Chapter 985: She Wished That the Ye Family Would Lose the Custody Battle
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“Murdered?” Ye Hao froze and he looked at Officer Liu in confusion, “Officer Liu, she was just an ordinary girl without any enemies, so why would she…?”
Officer Liu replied, “It is hard to determine her fate at the moment which is why we have to find her as soon as possible.”
Ye Hao heaved a long sigh and he was worried for w.a.n.g Lan as well. He only hoped that she was alive and well.
He did not return to the company after he left the police station but instead headed straight home.
He still had some matters to deal with at home and moreover, he had to personally comfort w.a.n.g Lan’s parents.
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Xia Jingshu had just returned to the Ye family mansion. She looked rather upset and her face was pale.
She felt extremely upset whenever she remembered that the judge had awarded Xi Xi’s custody to He Xiyan. Although her granddaughter was extremely pampered and disobedient, she was still her granddaughter whom she had raised under her care for the past two to three years. Now that He Xiyan held custody of Xi Xi, she knew that Xi Xi would rarely return to the Ye family mansion, so she would no longer have many opportunities to see her granddaughter.
When her granddaughter lived with her, she felt that her granddaughter was extremely disobedient and was constantly irritated at how her granddaughter was always going against her. However, she felt a little discomfited now that her granddaughter was no longer by her side and also felt that the house seemed emptier.
Han Xue’s heels clicked against the floor as she walked down the stairs. She was wearing a vivid red dress, her heels were also bright red, and when paired with her equally red lipstick, she looked even more seductive than usual.
Han Xue walked toward her mother-in-law and patted her shoulder.
“Mom, don’t be sad. You’ll still have Xiao Yu even if Xi Xi is no longer with us at home. Xiao Yu relies on you the most,” Han Xue said with a smile as she waved at her son.
Ye Chenyu immediately ran over when he saw his mother gesturing for him to go over and he was still holding his toy airplane in his hand.
“Grandma…” he said sweetly and his amber-colored eyes blinked adorably up at her.
Xia Jingshu immediately felt better when she heard her grandson’s voice and she no longer looked so upset.
She placed her wizened hand on her grandson’s head.
Her precious grandson was becoming more adorable by the day and he had also become more polite.
“Look, mom, Xiao Yu has grown taller again,” she said as she measured his height against her body.
She was thrilled today when she heard that He Xiyan had obtained custody of Ye Zixi for this meant that He Xiyan would no longer be able to come to the Ye family mansion on the pretext of visiting her child. Moreover, Ye Zixi’s change of custody meant that Xiao Yu would inherit the Ye family fortune in the future.
She prayed that He Xiyan would remarry, and hoped that He Xiyan would marry the fool who she had been living with. The best scenario would be for Ye Zixi to adopt the last name of her new husband for this meant that she would be giving up on her right to inherit the Ye family fortune.
This was how Han Xue thought about the result from the courts today. She couldn’t wait for her stepdaughter to leave the Ye family for good and had been praying for this day to come for the longest time.
“Mom…” Han Xue started before she heard the familiar sound of leather shoes clicking against the floor.
She turned and saw her husband’s aloof expression.
Ye Hao glanced at Han Xue coldly before he walked toward his mother.
“Mom, are w.a.n.g Lan’s parents still here?” he asked.
Twenty days had pa.s.sed since w.a.n.g Lan disappeared without a trace and he felt obligated to comfort and give her grieving parents who must be experiencing a lot of stress and anguish some form of compensation.
Xia Jingshu shook her head and couldn’t help but heave a long sigh when she recalled this tricky case.