"...Gu Sheng saved you so many times, yet when did you ever leave with him? When you disappeared in Country K, Mom and Dad went to an unfamiliar Country K to find you. Does that also count as them abandoning you? How could you say such things?!"
Ye Qin Ya's eyes welled up with tears as she said aggrievedly, "They only looked for me for two months, but I was tormented by him for over half a year to atone for the Ye family! I clearly have no relationship with the Ye family..."
"How did you know Mom and Dad looked for you for two months?"
Ye Zhi emerged from behind the partition, interrupting her coldly.
Upon seeing Ye Zhi suddenly appear, Ye Qin Ya's face turned pale. She subconsciously took half a step back and stammered, "I, I..."
"Xiao Zhi..."
Ye Yong Xian and Liu Ling Yu immediately became flustered. When did Ye Zhi arrive? How much did she hear?
Ye Zhi nodded slightly at them, then turned to Ye Qin Ya and said coldly, "So, when you were in Country K, you knew all along that Mom and Dad were looking for you?"
Ye Qin Ya felt guilty. She defensively argued, "He, they weren't suffering during the two months they searched for me, which can't compare to the half year I was with the Ou family..."
Hearing her say this, Ye Yong Xian and Liu Ling Yu's hearts turned to ash. It seemed Ye Zhi was telling the truth.
Ye Qin Ya had always known they were looking for her in Country K, yet she let them run around blindly like headless flies, refusing to reveal herself.
"Heh," Ye Zhi let out a cold laugh. "You were tormented by Ou Ming Han, and you deserve it!"
Ye Qin Ya was instantly furious. "You, you don't understand anything at all..."
"Isn't it you who doesn't understand?" Ye Zhi looked at her coldly. "You say Dad caused the death of Ou Ming Han's parents, and you heard that from Ou Ming Han, right? Did you investigate? Did you verify it? Is everything he says true?"
"Then did you investigate? How do you know what he says is false?" Ye Qin Ya retorted defiantly.
"I actually did investigate," Ye Zhi stated calmly. Ye Qin Ya was immediately choked into silence.
"I checked the police records. Ou Ming Han's father did die in a car accident, but it was because he was drunk while driving a taxi and collided head-on with an oncoming bus, dying at the scene!
As for Ou Ming Han's mother, who told you she died? Her records have always stated she was merely missing.
Ye Qin Ya's eyes widened in shock, her face filled with disbelief.
"I can tell you clearly that Ou Ming Han's parents had no dealings with Dad! The two families had no acquaintance!
Of course, the Ou family was previously in real estate, and Ou Ming Han's father once bid on the same piece of land as Dad. However, he lost the bid, and his company later went bankrupt due to poor management.
If you insist on considering this normal commercial competition as the hatred he claims caused his parents' deaths, then be my guest."
Ye Zhi looked at her mockingly. To understand the enmity between the Ou and Ye families, she had hired private investigators. The results of the investigation were eye-opening.
Ou Ming Han's mother, Su Qian, came from a wealthy family, while his father, Ou Xu, was originally a poor boy. However, he was good-looking and had a sweet tongue, knowing how to please women. He quickly managed to woo Su Qian.
Afterward, Su Qian persuaded her parents to invest money and effort to help Ou Xu build a moderately successful career.
They enjoyed a few good years then, but after Su Qian's parents passed away, Ou Xu's company's situation deteriorated day by day. Especially after losing the bid against the Ye family, the company went bankrupt not long after.
Later, their lives became very difficult. Ou Xu even stooped to driving a taxi to make a living. Shortly after, Su Qian disappeared. Ou Xu spread rumors everywhere that Su Qian was disgusted by his poverty, a gold-digging woman who abandoned her husband and child to run off with a rich man.
Later, Ou Xu drank heavily every day. One night, while drunk, he was speeding recklessly on the road and collided head-on with a bus.
Coincidentally, Ou Ming Han witnessed the horrific scene of the car accident not far from the accident site.
After investigating these matters, Ye Zhi finally understood why Ou Ming Han always liked to stage car accidents and tamper with other people's vehicles.
Witnessing the gruesome fate of a loved one in childhood can cause most children to develop indelible fears, leaving a lifelong psychological shadow, but there are extremely rare exceptions.
Those exceptional children might become psychologically twisted, and Ou Ming Han was undoubtedly one such twisted individual.
He intensely craved to witness the scene of bloody, mangled bodies once again, hence repeatedly recreating the events of that day.
"No, it's impossible... You must be lying to me..." Ye Qin Ya questioned stubbornly. "If what you're saying is true, why have you never confronted Ou Ming Han?"
Ye Zhi smiled sarcastically. "Confrontation? Ye Qin Ya, you are truly naive! Do you think Ou Ming Han couldn't have found out what I investigated?!
He could find out, so why does he insist that the Ye family caused his parents' deaths? Because he is not seeking revenge at all, nor does he care about the truth!
He covets the Ye family's assets. He is merely finding an excuse to justify harming the Ye family and seizing their property!
You always say you are innocent, that this is the feud between the Ye family and Ou Ming Han. But the truth is, if Ou Ming Han hadn't discovered how easily you could be fooled, with your mind solely focused on romance, he would never have had the chance to get close to the Ye family, let alone seek revenge!
It is you who has brought these disasters upon the Ye family!"
"No, I don't believe it..." Ye Qin Ya's face turned pale. She trembled and said, "You must be lying to me... you must be lying to me..."
"I knew you wouldn't believe it," Ye Zhi looked at her contemptuously, ruthlessly tearing off her last fig leaf. "Just as you believed Ou Ming Han when he casually said a few words.
Because for you, you'd rather believe that Ou Ming Han couldn't love you because of hatred, rather than accept the fact that he never loved you at all!
Ye Qin Ya, your so-called atonement for the Ye family and suffering Ou Ming Han's torment is simply a joke! Not only does he not love you, but he has never treated you as a human being! You are merely a tool he used and then discarded!"
These words deeply pierced Ye Qin Ya's heart. She said almost frantically, "You, you're talking nonsense! Ye Zhi, shut up! I won't let you go! Never!"
"Heh," Ye Zhi responded as if hearing a funny joke, asking mockingly, "Ye Qin Ya, is your courage given to you by the Cen family, or by the title of a Duke?"
"You, how do you know?!" Ye Qin Ya shrieked, a deep fear suddenly rising in her heart.