"Okay, get up. I forgive you."
Ye Chen spoke up, fully aware that the old man was outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant. However, out of consideration for the beautiful Shangguan, he decided not to pursue the matter further. Besides, this guy was, after all, the richest man in Guangdong Province. He figured he might need him for favors in the future, and having such a subordinate wouldn't be bad. Even though the man was outwardly compliant, Ye Chen's abilities allowed him to completely suppress his defiance, making him only think about it but not act on it!
The other party also knew that if he did it, the Shangguan family would be met with an unprecedented disaster!
Otherwise, he wouldn't be in this state now.
"Thank you, thank you, Brother Ye!"
Shangguan Haokun was indeed overjoyed. Gaining Ye Chen's forgiveness was tantamount to saving the Shangguan family! He immediately stood up and bowed to Ye Chen several times. In truth, Shangguan Haokun didn't realize that subconsciously, he was already prepared to forever treat Ye Chen as his lord. Only by serving him well could the Shangguan family prosper in the long run! If they weren't treated well, the Shangguan family could very well be reduced to commoners!
After all, the Xie family's official status is simply too great!
Shangguan Mingyue also bowed, expressing her deep gratitude to Ye Chen for forgiving her grandfather. Seeing Shangguan Mingyue's drastically changed demeanor, Ye Chen found human nature truly wondrous. How could a person change so easily? Was it because his beauty had captivated this woman? Ye Chen glanced at her and noticed she was also staring intently at him, her eyes filled with affection. However, upon noticing his gaze, Shangguan Mingyue immediately looked away, a blush rising to her cheeks.
For the first time, Ye Chen felt that with his great charm, it would be a waste of the wonderful conditions God had given him if he only married one wife in his life!
"Shangguan Haokun, you're smart to know what's good for you. Otherwise, if you had left the clinic rudely today, I guarantee that tomorrow, all the media would be reporting on your Shangguan family!"
Finally, Master Xie spoke up. He had been silently observing Shangguan Haokun's performance, and would make a decision based on it. Now, Shangguan Haokun had saved the Shangguan family's life!
Shangguan Haokun visibly trembled. Xie Lao's words were too harsh! The news contained only two points: first, it would ruin the reputation of the Shangguan family because they had indeed done too many shady things during their development over the years; second, all projects would be suspended, and soon the Shangguan Group would be completely blacklisted and disappear from the business world forever!
He believed that Elder Xie definitely had the ability!
He was also incredibly grateful that in those few short seconds, he had made the right choice: not to offend Ye Chen anymore!
Ye Chen was slightly surprised by the old man's reaction. He knew the Xie family wielded considerable influence in officialdom, but he hadn't expected them to so easily destroy the Shangguan family, the richest family in Guangdong Province. Such power was something even his senior sister might struggle to accomplish! He figured only his Dragon Soul Hall possessed that kind of ability.
From this perspective, the Xie family's influence in the Chinese officialdom is far greater than he had imagined. Ye Chen even felt that he had probably met several of Master Xie's brothers, and he vaguely guessed who they were. He remembered that when he ascended to the position of Dragon Soul Hall Master, several of the Flame-level officials were surnamed Xie, and they even bore a striking resemblance to Master Xie. The Xie family is truly formidable! To reach such a position, they must have been reincarnations of emperors in their past lives!
"Yes, yes, thank you, Master Xie. You're right. I really shouldn't have offended Brother Ye. Brother Ye, I was wrong, really wrong! *slap slap slap*"
As Shangguan Haokun spoke, he slapped himself several times to show his sincerity. Ye Chen saw that the old man really didn't dare to offend him, so he didn't bother to argue with him. He just told him to be more restrained in the future and not to think that being the richest man made him so great. He said that all Chinese are one family, and he was basically teaching him how to behave, like scolding his son.
Although Shangguan Haokun didn't quite agree in his heart, he still repeatedly agreed, saying that he would promise not to do it again in the future.
Ye Chen glared at him coldly, knowing that it was quite difficult to change someone's nature. After all, no one was Shangguan Mingyue who could come to his own senses. He could only let this old man slowly comprehend Bodhi in the future! He immediately turned his head to Master Xie: "Master Xie, why did you come to see me today?"
"My grandfather said he's going to marry me off to you!"
Before Master Xie could answer, Xie Yiting immediately smiled and said to Ye Chen, who was so startled that he staggered. At the same time, his second senior sister pinched his waist hard again in a spiral motion, so hard that he almost cried for his mother!
Leng Qingqiu was furious. This little rascal really wanted to become the enemy of all men in the world, seducing women everywhere! Was this his main mission in life?
However, both Master Xie and Xie Donghui were dumbfounded, staring blankly at Xie Yiting. When had they ever discussed betrothing her to Ye Chen? This girl, talking nonsense! Master Xie even raised his cane and tapped Xie Yiting's little bottom: "You brat, aren't you ashamed!"
Ye Chen was both amused and exasperated. Why did these grandfathers all like to use their canes to spank their granddaughters' bottoms? They must be getting old. If it were him, he would definitely use his cane to lift her bottom.
Xie Donghui was even more violent, grabbing his daughter by the collar and saying, "Girl, if you talk nonsense like that again, I'll beat you to death!"
He felt that his daughter had utterly defiled Ye Chen!
"Dad, Grandpa, I really like Ye Chen. Please betroth me to him!"
Xie Yiting replied earnestly that ever since Ye Chen teased her, she had felt an unbearable itch in her heart. She later realized that it meant she had fallen for a man, and therefore she didn't want to let Ye Chen go. After all, he was the only man she had ever fallen for in her twenty-odd years!
Ye Chen was dumbfounded. It turned out that the Xie family had no such intention at all; it was just that this girl was acting like a lovesick fool! Sigh, these girls nowadays are really easygoing. They've only met one person, and they already want their families to arrange a marriage for them! Ye Chen was speechless, but then he thought again, was it because of his charm?
"Well... well, that depends on whether young friend Ye agrees or not!"
Mr. Xie suddenly changed the subject, saying that it would be great if his granddaughter could really get together with Ye Xiaoyou, since he admired Ye Xiaoyou very much.
"Father……"
Xie Donghui felt this was inappropriate, after all, Ye Chen was the God of China, how could Yiting be worthy of him! But his father raised his hand to interrupt him, and then asked Ye Chen seriously, "Young friend Ye, do you agree?"
Xie Yiting immediately stared intently at Ye Chen with her alluring eyes, as if the Jade Rabbit were looking at Tang Sanzang. Ye Chen, following the script, refused the king: "I'm sorry, Elder Xie, I'm already married, so please choose another happiness for your daughter. Thank you for your kindness."
Ye Chen had no choice; before he could answer the question, his second senior sister was squeezing his waist hard! If he didn't refuse, he felt like his senior sister could pinch his waist even more!
Of course, he had no choice but to refuse, since he was still in China and could only marry one wife. He would bring women with him when he immigrated to an island.
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