The Temptation of CEO's Pregnant Ex-Wife
Chapter 431: Born to be just a Pawn

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Born to be just a Pawn

Seeing Meng Qiancheng’s face full of hatred, Lin Yu felt complicated. She had explained why she hadn’t kept him by her side initially, but Meng Qiancheng refused to believe her.

She had thought that as long as Meng Qiancheng was willing to come back, she would certainly make it up to him.

But his heart harbored only hatred.

"You know very well what kind of person he is, there’s no good ending in following him." Lin Yu persuaded, doing what she felt a mother should do.

As for whether he listened, she couldn’t control that.

She placed the ointment on the bedside table and then turned to leave.

The next morning, through Lawyer Seo, Lin Yu finally met Zhou Lin.

He was still wearing the black suit from the day of the wedding, albeit it was all wrinkled. Yet, his demeanor showed no signs of fatigue—instead, he was calm and composed.

"Ah Lin." Lin Yu wept, overwhelmed with sadness.

Zhou Lin consoled her, "Don’t worry about me."

He didn’t elaborate, "Just take care of yourself."

"What’s really going on with the recording on the internet?" Lin Yu couldn’t help asking; the online recording was very detrimental to Zhou Lin, and if he was truly branded as "criminal," it would ruin his life.

And as she knew, Zhou Jinzhong and the others were working hard to frame his case in that direction.

"You need to trust Uncle Seo," Zhou Lin didn’t say much, "And make sure to rest well."

Lin Yu, looking into his eyes, suddenly understood. She bowed her head and said, "Don’t worry."

"In my room, there are two documents that you should give to He Mingzhu." Zhou Lin’s lips curled slightly, "She will be very pleased."

"Alright."

The documents Zhou Lin mentioned, the first thing Lin Yu did when she got home was to hand them to He Mingzhu.

He Mingzhu stared blankly for a long time, her eyes red and hands trembling, "He gave these to me?"

Lin Yu sighed, "I don’t know what they are, but I suppose they are his way of helping you, Mingzhu, you must try hard to help me save Ah Lin."

He Mingzhu didn’t speak but rushed back home, slamming the two documents onto He Rongwei’s desk, "What in the world is this?"

The documents slipped out of the bag, all spread out in front of He Rongwei.

He Rongwei’s face shifted slightly, his eyes sharply fixated on He Mingzhu, "Where did you get these from?"

At that moment, He Mingzhu was not just disappointed, she was desperate, yelling, "Dad, I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong, why are you treating me this way?"

The two documents, one was an account opened in a foreign bank under He Ye’s name, containing almost two-thirds of the entire company’s assets, the other was an immigration application, belonging to He Ye.

He Rongwei had prepared enough money for He Ye and was planning to send him abroad.

Sitting in his chair, a look of weariness crossed He Rongwei’s stern face, he said indifferently, "Mingzhu, our family needs to protect one."

"So, you’re protecting him and abandoning me?" He Mingzhu was not willing to accept this, she thought it was outrageous enough that He Rongwei let He Ye manage the company, but she didn’t expect he had also secretly prepared a backup plan for He Ye.

If anything went wrong, He Ye would be sent abroad to take refuge.

And everyone else couldn’t escape.

He was really biased.

He Rongwei became impatient, "Why did you have to be a daughter? If you were a son, I would protect you too."

He Mingzhu staggered back a step, "So no matter what I do, you never considered me as your successor."

And He Ye, who had been free outside for so many years, upon returning, was still well-protected as the young master.

He Rongwei had prepared a prosperous and wealthy life for his second half.

He Mingzhu felt like exploding from suffocation.

"I won’t let him get away from here so easily," He Mingzhu threatened fiercely.

He Rongwei banged the table and stood up, "He Mingzhu, you dare."

"Watch me," He Mingzhu slammed the door furiously as she left.

As she exited, she happened to come across He Ye returning.

The two stood, one outside the door, the other inside, facing each other in a subtle confrontation. Although the door was wide, neither showed any intention of yielding.

It was He Ye who spoke first, his tone gentle, "Sister, when did you come back? Is everything settled in Yucheng?"

He Mingzhu glared at him viciously, "He Ye, you play the part so well, fooling Dad and getting all his money."

"Do you feel comfortable spending money others earned?"

The gentle smile on He Ye’s face disappeared as he retorted casually, "I told you from the start not to meddle in my matters, but you insisted on showing your power, sorry about that, you forced my hand."

He chuckled lightly, "This is just the beginning, He Mingzhu, you were born a pawn and you always will be, everything you have will be mine."

He Mingzhu slapped him across the face.

He Ye didn’t dodge but slightly turned his head, bearing the hit.

"Mingzhu." Yu Shuhua came out just in time, screamed and rushed over, "If you’re unhappy with something He Ye did, just tell him. Why hit him?"

She looked at the palm print pityingly, nearly in tears.

"Mom, it’s okay." He Ye lowered his eyes, his tone somewhat aggrieved, "As long as sister is happy, she can continue if she’s not."

He Mingzhu, furious, raised her hand again, "Do you really think I won’t continue hitting you?"

"Stop, Mingzhu," Yu Shuhua cried, embracing He Ye, "Hit me, hit me instead, don’t hit Xiao Ye."

"Mom, don’t stop her, have you forgotten how she bullied you all these years?" He Ye shielded Yu Shuhua behind him, "You can slap a few more times, but everything in this house is still mine, you don’t get a dime."

He provoked He Mingzhu.

He Mingzhu had already lost her sense of reason, and at this moment, she didn’t care about her image, swinging her purse viciously at He Ye.

"You lowlife, daring to scheme against me..."

"Enough."

A harsh shout threw He Mingzhu out.

She fell hard to the ground, staring in disbelief at He Rongwei.

Just now, it was He Rongwei who had pushed her out.

"What are you insane?" He Rongwei scolded, "You’ve lost your mind."

He Ye’s eyes flickered, bearing the slap mark as he went to help He Mingzhu up, "Sister, are you alright? Dad didn’t mean it."

He Mingzhu violently shook off his hand, "Don’t pretend to be nice here."

This scene infuriated He Rongwei further, "He Mingzhu, you are arrogant and beyond reasoning."

He Mingzhu picked herself up from the ground, her eyes red with hatred, "I am beyond reasoning? Dad, it was clearly him provoking me."

"Mingzhu, Xiao Ye didn’t say anything, it was clearly you who hit him first. I know you don’t like us, but you shouldn’t physically attack him," Yu Shuhua sobbed.