“Grandpa!” Before Ye Shaohua could speak, Qiu Zifan spoke up first. “Back then, you insisted on making me marry this woman who knows nothing, and now you’re forcing a divorce? Isn’t this too reckless?”
Hearing this, Grandpa Qiu was at a loss for words, feeling deeply sorry for his grandson.
This was, after all, a matter for the Qiu family, so Meng Yuchen couldn’t interfere.
Only Qiu Ziting gave Ye Shaohua a cold look and muttered, “Ugly people always cause trouble!”
No one disagreed with this assessment. To be honest, aside from her poor fashion sense, the original Ye Shaohua had grown up with her grandfather and had never been exposed to grand occasions. She carried a sense of timidity and even a bit of inferiority complex.
Her thick black-rimmed glasses obscured her face. Most women nowadays wore contact lenses—who still wore such old-fashioned glasses?
When Qiu Ziting said “ugly people always cause trouble,” no one disagreed. To them, it was an accurate description.
Everyone knew that Qiu Zifan, the rising star of Shenxing School, had been stuck with a piece of “manure.”
Grandpa Qiu had initially thought that Ye Shaohua, being the granddaughter of Old Master Ye, couldn’t be worse than an average person. But who could have guessed she would turn out like this? She lacked both looks and talent, let alone being comparable to the prodigy Qiu Zifan.
That’s why he hadn’t prepared a room for her in the Qiu family mansion. Qiu Zifan was still a registered soldier in the federal army, and getting a divorce wasn’t easy.
Thinking of this, Grandpa Qiu deeply regretted the whole affair.
The entire Qiu family was in a bad mood, and Ye Shaohua spent her first night at the Qiu residence.
However, she was given a guest room in the outermost part of the mansion, which wasn’t even as good as Meng Yuchen’s room.
But Ye Shaohua didn’t mind. She simply opened her computer, sent an email to Shenxing School, and then went to sleep.
In the magical world, she hadn’t had a proper rest in a long time.
Naturally, she had no idea how much of a shock her email had caused at Shenxing School. It was almost midnight, and the dean had called an emergency meeting, summoning all the professors.
The next morning.
When Ye Shaohua came downstairs, everyone was already up, and it seemed they had finished breakfast.
Ye Shaohua didn’t mind. She casually went to the kitchen, grabbed a piece of bread, and was about to leave when she heard the butler’s voice: “Master, Madam, General Ye and his family are here.”
General Ye? This was the right-hand man of Commander Yun of the First Army. Because Commander Yun highly valued the Ye family, they had become one of the most sought-after new families in the Z Alliance. Why had they suddenly appeared?
Meng Yuchen had once saved the young master of the Ye family and knew their current status in the Z Alliance.
But she hadn’t heard of any close relationship between the Qiu and Ye families.
Seeing Ye Kun enter, Meng Yuchen narrowed her eyes. She had always found it strange that Ye Shaohua could marry into the Qiu family. Now, a thought struck her. “Young Master Ye, is Miss Ye a member of your family?”
“What kind of lowlife would dare claim to be part of our Ye family?” Ye Kun glanced at Ye Shaohua, his face filled with undisguised disgust.
Seeing Ye Kun’s reaction, Meng Yuchen didn’t say anything more, but a faint smile appeared in her lowered eyes.
“General Ye, what brings you here?” Grandpa Qiu was aware of the old grudges between the families.
Old Master Ye had once been a very famous physician in the alliance, but the Ye family had split into two factions. Ye Shaohua’s father was a talented supernatural being, and his younger brother was also quite capable. However, there could only be one head of the Ye family, so Ye Shaohua’s father had left the position to his brother.
Ye Shaohua’s father had followed Old Master Ye to study, but they had encountered pirates. In order to save Ye Shaohua, both her parents had died.
Old Master Ye had raised Ye Shaohua alone in a remote village.
Unfortunately, Ye Shaohua hadn’t inherited any of her grandfather’s brilliance. Instead, her uncle’s branch of the family, which focused on supernatural abilities, had caught the attention of Commander Yun and risen to prominence.
“Grandpa Qiu, I’d like to have a few words with your daughter-in-law,” General Ye said, glancing at Ye Shaohua.
Ye Shaohua raised an eyebrow. She naturally knew about the feud between the two families from the system. In her previous life, the original Ye Shaohua had also experienced this. She had known about her identity but hadn’t tried to cling to the Ye family.
She had only wanted a photo of her parents, whom she had never seen, but the Ye family hadn’t even opened their door to her.
She didn’t know why the Ye family had come this time.
She knew the Ye family must have investigated her background. She couldn’t act too differently from the original Ye Shaohua, so she kept her head down and followed General Ye out to the Qiu family garden.
She kept her head lowered, appearing timid.
General Ye looked at her, his eyes cold. “Did Dad ever mention me to you?”
Ye Shaohua nodded slightly, still not daring to look up, which only deepened General Ye’s impatience.
His own children had been on the battlefield by the age of twelve. Each of them was outstanding and exuded confidence. How could Ye Shaohua be so timid as a mouse?
“You followed Dad but didn’t learn a single medical skill, yet you dared to treat the only heir of the Lin family? If it weren’t for Meng Yuchen, even ten of you wouldn’t be enough to make up for the loss. Even with her, you’re now infamous on the Star Network,” General Ye said coldly, looking at the girl before him. “I don’t know what shameless methods you used to marry into the Qiu family, but if I could change history, I would have strangled you the moment you were born! If your parents had known you’d turn out like this, they would have abandoned you when they faced that disaster!”
“Say that again?” Ye Shaohua still had her head down, but she irritably undid a button on her black long-sleeved coat. When she heard General Ye’s words, her eyes turned cold.
She looked up, and even through the thick lenses of her glasses, one could feel the intimidating aura in her clear, black-and-white eyes.
“I said, our Ye family doesn’t need you,” General Ye continued, thinking he must be seeing things. “From now on, you’re not allowed to claim you’re part of the Ye family.”
“Fine, General Ye. Remember, I never considered you family to begin with. From now on, whether I live or die, or where I stand, has nothing to do with you,” Ye Shaohua said softly, nodding.
“Enough already. Where could someone as ugly as you possibly stand?” Ye Kun’s impatient voice came from behind. “Dad, why are you wasting so much breath on her?”
“Right, you young people talk. I have matters to attend to with Commander Yun,” General Ye said, glancing at Ye Shaohua. She was just a lonely girl who hadn’t learned any medical skills.
She didn’t seem to have inherited the Ye family’s strong physique and didn’t look like she could cause any trouble. With that, he left.
As for Ye Shaohua’s words, he didn’t take them seriously. Even if the Ye family fell into decline, they would never live worse than her, nor would they ever need to beg her for anything.
“Yuchen, I heard the dean is looking to take on a closed-door disciple. You and Mr. Qiu are both top candidates in the online voting,” Ye Kun said to Meng Yuchen and Qiu Zifan, discussing matters related to physicians—topics the original Ye Shaohua knew nothing about.
In her previous life, this was how she had been excluded from everything.
In that life, because of Ye Shaohua, Qiu Zifan had been rejected by the dean, who instead took Meng Yuchen as his disciple. The dean of Shenxing School was the top physician in the federation, and Meng Yuchen naturally inherited his title.
At this point, the three of them laughed.
Ye Shaohua, with her hands in her pockets, also smiled. This time, with her here, things might not go the same way.
Just then, the gatekeeper rushed in, looking incredulous. He excitedly addressed the Qiu family: “Master, Madam, the secretary of Shenxing School called. The dean is coming to the Qiu residence!”
“The dean?” Grandpa Qiu was puzzled. “Why would he come to our house?”
The dean of Shenxing School, with countless renowned physicians under him and his own exceptional skills, held a status in the federation even higher than the Ye family.
Qiu Zifan was the pride of the Qiu family, and his lifelong dream was to become the dean’s closed-door disciple.
Qiu Ziting linked arms with Meng Yuchen. “He must be here for my brother or Sister Meng. You haven’t forgotten he’s looking for a closed-door disciple, have you?”
Hearing this, Grandpa Qiu’s eyes lit up. “Quick, prepare the fruit platter for the dean’s arrival.”
If Qiu Zifan really caught the dean’s eye, his grandson would soar to the top, reaching the pinnacle of the Z Federation. The more Grandpa Qiu thought about it, the more excited he became.
The Qiu family busied themselves preparing for the dean’s visit. When Qiu Ziting saw Ye Shaohua still standing to the side, her face darkened. “What are you still doing here, you ugly thing? Trying to embarrass us? Butler, get her out of the Qiu residence before the esteemed guest arrives and has to suffer the sight of her!”
Ye Da Shen: …Wait for me to change my clothes first.
