Chapter 465: What a useless man, a piece of trash

The reason she followed Gu Tingchen back to his ancestral home in the Northeast was that all the assets under Ye Mei Qin's name had been frozen.

The Ye Family Chamber of Commerce's employee number, the inheritance her father left her, and the money she had in the bank were all frozen by the state.

They said it was confiscated according to the law; as for the houses and cars under her name, they were all frozen as well.

Not to mention her once-decent job, which had also come to an end along with the conclusion of this affair.

Her mother had been imprisoned, hinting that there was a sum of money abroad that required her to go abroad and use her identity to claim it.

But she was penniless and had her daughter with her, so she couldn't go abroad at that critical moment.

She could only follow Gu Tingchen back to his ancestral home in the Northeast, lying low for a few years, saving money, obtaining a green card, and letting those who were secretly monitoring them lower their guard.

Now, she and her child had their green cards in hand, and she had saved up some money over these years—enough for the two of them to go to Piao Liang Guo!

Once in Piao Liang Guo, she would have a way to contact that person, and with that person's help, she would be able to successfully retrieve the money her mother had placed in the Swiss Bank. Then she could be the Ye Family Heiress again and let her daughter live a good life!

As for Gu Tingchen, what did his life or death have to do with her?

Over these years, the man had been struggling to survive like a stray dog, not only failing to provide her and her daughter with good living conditions but also constantly complaining with a mouth full of filth...

Clearly, he had no ability himself, yet he blamed all the family's misfortunes on her.

Heh heh heh.

What a useless man, a piece of trash!

When Ye Mei Qin dragged her weary body home and saw her husband dead drunk, with empty wine bottles all over the living room floor, the disgust in her heart surged even more violently.

It was like this again—decadent and useless!

She could no longer endure it; she got up to return to the room and signaled for her daughter to open the door.

"Mom, you're finally back. Dad is drinking again, and I'm so scared."

After Gu Yinyin opened the door, she pulled her mother inside and then locked the door again.

She didn't know why, but she just didn't like this father; every time she saw him, she felt an indescribable sense of irritation.

"Good daughter, pack your luggage; Mom is taking you away."

Ye Mei Qin kissed her own daughter's forehead; she had truly waited too long for this moment.

"Leave? Where are we going?"

Gu Yinyin was confused; where could they go?

"Forget it, don't bring too many things, just bring two sets of clothes to change into."

Ye Mei Qin sighed; all these years, just to put on a show for others, she had to endure.

She didn't dare give her daughter too good of a material life, and she dared not tell her daughter about her true background.

Now, she didn't want to endure anymore. The green card was in hand, and she had to take her daughter away from here as soon as possible and head toward a beautiful new life.

"Alright, wherever Mom is, I'll be there."

Gu Yinyin tilted her head to think for a moment before giving her response.

Mom dumped all the books out of her little schoolbag, took her two favorite sets of clothes and put them inside, and then placed her piggy bank into the bag.

Once Ye Mei Qin finished packing for her daughter, she casually grabbed a bag, brought her own two sets of clothes, and stuffed the hidden money and ration coupons inside.

Other things were unimportant; once she reached Piao Liang Guo and got the money from the Swiss Bank, she could spend it however she wanted and buy whatever she wanted for her daughter!

Just like that, taking advantage of the darkness, the mother and daughter carried their bags and walked toward the train station.

If they met acquaintances who asked, they would say it was summer vacation and they were going to the Capital to rely on the child's aunt.

Gu Tingchen's younger sister had married well in the Capital and had two children; her family status was also quite good.

This matter was no secret, so no one had any suspicions about these two women taking a train to the Capital.

Little did they know, this was just a smokescreen.

The route Ye Mei Qin took with her daughter was toward the train station, but in reality, after arriving at the destination, they boarded a bus and traveled overnight to the next stop, which was near the embassy, where they could catch a flight...

When Gu Tingchen woke up at noon the next day, he realized he had overslept.

The house was empty and silent; there was no echo, and his wife and daughter were nowhere to be found.

At this time, Gu Tingchen still didn't realize anything was wrong; he just cursed while cleaning up the wine bottles.

Because it was the weekend, he didn't need to go to work. He was resting for once and planned to call his sister to ask her to send some money back.

He was truly at his wit's end, so he would ask his sister for money.

The strange thing was, after he finished cleaning the living room, his wife and daughter still hadn't returned home.

Realizing something was wrong, he hurried back to the room to check if their luggage was still there.

The room still looked like the daughter was doing her summer homework; it didn't seem like anything had changed.

No, two of his wife's favorite sets of clothes were missing from the wardrobe!

Looking carefully at the place where his wife usually hid money, it was empty; the money inside was gone!

"Ye Mei Qin!"

Even if you wanted to leave, you could just leave, but why take his daughter? His daughter was his own flesh and blood, his hope for his old age!

Furious and desperate, he grabbed his keys and rushed out the door to chase after them.

In his view, his wife and daughter had no other relatives, and their only contact was in the Capital, so they must have gone to the train station to take a train to the Capital.

If he went to his unit now to check the train schedule and have someone look up the ticket numbers under their names, he could probably calculate when they would arrive in the Capital.

Then he would make a long-distance call to have his sister and the others keep an eye out; it wouldn't be a big problem. Once he caught his wife, he would teach her a good lesson!

But he never expected that despite all his calculations, he had missed one point...

He couldn't find any record on the train; his wife's name wasn't there at all!

His colleagues comforted him, telling him not to worry, perhaps his wife just took the child out for a stroll and would be back soon.

Only Gu Tingchen himself knew that they would not be coming back!

Ye Mei Qin was a very decisive person; once she decided on something, even ten cows couldn't pull her back!

He just couldn't understand it. They had been husband and wife for eight years, sharing joys and sorrows. Even during his most difficult times, his wife hadn't left; she had stayed by his side.

Why did she choose to leave with their daughter now?

Without a word, without a goodbye, not even a letter!

Was it really that hard to be his wife?

Did she not feel even a shred of reluctance?

Just like that, she left him with their daughter. How would she survive alone with the child in the future?

Gu Tingchen couldn't figure it out; he truly couldn't figure it out.

Why was his wife like this?

And his daughter—did she not feel even a shred of reluctance toward him, her old father?

Because his wife and daughter had left without a word, Gu Tingchen fell back into the cycle of drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

Because of his alcoholism, he missed his work hours; he was absent without leave!

When the leaders of the Railway Bureau found out, they didn't give him much time to recover; instead, they very sternly had a warning notice drafted, limiting him to return to his post within three days, without fail, or he would be permanently fired!

In the adult world, there isn't much sympathy; there are plenty of people who fear you aren't doing well and will kick you while you're down.

For the Railway Bureau in this city, Gu Tingchen was a ticking time bomb.

Who wouldn't want to get rid of this bomb as soon as possible? ===== CHAPTER 466 =====