Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 588

Reputation!

Yes, it was quite important for major families, but what hurt her more was Xiao Linye. She was even thinking now, if she hadn’t been pregnant, what would Xiao Linye’s attitude have been regarding this matter? Or would he have stood on the same side as his father?

By now, Ye Yuning clearly understood that the catalyst for their separation was the child. But she also wondered, if it weren’t for the child in her belly, what would their relationship have been like?

"Thank you, but why are you helping me like this?" Ye Yuning asked, looking at Gui Xingli.

Even her own Ye Family, when faced with such matters, had wanted nothing more than to sever ties with her immediately. Yet here was Gui Xingli, already retaliating on her behalf before she even knew the full situation. He had even secretly arranged everything for what was to come. She had thought losing Xiao Linye meant losing the entire world, but unexpectedly, Gui Xingli still stood behind her.

"You’re my sister, silly," Gui Xingli said, his tone half-serious, half-joking.

Ye Yuning gave a bitter smile.

"Leave this to me," Gui Xingli stated. "I’ll make sure Old Master Xiao makes the right choice." And he would definitely make him face that choice!

"Will this affect you?" Ye Yuning asked, clearly more worried about Gui Xingli.

The Xiao Family was not to be trifled with, especially Old Master Xiao—that went without saying! There was no benefit in provoking such a family.

Gui Xingli scoffed, "What effect could it have?"

Ye Yuning recalled what Old Master Xiao had said to her before. But then she remembered that Simon was the most powerful family in Luozhou, and half her worries dissipated.

Just as the two were about to say more, Ye Yuning’s phone vibrated again. It was Xiao Linye calling.

Seeing his number, Ye Yuning felt as if her chest was stuffed with cotton.

Looking out the window, she answered, "Hello."

"Where are you?"

"What is it?" Xiao Linye’s tone was icy, and Ye Yuning’s was hardly any warmer.

Xiao Linye had vanished for a week without calling her, yet today he was calling so frequently. If it wasn’t about the Xiao Family’s affairs, it was undoubtedly because of Xiao Shuo.

"Ashuo, did you hit him?" Xiao Linye asked, his tone colder than ever.

"I did. Is there a problem?" Ye Yuning retorted.

She admitted it without a trace of fear. At this moment, she was a completely different person from the woman Xiao Linye had known. Back then, she had been gentle and sweet. But now, standing before him, she was just as the rumors described: cold and ruthless.

The moment her words fell, the breathing on the other end of the line audibly hitched.

Xiao Linye’s dangerous tone came through, "You shouldn’t have laid such a heavy hand on him."

"So, what are you implying now?" Ye Yuning shot back. "That the Xiao Family can do whatever they want to me, but I’m not allowed to retaliate?"

She tried to keep her voice calm, but as soon as she spoke, the suppressed emotion was unmistakable.

Xiao Linye’s breathing grew heavy again.

"Your father," Ye Yuning continued, "used the recent death of Qi Mulan’s driver to try and send me to prison. Did you know that?"

Everyone said she, Ye Yuning, was ruthless and crazy. But why was she driven to such extremes? Was her supposed madness truly without reason every time? The incident with the Qin Family, the affair with Xiao Shuo—hadn’t each one pushed her into a desperate corner?

"What did you say?" Xiao Linye’s tone grew heavier still. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I said your father wants to send me to prison," Ye Yuning repeated. "What? Are you going to say that’s impossible?"

Just like with Xiao Shuo, he’d probably think she was in the wrong, without even asking why she’d struck Xiao Shuo. So now, was it because these words came from her mouth, because of his prejudice against her identity, that he wouldn’t believe her?

On the other end of the line, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Linye’s eyes as he heard Ye Yuning’s words.

"He wouldn’t!" he bit out, his voice like ice.

When Ye Yuning heard his response, her heart shattered completely.

He wouldn’t! She wasn’t mute; she would speak up if something happened. But to be so bluntly denied by someone so important to her was an exceptionally cruel blow.

"Right, he wouldn’t," Ye Yuning said, her voice laced with sarcasm. "He’s your father. You know his character. Based on your understanding of him, he wouldn’t."

With that, she hung up.

A dense, dull ache spread through her chest. He... he... People truly were biased! Coupled with Xiao Linye’s current prejudice against her identity, he had naturally chosen to believe his father.

Gui Xingli held out a tissue to her. Ye Yuning snapped back to her senses, only then realizing tears were streaming down her face.

Taking the tissue, she murmured, "Thank you."

"He doesn’t believe you?" Gui Xingli asked.

Gui Xingli had been quite surprised when Ye Yuning had spoken up earlier. After all, when it came to a conflict between their partner’s family and themselves, many women assumed the man would side with his family, and so they chose to endure in silence. But Ye Yuning had spoken out.

And yet, Xiao Linye hadn’t believed her.

"It’s perfectly normal that he doesn’t believe me!" Ye Yuning said.

Though she claimed it was normal, the suffocating pain in her voice was still palpable.