When Qin Qinghan heard this, a hint of mockery bubbled up in her cold eyes. The mockery was so desolate.
"Forgive him? How could I ever do that," Qin Qinghan said mournfully as hot tears rolled down her cheeks. She looked into Ye Fengwu's eyes and continued, "He didn't just destroy my innocence, he also destroyed my life."
"Can you understand how a young girl who once dreamed beautiful dreams, has now fallen into eternal despair because of a rapist?"
"Even as a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a painter. I wanted to travel the world and paint everything I saw."
"Because of him... I can't even add color to my paintings anymore. I changed my major to business management. All I can do is survive in this family, raise Jing Si well, and let my burdened parents enjoy their old age."
Wah wah~!
By the end, Qin Qinghan was sobbing uncontrollably. This was perhaps the first time in eight years that she had unleashed all her emotions.
Feeling Qin Qinghan's grief, Ye Fengwu was filled with even more guilt, which strengthened his resolve to make amends to her.
He even regretted thinking about giving up on Qin Qinghan. A ring could not negate her. So he wanted to give her, and himself, a chance.
"Let me take care of you mother and daughter," Ye Fengwu suddenly grasped Qin Qinghan's hand and said gently.
Qin Qinghan wanted to withdraw her hand, but as always, she couldn't break free from his rough grip.
"Let go of me," Qin Qinghan said stubbornly with tears in her eyes.
Ye Fengwu said, "I'm very sincere."
"Let go, I want to get out of the car."
Perhaps it was fear, or excessive excitement, but Qin Qinghan's emotions spiraled out of control. She desperately tried to yank her hand back.
At this moment, a strange look flashed across Ye Fengwu's eyes. Following that, a mad idea popped into his mind.
So he undid his seatbelt, and suddenly pressed himself onto Qin Qinghan, fiercely kissing her soft, alluring red lips.
Mmph mmph~!
Qin Qinghan was stunned, her beautiful face draining of color. This was her first kiss. When she felt something forcefully prying open her shell-like teeth, a hint of anger finally surfaced in Qin Qinghan's momentarily absent eyes.
Next, she bit down hard.
Ah~!
Ye Fengwu yelped in pain and instantly recoiled.
Qin Qinghan coldly pressed the unlock button, flung open the door, and fled upstairs in a panic.
Inside the car, Ye Fengwu licked the trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, looking unsatisfied as he sighed, "Too impulsive, too impulsive..."
When Ye Fengwu glanced back at the suitcase in the backseat, he suddenly remembered something he had forgotten—the money borrowed from Jiang Hao for Qin Qinghan's emergency use.
But thinking about what he had just impulsively done, if he went upstairs now, Qin Qinghan would surely kick him out.
So Ye Fengwu directly called Jiang Hao.
...
The next morning at eight, Qin Qinghan had just finished washing the bowls and chopsticks when a knock sounded at her door.
Upon opening the door, she saw a stiffly smiling young man standing outside, the same one she had met last night—Zheng Tao.
Zheng Tao's left hand was wrapped in bandages. His right hand held a black briefcase. Seeing Qin Qinghan, he quickly called out, "Sister-in-law, last night Brother Wu left in a rush and forgot to leave this money..."
Bang~!
Before Zheng Tao could finish speaking, Qin Qinghan had slammed the door shut.
Her eyes were filled with wariness as she said to the door, "Go back, I don't want anything from him."
"Sister-in-law, don't, if you don't accept this money, my other hand will be done for too."
Soon, Zheng Tao's pitiful voice sounded from outside the door.
At this time, Qin Zhi and Yang Yu also came over.
Yang Yu snorted, "Since he's here to deliver money, why not take it? Qinghan, you didn't get back that 80,000 yuan you gave Gao He yesterday."
Last night, after returning home, Qin Qinghan hadn't told her parents the truth. She only said Chen Nan had saved her and caught Gao He.
So Qin Zhi and Yang Yu had no idea the Zheng Tao outside the door was a leader of the underground forces in Haishang City.
"You go back. I don't want anything from him," Qin Qinghan said to the door.
"Sister-in-law, don't, if you don't accept this 500,000, Brother Hao will break one of my legs."
Soon, Zheng Tao's pitiful voice sounded again from outside.
When Qin Zhi and Yang Yu heard someone had come to deliver 500,000, their faces immediately lit up, no longer caring who this Brother Hao was.
But Qin Qinghan had already silently started wiping the table.
Yang Yu didn't want the 500,000 to slip away, so she hurriedly opened the door.
"Sister-in-law..."
Seeing the door open, Zheng Tao had just called out when he saw it wasn't Qin Qinghan who had opened it.
Seeing Yang Yu open the door, Qin Qinghan became anxious. She quickly went up and said to Yang Yu, "Mom, why did you open the door?"
Yang Yu glanced at the black briefcase in Zheng Tao's hand, then said displeasedly to Qin Qinghan, "He's here to deliver money, how could you leave him outside?"
As she spoke, she reached to take the briefcase from Zheng Tao's hand.
Qin Qinghan hurriedly stopped Yang Yu and said bitterly, "Mom, this is Ye Fengwu's money, we can't take it."
Hearing this, Yang Yu became even more self-righteous. "That rapist actually has so much money. Since it's his, we should take it even more. Did he really think a fake ring could make up for eating our food and living in our home?"
Qin Qinghan was anxious and urged, "Mom, you don't know anything. He doesn't owe us anything, in fact I owe him a lot. Anyway, we can't take this money."
After a night's time, Qin Qinghan was still furious about Ye Fengwu forcefully kissing her last night, but that didn't mean she didn't know what he had done for her.
If she took his money again, she would owe him even more.
At this time, Qin Zhi suddenly said, "Qinghan, take it. After all, the 80,000 yuan you gave Gao He was borrowed too. This can pay it back."
Outside the door, Zheng Tao stood holding a suitcase of money, stupidly watching the mother and daughter argue, not daring to step into the room.
When he heard Qin Qinghan had given Gao He 80,000 yuan, his eyes suddenly brightened. He quickly said, "Sister-in-law, the 80,000 yuan for Gao He is included in this. Brother Wu told me to bring it together."
Hearing this, Qin Qinghan still didn't want to accept it.
But Yang Yu stepped forward and took the suitcase, excitedly saying, "So this is that money! We should accept it even more. Thank you, young man."
Zheng Tao fawned, "Don't mention it, don't mention it. Auntie, uncle, just take it, just take it."
After speaking, before Qin Qinghan could refuse, Zheng Tao fled downstairs as if escaping.
After Zheng Tao left, Yang Yu and Qin Zhi eagerly opened the suitcase and saw it was indeed full of cash, a full 500,000 yuan.
Seeing her parents' delighted expressions, Qin Qinghan was extremely bitter. She complained, "Dad, Mom, how could you accept this kind of money? You don't even know what kind of person Ye Fengwu is. Now I owe him even more."
Holding a stack of cash, Yang Yu happily laughed, "I don't care what kind of person he is. He has his eyes on my daughter. Does he think he can get her for free?"
Qin Qinghan knew that once the 500,000 entered her parents' hands, it would be impossible to return.
At this time, Yang Yu took out 80,000 yuan and said, "Qinghan, return 50,000 of this to Chen Nan, and use the remaining 30,000 to redeem that high quality fake ring. That way you'll stop endlessly resenting me for selling your ring."
Qin Qinghan resigned herself to her fate, but she would definitely return this money to Ye Fengwu one day.
Then Qin Qinghan said, "Mom, give me the receipt from selling the ring."
...
Two hours later, Qin Qinghan left home carrying 30,000 yuan, and soon arrived at a shop called "Xihutang Pawnshop."
Xihutang Pawnshop was well known in Haishang City. Unlike other small and medium pawnshops, this pawnshop's storefront was very large. Not only did they earn commissions by accepting pawned items, they also bought and sold all kinds of antiques.
Stepping into the store, a woman in a black professional skirt suit immediately came over.
"Miss, are you here to look at antiques or pawn items?" the female clerk said politely with a smile.
Qin Qinghan took out the receipt from her bag, and likewise very politely said, "I'm here to redeem the ring I pawned a few days ago, it has a very large sapphire on it."
Upon hearing that she was here to redeem something, the polite smile on the female clerk's face instantly disappeared, replaced with an indifferent expression, a complete change from her previous demeanor.