"Get out." Ye Taihe threw his son aside and said breathlessly, "If all else fails, go beg Ye Xingchen... I don't care what method you use, you have to get him to save me, otherwise, you know the consequences."
"Fine, I'll go." Ye Chengen gritted his teeth and walked out with a gloomy expression.
"Why do you look so pale? What did the old man say to you again?" A beautiful woman walked over; she was Wu Meiru, Ye Chengen's wife.
This is a woman with a deep and cunning mind. The reason why Ye Taihe is wary of Ye Chengen is actually because he is wary of this woman.
Because he was well aware of his son's abilities, once the power of the Ye family was handed over to him, it might not be long before the Ye family would become this woman's possession.
"The old man has gone completely mad. Now he's wary of me at every turn," Ye Chengen said through gritted teeth. "Why does a dying man like him care about so many things?"
“A dying person?” Wu Meiru sneered. “You don’t understand. The closer a person is to death, the more afraid they are of dying.”
“Especially for someone like the old man, who has lived a life of high status and wealth, he is afraid of death and does not want to die, because he has not yet enjoyed everything in this world.”
"So what?" Ye Chengen snorted. "His illness was incurable. If I hadn't invited Jiang Yongkang, he would probably be dead by now. And even now he's still wary of me. Aren't I his son? Isn't the Ye family going to be handed over to me in the future?"
"Hehe, Ye Chengen, Ye Chengen, even now, you still don't understand?" Wu Meiru sneered, looking at Ye Chengen as if he were an idiot.
"What? I don't understand something?" Ye Chengen asked, somewhat puzzled.
“In the old man’s heart, your eldest brother is the most outstanding.” Wu Meiru said slowly, “Even though your eldest brother touched his sore spot and had a son with the Xia family’s daughter, he still acknowledges the eldest brother in his heart.”
"Falling for you? He has never believed in your abilities. In his view, if the Ye family were handed over to you, you would squander everything in no time. Do you really not understand such a simple truth?"
Wu Meiru's words stunned Ye Chengen. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, in his eyes, I have never been as good as my elder brother."
"Even though my eldest brother has been dead for over twenty years, in his eyes, he is still irreplaceable. Hah, what am I in his eyes? An appendage? If that's the case, why did he bring me into this world in the first place?"
Ye Chengen was deeply hurt. He thought he had always been obedient to the old man and never disobeyed him.
But he didn't get any good things from the old man at all. In fact, the old man thought his obedience was a sign of weakness.
When you really dislike someone, everything they do is wrong. Ye Chengen is that disliked person, so nothing he does now is of any use.
“Don’t take these things to heart too much.” Wu Meiru put her arm around Ye Chengen’s shoulder and said slowly, “The reason why the old man is like this now is partly because he has become confused. He is afraid of death and has an unknown fear of death.”
"So it's not surprising that he does anything outrageous now."
"What do we do now?" Ye Chengen looked to his wife for help.
"Hmph, you always treat me like an outsider and are always on guard against me, but now that you've run into trouble, you know to come to me?" Wu Meiru snorted, her expression quite displeased.
“Wife… I have no choice. You know, the old man has always thought you are very shrewd. If I don’t go along with him, neither of us will benefit.” Ye Chengen said, “Now we have reached a critical moment. We must work together, otherwise, the Ye family will really fall into someone else’s hands.”
“Remember this, no matter who the Ye family falls into, it cannot fall into the hands of that brat Ye Xingchen.” Wu Meiru snorted: “You have worked hard all these years. Even if you have no merit in the Ye family, you have still worked hard.”
"That kid grew up in the countryside, he can't possibly come here now to reap the rewards, can he?"
“No, of course not, but… Jiang Yongkang has vanished from the face of the earth and we can’t find him anywhere. The old man has given me an ultimatum: either find Jiang Yongkang or beg Ye Xingchen to come and treat his illness.” Ye Chengen said with a bitter face, “I really don’t know what to do.”
"Jiang Yongkang, don't waste your time looking. You won't find him." Wu Meiru shook her head.
"Why?" Ye Chengen was taken aback.
“Because someone doesn’t want to see him alive,” Wu Meiru said slowly. “That person is Ye Xingchen.”
"Was it that kid who did it?" Ye Chengen was instantly furious: "That little bastard, I underestimated him. I didn't expect him to be so capable."
“Yes, we underestimated him,” Wu Meiru said. “The old man’s emotions are unstable right now. If we tell him the truth, he will definitely dissolve the Ye family, and then we will get nothing.”
"Then what should we do?" Ye Chengen's expression changed. "Does this mean... I should go and beg Ye Xingchen?"
“That’s right. Your only option now is to humble yourself and beg Ye Xingchen. Only in this way can you appease the old man.” Wu Meiru smiled slightly.
"What happens after we've calmed him down?" Ye Chengen asked.
“As long as he’s calm, everything will be fine,” Wu Meiru said. “But right now, you need to humble yourself before Ye Xingchen. As for how to do that, I’ll teach you.”
"Make me bow down to that brat?" Ye Chengen's expression was uncertain; to be honest, he was a hundred times unwilling.
"If Han Xin could endure the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs, what's wrong with you bowing your head? Besides, after you bow your head, we have plenty of ways to deal with that kid," Wu Meiru said leisurely.
"Okay, wife, I'll do whatever you say." Ye Chengen gritted his teeth.
Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to it when he thought about the future of the Ye family.
Now, in order to obtain everything from the Ye family, he will stop at nothing.
Ye Xingchen was playing chess with her grandfather in the yard.
Since Xia Xueming forcibly became a half-saint, his cultivation level has plummeted. He should have lost his life long ago, but Ye Xingchen's medical skills brought him back to life, allowing his strength to hover below the Heavenly Realm.
Although he hasn't broken through yet, Ye Xingchen uses his righteous energy to nourish his grandfather's meridians every now and then, so it's only a matter of time before his cultivation level recovers.
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