The father and daughter chatted for about half an hour, saying many things. When time was almost up, Jiang Yan reluctantly left.
After going out, Jiang Yan got into Lawyer Yang's car and left. In a black sedan not far away, Jin Lan extinguished his cigarette and drove away, making a U-turn.
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Gu Yunting was gone for two days. When he returned in the evening, he saw Ye Wan sitting by the window, lost in thought. He walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Wan was embraced by a warm figure. She looked up at the man holding her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Ye Wenqing is back."
Upon hearing the name, Gu Yunting's body visibly stiffened, and the formerly harmonious atmosphere was shrouded in a low-pressure gloom.
Ye Wan looked at him nervously. "I'm sorry."
"It has nothing to do with you," Gu Yunting replied indifferently. He let her sit down herself and got up to leave.
Ye Wan watched his cold retreating back, her heart aching slightly, her eyes suddenly reddening. She knew... he couldn't let go of that matter.
Although he had told her not to bear the burden anymore, when Ye Wenqing, the perpetrator, appeared, he would recall that bloody night.
Ye Wan felt an urge to cry.
Gu Yunting had been in the study. When Ye Wan brought up two bowls of noodles, he was smoking. Ye Wan hadn't seen him smoke in a long time and felt a pang of unease.
She didn't quite understand why there were such bad people in the world as Ye Wenqing, who seemed to be able to do anything for her own sake.
"I made two bowls of noodles, let's eat together." Ye Wan walked to the table, took out the two bowls of noodles, and turned to look at the man sitting behind the desk.
Gu Yunting extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray, got up, and walked over to sit down. As he picked up his chopsticks, he saw half an egg in the bowl. His movements paused for a moment, and the next second, he ate as if nothing had happened.
Ye Wan also sat down and started eating.
She had deliberately made a bit more today. Gu Yunting had a large bowl, and she had a small one.
They ate the noodles in silence, neither of them speaking. After finishing, Ye Wan quietly collected the bowls.
Back in the room, she washed up and got into bed. She picked up her phone and called Aunt Zhang to ask about Ye Cheng's condition. Aunt Zhang said he had already slept and was very happy today, having been playing with LEGOs.
Seeing that her brother was not affected, Ye Wan was relieved.
Gu Yunting came in and went to wash up first. When he returned, Ye Wan had been watching him. After Gu Yunting got into bed, he held her. Ye Wan reached out and hugged his waist, tilting her head up to look at him and said, "Please don't be angry, okay?"
"If I were to do something to her, what would you do?" Gu Yunting reached out and stroked her hair.
Ye Wan said, "Nothing will happen. She's not my mother. She's caused me so much misery, and it's my greatest mercy that I haven't reported her to the police."
It could be said that all of Ye Wan's suffering was caused by Ye Wenqing. If she hadn't been selfishly taken away by Ye Wenqing, she would have lived a life of comfort and care in the Lin family. Later, after making a mistake that resulted in a death, she left herself to bear all the hardships.
Ye Wan considered herself a kind person, but she wasn't a saint. She would not forgive Ye Wenqing for her actions.
Gu Yunting looked at the girl in his arms with determined eyes. His heart suddenly felt as if it had been stung, and the pain spread. How could he have forgotten that the one most poisoned by Ye Wenqing was not him, but the young girl in his arms?
Because of Ye Wenqing's selfishness, Ye Wan had lived the most painful life from birth, enduring misery for over twenty years.