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Then, and then—Ye Wenyu thought painfully—they kept arguing, even fighting, and finally divorced. Then, her father moved out of their home and disappeared for many years, as if he had vanished into thin air.
Now, many years have passed, and Lin Wenyu thinks painfully that she has turned eighteen and he suddenly appears in front of her.
He said he was her father, and that she had a younger brother and a stepmother.
He was never there when she needed him most. When she was in elementary school, other children's fathers always picked them up from school, but she only ever had her mother or the older boy next door. When it came to parent-teacher meetings, other children's fathers always attended, but for her, either her mother attended or her mother didn't come at all. On Children's Day, other children's fathers brought them all sorts of delicious food, but for her, it was always just her mother and the older boy next door.
When she was bullied by older boys, no father stood up for her; when she was sick and hospitalized, no father held her; when she was pushed to the outside by the crowd and couldn't see the exciting performance in the center, no father carried her on his shoulders.
He disappeared for so many years. When her mother remarried and sold the old house, she was all alone and needed his help the most. Yet he still chose to disappear. But after she got together with Lin Tingfeng and had money, he appeared with a smile.
What use is a father like that? Why should she acknowledge him?!
Therefore, Ye Wenyu's face darkened, her expression turning frosty, and she coldly said to Ye Dawei, "Sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else. I don't know you." With that, she turned and left.
Her heart was already covered with withered leaves; the ice that had formed over many years could not be melted by a single visit. Instead, his sudden appearance reminded her of the deep-seated hatred buried in her heart.
Behind Ye Wenyu was the classroom, where many students were peeking and watching curiously. She didn't want to become a monkey in a circus and a laughing stock, so she hurried away, moving quickly like a whirlwind.
As he fled the scene, he thought to himself, finding it increasingly amusing. He realized how realistic the world is: when you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city; when you're rich, even distant relatives come calling.
Now that she's rich, how did her father find out, after disappearing for over a decade, and personally come looking for her?
That's ridiculous!
Money truly possesses the greatest magic in the world!
When Ye Dawei saw that his biological daughter wouldn't acknowledge him, he immediately lowered his head, a purplish-red flush spreading across his aged face. He stood there, shrinking back, years of guilt having left him utterly humiliated; he truly had no face to acknowledge her. If it weren't for his wife pushing him—
This time was no different. When he wanted to back out, his second wife didn't let him off the hook. The woman beside him reached out with lightning speed and shoved him hard on the shoulder.
Ye Dawei lunged forward, his body swaying. If he hadn't managed to steady himself, he would have been pushed and fallen.
"Why did you push me?" he yelled, his eyes reddening.
His second wife gritted her teeth and cursed at him, "You still don't have enough money to buy a house! You have to pay rent every month and worry about being evicted by the landlord. Now that your daughter has money, why don't you ask her for some?"
"But I've never fulfilled any responsibility towards her," Ye Dawei stammered. Last time, for some unknown reason, his ex-wife suddenly called him and said she wanted to come see him. When she arrived, she was dressed in gold and silver, swaggering around, telling them that their daughter was now successful and super rich, and that she was living a very happy life with her.
His wife felt incredibly jealous upon hearing this. That night, she tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. The next morning, as soon as the sky began to lighten with a rusty dawn, she urged him to come and meet his relatives.
"You gave birth to her, that's the greatest responsibility you've fulfilled! Go now." The woman he married later gave Ye Dawei another push.
Ye Dawei looked at the little boy who was only three or four years old beside him. He thought to himself that he had to be shameless for his son's sake. So he quickly moved his feet and chased after him, saying, "Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, wait for Daddy, wait for Daddy."
Ye Wenyu quickened her pace, walking like a whirlwind out of Q University's campus and into her residential compound. At the entrance, Ye Dawei relentlessly caught up with her.
Hearing her father's urgent calls from behind, Ye Wenyu felt a surge of pain and anger. She turned around, glared at her own father, and gritted her teeth as she asked, "Then tell me, what do you want from me?!" Her voice was as sharp as a whip.
No longer worried about embarrassing herself in front of a bunch of classmates and teachers, she decided to face it directly.
Ye Dawei stopped. His poor health made him breathless even after running for a few minutes. He was drenched in sweat and panting as he said, "Xiaoyu, I heard from your mother that you have money now, but your father is useless. We are so poor that we can't even afford to eat. Your younger brother is about to start kindergarten, but I can't even afford the tuition. Can you think of a way to help your father?"
As expected, he wanted to borrow money. Ye Wenyu felt a chill in her heart. Suppressing her anger, she looked at her father with pain. His youngest son needed tuition for kindergarten, and he knew to find a way to borrow money. She was admitted to Q University, but she had no tuition or living expenses, and he didn't care at all. That was the difference! A world of difference! And now, he actually had the nerve to come to her and ask for money. Ha, ha.
Ye Wenyu looked coldly at Ye Dawei and slowly asked him, "How much do you want?"
"You're really willing to lend me money?" Ye Dawei's cloudy eyes lit up, his face filled with joy and shame.
Ye Dawei said softly, "Xiaoyu, you're such a good person. I haven't taken care of you all these years, I'm sorry. I promise I'll make it up to you when I'm able to. Lend me eight thousand yuan this time to solve my immediate problem, and I'll definitely pay you back." His cloudy old eyes were filled with gratitude.
Ye Wenyu didn't have that much cash on hand, so she said to Ye Dawei, "I'll go get the money now, you wait here." Only when a person grows into the sharpest weapon, capable of harming others, can they avoid being harmed by others.
Ye Dawei was very touched. He smiled and said, "Child, you don't need to. Just transfer the money to Dad's bank card."
Ye Wenyu sneered and slowly said to him, "It still feels better to give cash. There's an ATM nearby. I'll go get some now. If you want it, you can wait. If you don't want it, you don't have to wait."
Ye Dawei certainly wanted it, and he never expected that he could borrow eight thousand yuan just by asking. Eight thousand yuan was something he would have to work hard for two months to earn.
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