After Ye Ruoxin finished yelling, Mei Aiqing finally stopped talking, but her eyes, which had crow's feet, were filled with deep sorrow.
The interrogation room suddenly fell silent, eerily quiet.
Neither of them spoke again, as if they had both stepped on a point that should not be touched, and then subconsciously avoided each other, creating an awkward and stagnant atmosphere.
Luo Rui looked at Ye Ruoxin, then at Mei Aiqing, coughed lightly, and reassured her.
"Both of you, calm down."
"Mrs. Ye, please rest assured, we are only recording Miss Ye's testimony. We will still investigate and collect evidence to determine whether her testimony is valid."
Mei Aiqing's face looked terrible; it was hard to tell whether to describe it as pale or ashen.
She remained silent for a while before speaking to Luo Rui.
"Captain Luo, go ahead and investigate. I trust you. Whatever the result, I'll accept it!"
Luo Rui nodded, then asked Ye Ruoxin.
"Do you have any grudges with Ye Ningwan? Big or small, don't leave anything out."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ruoxin gave Mei Aiqing a meaningful look and said something pointed.
"That's too many to count. My grudges with Ye Ningwan are countless, and I don't know when it will ever end."
Judging from their expressions, Luo Rui could guess that the feud between the two was probably quite deep.
"Let's get straight to the point."
Ye Ruoxin sighed, a hint of grievance on her face.
"Ye Ningwan and I are sisters in name only, except that she is the adopted daughter of the Ye family, while I am the biological daughter of the Ye family."
“I was lost by the nanny when I was born. At that time, my mother was unable to accept the fact that I was lost and became very ill. My father had no choice but to adopt a baby girl who was born on the same day, month, and year as me from the orphanage and take her back as his adopted daughter.”
"I just didn't expect that after they had raised Ye Ningwan for more than ten years, I would actually find her again, and Ye Ningwan's status suddenly became very awkward."
Luo Rui roughly understood the relationship between Ye Ningwan and Ye Ruoxin.
"So, your relationship with Ye Ningwan has been strained for a long time?"
Ye Ruoxin nodded, her eyes reddening again.
“I don’t actually have much hostility towards Ye Ningwan. I just want to find my parents. I’ve suffered too much over the years, and I want a home. But Ye Ningwan may not think that way. She sees me as an enemy.”
“From the first day I returned to the Ye family, Ye Ningwan was very hostile towards me. After that, she targeted me in every way. In the end, she went too far. My father couldn’t bear it anymore and said some hurtful things to her, which caused Ye Ningwan to run away from home. She was gone for five years and was only recently found and brought back to the Ye family by my father.”
Ye Ruoxin's tears fell one by one.
"I thought Ye Ningwan had come to her senses and that we would still be good friends. I didn't expect her to be the same as before. No, maybe she hates me even more than before."
"Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so cruel to me, tormenting me like this!"
Ye Ruoxin cried uncontrollably, then turned around and threw herself into Mei Aiqing's arms, hugging her tightly.
Mei Aiqing looked unwell, holding Ye Ruoxin tightly in her arms, her eyes lowered, unsure of what to say, and simply held her in silence.
Luo Rui got what he wanted. Looking at Ye Ruoxin, whose emotions were breaking down several times, he sighed helplessly and whispered to Mei Aiqing.
“Mrs. Ye, I have finished asking. You can leave with Miss Ye now. Take good care of her during this time and pay attention to her emotional changes. There is no need for her to be unable to get over other people’s mistakes.”
Mei Aiqing nodded and thanked Luo Rui.
Luo Rui turned and left the interrogation room.
...
Ye Ruoxin was brought back to the Ye family. Ye Zhenning and Ye Yongchen were sitting in the living room talking. They were both startled when they saw Ye Ruoxin.
Ye Yongchen rushed forward to help his younger sister.
"Xinxin, what happened to you?!"
As soon as Ye Ruoxin saw Ye Yongchen, she rushed into his arms and burst into tears.
"elder brother!"
Ye Yongchen hugged Ye Ruoxin tightly, looking at her disheveled appearance with heartache, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.
An older brother always has a protective instinct towards his younger sister, especially since Ye Ruoxin had such a tragic childhood!
He questioned through gritted teeth.
"It's Ye Ningwan again, isn't it?!"
Upon hearing this name, Ye Ruoxin cried even more bitterly.
Ye Yongchen's brows furrowed even more.
Ye Zhenning sat on the other sofa, his face gloomy, and after a long while he asked Mei Aiqing.
"What exactly happened? Ye Ningwan is bullying Xinxin like this, and you weren't even trying to help her?"
Mei Aiqing looked grim as she recounted the events of the day to Ye Zhenning.
As Ye Zhenning listened, he couldn't help but light a cigarette, filling the entire living room with a strong, pungent smell of tobacco.
Ye Ruoxin coughed a few times, covering her mouth, and said to Ye Zhenning with red eyes.
"Although Ye Ningwan has been locked up, I heard that Master Pei has also rushed over. I suppose she should be able to get out soon, right? Locking her up for 24 hours will teach her a lesson, and she won't cause me any more trouble in the short term."
"Not in the short term, but what about the long term?"
Ye Yongchen gritted his teeth and said to Ye Zhenning.
"Dad, we can't let this go! If we don't get rid of Ye Ningwan completely, there will be endless trouble in the future. Are we going to let her keep bullying Xinxin? Besides, Xinxin will eventually marry into the Pei family. At that time, our reach won't be as far, and we don't know how much more bullying Xinxin will suffer!"
Ye Ruoxin grabbed Ye Yongchen's arm, crying pitifully and hesitantly.
"Brother, please stop talking. I don't even know how things are going with Minghan and me. After Ye Ningwan made such a scene last time, Minghan hasn't wanted to see me for a long time. I'm afraid that Ye Ningwan will ruin our marriage too!"
Ye Zhenning's face darkened.
He forcefully stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, his eyes bloodshot as he stared coldly at Ye Ruoxin, speaking each word clearly.
"Ye Ningwan can no longer stay in the Pei family! She was originally just a woman brought to Pei Jiuye to bring him good fortune. Now that Pei Jiuye is better, what use is she? How can someone of such low status and ignorance continue to stay by Pei Jiuye's side? She doesn't deserve it!"
Ye Yongchen immediately understood Ye Zhenning's meaning after he saw Ye Zhenning speak.
"Dad, you mean to..."
Ye Zhenning glanced at Ye Ruoxin.
"Don't you often do live streams? You have quite a few fans. With your hair and face looking like this, you probably won't be able to do live streams for a while. Go apologize to your fans and explain."
Ye Ruoxin immediately understood, and her eyes lit up.
"Okay, Dad, I'll go right away."
Ye Yongchen immediately spoke.
“If I go to help, I’ll definitely make this a big deal. When the public is in a frenzy, even if Pei Fengzhi wants to rescue Ye Ningwan, he’ll have to see if the public agrees!”
"No matter how powerful the Pei family is, they still have to consider their reputation. Ye Ningwan is not worth sacrificing their stock price and reputation."
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