Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 39

“Ye Qingyan! you… you…” Ye Ruixuan pointed a trembling finger at Ye Qingyan, unable to utter a complete accusation.

Just as he was about to storm off, he heard his second brother’s heart-wrenching scream, “Mom… Mom, don’t scare me like this!”

“Second Brother, stop shaking her. Let’s get her to the hospital now. Third Brother, call the doctor quickly!” The three Ye brothers carried their unconscious mother away.

Watching the retreating figures of his wife and sons, Ye Zhiqiang gnashed his teeth and spat, “Yuntao, are you satisfied now?”

“Ye Zhiqiang, your own son and illegitimate daughter are the ones who made your wife faint. What’s the meaning of pointing fingers at my son?” Father Song angrily stepped in front of his son.

“Uncle Song~ Brother Yuntao~ On my eighteenth birthday, Dad told me I was his real daughter. I really did drink the wrong thing. Please believe me, I would never betray Brother Yuntao.”

Ye Qingyan’s weak, tearful voice was heartbreaking to hear. This time, her sorrow was genuine.

Third Master Lu was inhuman, and his assistant and driver were just as terrifying. They had warned her they’d beat her every time they saw her from now on.

She needed to secure Song Yuntao’s heart first and seek the Song family’s protection. The Ye family would surely not favor her as they once did!

“If it was a misunderstanding, we won’t blame you. Come home with us now,” Father Song said expressionlessly.

The eldest Ye bother’s earlier look of anger and disappointment at Ye Qingyan didn’t seem like someone who had been framed.

He couldn’t quite grasp Ye Ruixuan’s intentions, was he furious at Ye Qingyan for slandering Ye Qianqian, or was it something else?

But Ye Qingyan knew she was his biological sister. She couldn’t have done something so immoral while sober.

With his mother-in-law already fainting from anger, pressing the matter further would seem heartless!

“Ye Qingyan, I want to believe you, but you called me a psycho just because Ye Ruixuan called you,” Song Yuntao accused coldly.

Right now, he didn’t want to take Ye Qingyan home. His grandfather’s words today had given him hope, he could divorce her and marry Qianqian.

From the moment he saw Ye Qingyan with Ye Ruixuan, he regretted his impulsive decision to switch brides. He should have thought it through more carefully.

In truth, Qianqian was really good and beautiful. He didn’t understand how he had been so bewitched that day to give her up!

Only now did he realize how easily one could make irrational decisions when blinded by delusion.

“Brother Yuntao~ Yanyan really didn’t know you’d mind so much. How about you call me a psycho too, and we’ll be even~”

“Who wants to be even with you?” Song Yuntao grew even angrier as Ye Qingyan, with her swollen face, cooed at him in that sickly-sweet tone.

Just moments ago, he had been mentally comparing Ye Qingyan and Ye Qianqian, concluding that Qianqian was the more beautiful one.

He wanted a clearer look, but the sight of her puffy, pig-like face made him recoil in shock.

“Ye Qingyan, I only slapped you once. How did your face swell up like a pig’s head?”

“Wuwuwu… Brother Yuntao…” Ye Qingyan covered her face with both hands and sobbed. She couldn’t bring herself to say that Song Yuntao had hit her too hard.

After all, Ding Fan had slapped her multiple times, and her face still throbbed with pain.

“Yuntao, how could you hit your wife? Take Yanyan to the hospital immediately.”

With that, Father Song led his men away from the Ye residence, abandoning any thought of personally bringing his daughter-in-law home.

Ye Zhiqiang and Song Yuntao went to the hospital to check on Mrs. Ye, taking Ye Qingyan along for treatment.

…

Lanjing Garden.

Lu Jingchen was conducting a video conference in his study. Not wanting Ye Qianqian out of his sight, he had her lying on the tatami mat in the room, scrolling through her phone.

Ye Qianqian held her phone, but in reality, she was watching live bullet comments about the drama unfolding in the Ye family. At particularly amusing moments, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Hearing her laughter, Lu Jingchen would turn to look at her. Seeing her so amused, the corners of his lips would curl up in satisfaction.

The Lu Corporation executives had never seen the Third Master in such a good mood before. Even when progress was unsatisfactory, no one got scolded.

Just as everyone was enjoying the harmonious atmosphere, Ye Qianqian’s phone rang. The moment Lu Jingchen heard it, he instinctively stood up and rushed toward her.

It wasn’t that he was being nosy or trying to pry into her secrets, it was just that these past few days, he had been so heartbroken by the way her so-called family had verbally abused her that he couldn’t bear to see her hurt again.

But then he saw her expertly tap the speakerphone button and quickly toss the phone a safe distance away from herself.

Sure enough, an enraged voice immediately erupted: [Ye Qianqian, you troublemaker! You made Mom so angry she ended up in the hospital…]

Second Brother Ye ranted on and on before suddenly realizing the other side hadn’t responded. [Ye Qianqian, are you even listening?]

Ye Qianqian picked up the phone and replied leisurely, [I’m listening. Mr. Ye had an affair with Mrs. Ye’s best friend and fathered a love child, which made Mrs. Ye faint and land in the hospital. How is that my fault, Second Young Master Ye?]

[You… you… how did you know that?] Second Brother Ye stammered in shock.

[Of course, my husband told me! My husband is absolutely invincible. If you keep scolding me…]

Ye Qianqian deliberately paused mid-sentence, watching as the man who had been radiating murderous intent just moments ago suddenly softened, lifting her onto his lap with a gentle smile.

[…You… you…] Second Brother Ye stared at his phone screen in disbelief, trembling so much he couldn’t get another word out.

The Lu Corporation executives had also heard the phone ring and were stunned to see their Third Master abruptly stand up without even pausing the video call.

Their hearts leapt into their throats, they had assumed the Third Master was some controlling, obsessive tyrant who kept his wife under surveillance, forcibly interfering with all her social interactions.

But then they heard the bombshell revelation: Mr. Ye had cheated on his wife with her best friend, driving the original Mrs. Ye to collapse?

And what came next horrified them even more.

[Second Young Master Ye, did you know my husband is in a video conference right now? The entire Lu Corporation leadership just heard our conversation.]

The Lu executives: ……???

Was the madam warning Second Brother Ye… or them?

Did she really have to sprinkle dog food all over her warning?

Couldn’t she spare them poor overworked employees?

None of the executives who had clawed their way into this conference room were fools, they were all sharp-minded individuals. So, one particularly quick-witted person promptly turned off the meeting room lights.

[Ye Number Two, apologize to my wife right now. Otherwise, I’ll leak the Ye family scandal online and send your company’s stock plummeting.]

[Third Master, I’m sorry.] Second Brother Ye immediately caved.

[Sorry for what?] Lu Jingchen’s voice was ice-cold, but his hands gently tucked a stray lock of hair behind Ye Qianqian’s ear.

[I’m sorry, Qianqian… little sister. Second Brother was just too angry earlier. It was my fault.] Second Brother Ye forced the words out through gritted teeth.

[Did you call just to yell at me, or was there something else?] Ye Qianqian changed the subject, pointedly refusing to say “it’s fine.”

[N-nothing else. I’ll hang up now.]

The Lu executives: Since when was the ruthless, bloodthirsty Third Master this lenient? Just making the Ye family’s stock crash was all?

“Don’t think I don’t know you’re eavesdropping just because the lights are off. Relevant departments, immediately post what happened at the Ye family online but edit out anything unfavorable to my wife.”

After giving his orders, Lu Jingchen turned off the video call. “Darling, tell me, isn’t your husband amazing?”