Shu Yuqing sent people to follow and investigate Jiang Xin and Yan Ling, and soon received evidence that the two had gone out to a hotel.
As Shu Yuqing opened the files sent by the private investigator, she pursed her lips tightly. The same thing had happened as in her previous life.
At the same time in their past life, Jiang Xin and Yan Ling ate the forbidden fruit.
At the time, Shu Yuqing hated Yanling for leading Jiang Xin astray. Later, she learned from Yanling that Jiang Xin had volunteered to fight, skip classes, and go to bars. She even went to bars to get drunk and deliberately caused trouble.
Shu Yuqing decided to put aside her desire to help others, respect Jiang Xin's fate, and let Jiang Xin get what she wanted, locking herself up with Yan Ling.
That evening, I showed the investigation report to Ye Boxian. The simple, single page made Ye Boxian's face turn very ugly.
He said to Shu Yuqing as if he had made up his mind, "We should just fulfill our obligations. The child is grown up and has her own ideas, so we shouldn't interfere too much."
As his wife's predictions were confirmed one by one, Ye Boxian gradually came to believe the absurd things Shu Yuqing had said.
He had secretly observed his wife and Jiang Xin's interactions and knew that his wife preferred Mingyue.
However, Shu Yuqing did not neglect Jiang Xin because of this. The two daughters had the same food, clothing and daily necessities. Shu Yuqing did not show any favoritism towards Mingyue.
His wife had said that Jiang Xin would break with the Ye family because of Yan Ling, and even denied the Ye family's kindness in raising her, so he didn't need to go through the trouble of opposing her decision.
Summer vacation arrived quickly, and Ye Beichen, who was in college, returned home.
Ye Beichen has matured considerably since starting university, and he has also grown much taller.
Unlike Ye Beichen, who was melancholy all the time in his previous life, he is now sunny and cheerful.
In his past life, Ye Beichen developed a vague affection for Jiang Xin. After Shu Yuqing noticed this, she warned him that he was not allowed to have any feelings for Jiang Xin other than those between siblings.
At the time, Shu Yuqing had her own selfish reasons. First, such things were not allowed in the industry, and second, she and Ye Boxian had long regarded Jiang Xin as their own daughter.
One is her daughter, and the other is her son, so she absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen in her family.
As a result, because of Jiang Xin, her son didn't find a girlfriend or date.
He was like a dutiful sycophant, constantly circling around Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin would always seek Ye Beichen's help with anything, whether it was her own business, Yan Ling's business, or Yan Ling's family business.
As long as Jiang Xin asks, Ye Beichen will do anything for her without hesitation.
Unfortunately, Jiang Xin took his efforts for granted. No, she took all the efforts of the Ye family for granted.
In this life, Ye Beichen has an extra younger sister in his family. He treats both sisters equally, unlike his close relationship with Jiang Xin in his previous life.
What Shu Yuqing didn't know was that Ye Beichen almost became depressed in his previous life, largely because of Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin often whispered in Ye Beichen's ear that her mother was very controlling, that her mother was terrible, and that her mother made her feel suffocated.
Ye Beichen initially didn't care about what she said, thinking that Jiang Xin was overthinking it.
However, unable to withstand Jiang Xin's daily brainwashing, Ye Beichen also began to feel dissatisfied with his mother's strict education. He felt that his mother did not love him and that she only wanted to mold him into a perfect heir.
Subconsciously, he forgot the care and concern Shu Yuqing had shown him, the daily concern she had shown him.
Forget about the circles he belongs to; everyone around him, even those his own age, has a similar upbringing to him.
They enjoy the rights bestowed upon them by their families, who carefully cultivate and educate them into qualified heirs—something every wealthy scion experiences.
In Jiang Xin's words, Shu Yuqing's sacrifices became a shackle around Ye Beichen's neck.
In this life, with the addition of a daughter to his family, Ye Beichen's fate is completely different from his previous one.
He didn't develop any vague feelings for Jiang Xin; in his eyes, both Jiang Xin and Mingyue were just his younger sisters.
But there was something Shu Yuqing didn't know. Ye Beichen once overheard his two younger sisters talking. Jiang Xin asked Mingyue, "Mingyue, don't you think Mom's discipline of us is too strict? Don't you feel suffocated in this house?"
"Sister, strict? Are you mistaken? Do you usually play with the girls in your class? There is a classmate in our class whose family favors boys over girls. Her parents have never liked her since she was a child, and after her younger brother was born, they beat and scolded her even more."
She usually eats leftovers from her parents and younger brother. She has no new clothes to wear and no new schoolbag to carry. Her mother makes her do housework all day long, saying that these are things that women should do, and that she is so lazy that she will not be able to find a husband in the future.
Sister, has Mom ever asked you to do housework? Has she ever asked you to be a good maid and serve the whole family? Mom and Dad have given us a comfortable life and such a good learning environment, so why do you feel oppressed and suffocated?
If it were my female classmate, she'd be overjoyed. She often tells me she envies me for having such wonderful parents, for having such an understanding mother. Sister, how can you be so ungrateful!
Mingyue's voice was quite loud, and Ye Beichen heard it clearly. The two sisters' completely different ideas made it difficult for him to calm down.
He thought about it for a long time that day. His mother was indeed not a good mother in the traditional sense. She was not like other mothers who put their husbands first and their children first.
Just because she has a strong personality, does that mean she's not a good mother?
From that time on, Ye Beichen's attitude towards Jiang Xin changed unconsciously. He felt that Jiang Xin was not worthy of his mother's sacrifices for her.
As Mingyue said, her mother never suppressed her daughter, nor did she ask her daughter to contribute to the family. Compared with other mothers who believed in male power, her mother was simply a fairy.
Even so, Jiang Xin still harbored resentment towards her mother, who, as Mingyue said, was ungrateful.
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