Ye Ningwan had already figured out what to do, but she seemed to be deliberately stalling Mei Aiqing for a long time without responding.
Ye Ningwan only spoke when Mei Aiqing on the other end of the phone was crying so hard she was almost out of breath.
"Alright, since you want to see me so badly, then come on over. I'm at Li Mochuan's manor."
After saying that, Ye Ningwan hung up the phone.
...
The Ye family.
Mei Aiqing sat in the living room, put down her phone, wiped away her tears, turned to look at Ye Yongchen sitting next to her, who was looking at her anxiously, and then looked at Ye Zhenning, letting out a long sigh.
"well--"
Seeing that Mei Aiqing hadn't spoken for a long time, Ye Yongchen anxiously leaned closer to her and pressed her for an answer.
"Mom, what did that bitch Ye Ningwan say? Is she even willing to reconcile? You have to think of something! Xinxin is your own daughter! Are you really going to just stand by and watch her spend the night in a place like that?!"
Mei Aiqing lowered her head, her pale face devoid of any color, and after a long while, she reminded Ye Yongchen.
"Yongchen, besides Xinxin, Wanwan is also your sister. You can't be so biased!"
Ye Yongchen gave a cold laugh, rolling his eyes as he spoke.
"Mom, are you confused? How can that bitch Ye Ningwan be the same as Xinxin? Xinxin is my own sister, while Ye Ningwan is just a substitute. I have never treated her as my sister since I was a child!"
"Ye Ningwan should have given way to Xinxin. She's occupied Xinxin's position for so many years; this is what she should return to Xinxin!"
Mei Aiqing thought about what Ye Ningwan had said to her on the phone earlier and couldn't help but retort.
"But Wanwan has already taken the blame for Xinxin countless times. Even if she owes Xinxin a lot, she should have paid it back long ago! Yongchen, don't go too far!"
Ye Yongchen stared at Mei Aiqing in disbelief, utterly baffled as to why Mei Aiqing had suddenly sided with Ye Ningwan.
Ye Yongchen angrily grabbed Mei Aiqing's shoulders and shook her violently.
"Mom, are you confused? Have you been bewitched by that bitch Ye Ningwan? Can't you even tell the difference between close and distant relatives?"
Unable to bear it any longer, Mei Aiqing suddenly raised her hand and slapped Ye Yongchen hard across the face, panting as she roared at him.
"Ye Yongchen, this is my last warning to you. Wanwan is also my daughter. If you keep calling her a slut, then don't call me Mom anymore!"
Ye Yongchen covered his face, staring at Mei Aiqing in disbelief.
He questioned through gritted teeth.
"Mom, you hit me? You actually hit me for Ye Ningwan? Are you crazy?"
As Ye Yongchen spoke, he stood up aggressively, walked a few steps to the huge floor-to-ceiling glass, and angrily turned his back to Mei Aiqing.
Mei Aiqing looked at her own hands, then at Ye Yongchen's back, and suddenly felt at a loss.
She opened her mouth, her eyes red, tears streaming down her face, and it took her a long time to manage to utter a single sentence.
“Yongchen…Yongchen, don’t blame Mommy, Mommy didn’t mean it, Mommy just…just…”
Ye Yongchen, with his back to Mei Aiqing, coldly interrupted her.
"Mom, stop talking. If you really feel sorry for me, then you should try to persuade Ye Ningwan to drop the lawsuit, and then have her and Xinxin do a live broadcast together. During the live broadcast, make her apologize to Xinxin and tell all the netizens that she bullied and framed Xinxin."
Mei Aiqing covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably, but she shook her head desperately.
"No...no...how could I do that..."
Ye Yongchen turned around and glared at Mei Aiqing.
"Why can't you? Is Ye Ningwan more important to you than me and Xinxin combined?"
Mei Aiqing shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face like pearls from a broken string.
"That's not how it is... But... Wanwan would be so pitiful... And Wanwan wouldn't agree to this..."
Ye Yongchen wanted to say something more, but Ye Zhenning stopped him.
"Yongchen, that's enough! I know you're worried about your sister, but you can't pressure your mother like this! She's still your mother!"
Ye Zhenning's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of authority, causing Ye Yongchen to immediately swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He lowered his head and bowed respectfully to Mei Aiqing.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I was just too worried about my sister, that's why I did that. I didn't mean to go against you. Please think about me and Xinxin."
"Xinxin is locked up in the police station now. She has suffered so much since she was a child, and she has always been timid. I don't know how scared she must be now!"
Hearing Ye Yongchen say this, Mei Aiqing felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
Her heart was wavering; both sides were equally dear to her. How should she choose?
Ye Zhenning put a hand on Mei Aiqing's shoulder, sighed, and offered some advice.
“Ai Qing, I know that Wanwan is your daughter, but Xinxin is your biological daughter too. She is the one you carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. Your blood is thicker than water, and the bond between you is incomparable to that of any other person.”
"I know both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh, but the flesh on the palm and the back of the hand is of different weights and thicknesses. When it comes to making a choice, you still have to make a choice!"
Mei Aiqing's thin figure swayed, and she staggered two steps as if she could no longer support herself, barely managing to stand by holding onto the back of the sofa.
Mei Aiqing raised her head, her eyes red and choked with sobs, and asked.
"You want me to choose? How am I supposed to choose? No matter who I choose to help, the other one will hate me! No matter what I choose, I'll lose one of my daughters! How am I supposed to choose?!"
Ye Zhenning analyzed the situation to Mei Aiqing with great earnestness.
“Our Ye family has invested so many resources to raise her into the number one socialite in Jiangcheng. If she gets a criminal record, wouldn’t all our years of nurturing her be in vain?”
Mei Aiqing gave a bitter laugh, then painfully covered her face and sat down.
"Ye Zhenning, you're doing this to make Wanwan hate me completely!"
Ye Zhenning sneered, pressed down on Mei Aiqing's shoulder, looked into her tearful eyes, and shattered all her hopes, word by word.
“Mei Aiqing, don’t think too highly of yourself, and don’t think too stupidly of Ye Ningwan. Your daughter has hated you for five years now. Do you think she doesn’t hate you? Back then, you firmly chose Xinxin, and when she begged you for help, you refused to see her. Do you think Ye Ningwan won’t hold a grudge?”
"She probably hates you to death a long time ago!"
Mei Aiqing's fragile body swayed as if she had suffered a great blow. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she slowly uttered a few words with a pale face.
“I… when I called Wanwan just now, she said she was at Li Mochuan’s manor.”
After saying that, Mei Aiqing pushed away Ye Zhenning's restraints and collapsed weakly onto the sofa.
Upon hearing the name "Li Mochuan," Ye Zhenning fell into deep thought.
"Li Mochuan..."
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