Chapter 298 - Severing Ties
Yan Jinyu smiled at Yan Jinyun and walked over.
Yin Jiujin, who was half a step behind her, followed. At this moment, his expression was very ugly. He had heard as much as Yan Jinyu had heard as he was with her.
Fu Ya hadn"t even gone upstairs when they arrived. They had also heard most of what Yan Qingyu had said to Fu Ya.
Probably because they were all a little agitated, they did not notice that they had already stepped into the main building.
"Why do you have such an expression? I don"t care," Yan Jinyu said to Yan Jinyun with a smile.
After saying that, she even took out a red packet from her bag. "Here, your new year"s red-envelope money."
Hearing that she didn"t care, she still had a smile on her face. It seemed like she wasn"t lying. Yan Qingyu and Yan Jinyun"s feelings were very complicated.
Looking at the red packet she handed over, their emotions became even more complicated.
"If you don"t want it, I"ll take it back. It"s not much money anyway. It"s the thought that counts. Don"t worry, it"s my money not from Brother Nine…"
"If you don"t want it, I"ll take it back. It"s not much money anyway…"
Before she could finish speaking, Yan Jinyun s.n.a.t.c.hed the red packet away. "Who said I don"t want it!"
"This is the first red packet I received this year."
Yan Qingyu was stunned.
His heart was in turmoil.
However, just as Yan Jinyun finished speaking, another red packet was handed to her. She looked up and saw that it was actually Yin Jiujin!
Yan Jinyun was so frightened that she couldn"t maintain her bearing as the top socialite in North City. She took two steps back and lost her composure.
"New Year"s red-envelope money," Yin Jiujin said calmly.
Yan Jinyun was terrified. "M-Master Nine…"
Then, she saw that Master Nine"s expression seemed to be a little ugly when he retracted the red packet that was handed to her.
Yan Jinyun was shocked and hurriedly looked at Yan Jinyu pleadingly.
For the first time, she couldn"t care if this action didn"t match her status as the top socialite in North City. She looked like she was about to cry.
This was Master Nine! Not anyone else!
Before she could recover from the shock of Master Nine giving her the red packet, Master Nine took it back unhappily.
What did she do wrong to anger Master Nine?
Although she had thought about marrying into the Yin Family and Master Nine in the past, it was because she had been muddle-headed at that time and she had long realized that.
She was very afraid of Master Nine, even if Master Nine treated Yan Jinyu very well.
Yan Jinyu really didn"t expect Yin Jiujin to have prepared a red packet either, nor did she expect him to be so childish.
Yan Jinyu looked at him in amus.e.m.e.nt before smiling and saying to Yan Jinyun, "Call him Brother-in-law."
"?" Yan Jinyun.
She finally came to her senses and quickly shouted, "Brother-in-law."
"Yes," Yin Jiujin replied indifferently. He handed the red packet over again. "New Year"s red-envelope money."
Yan Jinyun was flattered and fearful as she took it.
"Th-thank you, Brother-in-law." Her hands trembled as she held the red packet. She had never dreamed that she would receive Master Nine"s New Year"s red-envelope money one day!
It was hot!
Should she find a place to wors.h.i.+p for this New Year"s red-envelope money?
As she was thinking, she realized that the red packet Yan Jinyu gave her seemed to be a little wrong. She controlled her emotions and opened it on the spot.
Seeing the limited edition black card in the red packet, Yan Jinyun was speechless.
She was beyond shocked.
Yan Qingyu was even more shocked.
They hadn"t forgotten that Yan Jinyu had said that this was her own money.
Yan Jinyun was already so shocked after seeing many aspects of Yan Jinyu that didn"t match the rumors, let alone Yan Qingyu, who had always thought that Yan Jinyu grew up in a country orphanage.
In Yan Qingyu"s opinion, even if Yan Jinyu was different from the country b.u.mpkin in his imagination, she was only someone who grew up in an orphanage. She only had a junior high education and had worked countless jobs.
Hence, how could Yan Qingyu not be shocked when he suddenly saw Yan Jinyu take out a limited edition black card that even he wasn"t qualified to have?
"This…"
"Don"t worry. My hard-earned money comes from a legitimate source. Just take it that I"ve made up for all the New Year"s red-envelope money that I should have given you in the past 16 years. There"s no need to feel burdened."
"Don"t worry, it"s not unlimited. This card is special. It has a limit."
"I"m not from the remote mountains," Yan Jinyun said. "Even if I"m not qualified to get such a card, I know what card it is."
"The lowest limit for this card is one billion!"
Yan Jinyu didn"t deny it. "Don"t worry. This bit of money is really nothing to me."
After saying that, she sensed Yin Jiujin staring at her.
His gaze was meaningful.
Yan Jinyu was a little embarra.s.sed. She remembered now. When she returned to North City with Yin Jiujin, she said that she only had 1000 dollars in her card. She even used it to change her phone.
Yin Jiujin had probably recalled this and was about to settle old scores with her.
She quickly reached out to hold his hand comfortingly, but she didn"t look at him. She only continued to say to Yan Jinyun, "Besides, I"m being kept now. There"s nothing for me to spend money on."
Indeed, Yin Jiujin retracted his gaze after she said that.
He was really a child who needed someone to coax him.
Yin Jiujin seemed to be getting further and further away from his image in front of her.
What happened to his calm, cold, and frightening aura?
"You…"
Just as Yan Jinyun spoke, Yan Qingyu asked Yan Jinyu what she wanted to ask, "How did you earn your money?"
Yan Jinyu smiled and looked at him. "Of course, I earned it with my own hands. Dad, do you still think that I stole it or robbed it?"
She was clearly smiling, but it sounded ironic. Yan Qingyu looked uncomfortable under her gaze. "I-I"m not… I just want to know how your money came about. It"s impossible to earn so much money by relying on you to work for those small jobs. You…"
"I got it with my life," Yan Jinyu suddenly said.
Her tone was neither rushed nor slow. There was even a smile on her face. Her emotions were calm and she looked like she was joking.
Only Yin Jiujin knew that she was telling the truth.
He held her hand in his.
Yan Jinyun looked at Yan Jinyu and then at the black card in her hand. She lowered her eyes slightly and couldn"t help but tighten her grip on the card.
Yan Jinyu was so skilled and she was also so good at racing. She would believe it if she said that her money was exchanged by risking her life.
Even if she didn"t know what exactly was going on with the money Yan Jinyu said she had exchanged her life for it.
"Are you… serious?" Yan Qingyu asked uncertainly.
He clearly felt that she was joking, but he still could not help but ask.
Indeed, based on the information he had found, it was impossible for Yan Jinyu to earn so much money. Even if the information he found was fake, how could an 18-year-old girl earn so much money? She even said that this bit of money was nothing to her.
Didn"t that mean that her a.s.sets far exceeded a billion dollars?
Moreover, the lowest limit of this card was one billion. This did not mean that there was only one billion in this card. It was very likely that it had more!
"Of course." Yan Jinyu chuckled. "Do I have to lie to you?"
"Dad, don"t be surprised. I could escape from the kidnappers when I was two years old so I have the brains to earn money. It"s just that the process is a little different from how the ordinary people earn it."
Yan Qingyu froze when he heard her mention the kidnappers again.
He had not forgotten that back then, they only saved their younger daughter and did not care about their elder daughter"s life.
He opened his mouth but did not know what to say for a long time.
Thinking about it carefully, ever since Yun"er"s att.i.tude towards them suddenly changed and told them that she was as cold as them in her bones, even if she successfully married into the Yin Family, she might not care about them much, his mentality started to change.
However, he had valued power for many years, and that small change was suppressed in no time.
It was only in the past few months that his old friends and partners had all distanced themselves from him. When he met someone he knew, the other party ignored him. There were even people who openly mocked him.
He then realized that he had really lost his power.
He wanted to turn the situation around. After a.n.a.lyzing the pros and cons, he realized that he had no chance of winning.
Hence, he stayed at the Yan Family"s mansion.
He could not think about anything for a day, for a week, for a month, but he couldn"t not think about anything for months.
He thought through a lot of things. Of course, there were also things that he couldn"t figure out, but his frequent emotion was…
Regret.
Especially after seeing that Yun"er had been busy with work for a few days and nights after taking over the Yan Corporation. As Yun"er"s mother, Fu Ya didn"t even say a word of concern. She only asked for money.
And it was always half to one million dollars. It happened every other day.
Later on, she began to ask for more. Perhaps she was afraid that Yun"er wouldn"t give it to her, so she ignored her status as a mother and started to curry favor with her daughter.
Not long ago, Yun"er was also pampered by them. She was also an outstanding child who was seriously nurtured as the heir.
He already felt guilty for the daughter he had raised since she was young, let alone the daughter he had abandoned 16 years ago.
"And the kidnapping back then. It"s not your fault."
"Other than giving Yun"er New Year"s money, I still have something to tell you in person."
Yan Jinyun and Yan Qingyu looked at her in confusion.
Yan Jinyu smiled gently and said, "The kidnapping back then wasn"t a coincidence. Someone deliberately did it. As for who it was, I won"t say much. I can only tell you that it was someone from a big family in the capital. Because my existence blocked the path of others who wanted their daughter to marry the Yin Family and wanted to get rid of me."
"Yun"er was also implicated by me. It"s only right that you chose to save Yun"er back then."
"Since the kidnapping back then was caused by me, I naturally can"t blame you for everything that happened after that."
What she meant was that since it was her fault, the subsequent matters had nothing to do with others. They had no obligation to save her?
Wasn"t she completely separating herself from the Yan Family?
She no longer treated them as her parents!
Yan Qingyu was stunned for a long time.
Yin Jiujin was silent too.
What happened back then was actually his responsibility.
It was useless to say anything more. It had already happened. All he could do was treat the girl better in the years to come.
"S-Sister…" Yan Jinyun was very smart. When Yan Jinyu said this, she roughly guessed Yan Jinyu"s plan.
"You…"
"This will be the last time I step into the Yan Family. I have nothing to do with the Yan Family in the future. Of course, even though I have nothing to do with the Yan Family, I"m still Yun"er"s elder sister. Don"t think that you don"t have to call me elder sister anymore."
"I"ve prepared a new year"s gift for Grandpa Xin, so I won"t send it over personally. Yun"er, remember to pa.s.s it to him for me." Zhao Ling took the gift over. At this moment, Zhao Ling was still holding it in her hand.
"Of course, if Yun"er encounters any trouble, you can still look for me directly. If you can"t contact me, you can look for Brother Nine."
Yan Jinyun pursed her lips tightly. Her eyes were red. "Must you do this?"
"I"m the head of the Yan Family now. I have the final say. No one dares to slight you anymore. You"re the eldest daughter of the Yan Family. This is your home. You can come and go as you please. No one will bother you. If you don"t want to stay in the Yan Family, it"s up to you. But why do you have to do this?"
"No longer related? What"s the difference between that and cutting ties?"
Yan Jinyu was unmoved. She still had a smile on her face. "We"re cutting ties."
"You!"
"Dad is right. We don"t have a deep relations.h.i.+p. Since that"s the case, severing ties won"t affect anything. We can avoid being family in the future. Everyone will also not feel disgusted."
"Besides, I"m only cutting ties with the Yan Family. It has nothing to do with you, Yun"er. You have to acknowledge me as your sister for the rest of your life."
"Alright, the New Year"s red-envelope money has been delivered. We"ve also sent the message. Let"s not stay any longer." She held Yin Jiujin"s hand and turned to leave.
"Stop!" It was Fu Ya.
Fu Ya didn"t really go upstairs. Instead, she stood at the top of the stairs. She couldn"t see the people downstairs and the people downstairs also couldn"t see her, but she could hear their words.
One billion!
She had caught that one billion!
Yan Jinyu stopped and looked up. "Mom also… Oh, we"ve cut ties. We have to change our address now. Is there anything else, Mrs. Yan?"
"Cut off ties? Just because you say so? I gave birth to you after 10 months. You"re still my daughter until your death!"
"It"s fine if you want to cut ties. Give me the solatium! I don"t want much. Since you gave Yun"er a billion dollars as New Year"s money, just give me a billion dollars!"
"Mom!"
"Shut up!"
Yan Jinyun and Yan Qingyu looked shocked. They didn"t expect Fu Ya to say such words. After the shock, they were furious.
Yan Jinyu smiled faintly, "Are you… asking me for money?"
"This is the first time in my life that someone has dared to have designs on my money.. Even I admire your courage."