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"Now?" Yun Xi's voice was light and cheerful, so soft it seemed to drip water.

Jiang Ye ran a hand through his hair, his voice softening unconsciously, "Yes, now."

Huo Xiuzhu was still locked in a fierce eye-to-eye struggle with Wen Chuxue, but as soon as Jiang Ye spoke, his gaze was immediately drawn back.

He seemed to sense something unusual. His heart skipped a beat, his brow furrowed, and he quickly said, "Yun Xi, we're not going to talk about..."

Before Huo Xiuzhu could finish speaking, Yun Xi turned around and said gently to him, "Xiuzhu, I might have something to do right now. Could you wait for me over there for a bit? Please don't cause any trouble, okay?"

Her voice was gentle, but her eyes held an unyielding edge, leaving Huo Xiuzhu no room to resist.

Song Shiwei was absolutely furious, internally screaming, "[My God, how can a sweet girl be so miserable? God, you're so cruel!]"

[Yun Xi, open your eyes and look! Your sister is almost killed by that lunatic Huo Xiuzhu.]

Yun Xi frowned slightly. She had indeed heard a girl's inner thoughts just now, but she thought it was just her imagination and didn't pay any attention to it.

But now that voice appeared again, and she frowned deeply. Years of vigilance told her that something was wrong.

When Jiang Ye looked at her with pity, she realized that Jiang Ye must have heard someone's thoughts as well.

After shooing Huo Xiuzhu aside, she followed Jiang Ye outside.

Jiang Ye walked very fast, and you could even see that his steps were filled with a hint of anger. She almost couldn't keep up with him in her high heels.

She was a little confused; what was wrong with Jiang Ye's sudden outburst of anger?

"Yun Xi, listen to this. What's coming next might be hard for you to accept, but I still have to tell you, you've been deceived. Don't worry about where I got this information from, I'm sure I'm telling the truth." Jiang Ye grabbed Yun Xi's shoulder, his chest heaving, and his previously nonchalant eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.

Yun Xi's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the handsome face before her, she blushed for no reason. She turned her head slightly and said shyly, "I know, did you hear my thoughts too?"

"You heard that too?" Jiang Ye's eyes widened suddenly.

What happened? He had been foolishly thinking that only his family could hear Song Shiwei feelings.

Even Yun Xi could hear it! Jiang Ye felt a moment of deflation; the feeling of being treated preferentially had vanished instantly.

But then he felt a moment of relief. After hearing his sister-in-law's thoughts, Yun Xi, given her intelligence, should quickly realize that Huo Xiuzhu, that idiot, was lying to her.

She mustn't do anything as stupid as him, stubbornly clinging to her beliefs.

"Yes, I heard it," Yun Xi said with a smile, "But I think it's quite outrageous, I don't think it's believable."

"I don't believe Huo Xiuzhu is that kind of person."

Yun Xi's gentle eyes were filled with stubbornness, and even a hint of disdain.

Jiang Ye felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. It was here; the retribution for his stubbornness had come.

Now he's run into Yun Xi, this stubborn girl, and he finally understands how his parents felt back then.

I really wanted to beat the person in front of me to death, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

"No, I think you should believe him," Jiang Ye said earnestly. "Huo Xiuzhu said he's your savior, right?"

"Actually, he's not him at all; he's just someone else's replacement," Jiang Ye immediately said indignantly.

Yun Xi nodded, her face regaining its composure, and her tone was indifferent, "I know, Xiuzhu already confessed to me a long time ago. I also investigated later. That person was the one who personally planned that fire. He is my extreme admirer. She deliberately tried to save me, her purpose being to become my savior, so that I could marry him and receive investment from the Yun Family."

"I went to see him again later, and that time he revealed his true colors. He wasn't disabled at all, and the scars on his face were fake. He even tried to burn me alive again, but this time Huo Xiuzhu saved me. That's when I saw what kind of person he really was."

Jiang Ye:???

No, what's going on here? His brain capacity is really not enough.

Could it be that Song Shiwei's true feelings are wrong this time? How come this is different from what Song Shiwei said?

"Jiang Ye, I know you mean well, thank you, but I have my own judgment." Yun Xi nodded gently to Jiang Ye, her eyes filled with emotions that Jiang Ye couldn't quite understand.

Jiang Ye felt like he was hitting his head. So this is what love-struck thinking is like?

He really wanted to repeat those words Song Shiwei used to say to Yun Xi, "Love-obsessed, go dig for wild vegetables."

But since they had known each other for a while, he couldn't just abandon Yun Xi. However, Yun Xi's attitude towards death was exactly the same as his own back then. How could he possibly persuade her?

How did he finally realize this? His Mother Jiang almost actually gave Wen Chuxue 20 million before he finally understood.

Is he also going to give Huo Xiuzhu 20 million?

Jiang Ye's mind was in complete turmoil, and he couldn't come up with a solution no matter how hard he tried.

He scratched his hair in frustration and followed after them with a worried expression.

When the two of them returned, Huo Xiuzhu Wen Chuxue had already disappeared.

Jiang Ye grabbed Yun Xi's hand and whispered, "Yun Xi, did you give Wen Chuxue twenty million?"

"Yes." Yun Xi nodded and said calmly.

"But do you know that Wen Chuxue is pregnant with Huo Xiuzhu's child? Huo Xiuzhu is lying to you, are you stupid?" Jiang Ye said in a low voice, "Back then, Wen Chuxue tried to pin this child on me, and I almost took it. Wake up!"