Chapter 500

Chapter 500: Chapter 499 Capital City, the Ye family’s old residence.

After the incident with Li Xin, everyone who attended Ye Yuanshan’s 75th birthday stayed; those who were favorably inclined towards Ye Tianchen were even more eager to foster relations with the Ye family. Even those who hadn’t thought much of Ye Tianchen had changed their minds—after all, Ye Tianchen dared to make a move on Li Xin, and just that courage and wisdom alone set him apart.

If one were to compare the influence of their families, the Li family’s standing was not much greater than that of the Qin or Luo families. After all, the Qin family was also among Capital City’s top clans. Although there was still a gap between them and the top three families in Huaxia, it was not by much. The reason many people thought Ye Tianchen wouldn’t dare to attack Li Xin or offend the Li family was because of Li Xin’s grandfather, Li Jian.

Li Jian was a veteran who had returned from the battlefield, having fought in both the Anti-Japanese War and the Vietnam War; it’s unimaginable how young he was at that time. Especially during the Vietnam War, Li Jian fought to protect his country, and his three sons all died on the battlefield. He truly is a revolutionary worthy of anyone’s respect.

No wonder even the top leader held Li Jian in high regard. Given Li Jian’s fiery temper, being a veteran from the battlefield, and having only one grandson left, the sole remaining bloodline of the Li family, if anything had happened to Li Xin, Li Jian would certainly not have let it go. Everyone present would have expected that, hence thinking Ye Tianchen wouldn’t dare to confront Li Xin.

Little did they know, Ye Tianchen, who abides by principles rather than favoritism, wasn’t simply boasting. If Fan Ruoxuan hadn’t appeared and knocked Li Xin out with a stick, Ye Tianchen really would have killed Li Xin.

"Mmm, not bad, not bad. Master, this braised chicken wing is very good. Give me two more," said Ye Tianchen as he gnawed on a braised chicken wing in his left hand and spoke to the master chef who was grilling chicken wings.

At this moment, Fan Ruoxuan and Su Feifei, two stunning beauties, had also arrived at the Ye family’s old residence guest area. They no longer spoke to each other; once women go to war, it can be quite fearsome, and after glaring at each other, they walked away. Of course, they only had one goal, and that was to find Ye Tianchen, who seemed to have run off somewhere again.

In terms of finding Ye Tianchen, Su Feifei was naturally much better than Fan Ruoxuan, because Su Feifei had discovered one of Ye Tianchen’s weaknesses—wherever there was good food, that’s where this guy would go. Looking for him at the food service station should surely reveal his location.

"Here are your two braised chicken wings."

"Thank you... Give me..."

Ye Tianchen hadn’t finished speaking when he turned around and instantly saw Su Feifei approaching. Immediately grabbing his two braised chicken wings, he bolted, vanishing in an instant. By the time Su Feifei arrived, Ye Tianchen had long disappeared.

"Master, have you seen a tall, skinny guy who eats a lot?" asked Su Feifei to the chef who continued to grill the chicken wings.

"He was just here. He ate three turkey wings in one go—an impressive feat!" The chef thought about how Ye Tianchen ate the chicken wings and shuddered at the memory.

"Thank you!"

After thanking the chef, Su Feifei walked off briskly, fiercely biting her lip, her teeth itching with hatred. If Ye Tianchen dared to show himself, she would surely pounce on him and bite him a few times. How dare he hide from her, especially after pleading with her to pretend to be his girlfriend, and now he had vanished without fulfilling any boyfriend duties? How could Su Feifei not be angry?

"Ye Tianchen, you’d better not let me find you, or you’re dead meat!" Su Feifei muttered angrily to herself, stomping her stylish little foot, and quickly moved forward.

Meanwhile, Ye Tianchen was eating his braised chicken wings, shaking his head and muttering, "Boring, boring. Could Su Feifei have gone mad, looking for me with such fury?"

Little did he expect, after having walked a few hundred meters fast, he ran headlong into a woman dressed in a red dragon-patterned cheongsam coming his way—it was Fan Ruoxuan. Fan Ruoxuan was also looking for Ye Tianchen, albeit for a different reason than Su Feifei. Fan Ruoxuan primarily wanted to show Ye Tianchen she wasn’t unattractive, to make him regret. Women are like that; once they fixate on something, no matter how trivial, they see it as a big deal and can be very stubborn about it. On the other hand, Su Feifei’s purpose was because Ye Tianchen was too overbearing, calling her to pose as his girlfriend yet failing to fulfill any responsibilities of a boyfriend, and now he had gone AWOL—Su Feifei really wanted to give him a good beating.

"Women are too troublesome, I’d better leave and not bother with these two..."

Thinking this, Ye Tianchen was about to dodge Fan Ruoxuan when he turned and saw Su Feifei approaching from behind. He was instantly distressed, caught between a rock and a hard place. Anyway, being found by either of these beauties would spell trouble for Ye Tianchen, but now being squeezed between the two, what was he to do?

"Ye Tianchen, don’t run. You need to explain things to me..." Fan Ruoxuan saw Ye Tianchen and came running up to him.

"Ye Tianchen, you stop right there! How dare you leave me behind; you’re going to pay for this!" Su Feifei had spotted Ye Tianchen not far away and, biting her lower lip fiercely, she quickened her pace and said.

"Hmm? Where did this guy go?"

"He was just here, right? We couldn’t have been mistaken, could we?"

Su Feifei and Fan Ruoxuan both hastened to the spot where Ye Tianchen had been standing, only to find that he wasn’t there. They were both very perplexed. Where could Ye Tianchen have gone? He couldn’t have just vanished into thin air, could he?

"It’s better that he’s gone. Even if we have to

According to the plan, everyone had free time during the day at the spacious open area of Ye’s ancestral home, which featured various entertainment facilities, Western and Chinese cuisines, and all kinds of fine foods. In the evening, there’d be a dance, which was why Ye Tianchen, after much deliberation, had asked Su Feifei to pretend to be his girlfriend. Coming from a major family—the Su family was the top commercial family in the country—Su Feifei was surely skilled in dancing. Compared to Ye Tianchen, a complete novice at dancing, she could at least mitigate some of his embarrassment.

The guests within the Ye ancestral home did not realize that the entire Ye family was now surrounded by over thirty armed guards, all of whom were Elite Special Soldiers. At the signal from Li Jian, they would not hesitate to open fire on the Ye ancestral home. It wasn’t until two armed guards stood at the main entrance of the estate that the security personnel, terrified, rushed in to report.

"Master, something terrible has happened..." a security guard ran up to Ye Yuanshan, saying frantically.

"What’s the matter?" Ye Yuanshan, who was in a good mood, asked with some annoyance.

"Our Ye family is surrounded by armed men; we don’t know who they are, but they had already stormed in..." the security guard said tremblingly.

"Hmm? Go outside and take a look." Ye Yuanshan frowned, seemingly having thought of something. After setting down his wine glass, he walked towards the main entrance of the Ye ancestral home. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to give it a thumbs up or a monthly pass at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)