2 Getting Back What She Owned

After leaving the place, Ye Mu had nowhere to go and she ended up sitting in the park for the night.

She walked down the streets in a daze. It was still dawn, yet the busiest street in the city was already bustling with activity. Suddenly, Ye Mu raised her head. Her eyes turned to the news broadcasted on the screen at the building on the opposite side of the street.

"We have confirmed reports that Idol Miss Ye Qiyi is now engaged to Gu Yiming, the young master of Heng Ou. Their marriage will be held at the end of the year. The reactions of Miss Ye Qiming's fans were fierce upon hearing the news of the engagement… On the other hand, the industry is optimistic regarding the collaboration between the Ye family and the Gu family, and they have already…"

Ye Mu looked up at the screen, and she could not take in the words of the female broadcaster anymore as her consciousness turned fuzzy. Only the words, "Ye Qiyi is now engaged to Gu Yiming" kept reverberating through her head.

The fiancé whom she had been waiting for three years was now suddenly engaged to her cousin!

She did not believe in the rumors because she chose to believe in Gu Yiming. However, it turned out that she had been too foolish. Everything had been a part of Gu Yiming's schemes all along!

"Gu Yiming, you lied to me…" Ye Mu bit her red lips and her tears tasted bitter.

When her father passed away, Gu Yiming had promised to never make her cry, and yet… the person who was making her shed tears like this was him.

In the chilling autumn wind, Ye Mu walked aimlessly on the streets. When she finally returned to her home in the evening, her eyes were bloodshot from all the crying.

The living room of the Ye family was lively, Ye Qimeng was clamoring to look at Ye Qiyi's ring, "Elder Sis, let me see the eight-carat diamond ring that sister-in-law gave to you!"

"Qimeng, stop bothering your sister. She has been busy all day. Let her get some rest," said Yao Rujun as she looked at Ye Qiming with a smile. She then handed over a cup of tea to Ye Qiyi before saying, "Drink some tea. This will soothe your throat."

"Thank you, mother." Ye Qiyi responded with a smile so beautiful that no one could turn their gaze away from her.

Ye Qimeng looked at her mother in dissatisfaction and said, "Mum, you're biased. You didn't even offer me tea when I came back, but you offered Elder Sis a cup the moment she came back. Humph!"

"Alright, let Madam Zhang make you a cup of tea." Yao Rujun said as she smiled at her daughter who was fighting for her favor.

Today was a joyous day for the Ye family, so all of them had smiles on their faces. Ye Shanhu who had been sitting at the side all this time reading his newspaper all these time turned around and said in satisfaction, "Qiyi, starting from today. You will not only represent the Ye family, but also the Gu family. You will have to be more careful with your words and actions."

Ye Qiyi nodded with happiness acting like a docile woman, she said, "Don't worry, Dad. I will."

Ye Mu stood at the entrance and swept her gaze across the happy family. Feeling alienated and out of place, she turned around and wanted to leave.

"Xiao Mu, what are you doing standing there? Come in." Ye Qiwen who was in the middle of descending down the stairs saw that Ye Mu was about to leave. She quickly opened her mouth and called out.

At this moment, everyone realized that Ye Mu had returned. The atmosphere turned a little strange. Ye Shanhu who had a good relationship with Ye Mu all this time, laughed unnaturally, "Xiao Mu, you're back…"

Xiao Mu remained silent for a long while. Then, she lifted her head and looked at Ye Shanhu, "I'll go and pack my luggage."

In the Ye Family, only Ye Qiwen treated Ye Mu with sincerity. Ye Shanhu, just like his name—was a smiling tiger.

When Ye Shanlong passed away, he used the excuse that Ye Mu was still a minor to take over Ye Shanlong's company, HN.

Within two years, he had already transferred the company's shares under his name.

As for the Ye family's mother and daughter trio, ever since the change within the Ye family occurred. They treated Ye Mu harshly. When they noticed that they weren't able to benefit from Ye Mu's presence, they often treated her with irony and satire.

But Ye Mu was able to accept all of these.

She entrusted HN to Ye Shanhu as long as he would not let her father down. All of these, she was willing to give up… she did not care about anything else in the five years that she spent with the Ye family.

She only waited for Gu Yiming to fulfill his promise of taking her hand in marriage.

As long as Gu Yiming did not change, she could care less about anything else.

But upon Gu Yiming's return, he married Ye Qiyi within a day. Ye Mu didn't say anything, but in her heart… she knew that she could no longer stay under the Ye family.

Upon hearing Ye Mu's words, Yao Rujun could not help but coldly snorted, "I asked you to move out last year, but you were unwilling to relocate. Now that there is a wedding that's about to happen in the family, you're saying that you want to move out? Are you unwilling to give us some face?"

"Rujun!"

Ye Shanhu coldly rebuked Yao Rujun.

But he soon calmed down and looked towards Ye Mu's direction, "It seems like you have not treated this place like your home for the past few years. Xiao Mu, if you want to move out, Uncle is not against it. I will look for an apartment for you."

Ye Mu looked at Ye Shanhu and replied faintly, "There's no need for that, Uncle. Just give me the mansion in Hua Jing that my father left for me."

Hua Jing was the district famous for being wealthy in the whole of Lin City.

Ye Mu's words made Yao Rujun and Ye Qimeng turn red in anger.

Yao Rujun rushed out and said sternly, "You're a lion opening its mouth! Why should you have the mansion in Hua Jing?!"

"That's right! Father is also planning on gifting that mansion to Elder Sis for her marriage."

Ye Qimeng looked at Ye Mu with a sneer, as she added oil to the fire.

But since Ye Mu had requested the mansion, she believed that she would have that mansion back. She ignored the mother and daughter and focused her attention on Ye Shanhu, "Uncle, before my father passed away. He said that the mansion is for me."

Ye Shanhu maintained a smile on his face, but as soon as he heard Ye Mu's words, he slightly frowned before explaining, "Xiao Mu, the mansion is yours. It will naturally be given to you. But did you already forget that your father said that the mansion is supposed to be given unto you when you're about to marry?"

Ye Shanhu had never expected that the 16-year-old Ye Mu could still remember Ye Shanlong's casual remark at that time.

"What do you mean, uncle? The house is given to elder sister as her matrimonial home?" Ye Mu looked at Ye Shanhu with an extremely calm gaze. She would never let Ye Qiyi and Gu Yiming live in the mansion that her father had left for her as her inheritance.

"You wretch! You've been leeching off us for the past few years! What's the big deal if we ask for one of your houses?" Yao Rujun pointed at Ye Mu and looked at her with disgust as if she was looking at an ungrateful person.

Ye Mu who had never retorted against anything that Yao Rujun had said before was finally unable to endure as she calmly replied, "Who exactly is the leech?"

"How dare you talk back to me? You rude little thing!" Yao Rujun's eyes turned wide. Looking at Ye Mu, she raised her hand.

"That's enough! Are you not embarrassed enough?" Ye Shanhu shouted angrily at Yao Rujun, who wanted to give Ye Mu a slap. He eventually calmed himself down and turned to look towards Ye Mu, "Uncle will definitely return the mansion to you. However, I have already talked to the Gu family and they will be moving into the mansion in a week. Let your elder sister move into the mansion first, and then we can discuss the specifics after the marriage. Your father himself said that the mansion can only be given to you when you are about to marry. You've just graduated and it's still too early to talk about marriage. This is a dilemma that I cannot just discuss so easily with the Gu family. I will help you look for a suitable apartment, and you let your elder sister…"

"Thank you," Ye Mu interrupted Ye Shanhu's speech and she couldn't help but stare at him, "If I were to get married, will Uncle give it to me?"

Ye Shanhu was slightly stunned, but said, "Naturally, but after a week…"

"All right," Ye Mu took a deep breath and looked at Ye Shanhu, "I will get married within this week. Please keep your promise."

Ye Mu lifted her head to stare at Ye Shanhu until he eventually nodded at her. Then, she carried her bag with her and marched out of the Ye family.

"Xiao Mu…" Ye Qiwen wanted to follow her out.

Yao Rujun quickly pulled her back, "What are you doing?! Your biological sister is here, why are you chasing after her?"

"Dad, are you really going to give the mansion to Ye Mu?" Ye Qiyi who had not spoken all this while finally asked with a frown. She had taken a liking to that mansion for quite a long time.

Ye Shanhu looked at his favorite eldest daughter and sighed, "Don't worry. Who can she marry within this week?"

However, Ye Shanhu had never realized how stubborn this girl could be prior to this.