But no matter how loudly she screamed, it couldn’t stop her beloved sports car from being smashed into a pile of scrap metal.
“Bang bang!”
“Crack!”
“BOOM…”
The limited-edition Ferrari worth several million yuan was wrecked completely. The scene was so intense that passersby on the street stopped in stunned silence.
Qiao Mohan was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the twisted heap that used to be her car. Her heart felt like it was bleeding.
This was Ferrari’s latest limited model for the year!
She had only driven it once, and now it was a wreck.
And the woman responsible for all of this—Qin Junfei—stood calmly the entire time, aloof and elegant, watching as if it were just a dull performance.
“I… I’ll fight you!”
Just as Qiao Mohan screamed and tried to charge forward, Qin Junfei walked toward her. Standing tall like a queen, she looked down and said, “You’re Qiao Mohan from the Qiao Family, right? I should have a word with Qiao Songtao. If he doesn’t know how to raise a daughter properly, I don’t mind doing it for him.”
She narrowed her eyes. “If it happens again, the Qiao Family will disappear from Jiang City’s map.”
“BOOM…”
The moment those words fell, Qiao Mohan’s mind went blank.
“Thud!”
She collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably. “Y-You… who are you?”
This woman actually knew her father!
And she spoke with such dominance, even threatening to wipe out the entire Qiao Family.
But the Qiao Family wasn’t some small clan. Who could have this kind of influence?
Then, Qin Junfei turned and stepped into a custom extended Rolls-Royce Phantom. Two Mercedes vehicles flanked it front and back.
“Ahhh…”
Qiao Mohan screamed in terror, her voice so shrill that it pierced the air and echoed into the French restaurant across the street.
“Hmm? Was that Mohan’s voice?”
Gu Yuyao set down her knife and fork.
Gao Yanqing pointed across the street. “Look over there!”
Following the direction, Gu Yuyao spotted Qiao Mohan sitting on the ground, visibly panicked, staring in a daze at something.
And standing there… was Ye Cang!
“That bastard, what did he do to Mohan?”
Gu Yuyao immediately stood up, her expression furious, and rushed outside.
Gao Yanqing followed quickly.
Ye Cang gave Qiao Mohan a cold glance, expressionless, then turned to head toward the Rolls-Royce where Qin Junfei was waiting.
“Ye Cang!!”
Gu Yuyao’s voice rang out angrily behind him.
Ye Cang’s face darkened. He was already in a bad mood, and now he had to deal with another irritating woman?
He ignored her and quickened his pace toward the car.
But Gu Yuyao rushed over and grabbed his arm. “Feeling guilty? Trying to escape?”
“What exactly did I do?”
Ye Cang flung her hand away in frustration.
“What did Mohan ever do to you that you had to bully her?”
Gu Yuyao was seething. “So what if we divorced? That’s no reason to go after the people around me! Just because I’m with Brother Yanqing now and you can’t get my attention or love, you go crazy?”
She took a deep breath. “Let me make this clear. I’m with Brother Yanqing now. Everything we do is legitimate and proper.”
She glared at him. “Ye Cang, I really misjudged you.”
Ye Cang looked even more annoyed. “Before you start shouting nonsense, maybe you should ask your ‘dear friend’ what she did first.”
He stepped closer. “And also—what eyes of yours saw me bullying her?”
Gu Yuyao didn’t argue further. Instead, she walked over to help Qiao Mohan up.
Qiao Mohan was about to respond, but the moment her eyes met Ye Cang’s, she shivered violently and shook her head.
“No, he didn’t… it was his new lover…”
“New lover?”
Gu Yuyao and Gao Yanqing exchanged surprised looks. They immediately thought of the woman in black they had seen earlier in the boutique.
So she wasn’t a paid actress?
“Yes, Yuyao, after divorcing you, Ye Cang really found someone new. She’s so beautiful, very powerful, and has an aura like a queen…”
As she spoke about Qin Junfei, Qiao Mohan suddenly clung to Gu Yuyao’s hand tightly.
Her voice trembled, rushed, and filled with panic. “She slapped me, smashed my car, and threatened me. Said if it happened again, she’d destroy the Qiao Family. I… I’m really scared… sob sob…”
By the end, Qiao Mohan was crying. The pressure Qin Junfei had put on her was terrifying.
“She has a powerful aura? Like a queen?”
Gu Yuyao’s expression was strange.
She admitted that Pan Min was beautiful and elegant. But saying she was queen-like? That was a stretch.
And Ye Cang being with someone like that? In her dreams!
They had lived together for three years. Ye Cang just had to open his mouth and she’d know what he wanted to say. No one knew him better.
He was just a regular guy. He’d never have anything to do with a woman like that.
And if he really did manage to find someone like her, he’d be laughing in his sleep!
But look at him now. Gloomy, lifeless, like someone had died. How could it be true?
It didn’t add up at all.
“It’s true! I’m not lying… You’ll believe me once you see her…”
Qiao Mohan grew anxious seeing that Gu Yuyao didn’t believe her. She and Gu Yuyao were similar—if Gu Yuyao saw Qin Junfei, she’d definitely be intimidated.
“This can’t be left alone!”
Just as Gu Yuyao prepared to keep arguing, Gao Yanqing stopped her.
He looked deeply toward the Rolls-Royce. Through the car window, he could faintly make out a woman’s figure, calmly observing everything.
For some reason, a flicker of unease passed through his eyes.
He looked at Ye Cang and extended his hand. “Brother Ye Cang, I know you might resent me for taking your wife. But I hope we can put an end to everything here and now. Let this be the end of it.”
Gu Yuyao added, “Exactly. Ye Cang, we’re done. From now on, we owe each other nothing. I hope you stay out of my life.”
Ye Cang’s eyes turned cold. “End everything? You think it’s that simple?”
He looked at Gu Yuyao mockingly. “Gu Yuyao, you think we owe each other nothing??? What you owe me can never be repaid. There will never be a clean break between us!!!”
He had planned to let it go, to treat the Gu Family as just people passing through.
But now she wanted to erase everything with one sentence—and even claimed his mother owed them?
No way!
“BOOM…”
His fury exploded from within.
Gu Yuyao was startled. She clenched her jaw. “So what if I didn’t cure your mom? What else does my family owe you? If anything, you owe us!”
She glared. “It was my grandfather who took you both in and tried to treat her. Your mom owes us, not the other way around! Get it straight!”
Ye Cang didn’t say a word. The veins on his forehead bulged, and his body shook with rage as he took a sharp breath.
“Where’s your mom? I’ll treat her, support her. Satisfied?”
Gu Yuyao was well aware that as long as her grandfather was involved, she’d never be free of Ye Cang’s mother. So she figured she’d take responsibility.
Supporting Ye Cang’s mother wasn’t difficult—especially now that Deng Shigao’s debt was cleared. She had money to spare.
“My mom is at… Hahaha…”
Ye Cang suddenly burst out laughing. His eyes glistened with tears.
Gu Yuyao and Gao Yanqing were stunned. Ye Cang looked terrifying.
Thump!
A few nearby pedestrians froze.
No. 18 Yong’an Road? That was Jiang City Funeral Home.
His mother… had already passed away…
They looked at Gu Yuyao one last time and quietly walked away.
Ye Cang hadn’t wanted her at the funeral.
But to claim everything was over—and to say his mother owed them?
Impossible.
She needed to see it herself. To see what she had done. Who really owed who.
When Ye Cang gave the address, Gu Yuyao hesitated. Then she sneered.
She had no idea the place was a funeral home. She thought he was just trying to guilt her into taking care of his mother.
And now that he saw he couldn’t move her emotionally, he was trying to gain sympathy?
Pathetic.
She figured the only reason he told her the location was to get close to her again.
But if that was his plan, he was dead wrong.
It would only make her despise him more.
“Fine. Tomorrow I’ll bring your mom back and treat her. I’ll take care of her for the rest of her life.”
Gu Yuyao smiled and let out a breath of relief.
Once she cured and supported Ye Cang’s mother, she’d be free of any debt. From that moment on, she and Ye Cang would be completely unrelated.
“Remember this! I’m only waiting until noon tomorrow. If you’re late, you’ll never see my mom again!”
After saying that, Ye Cang turned and got into the Rolls-Royce.
Tomorrow at noon, his mother would be buried.
“I heard you!” Gu Yuyao shouted at his back. Her face full of contempt. She thought Ye Cang was just afraid she wouldn’t show up.
But she would go.
And she’d go with the highest respect.
Because only after she fulfilled this final obligation could she completely sever her bond with Ye Cang.
…
At the same time, inside Gu Family Hospital.
As one of the hospital’s top surgeons, Doctor Zhang had a full day of surgeries scheduled daily. Today, he didn’t finish until 9 PM.
He had just taken off his mask when a familiar figure appeared.
“Dean Gu, what brings you here?”
He walked over quickly.
Gu Zhenghong smiled warmly. “Doctor Zhang, thank you for your hard work. I just wanted to ask about Ms. Zhou Wenqing’s condition.”
He was very concerned about Ye Cang’s mother. But with no way to contact her directly, he had no choice but to ask Doctor Zhang for an update before she left.
“Ms. Zhou? You mean Mr. Ye’s mother? She… she…”
Doctor Zhang looked stunned, struggling to speak.
Thump!
Gu Zhenghong immediately sensed something was wrong.
“Doctor Zhang, tell me! Did something happen to Xiao Cang’s mother?”
He grabbed Doctor Zhang by the shoulders and shook him. “Say something! Hurry up!”
The tension was heavy in the air. Gu Zhenghong’s voice trembled.
Doctor Zhang took a breath and finally forced out the words. “Dean Gu, please be prepared. Ms. Zhou has passed away.”
“What?! She passed away?!”
The words struck like thunder.
Gu Zhenghong stood frozen in place.