“I said during dinner that although I’m old, I’m also blind. If the Ye family is handed over to Ah Zhen, it will end up like his mother’s Feng family, which can be seen through at a glance! That kid from Nanfeng Group is formidable! Ah Zhen is no match for him!”
Sure enough, the old man hasn't lost his mind yet! Ye Linyan thought to himself.
"It's fine for young people to be a little flirtatious! I'm a man, I was your age once too!"
As soon as Old Master Ye changed his tone, Ye Linyan immediately felt a surge of anger pressing down on him!
"If you were keeping a mistress on the side, I would turn a blind eye! But you actually dared to sleep with men! And you've been keeping one for five years!"
Ye Linyan's expression shifted, and he was about to speak, but then he swallowed his words back!
"Wow, that's impressive! Your name is Xu Nuo, right? The son of a bodyguard from the Lin family! He can do things for you and warm your bed! If Ah Zhen hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known you had this hobby! I would have really thought you were a virtuous person!"
As he spoke, Old Master Ye's voice suddenly rose two octaves, his tone filled with anger!
"Why aren't you saying anything! I'm asking you, what I just said, was it wrong to accuse you?"
Ye Linyan had long known that Old Master Ye must know Xu Nuo, but even Ye Jin had always thought that Xu Nuo was just a confidant who did things for him. If it weren't for Ye Zhen, Old Master Ye probably would never have thought that his relationship with Xu Nuo was related to Ye Zhen until his death!
"No! It's all true!"
Ye Linyan looked at Old Master Ye, whose face was flushed with anger, and then lowered his eyes.
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Old Master Ye's anger flared up! His eyes widened in fury!
He grabbed a book from the desk and smashed it over Ye Linyan's head.
Whether it was intentional or not, the corner of the book hit Ye Linyan's forehead, causing a sharp pain. Ye Linyan just tilted his head and immediately straightened his body.
Grandpa Ye looked at the bead of blood on Ye Linyan's forehead without a trace of heartache, and shouted towards the door, "Bring me the bamboo whip!"
The old steward came in from outside the door carrying a bamboo whip, and stood beside Old Master Ye with his head bowed.
When Ye Linyan entered, he saw the bamboo whip and guessed that it was prepared for him. He was so surprised by the old man's words of approval that he forgot that the old man had prepared a whip for him long ago!
He couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Without giving him any warning, the bamboo whip struck his back. Ye Linyan involuntarily leaned forward, letting out a muffled groan, swallowing his cry of pain.
*Snap*
He didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. Although Grandpa Ye was old, his strength was not diminished at all!
Snap snap~~
Two more lashes landed on his back, but Ye Linyan gritted his teeth and endured it without making a sound!
"Good! That's spirited!"
The old man uttered a few words in a stern voice and then waved his arm!
Snap snap snap~~
"Um……"
Ye Linyan braced himself on the ground with both hands, sweat beading on his forehead, and his black shirt was torn in two places.
*Clap clap clap clap!*
After lashing him ten times, Old Master Ye stopped, panting slightly, and looked at Ye Linyan kneeling.
The old butler took the whip from Old Master Ye and helped him sit down in the chair behind the desk.
Ye Linyan's forehead was covered in sweat. He struggled to lift his hands off the ground and straighten his body again.
"Have some tea! Take a moment to calm down!"
Old Master Ye was getting on in years, and he had gotten angry. After all that, he was exhausted and still hadn't caught his breath.
After taking a sip of the tea handed to me by the old butler, I felt much better.
"You! Handle the matter of your promise yourself! I don't want to see this person or hear any news about him before the board meeting! The person in charge of the Ye Group must be clean and honest! Don't let anyone gossip about him in front of me!"
Ye Linyan took a deep breath. He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon! So urgent!
"knew!"
"Get out!"
Ye Linyan used his hands to support himself on the ground, staggered a couple of times to stand up, his knees aching from kneeling, and his back burning with pain.
Just as I reached the door of the study, Old Master Ye's voice came again:
“Ayan, those in high positions must make choices! You are still young. If you can't handle things on your own, Grandpa won't mind clearing the way for you!”
"No need!"
Ye Linyan, holding onto the door frame, mustered his strength and spoke without turning his head.
After Ye Linyan walked out of the courtyard, the old butler chuckled a few times.
"What are you laughing at, you old codger?"
Grandpa Ye picked up his cup and drank his tea!
"If you ask me, this young master Yan, in both appearance and personality, is exactly the same as you were when you were young!"
Hmph~~
Grandpa Ye stared at the doorway where Ye Linyan had disappeared for a long time before finally speaking:
"Ah Zhen is no match for him! I hope he truly took what I said to him today to heart! My warning was also to leave Ah Zhen a way out! What happened with Ye Jun must not be repeated!"
"Young Master Yan is a sensible person!"
Grandpa Ye looked at the teacup in his hand and sighed softly, "I'm getting old. I watched Ah Zhen grow up, so naturally I'm a little biased. But if I hand over the Ye family business to him, he won't be able to keep it!"
Ye Linyan stood in the central courtyard and rested for a while before regaining his composure. He then walked across the corridor from the dining room and headed straight for the parking lot outside the courtyard!
He didn't want anyone to see him in such a disheveled state, but to his surprise, as soon as he arrived at the parking lot, Ye Zhen was leaning against his car, staring at him with a smile.
"What happened? The old man hasn't hit anyone in years! What could have made him so angry?"
Ye Linyan knew he was deliberately waiting to see him make a fool of himself, so he straightened his back and walked to his car:
"You're proud of gossiping like a woman? You want to get beaten up? You won't get a chance!"
Ye Linyan thought that if Ye Zhen knew what Old Master Ye had said to him, he probably wouldn't be in the mood to wait here and watch him make a fool of himself!
But I can't tell him yet, which is really frustrating!
Just as the driver opened the car door, the old butler strode out of the gate.
"Young Master Yan, wait a moment!"
Ye Linyan stopped in his tracks.
"Young Master Yan, the Master wants you to stay at the old house for one night, so you can spend more time with him!"
After saying that, he nodded to Ye Zhen: "Young Master Zhen!"
Ye Linyan's lips curled up slightly. What was that all about?
"Then I'll stay at the old house for the night! Cousin, I'll travel with you!"
After saying that, he endured the pain in his back and walked back to the old house.
Ye Zhen looked at the old butler with some surprise. Everyone knew that he was the old man's most beloved grandson from childhood to adulthood.
During this overnight stay at the old house, he wasn't mentioned at all!
The old butler bowed slightly to Ye Zhen, then turned and went back to the old house.
Ye Zhen was left outside the door, looking completely bewildered.
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