He fixed his wrinkled yet clear eyes on Xiao Churan and sighed, “Madam Ye, this is why I’m asking you to temporarily leave the young master. All this time, the reason he hasn’t told you these secrets must be because he didn’t want you to get involved. While this protected you, it also placed a great burden on him, diverting much of his energy.”
“Take your mother, Ms. Ma Lan, for example. She went missing for a while, you must remember that?”
Xiao Churan nodded, “Yes, my mother said she was tricked into a pyramid scheme.”
“That’s not true,” Tang Sihai shook his head, “Your mother stole the young master’s bank card, which held 10 billion RMB entrusted to me by the old master for the young master. After she figured out the card’s password, she transferred all the money to herself. The young master, fearing his identity would be exposed, lied and said the card was a fake created by a syndicate, ensuring your mother had no doubts. He had no choice but to let the police detain her in a holding cell for a few days. Unfortunately, your grandmother and cousin were in the same cell, and your mother suffered some injuries at their hands.”
Hearing this, Xiao Churan hesitated briefly but soon realised this was exactly her mother’s style. If she saw that Ye Chen’s card held billions, she would definitely transfer the money first.
At this thought, she felt deeply ashamed.
It turned out that not only had she and her parents been protected by Ye Chen all along, but they had also constantly caused trouble for him.
While Ye Chen bore a blood feud, her family not only failed to help him but kept draining his energy and holding him back.
With this realisation, she understood why Tang Sihai wanted her to leave Ye Chen.
Her family offered no help to Ye Chen, only hindrance. By staying, they were dragging him down, diverting his focus. Leaving him, on the other hand, would be helping him, at the very least by not holding him back or draining his energy.
Her face was now streaked with tears, filled with heartache, shame, and, above all, reluctance.
Her heartache was for Ye Chen’s tragic fate and the hardships he had endured all these years.
Her shame stemmed from the fact that she had never truly fulfilled her duties as a good wife, failing to ease her husband’s burdens and always needing his covert help, while her parents constantly caused him trouble.
As for her reluctance, she realised that in this situation, for Ye Chen’s safety and his path to vengeance, she could no longer stay and hold him back.
So, she asked Tang Sihai, “How do you want me to leave Ye Chen? Should I pretend I don’t know any of this and ask for a divorce, or should I just leave without a word?”
Tang Sihai hurriedly said, “It must be leaving without a word. If you ask for a divorce, it would be a huge blow to the young master, affecting his cultivation and mindset.”
Xiao Churan asked again, “If I leave without a word, won’t he look for me?”
Tang Sihai said, “You can rest assured on that point. I, too, once left without a word for certain reasons, and I was worried the young master would find me. So, I went to a place he could never find, a private island in Tahiti, essentially cut off from the world. But rest assured, the environment there is wonderful, and the facilities are very modern. We will prepare everything you and your parents need to live a peaceful and comfortable life there.”
Xiao Churan gave a bitter smile, “It seems you’ve already planned everything.”
With that, she sighed and asked, “Will I ever have the chance to see Ye Chen again?”
Tang Sihai said, “Rest assured, Madam Ye,
