Jiang Xin was unaware that her actions had greatly displeased the Ye family.
Especially in stark contrast to the bright moon, Jiang Xin's witty remarks only made Shu Yuqing and the Ye family father and son even more disappointed in her.
That year, Shu Yuqing watched coldly as Jiang Xin skipped school and spent all her time with Yan Ling.
By the time Jiang Xin reached her senior year of high school, her grades had plummeted, and she was now on par with Yan Ling in terms of scores.
That day, Shu Yuqing received a call from a private investigator. After the other end of the line stammered for a long time, Shu Yuqing finally pieced together the information: Jiang Xin and Yan Ling had gone to a small clinic, presumably for an abortion.
Shu Yuqing's blood pressure soared, not because Jiang Xin lacked self-respect, but because of her identity—she was still an adopted child of the Ye family!
What will people think of her, and what will they think of the Ye family if they find out?
She hesitated for a moment, then told the person on the other end of the phone to ignore it for now and just follow quietly.
After hanging up the phone, Shu Yuqing told Ye Boxian about it. Ye Boxian was obviously surprised that Jiang Xin would be so audacious.
Even though he was extremely disappointed in Jiang Xin's behavior, she was, after all, the daughter of an old friend, and Ye Boxian couldn't really let it go.
Shu Yuqing noticed his silence and hesitation. She did not press her advantage because she knew that before long, Jiang Xin would choose a muddy path and completely ruin herself.
“We have to deal with this. Whether it’s for the sake of the Ye family’s reputation or for the sake of my old comrade-in-arms, we can’t let her continue to be so confused,” Ye Boxian said with difficulty.
"I'll handle this matter, but regarding Jiang Xin, I think we should seriously consider her future. She's not our only daughter; we can't let her misbehavior affect Mingyue, can we?"
Shu Yuqing spoke softly, but her words were incisive.
Yes, Mingyue, his obedient little daughter. She has studied diligently since she was little. He and Shu Yuqing both know that Mingyue's ambition is to go to the police academy, and they cannot let her be tainted by Jiang Xin.
Having achieved her goal, Shu Yuqing immediately went to deal with Jiang Xin's matter.
As soon as she left, she called the private investigator waiting at the small clinic, asking him to stop Jiang Xin from having surgery and to stop her first; she would be there immediately.
When Shu Yuqing arrived at the small clinic, she met Yan Ling, the hoodlum she hated to the core.
Suppressing her turbulent emotions, she didn't ask Jiang Xin what had happened, but instead calmly told Jiang Xin to come with her.
Yan Ling, who had been standing casually to the side, panicked when he heard that Shu Yuqing was going to take Jiang Xin away, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Jiang Xin away.
He angrily roared at Shu Yuqing, "Don't you dare leave! Who are you? Who asked you to meddle in other people's business!"
Shu Yuqing originally didn't want to say much because she felt it was shameful to talk about such things in public. Since Yanling wasn't afraid of losing face, why should she save him face?
Shu Yuqing looked at Jiang Xin calmly and said coldly, "Xin Xin, tell him who I am."
Jiang Xin was completely terrified by Shu Yuqing's sudden appearance. She shrank back, glancing pleadingly at Yan Ling, "She's my mother. Mom, I, I..."
"Let's talk outside," Shu Yuqing said, stepping out of the clinic first and waiting for them in the open space outside.
Two young men and women lingered as they emerged from inside, with Jiang Xin standing cautiously behind them.
Jiang Xin mustered her courage and asked Shu Yuqing, "Mom, what brings you here?"
"Don't you know why I'm here? Xin Xin, where is this place? How did you end up here?" Shu Yuqing didn't answer her question, but instead threw the question back at her.
Seeing that Jiang Xin shrank back and dared not answer, Yan Ling stepped forward and said, "Auntie, it has nothing to do with Xin Xin. I brought her here."
Shu Yuqing was almost laughing in anger at his shamelessness. Although she had already experienced what kind of trash he was in her previous life, she was still shocked by Yan Ling once again. What kind of person could say such words without any shame!
Seeing the disdain in Shu Yuqing's eyes, Yan Ling must have touched a sensitive nerve in her heart.
He shouted at Shu Yuqing, "Jiang Xin and I are truly in love! You don't understand love at all! What right do you have to talk about her like that!"
Shu Yuqing smirked: "In love? Are you even 18? Are you adults? Do you know you've broken the law!"
Upon hearing Shu Yuqing invoke the law, Yan Ling swallowed her words, glared at Shu Yuqing with a resentful expression, her neck stiff.
Jiang Xin, who was pretending to be a quail, hurriedly spoke up to defend her boyfriend: "Mom, he didn't. We, I, I did it willingly. I like him."
"Like you my foot!" Shu Yuqing couldn't help but curse in her mind. If it weren't for the fear that this matter would damage her family's reputation, she wouldn't have cared about Jiang Xin's life or death at all.
Jiang Xin once said that Shu Yuqing was only her adoptive mother and had no right to interfere in her life.
Taking a deep breath, Shu Yuqing said again, "Let's go to the hospital. I don't trust this kind of small clinic."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shu Yuqing walked towards the parking lot, with Jiang Xin following behind her, turning back every few steps to bid farewell to Yanling with reluctance.
Upon seeing this, Shu Yuqing gave a cold laugh, closed the car window, and shut her eyes to rest.
The private investigator also got into the car. He looked Jiang Xin and Yan Ling up and down and said, "Boss, is that young man mentally unstable?"
I've been in this line of work for quite a while now, and I've seen a lot, but I've never seen a student who, when caught by the girl's family, still acts so self-righteous.
Shu Yuqing slowly opened her eyes. She also wanted to know where Yan Ling got the confidence to yell at her.
He did this to Jiang Xin, and when she caught him by her mother, he showed no remorse or fear. Instead, he arrogantly told her that he loved Jiang Xin.
It seems I don't know Yanling well enough. This ill-mannered, arrogant, and conceited person should be allowed to have a good love affair with Jiang Xin in this life.
"Boss, you haven't said a single word of blame since you arrived, so why did Yanling say that you criticized your daughter?" Old Mo's tone was full of confusion.
If this were a typical parent, they would have already started fighting in the clinic, and those parents would have given the two young people a severe dressing-down.
When the boss arrived, he was calm and didn't ask why they came or hold them accountable. Even so, Yanling continued to yell and shout at the boss.
The boss gave the two children ample face and handled the situation calmly; this young man truly doesn't know what's good for him.
He simply couldn't understand the boy's thought process; it was as if he had become the knight in the story, and the boss had become the wicked stepmother.
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