Actually, Aunt Zhang didn't just overhear it vaguely. She's not a bad person, but she sometimes likes to eavesdrop.
Ye Qing's family uses an extension phone. When the phone rang in the living room, Aunt Zhang was in the kitchen. By the time she finished washing her hands and came out to answer the phone, it had stopped ringing. She thought it had been hung up, but soon she heard a crackling sound on the phone, which clearly meant that Ye Qing had already answered the phone upstairs.
Aunt Zhang noticed that Ye Qing seemed a bit restless lately, and after hesitating for a moment, she quietly picked up the phone downstairs.
In the past, if Xi Quan heard Zhang Sao's hesitant voice, he would know that she must have been eavesdropping. But now, Zhang Sao's anxious voice made Xi Quan not care about that at all. He asked in a tight voice, "What exactly happened?"
Aunt Zhang then recounted what she had heard on the phone to Xi Quan.
She had only spoken half of what he said when Xi Quan stood up. Liu Yuliang knew something was wrong when he saw this, so he quickly waved to the waiter, paid the bill, and left with Xi Quan.
They were supposed to go home, but Xi Quan called Liu Yuliang back after hanging up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Aunt Zhang was still a little worried. Although Xi Quan said he would call Ye Qing, Aunt Zhang was, after all, a mother. Whether she was a good mother or not, her concern for Ye Qing was genuine. So she closed the door and went out to find Ye Qing.
When Ye Qing rushed to Xu Xiaoyue's grandparents' house, before she even went upstairs, she saw Xu Xiaoyue's younger brother waiting downstairs.
"What happened?" Ye Qing asked anxiously.
Xu Xiaoyue's younger brother, Xu Xiaoran, felt extremely guilty upon seeing Ye Qing's belly: "Sister Ye Qing, I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't be calling you at this time, but I don't know who else to call, and I don't dare let Grandpa and Grandma know."
"Did you call Liu Yuliang?" Ye Qing asked anxiously.
Xu Xiaoran's eyes flickered: "I did want to call him, but his mother... I didn't dare. What if his mother didn't agree, and something happened to my sister? I was thinking that since the other party just wanted money, it should be fine once I gave them the money."
That idea wasn't wrong. Ye Qing didn't think about it too much right now. After all, when he received Xu Xiaoran's call and learned that someone was calling to ask him for money, and that his grandparents hadn't gone on the trip at all, Ye Qing knew that Xu Xiaoyue must have something going on, otherwise she wouldn't have called to deliberately make him misunderstand.
So at this moment, Ye Qing didn't go anywhere else; he just wanted to find Xu Xiaoyue first.
Ye Qing asked, "How much money do they want?"
"They said it was one million."
In the year 2000, asking someone for a million was already an astronomical figure. Even someone like Ye Qing, who wasn't short of money, would have to piece together that much money.
Let alone Xu Xiaoran, a student.
Although she was anxious, Ye Qing still sensed something unusual. She frowned and asked, "I can help you raise the money, but I'm just wondering, if Xiaoyue needs money, shouldn't she call Liu Yuliang? Why is she calling you? Where did you, a student, get so much money?"
“My sister has saved a lot of money over the years from filming and receiving dividends from your studio. She gave me a card with about this much money in it, but I didn’t see the exact amount. My sister meant that since she’s often filming and not home, she wanted to use that card if my grandparents needed money urgently in case of any problems. But the card was opened under my sister’s name, so I can’t withdraw the money from it at all. That’s why I called you. When my sister comes back, I’ll have her withdraw the money and give it to you.”
Hearing Xu Xiaoran's explanation, Ye Qing felt even more suspicious about the matter.
Such a private matter, Ye Qing and Xiao Yue have such a good relationship, and she didn't even know about it. Why would someone who needs money know these things so accurately?
The increasing unusual occurrences gradually calmed Ye Qing down.
"Sister Ye Qing, what should we do now?" Xu Xiaoran was extremely anxious when she saw that Ye Qing was silent.
Although their parents passed away early, Xu Xiaoyue and Xu Xiaoran depended on each other for survival. Xu Xiaoran was much more mature than his peers at a young age. However, apart from this, Xu Xiaoran had not experienced any setbacks and was well protected by his older sister, Xu Xiaoyue. Therefore, for a high school student like him, the current situation was really helpless and made him very panicked.
Ye Qing said, "Don't worry, I'll get the money, but it's too late, the banks are all closed, and I can't handle so much money. We'll have to wait until the banks open tomorrow."
Xu Xiaoran glanced at her watch, feeling anxious but helpless, because what Ye Qing said was true.
Because she was afraid her grandparents would find out, she didn't dare go home. Besides, it was almost Chinese New Year, and the weather in Nancheng was very cold, so Ye Qing took Xu Xiaoran to a nearby cake shop to sit down.
During this time, Ye Qing thought a lot. She asked Xu Xiaoran, "You have a card with so much money, who knows about it? Do your uncle and aunt know?"
Xu Xiaoran shook her head: "I don't know. My grandparents don't know either. Only my sister and I know."
After speaking, Xu Xiaoran suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes widened.
Seeing his expression, Ye Qing asked, "Did you think of something?"
"Besides my sister, it seems my sister's mother-in-law also knows..."
Ye Qing frowned: "How could she know? From what you're saying, even Liu Yuliang doesn't know, so how could your sister's mother-in-law know?"
"That money was put here by my sister before her wedding. She also gives me pocket money and stuff, which I've saved up. Over the years, I've accumulated quite a bit, enough for my grandparents in case of emergencies. I was just thinking that since she's married, it wouldn't be right for me to keep this money. So I gave her the card when she got married, but she didn't want it, however..."
Although she didn't finish speaking, Ye Qing understood and continued Xu Xiaoran's words: "When you gave your sister the card, her mother-in-law saw it?"
Xu Xiaoran nodded.
Although it's a bit too subjective to assume that Liu Yuliang's mother made the extortion call based solely on these facts, Ye Qing felt it was pretty close to the truth.
If Xu Xiaoyue had really been kidnapped by a vicious person demanding money, she wouldn't have had the chance to call him.
And now that I think about it, when Xu Xiaoyue called me, her main concern was that she was afraid I would go to her and cause trouble.
It now seems to be related to her mother-in-law.
Xu Xiaoran had clearly thought of this as well, but she still couldn't quite believe it: "It really is my sister's mother-in-law? It can't be, can it? After all, she wants a grandson, and my sister is pregnant... this..."
Ye Qing sneered and said, "Isn't this exactly what that old lady wanted? She's always wanted your sister's money. By using this method to get your sister's money, she's probably secretly delighted."
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