Ye Qing was quite surprised to see Xi Quan and Su Zhe in such a hurry, and forgot what she was going to say to the two children.
She slowly stood up again, glanced at Xi Yue, bent down to take the two children's hands and prepared to leave, but at this moment she heard Xi Yue's voice: "You stay here, I'm leaving now."
Ye Qing glanced up at Xi Yue, then looked down again. She didn't respond to Xi Yue's words, but held the two children tightly in her hands, as if she was preparing to leave.
In fact, what Ye Qing was really concerned about was Xi Yue. Because of Xi Yue's emotional problems before, her hysterical behavior still made Ye Qing a little scared. So even though she heard that Xi Yue was fine now, Ye Qing was still worried, especially since there were only the two of them left in such a big house.
If Xi Yue really gets emotional and starts fighting with him again, there are still two children to worry about. Ye Qing isn't afraid of Xi Yue fighting with him, but he's afraid of scaring the children.
However, Xi Yue was unaware of Ye Qing's true thoughts. She simply assumed that Ye Qing still wanted to leave, so she said, "Why don't you stay here with the child for now? At least it'll be safer."
Hearing this, Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Xi Yue: "Safe?"
After asking and seeing Xi Yue nod, Ye Qing's doubts grew even stronger. She was very puzzled: "What do you mean? If I understand correctly, you mean this place is safer than other places?"
Although Xi Yue hesitated for a moment, she still nodded.
Seeing Xi Yue's attitude, Ye Qing's doubts and unease grew. She said, "I just got off the plane. I haven't been back for so many years. I don't think I've offended anyone. Why is it not safe to be elsewhere?"
After saying that, Ye Qing suddenly thought of his uncle and aunt. When they were sentenced, Ye Qing didn't go to listen to the proceedings. He only learned how many years they were sentenced from Xi Quan.
Are they out now?
This is the only possibility Ye Qing can think of right now.
Of course, Ye Qing also thought of another possibility, which was Quan Zhen. However, Ye Qing felt that although Quan Zhen was not exactly a good person, she was still Xi Quan's mother, and these two children were Xi Quan's children. Quan Zhen probably wouldn't do anything to the children.
However, Xi Yue's hesitant manner clearly indicated that she had something she was hesitant to say. If it were her uncle and aunt, she would have no problem saying anything to them.
Could it really be Kwon Jin?
Thinking back to when Xi Quan finished his phone call, he deliberately glanced at Su Zhe, and then the two of them left in a hurry. The only thing that could make them both anxious was Quan Zhen.
Ye Qing swallowed hard and asked Xi Yue, "What exactly happened?"
"Don't ask anymore. I don't know the details either. You know I used to be sick, and I only recently recovered. There are many things I only have a vague understanding of. What if what I tell you is different from the truth? What would that look like? You still have a prejudice against me." After saying that, Xi Quan quickly left.
While it wasn't exactly a hasty retreat, it did have a sense of escaping.
Once she left, only Ye Qing and the three children remained in the huge villa. Moreover, the two children clearly didn't want to leave. Ye Qing then roughly surveyed the living room of the villa, where the children's toys were scattered everywhere, their messy appearance clearly indicating that they had been playing with the toys and then carelessly left them behind.
While such habits are certainly not good for children, they also reveal that the child has been living here for quite some time.
After tidying up the toys the children had scattered everywhere, Ye Qing sighed softly. She glanced at the two children playing carefree on the carpet, then sat down and asked gently, "Have you been staying here all this time?"
"No, it's just that Mom came today, so we can stay here. Before, Aunt Xiaoyue was always at work, so we could only come here to play. It's not every day," Ye Yixin told Ye Qing without reservation.
Before Ye Qing could ask any more questions, she caught a glimpse of her son Ye Yiran looking at Ye Yixin. Although he was only five or six years old, Ye Yiran's face was full of disdain and speechlessness towards his twin sister, as if to say, "You're so stupid, how could you say everything?"
Ye Qing knew she couldn't blame the children, much less Xu Xiaoyue and Liang Youjie. Ye Qing had agreed to Xu Xiaoyue taking the two children back to China first. Since they came back first, they might encounter all sorts of possible things.
After a moment of silence, Ye Qing asked again, "So how did you get here today? Did Xi Quan pick you up?"
"No, usually Uncle Liu brings us here. Today, when we were playing outside with Uncle Liang's assistant, we met an aunt who said she would take us to find you. Before we could even say anything, two very strong-looking people came out and scared the aunt away. Then, after a while, Dad came running over very quickly." Ye Yixin always answered Ye Qing's questions in great detail.
Knowing what she wanted to know, Ye Qing felt even more uneasy. "Have you seen that woman before? Is she the one who just left?" Ye Qing asked.
Before Ye Yixin could even speak, Ye Yiran said, "Not the one from before? Wasn't that the one who called her 'Auntie'?"
It wasn't Xi Yue... was it really a stranger? Considering Xi Quan's attitude when he received the call, and Xi Yue's hesitant words just now, Ye Qing knew that something was definitely going on.
Suddenly, Ye Qing wondered if she had made a mistake by coming back!
Shaking his head, Ye Qing banished the unfounded worries from his mind. After thinking for a moment, he decided to call Liang Youjie first. After all, Liang Youjie had taken the child from Xu Xiaoyue's place, and the child had disappeared while Liang Youjie was with him, so he must be anxious.
Xu Xiaoyue brought me here earlier and probably told Liang Youjie that the baby was fine, but Ye Qing felt that since Liang Youjie knew she was back, she should tell him even if there was no baby, since he had helped her a lot.
Ye Qing sat down on the sofa, picked up the phone next to her, and called Liang Youjie.
Almost the instant the phone rang, Liang Youjie answered it. Upon hearing his voice, Ye Qing suddenly realized that she could no longer pretend not to know what Liang Youjie was thinking.
It was alright when they were abroad. Although Liang Youjie would visit Ye Qing and the children from time to time, they were far apart and the frequency was not too high, so it was still acceptable to pretend not to know.
Now that I'm back, there are some things I need to clarify.
So Ye Qing changed the subject she was about to say and said, "The children are fine. Their father took them away. I'm so sorry to have made you worry."
Ye Qing has never hidden the identity of Ye Yiran and Ye Yixin's biological father. Although she may appear unmarried to the public, both of her children are legally married.
When Liang Youjie heard Ye Qing refer to Xi Quan as "the child's father" on the phone, he remained silent for a long time. Ye Qing couldn't see his emotions, but she knew it must have affected Liang Youjie. Just as she was about to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, she heard Liang Youjie say, "You'd better be careful."
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