Xu Qingyun's face was as pale as paper, and she froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, as if she had been thrown into an ice cellar, her whole body cold and numb.
After a long while, she stared wide-eyed at Ye Boyun, her voice filled with despair and resentment, and asked, "Where are my mother's ashes?"
My mother's grave has been dug up, and the tomb is empty. The urn and other items that were originally placed inside have disappeared.
Damn it!
Damn it!
Driven to desperation, Ye Boyun stopped pretending. His face contorted with rage, and he let out a chilling snort: "If you want your mother's ashes, give me the jade pendant right now!"
"Ye Boyun, you're worse than a pig or a dog! That was your own daughter. For the sake of a jade pendant, you wouldn't let her return to the Ye family while she was alive, and now you're making sure she can't rest in peace even after she's dead! Just how much do you hate her to be so inhumane to her?!"
Xu Qingyun was heartbroken and thought of her mother once again!
Her mother once longed to return to the Ye family and for her parents to acknowledge her, but what was the result?!
While she was alive, the Ye family ignored her; after she died, they even dug up her grave and scattered her ashes. How tragic must her mother's life have been?!
Xu Qingyun suddenly wondered, could there really be such a cruel father?!
Is it really possible for someone in this world to not love their own child, or even hate them to the core?!
She doesn't believe it!
Her mother suffered for sixteen years because of her, but she held on until her last breath, and only closed her eyes forever when she saw her. Wasn't it because of love?
Is Ye Boyun such a beast because his mother isn't actually his daughter?!
Ye Boyun was completely unconcerned about Xu Qingyun's accusations.
She wasn't even Ye Boyun's daughter to begin with, so why be soft-hearted?! Why feel sorry for her?! Why care whether she can rest in peace?!
Allowing that bastard to be buried in the Ye family's cemetery is already an immense favor to him!
Ye Boyun said coldly, "Give me the jade pendant!"
Xu Qingyun closed her eyes in sorrow, clenched her fists, and stiffly handed over the jade pendant.
But the moment Ye Boyun reached out to take it, she immediately pulled it back!
Xu Qingyun suppressed her overwhelming anger and hatred: "My mother's ashes!"
"I had someone bring it." Ye Boyun made a phone call.
The butler carried in the urn, placed it respectfully on the coffee table, and then stepped aside.
Xu Qingyun gripped the jade pendant tightly.
"Xiaoyun, your grandfather doesn't want to fall out with you. I've given you your mother's ashes. If you go back on your word, don't blame me for being impolite. There are plenty of bodyguards outside!"
Ye Boyun came prepared.
He was so confident not only because he had brought enough people, but also because he knew that without Ji Hanchen, Xu Qingyun would not be able to confront him head-on!
As expected, Xu Qingyun did give him the jade pendant.
Ye Boyun was overjoyed, but outwardly he had to suppress his excitement and coldly shouted, "Let's go!"
After Ye Boyun left with his entourage, Xu Qingyun, feeling somewhat exhausted, squatted down, staring blankly at the urn containing ashes.
*
Ji Hanchen rushed back as soon as he received news that Ye Boyun had been there!
"Yunyun!" He hugged Xu Qingyun tightly, his heart aching. "Don't be sad, we'll find a new place for your mother."
“This isn’t my mom.” Xu Qingyun was surprisingly calm.
Ji Hanchen's pupils dilated. "You're saying this isn't your mother's ashes?"
“Hmm.” Xu Qingyun nodded. “Although the urns are the same, when Ji Hanchen and Ye Boyun came today, they initially offered to exchange 10% of the shares for it. After I refused, they threatened me with my mother’s ashes.”
"If he had gotten my mother's ashes from the beginning, he would have taken out my mother's urn directly."
At this point, Xu Qingyun's voice became even colder, "If it were someone else, I might still think that he had a sliver of kindness left, and that he was only threatening me with my mother's ashes because he had no other choice, but Ye Boyun, he wouldn't."
Ji Hanchen listened attentively to her analysis, "So these ashes are not your mother's, and... it's very likely that your mother's ashes are no longer with us."
Yunyun is a smart girl. When Ye Boyun threatened her with the ashes, Yunyun's first thing must have been to confirm the authenticity of the ashes.
If Yunyun can believe it, then Ye Jianjia's grave must have been dug up!
Xu Qingyun nodded, "Someone dug up my mother's grave beforehand! I checked the cemetery's surveillance footage, but it was cleared."
Ji Hanchen clenched his fist. "Someone beat me to it!"
"Um."
Xu Qingyun felt extremely heavy-hearted. Who was the person who took her mother's ashes?
What is the purpose?!
"Whose ashes are these?" Ji Hanchen asked, looking at the urn.
Xu Qingyun remained silent for a moment before speaking, "It's probably... Ye An's."
Ye Jingnan sent her a message, telling her about Ye An's cremation.
Ji Hanchen sneered, "Ye Boyun is ruthless! In the end, he wouldn't even take in his adopted son's ashes!"
Xu Qingyun remained noncommittal, but Ye Boyun's ruthlessness was far more complex than that.
When she heard Ye Boyun calling her Xiaoyun in a trembling voice, she felt a pang of resentment, even though she hated him. She thought that Ye Boyun might just be bewitched by Ye Xiao.
But as it turns out, what kind of good person is Ye Boyun, who can raise a ruthless daughter like Ye Xiao?!
"We just gave him the jade pendant like that?" Ji Hanchen had someone take Ye An's urn away first, as leaving it here would bring bad luck.
Xu Qingyun sneered, "Do you think only Ye Boyun would tamper with things? I can't? That was a fake made by Liang Wanrou. The real jade pendant is still on me."
Ye Boyun didn't know anything about appraising antiques and couldn't tell the difference between real and fake ones, so she gave him the fake jade pendant.
She wanted to see what Ye Boyun wanted this jade pendant for!
A hint of admiration appeared on Ji Hanchen's handsome face. Indeed, it was his Yunyun; she was exceptionally intelligent. If it were anyone else, they would probably have already handed over the jade pendant.
“I asked Shen Luo to check the nearby surveillance footage. They can delete the footage from the cemetery, but they can’t delete the footage from the route. They can always find some clues.”
Xu Qingyun nodded, took out the jade pendant hidden in her collar, her eyes full of puzzlement, "What secret does this thing hold?"
Ji Hanchen didn't know.
She didn't catch the flash of inspiration that occurred to her at that time.
After a moment of contemplation, Ji Hanchen said in a deep voice, "Ye Boyun has been to the Huo family."
"The Huo family..." Xu Qingyun pondered, "Did he go to the Huo family hoping they could save the Ye family?"
Ji Hanchen sneered, "That's wishful thinking. Given your relationship with the Huo family, there's no way the Huo family would save the Ye family."
Xu Qingyun, unsure whether to agree or not, turned around and took out Huo Xize's business card from her bag.
So much time has passed, and she hasn't contacted Huo Xize. Perhaps she should meet him.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingyun dialed that number.
The call was quickly answered, and a man's calm yet somewhat excited voice came through: "Is this... Xiaoyun?"
"Dad." Xu Qingyun's voice was cold and indifferent, but her "Dad" was firm and resonant.
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