"I haven't even seen the problem, how can I guess?" Ye Zhi said with a chuckle.
"You can't see it, if you see it, you'll guess it!"
"Then you have to give me some hints?" Ye Zhi said helplessly.
Zhan Ruoqing thought for a moment, "Okay then... it's an emotional question."
Emotional...
There were very few people around her with such troubles, and even fewer who could make Zhan Ruoqing interested.
Ye Zhi: "...I think I know."
"I knew I shouldn't have given you a hint!" Zhan Ruoqing was annoyed. "Never mind, I'll send it to you later."
"How did you know her alias?" Ye Zhi asked curiously.
"Someone hired online trolls to badmouth your receptionist before. I asked those marketing accounts through connections, and they told me about Cen Ya's account. Her account has some real-life things on it, so I guessed it was her..."
Ye Zhi was impressed. Cen Ya was being held captive and was abroad. She was completely out of touch with the times! Liu Lingyu was more trendy than her; at least Liu Lingyu knew that Zhiwei allowed anonymous questions.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhi soon received a message from Zhan Ruoqing.
She clicked on the chat and saw: "My family is forcing me to divorce, but my husband has sincerely apologized to me. Should I get back together with him?"
Ye Zhi: ...
It was indeed possible to tell who asked the question at a glance.
The question wasn't asking what to do, but whether to get back together. It seemed Cen Ya wasn't really asking for advice, but just for validation.
Ye Zhi briefly scanned the replies. As expected, although almost all of them were advice to break up, Cen Ya kept arguing, "He actually has his good points," "When he doesn't hit me, he's quite nice to me," "He sincerely apologized to me, he even knelt down, he promised to change," and so on.
Ye Zhi was speechless, and she directly turned off her phone.
She walked into the Ye family living room and saw Liu Lingyu anxiously holding her phone, typing awkwardly.
Ye Zhi came up behind Liu Lingyu, somewhat surprised. She took a look and was immediately speechless.
Liu Lingyu was replying to Cen Ya's question. She typed slowly, but very carefully.
"Girl, take my advice, your husband is not a good man! Look at what you said yourself, he beats you regularly, and you have a troublesome sister-in-law in the family who also bullies you all the time. Why aren't you divorcing this kind of marriage soon?
He's treating you well now because your family suddenly got rich. He hasn't truly realized his mistakes or repented and wants to change. He's just after your family's money! Girl, don't believe that he will change. Think about it, he's been like this for over twenty years, how can he change just because of a few words he said to you?
Don't dream, girl, you're still young, don't ruin your life. Take Auntie's advice, run, run fast! If you don't run, I'll run you over with a forklift! "
Ye Zhi: ...
This was truly an unbreakable mother-daughter bond!
It seemed Liu Lingyu didn't know it was Cen Ya who posted it, but such a long reply was filled with genuine emotion.
"Mom," Ye Zhi called out.
Liu Lingyu looked back at her affectionately, "Xiao Zhi, wait a moment, Mom needs to advise a silly girl first. I've been advising her for a while, and I'll definitely convince her to turn back..."
"Mom," Ye Zhi leaned down slightly, resting her arms on the sofa, "Don't you think the content of this question is very familiar?"
Liu Lingyu was stunned. She turned back and looked at the question details. "Yes, it feels very similar to Qin... Cen Ya's situation."
"Is there any possibility," Ye Zhi said, "that she is Cen Ya?"
Liu Lingyu was startled. She quickly clicked on the questioner's information. Cen Ya's account was not anonymous. Liu Lingyu found some of her moods and photos posted on Zhiwei, and soon, she fell silent.
Then, she silently deleted the long reply she hadn't sent yet and typed four words instead: "Respect, ridicule."
Ye Zhi: ...
She knew Liu Lingyu was trendy. She was very adept at playing with these mainstream social media apps on her phone.
Ye Yongxian and Ye Yuzhe heard the noise and came downstairs. Seeing that Ye Zhi was here, Ye Yongxian said with a smile, "Xiao Zhi is here?"
"Yes," Ye Zhi nodded, "Actually, I met Cen Ya's brother yesterday."
Then, Ye Zhi explained the situation.
"Calculating the expenses over the years..." Liu Lingyu frowned, looking troubled. "It's been so many years, it's really hard to calculate. For example, milk powder and diapers back then weren't the same price as they are now."
Ye Yongxian nodded in agreement, "Putting those aside, we also spent a lot of money raising her. She also studied fine arts, and various training classes and private tutors were not a small expense. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation over the years all cost money, and it's not easy to calculate them all at once..."
"And your love for her!" Ye Yuzhe said with a cold laugh.
"Let's forget about that!" Liu Lingyu sighed. "We're not like other parents who raise children to control them, or to rely on them in old age, or to be a 'side account' to fulfill their own unfulfilled dreams.
As parents, Yongxian and I love all three of you children out of nature. We don't expect anything in return from you. It's the same for you as it is for her."
"Maybe she doesn't think we ever loved her," Ye Yongxian snorted coldly. "But no matter what, if she doesn't appreciate it, we accept it."
Ye Zhi sighed silently. Cen Ya would perhaps never know what she had lost.
"Then we'll calculate this sum of money slowly. I think they are still very willing to pay. Also," Ye Zhi looked at Ye Yuzhe, "The large apartment in the city center, let's transfer it to your brother."
"Me?" Ye Yuzhe was a bit stunned. He had just graduated from high school and already had a house?
"Don't you want it?" Ye Zhi slightly curved her lips.
"Yes! Of course, I want it!" Ye Yuzhe immediately said. "Why wouldn't I want something for free?"
"Okay, let's give it to Yuzhe," Ye Yongxian nodded.
The matter was settled. Soon, Ye Zhi contacted Cen Xiucheng. Cen Xiucheng was also very straightforward and arranged a date for the transfer of ownership with her.
However, Cen Xiucheng was now absolutely furious.
He had arrived at Qianbai Company and learned about Qianbai's situation. When he found out that Cen Ya had spent a large sum of money to buy such a thing, he was so angry that he almost spat blood!
Cen Ya had already moved into a hotel. Cen Xiucheng, in a rage, went directly to the hotel where she was staying, intending to scold her fiercely.
But before he could say much, Cen Ya's face turned pale, and she started to cry blankly.
"This is impossible..." Cen Ya shook her head in disbelief. "Qianbai is clearly a very powerful company, it's very valuable..."
Seeing her like this, Cen Xiucheng felt a little unbearable. He said in a deep voice, "That's all in the past! Xiao Ya, Ou Minghan lied to you! He tricked you into spending a lot of money to buy a company that is about to go bankrupt!"