Chapter 525: Chapter 525 Taking Mrs. Ye Away
Mrs. Ye looked at him with red-rimd eyes, not daring to blink.
After a long while, her voice trembling slightly, she asked, “Are… are you telling the truth?”
Ye Jiuqing nodded, “Yes, it’s true. I was picked up by my father, Ye Chongtian, outside, and at that ti, I had a note on that stated my identity.”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye’s legs trembled slightly as she walked over to him.
She stared at him without blinking, then raised her bony, emaciated hands.
Her trembling hand gently caressed his face, murmuring softly, “Child, you’re still alive, that’s so good… so good…”
Ye Jiuqing looked at her tear-soaked face, feeling a pang of heartache.
He had always known what his mother looked like, but he had never seen her. This was their first close encounter.
The feeling was indescribable to him.
Moreover, he had always worried that if she woke up and saw him, she might not like him. After all, his arrival certainly caused her a lot of suffering.
But at this mont, her eyes were full of guilt towards him.
This feeling didn’t sit well with him either.
Clearly, she was the one who had endured the most pain, and she owed nothing to anyone, including him.
…
Half an hour later.
Mrs. Ye briefly recounted the events of the past to them.
After listening, Ella and Ye Jiuqing were quite shocked.
However, the person narrating the story seed to have no emotional fluctuations.
It was as if, over these twenty-plus years, she had co to terms with everything she suffered.
She was so calm, it was like she was telling soone else’s story.
Ye Jiuqing’s expression beca extrely somber, an aura of hell emanated from him.
Those two people from the Lei Family truly deserve to die!
No, death would be too lenient for them!
Being a woman, Ella could empathize.
If it were her, she feared she wouldn’t have the sa resilience as Mrs. Ye.
Enduring the pain of losing a child, the suffering of imprisonnt…
How had she managed to get through all these years?
Ella held her hand, sniffing as she choked out, “Mom, don’t worry, all the suffering you’ve endured, we’ll help you reclaim one by one. In the days to co, I’ll stay by your side with Jiuqing.”
Mrs. Ye looked at her, not imdiately understanding her term of address.
Ella explained, “Mom, I’m your daughter-in-law. Before, I didn’t dare call you this because I was worried you’d overthink.”
“You two are married?” Mrs. Ye asked.
“Yes, we’ve registered, but haven’t had the ceremony yet. We’re waiting for you to co back and officiate for us,” Ella said with a smile.
At that mont, Mrs. Ye felt a mix of emotions but was very happy because she genuinely liked Ella.
She had mixed feelings because she felt she had missed out on a lot, especially missed Ye Jiuqing’s growth. Looking at her grown son, she didn’t know how to interact with him.
Ye Jiuqing didn’t stay long at the hospital and left soon after because he had other matters to attend to.
So things needed to co to an end.
After Ye Jiuqing left, Ella looked at Mrs. Ye and asked, “Mom, are you sure there isn’t anything else you want to say?”
Ella had noticed that she hesitated a bit earlier.
“Shuangshuang, I…”
“Mom, it’s okay, say what you want, and if you don’t want to, it’s okay too. Don’t overthink. The past is behind us, and things will get better and better.”
Mrs. Ye sighed, “Shuangshuang, actually I don’t know how to face Jiuqing, and I’m afraid of telling him about his origin. I’m worried he will overthink.”
She wasn’t willing when she beca pregnant with Ye Jiuqing.
She thought that incident would be her lifelong nightmare.
However, after becoming pregnant, she didn’t transfer her hatred onto the child in her womb.
Because she knew the child was innocent.
She had thought about aborting the child, but in the end, she couldn’t bear to. After all, it was her child too.
Although she didn’t say it explicitly, Ella still understood.
“Mom, don’t worry about him. The most important thing now is for you to be well. You being well is the most important to him, nothing else matters,” she said.
Ella didn’t pursue the matter further. So things are better left unsaid, as long as they’re understood.
Mrs. Ye understood her aning, which made her like her even more.
“Shuangshuang, thank you,” she said, holding her hand warmly. “With you by Jiuqing’s side, I’m very reassured.”
…
On the other side.
At the police station.
The Lei family father and son were released.
After being released, both were in a daze.
They thought this ti they couldn’t escape imprisonnt.
But just as they walked out of the police station, they froze.
At that mont, Old Mr. Lei realized they hadn’t really gotten away.
Ye Jiuqing stood not far from them, his deep blue eyes fixed on them, chilling to the bone.
In that instant, the Lei family father and son felt like they saw King Yanluo coming to take their lives.
But in truth, Ye Jiuqing was no different from King Yanluo at that mont.
The way he looked at them was as if he wanted to tear them apart.
At this point, Ah Gui approached with others, expressionless, and said to Old Mr. Lei, “Mr. Lei, please co with us.”
Old Mr. Lei didn’t move, he glanced at Ye Jiuqing.
And with that, Ye Jiuqing turned and got into a car.
Then, the car drove away.
“…”
An hour later.
The Lei family father and son were brought to the basent of the Ye Residence.
As they walked in, they saw all kinds of instrunts of torture lining the walls.
Their brows instantly furrowed.
Mr. Lei was so frightened that his knees nearly gave out.
The purpose of Ye Jiuqing bringing them here was clear.
At the mont, the man was sitting opposite them, eyeing them coldly.
Then he curled his thin lips and asked, “How have you two been holding up inside these few days?”
However, Mr. Lei glared at him, sternly demanding, “Ye Jiuqing, what do you intend to do?”
Ye Jiuqing glanced at him with his dark blue eyes and said lightly, “Helping you stretch your bones. I imagine you must be tired from being locked up inside, stretching can help you live long.”
Listening to his utter nonsense spoken so sincerely, Mr. Lei’s face turned green.
“Ye Jiuqing, after all, I am your biological father! If you dare to take matters into your own hands with us, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?” Mr. Lei cursed at him.
Old Mr. Lei stood unfazed throughout.
Hearing his words, Ye Jiuqing lazily blinked and showed no extra emotion.
As if he wasn’t the one being cursed.
Because he didn’t care, he could completely ignore such words.
He leaned back, reclining against the chair, his hands casually resting on the armrests, seemingly indifferent, yet his distinct fingers tapped rhythmically.
He spoke slowly, word by word, “You just provided a sperm cell, nothing more. To , you’re nothing. I’ve had only one father from start to finish.”
He looked at him, his gaze cold, slightly raising an eyebrow, “Who exactly do you think you are? I don’t think lightning will strike , after all, I’ve done nothing immoral. If lightning strikes anyone, it should strike those with the surna Lei, right?”
Mr. Lei’s face instantaneously turned liver-colored, extrely unsightly.
“You… this is unfilial!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he was t with Ye Jiuqing’s cold laughter and ridicule.
“Filial piety? You dare to talk to about filial piety?”
Ye Jiuqing looked at him with sarcasm in his eyes, “You never raised for a single day, even tried to kill , and now you have the face to talk about this with . Don’t you find it hypocritical and ridiculous?”
For a mont, Mr. Lei had nothing to say.
Because what he said was true.
Ye Jiuqing ignored him, turning his gaze to Old Mr. Lei.
“Old Mr. Lei, do you have anything to say? Otherwise, there might not be a chance to speak later.”
Lei Li, already advanced in years, had aged considerably more after the events of the past few days and being locked up for several days.
He looked at Ye Jiuqing and said calmly, “Since I’ve fallen into your hands, I have nothing to say. I think you know everything you need to know, and I have nothing more to add. Do what you want, the Lei Family indeed wronged you and your mother, I have no defense.”
But Ye Jiuqing did not soften his heart because of his admission, as the Lei Family was not worth his soft-heartedness.
He curved his lips into a sneer, “Old Mr. Lei, it seems you’ve lived long enough to take things lightly. Since you’ve said as much, I won’t be polite. I hope your tough old bones can hold out.”
Even if Lei Li was calm and collected, after hearing this and seeing the torture devices on the walls, his body trembled slightly.
He knew Ye Jiuqing was not rely trying to frighten him. It wasn’t a joke.
He ant it!
After speaking, Ye Jiuqing stood up.
Then, he coldly instructed, “Treat Old Mr. Lei and Mr. Lei well, as long as they don’t die.”
Ah Gui responded from the side, “Understood, Young Master Jiuqing, I’ll follow your orders.”
Imdiately, Ye Jiuqing left without looking back.
“…”
Ti flew by, an hour later.
Ye Jiuqing returned.
As soon as he stepped in, he frowned, a look of disgust on his face.
The air was filled with the nauseating sll of blood and so indescribable stench.
Suppressing his nausea, he continued forward.
The Lei father and son, covered in wounds, were tied to a wooden pole.
Lei Li had already fainted.
As for Mr. Lei, he was still conscious, being relatively younger.
Ah Gui approached and said, “Young Master Jiuqing, we can’t continue, they probably can’t take it anymore.”
Ye Jiuqing replied indifferently, “Lock them up, don’t let them die.”
Ah Gui acknowledged, “Understood, Young Master Jiuqing.”
At this mont, Mr. Lei lifted his head, looking at him, trying to speak but unable to due to the pain.
Ye Jiuqing t his gaze briefly, then suddenly said sternly, “Ah Gui, separate them and lock them up. Also, send a few people in to ‘serve’ Mr. Lei, and prepare a grand gift for the Lei Family.”
Ah Gui, having been by Ye Jiuqing’s side for a long ti, naturally understood the aning behind his words.
This “serving” was not the usual kind at all.
“Understood, I got it.”
After Ye Jiuqing spoke, he turned and left once again.
…
By evening, a package arrived at the Lei house.
The servant took it and handed it to Madam Lei.
Lei Danna happened to co down from upstairs.
“Mom, what’s that?”
She looked at Madam Lei, curiously.
Madam Lei shook her head, “No idea, it was just delivered.”
Lei Danna glanced at the recipient, which was addressed to “The Lei Family,” without specifying anyone in particular.
She asked the servant for a pair of scissors and cut open the box.
Inside was nothing but a docunt pouch, which looked quite thick.
Curious, she took it out and opened it.
Inside was a thick stack of photos.
As she saw the content of the photos, her hand trembled in fright, causing all the photos to scatter on the floor.
Her face turned deathly pale.
At the sa ti, as the photos fell to the floor, Madam Lei also saw them.
But unlike Lei Danna, she wasn’t that shocked; she just frowned at those unseeable photos.
The servant nearby was even more aghast upon seeing them!
Those photos…
Madam Lei bent down, calmly picking them up one by one.
Then, she looked through them one by one, still very composed.
Seeing her mother’s calm deanor, Lei Danna felt unsettled.
“Mom, isn’t dad at the police station? Why would these…”
Madam Lei replied, “Not sure, ask your brother when he returns.”
At this mont, Lei Danna finally sensed sothing off about her mother.
Since the engagent party, after the police took her father and grandfather away, she felt sothing was amiss, as she was too calm.
“Mom, you…” She asked with a frown, “Why are you so calm, about dad…”
In her mory, her parents were a loving couple; she’d never seen them fight all these years.
But now, upon seeing the photos of her father, her mother was extrely composed, as if indifferent, like it didn’t concern her.
Initially, she thought it was because her mother trusted her father, but she no longer believed that now.
Putting the photos back into the docunt pouch, Madam Lei looked up at her and said, “What, would you rather I cry my eyes out every day?”
Lei Danna: “…”
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Madam Lei’s eyes, “I know your dad’s nature better than you do, he just puts on a front in front of you. I didn’t expose him to save face, and so we played this charade for decades.”
“Mom, what do you an by that?” Lei Danna asked, puzzled.
For so reason, she had a feeling when her mother said this, it was as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
Why she felt relieved, she wasn’t quite sure.
Madam Lei didn’t explain further, “You’re just a girl, don’t ddle in these affairs. The Lei Family won’t last much longer; pack up, we’ll return to your grandfather’s house tomorrow.”
With that, she stood up and went upstairs.
At this ti, Lei ngde also returned.
These days, he had been dealing with company affairs and the various Lei Family outposts, but it was far more troubleso than he had imagined.
Seeing him return, Lei Danna imdiately brought up the photos.
Lei ngde listened but didn’t look at the photos’ content.
He wasn’t keen to see them either.
Seeing his indifferent attitude, Lei Danna grew anxious.
“Brother, mom’s attitude notwithstanding, why is yours the sa? Are you really not going to save grandpa and dad?” she demanded.
Lei ngde raised his hand, rubbing his brow.
He was visibly exhausted, replying, “How am I supposed to save them? Beg Ye Jiuqing to release them? Do you think he’d give us that rcy? Even if you knelt until your legs broke, he wouldn’t let them go!”
“But grandpa and dad, they…”
“They reaped what they sowed; they should pay for it. I can’t do anything.”
It’s not that he was heartless or unwilling to save them, but what could he do?
The Lei Family now was prey in Ye Jiuqing’s mouth, ready to be devoured at any ti.
But he savored that slow tornt, not granting a swift end, torturing them bit by bit, leaving them helpless yet unable to fight back.
…
The next day.
People from the Windsor Royal Family arrived.
They intended to take Mrs. Ye away as soon as they arrived.
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