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Chapter 146 - 146 146 The Message Stuck in the Throat
Chapter 146 - 146 146 The Message Stuck in the Throat
?Chapter 146: Chapter 146: The Message Stuck in the Throat Chapter 146: Chapter 146: The Message Stuck in the Throat Wen Nianyou said fiercely, “Who knows if you’re just pretending? Give me your phone to check!”
Trembling, Tian Qiugui pulled out her phone from her pocket and handed it over with both hands.
Wen Nianyou, deeming her dirty, motioned for Lin Yueqin to take it.
Lin Yueqin took her basic phone, flipped through it, and found nothing—not even a person who had called or texted her.
Only then did Lin Yueqin remember that although Tian Qiugui had been married when she was young, her husband had died, and she ended up working as a maid for others. She had no children and hardly any relatives.
She desperately needed a job to support herself and a place to stay, and Lady Wen, kind-hearted, had taken her in, paying her a salary of fifteen thousand a month, covering her food and lodging, even providing her with clothes and shoes for all seasons.
Therefore, even with the amount of bullying and scolding she endured, Tian Qiugui put up with it all—she had nowhere else to go if she left here.
Lin Yueqin shook her head at Wen Nianyou: “Miss, it’s probably not her. She’s a lonely old woman with one foot in the grave; she doesn’t have much use for so much money.”
Wen Nianyou also felt it wasn’t her because seeing Tian Qiugui’s pathetic state, she didn’t seem to have the guts to threaten her.
But if not her, then who could it be?
The text message was like a fishbone in her throat, and she feared Lady Wen discovering it. Without delay, she left the study to stay close to Lady Wen.
If someone were to send word to Lady Wen, she wanted to intercept it immediately.
Yet, when she checked Lady Wen’s phone, she was surprised to see that Ye Chuyi’s number, which had been saved earlier, was now missing, and even the WeChat account was gone.
She found it strange—who had deleted it?
Lady Wen loved Ye Chuyi so much; it couldn’t have been her doing. Could it be Wen Xingye?
But why would Wen Xingye delete all contact information of Ye Chuyi?
Never mind, whatever the reason, it was a good thing in the end.
She put down the phone and began massaging Lady Wen’s back and legs. When she heard Lady Wen say she was thirsty, she brought her a cup of water, the temperature adjusted just right—neither too cold nor too hot, so it could be drunk straight away.
Lady Wen smiled, “Youyou is so thoughtful, such a filial child. You’ve even adjusted the water temperature perfectly; you really are mommy’s little padded jacket.”
“It’s only right that I’m filial to you. You’ve been weakened by the surgery, and I want to spend more time with you. When you’re fully recovered, I’ll take you on a trip. My friends have recently been going to Thailand to have fun—I’ll take you too.”
“I’d rather not. If you want to go, go with your friends and have fun. There’s nothing much at home, and I’m quite alright; you don’t have to stick by my side.”
“No, If you don’t go, I won’t either. I’m not the kind who enjoys playing around too much. I mainly want to take you out to relax.”
Wen Nianyou continued to sweet-talk her, and finally asked, “Mom, didn’t you say you would help me with sixty million? When can you transfer the money to me? I’m also thinking of starting up the company quickly, to get the best medicines for you.”
Lady Wen took out a card, “It’s been prepared for you; go start your company.”
Wen Nianyou was both surprised and delighted, “Thank you, Mom! I truly love you so much!”
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Jungle Pharmaceutical.
Ye Chuyi sat in her office making a call, “Ivy, check a phone number and a bank account for me. I need to know who this person is; they’ve scammed me out of five million.”
Ivy, known for his straightforward and no-nonsense manner, uncharacteristically fell silent.
After a while, he asked uncertainly, “Boss, could you really be scammed out of money?” He knew all too well just how tightly she protected her assets.
A night had passed since the incident, and Ye Chuyi’s emotions had stabilized, “Just a minor mishap. Go ahead and check.”
“Alright, boss, I’m on it.”
An hour later.
Ivy replied, “Boss, the phone number is unregistered, and there’s no way to trace it, but I found the vendor who sold these phone numbers. It’ll take some time to track down all the people who bought them.”
“Also, the bank account you transferred money to is overseas, and the funds were transferred out immediately after they arrived. It was premeditated.”