124: Chapter 124 The Direct Murderer

However, at that time, Ye Qingqing was still young—so young that, just like Pei Shanshan, she directly rejected Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu after hearing a few words from Ye Shanhai.

Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu were actually heartbroken by the direct refusal of their offer to raise her; their daughter had only just passed away.

Their granddaughter couldn't see the reality of the situation either, but they had already lost their daughter and had already made one wrong move; they didn't want to give up on Ye Qingqing.

So, Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu even went to court.

But in the end, they lost the lawsuit.

Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu worried that Ye Qingqing wasn't living well, and they knew what kind of person Ye Shanhai was.

While Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu were disappointed, they also realized one thing: Ye Qingqing, like Pei Shanshan, was brainless. Still, Deng Jiayu's heart ached for her granddaughter.

Fearing that Ye Qingqing was having a hard time, she sent her living expenses every month.

Every year, Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu wanted to visit Ye Qingqing, but they were afraid, so they just silently sent money every month.

Occasionally, Ye Shanhai would send some recent photos of Ye Qingqing to get Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu to send more money.

Ye Qingqing was completely unaware of these things.

Ye Qingqing only knew that the house belonged to her mother, Pei Shanshan, but she had no idea that Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu were sending her money every month.

Naturally, that money never made it into Ye Qingqing's pocket.

As for where it went, Ye Shanhai knew better than anyone.

Hearing this, Ye Qingqing clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.

When Deng Jiayu noticed, she took Ye Qingqing's hand with deep concern.

"Silly child, what are you doing..."

"Qingqing..."

At this moment, Ye Qingqing only felt a bitter ache in her heart.

In her past life, she had simply felt that Ye Shanhai didn't love her as a father and even indulged Wang Yanli in hurting her.

But Ye Qingqing never imagined that for all those years growing up, Ye Shanhai had been silently sucking her blood.

He had consistently used Ye Qingqing's name to ask Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu for money.

And all that money was used to support the very people who had harmed her mother.

Ye Shanhai and Wang Yanli were the direct culprits who caused her mother's death.

At this moment, Ye Qingqing's hatred for Ye Shanhai, Wang Yanli, and her cheap younger brother Ye Yuanzhou's family reached its peak.

Ye Qingqing looked at Deng Jiayu and sighed.

"Grandmother, I'm fine. I just... I never knew that you all..."

Had always been caring about her.

Ye Qingqing couldn't finish her sentence; she didn't know how to say it. She felt that no matter what she said, she didn't know how to start.

This was a familial bond that had arrived over twenty years late.

Originally, Ye Qingqing felt that she was acting too familiar with Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan, since they hadn't spent much time together.

But now, Ye Qingqing felt like a fool.

For so many years, she had actually been kept in the dark by Ye Shanhai's deception.

"Grandmother, was Ye Shanhai able to get onto the Warship because of you two..."

Deng Jiayu frowned slightly as she listened to Ye Qingqing.

"This..."

"Actually, right when the Post-Apocalyptic World began, your grandfather and I tried to contact Ye Shanhai, but his phone wouldn't go through at all."

"And then, later, he said that you had kicked them out and demanded that I return the house to him."

"Otherwise he would..." Deng Jiayu didn't finish the sentence.

But Ye Qingqing knew it couldn't have been anything good.

She just hadn't expected that subsequent events would once again refresh her understanding of Ye Shanhai.

For a moment, Ye Qingqing even felt that she had never truly known Ye Shanhai.

Ye Shanhai knew of Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan's status in the Capital City, and he knew that with such a major event occurring, there would definitely be a rescue.

So, Ye Shanhai seized Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan's weakness, telling them to find any way possible to save them.

Later, Ye Shanhai and his group were rescued by the military.

After that, they successfully boarded the Warship.

During that time, whenever they contacted Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan through military communication channels, it was always Ye Qingqing's 'dear' sister-in-law, Zhao Lanqing, who came forward to communicate with Deng Jiayu.

But Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan knew Ye Qingqing's voice from the photos and videos Ye Shanhai had sent before.

They had sensed something was wrong then, but they suppressed their doubts, fearing that Ye Shanhai would harm Ye Qingqing while they were on the run.

They never expected that from the very beginning, Ye Shanhai hadn't even been with Ye Qingqing.

When the people on the Warship reached the base, Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan immediately went to contact Ye Shanhai.

After confirming that Ye Qingqing was nowhere to be seen, the heart they had held in suspense finally died.

They even made inquiries through various channels and found out that Ye Qingqing had actually been on the Warship before.

But in the end, she had jumped off the ship.

"Qingqing, why did you jump ship? How did you survive? Oh, my Qingqing..."

Ye Qingqing took a deep breath; she really hadn't expected Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan to even know about her jumping off the ship.

But hearing this made Ye Qingqing feel a bit uneasy.

Because their knowing meant they had thought she was dead.

Ye Qingqing finally understood why Deng Jiayu had hugged her and cried the moment she saw her.

It turned out they had already cried for her once in a place she couldn't see.

Emotion gradually welled up in Ye Qingqing's throat, making it feel severely constricted.

The sound was stuck in her throat; she couldn't say anything.

Ye Qingqing felt terrible thinking about that jump, and besides, that incident was related to Ah Huang.

"Qingqing, I heard that you jumped ship that time because Xu Xueke made things difficult for you, right? It was because of Ah Huang; she said there was something wrong with Ah Huang."

Ye Qingqing had been wondering how to explain what happened back then to Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan.

She hadn't expected that Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu already knew everything.

Ye Qingqing suddenly felt her scalp tingle. Didn't that mean everything that happened to her on the Warship...

They actually knew it all.

"This..." Hearing Deng Jiayu's words, Ye Qingqing's sentimental mood vanished instantly.

There was only panic in her heart. Didn't this mean that Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan also knew about Huo Sixian?

"Qingqing, show me—what exactly is wrong with this Ah Huang?"

Ah Huang had been looking around the house, but he didn't expect to hear his own name.

With his sharp ears, Ah Huang immediately rushed over to Deng Jiayu.

He wanted to see what was being said about him.

Seeing Ah Huang come over at the sound of his name, Deng Jiayu immediately noticed something unusual about him.

This dog was far smarter than a normal dog.