Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 29

“I’d also like to know why the Ye family refuses to take their own daughter back?” The fifth young master of the Song family asked indignantly.

The moment he laid eyes on Ye Qianqian, he was utterly captivated. Just as he was about to crown her as his goddess in his heart, he learned from his eldest cousin’s questioning that she was the pitiable girl his mother had been talking about!

Before today, he had only heard of the Ye family’s second daughter by reputation but had never met her in person, as he had been studying abroad since adulthood.

The person his mother mentioned most during their video calls was the Ye family’s second daughter, who had remained steadfastly by his eldest cousin’s side.

In the two days since his return, he had constantly heard his mother lament how kind the Ye family’s second daughter was and how ungrateful his uncle’s family had been.

He didn’t know the Third Master Lu. Though his eldest cousin called him a pretty boy, he still found their dynamic intriguing.

He wanted to see if this man was worthy of the stunningly beautiful and kind-hearted Ye Qianqian, so he had been following them around the first-floor hall.

As soon as the fifth young master of the Song family spoke up, his friends and admirers all chimed in, each more vehement than the last, truly, “newborn calves aren’t afraid of tigers.”

In contrast, the Ye family’s distinguished guests on the second floor remained silent. Up close, they recognized the greatly changed “Living King of Hell.”

Ye Qianqian didn’t want her dark past exposed. Eight years ago, in exchange for a life of luxury, she had voluntarily signed an agreement to donate bone marrow, which was how she had returned to the Ye family.

Pointing at Wen Xinyue, whom she had just slapped senseless, she tried to divert everyone’s attention. “You were the one who slandered me first. Apologize to me right now.”

“Ha!” Wen Xinyue sneered, glaring at Ye Qianqian with venom. “Who do you think you are? How dare you demand an apology from me?”

Slap!

Ye Qianqian struck Wen Xinyue’s face again with another resounding blow.

Wen Xinyue’s left cheek immediately swelled red. She touched her face, her eyes welling up with tears.

No one had ever hit her before in her entire life!

This vixen had actually slapped her repeatedly… and with such force!

Just as she was about to retaliate, she saw the Third Master Lu grab Ye Qianqian’s hand with a dark expression. “Why did you hit someone again?”

Beneath her fury, Wen Xinyue hid a glimmer of hope and couldn’t help but smirk.

See?

She still held some status in the Third Master’s heart.

But then, to her shock, the Third Master lifted Ye Qianqian’s hand and gently blew on it with his lips. “If my wife wants to hit someone, call me to do it. Look, your hand is all swollen!”

Wife? The Third Master actually called this vixen his wife in public?

Wen Xinyue trembled with rage, her heart in turmoil as she stared blankly at Lu Jingchen. “Third Master, what did you just call her?”

“Are you deaf? My wife and I got our marriage certificate three days ago. The wedding is being planned, if you want to attend, ask Bai Lang for an invitation.”

Lu Jingchen’s deep, magnetic voice left the crowd breathless. Many were thrilled, their eyes gleaming as they looked at Bai Lang, who now seemed like a golden ticket to the most coveted event.

The Third Master Lu was actually holding a wedding!

“Ungrateful girl, hurry up and apologize to the Third Master and his wife!” Wen Xinyue’s father pushed her as he spoke.

“Dad, you actually pushed me?” Wen Xinyue shrieked in fury. All her pride had been ruthlessly trampled in this moment.

Humiliated, her eyes reddened. She wanted to flee but was blocked by the expressionless Ding Fan. Her cheeks throbbed painfully, and fearing another slap, she could only grit her teeth and apologize through clenched teeth, “I’m sorry.”

Lu Jingchen was still blowing on Ye Qianqian’s palm, neither of them sparing Wen Xinyue a glance, let alone saying it was fine.

Seeing this, Mother Ye didn’t dare to scold Ye Qianqian anymore. She wrapped her own shawl around Ye Qingyan instead.

Song Yuntao had been stealing glances at Ye Qianqian, only to see her nestled in someone else’s arms. Furious, he cursed inwardly: What a bunch of shameless sluts.

Overcome with rage, he stepped forward and draped his suit jacket over Ye Qingyan’s shoulders. “Wife, I believe you were framed by someone else.”

“Brother Yuntao, wuwuwu… it was my sister… mmm-”

Ye Qingyan tried to drag Ye Qianqian into it again, but Father Ye covered her mouth and warned in a low voice, “Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough already?”

[Wow, the male lead really loves the female lead! Even after catching her red-handed, he’s still so gentle with her.]

[Father Ye loves the female lead too. Even when the big boss is about to come for him, he still finds time to comfort his precious daughter.]

[I’m so curious, when the male lead sees those blue and purple bruises on the female lead’s snow-white skin, does he realize they’re from him pinching her last night?]

[Hahahaha, I really want to know too.]

[Who would’ve thought the gentle and refined Eldest Brother Ye was actually a pervert? He pinched the female lead so hard!]

[The way No. 3 simp Xiao Feng looks at the female lead is terrifying. Is he jealous of Eldest Brother Ye?]

[No. 4 simp Lu Zhenting’s gaze at the female antagonist is even scarier. Does he think she’s the one who hurt the female lead?]

[No one’s as terrifying as the big boss, though. The way he looks at the Ye family is ruthless and icy, like he’s staring at corpses.]

“President Ye, what was the real reason for summoning my wife back to the Ye family?” Lu Jingchen asked in a hoarse voice, his dark eyes filled with menace.

Years ago, after being saved by the little girl, he had asked if she wanted to come home with him. But she said she wanted to stay with her parents and younger siblings.

At the time, he didn’t know she was adopted. He asked her parents if they’d like to move to the city.

They refused, so he gave them a large sum of money instead.

He thought that with so much money, her family would surely live well.

Only after years of struggling abroad did he return and learn that she was the Ye family’s biological daughter and hopelessly infatuated with the Song family’s eldest son, Song Yuntao.

He didn’t want to disrupt her life, only to ask her adoptive parents for some answers.

The truth was, the moment he left that year, those parents had abandoned seven-year-old her and secretly moved to the city with their biological children.

Furious, he sent those black-hearted adoptive parents to work in a coal mine and didn’t bother investigating how she ended up with the Ye family.

He couldn’t repay kindness with cruelty!

If Song Yuntao hadn’t personally handed her over, they wouldn’t have become husband and wife.

Though his mother never taught him to repay kindness, he still understood gratitude, so he left the Song and Ye families untouched.

Father Ye felt the deadly glare of Third Master Lu and didn’t even dare to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.

Stammering, he said, “M-my son Ruikang needs a bone marrow transplant… none of us in the family are a match.”

“The Ye family, how impressive. Just you wait. Wife, let’s go home.” With that, Lu Jingchen picked Ye Qianqian up and left without a backward glance.

Father Ye stared at Lu Jingchen’s retreating figure, drenched in cold sweat. How could he have forgotten that the rebellious girl had already registered her marriage with Third Master Lu?

Just this morning, he had repeatedly reminded his three sons to tolerate her today because she had a powerful backer now!

And yet, he was the first to jump out and accuse her!

He had always known Ye Qingyan was his biological daughter. Since he couldn’t give her mother a proper title, he could only spoil her more.

But he truly had no idea that Ye Qianqian had suffered so much in the countryside. When he first laid eyes on his daughter, dark-skinned and painfully thin, his immediate reaction was one of disdain.

So ugly!

Because of him, the rebellious girl had been bullied by his three sons and Yanyan ever since she returned to the Ye family. Yet she never spoke up, appearing weak and spineless.

Who would have thought that when pushed to the brink, she could still stand her ground so fiercely?

Now that… that was real skill!