CHAPTER 76: CHAPTER 76: THE MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALL

Mother’s indulgence made the stepfather even more unscrupulous.

Actually, He Meiwei harbored a deep-seated fear of men, which was the main reason why she had never been intimate with Long Yubei during their year-long relationship abroad.

Long Yubei thought she was just being reserved, but that was not the case.

By the time she overcame her fears, she discovered that she had fallen ill.

Thinking about her life, He Meiwei now felt particularly unlucky.

Always losing.

Always losing.

A text message notification sounded, she opened it to see it was from her mother’s number, the message was short: [No matter what, prepare one hundred thousand yuan for me, even if it’s to repay us for raising you from childhood and paying for your schooling.]

Seeing this message, she couldn’t help but reply, [Did you ask for my permission to give birth to me! I have always spent my dad’s money, not yours!!!]

After sending it, her hands couldn’t stop trembling.

She threw her phone aside and couldn’t help but start crying.

***

Gu Lili went to Ye Yan’s mansion the next evening.

Ye Yan’s mother was indeed waiting for her.

With Gu Lili’s persuasion, Ye Yan’s mother finally agreed to talk to Ye Yan, and hearing his mother’s voice, Ye Yan wept loudly.

Without any surprises, the matter with Ye Yan’s mother was resolved smoothly.

A ritual was performed in front of Ye Yan’s mother’s grave to send her off to report to the underworld.

It lasted until after ten in the evening.

Ye Yan paid her two million yuan.

Receiving the money, Gu Lili waved her hand, "Thank you."

"It’s me who should thank you, Mrs. Long. I’ve actually heard Xichen speak of you and his mother before, really meeting you is unlike anything I’ve heard, you’re truly awesome. Long Yubei is really lucky."

Gu Lili smiled lightly, "You flatter me, but won’t you let your father know?"

He shook his head, "What difference does it make whether he knows or not? She’s long gone."

"That’s true, now that your mother has passed, try not to be too sad. I won’t bother Mr. Ye anymore."

Ye Yan stood up to see her out, "Mrs. Long, take care."

"Thank you."

Stepping out of the living room, the sky was dark as ink, a whirlwind blew in.

On the way back, a heavy rain indeed fell.

Regarding this damn unpredictable summer weather, she really had firsthand experience.

Waiting at the traffic light, her phone screen lit up.

It was from an unknown local number.

She clicked to answer and put on her Bluetooth headset, "Who is this?"

Silence on the other end, no one spoke.

"Who is it? If you don’t speak, I’ll hang up."

Still no response, she cut off the call.

The phone rang again immediately.

Gu Lili wondered if the other person’s phone had malfunctioned earlier?

She answered again.

This time, there was a voice on the other end, a man speaking.

"Hello, are you Gu Lili?"

"Where did you get my number if you’re unsure of my identity? Who are you?"

"Gu Lili, our Master would like to meet you."

"Who is it?"

"You’ll find out when you meet. Let’s arrange a time..."

"No."

She hung up directly, her instincts telling her that such evasive and secretive individuals were usually up to no good.

The phone rang a third time.

She immediately blocked the number.

Then she continued driving home.

Upon returning to Qin Garden, Gu Lili immediately asked Tang Qingli to investigate the number, and the result was shocking.

"Young Madam, that number is unregistered."

"What?" She showed him the call log, "Look, I answered it, how can it be unregistered?"