Ye Qing's sarcastic remarks resonated deeply with Xu Xiaoran. Ever since he learned what kind of person Liu Yuliang's biological mother was, he felt wronged and sorry for his sister. However, his sister Xu Xiaoyue and Liu Yuliang were already married, and he only regretted that he was unable to protect his sister at the moment.
The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. After a moment of silence, Xu Xiaoran asked Ye Qing through gritted teeth, "Sister Ye Qing, what should we do now? Should we call the police?"
In fact, Ye Qing hadn't figured out what to do either. If it really was Xu Xiaoyue's mother-in-law calling to ask for money, then at least Xu Xiaoyue's safety would be guaranteed.
Of course, calling the police is the normal and correct thing to do. However, with Xu Xiaoyue's safety guaranteed, calling the police... is not something that Ye Qing, an outsider, can decide.
After all, the other party is Liu Yuliang's mother, and Liu Yuliang and Xu Xiaoyue are still legally married.
Seeing Xu Xiaoran's indignant expression, Ye Qing said, "If we're going to call the police, we should at least discuss it with Liu Yuliang first, don't you think?"
Xu Xiaoran hadn't told Liu Yuliang before because she was afraid his mother would cause trouble and prevent him from using the money to save his sister.
Now, he and Ye Qing have analyzed the situation and concluded that the person asking him for money is Liu Yuliang's biological mother, which is probably more than 80% accurate.
Under these circumstances, Xu Xiaoran distrusted Liu Yuliang even more and was even less willing to call him. "What if he finds out? She is, after all, his own mother. Who knows if it was all planned by the whole family?"
Ye Qing felt that Liu Yuliang might speak up for his mother, but based on his past attitude towards her, he probably wouldn't.
However, looking at Xu Xiaoyue's younger brother, Ye Qing knew that this was not the time to waste words and explain Liu Yuliang's character to Xu Xiaoran.
After all, the reason the other party thought of you first when faced with this situation is because they trusted you.
Ye Qing had practically watched Xu Xiaoran grow up. Like Xu Xiaoyue, she felt that Xu Xiaoran was her child and that she should protect him and let him grow up healthy and happy.
Perhaps Ye Qing's idea is still just an idea and has never been put into practice.
But at this moment, Ye Qing felt that she had to live up to Xu Xiaoran's trust in her.
Moreover, she herself was genuinely worried about Xu Xiaoyue.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qing said, "Let's wait for them to call us first, and then we'll figure out what to do and whether to call the police."
Seeing Xu Xiaoran anxiously wanting to speak, Ye Qing asked, "I know you're anxious, but Xiaoran, you have to believe me. I'm just as worried about Xiaoyue as you are. The relationship between Xiaoyue and me may not be as strong as yours with your sister, but we've been through thick and thin together. That kind of relationship is something that most people can't compare to."
Although Xu Xiaoran was still a student, he was a high school student after all. He was not naive and knew about the relationship between Ye Qing and his sister. So he didn't tell Liu Yuliang, but told Ye Qing instead.
However, since it concerned her older sister, Xu Xiaoran was still a little anxious.
Seeing that he had listened to her words but still had something to say, Ye Qing continued, "And now we also need to think things through carefully and figure out where your sister and her mother-in-law might be. Otherwise, we didn't call the police, so where are we supposed to find them in such a big city like Nancheng? And since she wants money, she will definitely call you again. After all, the amount she wants is not small. You should know that even counting money in the bank takes a while."
Xu Xiaoran understood Ye Qing's words, but he was still worried and scared. However, he also knew that there was only so much they could do at this time. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then I'll go home and wait for her call. Based on our deductions, she should call again."
Nodding, Ye Qing did not deny Xu Xiaoran's idea. She said, "I'll go with you."
They all stood up, but then they remembered that Xu Xiaoran was living with her grandparents and Xu Xiaoyue wasn't around. If they went there rashly, they wouldn't know what to say if the two elderly people asked.
But seeing Xu Xiaoran's distraught state, Ye Qing was afraid that he might have misjudged the situation. It might not be that Xu Xiaoyue's mother-in-law actually wanted money, but rather that she had encountered an accident, and Xu Xiaoran wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
Although she had decided to go back with Xu Xiaoran to wait for the call, she still needed to come up with a reason that Xu Xiaoran's grandparents could accept and that wouldn't raise any suspicions.
Finally, Ye Qing decided to go to the nearby supermarket to buy some things, pretend to run into Xu Xiaoran by chance, and then take the opportunity to see the two elderly people.
After they finished discussing their plans, Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoran had just come out of the cake shop when they saw a somewhat suspicious figure not far away. Ye Qing paused for a moment, then walked over and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Aunt Zhang was looking around frantically, searching for someone. When she heard Ye Qing's voice, she instinctively tensed up, but seeing that Ye Qing was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright, I..."
"What could possibly be wrong with me..." Ye Qing replied to Zhang Sao's words, then suddenly realized something and looked at Zhang Sao with anger and helplessness: "You overheard me on the phone again?"
"I..." Aunt Zhang wanted to explain, but when she opened her mouth, she found that whatever she said would seem very weak. Seeing that Ye Qing was getting angry, Aunt Zhang knew how to deal with Ye Qing now that she had spent more time with him.
Of course, this response was not malicious.
She then turned to Ye Qing and said, "I called Xi Quan. He's probably looking for you everywhere right now. You should call him back quickly."
When Aunt Zhang followed Ye Qing out, Ye Qing was already gone. However, because she had overheard Ye Qing's phone call, she guessed that Ye Qing must have come to Xu Xiaoyue's grandparents' house.
She had only heard from Xu Xiaoyue about the approximate location of her grandparents' house when Xu Xiaoyue came to find Ye Qing before, so she came to find it herself. She didn't expect to actually run into Ye Qing.
However, who knows if Xi Quan can actually be found?
Upon hearing that Aunt Zhang had already spoken to Xi Quan, Ye Qing didn't bother to say anything more to Aunt Zhang.
Ye Qing patted himself down and, finding no cell phone, realized he had rushed out without bringing one. He stood there looking around and spotted a public phone nearby. Ye Qing decided to call Xi Quan first to let him know so he wouldn't worry.
Seeing out of the corner of her eye that Xu Xiaoran was still waiting, Ye Qing told him to go back first, and that she would go back later.
Because she trusted Ye Qing, Xu Xiaoran also trusted Xi Quan. She felt that it would be good to have someone to discuss things with at this time, so she went back first.
Xi Quan was almost going crazy because he hadn't seen Ye Qing. Although he wasn't quite sure what had happened, his intuition told him it was related to Liu Yuliang's mother. That's why he stopped Liu Yuliang when he received Zhang Sao's call, and the two of them are still together now.
After receiving the call, Xi Quan and Liu Yuliang rushed over immediately.
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