But when it was time to leave, she shouted frantically to Zhang Baosheng, "Baosheng, please go to Beijing and plead with them! I don’t want to go to prison!"
Zhang Baosheng’s expression was grim as he watched Fang Zhichun being taken away by the police.
She made it sound so easy, "Go to Beijing and plead with them." But how could I? They hadn’t even come to humiliate us; that alone was already a huge show of consideration.
He understood now. When Fang Zhichun mentioned someone taking him away that night, it must have been Ye Bingyu. As for why Ye Bingyu hadn’t confronted him directly, it was probably to spare him the embarrassment.
How could he possibly show his face in Beijing to ask for help?
At this moment, Old Master Zhang rushed back with his grandson, Zhang Qiangjun, and his granddaughter, Zhang Qiaoqiao. "Baosheng, what on earth happened? What trouble did your wife get into to be taken away by the police?"
Seeing the villagers hadn’t dispersed yet, Zhang Baosheng said to Old Master Zhang, "Dad, let’s talk when we get home."
He simply couldn’t bear to speak of it outside; after all, no decent person would do such a thing.
Once back inside, Zhang Baosheng didn’t hide anything from his two children and told them the entire story of what Fang Zhichun had done.
The faces of Zhang Baosheng’s two children turned pale with fright, unable to believe their own mother could have done something like swapping babies.
Old Master Zhang finally understood. "That explains it! Ever since you returned to the village, you left the little girl with us old folks. Your mother and I always wondered why, if she’s your own daughter, you both treated her as if she were an enemy. Ever since your wife returned to the village, she has never once looked at the little girl properly. It turns out she’s not her biological child!"
Thinking of the little girl’s biological parents, Old Master Zhang was filled with shame. "No wonder when I saw the Ye family’s daughter, I thought she resembled the little girl! It turns out they look so alike they could be paternal aunt and niece! What a terrible sin."
He had been recovering steadily from his surgery, but the shock of this news almost made him breathless.
Frightened, Zhang Baosheng quickly caught his father, who was about to fall. "Dad, please don’t scare me !"
Xia Dongxue couldn’t wait any longer. "No, I’m going to ask for leave right now. If you don’t have time, I’ll go by myself."
Seeing his wife in this state, Ye Bingyu knew he couldn’t stop her. "Alright, just give me one more day. I’ll have someone buy the tickets, and once I’ve arranged my work, I’ll go with you."
Although she was still somewhat reluctant to wait, she knew that in her current condition, it was best to have someone accompany her.
Just as Ye Bingyu was preparing to leave for his workplace, Ye Wenhui and Ye Wenhao walked in together. "Mom, Dad, we’ll go with you too."
At that moment, Ye Wenyang, emerging from his room, also spoke up, "Have any of you considered my sister’s feelings, acting ?"
Ye Wenhao’s face darkened instantly. "Wenyang, shut up."
They knew, of course, that Wen Yue would undoubtedly be upset if the entire family went to meet Yunyi. However, they couldn’t keep neglecting their biological daughter and sister just because of Wen Yue’s discomfort.
Ye Wenhui walked over to his younger brother, Wenyang. "Wenyang, you’re twelve now; you’re not a little kid anymore. I understand your bond with Wen Yue, but don’t forget that your real sister is out there suffering. While you’re thinking about Wen Yue, please also consider Mom and Dad’s feelings, and those of the sister you’ve never met. Besides, we don’t owe Wen Yue anything. This is something we all have to face eventually."
When Ye Wenyang was younger, his parents were often busy with work, so Wen Yue had practically raised him. The bond between the siblings was exceptionally deep. They could understand Wenyang’s perspective, but they worried that if they continued to indulge Wen Yue, it might make their biological sister, who grew up away from home, misunderstand and feel hurt.
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