After leaving, Tong Yue got on a bus. She was heading to deal with the matter of her house being occupied.
On the way, she called Uncle Wang.
Uncle Wang was surprised: “Little Tong, wasn’t the blind date scheduled for today? Why didn’t you come?”
Tong Yue smiled with a hint of guilt: “Uncle Wang, I’m sorry, but let’s forget about the blind date. My circumstances aren’t good, so I won’t be coming.”
Those mocking words were still echoing in her mind—so humiliating!
Since they looked down on her, she wasn’t going to throw herself at them just to suffer!
She added, “Uncle Wang, the one million my father owed you—I’ll transfer it to you right away.”
Uncle Wang was astonished: “You got one million that quickly?”
“It’s from my father’s belongings. I sold some of them and got some money. Thank you—I’m sending the money back to you now.”
Uncle Wang was about to say more, but his Wife came over, so he just said casually, “Alright. If you run into any difficulties in the future, remember to tell Uncle.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Tong Yue put away her phone.
The bus had just arrived at her stop.
There was a bank by the roadside, and half an hour later, she transferred the one million over.
With the debt settled, she felt light and free!
What an eventful day—she’d resolved the matter of marriage and her debt.
Thinking of this, she felt she should share the good news with her younger brother and sister.
She was currently renting an apartment with her brother. She called him first, but he didn’t answer.
Tong Yue’s younger brother, Tong Shuting, suffered from depression and neither studied nor worked. Such a worry!
Tong Yue’s younger sister, Tong Yuyao, was studying abroad.
She had only left last week, after they finished handling their father’s funeral, so it should still be nighttime there.
Tong Yue sent her a message.
She returned to the residential complex where she rented.
She had a long-term lease on an apartment here, rented three years ago.
At the time, the landlord was moving away for work, so he rented it to her long-term—five years, very cheap.
But the apartment had been occupied by her adoptive parents’ daughter all along.
Tong Yue grew up in an orphanage until she was twelve, when she was adopted by her adoptive parents and lived with them until eighteen.
After getting into a university in this city, she rented her own place with her own money.
But starting six months ago, this apartment had been occupied by her adoptive mother’s daughter! Absolutely shameless!
Today she had come to take back her home.
The apartment was on the third floor, with no elevator.
Just as she went upstairs, the auntie next door was coming out of her home. Seeing her, she grabbed her sleeve: “Tong Yue, you’re finally back! Your sister has made the place a total mess—she piles garbage at the door every day, and the stench is unbearable!”
Tong Yue sniffed. Sure enough, she caught a whiff of a smell.
She looked toward her own door—several bags of garbage were piled there, and a puddle of foul water sat on the ground!
The auntie shook her head and left.
Tong Yue walked to her door and took out her keys to open it, but after inserting the key into the lock, it wouldn’t turn no matter what.
It had been locked from the inside!
She raised her hand and knocked hard on the door: “Luo Fanglin, I know you’re in there! Get out of my home right now!”
The family that adopted her had the surname Luo.
She knocked for a while—no response. She kicked the door a few times too. Two minutes later, the door was flung open.
A man in a tank top and baggy pants, with messy hair, stood at the door.
He was also shocked to see Tong Yue, as if he’d seen a ghost.
“What are you doing here?”
Tong Yue immediately spotted the kiss mark on his neck, and a wave of nausea rose in her: “This is my house—of course I’m coming back!”
Screwing around in broad daylight! Disgusting!
Su Qing looked her up and down lecherously. After so long apart, she just kept getting more beautiful!
Su Qing was Tong Yue’s ex-boyfriend. The two had dated for only two days before breaking up over his cheating.
“Well, well, who do we have here? Isn’t this the Qian family’s precious daughter?”
Luo Fanglin walked to the doorway and found her boyfriend staring at Tong Yue, pinching his arm hard.
Su Qing winced at the pain and snapped back to his senses.
Luo Fanglin crossed her arms, leaned against the doorframe, and glared at Tong Yue’s face with a sneering tone: “My mom called you a jinx before, and she was absolutely right! Your dad took you back into the family, and then he went bankrupt and died. A billion—gone, just like that!”
“You say you have nowhere to live? Then go back to the orphanage. A place like that suits you perfectly!”
“Or how about I have my mom set you up with a man? Some old, rich geezer—how does that sound?”
Tong Yue gritted her teeth.
Luo Fanglin loved mocking her about her time in the orphanage more than anything.
She had come today to take back the house! Nothing else—she didn’t want to argue with her!
The house might be old, but she had always taken good care of it. When she moved in, she’d even added some furniture.
After these two had occupied it, they’d made an absolute mess of the place!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
“You two have been squatting in my house this whole time! I’m here today to take it back. Get out of my home, now!”
Hearing that they were being kicked out, both of them were stunned.
Luo Fanglin reacted dramatically, raising her voice and growing more brazen by the second: “My mom and dad raised you all those years—what’s wrong with staying in your shabby little house? Doesn’t your lease have two more years on it? What are you rushing for!”
Just the mention of the adoption made Tong Yue sick.
After being adopted into the Luo family, she hadn’t had a single good day.
She’d basically been Luo Fanglin’s servant!
Tong Yue’s attitude was firm. She had promised He Jingchen that he would move in with her in two days!
Today, this matter had to be settled!
She pulled out her phone and said furiously, “Fine, you won’t move out? I’m calling the police right now and reporting you for squatting!”
Seeing her take out her phone, Luo Fanglin slapped it hard, sending it flying far away!
Tong Yue crouched down, picked up her phone, then immediately charged over and grappled with Luo Fanglin.
Though Tong Yue was thin, years of doing housework and her love of exercise had given her excellent stamina.
Luo Fanglin, pampered and spoiled since childhood, was no match for her at all. Within moments,
Tong Yue had her pinned to the floor.
“Let me tell you,” Tong Yue said, jabbing a finger at her nose, “ever since I left that family, I’ve had nothing to do with you people. This house is rented by me, with my money! Get out!”
Luo Fanglin could barely breathe under the pressure, and she yelled at Su Qing, who was watching the spectacle from the doorway: “Look at you, all weak-kneed! What are you standing there for? Come help me! You weren’t lacking any energy in bed just now!”
Su Qing had no intention of stepping in to break up the fight.
He waved his phone and said smugly, “I recorded the whole thing. She threw the first punch! Make her pay damages!”
“What good are you!” No sooner had Luo Fanglin finished cursing than Tong Yue grabbed her hair. “Ahhh!”
“Tong Yue! You dead woman, are you jealous that Su Qing sleeps with me? A jinx like you—what man would dare touch you! You have no idea how much he loves me. You must be green with envy!”
Luo Fanglin’s mouth ran wild, and Tong Yue slapped her right across the face.
“You shameless pair—you two are even more disgusting than rats in a sewer!”
At the top of the stairs, He Zhiguo shook his head and quickly called the police.
He had known about Tong Yue’s house being occupied and had followed along out of worry. Sure enough, his fears were confirmed.
There was a police station nearby, and the officers arrived within five minutes.
The two were taken to the police station.
He Group.
A silver, high-end corporate tower standing in the heart of the city, where every inch of land was worth a fortune.
In the CEO’s office on the top floor, He Jingchen sat in an outrageously expensive leather chair, his expression grave.
He had striking bone structure and prominent features—a high nose bridge and a slightly sharp jawline.
He gave off an air of aloofness and cold severity.
Sitting across from him was his good friend Gu Ming.
“What did you say?” Gu Ming nearly fell out of his chair. “You’re saying you got married—to that Tong Yue?”
He Jingchen swiveled his chair and slowly looked at him, letting out an almost imperceptible sigh.
“It’s her.”
Gu Ming found it hard to believe.
Tong Yue’s father, Tong Jiangong, had died of illness not long ago.
A billion in assets, wiped out overnight—no one could withstand that.
Neither he nor He Jingchen knew the man well; the gap in their wealth was too vast, and they had almost no dealings with him in daily life.
Gu Ming simply could not understand why He Zhiguo insisted on having his grandson marry Tong Yue.
Was it just because Tong Yue had once saved He Zhiguo’s life?
But surely money would have sufficed—why drag He Jingchen into this mess?
If word got out, it would inevitably damage He Jingchen’s reputation.
After all, nothing mattered more in business.
In an instant, Gu Ming was filled with sympathy for He Jingchen.
He stood up, bracing both hands on the desk. “Jingchen, the marriage certificate is signed, so you need to protect yourself. Whatever you do, don’t let that woman carry your child!”
He Jingchen pressed his thin lips together and nodded. “You don’t need to tell me that. I know it well enough. I won’t touch her at all—how could I possibly let her carry my child?”