"She's your current husband, do you remember him?"
"I do. You mean him..." Ye Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. She had an impression; the man seemed honest and took good care of Su Qian.
As long as he had no connection to Ou Minghan or Cen Ya, and it was only to this extent, she could accept it.
"Don't misunderstand, he's not your father either," Cen Xiu Cheng continued.
Ye Zhi: ...
Was Cen Xiu Cheng deliberately playing with her?
"Around here, if you pause too much when speaking, you get hit," Qi Xuan said mildly.
"Exactly, exactly," Ye Zhi said speechlessly. "Can't you just say it all in one breath?"
Cen Xiu Cheng blinked, then said sheepishly, "Uh... I mean to say, you should have some familial connection, he might be your uncle."
Hearing him say that, Ye Zhi was completely reassured.
"However, it's not confirmed yet, and a DNA kinship test is needed to confirm," Cen Xiu Cheng said. "Of course, whether you want to meet him or do the test is up to you."
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment. "Then let's meet first."
Actually, she didn't care that much about her background, but it was like a puzzle. Since there was a clue, she couldn't just leave it unaddressed.
"Okay, then I'll make the arrangements," Cen Xiu Cheng agreed.
Afterward, under Cen Xiu Cheng's arrangements, the two parties met at a teahouse.
Ye Zhi called Qi Xuan, while on the other side were Ou Minghan's mother, Su Qian, and her current husband.
Cen Xiu Cheng introduced them; Su Qian's current husband was named He Bin.
"Ms. Su, how have you been lately?" Cen Xiu Cheng initiated the conversation after they were seated.
"Thank you, Mr. Cen," Su Qian replied calmly. "Regarding Minghan's situation, I've long come to terms with it. After we met earlier, it was fortunate that you returned, which allowed you to save me and my husband in time."
Ye Zhi was somewhat surprised. Did something like that happen?
Seeing Ye Zhi look at him, Cen Xiu Cheng explained, "Actually, you should thank Mr. Ye for this. It's all because of her timely reminder."
Ye Zhi: ... She, the person involved, was completely clueless! She had no idea what was going on!
Qi Xuan, sensing her confusion, spoke on her behalf. "Mr. Cen, can you explain the specific situation in detail?"
"It's like this," Cen Xiu Cheng explained. "I came to N City and first met Mr. He and Ms. Su. However, after I left, I received a message from Mr. Ye stating that Ou Minghan intended to make a move against me, and that Ou Minghan's subordinate, Wu Yongzhi, was likely to carry it out.
After receiving this news, I was uneasy. Because the person I was looking for was Ou Minghan's biological mother, I worried that Ou Minghan might also harm Ms. Su.
So, I returned immediately and arranged for people to discreetly protect Ms. Su and Mr. He. Who would have thought that not long after, people caught Wu Yongzhi, and by following the clues, they also apprehended Wu Yongzhi.
According to Wu Yongzhi's confession, Ou Minghan wanted him to kill Ms. Su. However, Wu Yongzhi didn't know that Ms. Su was Ou Minghan's mother. He thought they had some improper relationship, and that Ms. Su possessed some compromising information about Ou Minghan. Therefore, he intended to kidnap Ms. Su to blackmail Ou Minghan."
Ye Zhi couldn't help but gasp. She knew Ou Minghan was ruthless, but she hadn't expected him to be so inhumanly cruel.
He actually wanted to kill his own mother; it was truly a betrayal of humanity.
Everyone's gaze collectively turned to Su Qian. A hint of bitterness appeared on Su Qian's face.
Although she had long given up on her son, hearing such a fact was inevitably painful.
He Bin gently patted her shoulder in comfort. Su Qian shook her head slightly. "I'm fine. Mr. Cen, you didn't call everyone here today just for my matter, did you?"
Cen Xiu Cheng nodded slightly. "Mr. He, we are here today for Mr. Ye's background. Mr. Ye is present now, are you still going to keep it a secret?"
He Bin was taken aback. He looked at Ye Zhi with a complex expression, then let out a bitter smile. "Actually, I never intended to keep it a secret, but our family had no intention of reconnecting with Mr. Ye."
The atmosphere in the teahouse suddenly became a bit awkward.
Cen Xiu Cheng felt helpless. Ye Zhi had helped his family greatly; he just wanted to repay some of that favor, but now it seemed to have backfired.
"Mr. Ye, please don't misunderstand. It's not that we don't want to acknowledge you, but rather we don't want to disturb your current life," He Bin sighed. "If you're willing to listen, I can tell you about the past."
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment. "Mr. He, please tell me."
He Bin gave a wry smile. "Actually, it's more like our He family wronged you..."
He Bin had an elder brother named He Chen. The He family was a very ordinary poor family. Fortunately, He Chen studied very hard, earning his bachelor's, then master's and doctoral degrees, and later self-funded his studies abroad.
He met Xu Yue, who was also a student abroad, and they fell in love at first sight. Upon returning to China, they registered their marriage.
However, their mother was a very traditional and controlling person.
He Chen was very capable at work and earned a high salary. He contributed a portion of his salary to renovate their family home, which made Mother He feel proud.
But Mother He felt it wasn't enough and wanted to interfere in the lives of her son and daughter-in-law.
She first moved in with the couple, but soon, due to differences in lifestyle habits, He Chen and Xu Yue helped her rent a place nearby to live separately. However, she was greatly displeased and spread rumors at home that they were unfilial.
Afterward, she began urging them to have children. He Chen and Xu Yue had their own plans and were focused on their careers; they didn't intend to have children too early. He Chen directly refused, which increased Mother He's dissatisfaction with the couple.
It wasn't until Xu Yue was thirty years old, and both she and He Chen's careers were stable, that they planned to have a child.
When Mother He heard about it, she intervened again. Xu Yue gave birth to a daughter. Mother He was greatly displeased and immediately urged them to have a second child, insisting they must have a son.
He Chen and Xu Yue had no plans for a second child; they only wanted to raise one child. They communicated with Mother He multiple times, but Mother He believed they didn't want a second child because of the baby girl. Therefore, she found an opportunity, secretly took the infant, and abandoned her by the roadside.
When Mother He returned to the hospital, she directly told Xu Yue that their daughter had died and that she had thrown her away, urging her to prepare for a second child immediately.
Xu Yue descended into madness, and He Chen was furious. They reported to the police and searched everywhere for the child, but the child was long gone.
Mother He initially thought that by doing this, she could control the two of them, but it only led to their complete estrangement from her.
He Chen and Xu Yue eventually reported to the police, but Mother He refused to say where she had abandoned the child, insisting that the child was dead.