One Word Changed, Characters in Chaos

Chapter 190: Chapter 167 Why Didn’t You Follow?

Ye Bingtong’s expression stiffened for a moment as she turned her head incredulously and then saw a woman with graying hair and a face full of wrinkles. This woman appeared to be at least in her sixties or seventies, with patches on her clothes that screamed one word: poverty.

Now, the woman rushed toward her excitedly.

Behind the woman, there was a hunchbacked man, assessing the hospital room with a calculating gaze.

“Bingtong, my daughter!” the woman lunged forward.

No one stopped her.

The woman embraced Ye Bingtong.

Click click click.

The flashbulbs burst frantically.

The reporters had completely forgotten that they were initially briefed to try and portray Ye Bingtong in a positive light.

Now.

They had only one thought in their minds.

Spectacle! Spectacle! Spectacle!

The plot was becoming more thrilling as it unfolded, and they were getting addicted to watching the drama unfold before their eyes.

Ye Bingtong was nearly going insane.

Who is this?!

When had she ever become acquainted with such people?

Ye Bingtong exerted all her strength to push the woman away.

Her face turned crimson, and her voice was shrill, “Who are you? What do you want by suddenly rushing up to me? I don’t know you at all!”

The woman wasn’t in a rush at all; she looked at Ye Bingtong with a kind face, “Bingtong, it’s me! I’m your real mother! We haven’t met before, but that doesn’t matter; we can soon become a family again. I’ve heard everything, and you don’t like the Ye Family at all; you’ve always been thinking about us. Come on, your mom and dad are here to take you home.”

As she spoke, the woman grabbed Ye Bingtong’s hand.

Ye Bingtong’s entire body was stiff, as if submerged in an icy pool.

At this moment.

She finally realized.

The person before her could truly be her mother.

Recalling Ye Xiao’s descriptions, Ye Bingtong screamed, struggling to break free, “Let go, let go of me, I don’t know you at all!!! I don’t have parents like you.”

She had only one thought.

She absolutely could not be taken away.

Otherwise.

Her future would be no different from hell.

“Bingtong, you’re being unreasonable now.” The man beside her frowned, “Your mother and I have traveled a great distance to bring you home! What’s a girl like you doing running around outdoors? Come back with us right away. I’ve already found a good family for you to marry into! Isn’t that better than your current situation?”

“Indeed, it’s a very good family. In our village, theirs was the first to build a two-story house,” the woman said, eyes filled with envy. When she looked at Ye Bingtong, her gaze grew greedy, “As long as you marry into that family, all this will be yours!”

This pair of parents had received a letter a few days prior, stating that their daughter had been found.

At first, they thought it was Ye Xiao, that dead girl, but then the letter said Ye Xiao was not their biological daughter; there had been a mix-up, and their real daughter had grown up in the Ye Family, living like a little princess.

Although Ye Bingtong had been cast out by the Ye Family, she had now become a celebrity, rich in her own right.

Upon seeing the words “can be rich.”

The parents’ hearts were immediately swayed.

Their son was of marrying age too, but because of the family’s poverty, they had yet to find a match for him.

Ye Bingtong had lived comfortably for so many years; wasn’t it time she helped out her family?

The money on Ye Bingtong’s person, naturally, belonged to the family.

By finding her a good family to marry into, they could make some more money. This deal was a surefire profit!

So, they went to negotiate with that household in the village.

To their surprise, the family, who owned a two-story house, immediately accepted once they heard she had been a star.

Only then did her parents scrape together the travel fare and hurriedly make their way over.

They didn’t know how to use the internet, so they were oblivious to the goings-on online.

Upon arrival, they were lost and confused, like headless flies, but some kindhearted people directed them here.

The kindhearted individuals told them—

—their daughter was right here!

And with media present, if they kicked up a fuss, Ye Bingtong would have no choice but to leave with them if she wanted to keep her reputation intact.

With that, the plan was set in motion.

As soon as these two arrived, they immediately declared their identity.

They were indeed Ye Bingtong’s birth parents; it was only natural and right for parents to take back their own child.

Moreover—

They had just overheard Ye Bingtong say she would rather not be traded.

It seemed that if they wanted to take Ye Bingtong with them, she should be happy about it.

Ye Bingtong looked at the two of them, hearing their presumptuous words, and screamed, “What nonsense! When did I ever agree to go with you!”

“What’s gotten into you, girl!” The man glared at Ye Bingtong and suddenly raised his hand, striking her face hard, “Don’t think that just because you’ve grown wings, you can disregard what’s said at home. I’m telling you! I will always be your father, and it’s me who gave you your life! Now, come home with me this instant!”

Ye Bingtong covered her face in disbelief and shrieked, “Hitting people! He’s hitting people; isn’t anyone going to do anything?”

But the man was irreverent. Hearing her, the flesh on his face quivered, and smack, he slapped Ye Bingtong again, “You’re my daughter, a father hitting his child is natural and right! You’d better quietly come home with me to get married, or else, I’ll beat you to death!”

With that, the man actually began to unbuckle his belt as if he intended to showcase his paternal authority on the spot.

Ye Bingtong had never seen such a scene; she felt like she was about to faint.

Desperately, she started fleeing around the room.

The man swung the belt, lashing it out as he gave chase.

“Help, help me!” Instinctively, Ye Bingtong ducked behind Pei Yue.

The man glanced at Pei Yue and said imperiously, “What’s it to you if I discipline my daughter?”

“I… I’m not your daughter!” Ye Bingtong instinctively denied it.

“Not my daughter? Then come with me, and let’s get that, what’s it called, a paternity test? Yeah, a paternity test! I want to see, after the results come out, what you’re going to say then!” The man was clearly well-advised, speaking with confidence and not showing the slightest fear.

Ye Bingtong’s complexion turned slightly pale.

She denied it verbally, but in her heart, she knew that this man could very well be her biological father.

If they went through with a paternity test, there would be no denying it!

“Scared, are you?” The man sneered, then glared at Pei Yue, “Are you going to get out of the way or not?”

Pei Yue remained silent for a moment, then calmly pulled Ye Bingtong from behind him.

“You should deal with your own problems. All of this has nothing to do with me,” said Pei Yue indifferently.

Ye Bingtong’s expression immediately turned to one of utter despair. She continued to flee.

“No!!! I don’t have such parents! Make them go away, make them leave.”

In the meantime, the live comments were in uproar.

“Is this the life Ye Bingtong referred to, preferring not to have been traded?”

“The luxury of the Ye Family was too much for her; this is the life she’s always longed for. So why isn’t she leaving now?”