Chapter 30

Ye Yan hadn't expected that Qin Su's "handling" would be done in this way.

He couldn't help but keep looking at it along the way, and only when he entered the gate of the Ye family's old house did he reluctantly turn his attention away.

Qin Su smiled and was about to go over and tease him when Ye Yuanqing came from another path.

After failing to smear Ye Yan and Qin Su's relationship last time, he tried some tricks in the business world, but Ye Yan saw through his scheme and he suffered a great loss.

Upon seeing Ye Yan and his companion, he greeted them with a forced smile: "Uncle, Aunt."

Ye Yan nodded indifferently, ignoring him.

Qin Su, however, held a grudge.

She glanced behind Ye Yuanqing and feigned surprise, saying, "Oh, nephew, why did you come alone today?"

Ye Yuanqing: "..."

Qin Su really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics.

He was photographed going to an entertainment venue a few days ago, which led to a big fight with his wife. They are currently in a cold war, and he can only go back to his old house alone.

But Qin Su just happened to hit him where it hurt.

Not wanting Ye Yan and his wife to laugh at him, Ye Yuanqing lied and said, "My wife has other things to do and can't come today."

"That doesn't look good. When attending a family dinner, you should be in pairs," Qin Su asked with a smile. "What do you think, nephew?"

These were Ye Yuanqing's exact words to Ye Yan during the last public family banquet held by the Ye family, and now Qin Su was using them verbatim to mock him.

Ye Yuanqing's face immediately darkened, but he lacked Qin Su's ability to turn the situation around, and could only grit his teeth and say, "Yes."

Qin Su glanced at him and whispered something to Ye Yan.

"Look at his dark face, no wonder his wife doesn't want to go home with him."

"Ye Yan, I've realized that you're still the most handsome among all the people in the Ye family."

Ye Yan: "..."

Ye Yuanqing: "..."

Qin Su didn't deliberately lower her voice, but Ye Yuanqing wasn't deaf, so of course he heard everything clearly.

His face darkened further, and he angrily flung his sleeves and strode away.

Ye Yan curled the corners of his lips and pretended to be calm, saying, "You don't need to lie to spite him."

Qin Su was just casually making sarcastic remarks, hoping to scare Ye Yuanqing away, but she didn't expect Ye Yan to say something like that.

She paused for a moment before realizing what Ye Yan was talking about, and her eyes immediately turned strange.

Ye Yan's attention was actually focused on this kind of thing.

but……

"Of course it's not a lie."

Qin Su gently scratched his palm: "You've always been the most handsome. Countless people are crying and begging to marry you. Doesn't President Ye know that?"

Ye Yan naturally knew.

But he never cared about what others said in the past.

Only now did he realize that hearing Qin Su praise him could make him so happy.

He held Qin Su's fingertips without saying a word, but the curve of his lips was noticeably more pronounced.

***

Ye Yuanqing suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of the couple and was resentful. He was determined to get revenge, but he couldn't find a way to do so.

During the meal, his eyes darted back and forth between Ye Yan and Qin Su.

Seeing Ye Yan quietly helping Qin Su pick out fish bones and serve her food, he scoffed inwardly at his pretentious act.

His gaze shifted to Qin Su, and he suddenly felt a flash of light.

Ye Yuanqing looked closely and had an idea.

“Grandpa, look, Uncle is really generous.” He said to Ye Hongchang, “The sapphire on the necklace that Aunt is wearing is a rare mineral, worth more than 100 million.”

He had always paid close attention to Ye Yan's movements and had long known about Ye Yan's auction of the necklace for Qin Su.

I hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now I realize I can use it to my advantage.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, everyone looked over.

Qin Su sat there naturally, allowing people to admire her.

Ye Yuanqing added fuel to the fire: "Although our Ye family is not short of money, thrift is a virtue. My wife and I would never buy such expensive jewelry."

Qin Su casually replied, "So that's why your wife doesn't come home for dinner with you?"

One fatal blow.

Ye Yuanqing suffered a heart attack for a few seconds.

But he was not satisfied and kept pressing the issue: "But Aunt, you always wear necklaces of this price when you go out. What will outsiders think of our Ye family?"

He refused to believe that Ye Hongchang could refrain from teaching her a lesson after escalating the issue to this level. What else could Qin Su say?

Qin Su's eyebrows twitched.

Instead of answering Ye Yuanqing, she fiddled with the necklace with her fingertips and asked him, "Isn't this necklace pretty?"

Ye Yuanqing didn't know what she was going to do: "It looks good, but..."

Qin Su interrupted him and continued, "Then do you think it's good enough for me?"

When other people ask me this kind of question, they ask if I'm good enough for someone, but she's different.

Ye Yuanqing was taken aback by her words: "Of course it's worthy of her, after all, this necklace is so expensive."

He thought Qin Su was trying to change the subject, so he deliberately emphasized the words: "It sold for a full 180 million."

“Yes, 180 million.” Qin Su sighed. “But do you know what? Ye Yan said it’s not good enough for me.”

Qin Su said calmly, "You see, this is the difference between people. You think it's extravagant and wasteful, but Ye Yan thinks it's not worthy for his partner to wear."

Ye Yuanqing vaguely sensed something was wrong: "Wait, you..."

"What do you call this?" Qin Su didn't give him a chance to explain and said in one breath, "This is called vision."

"The Ye family has worked hard for generations to accumulate wealth and reach its current status. If you were still stingy, do you think the media would praise you for being frugal?"

"No, they will only speculate that your business is poorly managed, your financial situation is not good, and you can't even afford some expensive things, which will make them worry about your company and affect your stock price."

"Sometimes when people spend money to buy something, they may not actually be buying that thing; it's just to put people at ease."

"180 million to buy the media and the public's confidence in the Ye family's financial strength, do you think it's not worth it?"

Qin Su retorted, "Yuanqing, although I am of a higher generation than you, you are actually a few years older than me. You shouldn't be so clueless as to not understand this basic principle."

"Open your mind." Her words were piercing. "Even if you only manage a few small companies and are reluctant to spend money on your wife, you are still a member of the Ye family. You must broaden your perspective."

Ye Yuanqing was stunned.

The scariest thing in the world is not that your opponent can argue, but that after listening to their arguments, you find that what they say actually makes some sense.

And clearly, he wasn't the only one present who thought it made sense.

Ye Hongchang slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Well said!"

He said with satisfaction, "I remember when you first married Ye Yan, you weren't interested in these business matters. I didn't expect you to understand them now."

Qin Su retired after achieving his goal, humbly saying, "I've only learned a little bit from listening and watching so much."

She put it subtly.

I listen and watch all the time, but who do I listen to and watch? Of course, only my bedmate, Ye Yan.

Ye Hongchang looked at Ye Yan and saw that he had a calm expression. He was unusually in the mood for a joke and said to Qin Su, "Since he said he's not good enough for you, why didn't you buy him someone better?"

Qin Su said seriously, "He tried to buy it, but failed, so he made some changes to it, and this necklace is now barely good enough for me."

Ye Hongchang looked at Ye Yan with interest and asked, "Oh? What did you do?"

Ye Yan was taken aback when they got to this point in their conversation, and couldn't help but look at Qin Su's slender swan neck.

The exquisitely designed diamonds surround the gemstone like a wreath, with a teardrop-shaped main diamond hanging below it.

Water droplets cascaded down the pale skin into the deep ravine, flanked by majestic snow-capped mountains.

No one knows that the necklace she wears so openly now was kissed by him.

His lips landed on the necklace, which pressed intimately against her.

It was as if they were silently revealing their private, ambiguous secret to everyone.

Ye Yan's ears turned red.

He coughed lightly, intending to cover it up.

Qin Su smiled and answered for him, "This is a secret between Ye Yan and me, so I won't tell you."