Chapter 234 Unqualified versus Qualified
Cheng Jiuhe said, "You guessed right, the Jade Pendant was originally on her sister Ye Qing, but after her grandfather passed away, with Ye Qing left with no one to rely on, the pendant was snatched from her."
He paused for a moment and then continued, "Isn’t this pendant the token from when you were betrothed as a child?"
Gu Dongxing frowned: The pendant isn’t Ye Rushui’s, meaning, the person he was actually betrothed to, was Ye Qing.
Thinking back, Ye Qing’s stepmother hardly mistreating her was already a blessing; her father also didn’t care much about her. But, Grandpa Ye did treat Ye Qing well.
Thinking that her life-long matter wouldn’t be easy to resolve, he linked her future with himself.
Thinking of always pitiful and adorable Ye Qing, Gu Dongxing suddenly became somewhat irritated.
Ye Rushui, Gu Dongxing could treat rudely if annoyed, but that Ye Qing, in his heart, was different.
Because that year, their mothers both had their husbands stolen by other women, living under the same conditions with their stepmothers. Due to this similarity in their misfortunes, he treated her as his own sister then.
Perhaps, because of his different feelings for Ye Qing, Grandpa Ye noticed and decided to set up the betrothal.
Not only was Grandpa Ye his mom’s benefactor, but also, the master he revered was introduced by Grandpa Ye.
Gu Dongxing anxiously asked, "That Ye Qing, how is she now?"
Cheng Jiuhe sighed, "Ah, she’s a pitiful person."
Gu Dongxing’s heart sank, "What happened? What’s going on with her now?"
Cheng Jiuhe, seeing how anxious Gu Dongxing was for Ye Qing, was discontent, "Gu Dongxing, don’t forget that you are now my sister’s fiancé; you cannot mistreat my sister!"
Gu Dongxing secretly complained in his heart: My fiancé status isn’t even acknowledged by your sister yet. But this guy switches roles quickly whenever Mengyu is involved.
Yet, he very seriously said, "With you as her uncle here, would I dare to mistreat Xiao Meng? Just tell me, what happened to Ye Qing?"
Cheng Jiuhe pondered for a moment and said, "The Ye Family seems not to take the engagement seriously. At the age of twenty-four, her stepmother married her off to a man named Sun Erliang, whose wife had died. Just because that man’s father could arrange a job for her stepmother’s nephew."
Gu Dongxing felt something was wrong: "Is there something wrong with that man?"
Cheng Jiuhe was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, he has some mental illness, but it’s intermittent. When not in an episode, he seems just like a nice person and looks quite good. However, during an episode he likes to beat people. It’s said his previous wife was beaten to death by him, but because of his mental illness, he didn’t have to take responsibility."
Gu Dongxing became furious, "Aren’t mentally ill people not allowed to marry?"
Cheng Jiuhe: "If he doesn’t marry, his family must bear the burden. But with a wife, that burden can be shifted to her. So—"
So his family made every effort to conceal the illness, and even utilized Ye Qing’s stepmother’s pressure to force Ye Qing into marriage.
Gu Dongxing then asked, "Is there a way to get her a lawyer for a divorce?"
Cheng Jiuhe, "It’s possible, the Zeng Family has declined. Her main issue for divorce is her stepmother. Because, once Ye Qing gets a divorce, it would directly affect her nephew’s job."
Gu Dongxing snorted, "Her stepmother sold her out, do they still need to care about the stepmother’s nephew?"
He had previously been considerate of the Ye Family, because his mother had been taken care of by Grandpa Ye.
But in reality, Grandpa Ye took care of his mother also thinking of making a way for his eldest granddaughter, Ye Qing.
Now, seeing how the Ye Family treated Ye Qing, he naturally need not be polite.