Chapter 135: A Critical Moment

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Yang Lan called for a servant to clean Ye Hua’s wounds. When the disinfectant was applied and wiped across her back, the pain made Ye Hua curse furiously. She kicked the servant to the floor.

With a dark expression, Ye Hua glared at the servant. “Clumsy idiot! You hurt me. Useless mutt, get out!”

Terrified, the servant cast a trembling glance at Yang Lan. Only after receiving Yang Lan’s silent permission did she hurry away.

Yang Lan looked at Ye Hua’s injured back and gave a cold snort. “You should be grateful that I brought you into the organization with me back then. Otherwise, you would have become a stray dog today, bullied by everyone.”

Ye Hua’s fury was extinguished in an instant.

She immediately put on a pitiful expression and pleaded obediently, “Mother, I know I was wrong. My back hurts terribly, so I took it out on the servant. I also know very well that without you backing me in this family, I would have been nothing long ago. We are both grasshoppers tied to the same rope. If I were driven from the house, life in the Ye family would not necessarily be easy for you either.”

With a pained expression, Ye Hua straightened up. “You know better than anyone how capable Zhemou really is. Even with your support, he could never defeat the shrewd Second Master Ye.”

Having her thoughts seen through, Yang Lan flew into a furious embarrassment. “Then why did you stir up all this trouble in the first place? I haven’t even settled accounts with you yet, and now you’re threatening me?”

“Mother, I think you should calm down instead of taking your anger out on me. If we continue fighting among ourselves, Second Master Ye will secure the position of the next head of the Ye family.” Ye Hua had stayed by Yang Lan’s side for many years and knew exactly what mattered most to her. “Look at him and Lu Yao—they are practically joined at the hip. Father trusts Lu Yao so deeply. That can only hurt us.”

Yang Lan’s face darkened at once. “What exactly are you implying?”

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Ye Hua’s face turned ashen brown, and she said in uncontrollable fury, “You know I have always been careful. It is extremely difficult for anyone to discover what I do. Yet at this critical moment, everything I did was exposed to Father. I had already reached an agreement with Xiao Qi—he would receive one billion once the matter was accomplished. But I have no idea what Lu Yao showed Sun Ying or what she said to her. Sun Ying and Xiao Qi both betrayed us. The entire affair was a trap Lu Yao set for you and me, all to destroy us and clear the way for Ye Zehong to become the next head of the Ye family.”

Yang Lan was persuaded by Ye Hua’s words. Her expression darkened as she asked, “Why would Lu Yao help Second Master Ye like this?”

Ye Hua gave a cold laugh. “It certainly isn’t for money.”

Yang Lan suddenly understood. “As I suspected, Lu Yao and Ye Zehong are having an affair!”

Ye Hua hated Lu Yao to the bone. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Then we should serve that vile woman a dish of our own and let her see the consequences of crossing us!”

The two of them looked toward the same direction and revealed identical, sinister smiles.

…

Lu Yao and Ye Zehong sat in silence in the back seat. Suddenly, she sneezed twice in quick succession.

“Ah-choo!”

“Ah-choo!”

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Lu Yao rubbed her nose and muttered, “Who’s cursing me behind my back?”

Ye Zehong took off his suit jacket and draped it over Lu Yao’s shoulders. Perhaps he had tugged at her shoulder, because she let out a pained murmur.

He noticed her discomfort at once. Recalling how she had strained her shoulder while pulling Sun Ying to safety on the rooftop, he realized that the tremendous force of the sudden momentum must have injured her muscles.

With that thought, he immediately reached for her collar to examine the injury.

Suddenly, a luxury car sped past them and cut across the road directly in front of their vehicle.

The driver was startled. Seeing that they were about to crash into it, with the likely result of a wreck and loss of life, he slammed on the brakes with all his strength.

End of Chapter

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