Ye Anne turned her head and looked at his son who was eating his cake seriously.
Ye Zixing's appearance was even more similar to hers, and only from certain angles did he look similar to Qin Xu. It was also because of this, that she dared to openly bring his son back to Z City.
However, even if Ye Zixing and Qin Xu did not look alike, he could not deny the father and son relationship between the two of them.
If Ye Anne hadn't suddenly been told that she had leukemia, she would never bring her son into Z City again.
But now, she had to consider the worst case scenario. She had to plan ahead for her future, otherwise, when she was no longer around, how could this family of an old man survive?
When they had just arrived at City Z, she had hesitated for a while and wanted to tell Qin Xu about her son's background.
However, she was afraid that if Qin Xu married and had a child, would he continue to love Zi Xing?
Taking a step back, even if Qin Xu treated his two children equally, what about his wife?
Ye Anne was also a mother. She knew very well that a mother's love was selfless only when it was with her own child.
What if Qin Xu's future wife was a malicious person, and used all of the power struggles in the Wealthy Class families on his daughter stars … Just thinking about it made her feel so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.
Moreover, Chu Xiaoxiao had returned back to her homeland.
When Ye Anne had lied to her, she had thought that if one day she was really forced to send her substar to Qin Xu's side, she would beg Chu Xiaoxiao to help her look after him …
Now that she knew about Chu Xiaoxiao's scheming, she finally understood how laughable she had been thinking this way. If Chu Xiaoxiao married Qin Xu in the end, then it would be good if Chu Xiaoxiao didn't harm Zi Xing.
Thus, after thinking about it again and again, Ye Anne decided to send her son to Qin Xu's side.
After some hesitation, she finally chose another method.
She wanted to collect some debts from Qin Xu before he knew about the existence of Zi Xing, so that she could guarantee the future of Zi Xing and her parents.
It was just that her body was getting worse and worse, and with Chu Xiaoxiao suddenly returning, she didn't have much time left …
Ye Anne mustered up her spirit to accompany his son until he finished eating the cake, then coaxed him to sleep before returning to his own room.
She sat in front of the mirror in her bedroom and stared blankly at herself for a long time. Finally, she picked up her cell phone and dialed a number.
The phone on the other side rang twice before it was quickly picked up.
Ye Anne impatiently stroked her hair and said to the person on the other side of the phone: "I will be able to get what you want very soon, but I want you to transfer half of the money first."
The person opposite was silent for a moment before saying, "I haven't gotten anything yet, so I'll first pay you half of the money. What if you take the money and run, then wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?"
Ye Anne said: "There are always risks in doing business, Mr. Zhao. If you want to catch big fish with high rewards, you naturally have to take on high risks and release more bait. Moreover, I believe that this little bit of money is nothing to you, Mr. Zhao. "
The person opposite him paused for a second, seemingly thinking, but then he chuckled and said, "Okay, I promise you, I'll give you the money in two days. "However …"
He asked, "When can you give me what I want?"
"I won't make you wait too long within half a month." Ye Anne replied with certainty.
The other party replied, "Alright, I'll be waiting for your good news then."
With that, the two ended the call.
Ye Anne spat out some impure Qi into the mirror.
Although Mr. Zhao had agreed to her request, she did not feel happy at all.
If she had a choice, she would never make this deal with Mr. Zhao …
But she really needed money. She needed a lot of money, enough to raise her eldest son and also enough to support her parents …
The reason why she asked the person opposite her to transfer half of the money in advance was because she wanted to settle the money first, so that no matter what happened, she wouldn't be caught off guard when she received the money. She needed to split the money in advance in order to ensure that after she left, her son and her parents would be able to receive the money without any problems.
Ye Anne sat in front of the dressing table and thought about many things again, until the latter half of the night, before she laid on the bed and slept.
No matter how clear-headed and irritable Ye Anne was last night, when she arrived at the company on the second day, she had regained her energy and started her day's work.
The whole day's work was uneventful. During this time, Qin Xu left the main company once, but before getting off work, he rushed back again.
Ye Anne wanted to deepen the feelings Qin Xu had for her as soon as possible, so when she got off work that day, she entered Qin Xu's office and arranged to eat lunch with him after he got off work.
Ye Anne said: "I heard from Secretary Sun that a new Japanese food store has opened on Long Street. It tastes extremely authentic, so if you don't work overtime today, why don't we go eat together?"
Although she said "if I don't work overtime today", in reality, she had long heard of Qin Xu's trip from Secretary Sun.
After work today, Qin Xu did not have any extra work or business opportunities to entertain others. Furthermore, during this recent period of time, both of Qin Xu's parents were not in the country, so when he made an appointment with Qin Xu, she was seventy to eighty percent sure that he would agree.
However, her luck today was obviously not that good, and it just so happened that the remaining twenty to thirty percent might actually come true.
Qin Xu rejected her.
He said, "I have an appointment with someone today. Let's have a meal together another day."
Under normal circumstances, when a girl was rejected by her boyfriend, she would definitely ask "who is the person you promised", but Ye Anne didn't.
Even if she hadn't asked Qin Xu, she could guess who the person who was going to date Qin Xu tonight was.
If the person Qin Xu had an appointment with was a business partner or normal friend, Qin Xu would definitely tell her who he had an appointment with first, and not replace it with the word "other".
The reason he said "someone else" was obviously because he did not want to tell Ye Anne his name.
To be able to get Qin Xu to help them, take up his personal time, and even carry Ye Anne's back … Other than Chu Xiaoxiao, who else could it be?
Ye Anne did not want to make Qin Xu unhappy, but since he did not want to mention Chu Xiaoxiao, Ye Anne endured the unhappiness in his heart, and did not continue asking who he wanted to meet with.
She nodded and pretended as if nothing had happened as she said, "Alright then. We'll arrange to meet again another time."
With that, she took the initiative and left Qin Xu's office.
But after Ye Anne packed her things, she did not return home in a hurry. Instead, she rented a taxi and quietly waited at the intersection where she would leave the company.
If the person Qin Xu had arranged to meet tonight was really Chu Xiaoxiao, she was not at ease at all when the both of them were alone together.
Before she completed her plan, she absolutely could not let Chu Xiaoxiao get too close to her …
So she planned to follow Qin Xu.
Ye Anne waited at the intersection for around ten or so minutes before Qin Xu's car drove over.
Ye Anne said to the taxi driver: "Master, follow the car in front."
The taxi driver hesitated for a moment, but quickly started the car and chased after Qin Xu's car.
He was following behind Qin Xu's car closely from a distance, maintaining a distance from Qin Xu, so that he would not lose track of him and not be discovered by Qin Xu.
The taxi driver tilted his head to look at Ye Anne, who was sitting in the front seat, as he followed the car.
The taxi driver hesitated for a while, then carefully asked Ye Anne: "You want me to follow the car in front, it can't be that you want me to do something bad, right?"
Ye Anne was afraid that people would recognize him, so she was wearing her sunglasses and a silk scarf to cover half of her face.
Only then did she realize that the driver was suspecting her intentions with the car.
She thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "The person in the car in front is my boyfriend. He always comes home late from work recently and is becoming colder and colder, so I suspect that he might have other women outside …"
As Ye Anne spoke, she let out a bitter laugh on purpose, "I didn't mean to follow him, I only …"
When the car rental driver heard this, wasn't this the same as a boyfriend who was out of line for adultery?
He was afraid that Ye Anne would feel embarrassed if he continued, so he interrupted her and said, "I understand, I understand you."
He then swore righteously, "Don't worry, I'll definitely help you follow up on that person."
"Thank you, Master." Ye Anne pretended to wipe away her tears that hadn't come yet, and then used a silk scarf to cover her face, revealing only her eyes, and stared closely at Qin Yu's license plate.
10 minutes later, Qin Xu parked his car in front of a coffee shop and as expected, Chu Xiaoxiao walked out of the coffee shop and into Qin Xu's car.
She even intentionally sat in the front passenger seat of Qin Xu.
Ye Anne couldn't help but sneer in her heart. After Qin Xu brought Chu Xiaoxiao out of the coffee shop, this time, the taxi driver didn't even need Ye Anne to speak and followed him.
After around twenty minutes, Qin Xu finally reached the bar where he drank with Ye Anne previously. He got off the car with Chu Xiaoxiao and walked in side by side.
Ye Anne was on the other side of the road, watching the two figures of people disappear into the bar.
Women understood their thoughts the best.
Last time when Ye Anne followed Qin Xu to this bar, she was able to successfully lure Qin Xu to have a night out with him through borrowing alcohol.
And this time, Chu Xiaoxiao had probably set a date at a bar on purpose.
What better way to evoke a man's affection and comfort than a woman who had just fallen in love and got drunk in a bar?
If Qin Xu just happened to drink too much, coupled with his deep love for Chu Xiaoxiao from the start … It goes without saying what will happen to them tonight.