Ye Yifan accepted his father's attitude, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything like forgiveness or that he didn't mind, so he didn't say anything.
Ye Jianxiao looked at his son and said, "Eldest son, your son has suffered far more than you can imagine. There's no point in me saying these things. You'll understand slowly. I believe you'll regret it even more once you truly understand Xiao Fan. As his father, I hope you won't regret it too late, lest you really have no time to make amends."
Ye Tingjun said, "Dad, I know. Don't worry, I will treat Xiao Fan well from now on."
At this moment, Xiao He also felt uneasy. She felt sorry for her eldest son, but she couldn't resent Fang Lanlan, whom she had raised for more than 20 years.
She said to Ye Yifan, "Xiaofan, Mom knows she owes you a lot, but Lanlan really did nothing wrong in this matter. Even if she looks like someone from the Fang family, that's not what she wanted. Just treat her like someone she picked up."
Ye Yifan laughed, a somewhat sinister laugh: "I just can't accept it. Are you trying to force me to my death?"
Xiao He was startled by Ye Yifan's tone and expression: "Xiao Fan, why are you talking to me like that?"
Ye Yifan looked at Ye Jianxiao and said, "Grandpa, I think it's great for the two of us to spend the New Year together."
Ye Jianxiao nodded: "I think so too." After saying that, he said to Ye Tingjun: "You guys go back and spend the New Year with Fang Lanlan. You are a family, and Xiao Fan and I are a family."
How could Ye Tingjun agree? He said to Xiao He, "If you want to leave, then leave. Xiao Zhou and I will spend the New Year here."
Xiao He felt wronged and tears streamed down her face: "Ye Tingjun, what do you mean? Do you want me or not? I've worked so hard for you all these years, bearing your children and taking care of the whole family. And now you're saying this? Do you have any conscience?"
Ye Jianxiao said, "Serving the whole family? I don't need you to serve me. Xiao Fan has been taking care of me when I've been sick all these years. Do you know how many times I go to the hospital a month? Do you know what medicine I take?"
As he spoke, Ye Jianxiao took out all the medical reports from his recent hospital visits, as well as all the medicines he had taken, big and small, filling an entire coffee table.
Ye Tingjun was stunned. He knew his father's health wasn't very good, but he didn't know he would need so many tests, let alone so much medicine.
Ye Jianxiao took out two bottles of imported medicine: "These two bottles are from the United States. Each bottle costs 1,800 yuan. I take one bottle every two months. If Xiao Fan hadn't asked someone to bring them back from abroad, and if Xiao Fan hadn't earned money to subsidize me, I'd probably be bedridden by now."
Looking at Ye Jianxiao's expression, Ye Tingjun thought of his father when he was young and strong, and then looked at the frail old man now. He felt guilty and knelt down in front of Ye Jianxiao: "Dad, I was wrong. I'm a bastard. I've neglected you too much. I can take early retirement now. I'll go to work and go through the procedures. I'll come back and take good care of you. Also, if you need money, we still have some savings at home. I'll withdraw it for you as soon as the bank opens."
Ye Jianxiao sighed and helped his son up, saying, "Don't take early retirement. Xiao Zhou is only in high school, and there are many places where he needs money. You should work hard. Xiao Fan and I have enough money, so don't worry."
Ye Yifan said to Ye Tingjun, "Dad, don't let your two sons have any regrets. You work hard so that Xiaozhou can get into a good university. Grandpa and I are doing quite well."
Xiao He is really upset right now and can't say anything.
Ye Tingjun said to Xiao He, "You have two choices now. First, go back and be with Fang Lanlan. Second, let's spend the New Year here with Dad and go home tomorrow afternoon."
Although Xiao He missed Fang Lanlan, she couldn't really abandon her family. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll stay here with Dad, but I need to call Lanlan, otherwise she'll be waiting for us to come back."
Ye Jianxiao nodded: "Go ahead and fight."
Xiao He dialed the phone, said a few words, and then burst into tears, crying so hard.
Even after hanging up the phone, the tears still wouldn't stop.
Ye Yizhou asked Xiao He, "Mom, what's wrong with my sister?"
Xiao He said, "Your sister has a fever of 39 degrees Celsius, but she still told me not to worry about her and to enjoy the New Year here. What a good child she is."
Ye Yifan laughed after hearing this: "If it were me, I wouldn't say I had a high fever if I didn't want Grandpa to worry. An adult can go to the hospital if they are really sick. I had a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius abroad, and I was all alone, but I still made it through. She said 39 degrees? Isn't that just to make you worry? Forget it, you won't have a good New Year here. Go back."
After saying that, he turned to Ye Tingjun and said, "Dad, you should all go back. If you don't go back, you won't feel good either. Xiao Zhou won't be happy if he can't spend the New Year with his parents. Fang Lanlan will then instigate him to make my younger brother hate me. Why bother?"
In the past, Ye Yifan would not have said this, but now he is different. Hua Kai told him that he should speak out when he is right and when he is wronged, especially to his closest relatives. Sometimes, if you say something clearly, it will change things. There is no need to make yourself feel wronged, and it is not about doing anything immoral. It is just about letting them know that you are wronged, right?
So Ye Yifan is now putting all these things on the table. How they decide is their business; he himself is not at fault.
Listening to Ye Yifan's words, Ye Tingjun seemed to understand more. He looked at Xiao He and said, "I have made a decision. After the New Year, I will send Fang Lanlan back to the Fang family. This decision was made more than ten years ago, and Xiao Fan has been hurt for more than ten years."
Xiao He was reluctant, but since she was at her father-in-law's house, she couldn't use certain methods, so she thought she would go home and discuss the matter later.
She said to Ye Tingjun, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have a good New Year and talk about it when we get home, okay?"
Ye Yifan looked at Xiao He and sighed deeply: "I know you can't bear to part with Fang Lanlan, so you won't give up. But my dad is thinking from my perspective now, and he might side with me in the future. Then, there will be a rift between you and my dad. If your fathers are not on good terms, then I will become the one who causes disharmony in the family. I have suffered enough when I was young, and I don't want to worry about these things anymore. I think I should live some happy days, and I will give happiness back to you."
After saying that, she said to Ye Tingjun, "Dad, I know you understand me now, and I'm satisfied. But for Xiao Zhou's sake, you should go back. I don't want my brother and I to not have a good life. I've already made my way through the detours I took before. Now I can have my own career, pursuits, and love. I will also have my own home in the future. Dad, I've grown up. You really don't need to worry about me anymore. I hope you live a happy life."
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