A family dinner full of intrigue and plotting

  Ye He Feng's request was reasonable, but Ye Su felt it was absurd. Coming to the old mansion for a meal was already giving them face, and now they were expecting her to stay overnight? Unless she got her head squeezed by the door, she would never stay here. Although she had many unhappy emotions, she suppressed them and kept silent, her gaze turned to Yan Bo Yi on the opposite side of the table, wondering in her heart, why was he living separately from Ye Yu?

  She slightly furrowed her brow, Su Ye thinking back to the scene last week when she woke up in his resting room. She had always thought he was a workaholic, having fully equipped living supplies in the resting room just for temporary use, but it seemed that wasn't so simple after all.

  What reason is there for a married man to necessarily sleep separately from his wife?

  "Yeye, Dad is also concerned about you, otherwise he wouldn't say that. When we have time, I'll accompany you to take a look at the building, and it's okay if you want to buy one yourself." Ye Yuan's voice was clear and crisp, "Of course, the money will be provided by our dad."

  Ye He Feng's face flashed with embarrassment, but after all, he was the father. Upon hearing that his daughter had no sense of security since childhood, paternal love arose, "Then you can't have a girl living alone outside, something happens and nobody knows. Bo Yan..." He looked at Ye Bo Yan, "In addition to the quadrangle courtyard, I remember you also having an apartment under your name. If it's empty, let Ye Ye live there, what do you think?"

  "That's right." Ye He Feng slapped his thigh excitedly, then turned to look at Ye Yu, "In a couple of days, you can move back to the Siheyuan to live. A married daughter always sticking around her maiden home is not like anything."

  "Sister, I don't like hearing you say that. Ye Ye didn't grow up in the Ye family since she was a child, how can she suddenly accept such a big family of relatives? I just said that for her own good, afraid that living here would stir up unpleasant memories." Ruan Xue Man retorted.

  Yehua Peak nodded in agreement, but just as he was about to nod, Ruan Xue Man hastily interrupted, "What's the point of buying a house? A girl's family will always have to marry her off. I think it's more important for Ye Ye to find someone who understands and cares for her than anything else. Hehua, I think you should focus on finding an ideal husband for Ye Ye instead."

  Ye Yu turned her head and looked at Nian Boyan.

  "Alas..." Ye He Feng let out a deep sigh, looking at Su Ye with a pained expression, "It's my fault that you've suffered, child. Why don't you move back home from now on?"

  The Yan Bo opposite her raised his eyes and took a look at her, expressionless.

  Ruan Xue Man's face changed color, Su Ye smiled even more dazzlingly.

  Ye Lan broke the silence, carefully looking at Su Ye, "Second sister, you mentioned that Ji Dongyan is the young master of the Ji family? He's the archenemy of our Jing Shi, you..."

  "That's great! Bring it back one day and let Dad take a look. If they don't match, that won't do." Ye He Feng said happily.

  Su Ye deliberately avoided his gaze, looking at everyone with an innocent face. "I've never had a sense of security since I was young, and among all the people, my brother-in-law is the one I'm most familiar with. In an unfamiliar environment, I would naturally look for someone I know." After finishing speaking, she finally shifted her gaze back to Bai Yan's eyes, looking pitiful and innocent. "Brother-in-law, don't you think so?"

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

  Nian Baiyan stopped eating and murmured for a moment before responding faintly, "I'll stay tonight."

  Su Ye remained silent after hearing Ye He Feng's words, not because she wanted to be a filial daughter, but because she had shifted all her attention to Nian Bai Yi. She wanted to focus on listening to his explanation, or perhaps his consent, or maybe even his refusal. If things went this way, the probability of him refusing would be higher, and at that time, she could naturally leave with him in a dignified manner.

  "Cough, cough..." Ye Yuan, who was eating beside him, choked on his words and hurriedly took a few sips of water to calm down before expressing his attitude. "Don't drag me into everything, I don't know when I'll get married and have kids, maybe in the year of the monkey or horse. Bai Yan and Xiao Yu are already married, if you want to rush someone, you should rush this couple in front of us first."

  Ruan Xueqin sneered, "It's really hard for you to consider her so much."

  "It's not necessary for the two of you to quarrel over someone as insignificant as me." Su Ye spoke up, her voice calm and collected. She glanced at Ye He Feng before shifting her gaze to Ruan Xue Man, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. "Thanks for considering me, but it's really too late today. I agree to stay overnight."

  "It's okay, I'm living in a good place now." Living in his house? Wouldn't that be a life of constant anxiety? It's really "the meat and wine at the noble gate stink, while the frozen bones on the road are dying", not to mention the building under his name, even if we just talk about the siheyuan, it shouldn't be an ordinary person's house. Old Ye dared to let Ye Yu move in, so you can imagine that the siheyuan is quite large and well-equipped. She really couldn't understand why he was still pretending to be poor in the rest room.

  "Your mother said it's right, Ye Ye, do you have someone you like?" Ye He Feng naturally had his own thoughts, thinking of making up for the debt he owed to this daughter for too long, and when the time came, he would make a big show of her dowry to ease his conscience.

  Of course, excluding Yanagihara, he simply raised his head to look at her, and this time, his gaze lingered on her for a longer period of time, as if sizing her up with ulterior motives.

  Su Ye didn't expect him to be so accommodating, and after being stunned for half a second, she smiled brightly again.

  Su Ye said calmly, "I don't like living in an unfamiliar environment."

  Ye He Feng was overjoyed, repeatedly saying it was good, and then hurriedly instructed the housekeeper to prepare a guest room. Su Ye, however, opened her mouth again, "Oh, prepare one that's close to my brother-in-law's room."

  "Xiao Yu, your father is right, you should listen to him." Ruan Xue Man had always been extremely satisfied with Nian Baiyan, and she had put in a lot of effort for the two of them to get married. Therefore, she naturally wouldn't allow Ye Yu to continue being so unruly. At the beginning of their marriage, Ye Yu used the excuse that she wasn't adapting well to post-marriage life to stay at home all the time, and Nian Baiyan didn't rush her. The two of them had been living separately until now. Today, since the old man couldn't bear it anymore, as his wife, she should help things along.

  But she never got his answer, instead Ye Yu said with embarrassment, "Dad, if you want to hold your grandson, you should urge Ye Yuan, why urge me?"

  Su Ye sneered to herself, this woman was really afraid that she would take advantage of the Ye family's benefits. It was clear that although Su Ye was greedy for money, she wasn't someone who would accept just any amount of money. As for the Ye family's things, even if they were given to her for free, she wouldn't want them!

  Su Ye, who had been quietly standing beside her, felt extremely annoyed by the words and raised her eyes to glare at Ye Lan, warning her not to chatter in her ear. However, when she lifted her head, her gaze coincidentally collided with Yan Bo's glance, which made her heart skip a beat for some reason. She had originally thought he would refuse, but unexpectedly, he agreed.

  "Neither of them can put my mind at ease." Ye He Feng sighed and was still entangled in the previous issue, "In short, Bo Yan, you and Xiao Yu must hurry up."

  "Ah, yeah."

  Ye Yu didn't make another sound, taking it as tacit consent.

  Yelan was excitedly asking beside him, "Now that's the life! Brother-in-law, when do you plan to let my sister have a baby?" The question was asked without much thought, but also with a hint of intention.

  "He's arch-enemy with Jing Shi, but not with me." Su Ye's gaze turned cold and swept around the room, "What, am I bothering you all by dating him? Even if I marry him, it has nothing to do with any of you, right?"

  Nian Baiyan didn't force it either, and just smiled slightly with pursed lips.

  Ye Lan chimed in from the side, "Yes, Uncle, you're urging your niece, but she's just a granddaughter-in-law after all. She doesn't share the Ye family name, and if I may say so, it's still up to Brother to take responsibility to lift the worries of the Ye family."

  "Bo Yan is so busy with work, there should be a woman at home to help take care of things. You're his wife, taking care of the house is the most normal thing." Ye He Feng interrupted Ye Yu's words.

  "Of course—" Ye He Feng's mouth moved, but before he could continue, Ruan Xueqin, who had been quiet the whole time, spoke up, surprising Su Ye. She put down her utensils elegantly, and her refined makeup didn't reveal much of her thoughts. "Little sister, you're wrong about this. Ye Ye is a member of our Ye family, and even if there were any unpleasantness before, today's meal should be the end of it. Family members should take things one step at a time?"

  What she hated most was that people like her, who had been struggling and working hard from the starting line of life, could only look up to the rich with their heads down, no matter how hard they tried. It seemed that in the future, she would have to find ways to make money from him, this profiteer!

  Nian Baiyan looked at Su Ye, "What's your opinion?"

  "Leaf...leaf..." Ye He Feng was about to continue persuading her.

  However, Yan Bo's gaze only stayed on her for an extremely short moment, perhaps less than a second before he withdrew it. He didn't respond to Ye Lan's playful words, his lips only slightly curled up as a response.

  "Dad—"

  Su Ye hadn't even had time to interrupt and refuse when Ruan Xue Man hastily took over the conversation, laughing and saying, "I think you should stop putting pressure on Ye Ye, it's only her first day having dinner at the Ye household, let her gradually get used to this family, you're being too impatient."

  Su Ye shook the cup and hummed coldly, "You all know each other, it's Ji Dongyan."

  Ye He Feng's face was difficult, "Ye Ye, in theory, the father of the person you like shouldn't oppose it. Now that we have freedom to love, but romance is one thing, marriage is another and should be taken seriously."

  This time, Yan Bo didn't remain silent for long. When she spoke up, she lightly said, "Yeye is indeed timid."

  In short, everyone at the table was shocked.

  "Big brother, I think it's not a big deal." Ye Hecheng chimed in to ease the atmosphere with a chuckle, "As they say, three years on this side of the river and three years on that side, who has long-lasting enemies these days? I actually think it would be great if Ye Ye could marry Ji Dongyan too. The two families can turn their animosity into friendship, what's not to like about that?"

  Su Ye burst out laughing, it turned out she had become Princess Wencheng.

  "Yue Yu spoke up, 'I've also met that Ji Dongyan, he's indeed a handsome man. If it's true love between him and Ye Ye, then it's fine. Family background is an old-fashioned concept anyway. Second Uncle is right, if this can turn two rival families into friends, then it's not bad either. Bo Yan, what do you think?'"