"Ye Xingchen, if I were you, I would automatically back down. I've never seen anyone with such a thick skin. Don't you know what kind of power the Chen family is?"
"Yes, of course I know what kind of entity your Chen family is." Ye Xingchen nodded. "Besides, I have a score to settle with your Chen family that I haven't settled yet."
"Moreover, I don't think the Chen family, which puts profit first, can bring Yan Yan any happiness."
"What do you mean? When has our Chen family ever put profit first?" Chen Hao said angrily.
"Your Chen family only wants the Ling family's prestige in the military and their position in the court, right?" Ye Xingchen bluntly exposed: "By joining forces with the Ling family, the Chen family can dominate the military, political and business worlds."
"When the time comes, with the alliance of the Ling family and your backers behind the scenes, the Chen family will be invincible in Yanjing, and even in the whole of China. Your pursuit of Yan Yan is nothing more than a political marriage tactic. Do you really think everyone else is a fool?"
"I'm warning you, Ye Xingchen, don't talk nonsense. My feelings for Yan Yan are genuine, and there's no ulterior motive involved." Chen Hao's voice lacked confidence; Ye Xingchen's words had practically stepped on his tail.
He knew exactly what the Chen family was up to, and now he felt like he'd been stripped naked and thrown out into the street.
"Do you believe that?" Ye Xingchen sneered. "Even if you don't have any vested interests, people still have to like you."
"Yan Yan, my feelings for you are genuine." Chen Hao didn't dare to confront Ye Xingchen directly, so he looked at Ling Yan with a sincere expression.
"I already have someone in my heart, so whether you're sincere or not doesn't matter anymore." Ling Yan took Ye Xingchen's hand.
Chen Hao's face immediately turned ashen, and he angrily retorted, "In what way am I inferior to him?"
“I’m sorry, it’s not that you’re inferior to him in any way, but rather that you’re simply not in the same league.” Ling Yan shook her head: “Chen Hao, the most valuable thing about a person is to know their own limitations.”
"Yes, I, Chen Hao, am a womanizer and good-for-nothing, but I have the Chen family backing me. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, so I don't need to work hard." Chen Hao said angrily, "You're no better. You have quite a few women around you, don't you?"
"Yes, quite a lot, more than you can count on one hand," Ye Xingchen readily admitted.
"Did you hear that, Yan Yan? This guy admitted it himself. Don't treat him like some kind of good person." Chen Hao didn't expect Ye Xingchen to admit it so readily.
"I know," Ling Yan smiled slightly.
"You...you know?" This time it was Chen Hao's turn to be dumbfounded.
“How can a successful man be without the support of women? The women around him are different from the women around you,” Ling Yan said.
"How is it different?" Chen Hao was exasperated.
“The women around her are all outstanding, while the women around you are basically gold diggers who frequent brothels.” Ling Yan said leisurely, “Only excellent men can attract excellent women, while a scumbag can only be surrounded by those mediocre women who only care about money.”
"You...you're being so hypocritical." Chen Hao was so angry he could barely speak.
"Save your energy." Ye Xingchen looked at Chen Hao with some sympathy: "My relationship with Yan Yan is a done deal. Stop trying to make a wishful thinking. Nobody's a fool. People can see through your Chen family's little schemes at a glance."
"Ye Xingchen, you son of a bitch!" Chen Hao roared, slamming the flowers in his hand to the ground. "I'm not done with you yet!"
"Then I'll wait for you. Get lost before I lose my temper, or I'll slap your face later," Ye Xingchen said.
"Chen Hao, let's go back and tell your father that our Ling family does not accept your Chen family's marriage proposal," Ling Yan said calmly.
"Fine, fine, Ling Yan, you bitch! I've never been so subservient to a woman before. You just wait, one day I'll make you crawl into my bed obediently!" Chen Hao hissed.
*Slap!* Ye Xingchen slapped the guy across the face, sending him flying a full five meters away.
"Ye Xingchen, I'm going to kill you..."
Bang……
Ye Xingchen kicked him so hard he fell face-first into the mud, then grabbed Chen Hao and gave him a thorough beating.
This guy was stubborn at first, but as Ye Xingchen's slaps fell like raindrops, he quickly backed down.
"Stop hitting me! Ah, stop! Stop! I was wrong, please stop hitting me!"
Ye Xingchen only stopped when the guy curled up in a ball, covering his head and begging for mercy.
"Kneel down," Ye Xingchen commanded.
Chen Hao struggled to crawl on the ground, then knelt down upright.
Although Ye Xingchen held back, he still beat the guy quite badly, and now he was kneeling on the ground trembling.
“Apologize.” Ye Xingchen pointed at Ling Yan.
"Ling Yan, I'm sorry, I won't bother you anymore, I promise, I swear." Chen Hao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he knelt down to beg for mercy.
"That would be best." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Chen Hao, as I said, there's still a score to settle with your Chen family. Before I have the time to deal with you, you'd better not provoke me, or the consequences will be severe, understand?"
"I understand." Chen Hao nodded, feeling frustrated.
"You understand now, so hurry up and get lost?" Ye Xingchen glanced at him.
Chen Hao shuddered in fright, then struggled to his feet and fled in a panic.
“The Chen family is a prestigious family in Yanjing, so we should save them some face. You went a bit too far.” Ling Yan felt a little sorry for Chen Hao as he left like a dog.
"We must save face for prestigious families, but let's leave the Chen family alone." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Ling Yan stared intently at Ye Xingchen's face, making Ye Xingchen feel somewhat uncomfortable: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Ling Yan suddenly grabbed Ye Xingchen's head and kissed him passionately.
Ye Xingchen's mind went blank. He was both amused and exasperated. He had just been forcibly kissed?
"Remember this, from now on, you're mine." Ling Yan took two steps back, chuckled, and then turned and ran away.
Ye Xingchen stood in the night, staring blankly at Ling Yan's back, savoring the lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth, and smiled slightly.
Just then, his phone rang, and the caller ID showed it was from Li Tianqi.
"What's wrong?" Ye Xingchen answered the phone.
"Ye Xingchen, my sister is missing." Li Tianqi gasped for breath. "She's been taken away."
"I'll be right there." Ye Xingchen's expression tightened slightly. He hung up the phone, hailed a taxi, and headed to Li Tianqi's place.
Li Tianqi was almost insane. Before his mother passed away, she told him to take good care of his younger sister, and he had never dared to slack off in all these years.
But this time, Li Yijin simply disappeared, which enraged him. He has used all his connections to search for her, and the entire capital of Yanjing is likely to be turned upside down.
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