Chapter 41: One Hundred Thousand Yuan

Lin Qiaozhu coldly said, “Haha, being imprisoned has nothing to do with my son. If anyone should be imprisoned, it should be your son!”

Ye Tao replied coldly, “It seems like you’re ignorant. How could my son be imprisoned when he’s the one who suffered such serious injuries?”

Lin Qiaozhu sneered, “It seems like you really don’t know anything. Your son provoked us and attacked our family first. My son had no choice but to fight back. His injuries are his own fault, and he can’t blame anyone else!”

Ye Zhen anxiously said, “You’re talking nonsense! It was your family who attacked me because they were afraid of my potential. Dad, call the police! Don’t let them spread false accusations in front of the police and blame everything on me.”

Lin Qiaozhu looked at Ye Zhen and said, “Kid, you’re still too naive. Do you think you can make people believe you by distorting the truth and saying a few words? You’re in middle school now, you should know that our family’s car is not cheap, right? Even cars of a slightly higher grade are equipped with dash cams, and our car is no exception. Every detail of the incident has been recorded in the dash cam, and we have already handed over the footage to the police. The police have determined that our family acted in self-defense and is not responsible. On the contrary, it’s you who caused trouble. When you recover from your injuries, you will probably be detained for a few days!”

Lin Qiaozhu’s words made Ye Zhen’s face turn pale. Ye Tao knew his son well, and from his son’s expression, he knew that what his son said was true.

Ye Tao’s face turned ugly as he asked, “Son, is this really what happened? Why did you go looking for them?”

Ye Zhen explained, “Dad, I did it because I couldn’t accept what they did to you. They cheated you out of your shares, and you could have been a millionaire. But now our family is living worse than dogs, while their family is living comfortably. I couldn’t accept it, so I went to confront them.”

Ye Tao couldn’t say a word. He knew better than anyone about what happened back then. As Guo Degang said, the person who wronged you knows better than anyone how unjust you are.

Ye Tao knew that he was at fault for what happened to Ye Zhen, but he couldn’t accept it. He believed that he should have had a good life, but it was taken away by Ye Chengzong. So he instilled this hatred in Ye Zhen, hoping that his son would take revenge in the future. But he never expected that it would lead to today, where Ye Zhen’s hand was cut off. It was truly retribution.

Ye Tao remained silent for two minutes and suddenly said, “Chengzong, we’ve known each other for over thirty years. No matter what misunderstandings we had before, I hope you can forgive me. Consider the cost of my son’s surgery as a loan from you. Can you help us? Ye Zhen is still a child, he’s only seventeen years old. He can’t live without his right hand!”

Ye Chengzong’s heart was too kind. He sighed and asked, “How much is the surgery fee?”

Ye Tao immediately replied, “One hundred thousand yuan.”

When Ye Chengzong heard the number one hundred thousand, his expression changed. One hundred thousand yuan, it was the same number as before?

Twenty years ago, Ye Tao invested one hundred thousand yuan. When the business encountered difficulties and Ye Tao desperately wanted to get his money back, it was also one hundred thousand yuan.

Perhaps this number was too coincidental, and Ye Chengzong thought of what happened back then. His surplus sympathy disappeared in an instant.

“One hundred thousand yuan, it’s one hundred thousand yuan again. Ye Tao, do you remember the one hundred thousand yuan you invested back then?”

Ye Tao saw the change in Ye Chengzong’s expression and felt a pang in his heart. “I remember. I was wrong back then, and I apologize to you now.”

Ye Chengzong sighed, “Back then, we started a business together, each contributing one hundred thousand yuan, along with a few other friends, totaling three hundred thousand yuan. We encountered difficulties shortly after starting the business. What did you do at that time?”

Ye Tao slapped himself in the face and said, “I was wrong. I felt that the business might fail and I would lose all my money, so I cried, made a scene, and even threatened to commit suicide, forcing you to return the one hundred thousand yuan I invested. I was wrong.”

Ye Chengzong said slowly, “That’s right. At that time, the business was difficult, and you added fuel to the fire. I had no choice but to borrow money at a high interest rate to repay you. From then on, we went our separate ways. But why did you tell your son that I used conspiracy to swallow your shares? If you hadn’t said that, your son wouldn’t hate our family so much, and today’s incident wouldn’t have happened!”

Ye Tao, with tears streaming down his face, said, “I’m sorry, it’s my fault. This is my retribution. I was wrong…”

Ye Zhen also looked at Ye Tao in surprise and asked, “Dad, how could this be? Didn’t you always say that it was Ye Chengzong who cheated you out of your shares?”

“The truth is just as Uncle Chengzong said. I only said those things to the people around me because I couldn’t accept it myself. I wanted to deceive myself and others. I didn’t expect it to harm you.”

After hearing this, Ye Zhen’s eyes were filled with complex emotions. He didn’t say anything, but clenched his left hand into a fist.

Ye Tao pleaded with Ye Chengzong again, “Chengzong, I admit my mistakes and apologize to you. Please help me, okay?”

Ye Chengzong was moved by Ye Tao’s admission of his mistakes. However, Ye Xuan said, “Dad, don’t make a decision so hastily. Let me say a few words. As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix. Do you think Ye Zhen, who grew up under Ye Tao’s influence, can have a good character? Times have changed, and there are so many things that awakened individuals can do. Just now, Ye Zhen kicked our car to a stop. When his abilities improve, he will be capable of even more. What do you think will happen when he has power that surpasses ordinary people? His father, who was clearly at fault back then, was turned into the one who cheated him by his son’s nonsense. What kind of children can such a person raise? And speaking of Ye Zhen, today’s incident was his responsibility, but I was the one who cut off his hand. If his hand is reattached and he gains power, will he try to retaliate against our family? If he has his hand back, I won’t be able to compete with him. So, if you help him, you’re pushing your own biological son onto a dead end. You decide!”

When Ye Xuan said this, Lin Qiaozhu immediately said, “Husband, you absolutely can’t help this kid. If you dare to help, we’ll get a divorce!”

Ye Chengzong looked at his wife and said, “Our child is here, what nonsense are you talking about? Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. Times have changed, and it’s dangerous to help a powerful awakened individual, especially one who holds a grudge against our family. Helping him would only harm ourselves. Let’s go.”

Ye Tao was so desperate that he knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging, “Chengzong, please help me…”

Unfortunately, Ye Chengzong had already been convinced by Ye Xuan’s words. Although he had a good heart, he couldn’t ignore the safety of his own family and help a dangerous person like Ye Zhen.

As a result, Ye Chengzong and his family quickly left, taking the fruit basket that Ye Chengzong had brought with him.

Ye Tao cried bitterly as he watched his son lose his right hand and become disabled. He was powerless to do anything, and even the instigator of all this was himself. He felt immense regret in his heart…

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