Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Return of the Ye Family’s True Heiress Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Return of the Ye Family’s True Heiress Ye Chuyi listened for a while, her brows slightly furrowed.
She raised her hand and knocked on the door. When the crying and quarreling inside abruptly stopped, she pushed the door open and entered.
In the living room, there were four people.
Of the four, three were familiar to Ye Chuyi: Ye Zhengrong, Madam Ye, and their son Ye Ziran.
The fourth person, she had not met before. However, she had seen her photograph.
Although the person before her was much frailer and paler than the one in the photograph, one could still make out their similarity in features.
Upon seeing Ye Chuyi, Ye Ziran spoke first, “Alright, the replacement is here; no more need for arguing.”
A glint of light flashed in Madam Ye’s eyes, “Chuyi, you’re here. Come over, let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Ye Shuangyin.”
Ye Chuyi looked at the girl in her arms and nodded, “Miss Ye, it’s nice to meet you.”
However, Ye Shuangyin ignored her completely and turned to ask Madam Ye, “Mom, is she the one you found to replace me and marry Sheng Tingyuan? She doesn’t look like me at all. Didn’t Sheng Tingyuan realize she is not me? Didn’t he have any doubts at all? How is that possible!”
Madam Ye was about to speak but was interrupted by Ye Ziran, “Ye Shuangyin, when did you go blind? How can you say this doesn’t look alike? She resembles our dad even more than you do. Sheng Tingyuan doubted nothing! Or do you think you’re so special that he would stay unmarried forever after you ran away from the wedding? I see you haven’t changed at all, still as narcissistic as ever!”
Madam Ye glared at him, “Zip it, will you? Your sister just came back, and she has suffered so much these past three years. Don’t torment her like you used to. You should be protecting and indulging her.”
“She brought the suffering on herself, why should I indulge her? She chose the man herself. She didn’t marry a rich heir like Sheng Tingyuan but instead married a poor nobody. Her foolishness is to blame; protecting her is useless.”
Ye Chuyi was somewhat surprised. She had thought Ye Ziran’s hostility toward her was because she was an imposter, but it turned out he was hostile to everyone, not sparing even his blood sister.
Madam Ye was so angered by her son that she was at a loss for words. Ye Shuangyin, frustrated, leaned into her mother’s embrace and began to cry again.
Just as Ye Chuyi was about to speak up and reveal her true identity to Sheng Tingyuan, she heard Ye Shuangyin sob, “Hey, you took away my marriage and my husband, so shouldn’t you give him back to me now? I am Sheng Tingyuan’s true fiancée!”
All the words Ye Chuyi wanted to say were stuck in her chest, making her incredibly uncomfortable.
She remained silent, and Ye Shuangyin continued, “What’s wrong? Don’t want to? Can’t bear to leave the glory and riches of the Sheng Family?”
“Miss Ye, you misunderstand, I haven’t…”
Before she could finish, Ye Shuangyin cut her off, “You better clearly understand your own status. You are not part of the Ye Family, nor are you a wealthy miss. You’re just my substitute, get it? If it’s not yours, don’t covet it, or you might end up in a bloody disaster!”
Ye Chuyi’s voicewas cold, “What now, the Ye Family is planning to kill the donkey once it’s done grinding the grain? When I was useful, you asked me to marry as a substitute. Now that I’m not needed, you want to kill me?”
Watching Ye Chuyi’s expression turn icy, Madam Ye gently patted her daughter’s back, “Xiaoyin, be careful with your words and don’t go too far. It was your father’s and my idea for Chuyi to marry in your stead.”
Ye Shuangyin burst into tears with a “waah”, “Mom, even you don’t care for me anymore? What’s wrong with asking her to give Sheng Tingyuan back to me? He was originally mine! The position of young Madam Sheng is mine! What right does she have to marry Sheng Tingyuan?”
While wiping her daughter’s tears, Madam Ye said, “Xiaoyin, didn’t you dislike Sheng Tingyuan? Now you are saying he’s yours? Are you willing to follow the family’s arrangements now?”
“Mom, I was naive before, not understanding how big a gap there was between a poor scholar’s life and that of wealthy families like ours. It was only after marrying Hen Mingjun that I realized, the lives of the poor are worlds apart from ours! They are so bitter in their hearts, jealous of our wealth! Their jealousy distorts their psyche! They are truly disgusting! I don’t ever want to marry a poor man again!”