Chapter 018: The Mystery of His Origins About to Be Revealed? Ye Fuli Panics
After getting thoroughly beaten, Huang Li wisely chose to be quiet and obedient.
Nothing he and Bai Ruoting had done was honorable. He dared not tell his parents, much less call the police.
With his phone confiscated by Ye Fuli, he dared not ask for it back. He could only swallow his pride and keep quiet.
"Ugh, seriously! If you like me, just say so. Why beat me up like that?"
After returning home.
Huang Li stumbled into his room in the dark.
He lay face-down on the bed, rubbing his sore buttocks, yet felt strangely pleased.
"Getting beaten by such a beauty is truly a delightful experience… Ouch, though she did hit a bit too hard."
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Ye Fuli returned home with Huang Li's phone.
As a Mary Sue protagonist with off-the-charts intelligence, it made perfect sense that she possessed skills in mobile phone decryption.
She saw the transaction between Huang Li and Bai Ruoting.
Though Huang Li had a mischievous streak, he wasn't quite as deranged as Bai Ruoting. Most of the time, he was all talk and no action.
Dealing with someone like that was easy—a good beating would suffice.
If one beating wasn't enough, then another would suffice.
His phone contained numerous secretly taken photos—some snapped by himself, others collected from others—featuring all kinds of
campus
beauties.
The most recent batch of photos featured Ye Zhen and her sister, Ye Fuli, prominently.
Ye Fuli's eyes darkened.
She first deleted her own photos, then copied all of Ye Zhen's pictures and sent them to her own email before deleting them as well.
She didn't harbor any improper intentions toward Ye Zhen; she merely wanted to use these photos to roughly reconstruct Ye Zhen's daily routine. It might come in handy someday.
After completing all this, Ye Fuli tossed her phone straight into the fish tank.
Those scum parents clearly weren't coming back tonight either.
Ye Fuli took out her own phone and sent each of them a message.
Unfortunately, there was no response.
This only amplified the unease in her heart.
"I have to go look for them."
After all, those two scumbags held the key to her and Ye Zhen's identity mystery. If they were cornered and desperate, they might ruin the plan she had meticulously laid out.
As if she never tired, Ye Fuli immediately threw on her coat and headed out.
She combed through every place her scumbag parents might have gone, only to learn from the mahjong parlor owner that they'd been taken away by a well-dressed man in a suit.
"They left by car! That car wasn't cheap—looked like some kind of Latte…"
The owner couldn't offer any further details.
But Ye Fuli's expression grew grave.
At this point, the only ones who could have taken her scum parents away were either the Ye family, the Bai family, or even… any family seeking to harm the Ye family.
Of course, it could also be creditors of those two scumbags.
Whether it was the former or the latter, they were forces beyond her current control or ability to oppose.
Things were clearly getting complicated.
"Thank you, boss. If you happen to see my parents, please give me a call. I'm scared staying home alone! I want them to come home more often to spend time with me—you know the college entrance exams are coming up soon."
Ye Fuli thanked the boss in a soft, gentle voice, her feigned vulnerability perfectly calibrated.
The shop owner and his wife weren't exactly kind people, but seeing such a well-behaved child like Ye Fuli, they both felt a rare surge of kindness.
The shopkeeper's wife grabbed some water and snacks from the shelves, packed them into a bag, and handed it to Ye Fuli.
As they walked Ye Fuli out the door, the landlady whispered, "Kid! I saw that beautiful car the other day and even took a picture. Take a look—do you recognize it?"
A photo?
This was an unexpected delight for Ye Fuli.
She nodded and took the phone from the owner's wife, glancing at the screen.
The license plate was clearly visible!
With her sharp mind, Ye Fuli had an almost photographic memory.
She memorized the license plate number immediately, ready to start investigating once she got back.
"Thank you, ma'am! You're such a kind person."
Ye Fuli bowed, her face wearing a mix of genuine and feigned gratitude.
The shop owner gently patted her shoulder.
"Good girl, hurry home! This isn't a place for students like you to be."
The two parted ways at the intersection.
The landlady watched her go, sighing deeply. Everyone knew what an exceptional daughter the rotten Ye family had—yet those two scoundrels didn't cherish her at all…
"If my daughter were like her, I'd laugh myself awake in my dreams."
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"Oh, so it was the Bai family's car."
Ye Fuli quickly looked up the other party's information.
The vehicle wasn't registered under Bai Ruoting's name, but under his biological father's.
After uncovering this lead on the Bai family, Ye Fuli let out a cold laugh before sending Bai Ruoting a message.
Pretending to show weakness, she said, "Mr. Bai, it's all my fault. Please don't hurt my parents!"
It took him a full ten minutes to reply: "Is it too late to apologize now?"
Ye Fuli's slender, pale fingers traced the edge of her phone.
Her lips still curved in a smile as she replied, "I'll do whatever you ask, but please bring my parents back first. They… they've been taking things they shouldn't for years. Their mental state is unstable—they ramble incoherently, lash out violently, and even attack people."
Upon receiving the message, Bai Ruoting glanced at the two junkies having a breakdown on the floor, his eyes filled with contempt.
The man was screaming wildly, while the woman was clutching her head and crying uncontrollably for no apparent reason.
All the bodyguards in the room rushed forward and pinned them down.
"Ye Fuli! You damn brat, hurry up and save me!"
"Even if you're not my biological daughter, I raised you all these years…"
"You heartless brat!"
"Don't think you can ditch us with this pretty boy! We'll go to the Ye family sooner or later to demand money—from your own parents—and get back every penny you owe us!"
After shouting for a while, the man began clutching Bai Ruoting's leather shoes, whimpering for a handout.
Bai Ruoting kicked him flying with a single swift motion.
But, with the vigilance expected of a male lead, he still took the man's words to heart.
Once the room fell silent again, Bai Ruoting sent Ye Fuli a message: "Your parents said you're not their biological child! Ha, this is interesting, don't you think?"
After sending the message, Ye Fuli didn't reply.
Bai Ruoting grew impatient waiting, his teeth grinding in frustration.
"Now that she needs me, she still acts so haughty? That bitch!"
The more he hated her, the clearer her beauty became in his mind.
Every smile, every frown, stirred something deep within him.
Bai Ruoting felt like he was going mad. As a seasoned player in the game of love, he knew this was the budding of affection.
Could he truly be falling for such a brutal, savage woman of the lowest birth?
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On Ye Fuli's side, though caught off guard, she quickly regained her composure and devised a plan.
"Who would believe the words of two junkies?"
"In my past life, they went to the Ye family's company building, hung banners, and made a huge scene. Even that didn't get me accepted by the Ye family right away."
"If Bai Ruoting thinks he can stir up trouble using those two, he'll probably just make a fool of himself."
Still unwilling to return to the Ye family, Ye Fuli decided to beat Bai Ruoting to the punch—she would stir up trouble in front of Ye's parents first!
The opportunity presented itself tomorrow.
After school tomorrow, there would be a parent-teacher meeting for the school's third-year students. Mrs. Ye would definitely attend.
She would seize this chance to make a scene.
After all, when she chose to return to the Ye family, that paternity test would overturn everything.
Having lived this life anew, she no longer craved the love of her biological parents.
She had confirmed it was something she would never obtain.
Having cast aside that longing, she found herself acting with far greater freedom, as if the shackles binding her heart had been completely cast off.
Dawn was approaching.
Having stayed awake all night, coupled with her injuries not yet healed, Ye Fuli was beginning to show signs of a low-grade fever.
Worse still, she realized her period had started this month.
Her body alternated between chills and fever, and she felt dizzy and lightheaded!
Trapped in this miserable situation, Ye Fuli felt a wave of despair wash over her. Yet she forced herself to pull together, grabbed her schoolbag, and headed back to campus.
As soon as she reached the school gate, she spotted Ye Zhen leaning against the gate, peering around cautiously.
"Ye Fuli! I need your help with some problems today too."
Ye Zhen handed her the prepared breakfast.
"Here you go—chicken sandwich, yogurt, sushi… Not sure if you like any of it! Just pick whatever you fancy."
Of course, these were all Ye Fuli's favorite foods!
Having read the script, how could Ye Zhen not know how to cater to her tastes?
Ye Fuli's gaze drifted as she took the breakfast, but sighed, "I told you, please stop doing these unnecessary things."
Her tone today was unusually less harsh.
Ye Zhen chuckled softly. "It's just the polite thing to do. We're friends, after all!"
Ye Fuli corrected her, "You and I will never be friends."
The harsh words barely left her lips before waves of dizziness washed over her, sending her reeling.
Ye Zhen caught her before she fell.
Ignoring her fierce glare, Ye Zhen quickly touched her forehead.
"Whoa! You're burning up… How are you supposed to study like this? Come on, let's get you to the doctor!"
Ye Fuli slapped her hand away with a sharp smack.
Still trying to appear strong at this moment, Ye Fuli could only lower her voice and say, "I'll go to the infirmary myself. You go buy me a pack of sanitary pads."
"Huh? What?"
Ye Zhen was dumbfounded.
Buy…
Buy sanitary pads?
Since she'd traveled to this world, she'd never used the thing before—how was she supposed to know how to buy it?!
With a man's soul inside her, just walking into that feminine hygiene section would make her face explode with embarrassment!
"What are you standing there for? I've already transferred the money to you."
Hearing the sound of 2,000 yuan hitting her account, Ye Zhen sighed.
Fine, she'd buy them!
With two thousand yuan, she could buy whatever she wanted…