Ye Zelin suddenly remembered that he was in a brothel. His face was as calm as water and he showed no intention of explaining.
However, the letter of cancellation of engagement said that the man had bad conduct, committed crimes, and was treacherous, and he did not dare to agree with it.
He brought back some tea, took a sip, and put down the cup, saying, "Sister Fushu, have you ever heard the saying, 'What you hear may not be true, but what you see may not be."
Hua Fushu glanced at Ye Zelin with disdain and whispered, "Why are you pretending to be a noble person?"
She saw with her own eyes that he was in a brothel, surrounded by women. Pretending to be noble and righteous would only make her look down on Ye Zelin even more.
If he had admitted the truth, she would have admired him instead, but now she disliked Ye Zelin even more.
Ye Zelin heard Hua Fushu's whisper, but did not react at all, just pretending not to hear it.
Picking up the wrinkled letter of divorce, Ye Zelin read it carefully again, put it down, and asked again, "Sister Fushu, why do you want to break off the engagement? You should know that our engagement was made by the elders of our two families to continue the friendship between our two families."
Hua Fushu thought for a moment before saying, "Second Young Master, the Hua family will forever remember your father's kindness to us and will never forget it. Your father and I are sworn brothers, more than blood relatives. Will the breaking off of the engagement sever their friendship? Will your father sever all ties with my father because of it?"
"That's true." Ye Zelin stood tall, as straight as Mount Tai, as majestic as a pine tree, heroic and unyielding. "I'm a seven-foot-tall man, standing tall and proud. I'm not corrupted by wealth and honor, and I'm powerful and unyielding. How could I be forced by a woman? I won't sign this divorce agreement."
Since ancient times, reputation has been more important than anything else. There have been many cases of broken engagements, but they were all proposed by the men. It is unheard of for women to break off an engagement.
He, Ye Zelin, is a man of seven feet tall and strong. How could he be broken off by a woman?
What’s more, it is a false accusation?
This matter concerns the Ye family's century-old reputation, his reputation, and his face.
Hua Fushu slapped the divorce agreement with his palm, leaned over to Ye Zelin, and said sternly, "Mr. Ye, don't be so shameless! You have to sign the divorce agreement even if you don't want to!"
Ye Zelin was not afraid of Hua Fushu's gaze at this moment. A feeling of humiliation surged in his heart, but there was not a trace of anger on his face. He crumpled the letter of withdrawal into a ball and threw it away with one hand. The ball of paper fell next to the evergreen pot. He glanced at Hua Fushu and left.
"Stop, Mr. Ye! Ye Zelin!"
Ye Zelin walked out without even looking back.
Hua Fushu picked up the folding fan and put it at his waist. He walked to the evergreen pot, picked up the paper ball and put it in his arms. He walked quickly to the door, looked up at Ye Zelin, and said with his hands on his hips, "Mr. Ye, I don't believe you won't break off the engagement!"
After Ye Zelin left the gate of the Xianhua Club, Hua Fushu went downstairs and headed towards the gate.
On the second floor, at the corner of the corridor, Mother Sai stared at Hua Fushu's back and sighed, "Who did she take this personality from? She's really not like Master Hua."
Hua Fushu had just walked out of the gate of the Xianhua Club when her maid Sanqiao hurried over, her brows a little anxious, "Miss, I just saw that boy from the Ye family leave from here."
Hua Fushu looked around and pulled Sanqiao towards the inn. "This is not a place to talk. Let's go back first."
After returning to the inn, Hua Fushu told Sanqiao everything that happened in the Xianhua Hall.
The more Sanqiao listened, the angrier she became. She wished she could bury the Ye family kid in a pit. "Miss, you're right. That Ye family kid is definitely not a good match. We won't marry into the hell of the Ye family. This scoundrel surnamed Ye actually flirted with that shabby vixen right in front of you. In my opinion, he deserves to be thrown into a pig cage or even cut into pieces. He's taking my daughter's fiancé and still doesn't know how to restrain himself, flirting with other women everywhere. Miss, when we cancel the engagement, we need compensation."
Sanqiao was talking so fast that spit flew everywhere. Hua Fushu wiped the scattered spit off his face with his sleeve.
"Sanqiao, calm down. Why do I feel like that Ye kid is your fiancé? You're even more excited than I am."
Sanqiao was indeed a little excited. She looked at Hua Fushu and said, "Miss, you are still fussing about this at this time."
Hua Fushu poured a glass of water and handed it to Sanqiao, "Alright, alright, stop talking and take a break. Come with me to the Ye family tomorrow and remember to bring a generous gift."
Sanqiao said, "Miss, let's not prepare any lavish gifts. That bad boy named Ye is bullying our Hua family and wasting the money that our benefactor and the eldest son have worked so hard to earn."
Hua Fushu said, "Even though the engagement may be cancelled, the bond between the two families cannot be severed, and the proper etiquette must be followed."
The Ye family has a great debt of gratitude to the Hua family. If the relationship between the two families is ruined because of the broken engagement, not to mention her mother, her father will be the first to deal with her no matter how much he loves her.
She wanted to break off the engagement but also wanted to keep in contact with the two families. Originally, she had no reason to break off the engagement, but now Ye Zelin gave her a very suitable reason.
She has canceled the marriage.
There is a small courtyard in the General’s Mansion, named Penglai Residence, which is Ye Zelin’s bedroom.
There is a small pond in the courtyard, with a hexagonal pavilion standing beside it. Next to the pavilion is a cluster of Phalaenopsis orchids with new leaves beginning to grow.
After Ye Zelin came back, he was in the Penglai Courtyard. He was wearing a moon-white robe with a cross-collar, and he looked like a beautiful orchid and a jade tree. He stood in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and his mind was replaying the scenes in the Xianhua Club, recalling the young man dressed as a man, and recalling the words she said.
"Sir, I found it." A male voice suddenly sounded.
The visitor was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old. He was dressed in a green robe, was quite tall, and had delicate features.
He is the only son of the steward Wujing, his full name is Ye Side, and he has followed the second son Ye Zelin since he was a child.
"Where?"
Si De replied, "Yue Lai Inn."
The young man in moon-white robes said calmly, "I understand. Side, I'll tell your father to bring Miss Fushu to the General's residence tomorrow. It's inconvenient for a girl to stay in an inn."
Side said again, "Sir, Sister Cuizhi from Rongliyuan said that the general wants you to come over."
The great general that Side mentioned refers to Ye Zelin's father, Ye Shiheng, the commander of the Ye family army in the western border.
Ye Zelin said calmly, "I'll be there in a minute. The sun is warm today, so take the pot of spring sword out of my room and let it air out. Remember not to water it."
After explaining the four virtues, Ye Zelin went to his father's yard.
In the Rongli Courtyard, the snow-like pear blossoms glow with a light white, emitting a light and elegant fragrance.
General Ye Shiheng was dressed in a dark suit, sitting casually with a relaxed expression. He did not have the heroic air that was typical of military commanders, but instead had a leisurely and comfortable air. He picked up the white porcelain teacup and sipped the tea, with a cheerful smile on his face.
Ye Zelin stopped outside the pavilion, clasped his hands together and pushed them forward, saying respectfully, "Father."
Ye Shiheng waved to Ye Zelin, and Ye Zelin stood up straight.
Ye Shiheng picked up the brewed tea on the table and threw it over.
Ye Zelin reached out and caught it easily, then drank the tea in one gulp, "Thank you, Dad."
Ye Zelin was neither surprised nor panicked, his face calm as he announced his decision to his father, "Dad, I want to marry Fu Shu's sister."
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