Chapter 506 - Everything Has Me

Chapter 506: Chapter 516: Everything Has MeLi Yifei hurried to the provincial capital and met up with Ye Yunzhu, who told him the whole story.

Ye Yunzhu was indeed the best of her generation in the Ye family, the one they focused on developing. At only twenty-six, she had already reached the rank of Township Chief, and it wouldn’t be long before she could be promoted. The Lin family greatly contributed to Ye Yunzhu’s career, which was why the Ye family valued the marriage alliance with them so much and were eager for Lin Sihao to marry Ye Yunzhu.

Lin Sihao was quite fond of Ye Yunzhu, which made the Ye family believe there would be no issues with this matter. To their surprise, Ye Yunzhu suddenly disclosed that she was pregnant.

If the child was Lin Sihao’s, then the Ye family wouldn’t have made a fuss about it. It could actually hasten the marriage. But Ye Yunzhu claimed the child wasn’t Lin Sihao’s, which threw the Ye family into turmoil, prompting them to immediately demand that Ye Yunzhu terminate the pregnancy.

For Ye Yunzhu to have a relationship with another man before marriage wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows; after all, it’s pretty normal for young people nowadays. What mattered the most was whom she would marry. As long as Ye Yunzhu got rid of the child and kept it from the Lin family, there wouldn’t be a problem.

But Ye Yunzhu flat out refused to abort the child, even presenting her hospital diagnosis, which infuriated the elders of the Ye family even more. If Ye Yunzhu aborted the child and couldn’t get pregnant again, why would the Lin family accept such a daughter-in-law? And if she didn’t abort the child, then the Lin family would be even less inclined to have her join their family. Even ordinary people wouldn’t deal with such complications, let alone a prominent family like the Lin family.

So, just like that, Ye Yunzhu’s arranged marriage with the Lin family was off. In their anger, the Ye family naturally wanted to meet the man who impregnated Ye Yunzhu.

Ye Yunzhu had initially refused, but the elders of the Ye family would not agree to that. If they couldn’t find out who the father of the child was, how could they possibly let Ye Yunzhu give birth to a bastard? That would be a disgrace to the Ye family.

Finding herself out of options, Ye Yunzhu had no choice but to call for Li Yifei.

"It’s all your fault, you bastard. As for what follows, I don’t care anymore, you deal with it," Ye Yunzhu said from the passenger seat, giving Li Yifei a fierce glare.

Li Yifei took Ye Yunzhu’s hand and said, "No problem, I’ll sort your family out for you."

Ye Yunzhu glared at Li Yifei and said, "With what will you sort it out? Even if Su Mengxin is considered your friend, she’s just that, your friend, which doesn’t mean anything."

"Do I always have to rely on others? Can’t I get your family’s approval by myself?"

"Get lost. If you could get my family’s approval, why would we have ever split up? All they focus on in our family is the family’s interests and which prominent family we can marry into to gain more benefits. What do you have to offer to satisfy them?"

Ye Yunzhu didn’t mince words, but Li Yifei wasn’t offended. Knowing how Ye Yunzhu had always been, he spoke with nonchalance, "Times change, don’t they? After all, I am a manager, aren’t I?"

Ye Yunzhu rolled her eyes and responded, "Your manager title might fool a naive girl, but trying to impress our family with that is simply a pipe dream."

Li Yifei said with a grin, "So what should I do? I’ve got nothing impressive to offer."

"You... you’re driving me mad. I asked you here to help me come up with a solution, but instead, you couldn’t care less. Now I see that you’re just dying to cut ties with me and live happily ever after with your wife."

The moment she mentioned this, Li Yifei felt guilty and chuckled awkwardly, "That’s not what I mean at all. You are the mother of my child, and no matter what, I can’t just neglect you, right? Don’t be angry. Getting angry might harm the baby. In our lifetime, we can only have this little treasure, and I don’t want anything to happen."

As Li Yifei spoke, Ye Yunzhu felt somewhat pleased despite giving him another glare, "At least you have a bit of conscience."

"Don’t I know you well? Given your temperament, it’s really not easy for you to tolerate me being with Yingying. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely sort things out with your family so you can have this baby."

Ye Yunzhu looked at Li Yifei with skepticism, "Do you really have a solution?"

"Of course," Li Yifei firmly nodded.

Staring at Li Yifei, Ye Yunzhu suddenly realized that he really had changed from the immature youngster she remembered. Back when she had the miscarriage and almost bled to death, Li Yifei had been scared out of his wits. Yet now, facing this troublesome matter, he remained composed and emanated a manly stature.

"So what’s your plan?" Ye Yunzhu asked, probing.

"I have many plans. It will depend on the situation when the time comes."

"You’re full of it. If you can’t do it, I might as well just die, ’two lives with one death’."

Li Yifei’s eyes widened as he retorted, "Your life is not your own to take. If you want to die, you need my permission first."

A smile spread across Ye Yunzhu’s face, growing more and more radiant. Even if Li Yifei was different from before, she had to admit she was incredibly fond of him.

Ye Yunzhu led Li Yifei to a courtyard house in the suburbs. Although it was called a courtyard house, it was extremely spacious, with numerous sections. Even for the suburbs, this was quite large. Given this was in the provincial capital, the value of such property was significant, which clearly demonstrated the depth of the Ye family’s resources.

The car Li Yifei drove today was a Mercedes left here by Su Mengxin. When Su Mengxin was not around, her car was always at Li Yifei’s disposal.

After entering the large compound, Ye Yunzhu took Li Yifei through several courtyards before arriving at an antique-looking one. Just by looking around, Li Yifei could tell that this must be where the most important members of the Ye family resided.

A middle-aged couple was waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. Upon seeing Ye Yunzhu and Li Yifei approaching, they immediately greeted them. Li Yifei recognized these two people—they were Ye Yunzhu’s parents. Although it had been many years since he last saw them and they no longer looked as young, Li Yifei recognized them at a glance.

Back then, Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu had to secretly keep their relationship from them. Moreover, the beating he took was from Ye Yunzhu’s father, which left an indelible impression on him.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I am Li Yifei," greeted Li Yifei, approaching and taking the initiative to say hello.

They didn’t immediately recognize Li Yifei, as he had grown much more robust since then, and his demeanor had greatly changed. However, after carefully observing him, they recognized him.

"It’s you?" Ye Yunzhu’s parents exchanged a glance. Their expressions turned sour.

Ye Yunzhu had never mentioned who the father of the child in her belly was. They assumed, considering Ye Yunzhu was now the Township Chief and mingling with important figures, the father would be someone of status. Even if not on par with Lin Sihao from the Lin family, at least someone with considerable influence, someone who could be accepted by the Ye family’s elders. But who would have thought it would be Li Yifei, a man they had investigated before and found had nothing to his name, certainly not a suitable match for Ye Yunzhu.

They both just nodded at Li Yifei, and then Ye Yunzhu’s mother pulled Ye Yunzhu aside, frowning as she said, "What have you done? How did you get involved with this boy again?"

Ye Yunzhu, who was no longer the little girl she once was, simply smiled and replied, "Mom, I’ve set my heart on him. I’ve never let go of him over these years, so I still want to be with him."

Ye Yunzhu’s mother’s frown deepened as she said, "This is nonsense. Haven’t you considered your current status? You’re the Township Chief now, and your rank will only climb higher. You’re from two different worlds now. You were young and naive back then; how can you still be so immature after all these years and some time spent in officialdom?"

Ye Yunzhu maintained her smile and responded, "Mom, people change. The past is the past, and now is now. You can’t judge Yifei with an outdated perspective."

"Really? So what achievements has he made now?"

Ye Yunzhu turned to look at Li Yifei and said, "Achievements don’t really matter. All I know is that I’m happy with Yifei, and I wouldn’t be happy in a political marriage."

Ye Yunzhu’s father also coldly looked at Li Yifei and remarked, "I never imagined you’d end up together with Yunzhu again."

Li Yifei faced Ye Yunzhu’s father’s gaze and said, "I would like to thank Uncle Ye here."

Ye Yunzhu’s father snorted and replied, "Thank me? Don’t be so naïve. Don’t think that just because Yunzhu is pregnant with your child, I’ll agree to let you be together."

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "My thanks to Uncle Ye aren’t for that reason. I’m thankful because you hit me back then. If it weren’t for that, I might have continued seeing Yunzhu in secret, eventually settled for an ordinary university, earned a degree, and gotten a mediocre job."

"From your words, it seems you’ve made some achievements over the years," remarked Ye Yunzhu’s father, looking puzzled at Li Yifei.

"I wouldn’t say achievements, but if I’m with Yunzhu, I think I won’t be too far off the mark," replied Li Yifei.

"That’s a bold statement. Do you know the standards the Ye family has for choosing a son-in-law?"

"I’m aware. The Ye family looks for a son-in-law either rich or powerful, someone who can bring benefits to the family."

"You do understand quite well. Now, I’m curious. What benefits can you bring to the Ye family?"

"What I can bring to the Ye family won’t be something an ordinary family can provide."

"What an audacious claim," laughed Ye Yunzhu’s father, his smile filled with mockery and disdain. The Ye family was now a prominent family in the province; what they needed was not something a naive young man could provide. He didn’t believe Li Yifei’s words at all. Thus, he naturally took Li Yifei to be boasting. Already displeased with Li Yifei from years ago because of his relationship with Ye Yunzhu, now he was even more offended by Li Yifei’s presumptuousness.

"Cousin, have you brought him? Let’s see who this man is that wants to be my brother-in-law," called out a cheerful voice. A girl about seventeen or eighteen years old ran out excitedly.

Upon seeing the girl, Li Yifei’s face darkened, because she was none other than Little Yue—Chu Xiaoyao’s good friend, who had not infrequently visited Li Yifei’s house recently. Upon discovering that Little Yue was Ye Yunzhu’s cousin, Li Yifei thought it would be troublesome to encounter her here in the future. However, since she was surnamed Zhou and her mother’s surname was Ye, she would normally be with the Zhou family. He had not expected to see Zhou Xiaoyue on his very first visit to the Ye family, creating an awkward situation for him.