novelraw Chapter 436
Chapter 436
After all, people had been saying for so long that there was something between them, and it turned out she didn’t even know the man—she was at a massive loss!Ye Tong’s breath hitched with anger. "You bit—"
"Try saying that again, I dare you," Ye Yuning challenged.
"You don’t have the Xiao family backing you anymore! Who do you think you are now?" Ye Tong retorted.
At this moment, Ye Tong wasn’t afraid of Ye Yuning. She remembered how Xiao Shuo had repeatedly forced her to apologize to Ye Yuning, and how Xiao Shuo himself had apologized to Ye Yuning over and over. Back then, they thought it was just because of her collaboration with the Xiao family. Who could have guessed that behind it all, she actually had that kind of relationship with Seventh Master Xiao...! But that was all over now. She’d been dumped by Seventh Master Xiao...
"You totally deserve to be dumped by Seventh Master Xiao! It’d be a miracle if someone like him could actually like someone like you!" Ye Tong spat.
"Hah," Ye Yuning scoffed. "It’d also be a miracle if you manage to marry into a wealthy family."
Ye Tong was speechless.
That damn woman! She’s been dumped by Seventh Master Xiao, so where does she get the audacity to confront me now?
Just as Ye Tong was about to hang up, she heard Ye Yuning’s taunting voice. "You probably can’t even tell the difference between love and just playing around, can you?"
"You—Ye Yuning, don’t go too far!" Ye Tong exclaimed.
Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow. "Xiao Shuo has nothing now. Does he want you?"
"What do you mean?" Ye Tong demanded.
"It means," Ye Yuning said, "that even Xiao Shuo, who has nothing, doesn’t want you. Who else would?"
Ye Tong was speechless. She felt a suffocating rage, like a mouthful of old blood stuck in her chest, unable to be coughed up or swallowed down!
But that wasn’t all. Ye Yuning continued, "So what if I don’t have Seventh Master Xiao? I have a husband, you know!"
Ye Tong was rendered speechless again.
She felt her breath catch again, suffocating! A husband? She said she has a husband? That damn woman! How could I forget? Ye Yuning married some random man just to avoid marrying the eldest young master of the Qin Family!
"And you two still haven’t divorced?" Ye Tong blurted out.
"Not at all," Ye Yuning replied smugly. "My husband cherishes me. No matter what kind of person I am, at least someone treasures me. You don’t have that!"
Ye Tong was seething. Listening to the blatant boasting in Ye Yuning’s tone, Ye Tong wished she could reach through the phone and claw her face. If only that hateful woman were right in front of me!
Finally, she slammed the phone down, fuming. She had originally called to vent her anger. Who knew Ye Yuning’s tongue could be so venomous, even saying I was unwanted...
Ye Tong was so furious she almost smashed her phone. "AH! Ye Yuning...!!" she screamed.
When Zheng Cai came in, she saw the phone Ye Tong had tossed onto the duvet. She too wore a troubled expression these days. Seeing Ye Yuning’s name as the last dialed number on the lit screen, she frowned. "Did you call Ye Yuning again?"
Ye Tong remained silent.
Hearing Zheng Cai’s voice, Ye Tong’s expression stiffened. She struggled to suppress her anger and went to her mother. "Mom."
"Don’t provoke her, understand?" Zheng Cai said sternly. If this were before, I’d really want to drag Ye Yuning down to hell and stomp her into the abyss, Zheng Cai thought. But now, I don’t dare...! Ye Shilong wasn’t joking about the divorce. I’m now utterly convinced he would actually divorce me for Ye Yuning.
Ye Tong noticed Zheng Cai’s apprehension and took her arm. "Mom, don’t worry. Ye Yuning isn’t collaborating with the Xiao family anymore, and Seventh Master Xiao has dumped her!"
"What did you say?" Zheng Cai exclaimed, shocked. She looked at Ye Tong, her eyes wide with disbelief. Ye Shilong forbade me from provoking Ye Yuning because he was certain she had a connection to Seventh Master Xiao. And now Ye Tong is saying Seventh Master Xiao dumped her? This...
Meeting Zheng Cai’s incredulous gaze, Ye Tong scoffed. "Someone like her? The Seventh Master was just toying with her. Only Father took it seriously before."
"Is it true? Was she really dumped by Seventh Master Xiao? Could there be a mistake?" Zheng Cai pressed. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
"Of course, it’s true," Ye Tong affirmed. "The Xiao family made an official announcement. Seventh Master Xiao said he has absolutely no relationship with Ye Yuning."
A sharp glint flashed in Ye Tong’s eyes.
Hearing the absolute certainty in Ye Tong’s voice, Zheng Cai immediately brightened. "Are you sure it’s an official announcement?"
Zheng Cai had been burned by such things before; she didn’t dare to blindly trust Ye Tong now. No one knew what she had endured recently. Ye Shilong’s talk of divorce had kept her on edge day and night, and Ye Yuning was the cause of it all.
Ye Tong nodded firmly. "You haven’t looked at your phone for the past few days. The news came out a while ago, and I’ve confirmed it."
I didn’t show Mom the news directly before because I was worried it might be wrong, Ye Tong thought. It wasn’t just Zheng Cai who had suffered at Ye Yuning’s hands and grown wary; Ye Tong had too! After all, here in the Ye Family, we both have to rely on Ye Shilong, and he isn’t the type to be completely devoted to his family or respectful of its members! When I first returned, I thought Father would compensate me properly because he felt he owed me. Instead, he nearly kicked me out of the Ye Family because the company suffered losses... Thinking about these past events made Ye Tong deeply uncomfortable.
Hearing Ye Tong’s resolute tone, a vicious glint flashed in Zheng Cai’s eyes. "In that case, don’t blame me for kicking her while she’s down!"
Hearing Zheng Cai’s tone, much of the frustration Ye Tong had felt after her confrontation with Ye Yuning dissipated.