"Thank goodness it didn’t hurt anywhere else, what on earth happened?" Yan Yu asked her.

Ye Lu was still in shock, taking a moment to steady her breath.

Only then did she tell how Ye Wanli had schemed against her, and how she had counter-schemed, resulting in his financial ruin.

"He really turned out to be like this? I can’t believe it. At first, I thought he was sincere with me, and later, I felt guilty about the divorce, not wanting to hurt him. But I didn’t expect that from the very beginning, he held a grudge, and after all these years, he took revenge on you." Yan Yu was filled with mixed feelings.

"Mom, don’t be upset about him, such a wolf in sheep’s clothing is not worth it. At least now we’ve seen his true colors. He can’t make any trouble." Ye Lu hurriedly consoled.

Yan Yu shook her head, "What I feel for him is mainly guilt, because I used him to marry me. But his ruthless heart is something I didn’t expect. I was so focused on others that I didn’t discern whether he was genuine or fake."

Seeing that Yan Yu wasn’t brooding over the scumbag Ye Wanli, Ye Lu felt relieved.

But unsurprisingly, she admired her mother. Her decisiveness was mixed with softness, unlike herself who let emotions get the best of her, and had been heartbroken over Ye Wanli for so long.

"So, his revenge this time was for the things you did in the past?" Yan Yu asked.

"From what he said, that seems to be the case, but..." Ye Lu furrowed her brows.

"I can’t shake the feeling that something is off."

Yan Yu was puzzled, "What’s wrong?"

"In theory, I’ve been scheming against him for so long, the angriest he should have been was at the very beginning, right? At that time, he was up to all sorts of tricks, but didn’t do anything extreme. But now, his rage is so intense, it’s as if he’s coming after my life. Isn’t it strange? He has always been selfish and treasured his life, how could he afford to go all out?" Ye Lu pondered deeply.

"Another thing, I have ruined his fortunes and yet, his attire just now didn’t seem impoverished at all. He was even wearing a brand-name suit."

Yan Yu nodded, "Indeed, he doesn’t look like he came ready for a life-and-death struggle. So, he must have another ulterior motive."

"That’s what I don’t understand. What does he want by making such a fuss? I don’t see how he could benefit from it." Ye Lu frowned, unable to comprehend Ye Wanli’s intentions.

She picked up a phone and quickly made a call.

"Detective Zhang, could you help me track someone?"

If there were any clues, they would surely surface eventually.

...

It was the second recording of the show her two precious ones were participating in.

Missing her daughter dearly, Ye Lu arrived on the site early. Seeing her daughter, cheerful and getting her makeup done backstage, she felt joyous but also indignant.

The girl had actually put on weight while she had lost some out of worry in just the past few days. It was infuriating. This ungrateful child. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

However, seeing that her little girl was safe and still living a life of comfort eased the heaviness on her heart.

"Yiyi, don’t be angry at mommy anymore. Mommy was wrong to blame you, can I apologize to you?" She begged in a soft voice, trying to appease the child.

Ye Yiyi humphed, puffed up her cheeks, and turned to the other side.

Ye Lu persevered, "Don’t be mad, it was all mommy’s fault. If I ever scold my little princess again, I’ll punish myself by skipping a meal, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yiyi laughed, finally turning her head back and bobbing it up and down.

"Fine, fine, I can be magnanimous and won’t hold this against you. You know, I invited a lot of people to watch my performance today, so you better be excited!"