Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride's Gambit-Chapter 318 - You Should Apologize to Your Daughter
Chapter 318: Chapter 318: You Should Apologize to Your Daughter!
Chapter 318 -318: You Should Apologize to Your Daughter!
Ye Chongzun inexplicably detected a hint of smugness in his tone. He shook his head and looked at Ye Jinyu, who was kneeling on the ground, completely stupefied.
After staring at her for a moment, he irritably shifted his gaze away.
He simply couldn’t bear to look at her; the sight of her infuriated him.
Pressing against his temples, which throbbed with anger, Ye Chongzun said to his son, “Zhengrong, have that child come to our house tomorrow and ask her to marry in place of Shuangyin. It’s unfair to her, but when you ask her to come, I’ll give her some shares in the corporation as a bridal dowry.”
“Alright, Dad.”
Zhengrong knew his father liked obedient children. Marriages that formed alliances within large families were quite common, and essentially, all the children involved in such unions were making sacrifices for their families.
Ye Shuangyin wasn’t willing to make that sacrifice, but Chuyi had taken her place, so Ye Chongzun would undoubtedly offer her some additional compensation.
After finishing his statement, Ye Chongzun headed upstairs. Just before he entered his bedroom, he couldn’t help but glance at Ye Jinyu, still kneeling on the ground, “You, hurry up and scram! Even a child you lost is better than you; that child helps the family with marriage alliances, maintaining the family’s interests, while you know nothing but romance! One of these days you’ll be the death of me!”
With that, he entered the bedroom and slammed the door shut with a “bang.”
The butler hurriedly went to help Ye Jinyu up, “Miss, please get up. The floor is cold, careful not to injure your knees.”
Ye Canghai also came to help her. Once she was seated on the sofa, he commanded the servant, “Bring a cup of hot tea, and get some snacks.”
The servant complied immediately, bringing hot tea and pastries.
However, Ye Jinyu couldn’t eat anything; she looked blankly at Ye Canghai, “Elder brother, was my daughter really switched by someone else? I’ve raised a child for twenty-six years, who isn’t mine?”
Ye Canghai slightly frowned, “You still don’t believe it? You think your second brother could make a mistake even with something like this?”
“I…”
“Forget it, I understand that you might find this hard to accept. Your second brother will have the child come over tomorrow, then you can take her for a paternity test.”
Ye Canghai remained his usual steady and composed self, showing uncommon patience toward his sister.
Zhengrong, however, didn’t have that kind of patience, and even sounded a bit annoyed, “Elder brother, why bother with her? She doesn’t have a bit of brains in her head. It’s one thing to be duped by her man, but to be toyed with by a maid to such an extent? Everyone in our family is clever, yet she, she’s got the brains of a donkey!”
“Zhengrong, mind your words.”
“I am controlling myself! Otherwise, I’d have given her a piece of my mind already! You’ve seen Chuyi too; she resembles our family so much, and this fool never once suspected her child could have been switched by the maid!”
“That’s enough. Jinyu has always been simple and kind-hearted, which you know full well. She never thinks ill of anyone, so it’s normal for her not to suspect the maid. Didn’t you also adamantly claim that you had no relationship with Chuyi?”
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“That’s because I know I’ve never messed around, and I also knew you couldn’t possibly have a daughter out of wedlock, so I didn’t think she could have any blood connection to our family. But who would have thought the problem lay with this idiot!”
Zhengrong was so angry veins throbbed on his forehead, “If I had known sooner that Chuyi was blood of the Ye family, my niece, would I need to be so anxious dealing with Sheng Huai’an? Would Chuyi need to feel like she’s deceiving Sheng Tingyuan every day, constantly feeling uneasy? She’s brought up several times that she wants to come clean to Sheng Tingyuan about her being the maid’s daughter!”
Ye Jinyu, pale-faced, looked at him, “Second brother… It’s all my fault, whether it’s you handling my bridal affairs before or the situation with Chuyi. I was too foolish, I’m sorry…”
Zhengrong coldly replied, “You don’t need to apologize to me. Whether or not you handle your bridal affairs, I can live my life just fine. If I didn’t handle them, I might even live a few years longer. But because of your maid, Chuyi was kidnapped, and she almost didn’t survive!”
“The maid’s husband didn’t hesitate to kill two people, so he must have considered killing Chuyi countless times! Chuyi survived only because she’s lucky to be alive!”
“You should be apologizing to your daughter!”
