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What was this all about? I've really never seen such a conceited fellow. Who does he think he is? His previous impression of Ou Yufan was not bad, but now, all of them had disappeared!

Ye Zichen swiped his finger down, deleted the message, and walked towards home with large strides …

Just as Ling Qianqian was about to enter, she suddenly raised her head and saw that the walls were filled with red ink saying "Return the money, return the money to your family". The red ink was as red as blood!

Ling Qianqian's heart immediately skipped a beat. Who was this family that was being pursued for debt? Their family lived in a messy slum with people of all kinds living here. Gamblers, wine girls, hard labourers, drunkards, almost everyone living in the lowest levels of Maple City lived here!

When she reached the first floor, she heard crying and swearing, along with the sound of bottles being smashed. She knew it was Uncle Zhang from the Zhang family, just like her father. He drank too much and went back home to drink.

The second floor was filled with the cries of women and the howls of men. Ah Hua had brought the guests back to the third floor and her house was on the third floor. When she finally arrived at the door, she saw it was ajar and wondered why her mother had forgotten to close it.

Without thinking too much, Ling Qianqian lifted her leg and walked into the room. As she entered, he shouted: "Mom, why did you not close the door?"

Just as he was about to close the door, he heard his mother scream in panic, "Qianqian, run! Your father sold you out! Run!"

"Stupid bitch, stop your nonsense. You are delaying my good fortune! I will make you pay with your life!" Following her father's angry curses, a resounding slap sounded out. Lingyidong flung his mouth onto Ling’s mother's face, instantly knocking her frail body down to the ground. Her face immediately swelled up, and fresh blood flowed out of the corner of her mouth!

"Quick, this is my daughter!" Following Lingyidong's words, four to five robust men who were originally sitting in the room stood up in a flash, wearing malicious smiles on their faces as they looked at Ling Qianqian. One of them spoke out in an angry tone, "Not bad, not bad, Old Man Ling, I didn't think that an old fellow like you would have such a beautiful daughter.

"Qianqian, leave quickly!" Seeing that a few people were about to grab Ling Qianqian, Ling’s mother used all his strength to raise his upper body and shouted, wanting her daughter to leave quickly!

"Mom …" Ling Qianqian watched this scene in incomparable fear. She knew that she should run away immediately, but her mother was still lying on the ground.

As if they weren't worried that she would be able to run away, they smiled vulgarly and said, "Hahaha, little girl, come with me. I guarantee that you will enjoy the food every day, which is much better than suffering here!"

Lingyidong also had an old face and said: "Qianqian, quickly follow Nine and the rest, they will not treat you unfairly!"

"Mom!" Ling Qianqian still wanted to run towards the Ling’s mother!

However, Ling’s mother picked up a shattered bottle of wine beside him and placed it on his neck. "Qianqian, leave quickly.

Ling Qianqian ran out of his home and walked along the street alone. Her heart was filled with endless sadness.

She had advised her mother to leave her father more than once, but her mother had always said, "Your father wasn't like this. He was a very good person, and it was because of me that he became like this.

Walking aimlessly on the road, Ling Qianqian didn't know where she should go. She couldn't go back home, so she felt around her pocket for a few dollars. It wasn't enough to find an inn to stay the night, so she couldn't help but cry by the side of the road!

All of a sudden, Ou Yufan's face swept past her mind, he remembered that he had said he wanted to marry her earlier, but he did not know if what he said was true or not. Ye Zichen shook his head, why would rich people like poor people like them? He must be making fun of me!

Ling Qianqian hugged her shoulders tightly, feeling extremely cold. It was autumn now, and although it was hot during the day, it was still a little cold at night.

"Miss Ling Qianqian!" Unknowingly, there was a person standing behind him. Ling Qianqian was startled by her words suddenly, and immediately turned her head, only to see a man in his fifties or sixties standing there!

The other party was dressed in a black suit, and he looked familiar, as though he had seen him somewhere before. Ling Qianqian secretly wiped her tears and politely asked: "Are you talking to me?"

The other party nodded his head and said: "Yes, let me introduce myself. I'm the butler of Elder Zongcai, so you can call me Uncle Chen. I'm here to discuss something with Miss Ling, how about we talk for a bit?" Uncle Chen said as he led Ling Qianqian to a black carriage that was not far away.