Chapter 646: An Innocent Mistake
Ye Ningshuang and Ye Ningxue didn't stay for breakfast. After sitting for a while, they left, perhaps unsure of what to say to Ye Ningbing after seeing her.
Although Ye Ningxue had decided not to interfere in the matter anymore, she still couldn't bring herself to be pleasant with Ye Fei, the boy she used to dote on. Her pretty face was gloomy as she left.
As for Ye Ningshuang, she was quite cheerful. If Ye Fei could win over Ye Ningxue, their relationship could be openly acknowledged among the sisters. She even hoped Ye Fei would pursue Ye Ningxue as well. As the eldest sister, she naturally cared deeply for her two younger sisters.
Now that the youngest was already happy, the second sister shouldn't be left alone.
After seeing the two women off, Ye Fei went into the kitchen and quickly prepared some plain porridge and a few side dishes. He also went out and bought some steamed buns. Only then did he wake up Ye Ningbing and Yun Chuqing.
When Yun Chuqing first opened her eyes, she quickly looked over at Ye Ningbing. Seeing her mother's gentle smile, the anxiety that had lingered even in her dreams finally eased. A happy smile spread across her little face: "I knew you could wake Mom up!"
"It's also thanks to my clever daughter for thinking of finding Ye Fei," Ye Ningbing said, gently pinching her daughter's soft cheek. Ye Fei had already told her what happened last night. She was very pleased with her daughter's quick thinking, and Yun Chuqing's earlier actions had deeply moved her.
"As long as Mom is okay, that's all that matters," Yun Chuqing said, her face turning red from the praise. She giggled and pulled back the covers, only to be caught off guard by the bright light.
It turned out that the little girl hadn't been very still while sleeping. Her short nightgown had been pushed up to her waist, and she wasn't wearing any underwear underneath.
Watching her daughter get up quite nonchalantly and only adjust her nightgown once she was standing, Ye Ningbing confirmed her earlier suspicion. However, she didn't say much. After a quick wash, she went downstairs with Ye Fei and her daughter for breakfast.
After the meal, Ye Fei drove with Ye Ningbing, first dropping Yun Chuqing off at school. Then he said, "Bing'er, take me to see that woman."
"Ah? Ye Fei, even though what I did yesterday was because of her, she wasn't at fault. Can you just let her be?" Kind-hearted Ye Ningbing immediately pleaded for the woman, who had once caused her family to break apart. But if it hadn't been for that, where would her current happiness come from?
Ye Fei gave a helpless smile and said, "Who said I wanted to kill her? I just want to find out what really happened and why she's back." Now that he had explained everything to Ye Ningbing, there was no need to hide anything anymore.
Ye Ningbing was taken aback. "Then why did she say you were going to kill her?"
"That's what I find strange. I gave her enough money to ensure her family would be well taken care of for life. She had no reason to come back and seek revenge on me." Ye Fei frowned, wondering if something had gone wrong or if the "Earth Dragon" had tried to kill her to cover up the money trail, but she had managed to escape.
Seeing that Ye Fei truly had no intention of killing, Ye Ningbing nodded and said, "Alright, I'll take you to see her."
In a private room of a nightclub owned by the Lingyun Society, Ye Fei met the woman who had once been bribed by him to seduce Yun Jing. He was very impressed with Ye Ningbing's wisdom. The safest place is often the most dangerous.
Despite her extremely bad mood yesterday, she had made such a good arrangement. This level of meticulousness showed that the usually gentle Ye Ningbing was indeed one of the three major figures of the Ye family.
At this moment, the woman no longer had the charm and coquettishness she once had. She looked quite miserable. When she saw Ye Fei, she was so scared that she almost fainted. She knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. It was only after Ye Ningbing personally helped her up and assured her that Ye Fei wasn't there to cause trouble that she finally felt relieved.
To be honest, Ye Fei was quite upset about the woman's reckless actions, which had almost cost him his beloved sister-in-law's life. Although it wasn't her fault, he still had some grievances. But since Ye Ningbing didn't want him to make things difficult for her, Ye Fei had to let go of his anger. He calmly asked, "Didn't I give you a sum of money to leave the Southeast forever? Why did you come back?"
The woman was still in a daze. When she saw Ye Ningbing yesterday, she had already felt this way. Although she considered herself a very beautiful woman and believed that Yun Jing was seduced by her beauty, Ye Ningbing's gentle temperament and appearance were far superior to hers. She couldn't understand what Yun Jing had been thinking.
And Ye Ningbing's arrangements and comfort yesterday made her feel like this woman, who seemed so pitiful after being robbed of her husband, was like a legendary bodhisattva.
Hearing Ye Fei's question, the woman snapped out of her reverie and recounted her experience in detail. A few days ago, she had completed all her tasks.
As agreed, the Earth Dragon had given her family ten million and arranged for them to leave the Southeast, but he had kept her behind.
After a while, he put her on a boat. She had thought she would soon reunite with her family and start a new life with the money. However, not long after the boat set sail, the people on board tried to kill her.
Fortunately, she had some experience. She pretended to be helpless to confuse those who wanted to kill her and then jumped into the sea when they let their guard down.
After more than two days of drifting, she finally made it to shore, exhausted. But the Southeast was entirely under the control of the Lingyun Society, and she couldn't survive there.
After much thought, she decided to secretly find Ye Ningbing and ask for her help, which led to the scene yesterday.
After listening to the woman's story, Ye Fei was furious. Without another word, he immediately called the Earth Dragon and asked Ye Ningbing to hide the woman while he got to the bottom of things.
The Earth Dragon had not held a high position in the Tianlong Gang originally. But thanks to Ye Fei's appreciation, he became the deputy leader of one of the five major factions in Wanghai, which made him very grateful to Ye Fei. Naturally, he was overjoyed to receive his call today and rushed over as quickly as possible.