Ye Jiu had always thought her heart was hard, for she had experienced too much injustice and helplessness.
But now, having listened to Qing Li’s words, she became too sentimental.
It wasn’t because of Qing Li’s pitiable state, but rather, it was because he had a good mother, possessing the maternal love she envied.
However, that was all in the past. Today, she no longer needed to envy others because she had her own.
Madam He’s affection and protection for her were no less than any mother’s.
Ye Jiu deeply understood Qing Li, imagining, if one day, Madam He were captured to threaten her, thus sacrificing her life because of Ye Jiu, she would surely become even more insane than Qing Li.
"I agree to your proposal, but I have one condition. Your desire for revenge is your own matter, don’t drag me into it," Ye Jiu said, her words actually quite contradictory.
Because, the moment she agreed to provide money for Qing Li to build his power, she was already involved.
Perhaps she said this to comfort herself.
It could be said that she agreed to Qing Li’s actions not because of him, but because he had a good mother.
Ye Jiu held great respect for his mother, who could do so much for her son, even risking her own life.
"Thank you, Miss Ye. Qing Li swears, from now on, my life is yours," Qing Li said, glancing back at the room where Qingyue was, "Please take care of Qingyue. If there’s a suitable person, let her settle down."
Over the years, she suffered a lot by her mother’s side, especially this time, nearly losing her life trying to bring news to Qing Li.
If not for coming across Ye Jiu, it would not have been easy to save that life.
And Ye Jiu, looking at Qing Li, insinuated, "If you like her, don’t hesitate so much. You know, once you miss some people, it’s not so easy to turn back."
"You think too much, Miss Ye," Qing Li chuckled, "I only see Qingyue as a sister, nothing more."
If he truly had feelings for her, he would never have uttered such words.
Qing Li was not the kind of person who hesitates and second-guesses himself.
"Anyway, just think it through well. If the lady settles down, you’ll have no chance for regret," Ye Jiu said.
Seeing that he couldn’t get through to Ye Jiu, Qing Li stopped dwelling on the matter.
Ye Jiu was not short of money now; after all, she was a millionaire.
Indeed, supplying the military was much more profitable than any business.
From her ample sleeves, she directly pulled out a handful of silver notes and handed them all to Qing Li, "Is this enough?"
These silver notes came from selling furs along the journey, and she didn’t sell the jade raw materials for cheap either.
Speaking of which, she remembered that there were still plenty of jade raw materials in her storage space, as if she had emptied an entire Jade Mountain!
She was leaving the day after tomorrow, and the two stores in the capital city were busy enough. Selling now would be too late.
It seemed that she would need to leave it for future plans.
Seeing how readily Ye Jiu handed them over, Qing Li subconsciously felt it couldn’t be much.
But upon seeing the thick stack of silver notes, he seriously began to count them.
The shock hit him as soon as he saw the first note.
A silver note of 5000 taels was not a small value, yet not that uncommon.
But as he counted each note, the greater his astonishment grew.