Just as she was about to say something more in her fury, her phone buzzed insistently.

When she pulled it out, she saw it was a call from Zheng Cai; the anger on her face instantly subsided considerably.

She glared fiercely at Ye Yuning and walked aside to answer the call. "Auntie." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Siyu, have you arrived yet?"

"Yes, I just got here."

"Come back immediately."

"Okay."

Zheng Siyu was extremely hungry and had planned to grab a meal before returning, but now, after receiving the call, she had to leave right away.

Before leaving, she didn’t forget to shoot Ye Yuning a vicious glare.

Ye Yuning didn’t even glance at her; such indifference and disregard were the best response to an irritable person.

Once Zheng Siyu had truly left, Tang Xi handed Ye Yuning a glass of orange juice. "She hasn’t graduated yet, right? It’s not the holidays either, so why is she back?"

"Who knows what new scheme Zheng Cai is up to this time," Ye Yuning said nonchalantly.

Hearing that Zheng Cai might be stirring up trouble, Tang Xi’s and Xia Andai’s expressions darkened.

Outwardly, Zheng Cai was a loving foster mother, always looking out for her foster daughter and managing everything for her. Even when she married Ye Yuning off to the Qin Family, her justification had sounded so righteous.

However, who didn’t know who had truly been relying on whom all these years between the Ye Family and Ye Yuning?

Xia Andai said, "Your foster mother... honestly. Does she really think you’re a pushover? If it were me, I’d take back everything from the Ye Family."

Originally, Zheng Cai had just been a small convenience store owner. Having risen into high society thanks to Ye Yuning, she had even started putting on high-society airs.

Speaking of the family assets, does she even have a claim to any of it? Is she qualified to snatch them? Xia Andai fumed internally. I’ve seen plenty of shameless people, but this Ye Family is truly something else.

Tang Xi said, "Andai’s right. Are you really going to let Ye Tong benefit from what should rightfully be yours?"

Back then, the people they helped were indebted to Ye Yuning, not the entire Ye Family.

Ye Yuning said, "It’s not time yet."

Xia Andai retorted, "What do you mean, ’it’s not time’? I think you’re just being too soft on them. What kindness have they shown you that makes them deserve such leniency?"

In Xia Andai’s opinion, Ye Yuning had been far too lenient with the Ye Family recently. They had been doing some utterly conscienceless things.

Tang Xi said, "Ningning might be too busy now; she’s focusing more on assessing her husband."

"Assessing her husband doesn’t conflict with dealing with these matters," Xia Andai grumbled.

Ye Yuning said, "Don’t underestimate Ye Shilong’s connections. The Ye Corporation is stable right now. Any rash action on my part would only lead to a bad outcome for everyone involved."

"So, are you going to take it back or not?"

"Of course, I will. Just wait a bit longer. They’re so good at stirring up trouble, I trust I won’t have to wait too long," Ye Yuning said nonchalantly, as if she had everything under control.

Hearing her say she intended to take it back, Xia Andai felt a bit more relieved.

Ye Yuning would definitely take everything back, just not while the Ye Corporation was at its most stable. After all, she couldn’t underestimate Ye Shilong and the influence he’d built over the years. But his ultimate downfall will be due to marrying the wrong woman and his failure to properly discipline his own daughter.

「」

Zheng Siyu returned to the Ye Family home.

Not seeing Ye Tong there, she felt a little better. "Auntie, I heard my sister is back. Why didn’t you tell me?" she asked bluntly.

Seeing her niece, Zheng Cai felt a pang of guilt. After all, she had always assumed Ye Tong was truly lost, and that the family assets would inevitably go to her own relatives. Ye Shilong’s relatives had always looked down on her because she hadn’t borne him a son. That was why she always favored her own side of the family, and she had doted on Zheng Siyu for all these years, often telling her that everything belonging to the Ye Family would one day be hers. She just never imagined that her Tongtong would actually be found one day.

"Siyu, come to Auntie," Zheng Cai said, beckoning her over.

Zheng Siyu obediently went to Zheng Cai. "Auntie, why did you suddenly call me back?"

"I called you back because I have something important for you to do. You trust your aunt, don’t you?"

"Of course, I do," Zheng Siyu nodded.

Seeing her niece, whom she had personally raised, being so obedient, Zheng Cai felt somewhat gratified.

Last night, she and Ye Shilong had been discussing something. The Seventh Master, who had recently taken over the Xiao Corporation, was currently single. He’s quite a bit older than Siyu, but at least he’s one of our own.

Learning that Ye Yuning had been privately meeting with this Seventh Master lately made Zheng Cai uneasy. Initially, when I heard about this Seventh Master, I had Ye Tong in mind for him. Who knew Ye Tong would fall for that good-for-nothing playboy from the Xiao Family? My own daughter... well, I spoil her; whatever she wants is fine! But I have to be wary of Ye Yuning.

Zheng Siyu and Ye Yuning were of a similar type—both rather petite—though Siyu was slightly taller than Ye Yuning. And in Zheng Cai’s opinion, Zheng Siyu was fairer and prettier than Ye Yuning.

Looking at the obedient Zheng Siyu before her, Zheng Cai smiled and said, "Would you like to be Mrs. Xiao?"