Chapter 86 One by one, they're all going against him...

In the small living room on the first floor of Lantingju, Ye Qizong and his two eldest sons sat together discussing countermeasures.

Feng Yufang sat to the side without saying a word for a long time.

Before long, Lawyer Jiang, the eldest son's personal lawyer, arrived.

Feng Yufang quickly stood up and asked, "Attorney Jiang, how is it?"

Attorney Jiang just met with Ye Kaishen, and he said, "Mr. Ye Kaishen admitted that he did buy more than 200 grams of white powder, and then had Cai Yongming put it in the Christmas gift box of jasmine iced tea."

Ye Qizong asked in confusion, "But Ye Baoling said that the drugs have already been dumped in international waters."

Attorney Jiang: "Mr. Ye Kaishen suspects that...Ms. Ye did not scatter the drugs in international waters, but instead had someone put them in his car, setting a trap for him."

"How could Ye Baoling be so vicious!" Feng Yufang exclaimed angrily, pounding her leg.

Ye Kaishen's two older brothers, however, could not agree.

"He is corrupt himself and framed others first, so you can't blame others for taking revenge."

"Why did you have to mess with Ye Baoling!"

Feng Yufang knew her husband was in the wrong, and although she was resentful, she didn't say anything more. She only asked, "So what do we do now?"

Ye Qizong also asked, "Yes, Attorney Jiang, what should we do now? Would it be useful to get him to tell the truth to the police?"

Attorney Jiang shook his head and said truthfully, "It's useless. There is no evidence to prove that Miss Ye framed him. Moreover, there are Mr. Ye Kaishen's fingerprints on that heroin packaging bag. Now, the only thing Mr. Ye Kaishen can do is to truthfully explain where and from whom he bought the heroin. He needs to prove that he did not participate in drug trafficking, but rather bought it and kept it himself."

What's the difference?

Attorney Jiang explained, "Drug trafficking may result in a life sentence, but if you buy and keep the drugs yourself, the maximum sentence is seven years in prison."

"Then we can only advise my third brother to truthfully expose the person who sold the heroin."

"Yes, since there was no other choice, this was the only way. Third Brother dug his own hole and buried himself. He was too clever for his own good, so he can't blame anyone else."

Ye Qizong sighed, "There's no other way but to persuade him to expose the drug dealers. There's really no point in dragging Ye Baoling into this now."

Feng Yufang then asked, "Can I get bail?"

Attorney Jiang: "It's difficult to get bail for drug-related crimes, but I will try to apply for communication."

While they were still discussing the matter, Ye Qizu sent someone to summon them and inquire about the situation.

Ye Qizu already knew the basic facts, but he still wanted to ask again.

Ye Qizong had no choice but to tell the truth.

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Kaimin jumped up, "Third Uncle, what do you mean? Even now, Ye Kaishen still doesn't know he's wrong? He still wants to drag Baoling down with him? Is he even a descendant of the Ye family?"

Ye Qizong argued forcefully: "Baoling said the drugs had been released into international waters, but what happened? No. She put the drugs in the trunk of Kaishen's car."

"The police have investigated thoroughly and clearly. There were Ye Kaishen's fingerprints on that bag of drugs. Were there any of Bao Ling's fingerprints? No. That can only mean that after the first attempt to frame him failed, Ye Kaishen bought another bag of drugs, intending to frame him a second time!" Ye Kaimin had never been so clear-headed. "He's done so many underhanded things; he deserved to be caught! A few years ago, this would have been a target practice!"

Ye Qizong wanted to retort, but Ye Qizu interrupted him: "Third brother, you've really spoiled Ye Kaishen! You've always said he's the most capable of all the brothers, but what's the result? He doesn't focus on anything serious. Buying drugs to frame his own company and his own niece—is this something a human being would do?!"

Seeing his second brother's rage, Ye Qizong had no choice but to lower his head.

"Where does he put the company's interests? Where does he put the family's interests? As an elder, how could he frame a junior? Is this something a member of the Ye family would do? If the other branches of the family find out, I'll lose all face!" Ye Qizu slammed his fist on the table, his beard bristling with anger.

Ye Qizong apologized softly, "It's my fault for not disciplining him properly. He's over forty years old, he has his own ideas, and I can't control him."

"Then we can only let the judicial system handle him, let the prison handle him."

Ye Qizong paused, not daring to reply.

After a long while, Ye Qizu asked, "Did the lawyer say how many years the sentence would be?"

"Attorney Jiang said that if he admits to possessing the drug and exposes the person who sold it, he could face a maximum sentence of 7 years."

"And what about his embezzlement and bribery?" Ye Qizu said, throwing out a document. "Over the years, the accounts between him and Phyllis have amounted to hundreds of millions, and he has taken at least 30 million from them. I also need to explain this to the shareholders."

Ye Qizong looked distressed: "He's been arrested now..."

Ye Qizu: "If he's arrested, he doesn't have to take responsibility? If he's arrested, it'll be easier for the ICAC to investigate. You should talk to him and ask him to voluntarily return the 30 million and pay an additional 10 million in compensation, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to the shareholders."

That's way too much! Seeing his second brother making such an outrageous demand, Ye Qizong quickly cried poor, "I just asked Feng Yufang, and they only have one or two million in their accounts. How could they have embezzled so much?"

Ye Qizu didn't believe it: "Then let the ICAC investigate. It won't just be seven years then. Let him wash his ass and serve his full ten or twenty years in prison. Anyway, I won't live to see him get out of prison. I don't know if you have that long to watch over him."

Ye Qizong understood from his second brother's words that he was forcing them to not only make up for the embezzled funds of Ye Kaishen, but also to pay an additional 10 million yuan, otherwise they would be dealt with according to the law and Ye Kaishen would serve more years in prison.

He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only plead in a low voice, "Second Brother, at this critical juncture, we can't raise that much money in a short time. Can we postpone it?"

“How can we ease things up? With so many people listening in the office just now, how can we ease things up? Cai Yongming is being investigated by the police, do you think he'll stay silent? I'm only doing this for the sake of our family, risking legal consequences, to find a solution for you privately. If Ye Kaishen weren't my nephew, would I need to go through all this trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just hand it over to the ICAC and handle everything according to the law?” Ye Qizu said grandly. “Go back and discuss it with them. If all else fails, pledge your Ye Qingtang shares to me, and I'll advance you the money first.”

Ye Qizong thought his second brother's actions were like striking while the iron was hot.

They want to buy his shares at a low price.

The closer the relationship, the more ruthless and cold-hearted they are.

Back at Lanting Residence, Ye Qizong told his two sons and Feng Yufang about the situation.

Then everyone asked Feng Yufang for money.

At this point, how could Feng Yufang possibly give away any money? She firmly stated that she hadn't: "He embezzled so much money, and I haven't seen a single penny. I really want to know clearly which vixen he used it to support!"

Everyone was speechless.

After a while, her older brother asked her, "How much do you have? It's impossible for you to have none at all."

Feng Yufang: "We have over a million yuan in our joint bank account, and that's all we have."

The only one in the house who was truly anxious was Ye Qizong. He could scrape together more than 10 million, but that wasn't enough. If he were to give it all to Ye Kaishen to cover his debts, his other sons would definitely object.

The only solution now is to split up the family.

The family property was divided, and the portion allocated to Ye Kaishen was used to repay the company.

"How will it be divided?" The bulk of the shares belong to Ye Qizong's Ye Qingtang shares.

Ye Qizong does not own any shares in Suman Jewelry, and Ye Qingtang does not own many shares either, but even so, there are still more than 10 million shares, worth more than 80 million.

"Second Uncle definitely wants Dad to pledge all of your Ye Qingtang shares to him at a low price."

When it really matters, Ye Qizu is the one who strikes the hardest.

“Dad, it’s better to sell to outsiders than to the Ye family. We can get a good price while Ye Qingtang’s stock price is rising.”

Ye Qizong knew, of course, that selling to his second brother would be even more of a loss. He worried, "With so many shares, how could we sell them immediately on the market?"

His eldest son said, "A friend of mine introduced me to a stockbroker surnamed Liu. He has connections and can help us quickly sell our shares and get our money back. If possible, I'll contact him."

Ye Qizong frowned slightly, and after a long while said, "We can ask first."

*

In the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Ye Kaisi on the second floor of Xihetang.

In the past, Ye Kaisi would beat and scold Ye Baoshun in his study, but since Ye Baoling moved in next door, he has become somewhat more discreet about it.

Ye Baoshun stood in front of the tea table, playing with a lighter in his hand.

Ye Kais scolded him: "Do you have a brain? You know perfectly well that Ye Kaishen is on our side. And yet, you help Ye Baoling fight against your own people."

Ye Baoshun retorted, "I'm on the side of reason, not family. But wait, if we're talking about family, my sister is closer to me. Who is Ye Kaishen anyway?"

"Can you even understand human language? Between me and Ye Baoling, who's closer to you? What's going on in your head?"

“Dad, Ye Kaishen is the kind of person who has done all sorts of bad things. If it weren’t for my eldest sister helping to deal with him, you definitely wouldn’t have been able to control him in the future.” Ye Baoshun was unusually clear-headed.

Ye Kaisi said earnestly, "There are priorities. Our primary competitors right now are your uncle and his mentally challenged son. Don't think he's useless just because he's mentally challenged. He'll still get married, have children, and carry on the family line. With a mentally challenged brother like that, why would Ye Baoling help you? Wouldn't it be better for her to rule from behind the scenes?"

Liang Meiyun chimed in, "Yes, I used to really think Ye Baoling wanted to help us, but look how high your uncle jumped this time. Without Zheng Junni stirring things up, they are truly father and daughter of the same mind. Ye Baoling knows perfectly well that Ye Kaishen is on your father's side, yet she still blatantly targets Ye Kaishen. Isn't that the same as targeting your father? Don't you understand this?"

Ye Baoshun stopped talking, but he still refused to admit his mistake.

Ye Kais warned him: "You better behave yourself and avoid causing trouble lately."

"I haven't caused any trouble lately."

Ye Kais rolled his eyes at his son and shooed him away: "Go to the study and read a book."

Ye Baoshun then left.

Ye Kaisi sat by the window smoking. He saw his older brother, Ye Kaimin, go out, while on the other side, in a corner of the garden, Ye Baoling was talking to Ah Xing.

Ye Kais stubbed out his cigarette and went upstairs to find the old man.

Ye Qizu had just finished taking his blood pressure when he saw Ye Kaisi come in and couldn't help but ask, "Where's Baoshun?"

"Reading in my room."

Ye Qizu didn't believe it: "He would actually study on his own initiative?"

"Miss Lan is keeping an eye on it."

"Tell Miss Lan to keep a close eye on him; he's been having a lot of ideas lately."

For example, in order to get rid of Ye Kaishen's supervision, they teamed up with Ye Baoling to deal with him.

Ye Kaisi laughed and asked in return, "Dad, why don't you ask Bao Ling what she's doing?"

"Just say what you want to say."

"She's been chatting with Uncle Xing in the corner of the garden for quite a while. Why don't you get up and take a look?" Ye Kais stood by the window and beckoned his father over.

Ye Qizu walked over and, sure enough, saw Ye Baoling talking to Uncle Xing.

The old man has always been suspicious by nature. He was wary of Uncle Xing's repeated praise of Ye Baoling's courage in front of him.

But he couldn't show it on his face, and only said, "Is it worth you making such a big fuss and coming all this way to complain about them just for saying a few words?"

Ye Kais: "Dad, Ye Kaishen deserved what he got this time, and no punishment is too much. But Ye Baoling didn't do much better than Ye Kaishen. In fact, her actions were far worse and more egregious! She acted on her own initiative, concealed the deal, and what right did she have as chairman? She practically sidelined you! Just think how terrifying that is!"

Ye Qizu knew, of course. He had just been thinking about how to deal with Ye Baoling.

Ye Kaisi followed his father back: "If this were ancient times, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor, punishable by beheading. Dad, while Baoling's wings are still not fully grown and can be honed, you really need to teach her properly how to be a person and how to do things."

Ye Qizu sat down on the sofa. “No matter who inherits the family business in the future, I believe that Bao Ling is the most suitable assistant minister.”

"I'm afraid he's not a minister in charge of assisting the emperor, but a regent who wants to defy the heavens."

"How can you defy fate? Aren't you just afraid that she'll side with her own younger brother and not with you?"

Ye Kais paused slightly, taken aback by what was said, "So you're not going to punish her?"

“Of course it needs to be dealt with,” Ye Qizu advised. “I just want to tell you to learn from Baoshun and take the initiative to improve your relationship with Baoling. We’re family; let’s not let things get tense.”

Ye Kaisi: "Am I not good enough to her? Even my older brother, who is her father, isn't as attentive to her as I am, her uncle. But now I'm worried that she thinks Baolong is easier to manipulate than Baoshun..."

Ye Qizu understood the implication.

The old man asked, "Then what do you think is the most appropriate way to handle this?"

Ye Kaisi spoke up at the opportune moment: "Dad, you have to be ruthless this time. You play the villain, and let me be the good guy, okay? You demote her, demote her to the lowest level, and then give me a chance. I'll promote her, let her know that I care about her, so that at least she'll be on the same side as me and Baoshun. I don't deny that Baoling is indeed talented, but we also need to make her truly convinced of my abilities. Otherwise, in the future, none of us will be able to subdue her."

Ye Qizu pondered for a moment, then asked, "Now that Ye Kaishen is in trouble, and Bao Ling is demoted, who will take over?"

Ye Kaisi: "Can't I step in? Lin Zhong and I can work together to make both companies successful. Just because I didn't do well enough when I was younger doesn't mean you can judge me now. Even Bao Ling gave her spendthrift uncle a chance. Why can't you give me one?"

Ye Qizu glanced at his son and said, "Let me think about it."

“Dad, you can’t hesitate about this. You need to let Ye Baoling know that you’re very angry. She has to take full responsibility for her actions.”

"I don't need you to teach me how to do things. Do you think you know more than me?" Ye Qizu said, annoyed.

That's not what I meant.

"That's what you mean. Do you think I'd better step down as soon as possible and hand over the chairmanship to you?"

Ye Kais explained helplessly, "If you want to arrange someone to take over, you have to follow a procedure. If you don't let me go up, I'll never have a chance."

The father and son are about to start arguing again.

Ye Qizu snorted coldly: "Look how anxious you are. Let me tell you, I will not give up the chairman position until I see results from you."

Knock knock knock!

Chen Jincai knocked on the door and came in.

"Chairman, Huang Ying is not in Hong Kong; she has gone to the mainland."

Ye Qizu looked up: "Why is she going to the mainland again? What is she going to the mainland for?"

Chen Jincai: "It's said that the young lady sent her."

It's Ye Baoling again.

Ye Kais immediately seized on this point: "Dad, look!"

The implication is that they're not listening to you anymore, they're listening to Ye Baoling.

Ye Qizu glared at his son, trying to shut him up, before asking Chen Jincai, "When is Huang Ying coming back?"

This Friday.

"Call her and urge her to come back immediately."

"We've already followed up, but haven't received a reply yet."

Ye Qizu had no choice but to wait for Huang Ying to return before deciding how to deal with Ye Baoling.

Although he already had a general idea in mind, all he could do now was wait.

*

Ye Baoling returned home with the main group in the morning, and as soon as she got home, she heard that Ye Kaishen had been arrested.

She had Chen Weiqiang do it, and it was very clean.

The house is a mess, and no one is taking care of her for the time being.

She ate lunch at home, chatted with Uncle Xing for a while before going out in the afternoon, and then went to work as usual to handle official business.

We went to my maternal grandmother's house for dinner and didn't get back to the main house until after 8 p.m.

When I went back and opened the door to my room, I found Ye Huaizhang writing something on the bar counter in the living room.

She laughed and said, "Are you using this place as your office?"

Ye Huaizhang was also quite helpless. Ye Kaimin had invited him, and as his son-in-law, he had to give him some face.

“I was called here by your dad. He told me I had to back you up. Your dad doesn’t know how capable his daughter is. He thinks she needs me to back her up.”

"Don't pay attention to him." Ye Baoling smiled and put down her handbag. She was too lazy to talk to him about the old eldest son's messy affairs; it wasn't worth her time.

He asked, "Have you eaten?"

"You ate at your grandma's house. You ate here?"

"Ping prepared this for me. It's a very lavish meal." He quite enjoyed being alone in her room.

No one bothered me, and I could quietly do my own thing.

She laughed at him, "Being a live-in son-in-law, is it comfortable?"

Ye Huaizhang smiled and nodded: "You'll support me?"

"Can you even have children? And you expect me to support you?"

"..."

Ye Baoling went in to take a shower, and after she finished, she wrapped herself in a thick nightgown and did facial treatments.

The phone rang, and Ye Huaizhang brought in her mobile phone.

It was a call from Liu Haonan.

Ye Baoling wasn't particularly surprised to hear that Ye Qizong wanted to sell his shares in Ye Qingtang.

She had previously wanted to buy Ye Qizong's shares, so she tried her best to get Liu Haonan to contact her uncle, but at the time, the other party had no intention of selling the shares, so the deal fell through.

She already has enough shares in Ye Qingtang, so it doesn't matter whether she buys more or not.

However, the price is not high, so it's still a good deal to buy it.

I will be more proactive in my future endeavors.

She asked Liu Haonan, "Do we have enough money in our account?"

Liu Haonan: "We need to sell all our US stocks."

Ye Baoling didn't hesitate: "Then sell the US stocks and buy Ye Qingtang."

After all, she's not a stock market guru; she wants businesses with certainty.

She is confident that she can develop Ye Qingtang well, but she is not confident that she won't buy black swan stocks next time.

Liu Haonan said, "It takes time for the money from selling US stocks to be credited to the account. The other party is now asking us to pay a deposit of 10 million yuan."

"We don't have 10 million in our account?" Ye Baoling hadn't expected to be so poor.

Liu Haonan explained, "It's been transferred to an account in mainland China, so it's not easy to transfer it back."

Ye Baoling was worried that they would back out once they found out she was the buyer, and that she would pay the deposit after the money for the US stocks arrived in her account.

She glanced at Ye Huaizhang, who had finished his work and was reading a magazine beside her, and replied, "I understand. I'll figure something out."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Huaizhang looked up at her and asked with a smile, "Do you need money?"

"I'll calculate the interest for you after a few days of financing." She sat down next to him and, unusually obediently, massaged his legs.

Ye Huaizhang smiled and raised his eyebrows: "What if I don't give it to you?"

Ye Baoling immediately pinched him hard: "It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten how you got your chairman position? You have no gratitude at all. I can afford the interest on the bridge loan; you can borrow it from anywhere else, yet you still act all high and mighty."

Despite the pain, Ye Huaizhang said seriously, "No interest required, just give me that with your mouth."

He almost screamed out loud as soon as he finished speaking.

"You went too far."

She held his manhood in her hand and said with a smile, "Will you give it to me or not?"

No.

He took a breath and said, "Here you go."

She then smiled and let go, saying, "Thank you, honey."

Before she could finish speaking, he seized the opportunity to pounce on her like a hungry tiger, flipping her over and pinning her beneath him, then reaching into her pajamas.

Soft. Comfortable.

He squeezed into his familiar, warm little nest, moving in and out with great enthusiasm.

Before long, the sound of water filled the air, and sighs echoed everywhere.

He leaned close and asked her, "When can we stop using condoms?"

She also wants to try what it's like without wearing a mask, she really wants to try it, but she doesn't want to have children right now.

Whether or not to have children in the future is a matter for the future.

That's definitely not possible now.

"I don't want to this year," she said.

"next year?"

"We'll think about next year's matters next year."

Who knows what next year will bring?

What if she fails to complete her mission and returns to her original world? What will happen to the child she gave birth to?

What if she's still alive, but the two of them are already divorced?

Both are possible.

Thinking about it, she gave him a kiss as a reward, "You were really amazing today."

Hearing the praise, he worked even harder.

No matter what, at this moment, the two are heart to heart, each containing the other.

After moving from the sofa to the bed, he gently stroked her back and said, "When you came to my office that day, if I hadn't been without condoms, I really wanted to put you on my desk and have sex with you properly."

Ye Baoling rubbed against his chest, thinking about his upright and gentlemanly face that day, and couldn't help but laugh at him: "I didn't know, Ye Huaizhang, you appear to be a gentleman on the surface, but in reality your mind is full of filthy behavior."

"How is something between husband and wife so sordid? Does that mean I'm being sordid with you every day?" he started arguing again.

Her honest thoughts at that moment: I must maintain my figure.

*

Ye Qizu had the company's finance department call Ye Qizong twice, urging him to cover the losses.

He waited for Ye Qizong to come and beg him to buy his shares, but no one ever came.

Two days later, he called Ye Qizong over and couldn't help but ask, "How's the fundraising going?"

"The money will arrive in my account tomorrow. Brother, you can come and help us divide the family property then."

Ye Qizong's three sons wanted to divide the family property, which was something Ye Qizu had anticipated, but he didn't understand the first part of the sentence.

What payment do you need tomorrow?

"Second brother, I've sold my shares in Ye Qingtang."

"What?!" Ye Qizu suddenly stood up. "You wanted to sell Ye Qingtang's shares, why didn't you tell me? I'm the major shareholder, I have the right of first refusal!"

Ye Qizong was stunned. He pretended to be stupid: "Brother, you didn't say you wanted to buy. You just said you wanted us to pledge our shares to you. But I urgently need money now. The company's finance department keeps urging me, and they want to split up. Pledging won't solve my immediate problem, so I have no choice but to sell."

This is feigning ignorance; they're deliberately refusing to sell it to him.

Ye Qizu was furious!

He asked, "Who did you sell it to?"

Yeh Chi-tsung: "A broker surnamed Liu helped to connect us, and it was sold to an investment company."

"How much did they sell it for? I'll offer a higher price than them, and I'll buy it."

Ye Qizong said helplessly, "The contract has already been signed, and it's too late. Breaching the contract would require paying 20 million in compensation."

Ye Qizu: "!"

One by one, they all opposed him.

He was so angry he almost flipped the table; nothing had gone smoothly since the New Year.

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Author's Note: Ye Baoling: Even worse things will happen tomorrow.

Uncle Xing: Quick-acting heart medicine is ready.

Ye Huaizhang: I want to come see the show [winking emoji]