She hated Xu Yanlai for pushing her out to become the scapegoat but she didn’t dare to disobey her.
The idea of slandering Ye Xingbei—about her giving birth to a child—was indeed brought up by her. She was the mastermind.
Moreover, she was only Xu Yanlai’s adopted daughter. Xu Yanlai could abandon her at any moment and drive her out of the family, just like how they had driven Ye Xingbei away from the Jiang family.
The Jiang family was her entire backing. If she left the Jiang family, she would have nothing.
She couldn’t afford to leave the Jiang family, so she could only listen to Xu Yanlai and take on all the blame.
With an icy face, Ye Xingbei watched this mother-daughter pair put on a show in disdain.
Xu Yanlai saw that Ye Xingbei wasn’t moved and lashed out at Jiang Siyou fiercely, “You caused Bei Bei to be chased out of the family and made her suffer so much! Do you think that what you’ve done can be wiped clean with one word ‘sorry’? Slap yourself! Slap yourself until Bei Bei is willing to come home and willing to acknowledge us again!”
Xu Yanlai made her move.
She was going to use emotional blackmail.
How pitiful did it look for Jiang Siyou—a 21-year-old young lady—to kneel at Ye Xingbei’s feet and slap herself?
If Ye Xingbei still wouldn’t forgive them, then Ye Xingbei was selfish and malicious.
Gu Junzhu was standing right beside Ye Xingbei so she didn’t believe that Ye Xingbei would be willing to let him feel that she was a selfish and malicious girl!
Which young girl wouldn’t wish to present their best sides in front of their sweetheart, and let the latter feel like they were kind, gentle and broad-minded?
Xu Yanlai’s voice was stern and sharp. Within her words was a warning that allowed for no defiance.
Although Jiang Siyou was reluctant, she didn’t dare to disobey and could only close her eyes. Bearing with the humiliation, she repeatedly slapped her own face.
Even after she had struck herself with over a dozen slaps, Ye Xingbei still didn’t give a single reaction.
Xu Yanlai was about to explode in anger and she kicked Jiang Siyou violently, “Did you not eat this morning? Use more strength!”
Jiang Siyou was so humiliated that she wanted to die but she was scared of being driven out of the Jiang family by Xu Yanlai. Not daring to provoke her again, the former gathered all her strength and slapped herself on her face hard as she cried.
Another dozen slaps followed and her face was already swollen beyond recognition while her nose and the corner of her lips dripped with blood.
She was crying so hard that she could barely breathe and was about to faint.
At this moment, Ye Xingbei spoke nonchalantly, “Enough!”
Surprised and delighted, Xu Yanlai immediately leaned over to her and spoke intimately, “Bei Bei, you’ve forgiven us already, right? I knew it! You are the most kindhearted girl. How could there be any overnight animosity with your own family members? All’s fine once we’ve talked it over!”
“That’s right, everything will be fine once we’ve talked it over,” Ye Xingbei glanced at her mockingly. Then, her gaze fell on Jiang Siyou’s face, who was kneeling on the ground crying. “Jiang Siyou, let me ask you. Xiao Shu… That child whom you and Bai Mengluan forcibly foisted onto me that year; whose child is he exactly?”
This was the answer she had searched for during those five years.
She wanted to find Xiao Shu’s biological parents for him!
Having reached this point, Jiang Siyou didn’t dare to cover up the truth. Crying with a lowered head, she said, “That, that child was birthed by Bai Mengluan… S-she has primary ovarian failure so she can’t give birth to her own child. But she also wanted to use a child—to give birth to a son and increase her value so that she could get m-married to…”
Jiang Siyou lifted her eyes and looked towards Gu Junzhu timidly.
Following Jiang Siyou’s gaze, Ye Xingbei twisted her face and looked at Gu Junzhu— who was standing beside her—as the corner of her mouth curved slightly, “She wanted to get married to Gu Junzhu?”
“… Yes,” Jiang Siyou lowered her head again and cried as she said, “She found someone to buy the ovum from. Then, she stole Young Fifth Master Gu’s sperm and gave birth to a child. She was originally going to rely on that child to get married to Young Fifth Master Gu…”
Ye Xingbei widened her eyes in shock and interrupted her words impatiently, “That child is Gu Junzhu’s son?”
Her ears buzzed and she was entirely confused.
Was Xiao Shu actually Gu Junzhu’s son?