Chapter 665 Extra - Compromise
"Don't worry," Mr. Ye said confidently, "I promise I'll explain everything clearly to him!"
Qin Youran agreed and left after sitting for a short while. Soon after, Ye Zhiyuan also returned home. As soon as he entered the door, his father called him to the study and asked him directly.
"A-Yuan, what do you think about your marriage to Qin Youran?"
Ye Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "Do I still have a say in this matter? Haven't you already arranged everything for me?"
Mr. Ye smiled and said, "After thinking about it, I still think I should respect your opinion."
Ye Zhiyuan's eyes lit up: "My opinion?"
“Yes.” Ye’s father nodded: “After all, this is your life, and marriage is not a game. This is also the result of discussions between your mother and me.”
Ye Zhiyuan instantly felt hopeful: "Dad, then I don't want to marry Qin Youran."
"Have you thought it through?" Ye's father asked.
Ye Zhiyuan nodded: "I've thought it through."
"Okay." Ye's father pushed the document next to him: "Then sign this document and you will be free."
"document?"
Ye Zhiyuan lowered his eyes to look at the documents his father pushed over, and his expression changed after a quick glance.
"Dad, why...why do this?"
Father Ye leisurely sipped his tea and said in a nonchalant tone, "There's no other way; it's all to give the Qin family an explanation."
He put down his teacup and explained, "As long as you leave with nothing and never get involved in the Ye family's businesses again, then I'll tell the Qin family that I can't control you, and they can't do anything to us old folks, right?"
"But... the Ye family is so complicated, and you're getting old. What will happen to the Ye family if I don't take care of it?"
"No problem." Ye's father gave a helpless bitter smile: "Isn't there your uncles and aunts' families? They also have boys in their families. With proper training, one of them will eventually be able to stand on his own."
"Then what should I do?" Ye Zhiyuan asked himself honestly.
Ye's father looked at him and said, "You must have some savings over the years, right? Go out and buy a house, or go into business, or find a job. You should be able to support your family."
Ye Zhiyuan then realized that things were not so simple at all.
"Dad, why do we insist on a marriage alliance with the Qin family?"
"There's no special reason for this marriage alliance; it's just a powerful alliance." Ye's father said in a deep voice, "In this dog-eat-dog world, without a powerful alliance, death is the only outcome."
"If I leave the Ye family and we don't form a marriage alliance with the Qin family, what will happen in the future?" Ye Zhiyuan asked.
Mr. Ye was taken aback, not expecting that his father would find such a loophole. However, he was clearly more experienced and composed himself, saying, "Your freedom is more important. After all, you are our only son!"
"Then why can't I give it a shot? I'm confident I can make the Ye family business thrive if I give up the arranged marriage." Ye Zhiyuan said with great conviction.
Mr. Ye shook his head helplessly: "Son, you're too naive. Right now, it's not your mother and me who are trying to arrange your marriage, it's the entire company! All the shareholders and all the employees of the company! Do you understand?"
A complex expression appeared in Ye Zhiyuan's eyes, and he frowned deeply.
Father Ye added, "But once you leave the Ye family, no one will have the right to control you, and they might even think you're a real man!"
Ye Zhiyuan is currently being placed in a high position by his father.
I feel uncomfortable whether I sign it or not.
Signing means complete compromise, and from then on, never again should one harbor any hope of freedom.
Not signing means giving up completely, giving up everything at hand, including the Ye family, the acting president, and all the prestige.
Ye Zhiyuan lowered his eyes, holding the agreement in his hand. He, who had been eager for freedom, suddenly felt lost.
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