Chapter 268: He Even Schemes Against His Own Son
Gu Dongxing thought about his return to the capital, the first time he saw her, she was clearly only a woman of twenty-five or six, yet she looked like she was in her thirties.
In fact, saying she looked like she was in her thirties was only because he knew her age. If someone who had never met her saw her, they would definitely suspect she was over forty.
He had always thought that Ye Qing appeared old because she was tormented by Sun Erliang, but he never imagined that she was actually suffering from premature aging.
"The first thing she was diagnosed with was early ovarian failure—"
Ye Sheng didn’t continue, but a woman of merely twenty-five or six was already menopausal. From now on, she would no longer have the ability to conceive.
Furthermore, many organs in her body had already begun to age; her current physical condition was equivalent to that of an average woman’s menopause.
Moreover, given her current rate of bodily aging, she likely wouldn’t live more than five years.
As her biological father, Ye Sheng was not without heartache, but previously, his eyes were blinded by the pie drawn by his stepmother—his nephew was on the rise, which was also a big help to the Ye Family.
Although he knew Sun Erliang had once beaten his former wife to death, he fancied that, given the social status of the Ye Family, they could intimidate Sun Erliang into not daring to mistreat his daughter. Therefore, after merely a few warnings, he married her off.
Unfortunately, Sun Erliang didn’t take his warnings seriously at all and even took pride in being able to torment a woman of high status. It seemed that by tormenting Ye Qing, he was stepping on Ye Sheng’s head.
He didn’t know that by Ye Qing marrying in, she had virtually fallen into a pit of fire. She hadn’t returned home in two years, and he just assumed Ye Qing resented him and didn’t want to face her stepmother.
If Ye Sheng had known it would require the sacrifice of his daughter’s life, he probably would not have agreed to marry her off to Sun Erliang.
A trace of regret showed on Ye Sheng’s face as he looked at Gu Dongxing: "You also know, I usually don’t have time to take care of her, and with Aunt Sun encountering a family calamity, she likely lacks the state of mind to care for her.
Besides, their relationship is just so-so, you understand, in the household, no one could help her.
Actually, my visit today isn’t to ask you to marry Ru Shui, but rather to beg you—please take good care of Ye Qing."
He didn’t dare to suggest Gu Dongxing marry Ye Qing, but Ye Qing truly couldn’t stay at home. Thus, he could only beg Gu Dongxing to take care of his daughter on his behalf.
Ye Rushui’s eyes widened: Dad brought her to the Gu Family, and it wasn’t for her marriage to Gu Dongxing, but for Ye Qing? He wanted to marry off Ye Qing’s broken body to Gu Dongxing?
What he thought of in his heart was actually that dying wench, Ye Qing, not himself?
Then why did he bring her to the Gu Family?
No, it wasn’t that he wanted to bring her along, it was that she insisted on coming with him.
But if she knew he came to the Gu Family to advocate for Ye Qing, she would never have followed!
She glared fiercely at her father,
And Gu Ming was also shocked: Ye Qing had premature aging?
If Ye Qing was merely physically distressed, she might recover with care. But she suffered from premature aging, a disease without a cure!
Yes, premature aging, which currently still in eludes medical science.
But what is Ye Sheng implying?
Ye Qing is his daughter, he was the one who brought her into this world; he has the responsibility to look after her. He himself doesn’t care, and just like that, he entrusts a daughter with premature aging to Gu Dongxing?
Ye Sheng actually uttered the "beg"?
Is this passing the buck?
Given Gu Dongxing’s nature, he and his mother had received kindness from Old Sir Ye, and now Ye Sheng actually stoops so low to beg him, it really is hard for him to refuse!
This sly old fox, is he actually scheming against his son, Gu Ming?
Taking in Ye Qing, how could his son find his own happiness? Would that little girl accept her man taking in another woman?