Ye Huanhuan was completely unaware of Ye Ru's ordeal.
She lived a very fulfilling life. During the day, she attended classes, and in the afternoon, her driver, Xiao He, would take her to the Ye family villa to visit Gao Yalan. In the evening, she would wait for Tang Yi to get off work and drive to the Ye family home for dinner, and then they would go back to their own little home together.
When she returned to the Ye family villa to visit Gao Yalan as usual, she sensed something was off as soon as she entered the living room.
Ye Haiming had a gloomy face and his eyes were burning with anger, as if he had encountered something that made him extremely unhappy.
Seeing that Gao Yalan was not present, Ye Huanhuan waved away the servants and then stepped forward to ask Ye Haiming:
"Dad, are you not feeling well? You look so pale."
Upon seeing Ye Huanhuan, Ye Haiming felt his long-suppressed anger find a suitable outlet. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly:
"That wretched Ye Ru! I went to great lengths to find her a good match, and not only did she not appreciate it, she actually ran away. Now I can't find her anywhere. It makes me so angry! If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have slapped that unfilial daughter to death back then."
A good marriage between people of similar social standing?
Ye Huanhuan glanced at Ye Haiming with some suspicion.
If it were truly a good match between equals, Ye Ru would definitely not refuse. It's likely that half of what Ye Haiming said was a lie.
She thought for a moment and said:
“Dad, Ye Ru and Ye Ting are in love. Ye Ting was injured by Sheng Tianxiang and is now unconscious while protecting Ye Ru. If you force Ye Ru to marry someone, no matter how good the other party’s conditions are, she will definitely not accept it.”
The thought of these two secretly meeting behind his back filled Ye Haiming with rage, and his face grew increasingly grim. He said:
"Since she still wants to be my daughter, Ye Haiming, then she must obediently follow my arrangements! I've painstakingly nurtured her for so many years, not to make her a child bride in the Ye family!"
Ye Huanhuan sat on the sofa, picked up some fruit from the coffee table, put it in her mouth, and said as she ate:
"I think Ye Ru is just acting on impulse. She'll come back once she's thought things through."
After all, when Ye Ru plotted to frame her, she was terrified of being kicked out of the Ye family by Ye Haiming.
Ye Haiming snorted, "That rebellious daughter, just wait until she gets back and I'll teach her a lesson!"
"Dad, don't be too angry. It's not good for your health if you get angry. Now it's just you and me at home, and I'm pregnant. Sometimes I might not even be able to take care of myself. What will happen to Mom if you get upset?"
Ye Huanhuan continued, feigning concern, "In my opinion, we should call the police first, and then mobilize people to look for Ye Ru."
Ye Haiming listened to Ye Huanhuan's suggestion and thought it made some sense. He nodded and said, "Alright, that's the only way."
However, this time Ye Ru seemed determined not to return to the Ye family. No matter how Ye Haiming sent people to search, they could not find her.
In a suburban village of S City.
Ye Ru slowly woke up and saw the familiar room from her childhood. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
It seems she has successfully escaped Fang Jinwen's clutches and is still free.
She slowly turned her head, her gaze falling on the bedside, where a middle-aged man with gray hair was fast asleep.
The man looked deeply tired, but seemed worried that she might wake up at any moment and need care, so he dared not sleep too deeply.
Sensing Ye Ru's movement, the man immediately woke up, a hint of joy and relief flashing in his eyes.
"Xiaoru, you're finally awake? Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
The man's tone was excited, revealing deep concern and relief.
Ye Ru shook her head. She stared at the man before her, her heart filled with mixed emotions. After a moment of hesitation, she asked, "How did I get here? And how did you save me?"
The man nodded excitedly, his eyes slightly moist. "Xiaoru, yesterday, I was really worried about you, so I waited for you downstairs at the hotel. I didn't expect you to jump out of the window. I saw you running away in a panic and then fainting on the roadside. I was really worried about your safety, so I brought you back first."
Thinking about what happened in the hotel, Ye Ru became overwhelmed with emotion and began to cover her face and cry.
"Dad...you have to save me...Ye Haiming definitely won't let me go when I go back to the Ye family this time. He'll still send me to Fang Jinwen's place..."
The man looked distressed, gripped Ye Ru's shoulders with both hands, and assured her:
"Xiaoru, don't worry, Dad will definitely find a way to help you! Just stay here and rest, leave everything else to Dad."
Ye Ru stopped crying, her eyes red and swollen as she looked at the man before her, her voice trembling slightly as she asked:
"How...how do you plan to help me?"
A ruthless glint flashed in the man's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't that guy surnamed Fang force you? I'll go kill him!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru turned pale with fright and cried out, "No!"
The man stood up and asked Ye Ru, his voice trembling with emotion, "Xiao Ru, don't you trust your father?"
Ye Ru shook her head desperately, tears welling up in her eyes again. She cried as she said:
"No... Dad, you can't do this! If you really kill Fang Jinwen and someone finds out, you'll go to jail! Besides, even if you kill him, it won't change anything. Even without Fang Jinwen, there's still Chen Jinwen and Wang Jinwen. They'll all be watching me like hungry wolves, fighting over me like a piece of meat. You can kill one, but you can't kill them all."
"So, as long as Ye Haiming is still around, he will continue to threaten and coerce you into marrying people you don't like, right?"
Ye Ru nodded painfully, choking back tears and unable to speak.
The man clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table, roaring angrily, "Damn it! That bastard Ye Haiming treated you like this! If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have entrusted you to him in the first place!"
After a moment of annoyance, the man's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said, "Don't worry, Xiaoru, I'm going to fight Ye Haiming! That way he won't force you anymore!"
Fearing the man would act impulsively, Ye Ru quickly stood up, grabbed his sleeve, and stopped him, saying:
"Dad! Don't be impulsive! Killing won't solve anything! Ye Haiming is my adoptive father and Abner's biological father. I can't let you do this. If Abner wakes up and finds out everything, how am I supposed to face him?"
"But Xiaoru, what should we do? Are you planning to hide here forever and never come out?" the man asked anxiously.
"Of course not!"
Ye Ru took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. "We need to find a way to completely solve this problem..."
Ye Ru's mind raced as she racked her brains for a solution.
Suddenly, she thought of Ye Huanhuan, and a bold idea immediately arose in her mind.
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