After Rebirth, Minor Character Only Wants to Level Up
Chapter 24 - 023: Ex-Husband

Chapter 24: 023: Ex-Husband

Bai Xue quickly admitted her mistake with sincerity, and Old Mrs. Ye was not someone who enjoyed causing trouble, so she naturally wouldn’t say much more.

Fortunately, nothing else happened, and they were finally led by a small employee to the large cafeteria where the family gathering was held. In her past life, Ye Ling had also lived in the compound. In the first year after returning home from school to the city, she spent New Year’s at the company with her family, so she was familiar with this. However, in the following year, she never spent New Year’s at the company again. Her mother would leave her alone at home to take care of the house, and she didn’t feel angry at all, even promising to keep the house in good order.

In her past life, because of the incident where she was beaten, she and her grandmother came to the company for New Year’s, but they didn’t stay for long and left early, which was different from her current life. Now that things had changed, Ye Ling believed everything would be different in the future.

Looking back now, she found herself ridiculous.

"Sis, why are you laughing?" Ye Qian’s voice sounded beside her.

Her voice attracted Bai Xue’s attention, who was standing next to Old Mrs. Ye, with a not-so-friendly gaze. Bai Xue had just been scolded by her mother-in-law, and her elder daughter was laughing nearby. How could Bai Xue not think more about it?

Ye Ling immediately guessed that Ye Qian was trying to harm her, making their mother misunderstand and further dislike her. Ye Ling naturally wouldn’t let Ye Qian feel comfortable, "Eh? It was clearly you laughing, so why are you saying it was me?"

"Sis..." Ye Qian stopped, looking aggrieved.

Ye Ling rolled her eyes and went straight to her support, "Grandma, look, I was just telling the truth, and my sister acted as if she’s been wronged. Thanks to you being here, otherwise, how could I not be misunderstood as bullying her?"

Ye Qian was obviously stunned by Ye Ling’s reaction and hadn’t come to her senses yet.

She never expected that her once stubborn and proud sister would play dirty tricks. This was Ye Qian’s old game, but now others were using it against her, and she couldn’t react.

Old Mrs. Ye spoke up, "Alright, alright, she’s your sister, just let her be."

The words clearly showed bias, trusting the elder granddaughter’s account.

Bai Xue couldn’t bear to see her daughter suffer, so she quickly laughed, "Look at these two kids, what’s wrong with laughing? It’s New Year’s, if we don’t laugh, should we cry? That would be unlucky, and wouldn’t bode well for the year." _{free we\bnove(l).com}

Bai Xue obviously believed the elder daughter’s words too, but somehow felt displeased with her, while when the younger daughter smiled, it was considered good.

Ye Ling smirked; she had already anticipated this.

Old Mrs. Ye didn’t think much about it and took her elder granddaughter into the cafeteria, while Bai Xue, seemingly affected, followed her mother with a dejected demeanor. Bai Xue cared a lot, but with the mother-in-law and so many people around, there was no chance to comfort her daughter. She thought of finding a moment later to talk with her daughter.

He Ping, who rushed over upon hearing the news, saw his younger daughter looking downcast and asked curiously, "What’s wrong? You don’t seem happy?"

While tenderly rubbing his younger daughter’s head, he only addressed Old Mrs. Ye briefly, completely ignoring Ye Ling.

"It’s nothing, nothing, just a child’s matter. As a father, you shouldn’t interfere." Bai Xue tried to dismiss the situation ambiguously.

However, if you think carefully about these words, didn’t she just reveal to He Ping that the two kids had an argument? In He Ping’s memory, the younger daughter was always well-behaved, admired by everyone in the compound, while he was aware of the elder daughter’s stubbornness. Analyzing it further, the root of the issue between the sisters became clear.

Ye Ling, holding onto her grandmother’s arm, protested grudgingly, "Mom, just tell Dad the truth. It was just earlier that the sister said I was laughing, but I said she was the one laughing, and she got upset over it. It’s not a big deal, what’s wrong with saying it?"

After speaking, she couldn’t help but smile at Ye Qian. Ye Ling was certain that Ye Qian wouldn’t argue with her because any controversy would damage Ye Qian’s gentle and sweet image, which she would absolutely not allow. But if Ye Qian did argue, Ye Ling wasn’t afraid. With each other’s accusations and no witnesses, who could tell who was speaking the truth and who was lying?

So regardless, Ye Qian would end up at a disadvantage.

Ye Ling’s words made Bai Xue feel anxious, but she maintained a smile, trying to mediate, "You child, it’s New Year’s and we’re at the company; it’s nothing to fuss about. Why worry so much?"

Bai Xue’s one sentence shifted the blame back onto Ye Ling. By revealing the truth and defending herself, Ye Ling was seen as petty and argumentative.

Anyone can feign innocence.

Ye Ling’s eyes turned red, "Grandma, you see, whatever I do, it’s always my fault. Am I not their biological child?"

This was the large cafeteria, with round tables set for early arrivals seated in arranged spots, with young employees serving dumplings and fillings onto the tables.

The Ye Family was standing out, attracting attention. And now, with Ye Ling’s eyes turning red, Bai Xue became anxious and secretly regretted her initial focus on not allowing her younger daughter to feel wronged, forgetting the elder daughter’s disregard for any situation or circumstance.

Old Mrs. Ye looked disapprovingly at her daughter-in-law but knew the occasion, quickly scanning her daughter-in-law and then looking at her son, "Don’t stand here and let people laugh. Where are our seats?"

He Ping hurriedly led the way, "Mom, this way. Let me help you."

He didn’t dare glance at his elder daughter, feeling guilty for previously misunderstanding Ye Ling due to his wife’s words.

As for Bai Xue, she hadn’t gained any advantage, having misled her husband with her words only to be exposed by the elder daughter, earning her mother-in-law’s displeasure. It was counterproductive.

Looking at the younger daughter’s increasingly bowed head, Bai Xue felt distressed, but she could only let her daughter suffer for now, secretly planning to find a way to deal with the elder daughter and prevent her from bullying the younger one.

He Ping had just led his family to their seats when he saw a man in a gray Zhongshan suit striding over, "Minister Zhao, there are discrepancies between the warehouse inventory and the records; can you go check right now?"

The company was full of people in suits, and no one else paid much attention, but Ye Ling couldn’t ignore it. That man with the file, speaking to her father, was Shen Bin.

Her husband in her past life, the man who was silently criticized and pointed at by everyone in the company and the compound because of her.