Chapter 405 - Settling the Score (1/2)

The young kid timidly raised his hands and forced a smile on his face. He said, “Daddy, shall we evict the outsiders before settling the domestic affairs? Let’s not mess this order up and treat outsiders to a spectacle.”

“That’s right. Third brother, third sister-in-law, we can talk things out,” Ye Wei laughed as she said despite the incongruent look on her face. It seemed she was hoping to watch the spectacle.

‘Dear son, it seems that I have not brought you up in vain.’

Daddy Cheng wanted to explain, but Ye Chen raised his hands and laughed. “Daddy, don’t say anything for now. I will talk to her when we are home.”

Third Young Master Ye heavily emphasized ‘talk to her’. Cheng Anya shrugged her shoulders as though nothing had happened. She looked into Third Young Master Ye’s eyes deeply and wondered whether he recalled anything. If he did not recall anything, Lin Li pulling that off on her would mean Third Young Master Ye giving her a very bad time.

She turned her head and coldly said, “Gao Mei, Lin Li, are you getting out yet? Or would you like an invitation from us?”

Lin Li smartly realized that the atmosphere between Third Young Master and Cheng Anya did not seem right and broke into a terrifying smile. “Third Young Master Ye, I am telling the truth. Despite what Cheng Anya told you, she must be lying.”

While Lin Li had no idea how Third Young Master Ye learned about it, she pounced on the opportunity to fleece him of his money. She imagined money falling from the sky and felt exceptionally good for a moment.

“It seems like you really understand her.” He sounded a little cryptic as he imagined himself giving Cheng Anya a good lesson.

“That’s a given. Cheng Anya is an utter liar. When she stayed with us, she lied every day. What a perpetual liar she is.” Lin Li insulted Cheng Anya even harder, taking exceptional joy in fanning the flames.

Gao Mei, who was watching from the side, was extremely worried.

“Is that so?” Third Young Master Ye smiled elegantly as he looked at Cheng Anya. “She is indeed a perpetual liar.”

A certain campy scene replayed in Third Young Master Ye’s head. He clenched his fists even harder as anger came over him. He had the ‘cross me and you’re toast’ look.

Ye Wei looked at her third sister-in-law sympathetically.

The young kid pulled Cheng Anya’s sleeves and softly said, “Mommy, you have spun too big a lie. Daddy is really looking upset, so keep that in check. I cannot help you this time.”

Ye Wei tucked her lips and smiled. She became even happier when she saw the young kid pout in a seemingly extremely unhappy manner. Cheng Anya pinched his face and became slightly angrier. She was indeed in a predicament. She said, “You’re not going to help me anymore? If you didn’t always ask where your daddy went to, would I have lied to you? It was not me who told the campy story but you, so why are you pinning that blame on me?”

As Third Young Master Ye listened on, his anger burned even more. He tried to suppress the anger that boiled over in him and said, “Dear Anya, it seems that you need to reflect on your intentions. Keep it up, and I will listen to whatever reasons you have to offer.”

The young kid raised his hands in panic and said, “Evict outsiders first. Evict them first.”

Third Young Master Ye quietly sat on the sofa and looked at Cheng Anya coldly. Cheng Anya ignored him and looked at Lin Li from the corners of her eyes. “What are you waiting for? Scram, d.a.m.n it!”

Lin Li, Gao Mei, and the others could also tell that Third Young Master Ye was angry and were planning to drive a wedge between them. Third Young Master Ye, however, did not respond. He sat on the sofa and looked at them with a seeming smile. The mother and daughter could not make up what was on their mind.

Cheng Anya smiled coldly upon hearing Lin Li say, “Cheng Anya, are you sure you will not agree to my conditions?”

“No way in h.e.l.l!” Cheng Anya immediately denied and laughed arrogantly like a queen. She said, “Lin Li, what kind of dream is that of yours? Even if we prost.i.tute you for life, we will never earn said amount.”

Lin Li flew into a rage and said, “If you are not giving me that amount of money, I will tell them what happened to you at the bar those years ago and your perfect love story will no longer be perfect. If the media gets wind of it, can you afford the embarra.s.sment?”

While Cheng Anya frowned, Third Young Master Ye had a good laugh and said, “Lin Li, did you say you took her to the bar back then?”

“That’s correct.” Lin Li nodded.

Third Young Master Ye took a side glance and pointed to her and asked, “Why did she want to go to the bar?”

He remembered that she was extremely drunk and drugged. So Lin Li was the suspect! Humph! He kept the score. If she had encountered somebody else instead of him back then…

The anger in him built up.

Cheng Anya was secretly cursing at how bad things went. Oh, dear, if this leaked, Third Young Master Ye would utterly lose his composure. The young kid, on the other hand, was thinking. If his mommy did not like Lin Li, why was she drinking with her?

Cheng Anya shot a warning glance at Lin Li, but the latter harrumphed and ignored her. She said, “If you give me the money, I will tell you.”

Third Young Master Ye leaned back arrogantly and crossed his legs. He had a tasteful smile across his face and said, “A hundred million? Deal.”

Ye Wei laughed and said, “Dear brother, to buy information for a hundred million is not value for money. How about you let me teach her a lesson? I’m sure she will yield. This doesn’t make sense.”

The young kid raised his eyebrow when Daddy Cheng was about to say something. The young kid tugged Daddy Cheng and shook his head, hinting to Daddy Cheng to stay out of it and let his daddy talk to her instead.

Cheng Anya remained emotionless. She was going to get hurt by the truth anyway.

Gao Mei, on the other hand, rejoiced and tugged Lin Li’s sleeve and beckoned her to quickly tell Third Young Master Ye. Lin Li was still a tad more cautious and repeated her question, “You’ll really give me the money?”

“As long as you tell me the truth. It’s a small change,” Third Young Master Ye smiled elegantly.

Lin Li acknowledged and said, “Back when Cheng Anya was dating w.a.n.g Rui, w.a.n.g Rui two-timed her only for her to notice it. She was thus in a bad mood and wanted to drink despite having no money, so I brought her along and paid for her.”

And she went the whole nine yards by calling someone with the intention of prost.i.tuting her. Lin Li would naturally not say that.

Third Young Master Ye’s elegant smile became a cold smile, and the young kid felt that his mommy was certainly dead meat. Third Young Master Ye slowly turned to look at Cheng Anya, who was clearly calm and reserved.

Those were indeed the facts.

Third Young Master Ye did not see her rebut Lin Li, so he knew that Lin Li was telling the truth. Third Young Master Ye regretted his initial anger. Had he knew what happened back then, he ought to have torn w.a.n.g Rui a new one. She had encountered him when she was heartbroken, drunk, and schemed upon.

So he became a stand-in for somebody that very night?