Watching her daughter cry, Xie Yu felt sorry for her. She gently wiped away South Phoenix's tears and said, "It seems like the two of us, mother and daughter, are going through a rough patch. The men we've encountered are really not up to par."
She had wasted over twenty years of her life before realizing that the man she had married was no good. All her sacrifices during those years had been in vain, and in return, she got a man who had cheated on her while she was pregnant.
Thinking back on those twenty-plus years, Ye Guangda often went on business trips, and she hadn't paid much attention to it. Now, in retrospect, had he been visiting that shameless mistress every time he went on a business trip?
"I'm definitely getting a divorce from Bao Sheng," South Phoenix said, looking at the woman in front of her. "Mom, what about you and Dad? What are you planning to do?"
"Do you think that because Ye Guangda has brought someone home, I shouldn't get a divorce and would be a pushover?" Xie Yu asked.
South Phoenix shook her head.
Xie Yu continued, "This marriage is definitely ending. Ye Guangda has been unkind to me, so I can't be unjust. I want to watch as Ye Guangda loses everything bit by bit and falls into the abyss. When he has nothing left, I'll leave. South Phoenix, now is not the time for your mom to get a divorce."
South Phoenix fell silent, and now she understood.
"Are you blaming Mom for being heartless? After all, he's your father," Xie Yu asked with some concern.
South Phoenix shook her head. "Just as Mom said, he's starting over, and we're thriving. I think Mom is doing the right thing."
Xie Yu pursed her lips. "Yes, after twenty years of feelings, it can't withstand this kind of rampant behavior. Mom figured it out a long time ago. This vast Ye Shoe Company, it was all supported by me. How could I let another woman and your heartless father take advantage of it? Don't worry about me, I know what to do."
Hearing this, South Phoenix felt relieved.
Xie Yu got up, rummaged through a cabinet, and found a small box. She opened it and took out a folder.
"By the way, take this."
"What is this?" South Phoenix asked.
"This is what your grandfather left for you. Ye Guangda has cheated me out of many good things over the years, but he didn't care about this one."
South Phoenix opened the folder and quickly found the words "Landfill."
"Although it's a landfill, it's also one of the dowry items my father left me when I got married."
"Shi Green Environmental Culture Company?"
"Yes," Xie Yu said softly. "The company is now managed by your uncles in the Shi family. Take this with you, and your uncles will help you."
South Phoenix couldn't help but think.
As South Phoenix, she had made various crisis preparations, including creating this secret account when she was ten years old. In fact, because this account had been created so early and wasn't in her own name, she felt secure. Over the years, she had put a considerable amount of money into this account.
However, the original owner, Ye Nanling, was not a wealthy woman. If she were to withdraw the money from this account after divorcing Bao Sheng, it would raise suspicions.
Just like today, when she was shopping, Ye Xinyao and the others harassed her.
Today's expenses were just a six-figure sum, but if she were to directly withdraw several hundred million from this account, it would surely attract attention.
Her identity as South Phoenix couldn't be exposed right now, so she couldn't be too high-profile.
Thinking of this, she felt that the environmental protection company was an excellent option.
If she could become successful through this company, everything in the future would be perfectly normal.
She hadn't expected that a trip to the Ye family would lead to the solution of such a thorny problem.
"Mom, after I've resolved the current situation, I'll take you out of here. We'll live freely and happily, without suffering any injustice."
"You don't have to get involved in the situation here."
South Phoenix shook her head. "Li Yiliu has brought her daughter here, and how can your daughter hide outside? We came in a hurry, and many things aren't ready yet. You wait for me, and I'll move back in after I've finished handling my current affairs."
Xie Yu became anxious. "South Phoenix! You don't understand. Your father and I have been married for twenty years. We'll handle our own affairs. Don't get involved. Mom knows what to do. Mom is already this old; how could I not handle such a small matter?"
Just as she was saying this, the sound of a key interrupted them. The noisy voice of Ye Guangda disturbed the conversation between mother and
daughter.
"Xie Yu, open the door. Let's have a good talk, and also discuss South Phoenix's matter thoroughly."
Xie Yu said to the door, "There's nothing to discuss between us."
The door hesitated for a moment, and then Ye Guangda's voice came again, "Several shoe companies in the West City are thriving, while Ye Shoe Company is already in a downturn. The relationship with the Bao family cannot be severed. At least consider the bigger picture."
Xie Yu replied, "The shoes aren't selling well. Instead of thinking about whether the shoe styles are the problem, whether the comfort of the shoes is the problem, and whether the quality of the shoes is the problem, you're thinking about selling your daughter's asset. Where in the world does something like this happen? Ye Guangda, don't force me to scold you!"
"Xie Yu!"
Xie Yu handed the folder to South Phoenix. "Rest assured, this is something my father gave me before our marriage. It has nothing to do with you. Besides, you've never cared about this landfill, have you?"
(End of this chapter)
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