It was already ten o'clock in the evening when Ye Chaoran and Tan Zheng arrived in City A.

As soon as the two walked out of the VIP channel, a driver came forward to pick them up.

An hour later, the car stopped in front of a manor house.

Although Ye Chaoran was mentally prepared, he still couldn't hide the shock in his eyes when he saw such a large manor in front of him.

Ye Zong was already waiting for them at the entrance of the villa. When he saw the car stop, he opened the door first and poked his head in, without even waiting for the driver to get out and open the door for Ye Chaoran and Tan Zheng: "Ranran is here?!"

Ye Chaoran smiled and called out, "Grandpa."

"Hey!" Ye Zong was really happy, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were smiling.

The driver opened the door for Tan Zheng. Tan Zheng looked at Ye Zong helplessly and said, "Ran Ran is tired. Please move aside and let Ran Ran get off first."

Ye Zong stepped aside.

"Have you eaten?" Ye Zong asked with a smile.

Ye Chaoran replied: "I had some airplane food on the plane."

Tan Zheng said: "I stopped Ranran from eating too much because I knew you would prepare a big meal."

Ye Zong said, "You understand me. Come on, the food is ready. Let's go in and eat."

Ye Zong held Ye Chaoran's shoulder and walked into the villa.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and Ye Zong and Tan Zheng had hardly started eating. They were feeding Ye Chaoran the whole time.

Ye Chaoran didn't want to eat much in the first place, he could only blame the Ye family's chef for being such a good cook. He almost couldn't stop eating once he picked up the chopsticks.

Finally, when Tan Zheng saw that Ye Chaoran had eaten too much, she and Ye Zong stopped feeding him.

After dinner, they sat downstairs to digest the food for a while before Tan Zheng took Ye Chaoran to his room - a suite of nearly 100 square meters, which not only had a kitchen and bathroom, but also a study and a three-meter-long balcony.

Tan Zheng briefly showed Ye Chaoran around, and then said to him, "Next to your balcony is where your parents used to live."

Ye Chaoran's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Tan Zheng nodded with a smile: "But it's too late today, you can visit it tomorrow."

"Okay." Ye Chaoran nodded.

Tan Zheng didn't stay long. She chatted briefly with Ye Chaoran, said good night and left.

Ye Chaoran stretched, lay down on the sofa in the small living room, and touched his stomach. He really ate a lot today.

It is easy to feel sleepy after eating. Just when Ye Chaoran was about to fall asleep, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have not told Ye Pei that he had arrived. Ye Chaoran quickly jumped up, found his mobile phone and called Ye Pei.

"I thought you had forgotten about me and your mother so quickly." Ye Pei answered the phone almost immediately.

Ye Chaoran burst out laughing: "I sent a message to my mom when I got off the plane!"

Ye Pei: "But you also said that you would call us when you get home."

Ye Zhaoran suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "The main reason is that my grandfather dragged me to the restaurant to eat as soon as I got off the car, so I didn't have time..."

Song Ya's voice came from the side: "Are you not full?"

"I'm too full..." Ye Chaoran said in a low voice.

Song Ya laughed and said to Ye Pei: "It is indeed what Dad would do. I remember the day when I first went to your house, I did the same..."

She was halfway through her words when she noticed Ye Pei's expression and swallowed the rest.

Ye Chaoran noticed the silence on the other end of the phone and took over the conversation: "You haven't rested yet?"

"Aren't I waiting for your call?" Ye Pei said, "I'm going to bed soon, you should also go to bed early."

Ye Chaoran smiled and said, "Okay, good night."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chaoran stood up and walked around twice. When he found that his stomach felt better, he took his pajamas and went to take a shower.

After washing up and lying on the bed, my cell phone suddenly vibrated again.

Ye Chaoran was already a little sleepy at this moment. He picked up his phone and saw it was a message from Jiang Xunmo.

[Have you slept?] 】

Ye Chaoran perked up when he saw the contact. He resisted the urge to sleep and pressed the voice button: "I'm getting ready for bed."

The boy's voice was a little hoarse with deep sleepiness, but very pleasant to the ear.

Jiang Xunmo played the voice message four times before typing again: [Me too, I had a lot of things to do after I got home and I’ve just finished them. 】

After sending the message, he followed it up with another one: [Let’s chat tomorrow, go to bed early, good night. 】

Two seconds later, the phone vibrated again.

Ye Chaoran sent another two-second voice message: "Good night."

Jiang Xunmo listened to it several more times before turning off his phone with satisfaction.

…

The next morning, Ye Chaoran woke up at nine o'clock, washed up and went downstairs.

Tan Zheng looked up when she heard the noise and was startled to see Ye Chaoran: "Ranran, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Ye Chaoran smiled: "I've slept enough, so I got up." He glanced at the living room and didn't see Ye Zong, "Grandma, where's Grandpa?"

"He went to the company," Tan Zheng stood up with a smile and pulled him to sit on the sofa. "Are you hungry? There is some bird's nest stewing in the kitchen. I'll have someone bring you a bowl."

The servant quickly brought up breakfast, which included not only a bowl of bird's nest soup, but also a plate of exquisite pastries.

Ye Chaoran sat and finished his meal quietly.

Tan Zheng originally wanted to take Ye Chaoran to the manor first so that he could get familiar with the home environment earlier, but the sun outside was too strong today, so Tan Zheng could only take Ye Chaoran to the villa first.

The villa where the Ye family lives has four floors, not including the basement.

The first floor is the reception room, kitchen, and servants' rooms. Tan Zheng and Ye Zong's room is on the fourth floor. There are two rooms on the entire third floor. One room is where Ye Chaoran lived last night, and the other room was the room that Ye Pei and Song Ya lived in back then.

As soon as he opened the door, Ye Chaoran saw the wedding photo on the wall of the small living room. Song Ya was wearing a white wedding dress, holding Ye Pei's arm, and the two were talking and laughing happily.

Tan Zheng followed his gaze and said with a smile, "After your parents left, no one touched the things in this room, but servants would still go in to clean it every once in a while."

Ye Chaoran nodded.

Seeing that Ye Chaoran seemed interested in Ye Pei and Song Ya's wedding photos, Tan Zheng took out the family photo album.

“These are all the photos they took back then.”

Ye Chaoran sat on the sofa and looked at the pictures with Tan Zheng.

The more Ye Chaoran looked at them, the more he felt emotional. These photos were all well preserved, and there were even a few photos of the whole family. It can be seen that just as Jiang Xunmo told him, Tan Zheng and Ye Zong were very satisfied with Song Ya at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Ye Chaoran pursed his lips.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Tan Zheng looked at him in confusion: "What's wrong, Ranran?"

Ye Chaoran glanced at Tan Zheng, then stared at the photo in his hand for a moment, and still couldn't help but said, "Actually... my mother's health has recovered."

Tan Zheng was stunned for a moment.

"The reason why they didn't have any more children was because of me," Ye Zhaoran stroked his fingers, "They are still young, it's not that they can't have another child..."

Ye Chaoran didn't know what to say: "Why don't I go talk to them? My dad is stubborn, but..."

"Of course," Tan Zheng suddenly held Ye Chaoran's hand and interrupted him. Her emotions were surging, and after a long while she said distressedly, "Are you stupid?"

Ye Chaoran raised his head in confusion.

Tan Zheng's eyes were full of heartache. She reached out and hugged Ye Zhaoran into her arms, her voice a little hoarse: "What your grandfather did back then was wrong, and he has long realized his mistakes. For so many years, he has been living in guilt. After knowing that your parents adopted you, your grandfather and I have already regarded you as our own grandson! You are not allowed to say these words again! Got it?"

Ye Chaoran's nose suddenly felt a little sour, and after a long while he replied in a hoarse voice: "Okay, I understand."

Tan Zheng let him go, her eyes reddened: "But your grandfather is as stubborn as your father. He can't be brought back without ten bulls! That's why the father and son have been deadlocked for so many years."

"You probably don't know much about what happened back then. In fact, the main reason for the incident was not because of Yaya at all." Tan Zheng sighed. After so many years, she could finally tell Ye Chaoran about this.

Sure enough, Ye Chaoran was very surprised when he heard it: "Why is that?"

Tan Zheng shook her head: "In the final analysis, it's a conflict between father and son."

Ye Zong was a strong-willed person, and his son Ye Pei was even stronger than his father.

It was fine when Ye Pei was a child, but as he grew up, the daily quarrels at home became more and more frequent. A small quarrel every three days was considered rare. The father and son were like enemies, and they would basically start arguing as soon as they opened their mouths.

Every time Tan Zheng was caught in the middle, she had a headache, but she had no idea what to do.

She was hoping that Ye Pei could get married soon. After marriage, maybe there would be someone to take care of her, and she wouldn't have to think about quarreling with Ye Zong every day.

When Ye Pei brought Song Ya back, Tan Zheng had no objection at all. Although Ye Zong was dissatisfied, he also knew that marriage was not something that could be forced, so after having two casual quarrels with Ye Pei, he agreed.

But who would have thought that after marriage, the quarrels between father and son not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

It was not until half a year after Ye Pei and Song Ya got married that Ye Pei told Ye Zong that he wanted to start his own business.

That time, the father and son almost quarreled so much that the roof of their house broke. Ye Pei said that he had made up his mind, but Ye Zong said that it was useless even if he made up his mind, and he would have to come back when it was time to inherit the family business.

It can only be said that when Song Ya was diagnosed with health problems, Ye Pei's proposal to adopt a child was just a fuse.

Every year during the holidays, Tan Zheng would receive a remittance from a stranger, and each time the amount would range from five to six figures.

Tan Zheng knew that it was the money Ye Pei remitted, and she also knew that Ye Pei was no longer that angry. But the reason why Ye Pei didn't bring Song Ya and Ye Chaoran back was to save face.

She had also tried to persuade Ye Zong, but perhaps because of his age, the old man had become more and more stubborn in the past two years, and she really couldn't persuade him anymore.

Ye Chaoran never thought that there were such unknown things in this. After listening to Tan Zheng's story, he was stunned for a long time.

Tan Zheng reached out and patted Ye Chaoran on the back, smiling and saying, "But it's all right now. At least your dad and grandpa can sit down and talk to you calmly because of you."

Ye Chaoran said: "But this is not enough. I will persuade my dad again after I go home during the summer vacation."

Tan Zheng smiled and nodded: "Yeah."

…

Not long after lunch, the housekeeper led a group of men and women in business suits into the house.

When they saw Tan Zheng, they all greeted her in unison, then looked at Ye Chaoran and said, "Is this the young master?"

Tan Zheng nodded: "Yes."

The group of people called him "Young Master" enthusiastically again.

Although Ye Chaoran was trying hard to adapt, he still felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people.

Tan Zheng noticed Ye Chaoran's shyness and said to the foreman manager, "Bring up the dress first and let Ranran choose it herself."

On the way here yesterday, Tan Zheng told Ye Chaoran about this matter.

Although the small banquet held by the Jiang family was not large, it was still a banquet after all, and it was most appropriate to wear a formal dress to attend. But it was too late to measure Ye Chaoran's size and customize a dress now, so Tan Zheng called all the major brands and asked them to bring all the new models in their stores this afternoon so that Ye Chaoran could choose by himself.

Ye Chaoran was stunned when he looked at the hundreds of clothes in front of him.

Hundreds of clothes were laid out in front of Ye Chaoran one by one. Before he even started to choose, he was already dazzled.

There was no other way, he could only look to Tan Zheng for help.

Tan Zheng said without thinking: "Then let's all stay."

Ye Chaoran was shocked, and the managers and shopping guides standing beside him were delighted.

"Grandma, you don't need so much, do you?" Ye Chaoran couldn't help but say.

Tan Zheng said, "There aren't many clothes here, just keep them all, they're all your size anyway."

Ye Chaoran wanted to say something, but saw Tan Zheng looking at him expectantly.

How could he refuse this?

Ye Zong came back in the evening and listened to Tan Zheng's story. He nodded and said, "A formal dress alone is not enough. Did you ask someone to send you the clothes that Ranran usually wears?"

Tan Zheng glanced at him and said, "Can we wait until you come back to arrange it? The clothes delivered today include clothes for daily wear. When they left, I asked someone to measure Ranran's size. The clothes delivered later will be custom-made."

Seeing the two people discussing so enthusiastically, Ye Chaoran didn't want to spoil their fun by saying anything.

His grandparents spoil him, so he just has to accept it.

…

On Jiang Xunmo's birthday, Ye Chaoran got up very early.

The banquet hosted by the Jiang family was a dinner party. Logically, they didn't need to get up so early to prepare, but the Jiang family and the Ye family have always had a good relationship. The Jiang family specially called Ye Zong last night and asked him to come to the Jiang family for a family dinner at noon.

Tan Zheng personally picked out a set of clothes for Ye Chaoran. After Ye Chaoran put on the dress, he looked at himself in the mirror and felt a little strange.

He picked up his phone and couldn't help taking a photo. He wanted to send it to Jiang Xunmo, but hesitated for a moment.

Forget it, let’s wait until we meet and let him see it.

I don’t know if Jiang Xunmo will think I look good in this outfit?

Thinking of this, Ye Chaoran's face suddenly became hot.

Tan Zheng was helping Ye Chaoran pick out accessories. After adjusting them, she caught a glimpse of the slight blush on Ye Chaoran's face. She was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it hot?"

Ye Chaoran said hurriedly: "It's not hot, not hot."

Tan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Today's family dinner is at Jiang's house, and the dinner will be at the hotel. The air conditioning is sufficient. If you feel hot in your coat, just take it off."

Ye Chaoran nodded in agreement.

After packing, the family got on the car to Jiang’s house.

On the other side, the Jiang family.

Jiang Ze pushed open Jiang Xunmo's door, glanced at the person on the bed, and said unhappily, "Are you planning not to get up today?"

Jiang Xunmo was half asleep and was a little unhappy about being woken up. When he looked up and saw Jiang Ze, he became even more unhappy: "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Ze glared at him: "The guests will arrive in ten minutes, hurry up and get up! It's your birthday today, I don't want to make you angry!"

"You've already been rude to me," Jiang Xunmo said lazily, "Whose guest is this?"

Jiang Ze said: "The Lin family, Wang Jia, Chen family and..."

"Okay, I get it." Jiang Xunmo interrupted him impatiently.

Jiang Ze swallowed the "Ye Family" that was about to come to his mouth and gestured to Jiang Xunmo: "Five minutes, I want to see you downstairs!"

Jiang Xunmo sighed and slowly sat up from the bed.

He was annoyed, but when he thought about seeing Ye Chaoran in the evening, Jiang Xunmo felt better.

Jiang Xunmo usually doesn't procrastinate at all, but today he really didn't want to go downstairs to meet the guests.

The reason is simple. The old man of the Chen family has a granddaughter named Chen Ying, who is one year younger than him. I don’t know why she fell in love with me. Every time she saw Jiang Xunmo, she would pester him. Jiang Xunmo was annoyed to death by her.

I don’t know whether Chen Ying will come today.

Jiang Xunmo sighed. Maybe he should skip lunch later?

He really doesn't want to be entangled by Chen Ying at all!

…

Half an hour later, the first car stopped outside the Jiang family manor.

The driver opened the door for them, and Tan Zheng took Ye Chaoran's hand and got out first.

The Jiang family's housekeeper hurried forward, smiling as he led the three of them inside.

The housekeeper was very familiar with Tan Zheng and Ye Zong, so when he saw Ye Chao next to them, he asked in surprise: "Is this the young master?"

Tan Zheng smiled: "That's when you heard the news?"

The housekeeper said cheerfully, "I heard from Madam last night as well."

The butler didn't ask any more questions and led the three of them towards the villa.

As they got closer to the villa, Ye Chaoran felt a slight sense of nervousness in his heart.

Tan Zheng noticed Ye Chaoran's nervousness, patted his hands soothingly, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, if you feel uncomfortable later, let Xiao Jiang take you out to play."

It would be fine if Jiang Xunmo was not mentioned, but when Jiang Xunmo was mentioned, Ye Chaoran's nerves became more and more tense.

It would have been fine if Ye Chaoran hadn’t realized his feelings for Jiang Xunmo before. He had a very clear understanding of himself and Jiang Xunmo. But now it's different. When Ye Chaoran thought about the fact that he liked Jiang Xunmo and that Jiang Xunmo seemed to have some interest in him, and that he would have to meet Jiang Xunmo's parents and elders when he went to Jiang's house, he became so nervous that he didn't know what to do.

I hope Jiang Xunmo won’t let anything slip by then.

Ye Chaoran prayed silently in his heart.

However, what Ye Chaoran didn't know was that at this moment Jiang Xunmo had no idea Ye Chaoran was coming. Not to mention letting the cat out of the bag, he hadn't even had time to tell his parents that Ye Chaoran was Ye Zong's grandson.

Upon learning that Ye Zong and Tan Zheng had arrived, Xia Wen and Jiang Jun both stood up to greet them.

Ye Chaoran saw Xia Wen and Jiang Jun from several meters away.

Xia Wen was wearing a well-fitting long dress and light makeup, and she smiled when she saw the three people. Her eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Jiang Xunmo, especially when she smiles.

Ye Chaoran glanced at Jiang Jun on the other side again, and finally understood that Jiang Xunmo's handsome face should be a combination of the excellent genes of both his parents.

"Aunt Tan and Uncle Ye are here so early?" Xia Wen was the first to greet them, then looked at Ye Chaoran beside them, "Is this child Ye Pei and Xiaoya's child? He's so handsome!"

Ye Zong liked to hear these words praising Ye Chaoran the most, and then he laughed out loud: "Xiao Xia has good taste!"

Tan Zheng was also happy. She took Ye Chaoran's hand and introduced him to Xia Wen with a smile: "Have you heard of our Ranran?"

Xia Wen smiled: "Of course!"

Last night I heard the old man praising Ye Chaoran. He praised him the whole night!

Tan Zheng then asked: "So what do you think of what you saw today? Are you satisfied?"

Ye Chaoran blushed and pulled Tan Zheng's hand.

Tan Zheng immediately started laughing.

Xia Wen on the opposite side was a little confused at this time.

Why are you asking her if she is satisfied? Doesn't it depend on whether Tan Zheng and Ye Zong are satisfied or not?

But seeing the two of them laughing like that, she thought they must be very satisfied, so she quickly smiled and said, "How could they not be satisfied?"

Jiang Jun also took over and said, "I heard that Xiaoran is very good, much better than that brat in our family!"

Xia Wen said, "Indeed."

Tan Zheng said: "You can't say that! From what we can see, Xiao Jiang is also a considerate and caring child!"

Ye Zong also said: "He is a good child, we are very satisfied!"

Ye Chaoran: “…”

Help, can we please stop talking? !

However, facts did not develop in the direction Ye Chaoran expected. After hearing the praise from Tan Zheng and Ye Zong, Xia Wen and Jiang Jun praised Ye Chaoran over and over again.

Ye Chaoran was so flattered by Xia Wen and Jiang Jun that his face turned red and he didn't know where to look.

At the same time, he couldn't help screaming in his heart, how come Jiang Xunmo's parents knew about this!

Could it be that Jiang Xunmo said that?

Ye Chaoran secretly tightened his hands, and a layer of red appeared on his fingertips.

Shameful.

Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last too long. Xia Wen soon realized that it was not a good idea to stand here and chat, so she took a few people into the house.

The servant brought fruits and herbal tea, and Tan Zheng handed them to Ye Chaoran first.

Ye Zong looked around the living room and saw that there were not many people there, so he asked, "Who is the first one to arrive in our family?"

Xia Wen said, "Yes, my parents are still upstairs and haven't come down yet! And that brat Jiang Xunmo wants to stay in bed again today!"

Ye Zong smiled: "As a kid, going to school is hard enough, so it's normal for them to stay in bed."

"Yes, he is the birthday boy today, it's okay for him to sleep a little longer." Tan Zheng also took over the conversation.

Ye Chaoran sipped his tea and prayed silently in his heart that the topic would not be brought up about himself.

But today's events did not go according to his wishes. The next second, Tan Zheng changed the subject: "Is Xiao Jiang up?"

Xia Wen said: "Yes, his brother went to call him again."

Tan Zheng looked at Ye Chaoran and said, "How about we go and call him?"

Ye Chaoran's hand holding the teacup trembled a little, and he looked up at Tan Zheng.

Tan Zheng winked at him.

Ye Chaoran: “…”

Xia Wen, who was sitting opposite to the sofa, didn't notice Ye Chaoran's abnormality, and subconsciously said, "Why don't we wait for him to come down? You know that the brat in our family is stubborn and has mysophobia! In our family, except for his brother who can enter and leave his room at will, no one else is allowed to enter. Although Xiaoran is the same age as him, I'm afraid that kid will do something stupid again..."

Tan Zheng and Ye Zong were both stunned when they heard this.

Ye Chaoran was also confused for a moment.

Jiang Xunmo doesn’t like other people entering his room?

Is this true? How come he doesn't know?

It was Tan Zheng who came to her senses first. She looked at Xia Wen in front of her and asked in surprise, "Didn't Xiao Jiang tell you?"

Xia Wen and Jiang Jun asked at the same time: "What are you talking about?"

Tan Zheng said: "He is together with our Ranran!"

Ye Chaoran: “…”

Jiang Ze, who had just reached the stairs, said: "???"

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