Seeing Du Jiangchen so agitated, Ye Jingyi was stunned for a moment, then her brows furrowed deeply.

Originally, when she and Jiang Chen had married, it was only a marriage of convenience and entirely fake. Now, when she no longer needed it, he didn't want a divorce?

Could it be that Jiang Chen was planning to cling to her?

No wonder he had agreed so readily at first; it was all to secure her trust and trick her into marriage.

With this thought, Ye Jingyi grew angry as well, "Jiang Chen, don't you go too far. I, Ye Jingyi, owe you nothing. We'll pay you dividends for that secret recipe. This marriage must end."

Jiang Chen's face darkened, he firmly said, "I will never divorce!"

Zhou Ru, seeing the couple arguing, was overjoyed and quickly joined in with mocking sarcasm, "What's the matter, Jiang Chen? You want to cling to our Jing Yi? Are you a freeloader who wants to live off Jing Yi for the rest of your life?"

Wang Dongyang seized the opportunity to add insult to injury, "Exactly. I think you just want to stick to Jing Yi. You must have deceived her from the start to make her agree to the marriage."

Ye Yanni sneered, "Jiang Chen, you big liar, you're the scum among scum!"

Ye Jianxiong roared out loud, "That's right. I saw through you long ago. Divorce immediately and then get out of our house."

Listening to her family's cursing and humiliation of Jiang Chen, Ye Jingyi felt awkward, but she bit her teeth and looked coldly at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was burning with anger, and upon seeing Ye Jingyi's icy demeanor, a wave of pain and disappointment swept over him as he shook his head.

Yet he still didn't want a divorce, and not just because he loved Ye Jingyi. It was also because living in such a family, her kindness would make it impossible for her to survive.

If he truly gave up on Ye Jingyi now, one day, she would surely be pushed to the brink again!

With that thought, Jiang Chen turned to leave this place of strife and decided to talk with Ye Jingyi another day.

But Ye Yanni and Wang Dongyang blocked his way, glaring at him furiously, "You're not going anywhere. Get the divorce done immediately. Once you're divorced, you can go wherever you please."

Jiang Chen laughed bitterly, "Ha, ha. So, a divorce is a must, is it? Fine! Bring me one billion, and with that, I'll agree to the divorce. If you can't come up with the money, don't expect me to consent to the divorce."

"Jiang Chen!" Ye Jingyi shouted angrily, staring straight at him, "So it's true, you only married me for the money? All your past promises were just lies? I fell for your tricks, you bastard. I should never have married you in the first place."

Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile and shook his head, his gaze complex as he looked at Ye Jingyi.

Regarding the woman who was his soulmate in his dreams, reflecting on those sweet moments that currently only existed in his dreams, his anger slowly subsided.

"Jing Yi, I don't want the money. I won't take a single penny; I just want to stay by your side. It's not to entangle you, but because you are too kind. Only I will wholeheartedly help you. I must stay by your side, otherwise, you will..."

Jiang Chen didn't finish his sentence. Those were all memories from his dreams, and Ye Jingyi wouldn't believe them even if he told her. But just based on the kindness Ye Jingyi had shown him in his dream memories, he knew he had to protect her.

"Jiang Chen, what do you mean?"

Ye Jingyi was perplexed for a moment, and a surge of anger flared up, "Are you saying they are all worse than you? This is my home, they are my family. The Ye Family is also my clan; they are all my relatives. Do you think they would harm me?

And what do you mean by you're the only one who will help me?

You're really funny! What exactly can you use to help me?

You can't even help yourself, yet you want to help me?

Who do you think you are? You're just a leech relying on me for a free meal!"

Listening to Ye Jingyi's harsh words, Jiang Chen was at a loss for words, his face flushed with embarrassment and his heart broken.

He never expected Ye Jingyi to say such things. It wouldn't matter if anyone else said them, but he couldn't bear to hear them from Ye Jingyi.

"Bang—" With a turn, Jiang Chen fiercely pushed Wang Dongyang, who was blocking his way, and stormed out of Ye Jingyi's home.

Ye Jingyi was stunned, the look of loss and despair in Jiang Chen's eyes did not escape her notice. Suddenly, she felt an inexplicable pang of pain in her heart.

"Kid, stop right there!" Zhou Ru shouted, and several people hurried after him.

But how could they not catch up with Jiang Chen? By the time they ran out of the villa, Jiang Chen's figure was nowhere to be seen.

"Damn it, he got away!"

"No way, we'll go find him tomorrow, we'll force him to sign the divorce papers if we have to."

Zhou Ru and the others cursed angrily for a moment before heading home when a luxury Mercedes stopped in front of them.

"What's this..." Ye Jianxiong was slightly stunned, but when he saw who got out of the car, he immediately greeted them with a flattering smile, "Cousin, what brings you here?"

Ye Jianmin, the spokesman for the Ye family in charge of managing the stocks of various companies.

Zhou Ru's eyes brightened, and she stared at Ye Jianmin, "Cousin, are you here to sign the stock transfer agreement with us?"

"Hmm." Ye Jianmin nodded indifferently, glanced at the few people, and frowned, "Where's Ye Jingyi?"

"She's here, in the house, let's go, cousin, please come inside."

Ye Jianxiong hastily responded, ushering Ye Jianmin into the house.

Ye Jingyi was reminiscing about the moments she shared with Jiang Chen, and it took her a moment to realize Ye Jianmin had entered.

"Jingyi, didn't you see your uncle has arrived?" Zhou Ru's face darkened as she scolded.

Ye Jingyi collected her thoughts and softly greeted, "Uncle."

"Hmm." Ye Jianmin nodded and sat down authoritatively in the living room's main seat. He took out a stack of contracts and tossed them on the coffee table, "Here are the stock transfers I promised you, sign them."

"Very well!"

Zhou Ru hastily picked up the contracts and looked closely. Her face changed instantly.

Seeing his wife frozen there, Ye Jianxiong sensed something was amiss, looked over the contract, and then frowned at Ye Jianmin, "Cousin, this isn't the stock transfer for Liying Cosmetics, this is for Sancai Company! That company has been losing money for a long time, didn't you get the wrong one?"

Ye Jingyi was stunned for a moment, took the contract to look, and indeed it was a stock transfer agreement for a failing company that the Ye family had planned to shut down.

"Uncle, when we had the meeting you clearly said it was shares of Liying Cosmetics, how can you go back on your word?" Ye Jingyi frowned at Ye Jianmin.

Ye Jianmin snorted coldly, "Liying Cosmetics? Liying Cosmetics will soon become a key enterprise cultivated by the family, how could we possibly give it to you? You are of no use, after having been supported by the family for so many years, don't you think it's time to contribute? Be thankful for what you're offered; otherwise, you'll get nothing."

"How can you do this to us?"

Ye Jingyi felt so angry that she saw black.

She had put in tremendous effort at Liying Cosmetics. Originally, the family had given up on Liying Cosmetics and thrown it to her father, never bothering with it, not even providing funding. Now that Liying Cosmetics had secured investment from The Four Seas and obtained a secret formula, the family was taking interest, but they wanted to kick her family out of the equation.

"Cousin, you can't do this!" Zhou Ru immediately burst into tears, grabbing Ye Jianmin's hand and wailing, "Cousin, doing this means our doom! You can't be so cruel!"

"Uncle, you can't treat us this way, we've put so much effort into Liying Cosmetics, you can't do this to us!"

"Cousin, surely the family has made a mistake!"

"We're finished..."

The whole family started to cry and create a commotion.

Ye Jingyi swept her gaze over the people in the living room, crying and causing chaos, with no one able to come up with a solution at this time, and she instantly felt despair.

Suddenly, Ye Jingyi remembered Jiang Chen, remembered his warning not to casually reveal the main ingredient, lest the family deceive her.

She hadn't listened to his advice, hadn't believed Jiang Chen.

Now, it was too late for regrets.

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