Qin Yi listened, almost jumping to his feet in anger.
However, he suppressed his fury and continued to ask, "Mom, after all these years, why did they change their minds and suddenly show up? Also, they're asking for ten million right off the bat. Did they even consider if our family could afford it?"
"Sigh!"
Zheng Shufen sighed again and said, "I just found out that all these years, Wei Teng and Li Yongfei have been secretly watching our family. Ever since I brought Xiao Lei home, they've been planning to snatch her back once I raised her and she could work and earn money! That way, they'd have a ready-made daughter to make money for them!"
"They didn't show up before because Xiao Lei was too young and still in school. The last few years, Xiao Lei's face was disfigured, and they felt she was just a burden. Naturally, they wouldn't show up to snatch her back!"
"But it's different now. Xiao Lei works at Han's Group, and her appearance has recovered. They think Xiao Lei can bring them significant profit, so they want to snatch her back!"
"As for the ten million they demanded, they're doing it on purpose. If I could give it to them, they'd get ten million for free. If I can't, they won't lose anything, and they can use it as an excuse to tell Xiao Lei the truth and snatch her back!"
"Shameless!"
After listening, Qin Yi spat out two words.
He truly never expected there to be parents in the world as shameless and brazen as Wei Teng and Li Yongfei.
To abandon their own flesh and blood without raising them, heartlessly throwing her in the trash and not caring if she lived or died, was one thing...
And after someone kindhearted found and raised her, they still wanted to exploit her for their own gain!
To do something so wicked!
Qin Yi was furious. If Wei Teng and Li Yongfei were still here, he would have slapped them twice!
"Hoo..."
After a moment, Qin Yi exhaled deeply and asked, "Mom, what are you planning to do now?"
Zheng Shufen said without hesitation, "Xiao Lei definitely can't go back with them. People like them just want to use Xiao Lei. If Xiao Lei goes back with them, who knows what kind of life she'll have or what suffering she'll endure!"
"They want ten million? That's a pipe dream. I won't give them a single cent!"
Qin Yi smiled, relieved.
To be honest, he had been a little worried that Zheng Shufen, out of kindness, might have a moment of softness and agree to Wei Teng and Li Yongfei's terms.
Of course, Qin Yi wasn't worried about Zheng Shufen giving up Qin Lei, but entirely about the money, fearing that Zheng Shufen might agree to Wei Teng and Li Yongfei's demand for money for Qin Lei's sake.
Even if they didn't get ten million, giving them any amount, even a cent, Qin Yi felt it would be letting Wei Teng and Li Yongfei off easy and emboldening their shamelessness.
Seeing Zheng Shufen's attitude now, he was at ease.
"But, if we don't give them the money, what if they really go to Xiao Lei?" Zheng Shufen showed concern again.
"Mom, don't you worry about this. Leave it to me to handle!"
Qin Yi took Zheng Shufen's hand and comforted her.
He absolutely would not allow anyone to bully Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei!
After that, Qin Yi called Xiong Zhentian and asked him to investigate Wei Teng and Li Yongfei's information.
As the uncrowned king of Haicheng, Xiong Zhentian could investigate someone's information more easily than the authorities.
So, Qin Yi called him, and in less than half an hour, all the information on Wei Teng and Li Yongfei was found!
Qin Yi decided to resolve this matter today and asked Xiong Zhentian to pick him up.
Before long, Xiong Zhentian arrived at the Fugui Renjia residential complex. As soon as Qin Yi got in the car, he handed him a stack of documents.
It was information about Wei Teng and Li Yongfei.
"God King, this Wei Teng and Li Yongfei live in the Fulucheng residential complex on Beiyang Road. They have a son named Wei Xun Kai! They also own a foot massage parlor, also on Beiyang Road, right next to their home..."
As Qin Yi looked through the documents, Xiong Zhentian explained from the side.
After Qin Yi finished reading, he sneered, "They even own a foot massage parlor! Let's go, we'll go find them now!"
"Okay!"
Xiong Zhentian didn't ask why, just responded and started the car.
...
At this moment, in a foot massage parlor on Beiyang Road, Haicheng.
After leaving Qin Yi's family's home, Wei Teng and Li Yongfei did not go home but directly went to the foot massage parlor they owned.
"Brother Teng, do you think Zheng Shufen will agree to our demands?"
In the boss's office, Li Yongfei sat there and asked Wei Teng.
Wei Teng sat in the other chair, spinning it and said, "Are you asking about getting Qin Lei back, or about the ten million?"
"Both!"
Immediately, Wei Teng replied without thinking, "Zheng Shufen has raised Qin Lei for over twenty years, and now Qin Lei is working at Han's Group. She definitely won't be willing to let Qin Lei come back to us!"
"As for the ten million, there's no need to even mention it. Zheng Shufen will certainly not give it to us!"
Li Yongfei: "Then what should we do?"
"Yongfei, you're usually quite smart, why is your brain not working when it matters?" Wei Teng pouted and said, "If Zheng Shufen doesn't agree, we'll go directly to Qin Lei. Then, the two of us will put on a show, saying that we lost her back then out of necessity, not by our own will!"
"At that time, it would be best if you and I cried a little, feigning deep emotion. Preferably, we can move Qin Lei, and she won't blame us. She might even willingly come back to us!"
"From our secret observations over the years, that child Qin Lei is a very filial and kind person!"
Li Yongfei's eyes lit up, and she became a little excited, "If Qin Lei can come back to us, then all her future earnings will be ours! Han's Group is the number one enterprise in our Haicheng. Working there, her salary must be very high!"
"Exactly!"
Wei Teng nodded, "Qin Lei is so beautiful. If she comes back, we can find her a rich family to marry into, and we can also earn a considerable bride price!"
"Moreover, even setting aside other things, taking a step back, with her looks, if she comes back and works in our own foot massage parlor, our business will surely boom, with customers coming in endlessly!"
Li Yongfei gave Wei Teng a look, "She's your biological daughter, can you bear to have her work in a foot massage parlor?"
"I can!"
Wei Teng said without hesitation, "She's our daughter, yes, but we have no feelings for her. We were willing to abandon her back then, so why can't we have her work in the foot massage parlor now?"
Li Yongfei said nothing more, because she felt Wei Teng made a lot of sense.
In fact, in her heart, she also had no feelings for Qin Lei, no matter if she could bear it or not!
Qin Lei was now just a money-making tool in their eyes. As long as she could bring them benefits, they could make Qin Lei do anything!