Best Young Master
Chapter 341 - 303: Entering the Ye Family

Chapter 341: Chapter 303: Entering the Ye Family

"Dad, let’s talk in the car," Ye Fan suggested, seeing that they were surrounded by people.

"Okay."

Ye Wenhao frowned slightly and nodded, walking with Ye Fan toward the parking lot.

"Dad, I don’t really want to go back to the Ye Family."

A few minutes later, Ye Fan slid into the Rolls-Royce Phantom Presidential Edition, sat in the driver’s seat, turned his head to look at Ye Wenhao in the passenger seat, and said softly.

"So that’s how it is."

Ye Wenhao gave a bitter smile, unable to help himself from reaching into his pocket for a cigarette.

Unaware of the deal between Ye Fan and Ye Zhen, Ye Wenhao had subconsciously thought that Ye Fan had chosen to return to the Ye Family because of him.

Just now, upon learning that apart from Ye Yuanshan and Ye Zhen, no one in the Ye Family knew about Ye Fan’s return for the gathering, he realized something was amiss. He had considered the possibility that Ye Fan had a hidden motive for returning, but now, hearing it from Ye Fan himself, his heart felt like a jar of mixed feelings had been overturned.

Seeing this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Although he knew telling the truth would make Ye Wenhao sad, he also knew that the truth couldn’t be covered up forever and would eventually come to light.

"Snap—"

A crisp sound rang out, a flash of light flickered, and Ye Wenhao took a deep drag of his cigarette. Only after allowing the nicotine to circulate in his lungs did his tightly knitted brows slowly relax.

He turned to look at Ye Fan, trying to say something but before he could speak, Ye Fan continued, "Dad, I know this truth is uncomfortable for you, but you should understand that expecting me to feel a sense of belonging to the Ye Family and to treat the others as my own kin is almost impossible."

"Mm."

Ye Wenhao sighed softly.

Seeing this, Ye Fan steeled his heart and added, "Dad, don’t blame yourself. On one hand, your actions have made it clear to me that you truly treat me as your own son and you were even willing to give up your career for me. More importantly, you still harbor guilt and deep love for my mom."

Hearing Ling Yun mentioned, a spasm crossed Ye Wenhao’s eyes, and he involuntarily quickened his pace of smoking.

"In a sense, the two elders of the Ye Family aren’t wrong. They are the helmsmen of the Ye Family and every decision they make starts from the clan’s interests. Their choice to marry you into the Qin family for a political career was also for the sake of the Ye Family."

Ye Fan gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "After all, twenty years ago, the Martial Arts World wasn’t as prosperous as it is now, and Martial Artists didn’t have the high standing they do today. In their eyes, my mom and the bandits of ancient times were no different..."

"Xiao Fan..."

Ye Wenhao snuffed out the cigarette, his face full of self-reproach as he looked at Ye Fan, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

"Just like I said before, if we look from their perspective, they aren’t wrong. But the fact that my mom suffered humiliation because of their decision is also an unchangeable truth!" Ye Fan’s voice became slightly emotional as he spoke.

"Xiao Fan, I can understand how you feel."

Ye Wenhao sighed. Sitting in a high position, he naturally knew the law of ’where you sit determines where you stand.’ Different people in different positions see things differently.

As a son, Ye Fan naturally stands with his own mother.

Seeing that Ye Wenhao was troubled, Ye Fan didn’t say more; instead, he silently took Ye Wenhao’s cigarette case, took out two cigarettes, lit them, gave one to Ye Wenhao, and, breaking his usual habit, began to smoke.

For a moment, father and son smoked together in the car, filling it with haze and a slightly oppressive atmosphere.

"Xiao Fan, if I’m not guessing wrong, you must have reached some agreement with the two elders, right?" When the second cigarette was half-smoked, Ye Wenhao broke the quietness of the car and asked Ye Fan.

"Mm."

Ye Fan nodded, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "My auntie and I have analyzed it. They want me back at the Ye Family for three reasons. First, to use me as a pawn, fighting at the forefront for the Ye Family against the Bai Family. Second, for me to act as a whetstone for the third and fourth generations of the Ye Family. Third, and most importantly, because of the Master behind me."

"And what are your conditions?" Ye Wenhao asked.

"I’m not asking for much. First, I want the Ye Family to help me drive Nanqinghong out of Huaxia, and second, to avenge the insult to my mom!" Ye Fan said decisively.

"Uh..."

Ye Wenhao’s mouth opened slightly, his expression extremely solemn, as if he was worried about something.

"Dad, you’re worried about me having a serious conflict with the others in the Ye Family, aren’t you?" Ye Fan’s perception was clear.

"Mm."

Ye Wenhao hesitated for a moment but still nodded.

"My aunt told me that if I am recognized by the Ye Family and receive their full support, it will be the biggest blow to the other Ye Family members."

Ye Fan was frank and said word by word, "Once this grudge is settled, I will have no more dealings with them. As long as they don’t look for trouble with me, I won’t proactively do anything to them."

"Sigh..."

Ye Wenhao sighed helplessly, fully aware that if Ye Fan received full support from the Ye Family, other family members would definitely cause problems for Ye Fan!

And judging from the tone of Ye Fan, if those Ye Family members did cause trouble, Ye Fan would not just let it go, and conflict would inevitably arise!

This was the last thing he wanted to see!

However—

No matter how much he did not want to see it happen, he could not stop it. On one hand, Ye Fan’s not actively looking for trouble with those family members was already considerate of his feelings. On the other hand, the whetstone plan was devised by the two elders of the Ye Family, and he had no right to overturn it.

Moreover, he could also see the meaning behind the whetstone plan, couldn’t he?

...

As the highest threshold Courtyard in Huaxia, the Ye Family Mansion consists of three Courtyards: the front, the middle, and the back.

The back Courtyard is where Old Master Ye, Ye Yuanshan, resides; the front Courtyard houses the security guards and personal secretaries of Old Master Ye, while the middle Courtyard is usually quiet, bustling only when there is a Ye Family gathering.

At the same time that Ye Fan and Ye Wenhao were opening their hearts to each other, Qin Yan, who had learned that Ye Fan was attending the Ye Family gathering, returned to the main room of the middle Courtyard with a slightly unpleasant look on her face.

In the main room, all members of the third generation of the Ye family had gathered, except for Ye Wenhao.

"Xiao Yan, you don’t look well. What’s the matter?"

Seeing Qin Yan enter the room with a downcast demeanor, and after recalling her earlier unusual behavior, Gu Mei, the wife of Ye Wenhai, sensed something and asked.

Shua!

Upon hearing Gu Mei’s inquiry, including Ye Wenhai, all the third-generation members of the Ye family stopped their conversations and turned their attention to Qin Yan.

"It’s nothing."

Qin Yan shook her head, feigning nonchalance.

"By the way, Xiao Yan, it’s already past six o’clock. Did your assistant pick up your third brother?"

Although Qin Yan tried hard to appear calm, Gu Mei, convinced that something might have happened to her, and likely related to Ye Wenhao, was driven by curiosity to ask again.

This time, Qin Yan did not reply but frowned instead.

As the wife of Ye Wenhao, although she was only one of the daughters-in-law in the Ye family, due to the Qin family once being considered one of the wealthy clans and Ye Wenhao being the most powerful contender for the Ye family’s third-generation successor, her status in the Ye family was higher than that of the first and second daughters-in-law, who often envied and were jealous of her.

She was very aware that Gu Mei’s seemingly caring demeanor actually masked anticipation for Ye Wenhao’s failure to make it back for the family gathering.

"Xiao Yan, Wenhao couldn’t possibly fail to return, could he?"

Seeing Qin Yan remain silent, Ye Wentao furrowed his brows. As the eldest of the third-generation members of the Ye family and serving in the military, he had a straightforward personality and disliked keeping concerns to himself. In his view, no matter how busy Ye Wenhao’s work was, he must return for Old Master Ye’s 110th birthday gathering!

"Big brother, Wenhao has already deplaned and is on his way to the Courtyard," Qin Yan said, as she saw that Ye Wentao was starting to get angry.

"That’s a relief," Ye Wentao said as he relaxed upon hearing the news.

However, Gu Mei’s expression turned sour, seemingly offended that Qin Yan had not regarded her question with an answer.

Just then, Ye Long, who had been in the outer court, suddenly pushed the door open.

"Xiao Long, is something the matter?"

As the preeminent clan of Huaxia, with strict house rules, Ye Long, despite being the eldest son of the Ye family, could only stay in the outer court. Therefore, seeing Ye Long enter, Ye Wenhai frowned.

"Dad, uncle, I have something to report," Ye Long said with a troubled look on his face.

"What is it?"

Ye Wentao and Ye Wenhai asked in unison.

"I’ve just received news from the guards at the end of the alley. Uncle Three arrived in Ye Fan’s car. It looks like Ye Fan is going to attend today’s gathering too!" Ye Long spoke resentfully, as in his view, being a bastard son, Ye Fan had no right to attend Old Master Ye’s birthday gathering.

Shua!

At the sound of Ye Long’s words, with the exception of Qin Yan, the faces of all other third-generation members of the Ye family changed dramatically!

Obviously... they had never imagined that Ye Wenhao would do such a thing!

"What’s Wenhao thinking? He didn’t even discuss such an important matter with everyone. What if this angers Grandfather and Dad?"

After the shock, Ye Wentao’s face showed some anger. Although he didn’t dislike Ye Fan as much as the others, he felt that Ye Wenhao should have consulted with everyone before deciding to bring Ye Fan back.

"That guy has been causing trouble one after the other. Not only has he forced my third brother to clean up his mess several times, but he’s also brought shame to our family. In my opinion, big brother, you should call the third brother and tell him not to let that guy in the door, to save everyone from getting upset."

The speaker was a woman wearing a fur coat, the youngest of the third generation of the Ye family and the only one who didn’t go into military or political fields, currently mixing in the business world.

Because she had been blocked by Chu Ji in the business world, she hated Chu Ji profoundly and by extension, was extremely displeased with Ye Fan.

"Given third brother’s temperament, it’s mostly useless for big brother to call him."

Gu Mei spoke earnestly, but inside she was overjoyed. Originally, she thought that if Ye Wenhao failed to return today, it would upset the Ye family elders. Now, with Ye Wenhao bringing Ye Fan back to the Ye family, it was a more serious issue than failing to attend the gathering!

"I’ll go report to the old master."

As the eldest of the third generation of the Ye family, Ye Wentao was well aware of Ye Wenhao’s stubbornness and knew he could not persuade him, so he decided to stand up and report.

However—

Before Ye Wentao could exit the main room, Ye Long, whose hearing far exceeded that of an ordinary person, heard the sound of a car stopping. He said with an ugly face, "It’s too late. The car’s already at the door."

"Uh..."

Ye Wentao was taken aback and then quickly walked out, heading towards the outer court.

Shua!

The others, seeing his movements, unanimously stood up and followed behind Ye Wentao.

At the entrance of the Ye Family Mansion.

Ye Fan got out of the car, squinting his eyes at the entrance of the Ye Family Mansion, which was no less imposing than the Hong Qiang Courtyard, and clenched his fists quietly!

Twenty years ago.

Ling Yun entered the Ye Family Mansion with Ye Fan in her womb, receiving ridicule and scorn before departing in humiliation.

Today.

How would it be for the boy who was born in the deep mountains as he came to the Ye Family Mansion?

...

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