CHAPTER 526: 505: STRIKE (CHAPTER 1)

Ye He Ping trembled with anger after hearing his daughter’s words and was about to confront Bai Xue when Ye Ling stopped him. Ye He Ping hammered his head in self-reproach, hating himself for failing as a father.

He only returned because he heard his daughter had given birth, and he brought his new wife along. Right now, she was out in the living room talking to Ye Zhenfen, which allowed Ye He Ping to have a private conversation with his daughter in the bedroom.

"Dad, if you go looking for her, she’ll just cause a scene. There’s no avoiding it. Why bother setting yourself up for a thankless task? Take Aunt Liu around the city for a few days. I’ll get Shen Bin to book a restaurant for you. Once it’s booked, you can invite your old friends for a gathering so Aunt Liu knows we appreciate her."

"After hearing all that, how can I focus on this? Never mind the banquet; your mom isn’t calming down, and neither is Ye Qian, even treating her unborn child carelessly. Do you think the Liu Family won’t hold a grudge against her?" Although angry, Ye He Ping was more worried about his daughter. "No, I need to talk to Ye Qian, she needs to live properly and not follow in your mom’s footsteps."

Ye He Ping could see clearly; if the women in the family keep stirring things up, life won’t improve. But compared to that, the power of the Liu Family is evident, and his daughter can only suffer there, far from a good life.

"What are you going to talk to her about? Maybe she’ll ask you to beg Shen Bin to persuade the Liu Family to agree to the divorce. Shen Bin already told me about it. She’s been to the company a few times. If I weren’t still recovering postpartum, I would’ve gone to the Liu Family already. If she isn’t restraining herself now, it’s because she doesn’t want to live well, or else there wouldn’t be such turmoil. Don’t worry about it, just stay with Aunt Liu for a while, and when you’ve had enough, go back home to the countryside without getting dragged into their matters."

"And I’m telling you this so you’re aware. If my mom finds out you’ve remarried and causes trouble, at least you’ll have something to say to shut her up."

Glancing at her father, "Dad, my mom keeps giving you trouble, seeing you have a good temper. Now that you’ve remarried, don’t be soft like before. You want to be accommodating, but in her eyes, it looks like you’re afraid of her. The more she sees you like that, the more she’ll stir up trouble. You don’t owe her anything, and you shouldn’t keep feeling guilty."

Her father was soft-hearted and, whenever pressed by her mother, would only avoid confrontation without standing up to her like others would. After all, they were divorced, not a couple anymore, so there’s no need to maintain any sentiments.

Ye He Ping nodded, "Don’t worry, I know what you’re saying. It’s just that my constant backing down in the past led to Ye Qian being like this. I even feel like dying now. How could I ever have thought that letting her make a fuss wouldn’t lead to anything? It’s all my fault."

"Don’t blame yourself," Ye Ling consoled him, "Every family has its own issues. Even if Ye Qian divorces, she won’t give anyone peace of mind. It might be better for her to stay with the Liu Family, at least she still has some semblance of a home."

With Ye Qian’s temperament, she caused trouble with Si Daochen even before any divorce. Although Si Daochen is avoiding her now, who knows what might happen in the future? No one dares guarantee anything. If she truly gets divorced and ends up with Si Daochen, she’d even lose her job at the company.

Ye Ling didn’t want a mother constantly asking for living expenses and then a sister also stretching out her hand for money under the guise of familial ties.

"Lingzi, fortunately, you are sensible; you’ve endured a lot over the years." Ye He Ping was very receptive to his eldest daughter’s words and didn’t object.

Just as the father and daughter were talking, they heard a commotion outside in the living room with someone shouting and a child crying. Ye Ling’s face changed for the worse upon hearing it. Little Fatty was a premature baby, and it was only after the full month that they dared to bring him out for people to see. With all that noise outside, the child must be scared and crying.

Ye He Ping also furrowed his brows and stood up with a slight hesitation, "I think I heard your mom’s voice? Could it be that I heard wrong?"

Ye Ling didn’t respond, but instead, she briskly opened the bedroom door and saw her mother with her hair all disheveled, cursing at Aunt Liu, hitting her as she chased and shouted insults like "shameless." It looked just like a woman who had caught her husband’s mistress. Meanwhile, the grandmother held the child anxiously trying to soothe him, and the aunt, trying to restrain Bai Xue, kept getting toppled over. Although she stumbled several times, she would scramble up again to stop Bai Xue, without caring for her own pain, fearing Bai Xue would hit someone.

"Stop it." Ye Ling rushed towards her grandmother without saying a word, while Ye He Ping, upon witnessing the scene, shouted angrily, wanting to say more but, upon seeing the crying child, his voice softened, "Bai Xue, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Ye He Ping, you tell me what I’m doing? What did you say when we divorced?" Bai Xue’s gaze was fierce enough to kill as she pointed at Aunt Liu hiding behind the frightened Liu Auntie, "Who is she? Who is she? Do you think I’m a fool? Now everyone knows you’ve remarried and brought her here. Isn’t this a slap to my face? Don’t forget, when we divorced, you said you’d never marry again."

Bai Xue’s voice was shrill, causing Little Fatty to cry more intensely. Ye Ling asked her grandmother to take the child into the bedroom, then angrily turned her gaze to her mother, "Are you here to make trouble in my home again? Last time you brought Bai Hehua to threaten suicide, what are you planning this time? What’s wrong with my dad remarrying? You can remarry too, he didn’t stop you. Are you going to say you won’t remarry? Don’t tell me you still have feelings for my dad, because frankly, no one wants you. With all the nonsense you’ve made a commotion every day, who would want you?"

"How dare you talk back to me? I’ll hit you, you ungrateful child." Bai Xue’s large palm swung at Ye Ling.

She had torn and tussled with the gatekeeper at the courtyard who dared not step forward, which is how she managed to rush to the Li Family, losing all dignity. Upon entering, she saw Ye Zhenfen speaking to a strange woman, and didn’t have to ask to deduce it was He Ping’s new wife, the one everyone talked about.

Without another word, Bai Xue charged over. She felt humiliated by both the gatekeeper and the Li Family. They wouldn’t let her in, but let He Ping, remarried, sit there amicably. The scene deeply angered her.

When her daughter and husband came out and confronted her, Bai Xue felt as if her chest were about to explode. If she didn’t vent, she would suffocate.