Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 638

Although Ye Yuning asking for nothing in her divorce from Xiao Linye seemed quite dignified, Tang Xi, after experiencing a scumbag herself, knew that such dignity could sometimes be worthless. The Xiao Family, wealthy and influential, had actually proposed such harsh conditions to Ye Yuning at that time. To Tang Xi and Ling Yan, these actions were particularly detestable.

"There’s no need to ask the Xiao Family for money; I don’t need it either," Ye Yuning stated.

"Big sis," Tang Xi countered, "you’re launching a project across the entire Southwest Province, and you’re telling me you don’t need money?"

"But I don’t need the Xiao Family’s money," Ye Yuning insisted. "It’s not about pride; I just don’t want any further involvement with them."

Tang Xi fell silent.

"He’s getting married soon," Ye Yuning continued, her voice low. "To get entangled with them for money now would only make him think I can’t let go of him."

This was the real reason Ye Yuning didn’t want to get entangled with Xiao Linye. In matters of the heart, she was still very headstrong.

Tang Xi exclaimed, "You haven’t even contacted him! What right does he have to be so arrogant?!"

"Xixi..." Ye Yuning began.

"We must take this money! Old Master Xiao treated you so badly back then. Now Ling Yan and Gui Xingli are just hitting back using his own tactics."

"But..."

"Forget it! Ling Yan even flew over from Hong City personally to deal with this for you. If you keep objecting, watch out, she might come over and tear into you!"

Ye Yuning tried to speak twice, only to be firmly interrupted by Tang Xi.

Ye Yuning fell silent, unable to get a word in.

"Actually, I’ve come to realize Ling Yan isn’t as bad as we imagined," Tang Xi mused. "Maybe we misunderstood her treatment of you in the past."

"Stop it," Ye Yuning said.

The past dealings between her and Ling Yan at school had genuinely not been friendly.

Tang Xi nodded. "Okay, I’ll drop it. Anyway, listen to Gui Xingli and Ling Yan on this one. The Xiao Family needs to be taught a lesson."

She added, "You’re already planning to leave Upper City, and Old Master Xiao even wanted you to spend the rest of your life in prison!"

At these words, Ye Yuning’s lips tightened, and a flash of coldness passed through her eyes.

Yes, if anything, this could also be considered giving them a taste of their own medicine!

She hadn’t intervened because she simply didn’t have the time; her entire focus was on her career. What she hadn’t expected was Gui Xingli and Ling Yan going to such lengths for her.

Their recent unusual behavior towards her... it didn’t seem simple at all.

The two were about to say more when Tang Xi’s phone rang.

"It’s Ling Yan," Tang Xi said, pulling out her phone and glancing at it before informing Ye Yuning. Then she stepped aside to answer. "Hello."

Because of Ling Yan’s recent actions, Tang Xi’s previous hostility towards her had clearly lessened. Ling Yan probably asked about Ye Yuning.

Tang Xi looked back at Ye Yuning and said into the phone, "Yes, she’s doing alright. Her belly is getting bigger."

Speaking of her belly, Ye Yuning’s palm subconsciously covered her lower abdomen.

Touching her belly, a surge of emotion washed over her.

My child.

At this moment, she even wondered if insisting on having the baby was right or wrong.

Lost in thought, Ye Yuning didn’t hear what Tang Xi and Ling Yan discussed.

「Five minutes later.」

Tang Xi hung up and returned to her side. "Ningning."

"Hmm?"

"Ling Yan says they are now asking the Xiao Family for ten billion."

"What?" Ye Yuning’s eyelids twitched.

Five billion was already an astronomical figure. And now Ling Yan and Gui Xingli were demanding ten billion from the Xiao Family? This outrageous demand!

"Old Master Xiao won’t agree, will he?" Ye Yuning asked, her voice laced with disbelief. "He is his grandson, after all!"

Right, Xiao Shuo was still in there.

Speaking of Xiao Shuo, Ye Yuning looked at Tang Xi, her expression conflicted. "In Old Master Xiao’s heart, Xiao Shuo probably isn’t worth ten billion."

"Whether he pays or not doesn’t matter," Tang Xi said. "Just having Xiao Shuo stuck in there forever can be considered revenge for you."

Ye Yuning fell silent.

Revenge? she thought. Actually, since arriving in Turanxi, she hardly had any time to be angry. So much had happened, and her entire mind had been occupied with herself and her career.

Tang Xi continued, "Someone from the Xiao Family needs to pay for that farce. They were the ones who wanted you in prison."

"Luckily, they miscalculated!"

Ye Yuning didn’t respond immediately. Thinking of Old Master Xiao’s ruthlessness, a dark glint flashed in her eyes.

Yes, they only had themselves to blame for miscalculating. If someone indeed had to pay for that farce, it could only be someone from the Xiao Family. Truthfully, Xiao Shuo wasn’t innocent in the slightest.

Just as they were about to say more, Ye Yuning suddenly let out a muffled groan. "UGH!"

Tang Xi, startled, asked, "What’s wrong?"

"My stomach just twinged!" Ye Yuning said, her voice tinged with bitterness.

Tang Xi looked at Ye Yuning’s stomach, a pang of sympathy in her heart. "You know, they say pregnant women should be treated like imperial consorts, and here you are, still running around."

To think she was almost thrown in jail by Old Master Xiao... it was infuriating just to consider it.

Ye Yuning had no reply to that.

Indeed, many women are treated like imperial consorts during pregnancy. Even in-laws who were previously difficult tend to be less bothersome during that time. Tang Xi’s marriage to Jiang Bo was full of calculations, and her mother-in-law was even worse! Yet, even they had been quiet during Tang Xi’s pregnancy. Compared to that, her own pregnancy felt incredibly frustrating and unfair.