"Dad, are you too tired? Let me massage your back."
He said he was giving his father a back massage, but he went all out, squeezing his father's shoulders hard.
To express one's inner dissatisfaction.
Ugh, so annoying.
They clearly agreed yesterday that they wouldn't make things difficult for Ye Xiaotian, so why did they suddenly change their tune today?
Lin Ye was already in poor health, and when his daughter pinched him like that, he coughed violently.
"Cough cough..."
Seeing this, Zhou Qili suppressed her laughter, handed her husband a tissue, and then looked at Ye Xiaotian gently and asked.
"How old are you?"
She didn't care about Ye Xiaotian's complicated family background; she felt that as long as he was a good person and treated her daughter well, that was enough.
She was quite satisfied with the child, as he didn't seem like the kind of good-for-nothing playboy he was.
Ye Xiaotian answered frankly, "Twenty-five."
Zhou Qili nodded slightly. She was five years older than her daughter, which was a suitable age.
Lin Ye finally stopped coughing, but still didn't want to talk to Ye Xiaotian. To put it bluntly, his daughter would definitely throw a tantrum again; to put it nicely, he couldn't say a single word.
Fortunately, Zhou Qili was very accommodating and spoke a few more words to Ye Xiaotian, which eased the tension.
Ye Xiaotian stayed behind for lunch.
During the meal, Lin Ye didn't say a word to Ye Xiaotian and kept a cold face the whole time.
Just as Ye Xiaotian was about to leave, Lin Ye called him back.
"Come with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."
"..."
Ye Xiaotian was somewhat surprised.
Lin Xiyue was unhappy and stopped him, saying, "Dad, just say what you have to say now. Is there anything you can't say in front of me?"
Lin Ye's face darkened further, and he said sternly, "Don't worry about it."
Lin Xiyue: "I..."
Ye Xiaotian didn't want the two to get along because of him, so he took the initiative to step forward.
"good."
They followed Lin Ye into the study.
The room was filled with the faint smell of ink and the scent of mahogany bookshelves.
Lin Ye sat down in the chair, without offering it to Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian also stood in front of him tactfully, his lips tightly pursed, and he unconsciously beckoned with his hand, his palms slightly sweaty.
It was obvious that his father-in-law disliked him and did not support his relationship with Lin Xiyue.
Lin Ye didn't speak immediately. Instead, he picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then slowly opened his mouth.
"To be honest, I don't approve of you dating my daughter."
Ye Xiaotian was shocked: "?!!"
He never expected Lin Ye to be so direct, without any warning.
Does he feel unworthy of his daughter?
Why should I?
I may feel unworthy, but being so directly rejected by him is really unpleasant.
Suppressing his inner displeasure, he restrained himself from asking.
"Why?"
Lin Ye was too lazy to talk to him anymore and said directly.
“I don’t want my daughter to marry into a family with a questionable background. I advise you to leave my daughter as soon as possible.”
"..."
Lin Ye's words struck a chord with Ye Xiaotian.
He really couldn't refute it; he knew in his heart that what his father had done in his early years was wrong.
Although he has stopped doing it now, it doesn't change the fact that he was involved in organized crime in the past.
Lin Ye's choice to bring this up was indeed not wrong.
But he couldn't just give up like that. Before he came, he had promised Lin Xiyue that he would never give up on this relationship just because her parents disagreed.
So, he retorted without fear.
"Uncle, I will not break up with Xiyue unless she doesn't want me. Otherwise, I will not leave her on my own initiative."
Lin Ye's face flushed red with anger, and he said irritably.
"Are you saying my daughter is clinging to you?"
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly explained.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to tell you that Xiyue and I are serious, not just playing around. Please believe me, I will definitely not let her down."
Lin Ye's blood pressure spiked, and he pointed towards the door.
"Get out of here!"
"I'll leave right away, please don't be angry, don't get sick over me, it's not worth it."
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly left the room.
When Lin Xiyue saw Ye Xiaotian come out, she quickly went up to him, took his hand, and said worriedly.
"Are you alright? Did my dad give you any trouble?"
Ye Xiaotian shook his head. "It's nothing."
The two left the courtyard and got into the car. Ye Xiaotian didn't drive off immediately. Instead, he opened the car window, took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter.
I took a deep breath, and the nicotine rushed into my lungs.
My anxious mind gradually calmed down.
Lin Xiyue knew that Ye Xiaotian would smoke when he was in a bad mood, so she asked him quietly.
"Brother Ye, what did my dad say to you?"
Ye Xiaotian turned his head and looked at Lin Xiyue's cute expression of concern for him, and joked.
Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?
Lin Xiyue gently placed her hand on his arm.
"Of course it's true, he didn't hit you, did he?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Of course not. Uncle is a refined man. He just advised me to stay away from you or something like that."
Honestly, Lin Ye was already so angry with me, yet he didn't retaliate. He really has a lot of self-control.
If this had happened to his own father today, his legs would definitely have been broken.
It's no wonder Lin Ye was hesitant to entrust his daughter to him; after all, with such a fierce father, it was normal for people to perceive him as a bad guy.
Lin Xiyue's worst fears had come true, she said fearfully.
"So what did you say? Are you going to abandon me?"
"No, I promised you I would withstand the pressure, so I told him that I would not leave you unless you didn't want me."
After saying that, Ye Xiaotian began to question himself.
Did he really fall in love with Lin Xiyue? Because when he confronted Lin Ye just now, he frankly said those words.
Especially that line, "I will never let her down."
"Waaaah, that scared me to death..."
Lin Xiyue was so moved that she couldn't help but cry, and she hugged Ye Xiaotian tightly.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
Ye Xiaotian immediately raised the hand holding the cigarette and said helplessly.
"Hey, don't hug me! I'm smoking, be careful not to burn yourself."
Lin Xiyue hugged him tighter, burying herself in his arms, and choked out.
"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of anything, I'm only afraid that you won't want me..."
He withstood the pressure from his father. Does that mean he's starting to like her, and she's about to succeed?
She became the only one in his heart, completely driving away the woman hidden deep within him.
Ye Xiaotian had no choice but to put out his cigarette, hug her tightly, gently stroke her head, and speak tenderly.
"I won't abandon you, didn't we agree? Silly boy, why are you crying again? How old are you? You're still acting like a child."
Lin Xiyue sniffed and complained.
"I'm younger than you, so what if I'm a little kid?"
Ye Xiaotian was completely at a loss.
"Okay, okay, you're a child, cry all you want, I won't stop you, but please, when you cry, don't get your tears and snot all over me, okay?"
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