ye Fanxing is my daughter, does that mean I should let Luo Luo suffer in silence?"

"Besides, can't you see that Ye Fanxing doesn't want to have too much to do with me?"

Why do you have to break the ice?

Ye Ruyi took off her apron, picked up the documents on the table, and said to Jiang Desheng and Jiang Jiefang, "You two take care of your own lunch. I'm going to rest for a bit."

Ye Ruyi turned and went into the bedroom.

Neither Jiang Jiefang nor Jiang Desheng stopped it.

Jiang Jiefang looked at Jiang Desheng, who had a calm expression, and asked hesitantly, "Dad, what do we do now? We know now, we can't just pretend we don't know, can we?"

Jiang Desheng closed his eyes tightly, and after a long while, he said, "Is Ye Fanxing now Huo Dongfang's fiancée?"

"Yes." Jiang Jiefang didn't understand what this had to do with whose fiancée Ye Fanxing was. "Should we tell Luo Luo that Ye Fanxing is Aunt Ye's biological daughter?"

"Don't say anything for now."

Jiang Desheng was quite troubled. If he had known from the beginning that Ye Ruyi's background was so complicated, why would he have married Ye Ruyi?

It's also his fault for not investigating things thoroughly back then; otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Jiang Jiefang assumed that Jiang Desheng had his own reasons, and said, "Okay, then let's wait until after the military training is over before we talk about it."

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