Chapter 25

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Ye Yao’s tone was cheerful and could even be said to be gloating. “No. Since I haven’t used a single cent in this card account, the bank card isn’t important to me. So there’s no need to apply for a new card. As for the money in it, I’ll just leave it. I won’t lose it anyway.”

Ye Tianhao was so anxious that his forehead broke out in sweat. After Yang Youwei took over the business, he lost his status in the company. Fortunately, he had Ye Yao’s bank card and the Zhou family’s help. Now, he had partnered with the Zhou family to open a company and they were developing the business in the imperial capital. The main source of funding was Ye Yao’s bank card account. Without it, they would not have a source of funding. In the early stages of establishing a company, they would definitely need a large amount of capital, so he had to obtain this bank card!

Ye Tianhao said, “Ye Yao, we’re father and daughter. I don’t want things to turn ugly. If we went to court, we’d be a laughing stock. Let’s settle it privately. This money is very important to me. Can you let me have it first? Just take it that you’re lending the money to me.”

Ye Yao replied, however, “Go ahead and sue me.” With that, she hung up.

Ye Tianhao didn’t give up and kept calling. Ye Yao was equally stubborn. She didn’t pick up the phone and even smiled in glee as she ate. Huo Buyu lowered his head and continued eating. He didn’t comment on Ye Yao’s actions, nor did he lecture Ye Yao for having a bad attitude. This was because when he first met her overseas, she was in an extremely miserable state. If Ye Tianhao really cared about his daughter, he wouldn’t have done such a heartless thing. If it weren’t for Ye Yao’s ability to jinx things, she might not have survived at all. She would have long become a corpse and been buried in a mass grave.

As a father, Ye Tianhao was hypocritical and selfish. He persisted in making calls to Ye Yao for a long time. Eventually, although he stopped calling, he continually sent text messages and used all kinds of excuses to persuade Ye Yao to hand over the bank card.

Ye Yao ignored Ye Tianhao. It was a rare rest day from work for Huo Buyu today. The two of them worked out and played chess together. Then, she got busy with her work while Huo Buyu started to read through some documents…

When it was almost noon, Ye Yao’s phone rang again. This time, it was Yang Ya calling. Ye Yao took the call.

“Ye Yao, Mommy misses you. Come out for a meal,” Yang Ya said.

Ye Yao rejected her. “Forget it. Huo Buyu was very angry when he found out about the blind date you arranged yesterday. I won’t risk eating with you again. If another blind date turns up today, for sure Huo Buyu will think that I’m a promiscuous woman. Madam Yang, I won’t be taking any more of such risks meeting you for meals, I worry about you playing tricks on me.”

Yang Ya didn’t expect Ye Yao to be so direct. She quickly explained, “I feel very helpless as well, about what happened yesterday. Everything was arranged by Qin Jiao. She didn’t allow me to meet with you. You know that Qin Jiao’s father values Qin Jiao very much and doesn’t want any bad feelings between her and I. I… I had no choice.”

Ever since Yang Ya married Qin Jiao’s father, everything centered around the father-and-daughter pair. Ye Yao was already used to this. She said nonchalantly, “In that case, let’s keep in touch less in the future. I’m now with the man Qin Jiao loves but can’t get. If she finds out that you’re in contact with me, you may be implicated.”

Yang Ya quickly said, “It’s okay. You don’t have to worry about me. I’m fine here.”

Ye Yao chuckled. “Don’t overthink it. I’m not worried about you. I’m worried that I’ll be harmed by you and Qin Jiao again.”

Yang Ya was speechless.

Ye Yao continued, “You’ve done many ridiculous things for Qin Jiao. Although you’re my mother, I can’t trust you anymore. I like Huo Buyu very much and don’t want to have too much contact with you. You’ll only try and persuade me to break up with Huo Buyu for Qin Jiao’s sake. I don’t want to hear it.”

Ye Yao did not know what kind of sins she had committed in her previous life to have parents like Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya. Not only did they not care about her at all, they would think of ways to take advantage of her. Fortunately, she was a magnanimous person and didn’t let things bother her too much. She focused on her own life and did not treat Ye Tianhao and Yang Ya as parents. She treated them the way they treated her. That was only fair!

Yang Ya hung up the phone and narrowed her eyes in contemplation. Ye Tianhao stood next to her, looking anxious. “How did it go? Did you ask to see her?”

Yang Ya said in a quiet voice, “She refuses to come out.”