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Chapter 373 - 334 Piercing Through That Layer of Window Paper

Chapter 373: Chapter 334 Piercing Through That Layer of Window Paper

"Grandfather, Great Grandfather, I did all this just to test if Ye Fan was truly willing to return to our Ye Family. If he would attack Xiao Cang for the sake of outsiders, it would prove that he wasn’t earnestly returning to the Ye Family."

Facing gaze after gaze, Ye Long’s eyes showed no panic, nor fear, instead, he explained in an unhurried manner, "However, I didn’t anticipate that he would act so swiftly that I didn’t have time to stop him. Nor did I expect him to be so ruthless!"

"Clap, clap..."

Hearing Ye Long’s composed explanation, Ye Fan smiled and clapped his hands, "Ye Long, could you be any more shameless? Or do you think we’re all idiots??"

"Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Little Aunt."

As Ye Fan pressed on step by step, Ye Long maintained his composure, his gaze sweeping over everyone in turn, eventually settling on Ye Yuanshan, he said righteously, "What I just said represents my most genuine thoughts and intentions. And the reason I did this is because, based on Ye Fan’s actions yesterday, I believed he came to the Ye Family with resentment, aiming to seek justice for his mother. No one knows if he would do something to harm the Ye Family. Of course, I admit that my approach was improper and I didn’t consult you, which led to the current situation—I am willing to take responsibility for this and accept any punishment!"

"What a move to advance by retreating! Like father, like son indeed!"

Listening to Ye Long’s words, Ye Fan couldn’t help but inwardly sigh; Ye Long had completely inherited Ye Wenhai’s mantle, shamelessly pulling a fast one as if he had tucked his face into his trousers.

Hmm?

Seeing that Ye Fan was not only exposing his lies but also trying to drag Ye Wenhai into the mess, Ye Long’s brow furrowed.

Even Ye Wenhai and Gu Mei, due to a guilty conscience, showed a slight change in expression.

The Ye Wentao couple and the Ye Wenjun couple had very complex expressions on their faces.

With their intelligence and emotional quotient, they could obviously tell that Ye Long’s reasons were far-fetched, mere smoke and mirrors, but... Ye Long’s predicament was already bad enough, and they didn’t have the heart to harp on his mistakes, so they remained silent.

Qin Yan, however, was frowning deeply.

She could see that Ye Fan hadn’t come tonight for her and Ye Cang, but rather for Ye Long and his family.

"Enough!"

While Ye Wentao and others remained silent, Ye Wenling defensively said, "Even if Xiao Long is at fault, how does it matter? After all, he did it for the good of our Ye Family! Yet despite seeing through his scheme, you deliberately fell into his trap and beat him to such a state, it’s completely heartless and insane! Even now, you’re trying to throw dirt on my second brother—I think Xiao Long is right, you have ulterior motives, and you want to cause chaos in the Ye Family!!"

"I truly feel sorrow for the Ye Family having a descendant like you—if every member of the Ye Family were like you, it would be nothing short of blasphemy to the ’Number One Noble House’ title!" Ye Fan looked disdainfully at Ye Wenling.

"What... what did you say?"

Perhaps not expecting Ye Fan to dare insult her publicly, Ye Wenling was initially stunned, then soon began to shriek like a fishwife quarreling in the market.

This time.

Ye Fan ignored her and looked straight at Ye Long, "Since no one wishes to break this façade, let me do it. But before that, let me explain the reasons behind my grudge with Ye Long. First, at the Martial Arts World auction, Ye Long was determined to acquire the Hei fist gloves, but ended up being outbid by me, hence he harbored resentment towards me. Second, it’s because of the competition between my father and his father!"

"Ye Fan, you can slander me, but this matter is my personal affair. Do not slander my father!"

Watching Ye Fan repeatedly drag Ye Wenhai into the matter time and again, Ye Long finally lost his patience, no longer concealing the hatred in his tone.

"Slander? I believe that aside from your big-breasted, brainless aunt, everyone else is well aware that you used Ye Cang as cannon fodder to frame me, aiming to use this opportunity to teach me a lesson,"

Ye Fan sneered, "Of course, that’s just your outward motive. Your hidden motive is to use this opportunity to cause a stir in the Ye Family and even within the Yanhuang Organization, and then force my father to plead on my behalf and save me..."

"You... You’re talking nonsense!"

Seeing Ye Fan speaking as if he knew his thoughts as clearly as if they were in his own belly, Ye Long panicked. For him, the situation had developed to this point and he could not admit to deliberately framing Ye Fan, let alone implicate his father.

"If your scheme hadn’t been exposed, and everything had played out as you designed, once my father had come forward to save me, he would inevitably have stood opposed to everyone in the Ye Family. This would have cost him points in Old Ye’s eyes and he might even lose his position as the successor of the third generation of the Ye Family, subsequently to be replaced by your father!"

Ye Fan spoke again, his voice suddenly rising, loud as a bell, causing everyone’s ears to buzz.

It has been said that the most hurtful words in the world are the truth.

Many times, that is indeed the case.

For the people of the Ye Family, they had also thought of this, but were unwilling to face it or admit it. Now as they watched Ye Fan lay out everything so vividly before their eyes, everyone’s expression darkened, except for Ye Yuanshan’s.

"Grandfather, Xiao Long is indeed at fault, but I think, he would definitely not have plotted against Wenhao like Ye Fan said."

Seeing the veil of pretense pierced, Gu Mei finally could no longer restrain herself. Stepping forward and completely disregarding Ye Wenhai’s look of warning, she bowed to Ye Yuanshan, "I implore Grandfather to see the truth."

"Heh... You finally couldn’t help yourself?"

Hearing Gu Mei’s words, Ye Fan laughed, "Actually, you shouldn’t be so impulsive. Your husband’s eyes were about to pop out of his head just now! If I’m not mistaken, he is probably thinking about slapping you right now."

"Ye Fan, I don’t know why you are trying to create conflict between me and your father, or why you are creating conflict within our Ye Family, but I can tell you for certain, I only found out about tonight’s events afterward!"

Just as Ye Fan had predicted, Ye Wenhai was so angry inside that he was about to vomit blood, but with immense control, he didn’t show it on his face, only frowning at Ye Fan.

"I believe that you found out about this matter afterward,"

Ye Fan looked at the devious Ye Wenhai and asked with a smile, "So, do you know why I said ’Like father, like son’ after your son Ye Long retreated in order to advance?"

"Because your choice after this incident was also to retreat in order to advance..."

Without waiting for Ye Wenhai to reply, Ye Fan answered his own question, "My actions yesterday turned me into the black sheep of the entire Ye Family, the thorn in your side. Thus, not only did you believe your son’s words, but you were also convinced that your siblings would stand up for your son to seek justice.

"By staying silent, you could appear more magnanimous, considerate of the bigger picture, understanding of the greater good. At this time, if my father came forward to plead and save me, it would create a stark contrast with you, lifting you higher in esteem."

"So this is your strategic retreat — by doing this, not only will you gain the sympathy and full support of your brothers and sisters, you will also make a better impression in the hearts of the seniors of the Ye Family!"

"Do not use your speculations to sow discord."

Hearing Ye Fan’s words, Ye Wenhai secretly marveled at how deep Ye Fan could play while keeping his cool instead of lashing out in great fury, merely furrowing his brow.

"Speculations? Isn’t that exactly what you did back then?"

Ye Fan sneered, "Back when my mother was pregnant with me, and came to the Ye Family Mansion, the Ye Family members wanted to kick her out. Only you did not do so — you were the only one who supported my father and mother being together."

"—"

Upon Ye Fan mentioning the past, Ye Wenhai was left speechless.

Seeing this, the third-generation members of the Ye Family, headed by Ye Wentao, looked pensive — they had not considered this layer before and, just as Ye Fan said, they thought that Ye Wenhao did not stand up for Ye Long in order to maintain the overall situation.

Ye Zhen shook his head secretly from the sidelines, glancing towards Ye Yuanshan and waiting for Ye Yuanshan’s instructions.

"Sigh..."

Ye Yuanshan secretly sighed. In his opinion, be it Ye Cang or Ye Long, or members of the third generation like Ye Wenhai, none were a match for Ye Fan.

At this moment.

He even thought, if Ye Fan were a formal disciple of the Ye Family, the Ye Family would not need to worry about the lack of a successor.

Of course, that was just a thought. He would never let a bastard like Ye Fan become the future helmsman of the Ye Family. He also believed that with Ye Fan’s pride, he likely would not care for the power of the Ye Family. Otherwise, Ye Fan wouldn’t have said, "My home lies in Spirit Mountain" in the first place.

"Dreams are full, reality is stark. Ye Wenhai, your plan is perfect, it’s just a pity that you overestimated your son’s intelligence and blindly trusted him."

Shortly after, just as Ye Yuanshan was about to speak, Ye Fan opened his mouth again, "Compared to you, my father is much more noble. When I told him about tonight’s events, he guessed that you would likely retreat in order to advance, and cleverness would be met with cleverness. But he didn’t want to see that happen."

"Uh..."

Ye Wenhai was slightly startled upon hearing Ye Fan’s words, clearly... he had not expected Ye Wenhao to foresee this.

Not just him, even members of the third generation of the Ye Family headed by Ye Wenhao were taken aback.

Even Ye Zhen felt somewhat surprised.

The only person not surprised was the stabilizer of the Ye Family, Ye Yuanshan.

Because.

He knew that in terms of ability, Ye Wenhao was more than a shade better than Ye Wenhai.

That was the reason he had originally chosen Ye Wenhao as the third-generation successor of the Ye Family.

And his decision to remove Ye Wenhao’s position as the successor was only because Ye Wenhao, in dealing with Ye Fan’s issues, was too sentimentally involved, acting with too much emotion. Ye Wenhao had voluntarily given up the opportunity to be the successor of the third generation of the Ye Family in order to save Ye Fan, which greatly disappointed him.

Nowadays, Ye Wenhao was unlike Ye Wenhai; the former was not willing to tear the familial fabric apart for the position of the successor of the third generation and become enemies with his brother, which completely matched Ye Wenhao’s character.

"Old Ye, regarding this matter, that’s all I have to say. As for what to do, you decide."

Seeing Ye Wenhai with nothing to say, Ye Fan turned his head and looked deeply at Ye Yuanshan, speaking with a double meaning, "Before I leave, I want to say one thing to you: be it members of the Ye Family or the Bai Family, those waiting to see the drama unfold of ’my dad is Li Gang’ are bound to be disappointed!"

"Uh..."

These words came out, and people like Ye Wentao seemed to understand but also did not, confused.

Ye Zhen was startled.

Ye Yuanshan was dubious.

Ye Fan turned and strode away, unhindered all the way!

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PS: This year has been filled with trials and tribulations for Feng Kuang. Not long ago, ’Little Madness’ was almost lost forever before being born; thankfully, the situation has stabilized. But we must wait another four months for a checkup to see if everything is sound.

When one wave subsides, another arises. The old man has been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction during his physical exam. Luckily it has not led to a sudden attack; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

You can say that during this period, I’m completely worn out physically and mentally.

I didn’t write the second Chapter yesterday because I was too tired; after having written a few hundred words, I fell asleep on my computer chair.

I’m sharing this not to garner sympathy but to explain to those brothers and sisters who stay up late waiting for updates — I know it’s hard on you, and a bit of grumbling is only natural.

As for sympathy, I’ve always believed a man’s shoulders are made to bear responsibilities. If you want to achieve something, it’s not through sympathy but through your own hard work!

I hope everything will get better. Tonight, I will try to get three Chapters done.

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