"No." Ye Xingchen's two firm words shut Ye Chengen up. He said slowly, "He wasn't like this back when he caused my family to be destroyed."
"Back then, Old Master Ye was domineering and ruthless, showing no mercy whatsoever. He had more than one son anyway, so why would he care about having one more or one less?"
“Xingchen…” Ye Chengen forced a pitiful look: “You know, he’s sick, very sick.”
“Whatever mistakes he made in the past, it's all in the past. We can't hold it against an old man like that, I…”
"What a coincidence, that's exactly what I wanted to do." Ye Xingchen grinned. "So, don't waste your energy. I'll never forget what happened back then."
"I know Jiang Yongkang has disappeared, and now there's no one to treat his illness, so he remembered me? Otherwise, why would he send you here to speak to me in such a humble manner?"
"You..." Ye Chengen was so angry that he couldn't speak, but he still managed a forced smile: "Xingchen, things back then were more complicated than you would understand."
"I don't understand, because I was still young back then, separated from my own mother before I was even a month old." Ye Xingchen grinned, walked to Ye Chengen's side, and said coldly, "And I also know that you played a part in it."
Ye Chengen's expression changed again, and he said angrily, "Ye Xingchen, just tell me, what exactly do you want?"
"You mean you want me to make conditions? Is that how I should understand it?" Ye Xingchen sneered.
“That’s right, you can tell me your conditions.” Ye Chengen said with a dark face, “I can also make the maximum concessions, and I can even hand over the Ye family to you.”
"You'd love for the old man to die sooner so you could take over everything from the Ye family." Ye Xingchen looked at him in surprise. "And now you're being so generous? Hmm, let me guess, you want me to cure the old man so you can kick me aside, right?"
"You..." Ye Chengen was speechless: "I won't do this to you, and he's your grandfather too. If the Ye family is ruined, it won't do you any good either."
"The Ye family is finished. It won't do me any good, but it won't do me any bad either." Ye Xingchen grinned. "Let me put it this way: after Jiang Yongkang treated Old Man Ye like this, his lifespan, which was originally one year, is now only three months."
“In three months, even a god can’t save him. Go back and tell him that if he doesn’t want to die, he should crawl to the gate of the Xia Mansion and kneel there for three days and three nights.” Ye Xingchen said sternly, “Otherwise, he shouldn’t send anyone to the Xia Mansion to beg for peace. Otherwise, I’ll beat them all.”
"Ye Xingchen, don't go too far!" Ye Chengen roared, slamming his hand heavily on the table. "Let me tell you, the Ye family hasn't arrived yet."
"Hey, people from the Ye family, when did you become so bold as to cause trouble in our Xia family?" As a leisurely voice came, Xia Hanyue walked in with several people.
"Xia Hanyue, I'm talking to my nephew about something. This is none of your business. Don't meddle." Ye Chengen was furious and shouted at Xia Hanyue without regard for her feelings.
"So he's your nephew?" Xia Hanyue said with a smile. "He's never even stepped foot inside the Ye family's gate since he was born. And now you're treating him like your nephew? Is there really such a ridiculous thing in this world?"
"What do you want?" Ye Chengen roared.
"I don't care what anyone does, but anyone who dares to cause trouble in our Xia family, I certainly won't let them off easily." Xia Hanyue waved her hand and said sternly, "Guards!"
Several burly men behind her stepped forward and stood next to Ye Chengen, completely blocking his way.
"Xia Hanyue, what do you want to do? I'm warning you not to do anything reckless. I am the acting head of the Ye family. If you hit me, you are slapping the face of the Ye family." Ye Chengen began to panic.
"What are you thinking? So what if I slap the Ye family in the face? Our Xia family and your Ye family are sworn enemies. Isn't it normal for me to beat you up?" Xia Hanyue smiled slightly, then she said sternly, "Go ahead, just don't kill him."
"Yes." Several bodyguards nodded, then carried Ye Chengen out. A moment later, Ye Chengen's pig-like screams echoed outside.
Ye Chengen was beaten up, and his bodyguards were also surrounded and beaten up, making the entire Xia Mansion extremely noisy.
"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!" Ye Chengen cried out in pain as he was beaten, and he suddenly regretted coming to the Xia family.
The Xia and Ye families already had a deep-seated grudge from their ancestors, and with the addition of Ye Jinyu's matter, the two families have become even more estranged.
He would never have come to the Xia family if it weren't for the Ye family's business. But he didn't expect to get such a beating after coming to the Ye family. If he had known it would end like this, he would never have come here.
They beat him up, leaving him bruised and swollen, and threw him in like a dead dog.
Ye Chengen looked up at Xia Hanyue, a hint of fear in his eyes.
"Remember this clearly: the Xia family is not a place you can just come to. If you want to see Xingchen in the future, you'll have to get past me first, understand?" Xia Hanyue said sternly.
"Understood." Ye Chengen nodded.
"Get lost." Xia Hanyue waved her hand.
Ye Chengen struggled to his feet and limped away, his face filled with resentment as he left.
"Just let him go like that?" Ye Xingchen said, still somewhat resentful. "Isn't that letting him off too easily?"
"Alright, that's enough." Xia Hanyue rolled her eyes at Ye Xingchen and said, "After all, he is the acting head of the Ye family. Beating him up is enough to embarrass the Ye family."
"That's true." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"As you said, the old man from the Ye family can't hold on any longer. What do you plan to do next?" Xia Hanyue asked. "Save him or not?"
"Save him, of course we must save him, but only if that old man kneels at the gate of the Xia family mansion for three days and three nights," Ye Xingchen said leisurely. "Otherwise, no one can save him."
“Okay.” Xia Hanyue nodded and said resentfully, “The old man of the Ye family has never thought he did anything wrong all these years. This time, let him suffer the consequences of his own actions.”
At the Ye family home, Ye Chengen lay on the bed, howling hysterically.
Wu Meiru was applying medicine to him. She said angrily, "Those people from the Xia family are too ruthless. You are the acting head of the Ye family. How dare they treat you like this?"
“This time… they’re just settling a personal score, ah!” Ye Chengen screamed, “I’m not done with them.”
"Stop this nonsense. What did you tell the old man?" Wu Meiyue asked, putting down the medicine in her hand.
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