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Chapter 239 - 214 [The Noble Lady of the Wealthy Family]

Chapter 239: Chapter 214 [The Noble Lady of the Wealthy Family]

Huh?

Originally, Ye Fan was just curious about the visitor, but he was startled when he heard Chu Ji’s words and felt the chill emanating from her, which made him pause in surprise.

Whoosh—

As Ye Fan was still in a daze, the door of the Mercedes S700 parked at the gate opened, and a woman stepped out of the car.

She was a woman with short hair, a round face, a high nose bridge, phoenix eyes, and wheat-colored skin that gave her a healthy look. She was dressed in an expensive, yet appropriate professional outfit, yet without the alluring charm of a career woman. Instead, there was a subtle coldness about her that discouraged people from looking directly at her.

Under the setting sun, she stood there like a gun, casting her gaze towards the main building of the villa, frowning slightly, seemingly displeased by the lack of response.

"Do you recognize her?"

Ye Fan’s consciousness stirred as he immediately sensed that the woman was a Martial Artist, but not a strong one, only at the level of Postnatal Perfection.

This discovery piqued his curiosity.

His curiosity wasn’t because of the suddenly appearing woman, but Chu Ji’s change in expression—in Ye Fan’s view, there was no reason for a Postnatal Perfect Martial Artist to cause such a significant change in Chu Ji’s face!

"I know her," nodded Chu Ji, "To be precise, I know her master."

"Who is her master?" Ye Fan asked.

"Qin Yan," Chu Ji uttered the two words with icy detachment.

"And who is Qin Yan?"

"A floozy who was once known as the Princess of the Qin family and the most beautiful woman in Yanjing," Chu Ji replied with increased derision on her face as she saw the woman at the gate cast her gaze over.

"Do you have a grudge against her?" Ye Fan was slightly taken aback.

Chu Ji shook her head, her expression complex as she looked at Ye Fan and sighed, "I wouldn’t say I have a grudge against her, I just find her distasteful. The one who truly has a grudge with her is you, and likewise, that floozy came to the Eastern Sea targeting you."

"What do you mean?"

"She’s now Ye Wenhao’s wife," Chu Ji revealed the mystery.

"Ah..."

Startled by Chu Ji’s words, Ye Fan’s mouth gaped open, his eyes bulged, and he stood there frozen in shock.

Meanwhile, seeing that Chu Ji and Ye Fan seemed to have no intention of opening the door, the woman at the gate hesitated for a moment, then with a leap, easily cleared the over two-meter-high wall and entered the villa.

As he watched the woman approach him and Chu Ji, Ye Fan regained his senses from the shock, his expression turned extremely ugly, and he understood why Chu Ji had said, "Those who come don’t mean well."

As if to confirm Ye Fan’s guess, that woman walked straight up to him, completely ignoring Chu Ji, and said to Ye Fan with an assertive tone, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Xu Jing, Mr. Qin’s assistant. Mr. Qin would like to meet with you and especially sent me to pick you up."

"Wow, what an attitude!" Chu Ji remarked coldly upon hearing this, "Who does she think she is?"

Seeing Chu Ji speaking disrespectfully about her own master, Xu Jing’s brow furrowed slightly, but she didn’t dare to make a peep. Instead, she stared coldly at Ye Fan, waiting for his reply.

"Give me a reason to go." Ye Fan finally spoke, his expression calm as if he couldn’t care less about Qin Yan’s haughty attitude or Xu Jing’s indifferent demeanor.

Huh?

Perhaps not expecting Ye Fan to ask such a calm question, Xu Jing’s complexion shifted slightly, her eyebrow raised as she said in a serious tone, "She is Governor Ye’s wife."

"I know, but that reason is not enough," Ye Fan shook his head lightly.

"Before I came, she told me to tell you: Your mother has already broken up her family once; she doesn’t want you to disrupt her family again."

"I’ll go!"

Hearing the word "mother," Ye Fan’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably. After acknowledging Ye Wenhao, he had asked Chu Ji about his mother, who told him to ask Ye Wenhao. However, Ye Wenhao went straight back to Hanghu and didn’t say anything, and these past couple of days, he went to inspect the Southeast Asia Special Zone, leaving Ye Fan with no chance to ask.

Now hearing Xu Jing mention his mother, something stirred in his heart, and he agreed to meet, driven by intense curiosity.

"Xiao Fan, I’ll go with you," Chu Ji said quickly, her mind clear, upon hearing Ye Fan’s decision.

"Lady Chu, Mr. Qin only mentioned meeting him alone..."

"A dog should be aware of its position; some things are beyond your control—you don’t have that capital!" Chu Ji coldly cut off Xu Jing’s words.

Whoosh!

Faced with Chu Ji’s ruthless humiliation, Xu Jing’s complexion turned extremely ugly, but she didn’t dare to retort due to her fear of Chu Ji’s power and left with an upset face.

"I’ll be fine," Ye Fan sighed once Xu Jing was gone.

"I’m not worried you’ll be in trouble; I’m just concerned that floozy might talk nonsense," Chu Ji scoffed, "She’s the kind of person who can spout lies with her eyes open."

"Let’s go," Ye Fan said, turning to walk towards the Land Rover that Chu Ji had previously driven.

"Take the Rolls-Royce Phantom; otherwise, that floozy will look down on you," Chu Ji suggested.

Ye Fan, without a word, silently nodded in agreement and let Chu Ji make the arrangements.

A few minutes later, Chu Ji, driving the Rolls-Royce Phantom, followed Xu Jing in the Mercedes S700, heading straight to the meeting place.

"I didn’t tell you about your mother because I thought it would be better for Ye Wenhao to tell you himself," Chu Ji confessed as they left the Tan Palace Noble District.

"I know," Ye Fan responded with a light smile, seemingly unconcerned.

"If you want to know, I can tell you now, so you won’t get tricked by that woman later," Chu Ji hesitated a bit.

"No need, since you’re accompanying me, she won’t be able to trick me," Ye Fan waved his hand to refuse, "I want to hear how the woman who defeated my mother years ago describes my mother."

Chu Ji was silent and said nothing more.

The journey was silent, and forty minutes later, Chu Ji drove to a high-end clubhouse by the Huangpu River called the Lanjing Club.

Unlike many high-end clubhouses, the parking lot of the Lanjing Club was desolate, not a single car in sight.

"Hey, to meet with you, they cleared out the entire Lanjing Club; how impressive," Chu Ji said sarcastically, looking at the empty parking lot.

Ye Fan remained unfazed, proactively got out of the car, and, accompanied by Chu Ji, followed Xu Jing towards the clubhouse entrance.

Once inside, Xu Jing silently led Ye Fan and Chu Ji through the elevator up to the seventh floor of the clubhouse, then followed the labyrinth-like corridors, taking turn after turn until they reached a room by the side of the Huangpu River. She gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Soon after, a casual yet authoritative voice resonated from inside the room, giving an impression of unmistakable command.

The door creaked open as Xu Jing heard the invitation, pushing the door open and bowing slightly, "Mr. Qin, the person you wanted is here, but ..."

"Mr. Qin sure knows how to make an entrance."

Without waiting for Xu Jing to finish her sentence, Chu Ji snorted coldly, leading Ye Fan directly into the room, revealing a large hall about a hundred meters in area, filled with classic style.

Having studied some knowledge of the Outer Eight Sects from Chu Xuanji, Ye Fan was quite the connoisseur of calligraphy, painting, and antiques. A sweeping glance was enough for him to discern that all the furniture in the hall, filled with classic style, were made from the most expensive mahogany; the paintings on the walls, the vases, and jade stones placed around were all authentic.

Even the purple sand pot on the table was a rare top-grade item, capable of purchasing a villa in the costly dong hai area.

It could be said without exaggeration that every single object in this hall was a treasure!

However—

Despite such treasures that would drive any average collector mad, neither Ye Fan nor Chu Ji gave them a proper glance, choosing instead to fixate their eyes upon Qin Yan, who was seated on the sofa.

Like Xu Jing, Qin Yan had short hair and wore a proper, tailored suit without a brand tag, indicating it to be the work of a professional tailor.

Her skin was well-maintained, fair, and smooth, accompanied by a curvaceous yet not overweight body at first glance, she appeared like a beautiful matured woman in her thirties.

"Chu Ji, I did not invite you over," Qin Yan said with a slight frown, eyeing the magnificent Chu Ji, who outshone her in both looks and aura. A hint of displeasure laced her tone, her natural commanding presence made the word ’dominant’ particularly apt for her.

But—

Chu Ji was no ordinary person!

Known as the ’Demon Queen,’ Chu Ji’s reputation in Yanjing, and even within Huaxia, was in no way inferior to that of Qin Yan, who came from a wealthy family and helmed a state-run enterprise.

"Should only officials be allowed to light fires, and forbid the common folk even a candle?"

Chu Ji, as if she were at home, gestured for Ye Fan to take a seat and then retorted with a mocking smile, "You can make an uninvited visit; why can’t I do the same without an invitation?"

"Chu Ji, I’m not here to argue with you today; I have something to discuss with him."

Though she said this, Qin Yan’s gaze never left Chu Ji and treated Ye Fan as if he were invisible. To her, Ye Fan seemed unworthy of consideration; her concern was solely Chu Ji’s attitude.

"She wouldn’t bother to argue with you out of boredom; she’s simply worried that you might deceive me and has come to bear witness," Ye Fan said before Chu Ji had the chance. His voice was calm as water, "You may speak freely."

Oh?

As Ye Fan’s respectful yet firm words echoed, Qin Yan was taken aback slightly when she saw Chu Ji open her mouth and then close it again. She focused her attention on Ye Fan for the first time, seriously sizing him up.

What met her gaze was a mature face that seemed beyond his years, devoid of the rumored arrogance; there was only calmness, and on his person, no haughtiness as rumored, only a collected composure.

This revelation somewhat overturned Qin Yan’s preconceived notions of Ye Fan, causing a hint of surprise. However, she did not show her surprise and instead signaled Xu Jing, who was standing by the entryway, with a gesture for her to leave.

"Since you came with her, then you must know my identity," Qin Yan began, still lounging with one leg over the other and leaning back, accustomed to looking down on Ye Fan with a commanding gaze, ready to lead the conversation, "I won’t beat around the bush with you. My purpose for meeting with you is only one—to ask you to sever ties with Ye Wenhao!"

Whoosh!

Although Chu Ji knew Qin Yan did not come with good intentions, upon hearing her domineering words, her expression changed instantly, and she was about to lash out.

Ye Fan halted Chu Ji with a look and asked calmly, "Why?"

"I might as well tell you, the fact that Ye Wenhao acknowledged you has become a disgrace for both the Qin and Ye families, stirring strong dissatisfaction among the members!" Qin Yan said bluntly, "Moreover, outsiders are waiting to see you abuse Ye Wenhao’s protection, to bring him down and cost him his chance at the top position—as his wife, I will not allow this to happen!"

"Is this his wish, or is it yours?" Ye Fan inquired, and though he tried hard to keep his composure, his heart felt as though it had been brutally stabbed, the pain making it hard to breathe, and even the joints of his hands turned slightly white.

"This is the decision of the Qin and Ye families. You only have the choice to accept it!" Qin Yan laughed coldly, displaying the full breadth of her elite aristocratic demeanor.

"If that’s his wish, I guarantee that after tonight, I will sever all ties with him," Ye Fan responded with a self-deprecating chuckle, then narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as he stared directly at Qin Yan, word by word he stated, "If it isn’t his wish, then not the damned Qin family, the Ye family, nor the King of Heaven himself can make me!"

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