Chapter Seventy-Four Rumors Arise

  The next morning, Ye Pingyu and his grandfather cleaned up and left Beijing for home. Before leaving, he thought no one would come to see him off, but when he was about to get on the car, Feng Xiyao suddenly drove over.

  As soon as she arrived, Ye Pingyu hastily got off the car to see her. When he saw her, he found that she was not as cheerful as when she had just arrived, but instead made him feel very heavy-hearted, with a look of wanting to smile but unable to.

  "Xiāo Yáo, I'm going back now, thank you for your family's warm hospitality!" Ye Pingyu expressed his gratitude to her.

  Feng Xi Yao glanced at him lightly and said: "Ping Yu, what did you go to do with Ru Xue sister yesterday?"

  "I didn't expect her to ask this question, Ye Pingyu's heart tightened for a moment, and he said: "No, nothing, just went out for a walk. You were in school yesterday, right? Didn't see you!"

  Seeing Ye Pingyu like this, Feng Xiyao's mood became even more unbearable, her face darkened a bit, and then she said: "When you come back this time, when will you come to the capital again?"

  Ye Pingyu said: "It's hard to say, it's so far from Beijing, it's inconvenient to come all the way here, maybe they won't come."

  Feng Xi Yao said: "In a little while I'll go see you, we must keep in touch often!"

  Ye Pingyu smiled and said: "Keeping in touch is normal, but there's no need to come see me, it's such a long way, you're not safe traveling alone, what if you run into robbers again?"

  At the thought of last time's encounter with the bandits, Feng Xiyao surprisingly had an fearless expression and said: "What is there to fear about encountering bandits, isn't it because you're here?"

  Ye Pingyu smiled and said, "If I weren't by your side, wouldn't that be troublesome? How about this: when I have time, I'll come to the capital to see you, and you don't have to go to Qingyun. The security there is not good, what do you think?"

  Feng Xi Yao's face lit up with excitement, and she said: "Then you must come! I promised to take you to Yanjing University, but we haven't gone yet!"

  "This thing was indeed forgotten," Ye Pingyu laughed and said: "Well, next time I'll definitely go."

  "I still have to accompany you in learning English!" Feng Xi Yao suddenly said again.

  "Haha! Let's talk about it when I take the postgraduate exam, I'll go back and study by myself first!" Ye Pingyu couldn't help but laugh.

  Feng Xi Yao was reluctant to part, Ye Ping Yu comforted her a bit, and soon had to leave, couldn't say much more. Watching Ye Ping Yu get on the car and leave, she stood still, hesitating not to leave.

  After getting on the car, Ye Pingyu waved at her and looked at her standing there, feeling a little sentimental. Feng Xiuyao was really good to him, but what's the use? She was the daughter of a wealthy family, if he thought about it that way, it would be wishful thinking!

  All the way, he was thinking wildly, and the figures of Ping Ruxue and Feng Xiyao kept colliding in his mind. Ye Cunli sat in the car and suddenly said to him: "Ping Yu, you're not young anymore, when are you going to bring a daughter-in-law home for me?"

  Which pot doesn't open, he was thinking about Ping Feng and the two of them, but his old man asked this question, Ye Pingyu said with an unhappy face: "You wait slowly, I don't have the mood now!"

  "You little scamp!" Ye Cunli was extremely dissatisfied with Ye Pingyu's attitude. This was all for his own good, and now he was speaking to him like this.

  Ye Bingyi said on the side after hearing that: "Why are you interfering so much in children's affairs? Ping Yu has his own thoughts, it's just letting you handle this matter, can you handle it well?"

  His own son had a bad attitude, and now he was scolded by his own father, Ye Cunli sat there in silence, what's going on? He clearly said something good, but neither the grandfather nor the grandson supported him, it's really strange!

  After returning to Qingyun, Ye Pingyu called Zhu Zichuan and returned the car to him. When he saw him come back, Zhu Zichuan was very happy and asked about his trip to Beijing. He told him about his trip to Beijing and also mentioned Ping Ruxue's situation. As soon as he heard that he had met both Ping Yuanchao's daughter, his eyes shone even brighter.

  Ye Pingyu and a few others had lunch at Qingyun, after lunch, Zhu Zichuan arranged for them to be driven back to Cao Lingzi Township, Ye Pingyu wanted to take the car back but Zhu Zichuan did not allow it, so he agreed, and was sent back to the township government, then his grandfather and father were sent back to Jinhu Village.

  After returning to the countryside, Ye Pingyu came to the party and government office, where he saw Chang Fang and Zhao Yanan were inside, Yao Weiguo and Zhou Xuan were not there, as soon as they saw him back, they hurried over to greet him.

  Ye Pingyu greeted them and then went to Cao Dafu's place to report his arrival. After he arrived, Cao Dafu smiled slightly but didn't say anything, making Ye feel a bit uneasy because the attitude was not as warm as before.

  But he didn't think much of it, after all, Cao Dafu was the village party secretary and couldn't be overly enthusiastic about him every time. After finishing his report, he returned to the Party and Government Office, where he ran into Zhou Yue. When Zhou Yue saw him, he seemed to force a smile, which again made him feel a bit strange.

  He sat down again in the party and government office, after which Chang Fang walked over to him, gave him a signal with her eyes, and then walked out one after another. Ye Pingyu's heart was suspicious, following behind her, coming to a room next door, inside there was no one, Chang Fang whispered to him: "Pingyu, you went to the capital these few days, Xiao Zhou was very active, made some rumors!"

  "What rumor?" Ye Pingyu asked strangely, he didn't expect that Zhou Yue would do something behind his back just a few days after he went out, no wonder he smiled unnaturally when he saw him earlier.

  Chang Fang's face turned red for a moment, and she said: "He said you are together with me and Zhao Yanan, all..."

  "What's wrong?" Looking at Chang Fang's shy appearance, Ye Pingyu sensed something, and things that made her feel ashamed were definitely not good.

  Chang Fang glanced at him, wanting to say something but feeling too embarrassed to speak. Ye Pingyu guessed that something was wrong and said: "Fang sister, the three of us work together every day, how can Xiao Zhou talk nonsense? We have a normal working relationship!"

  Chang Fang heard him say that, but was anxious to say: "Ping Yu, if others just spread rumors about our relationship, it's not a big deal, we are all single, and having a relationship is normal. But they actually said that the three of us have slept in one bed together, and Zhao Ya Nan and I are even competing with each other!"

  Chang Fang's face turned red as she spoke, and after finishing, she turned her body to one side, not daring to look at anyone. Ye Pingyu's face also turned red, this person really has talent, actually able to spread such a thing, isn't this intentionally framing him? He, as a man, is not afraid, but how will Chang Fang and Zhao Yanan be able to see people in the future? How will they find a partner?

  "Fang Jie, are you sure it's a rumor spread by Xiao Zhou?" Ye Pingyu asked with a hint of resentment.

  Chang Fang stopped for a moment before turning around and saying, "I secretly asked around, and the rumor indeed originated from Xiao Zhou. However, if you ask him, he will definitely deny it. He has always wanted to pursue me and Ya Nan, but now that he can't, he's resorting to such vicious tactics, especially when you're not around. I think his main target might be you!"

  "Damn it!" Ye Pingyu couldn't help but get angry. This kid had always looked down on him, thinking he was no good, and now he's taking advantage of his absence to stab him in the back. Who does he think he is?

  Ye Pingyu clenched his fists and said to Chang Fang, "Sister Fang, rumors stop at the wise. I believe many people won't believe such gossip. You and Yanan shouldn't be angry about this. Now that I'm back, let's see who dares to spread these rumors!"

  Seeing Ye Pingyu's calm and composed demeanor, Chang Fang couldn't help but secretly admire him. If it were an ordinary person, they might have already gone to question Zhou Xuan, but she knew that Ye Pingyu must have had other plans.

  "Pingyu, you just need to know about this matter. If there's anything that Yanni and I can do, let us know." Chang Fang's expression changed as she looked at Ye Pingyu and said.

  Ye Pingyu nodded and walked out of the room, Chang Fang followed behind him, looking at his broad back, although those were just rumors, but in her heart, there was a kind of desire surge, if only it could become reality!

  Zhao Yanan also heard the rumors, and when she first heard them, she almost cried, but later thought that no one would believe such rumors, so she was calm. After Ye Pingyu returned, she didn't dare to tell him about it, so she asked Chang Fang to tell Ye Pingyu instead.

  Now seeing Ye Pingyu and Chang Fang walking back from outside, she knew that they had finished discussing this matter. After entering the office, Ye Pingyu gave her a comforting glance, and Zhao Yannan smiled slightly without saying anything.

  Sitting in front of the office, Ye Pingyu thought about it and felt that this little Zhou was indeed very hateful. However, he couldn't directly ask him about it, because if he asked, he wouldn't admit to it, and instead would make people think it was true. But if he didn't get this off his chest, he would feel suffocated in his heart, so what should he do?

  Thinking of this, Ye Pingyu suddenly thought of the things that Zhou Xuan, Yao Weiguo and Liang Jun did together before going to Beijing. Would this be something they deliberately created to target him? This is very likely, because with Zhou Xuan's power alone, he can't compete with him, only if someone supports him from behind can he do such a thing. If it's the case, even if he deals with one Zhou Xuan, it won't work.

  Thinking of this, Ye Pingyu felt that the problem had become more complicated. It seemed that someone was not convinced of him becoming the director of the party and government office and a member of the party committee at such a young age. No matter how well he did, others would be jealous of him and make things difficult for him in secret. He couldn't do anything about it. To resolve this contradiction, he could only increase the distance between himself and them. If you are just a little better than them, they will be jealous. But if you are far superior to them, then they can only admire you. That's human psychology.