Chapter 1163 - 1205: Collecting Debts

Chapter 1163: Chapter 1205: Collecting Debts

Huo Junmo pressed his lips into a smile and said warmly, "A few days ago, when Uncle arrived in Jin City, he came to me. So, I was on alert and had someone secretly monitor them because I was afraid they might do something to hurt you!"

Ling Yueyue asked with a half-smile, "How did you know they would definitely hurt me? To them, having money is like having the whole world! At most, they just want to ask me for money! And why did my fake father come to you?"

"He came to me wanting help to sort out some issues! However, I refused. Originally, I intended to teach them a lesson to make them remember, but I didn’t expect your Aunt to come as well, or for things to develop this way. In the end, your Aunt just wanted to take revenge on Aunt, so she came to you and told you the whole truth, hoping it would break the bond you painstakingly rebuilt with Aunt and make you hate Aunt. Luckily...!" At this point, the smile on Huo Junmo’s face had a touch of pride and satisfaction as he gently rubbed Ling Yueyue’s hand twice on the back of her hand and continued, "Luckily, you were smart and didn’t disappoint me, nor did you let your Aunt’s scheme succeed."

Being praised by Huo Junmo like this, Ling Yueyue’s tail immediately lifted, and she proudly raised her chin, accepting Huo Junmo’s praise without reserve, "Of course, I’ve always been smart and calm, like her little trick could escape my eyes, no way!"

Huo Junmo raised an eyebrow and deliberately asked, "Are you really that smart and calm?"

Ling Yueyue raised her chin, saying matter-of-factly, "Of course, otherwise, how would I have survived to this day, and how would I have married you? This proves how wise and intelligent I am!"

Huo Junmo neither confirmed nor denied as he asked again, "Really?"

"...!" Seeing Huo Junmo’s eyes filled with a gentle smile, Ling Yueyue’s cheeks turned a bit red, and she awkwardly coughed twice, saying with some embarrassment, "The reason I kept being exploited by them, no matter how they squeezed me, I’d give them money, was because I remembered the grace of birth and sixteen years of upbringing! I hoped they could see the good in me as their daughter and love me as they loved my younger sister, so I kept satisfying their endless desire! How was I to know they weren’t my real parents? If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have foolishly given them money, supporting them for more than five years in vain! But now, speaking of it, it makes me angry—since they’re not my real parents, how dare they justifiably ask me for money? Over the years, I’ve probably spent two to three hundred thousand on them, not counting the one hundred thousand you gave! Two to three hundred thousand could buy a small house or make a down payment in Jin City! Just thinking about it makes my heart unbalanced, and it’s hard to swallow this resentment."

"Calm down, do you want to know why Aunt and Uncle turned against each other?" Because Ling Yueyue hasn’t acknowledged Ling Shenglan’s identity yet and has continued to call her Aunt, Huo Junmo also followed suit and didn’t change it. As for calling him "Uncle," he didn’t think that at this time, that person had any qualifications for him to call him the father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Ling Yueyue indifferently said, "I don’t know, why should I care about their falling out? One is ill-intentioned, and the other is cunning and sinister, they match each other well, and their tearing each other apart is normal!"

"The reason Aunt turned against Uncle is that Aunt wanted to seek justice for you, asking Uncle and Aunt to pay back the living expenses you gave them for more than five years! Also, before leaving, Aunt left the tuition fees, living expenses, accommodation fees, and meal expenses from your high school to university years with Uncle and Aunt, wanting them to give you the money you needed in each study year in the name of parents! But Aunt didn’t know that after she left, Uncle and Aunt embezzled the money, not giving you a single penny, but instead asking you every month for the hard-earned money you earned from part-time work! The reason I spoke well of Aunt in front of you and tried to mend your relationship was that I knew Aunt hadn’t been utterly ruthless with you. At least, she prepared all the expenses for your next three years of high school and four years of university, only you never knew!" Huo Junmo said a lot in one breath, calmly, just hoping that Ling Yueyue’s heart could feel a little comfort, not to think that all of her relatives didn’t care about her, that they all abandoned her, hoping she could regain a bit of warmth from her family.

After hearing all that Huo Junmo said, Ling Yueyue blinked her eyes and suddenly blurted out a sentence, "Where did she get so much money?"

"...!" Huo Junmo hadn’t expected that after he said so much, Ling Yueyue would just grab onto this sentence. He was momentarily speechless, "This money was the bride price from her current husband, she didn’t keep a dime for herself, she left it all for you, but it was all embezzled by Uncle and Aunt instead!"

Ling Yueyue curiously asked, "How do you know such secretive things?"

"Silly girl!" Unable to help himself, Huo Junmo reached out and strongly flicked Ling Yueyue’s forehead, saying helplessly, "If Aunt is going to sue Uncle and Aunt, she definitely has to go through some procedures or find a lawyer, right? Wanting to know these things, just investigate a little, wouldn’t you know? There are no walls without leaks, paper can’t cover fire!"

"Oh!" Ling Yueyue nodded her head, looking at Huo Junmo, suddenly clear.

Huo Junmo looked at Ling Yueyue and asked in return, "That’s it?"

Ling Yueyue raised an eyebrow, "What else? What do you want me to do? Forgive them? Or say that since my biological mother contributed so much for me, I should forgive her or feel grateful and indebted?"

Huo Junmo explained, "I’m not asking you to forgive her, I just want to tell you that she’s not as cold-hearted as you think! After knowing how Uncle and Aunt treated you, she realized that her only option was to help you get back the money they’ve taken from you in the past five years! In her heart, she really does care about you!"

Ling Yueyue calmly said, "I don’t know if she cares about me or not, I don’t hate her, nor do I blame her, so there is nothing to forgive or not forgive. I just want a peaceful and simple life, just hoping she won’t appear in my life again in the future, that’s all! Also, if she wants to help me get my money back, then let her get an extra hundred thousand back! You can tell her that when I was eighteen, her brother and sister-in-law sold me for ten thousand yuan to a lame man in the same village as a wife! Since she wants to claim it back, might as well get it all back at once!"

After hearing her words, Huo Junmo’s eyes suddenly darkened, and his expression immediately turned somber.